SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A fast-moving proposal to scale back a voter-approved Medicaid expansion in Utah passed the state Senate on Monday over protests from activists who say it guts a plan the majority of voters want. The proposal by GOP lawmakers would cover about 50,000 fewer people under […]
Forecast Period: 12PM Tuesday through 12PM Thursday Text Updated: 1:30PM 2/4/2019 A cold front pushes through the state Tuesday afternoon through Thursday, dropping snow levels down to the valleys across the state. Widespread snow showers are expected to start Tuesday afternoon and persist through Wednesday morning with the passage of […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah House has passed a proposal to create a committee to review drug overdose deaths. The Deseret News reports that the measure would also create an opioid fatality examiner position and enhance state databases to help study the nationwide opioid crisis in Utah. Republican sponsor Rep. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Winter storm warnings and advisories blanket much of Utah and hazardous travel conditions are reported across much of the state. The Utah High Patrol says northbound Interstate 15 was closed early Tuesday morning near Cedar City and troopers reported that 15 tractor-trailer were blocking traffic […]
(Herriman, UT) — Real Salt Lake is adding to the roster as the MLS season approaches. RSL acquired striker Sam Johnson in a transfer with Norwegian club Valerenga. Johnson is the newest designated player for RSL and is set to join training camp this week. He scored 11 goals in […]
MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — Andre Adams had 23 points and 14 rebounds, both career highs, Monday night to help Southern Utah beat Idaho 75-64 and snap a three-game losing streak. Adams, a junior transfer from Arizona State, made all his nine field-goal attempts and hit 5 of 6 from the […]
LOGAN, Utah-Monday, Utah State football’s 2019 Mountain West Conference schedule was released by the league office. The Aggies will play eight conference games during an 11-game stretch from September 21-November 30. Game times have not been released yet but the games will be home against Colorado State September 28, Nevada […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Holladay man who helped his father die by suicide has been sentenced to prison. The Deseret News reports that a Salt Lake City judge Monday ordered 26-year-old Shane Paul Wright to serve between one and 15 years at the state prison. Wright was initially charged with […]
CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) — A national Native American organization is urging a southern Utah high school to keep the “Redmen” mascot rather than change it over concerns about it being offensive. The Spectrum newspaper in St. George reports that representatives with the Native American Guardians Association said Saturday during a presentation […]
