SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Testimony has begun in the trial of a southern Utah man accused of killing a 20-year-old woman in an attack that also left another woman dead. The Spectrum newspaper of St. George reports that a man who survived a gunshot wound during the violence that […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah midwife convicted in the death of a premature twin baby marks a rare criminal case that comes as out-of-hospital births grow in popularity in the U.S. and more states move to license midwives. The Spectrum newspaper in St. George reports that 57-year-old Vickie […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Officials in Salt Lake County have passed a resolution urging the federal government to rescind the executive order by President Donald Trump that halts refugee intake and places limitations on travel. The Deseret News reports that the Salt Lake County Council voted in favor of […]
(Cedar City, UT) – A suspect is pleading not guilty in a Cedar City home invasion and attempted murder case. Ismael Lopez’s lawyer presented his client’s plea in court yesterday. Lopez faces several charges for allegedly breaking into the home of a former girlfriend and stabbing that woman’s mother multiple times […]
(St. George, UT) – The Utah State Wildlife Board has openings for more regional advisors. As of today through the end of the business day, March 15th, the USW is accepting nominees for the state’s five wildlife management regions. Washington County is in the southern management region which is the state’s […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A group of Utah Senators has signed off on a proposal that would require public libraries in Utah to install pornography blocking technology on their wireless networks. The proposal comes from Woods Cross Republican Sen. Todd Weiler. Weiler led an effort last year for Utah […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico is updating a long-term plan for monitoring the effects of a 2015 mine waste spill that fouled rivers in three Western states. The state Environment Department released the draft late Tuesday. Public comments will be accepted through March 3. Environment Secretary Butch Tongate says […]
(Undated) – Utah officials are reacting positively to President Trump’s pick of Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Neil Gorsuch for the Supreme Court. After last night’s prime time announcement, Senators Orrin Hatch, Mike Lee and Attorney General Sean Reyes all released statements praising the Colorado native as an outstanding […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — An attorney for a Utah mother charged with leaving her severely malnourished son locked in a filthy bathroom for a year says his client’s bail should be lowered because she’s being forced to sleep on a cot and deprived of regular showers. The Spectrum reports […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP)-Tuesday, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints responded to the Boy Scouts of America’s decision to include transgender scouts in the organization, which was announced Monday. The Salt Lake City-based faith, which is the nation’s largest sponsor of the BSA and has 15 million members […]
