SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Spencer Cox won the Republican nomination for Utah governor on Monday, as the lieutenant governor successfully staved off a comeback attempt by former U.S. Ambassador Jon Huntsman Jr. The competitive four-way contest was conducted entirely by mail during the coronavirus pandemic, which also shaped the […]
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (AP) — A park official says a retired veteran and former state trooper from Nevada helped prevent a man from drowning in a Utah reservoir. KUTV-TV reported the veteran pulled the man from the water at Sand Hollow Reservoir. Sand Hollow State Park manager Jonathan Hunt […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican Sean Reyes has won the primary in his bid for re-election as Utah attorney general. The Associated Press called the race on Friday for Reyes. He garnered 54% of the vote over challenger David Leavitt. Reyes will face Democratic defense attorney Greg Skordas in […]
SPRINGDALE, Utah (AP) — More than 3,400 people shuffled onto Zion’s shuttles on its reopening day Wednesday as the national park welcomes more visitors amid the coronavirus pandemic. The shuttles, which have been closed since April, chugged up and down the canyon as per usual but carrying only 33 passengers […]
SOUTH SALT LAKE, Utah (AP) — Authorities in Utah say a child was seriously injured after a truck crashed into a home in South Salt Lake. KUTV-TV reported that the South Salt Lake Police Department said that the driver of the truck, a man in his 50s, lost control of […]
AMERICAN FORK, Utah (AP) — A former Philadelphia Phillies pitcher and three others died in a plane crash in rural Utah. The Utah County Sheriff’s Office says ex-pitcher 35-year-old Tyson Brummett of Salt Lake City was flying the small plane, which crashed near Box Elder Peak in American Fork Canyon […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Pastor Steve Klemz of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Salt Lake City is retiring after 28 years. He has worked tirelessly on social justice issues, including capital punishment, civil rights and immigration reform, as well as helped create the Interfaith Roundtable to bring together […]
BRIGHAM CITY, Utah (AP) — A Utah community has buried a U.S. military pilot who died when his jet crashed off the coast of England last month. KSTU-TV reported Air Force 1st Lt. Kenneth Allen was laid to rest Saturday following a public ceremony attended by hundreds of people at […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say four people died after a small plane crashed in a rugged area in the Utah mountains. Utah County Sheriff’s Sgt. Spencer Cannon said the crash occurred Friday morning in the Box Elder Peak area in American Fork Canyon southeast of Salt Lake City. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Republican ousted in a primary after coming out as gay in conservative Utah says a backlash during the campaign has him questioning whether his party has a place for him. Rancher Nathan Ivie announced his orientation last year while serving as a county commissioner […]
