SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah health officials say the state has one of the highest rates of opioid-related deaths in the country, but they’re noticing an encouraging dip in such fatalities and are working to push it down further. State health officials launched a new campaign Wednesday to spread […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert is appearing to endorse a proposal repealing a longtime state requirement that some Utah restaurants prepare and mix alcoholic drinks behind a barrier at least 7 feet tall. Herbert said in his Wednesday night State of the State speech that he […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Conservative presidential candidate Evan McMullin has created a group that he says will expand his ability to serve as a watchdog over President Donald Trump. McMullin on Wednesday announced the launch of the “Stand Up Republic” group. He says his nonpartisan organization will provide a […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The mother of a Utah man jailed in Venezuela for the last seven months is issuing another tearful plea for help, this time to President Donald Trump. Laurie Holt’s says in her new YouTube video that her son Joshua Holt did nothing wrong and is […]
There was tight security in Sixth District Court in Manti on Wednesday as Logan Wells McFarland changed his pleas in the deaths of Woody and Dorothy Fullwood from not guilty to guilty of first degree felony aggravated murder. McFarland admitted he killed the Mt. Pleasant couple in their home on […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s chief justice is calling for lawmakers to continue their work on judicial reforms by funding treatment options for drug offenders. The Salt Lake Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/2jq7pK3 ) that during his annual State of the Judiciary address on Monday Utah Supreme Court Chief Justice Matthew […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — One day after the release of body-camera video in a high-profile Utah police shooting case police advocacy groups and protesters disagree on what they’re seeing. The Salt Lake Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/2jq8KjV ) that supporters of 17-year-old Abdullahi “Abdi” Mohamed say the video clearly shows an […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) – The leader of the Utah House is being accused of taking thousands of dollars in kickbacks. The accusation against House Speaker Greg Hughes was made yesterday during the trial of former Utah Attorney General John Swallow. Witness Marc Jenson said he was told Hughes and members […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) – State lawmakers appear ready to remove Utah’s longstanding restriction on being able to see mixed drinks being made. Republican leaders have put forward a bill that would remove Zion Curtains as a requirement in Utah restaurants. The bill would increase the price of liquor statewide to […]
(St. George, UT) – The Bureau of Land Management is listening to off road enthusiasts. Officials with the BLM district office in St. George held a listening session with the public to get a better grasp of what off road enthusiasts would like to see happen on land managed by the […]
