An improperly installed chimney is being blamed for a fire in a home in Redmond on Tuesday. According to officials, the residents had started a fire earlier in the day. They started to smell burning plastic and found flames in the ceiling near the fireplace. The Salina and Aurora Fire […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers are working on a deal that would raise gas taxes and send more money to schools in order to stop a ballot initiative that would hike sales and income tax rates. A bill unveiled Tuesday afternoon would ask voters in November to raise […]
(St. George, UT) — A local utility is issuing another reminder to be wary of possible scam phone calls. Saint George News reports Rocky Mountain Power got reports of scams every day in February. This particular scammer is reportedly telling small businesses they’re behind on payments and need to take […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Tribal leaders in Utah are asking lawmakers to turn the state’s small Division of Indian Affairs into a separate department that includes an appointed position on the governor’s cabinet. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the lobbying efforts from tribal leaders come three months after the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah State Bar has apologized after it emailed a photo of a topless woman to all active attorneys in the state. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the state bar had emailed lawyers Monday to advertise its spring convention, but included in that email was […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The former director of Salt Lake City’s 911 dispatch center has been sentenced to three days in jail after pleading guilty to driving under the influence. Scott Freitag, who is now a member of the Layton City Council, also was ordered Monday to pay a […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Police say a juvenile arrested in connection with a suspicious package at a southern Utah high school is also believed to be responsible for an incident involving an Islamic State group’s flag found flying at another area school last month. St. George police say the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Democrats are pushing back on a proposal to rename a scenic highway after President Donald Trump, with one saying he’d suggest naming a frontage road after porn star Stormy Daniels. Republicans want to name the southern Utah road that connects several well-known national parks […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Lawmakers in conservative Utah have rejected a bill to allow police to temporarily confiscate guns of those deemed to be a threat. The so-called “red flag” bill is similar to proposals a number of other states are debating in the wake of a school shooting […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A campus sexual assault bill appears to be dead after advocates raised concerns it could involve police in investigations against victims’ wishes. A panel of Utah lawmakers said Monday they were tabling the idea with Republican sponsor Kim Coleman in another hearing during the busy […]
