SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say a leaping elk brought down a research helicopter trying to capture the animal in the mountains of eastern Utah. Wasatch County authorities say the elk jumped into the chopper’s tail rotor as the craft flew low, trying to capture the animal with a […]
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — A Utah lawmaker has introduced a bill that would create a pilot Utah State University Extension program to help boost employment in rural parts of the state. The Herald Journal reports Republican State Rep. Michael Noel says the legislation — named the “Rural Online Initiative” — […]
The Washington County Republican Party is choosing Travis Seegmiller to join the Utah House of Representatives as a replacement for Jon Stanard. Seegmiller is an attorney and associate professor of law and economics at Dixie State University. He wan an eight-way race Monday to fill the newly-opened position in Utah’s […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers gave initial approval Monday to a proposal that would set aside $2 million to sue California over rules that make coal-fired power more expensive. The proposal from Republican Rep. Mike Noel passed through a subcommittee with only one Democratic lawmaker raising objections. It […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Supreme Court has overturned the murder conviction of a man found guilty of killing his wife in a moving pickup truck. Komasquin Lopez has long maintained that his wife shot herself, and on Friday the high court tossed out the guilty verdict. The […]
(Kanarraville, UT) — It will now cost five dollars to hike the Kanarraville Falls trail as part of a new permitting system. The Spectrum reports county officials have implemented the system as a way to control the number of people that use the trail. More than 30-thousand people hiked the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A committee of lawmakers in Utah’s House of Representatives signed off Monday on the creation of a new legislative oversight committee that would have broad power to investigate state and local governments, ranging from the governor’s office down to individual schools. The proposal from Republican […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Republicans in southern Utah are gearing up to choose a replacement for a Utah lawmaker who resigned ahead of reports that he met up with a prostitute in taxpayer-funded hotel rooms. The Spectrum newspaper in St. George reports Washington County Republicans are set to meet […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — As Salt Lake City positions itself to bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics, an arch that was the colorful backdrop for medal ceremonies at the 2002 Olympics in Utah remains in pieces in a warehouse. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that city leaders have yet […]
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Normal winter weather has returned to northern Nevada after nearly two weeks of near-record high temperatures. An early-morning snow storm slowed the Monday commute and delayed the start of Truckee Meadows Community College in Reno, where about 2 inches of snow fell. Traffic is moving over […]
