SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Mormon church says it’s “deeply troubled” by the separation of families at the U.S-Mexico border and is urging national leaders to fix the situation and find compassionate solutions. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ spokesman Eric Hawkins said in a statement Monday […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah officials say they’re several months away from finalizing rules for narrow medical marijuana laws passed by the Legislature this year. Department of Agriculture Deputy Commissioner Scott Ericson told state lawmakers Monday that the regulations aren’t expected to be published until after Utah voters weigh […]
SANTAQUIN, Utah (AP) — Authorities in central Utah say a 16-year-old girl is dead after falling from a waterfall in a canyon. Utah County sheriff’s office Sgt. Spencer Cannon says the teen fell approximately 60 feet Monday morning about 4 miles into Santaquin Canyon. He says emergency crews responded to […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Authorities are searching for a man who allegedly stole a box containing several car keys from an outdoor recreation company, leaving as many as 30 people stranded. KSL-TV reported Provo Canyon Outfitters, which rents tubes and rafts to float on the Provo River, said Saturday a man had […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gasoline prices in the Salt Lake City area continue to increase. GasBuddy.com reports the average retail price of a gallon of gas in the area is $3.16. That’s according to a survey of 380 gas outlets. Gas prices in Salt Lake City Sunday were about […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — A former school counselor in southwest Utah has admitted she engaged in sexual activity a decade ago with a then-high school student. The Spectrum reports that 50-year-old Heidi Tasso on Thursday pleaded guilty to the charge of unlawful sexual conduct with a 16- or 17-year-old person. Court […]
WELLINGTON, Utah (AP) — Necropsies have confirmed that nine horses in central Utah died earlier this month after eating large amounts of a toxic plant that was cut from their pasture and baled into hay. Veterinarian Dan Harmer tells The Salt Lake Tribune the horses at the farm in Wellington ate equisetum, […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say a suspect has been arrested in the death of a St. George woman last week. St. George police say 28-year-old Kevin Ray Mcatlin was taken into custody Saturday in the Moab area on suspicion of murder. They say 33-year-old Elizabeth Carter was found […]
The Wayne Community Health Center is opening again for normal business on Tuesday after no threat was found following an evacuation Monday. The Utah National Guard 85th Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team announced the levels of poisonous materials was deemed safe. They found no threat to the public […]
MILLARD COUNTY, Utah-Sunday evening, various Salt Lake City news outlets confirmed a fire northwest of Delta at Nye Dairy burning over 400 yards of haystacks. Several pieces of farm equipment were used to move hay around in hopes of preventing the blaze from spreading. With wind gusts exceeding 50 mph […]
