SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah is getting its first new state park in 15 years at Echo Reservoir, which is expected to ease the demand on other bodies of water that are popular for recreation. The Utah Division of State Parks is planning to develop a plan for the […]
SPRINGVILLE, Utah (AP) — A passer-by carrying a concealed pistol is being credited with stopping an attack on a police officer in central Utah. Derek Meyer told FOX13 he was driving Friday afternoon in Springville when he saw a policeman scuffling with someone near a clothes donation bin. Meyer turned […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah lawmaker has sponsored a bill that would void an education initiative if it passes because he says the initiative’s goals could be reached without sales and income tax hikes. The bill sponsored by Republican state Rep. Mike Schultz of Hooper would cancel out […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — One of Mexico’s largest airlines has begun offering flights between Mexico and Salt Lake City. Aeromexico will offer daily flights to Guadalajara, Mexico and a weekly service to Mexico City. Aeromexico Executive Jorge Goytortua told KUTV-TV Thursday that the company was drawn to the Beehive […]
Starting Friday, companies and private citizens can make mining claims on land that used to be part of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase Escalante National Monuments. Using the more than a century old General Mining Law, claims for up to 20 acres can be staked today. Almost anyone can […]
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — A Utah girl shot by a teenage boy and left in a ditch to die at 14 said Thursday the bullet still in her brain touches almost everything she does, but her determination has kept her alive. “You shouldn’t have messed with me, because I am […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah state senator has proposed a bill that would create a process for transgender people to legally change their gender through the courts. Republican Sen. Todd Weiler of Woods Cross says the bill proposed on Thursday seeks to correct what he sees as a […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A bill that would modify Utah traffic code to allow delivery robots to roam sidewalks has advanced through the state House Transportation Committee. The Deseret News reports that the committee on Wednesday unanimously voted in favor of modifying the traffic code. Such personal delivery robots […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney plans to announce on Feb. 15 if he’ll run for the Utah Senate seat held by Orrin Hatch. Romney said in a Twitter post Thursday that he’s looking forward to the announcement. The post included a link to his […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An ape at the Salt Lake City zoo is predicting the Patriots to win this weekend’s Super Bowl. Hogle Zoo spokeswoman Erica Hansen said Thursday that a 12-year-old orangutan named Acara grabbed the face mask of the Patriots’ papier-mache helmet first instead of the Eagles’ […]
