SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — To save money on drugs, Utah is offering to cover travel expenses for public employees willing to go fill certain high-cost prescriptions in Mexico. The Salt Lake Tribune reports Salt Lake City-based PEHP, which covers 160,000 public employees and family members, is offering plane tickets to San […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah attorney has been barred from practicing law in Utah for the next three years after several clients complained about him to the Utah State Bar. An August settlement agreement says at least 20 clients have complained about North Salt Lake-based attorney Sean Young. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man accused of running a multimillion operation selling powerful opioids disguised as prescription drugs has pleaded not guilty to new charges filed in an overdose death. Court records show Aaron Michael Shamo entered the plea Tuesday. Prosecutors say a person identified as R.K. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert is planning to ask the U.S. Department of Agriculture for permission to thin forests, clear out dead trees and do controlled burnings on protected areas that account for nearly half of national forest lands in the state. The Republican governor is […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Authorities say an 80-year-old Utah man died in a crash after backing out of his driveway, hitting a woman and then a tree. Ogden Police Lt. Will Farr says the Ogden man lost control of the vehicle and struck the woman, who was a family member. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah zoo is showing off a new baby zebra. The female zebra named Clementine was introduced to the public on Tuesday at the Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City. Zoo officials say she was born last week to her mother, Zoe, who also gave […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A 70-year-old Utah woman was ordered to spend at least three years and up to life in prison for trying to hire a hit man to kill her ex-husband. Linda Gillman, of Herriman, was found guilty eight months ago of first-degree felony criminal solicitation, and […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Mormon leaders are condemning anti-Semitism and the “environment of hate-filled rhetoric that has become so prevalent” following the deadly shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said in a statement Monday that it expressed grief and solidarity with the Jewish community […]
OREM, Utah (AP) — The former head of Utah Valley University’s anti-discrimination office has reached a settlement with the college after the woman filed a lawsuit accusing the school of unfairly firing her after she raised concerns about discrimination against women and non-Mormons. The Daily Herald newspaper in Provo reports that Melissa […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Newly released police reports show that a sex offender who authorities say fatally shot an ex-girlfriend on the University of Utah campus had been suspected of robbing another ex-girlfriend’s apartment in 2015. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that a Salt Lake City police report released Monday shows […]
