SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah House of Representatives is investigating whether a lawmaker who abruptly resigned used a state-issued cellphone and hotel room paid for with taxpayer money to arrange trysts with a prostitute. House Speaker Greg Hughes declined to comment on a Thursday report in British newspaper […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A proposed bill would eliminate primaries in special elections in Utah — allowing only a general election. The Salt Lake Tribune reports Republican State Rep. Dan McCay unveiled the bill Wednesday. In most cases, the bill would give parties 30 days to determine their nominees […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A pair of lawsuits by former state prosecutors alleging they were retaliated against and forced out of their jobs at the Utah Attorney General’s Office for reporting wrongdoing and harassment raises new questions about an office that is only four years removed from a major […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A woman has filed a lawsuit claiming a state trooper tried to turn a professional relationship into a sexual one and used his position to harass and stalk her. The Salt Lake Tribune reported Wednesday that Heather Leyva says the harassment occurred during the first […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A proposal aimed at adding safeguards for the practice of “free-range parenting” has now been passed by both the Utah House and Senate. The Deseret News reports that representatives in the House unanimously passed a bill Wednesday that ensures parents are not accused of neglect […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake City on Wednesday became the first U.S. city to announce its intentions to bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics as this year’s games get ready to kick off in South Korea. The city’s Olympic exploratory committee concluded that Utah could host the Winter […]
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — A teenage boy convicted in a plot that left a 14-year-old girl with a gunshot wound to the head will serve at least 15 years and up to life in prison. Jayzon Decker was sentenced Wednesday, a year after prosecutors said he encouraged a friend to […]
MIDVALE, Utah (AP) — Animal control officers in Salt Lake County intend to seize dozens of exotic species from a Midvale warehouse where a well-known animal rescuer is believed to be storing them. Authorities started taking inventory of the animals on Tuesday. They include venomous snakes, poisonous spiders, alligators, lizards, […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Owning a home in Utah County is a good investment. The Daily Herald reports the Provo-Orem metro area — which includes much of Utah County — came in second on Forbes’ 2018 list of the best places to invest in housing. Only Orlando, Florida, came in […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — A Cedar City man has been sentenced to nearly one year in jail and three years of probation for sexually assaulting two teenagers. The Spectrum reports 19-year-old Jakey Joshua Wall was sentenced Tuesday to 360 days in jail and 36 months of probation for one […]
