SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A plan to scale back the number of people covered by Utah’s voter-approved Medicaid expansion has moved one step closer to passage, despite protest from supporters. A Senate committee voted Tuesday 6-2 to advance a bill sponsored by Republican Sen. Allen Christensen that would cap […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tyson Foods is recalling some chicken nuggets after customers said they found pieces of “soft, blue rubber” inside. The U.S. Agriculture Department said the 5-pound (2-kilogram) bags should be thrown away or returned. The agency says there are no confirmed reports of anyone getting sick from the […]
(Sanpete County, UT) — A Sanpete County man who told police he killed his girlfriend’s dog because he was angry is in custody. Spencer Whitaker Tuttle was arrested Sunday on a count of aggravated cruelty to animals. Tuttle had called his girlfriend telling her something happened, that he had kicked […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Olympic bid officials say they will request as much as $15 million from the state Legislature to help bring more world-class sporting events to Utah in preparation for future Winter Olympics. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the funding being sought would go through the Utah Sports Commission […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah spent nearly $70,000 to keep national park services going in the state during the 35-day partial government shutdown. The Deseret News reports the state funding was combined with private donations to keep open Zion, Bryce Canyon and Arches, the three most popular national parks in Utah. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican Gov. Gary Herbert says people shouldn’t get “hung up on the numbers” when talking about differing proposals for a tax cut. Herbert told The Associated Press on Tuesday that he’s glad to see many lawmakers agree that Utah needs to tax more services as […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — About 100 Utah Army National Guard soldiers are returning home following a deployment to the Middle East. The Guard says the troops from the 65th Field Artillery Brigade are scheduled to return Thursday to the Roland R. Wright Air National Guard Base at Salt Lake […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — During a record-setting year for women running for office, candidates around the country raised the question of whether campaign funds can pay for child care for working parents. While federal candidates can use it, states remain divided. In Utah on Tuesday, a panel of lawmakers […]
ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. (AP) — A Utah family, including 2-year-old twins and a 2-week-old infant, are safe and unharmed after their small plane ran out of fuel and landed in a snow-covered field in a remote area of southwest Wyoming. The Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office says the family was rescued […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man filed a lawsuit Tuesday accusing actress Gwyneth Paltrow of seriously injuring him during ski crash at a Park City resort in 2016. Retired doctor Terry Sanderson said in the lawsuit that Paltrow was skiing out of control and smashed into him from […]
