ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — A Utah family that has produced several generations of rodeo champions is chronicled in a new book called “The Last Cowboys.” The Wrights family book written by New York Times’ Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter John Branch was released May 15. Branch spent more than three years […]
WEBER COUNTY, Utah (AP) — A 19-year-old man in Utah is dead after he was thrown from a UTV that rolled onto him. Weber County Sheriff’s Office authorities say the man was driving a UTV with his 18-year-old brother on Saturday night in a private area called Sunridge north of […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A polygamous community on the Utah-Arizona border has hired an outsider with no ties to the sister cities as its new police chief. Hildale, Utah, and Colorado City, Arizona, announced Thursday night that Mark Askerlund has been hired as the new town marshal. He has […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — President Donald Trump has nominated a member of a Utah group which advocates for reducing immigrant populations to serve as assistant secretary of state for population, refugees and migration. The White House announced Ronald Mortensen’s nomination on Thursday. The Senate must confirm the Bountiful man […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah and federal health officials say a recent rash of illnesses tied to synthetic compounds falsely marketed as marijuana extract should prompt wider oversight of the substances. A report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released Thursday said up to 52 people got […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Another county in Utah is suing opioid makers and distributors over what critics call the ill effects of prescription painkiller abuse. Weber County Commissioner James Ebert announced the 240-page lawsuit on Thursday. The Standard-Examiner reports it names 24 defendants, including opioid makers Purdue Pharma, Teva Pharmaceuticals and Cephalon. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man has been sentenced to nearly three years in prison for illegally making and selling more than 1,400 machine-gun converter devices for AR-15-style rifles. The Deseret News reports that Scott Ray Bishop was sentenced Thursday. He told U.S. District Judge Dee Benson that he thought […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say a rock climber died after falling 60 feet in a remote spot in southern Utah. Washington County Sheriff’s Lt. David Crouse said in a news release Thursday that 63-year-old Fiorenzo Marino Antognini fell on Monday while climbing near the small town of Motoqua. […]
After an evening of songs, dance numbers and interviews, Cari Jo Carmody was chosen as the new Miss Manti. Cari is the daughter of Tom and Candy Carmody, and her platform is “Thought Cop.” First attendant is Whitney Dyreng, and second attendant is Kathryn Christensen. Keslee Cox was chosen as […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The University of Utah soon will be a tobacco-free institution. KSL-TV reports the mandate, effective beginning in July, will prohibit smoking and the use of any tobacco products on campus grounds at any time. A release from the university Monday says the tobacco-free effort is part of […]
