A group of six young ladies participated in the Miss Fairview pageant on Saturday, and Malia Ah Kuoi was chosen to represent Fairview for the coming year. She is the daughter of Sarah Noorlander and William Au Kuoi, and her service platform is L.I.V.E. Serving as her first attendant is […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — An ex-wife of former White House staff secretary Rob Porter says she has received a letter of apology from Sen. Orrin Hatch, the Utah Republican who defended his former aide from “a vile attack” after two ex-wives accused Porter of domestic abuse. Porter resigned Feb. 7 after […]
RICHFIELD, Utah (AP) — Authorities in Utah’s Sevier County say an 85-year-old man has died in a house fire near Richfield. County Sheriff’s officials say the man’s 61-year-old wife was being treated at a hospital. They say Owen Kay Reynolds was unable to escape the blaze. The fire was reported […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah State University is investigating allegations of sexual assault and sexual harassment in the school’s music program. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that a Facebook post this week by a former student alleging she was raped in 2009 by a faculty member triggered complaints from […]
by Jaden Kitchen Although flu season is hitting hard, not every student in Sevier County is out because of it. A Sevier County elementary school is seeing a slight increase in absent students–18 gone per day as opposed to 15 gone per day at this time last year. However, only […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gov. Gary Herbert said Thursday that while there may be some tweaks to Utah’s strict new DUI threshold, the law set to take effect Dec. 30 is here to stay. Herbert told reporters that the 0.05 percent blood alcohol limit taking effect Dec. 30 won’t […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Senate Majority Leader Ralph Okerlund is temporarily stepping down from his leadership role because he is being evaluated for possible heart and kidney transplants. Senate President Wayne Niederhauser said in a news release Thursday that Sen. Kevin Van Tassell will become the Senate majority […]
ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. (AP) — A Utah man has been found guilty of killing a woman and stabbing another during a knife attack at a Wyoming hotel. The Rocket-Miner reports that 20-year-old Bradley Ross Fairbourn was found guilty on Thursday of the first-degree murder of Naisha Rae Story and the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Former presidential hopeful Mitt Romney is running for a Utah Senate seat, officially launching his political comeback attempt Friday by praising his adopted home state as a model for an acrimonious national government in Washington. Having been one of the Republican Party’s fiercest internal critics […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — New state liquor stores could be built faster and cheaper in Utah under a plan approved by a legislative panel. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the House Business and Labor Committee unanimously approved a bill Wednesday that would create a $7.5 million land acquisition fund […]
