SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A bipartisan group of state lawmakers says eliminating Utah’s sales tax on groceries, providing birth control for poor women and tackling the gender pay gap are among the steps they want to take to help women and the poor this year. The proposals are among […]
The Millard County Sheriff’s office is investigating an alleged hazing incident involving some student athletes at Delta High School. Millard County School District Superintendent, David Styler, spoke with Fox 13 in Salt Lake City about the incident. Without going into details, Styler said the incident took place last week on […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Officials at the Utah Poison Control Center are warning teens to stay away from detergent pods. The center says it’s seen 14 cases of poisoning related to the detergent pods so far this year. Most of the cases happened when smaller kids swallowed the pods […]
A California-based company with a manufacturing and research facility in Gunnison has been purchased by a German competitor. According to a January 10 press release, Freedom Innovations, the number three prosthetics company in the United States, signed a binding purchase agreement on September 22, 2017 with Otto Bock HealthCare, a […]
(Zion National Park, UT) — State and federal officials need help finding whoever shot and killed a pregnant elk in Zion National Park. The National Park Service announced yesterday that they found the elk near Lee Valley over the weekend. Whoever poached the elk could face federal charges and a […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gov. Gary Herbert spoke about a troubling rise in youth suicides in Utah and the #MeToo movement calling out sexual misconduct in his annual State of the State speech Wednesday night. Herbert, speaking to Utah’s Legislature in his ninth such address in the state House […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Police have caught a man suspected of shooting a homeowner in Herriman and exchanging gunfire with police officers while trying to escape last weekend. The Daily Herald in Provo reports that Justin Llewelyn was apprehended Wednesday afternoon following a chase that started on Interstate 15 near […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah state lawmakers are raising concerns about an increase in the anticipated cost of a new state prison. The Deseret News reports that state prison relocation officials said Wednesday that the new cost estimate is $692.5 million. That’s up from a previous estimate of $650 […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert will have surgery to remove kidney stones on Friday. Herbert’s spokesman Paul Edwards confirmed the scheduled surgery Wednesday night after Herbert’s State of the State speech. Edwards said in a text-messaged statement that the Republican governor has been in pain but […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers are considering a bill to allow public schools to install bolt locks on classroom doors for use during school lockdowns. The Deseret News reports the Utah Legislature’s Senate Education Committee on Tuesday endorsed the bill sponsored by state Sen. Todd Weiler. The Republican […]
