SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert’s budget director says the state can get by until the end of January without too much trouble if the federal government’s partial shutdown continues but that it’s not too soon to start planning work-arounds. Executive Director Kristen Cox of the Governor’s […]
Nonprofits, businesses and state governments nationwide are putting up money and volunteer hours in a battle to keep national parks safe and clean for visitors as the partial U.S. government shutdown lingers. But such makeshift arrangements haven’t prevented some parks from closing and others from being inundated with trash. Support […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Officials say with tax season fast approaching, filers seeking money back on their 2018 income taxes could see delayed refunds if the federal government shutdown continues. The Standard-Examiner reports Jenny Brown, head of the union representing Ogden IRS employees, says with Ogden serving as a support center for […]
SALT LAKE CITY – After an extensive national search, the Snow College Presidential Search Committee has recommended four finalists to the State Board of Regents for the position of Snow College President: Bradley J. Cook the Provost at Southern Utah University , Steven J. Hood the Vice President for Academic […]
The partial government shutdown has been going on for nearly two weeks, and on the first day of the Congress, Utah Rep. John Curtis introduced H.R.26, the “No Work, No Pay Act of 2019.” According to a statement from Curtis’ office, the bill, if approved, will prevent representatives and senators […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Republican is suing after losing an election to a Navajo candidate in a southern Utah county dogged by allegations of voter discrimination. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that Kelly Laws is asking a judge to overturn Democrat Willie Grayeyes’ victory in the San Juan County commission […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Orrin Hatch is ending his tenure as the longest-serving Republican senator in history, capping a unique career that positioned him as one of the most prominent conservatives in the United States. The departure Thursday of the vocal supporter of President Donald Trump ushers in another […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A corporal assigned to the corrections division of the Weber County Sheriff’s Office is accused of multiple counts of sexual misconduct with a person in custody. The Sheriff’s Office says an internal investigation begun in November in sheriffs’ Cpl. Jeremy Miller being placed on administrative leave […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man with a history of mental illness is claiming jail guards used excessive force when they shot him with rubber pellets at close range after he refused to obey commands to leave his cell. An attorney for 31-year-old Luis Carlos Prado announced Thursday […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Northern Utah’s air quality issues that flare up in the winter are back under the spotlight as a coalition of environmental groups is putting the Environmental Protection Agency on notice it will sue if it doesn’t hold Utah and Arizona accountable for missing deadlines to […]
