Utah News

Teen snowmobiler dies in avalanche near Ogden

OGDEN, Utah (AP) - Authorities say 18-year-old Chase Adams died after he was buried in an avalanche while snowmobiling with his father north of Salt Lake City. A spokeswoman for the Davis County Sheriff's Of... Read More...

Police search for answers after boy kills 4 in Utah shooting

GRANTSVILLE, Utah (AP) - Police were awaiting autopsy results as they try to unravel why a boy allegedly shot and killed four people including three children inside a suburban Utah home. Grantsville Poli... Read More...

Independent Utah voters risk missing Super Tuesday

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (AP) - About a third of Utah’s registered voters are at risk of not being able to participate in March’s Super Tuesday presidential primary if they don’t request ballots. State and c... Read More...

LGBT activists say new bills target transgender youth

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah | By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and DAVID CRARY (AP) - Republican legislators in more than a dozen states are promoting bills that focus on transgender young people at the urging of conservat... Read More...

Newly released sex offender accused of sex assault on bus in Utah

VERNAL, Utah (AP) - Utah authorities say a sex offender recently released from an Iowa prison has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a woman on a Greyhound bus. KUTV reported Thursday that... Read More...

Long-serving Democrat plans to retire from Utah Legislature

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (AP) - One of the longest-serving Democratic members of the Utah Legislature has announced she will not seek reelection. The Salt Lake Tribune reports Rep. Patrice Arent plans to ret... Read More...

Utah gov. stops distribution of condoms with cheeky slogans

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (AP) - Utah Gov. Gary Herbert has ordered state health officials to stop distributing condoms with cheeky plays on state pride that were branded as part of an HIV awareness campaign. ... Read More...

Small plane crashes in Utah neighborhood, killing pilot

ROY, Utah (AP) - Authorities say a small plane crashed in a Utah neighborhood, killing the pilot as the aircraft narrowly avoided hitting any townhomes. Police say the 64-year-old pilot was making a sh... Read More...

Stronger beer in Utah weakens sales in border communities

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (AP) - Businesses in communities bordering Utah say the state's new and stronger beer allowances have hurt sales. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that the beer sales have dropped about... Read More...

New Salt Lake City airport cost increases to $4.1 billion

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (AP) - Officials say the price tag of the new Salt Lake City International Airport has increased to $4.1 billion. The Salt Lake Tribune reported the Airport Advisory Board has recei... Read More...