SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Supreme Court has heard arguments in a lawsuit against a former federal judge accused of sexually assaulting a teenage witness when he was a prosecutor handling a white supremacist serial-killer trial. The case heard Monday is a key test of a law aimed […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Salt Lake Tribune is laying off one-third of its staff in a major reduction that comes two years after a wealthy Utah family purchased the newspaper. The Tribune reports that 34 of the newsroom’s 90 employees were informed Monday they were being let go. Owner and […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — State election officials are investigating reports of unauthorized changes to some voters’ political parties on their voter registrations. The Deseret News reports members of the United Utah Party including the young party’s first congressional candidate Jim Bennett reported that their voter registrations were changed to unaffiliated or […]
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Utah’s higher education governing body will make interviews for university presidents public in an effort to make the search processes more transparent. The Herald Journal reports Utah System of Higher Education Communications Director Melanie Heath said Friday the Utah Board of Regents “intends to make open meetings with […]
Jena Bailey was chosen Saturday evening from a field of seven young ladies to represent Ephraim City for the next year at the Miss Ephraim scholarship pageant. Jena is the daughter of Tom and Michelle Bailey. Joining Jena will be 1st attendant Alyssa Ogden, daughter of Craig and Jana Ogden; […]
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) — The Colorado River’s peak flows are arriving early this spring and at one of the lowest levels recorded. The Daily Sentinel reports that peak flows are expected Sunday on the Colorado and Gunnison rivers, at about 8,500 cubic feet per second near the Utah line. Only the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Mormon church is doubling down its opposition to Utah’s medical marijuana ballot initiative. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released a statement and a seven-page legal memorandum Friday outlining the “serious adverse consequences” that could follow if the measure were approved. The […]
The Salina City Police have a 20-year old in custody after an apparent threat was posted on the man’s social media account. The threat was on a Snapchat story with a picture of someone holding a large military style bullet. The caption of the picture read, “don’t go to school […]
KAIBAB NATIONAL FOREST, Ariz.-(ADOT)-Per the official Twitter of the Arizona Department of Transportation, Arizona S.R. 67, the route to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon is slated to reopen Tuesday. This route connects at U.S. 89-A at Jacob Lake en route to the North Rim and opens up complete […]
HANKSVILLE, Utah-Late Sunday evening, per the official Twitter of UDOT Traffic, a crash occurred south of Hanksville. UDOT reports the incident occurred on S.R. 95 four miles south of Hanksville in Wayne County at milepost four. The report states this is a “non-blocking” incident. The clearance time is currently estimated […]
