ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is asking a federal court in New Mexico to toss out a lawsuit over a mine waste spill in Colorado that polluted rivers in three states. The agency said in a motion this week that workers are already working on the […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Officials in one northern Utah city say they’re easing back on enforcing a green-lawn ordinance while another is restricting when people can use sprinklers in the summer heat during a low-water year. The Standard-Examiner reported Friday that the Benchland Water District in Farmington has prohibited secondary watering on […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A teenager has been charged in connection with the fire that burned eight homes in Moab last month. The Deseret News reported Thursday that the 16-year-old suspect was charged in Moab’s 7th District Juvenile Court with reckless burning and causing a catastrophe. The name and […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — A Utah teenager accused of trying to blow up a homemade backpack bomb at school after looking at Islamic State propaganda online will stand trial as an adult on two felony counts, a judge decided Thursday. Authorities have said 16-year-old Martin R. Farnsworth wanted to […]
WEST JORDAN, Utah (AP) — A Utah school district is planning to have a full-time psychologist in each of its 36 elementary schools. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the Jordan School District board approved a mental health initiative last month as part of a $710 million budget, which includes more staff and […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a Utah home has been badly damaged by a fire sparked by used fireworks in a trash can. The Daily Herald reports the blaze started early Wednesday morning in Pleasant Grove, after the homeowners and others set off fireworks in the neighborhood on the popular holiday […]
The Beaver County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a missing boy who’s runaway from a youth program. 13-year-old Roberto Madrigal is missing from The Redcliff Ascent program for youth in the remote desert area in Western Beaver County. He’s wearing tan shorts and a brown cargo shirt. Campers in the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Mitt Romney is vastly outraising his Democratic opponent in the Utah race to win the Senate seat left open by retiring Sen. Orrin Hatch. Campaign-finance records show he raised $2.4 million this spring, a haul that dwarfs the $142,000 brought in by Democrat Jenny Wilson. […]
FALLON, Nev. (AP) — A 48-year-old northern Nevada man accused of fatally shooting a fellow member of his congregation during Sunday services at a Mormon church has been indicted on murder, battery and assault charges. John O’Connor made his initial appearance Wednesday in justice court in rural Fallon. He was […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Workers at a southern Utah library say they were pressured to remove buttons and other displays highlighting LGBTQ-themed materials because they are seen as controversial. Joel Tucker, the director who oversees library branches in Washington County, says the buttons and displays at the Hurricane library […]
