SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Lawyers for former Utah Attorney General John Swallow are seeking to have their client’s corruption trial delayed or charges against him dismissed because they need more time to review testimony from a prosecution witness. The request by Attorney Scott Williams on Thursday comes days before […]
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation Human Rights Commission and a tribal delegate are advocating for the Navajo Nation to become an official member of the United Nations. Tribal officials say the delegation visited New York City this week. Navajo Council Delegate Nathaniel Brown said non-governmental organizations and […]
Beginning fall semester 2017, Snow College will offer a new Fine Arts degree, the Visual Studies Associate of Fine Arts. The degree, recently approved by the Utah State Board of Regents, will be unique to Snow College. Faculty members will help students design a curriculum specific to their professional career […]
(Delta, UT) – A teen girl is alive after a bystander pulled her from under a car and started CPR when she was run over in Millard County. Investigators say the 15-year-old jumped on the hood of a friend’s car Wednesday afternoon in Delta and was run over when the car […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah lawmaker wants to lower the minimum age to obtain a concealed carry permit to 18, down from 21 years old. Republican Rep. Karianne Lisonbee of Clearfield, the sponsor of the bill, said this week that she wants to ensure that younger college students […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — The attorney for an Orem man on trial for a second time on accusations he killed wife says there’s no conclusive evidence to show her client is guilty. The Daily Herald reports (http://bit.ly/2kmzpNe) that attorney Ann Taliaferro’s comments came during opening arguments Thursday in Provo in […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A northern Utah couple charged with killing their 11-week-old daughter after drinking alcohol and going to sleep with the infant lying between them in a twin bed has been sentenced to jail. The Salt Lake Tribune reported (http://bit.ly/2kV6P5G ) Wednesday that 24-year-old Michael Antonio Archer […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah lawmaker wants to send people to jail for harassing farm animals with drones, all-terrain vehicles and even dogs through a proposal that’s unique in the U.S. and has gained an unlikely opponent. Republican Rep. Scott Chew, who’s also a rancher, said Tuesday that […]
Finalizing a process begun 10 years ago, the Manti City Council voted unanimously at their February 1 meeting to divest the city of a street by selling it to the adjoining property owner. In 2007, the Utah Department of Transportation recommended the city close 100 East from US 89 to […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah’s liquor commissioner is looking into developing a mobile phone app that could help people find the closest liquor store, or find out if a certain product is in stock. Olivia Agraz tells the “Salt Lake Tribune” she’s requested a look into the technology for […]
