Acting AG overseeing Mueller probe says he’s not interfered
WASHINGTON (AP) — Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker said on Friday that he has “not interfered in any way” in the special counsel’s Russia investigation as he faced a contentious and partisan congressional hearing in his waning days on the job. The hearing before the House Judiciary Committee was the first, and likely only, chance […]8 years ago
Committee OKs bill to ban handheld cellphones while driving
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah House committee has passed a bill that would ban even holding a cellphone while driving. The Deseret News reports the House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee voted Wednesday to recommend the bill. The bill, sponsored by House Minority Whip Carol Spackman Moss, D-Holladay, makes any handheld use of a […]8 years ago
Will Utah become another California?
In Utah, a voter initiative needs signatures from 10 percent of voters in at least 26 state senate districts. In California, it is just 5 percent of voters.8 years ago
Tinkle scores 31, Kelley sets blocks mark as OSU beats Utah
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Tres Tinkle scored 31 points and Kylor Kelley blocked six shots in Oregon State’s 81-72 win over the Utes on Saturday, marking the first time the Beavers has swept the Colorado-Utah road trip. Ethan Thompson had 13 points and Kelley also 13 points to help the Beavers (14-7, 6-3 Pac-12) […]8 years ago
Utah State rolls past UNLV with big first half
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Sam Merrill had 20 points and five assists, Utah State built a 20-point halftime lead, and the Aggies defeated UNLV 82-65 on Saturday. The Aggies outscored the Runnin’ Rebels 27-10 over the final 10 minutes of the first half to lead 48-28. Utah State shot 55 percent in the period and […]8 years ago
Gobert posts 25 points, 13 boards, Utah tops Hawks 128-112
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Still feeling the sting of an NBA All-Star snub, Rudy Gobert responded by dominating on both ends of the court on Friday night. Gobert had 25 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Utah Jazz to a 128-112 victory over the Atlanta Hawks. Gobert made all seven of his field […]8 years ago
Russia to pull plug on nuclear arms pact after US does same
MOSCOW (AP) — Following in the footsteps of the U.S., Russia will abandon a centerpiece nuclear arms treaty but will only deploy intermediate-range nuclear missiles if Washington does so, President Vladimir Putin said Saturday. U.S. President Donald Trump accused Moscow on Friday of violating the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty with “impunity” by deploying banned […]8 years ago
Virginia governor loses key support; future in doubt
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam appears to have almost no choice but to resign after losing support from virtually every state Democrat and other key allies, who urged the governor to leave office because of a racist photo in which he appeared more than 30 years ago. The Virginia Legislative Black Caucus, […]8 years ago
Hogle Zoo polar bear breaks her leg
A polar bear at Utah’s Hogle Zoo broke a bone in her front, right leg on Wednesday. The zoo believes the injury was caused by the polar bear’s “signature style of roughhouse play.” The 500-lb. polar bear, Nora, is on pain medications and will undergo surgery. On Thursday morning, zoo keepers found that Nora was […]8 years ago
Local congressmen support Pres. Trump withdrawing from the nuclear treaty
President Trump announced Friday that the United States will withdraw from a nuclear treaty. The Intermediate Nuclear Forces treaty was signed by President Ronald Reagan 32 years ago. Three members of Congress from Utah are supporting Pres. Trump’s decision. Utah 1st District Representative Rob Bishop says withdrawing from the nuclear treaty was really the only […]8 years ago
Jennie Taylor, widow of Brent Taylor, invited to State of the Union
Jennie Taylor, the widow of North Ogden Mayor Sgt. Brent Taylor, has been invited to attend the State of the Union address. She is the guest of Representative Rob Bishop. It is not known if Jennie Taylor will be mentioned in the State of the Union address by President Donald Trump. She will also attend […]8 years ago
Utah joins states considering campaign money for child care
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — During a record-setting year for women running for office, candidates around the country raised the question of whether campaign funds can pay for child care for working parents. While federal candidates can use it, states remain divided. In Utah on Tuesday, a panel of lawmakers approved a bipartisan bill that […]8 years ago
US intel heads list North Korea, not border, as threat to US
WASHINGTON (AP) — Directly contradicting President Donald Trump, U.S. intelligence agencies told Congress on Tuesday that North Korea is unlikely to dismantle its nuclear arsenal, that the Islamic State group remains a threat and that the Iran nuclear deal is working. The chiefs made no mention of a crisis at the U.S.-Mexican border for which […]8 years ago
US hits Venezuela state-owned oil company with sanctions
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration imposed sanctions Monday on the state-owned oil company of Venezuela, a potentially critical economic move aimed at increasing pressure on President Nicolas Maduro to cede power to the opposition. National security adviser John Bolton and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced the measures against the company. They are also aimed […]8 years ago
Woman is freed after three days stuck in an elevator
NEW YORK (AP) — Police say a woman was rescued after being stuck for three days in the private elevator of a Manhattan townhouse owned by a billionaire investment banker from Arkansas. A police spokesman says the 53-year-old woman was in stable condition Monday at a hospital. The woman is a family employee. Authorities responded […]8 years ago
Trump doubts negotiators will strike budget deal he’d accept
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said the odds congressional negotiators will craft a budget deal to end his border wall standoff with Congress are “less than 50-50.” As hundreds of thousands of furloughed federal workers prepared to return to work, Trump told The Wall Street Journal that he doesn’t think the negotiators will strike […]8 years ago
Police treating church fire as a crime
ST. GEORGE – A new stake center of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was destroyed by a fire on Saturday. The building is considered a total loss. Police are investigating the fire as a crime. (Credit: Saint George East Stake) No persons are believed to have been injured by the Saturday fire. […]8 years ago
Mitchell scores 24, Jazz outlast Timberwolves 106-102
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Donovan Mitchell was finding his teammates in all sorts of ways. One of his career-high 11 assists looked as if it belonged on the diamond instead of the court. “I got back to my old ways,” said Mitchell, who pitched and played shortstop in high school. “It was just making […]8 years ago
Trump, Congress leaders reach deal to end shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — Yielding to mounting pressure and growing disruption, President Donald Trump and congressional leaders on Friday reached a short-term deal to reopen the government for three weeks while negotiations continue over the president’s demands for money to build his long-promised wall at the U.S.-Mexico border. Trump announced the agreement to break the 35-day […]8 years ago
Senate rejects rival Dem, GOP plans for reopening government
WASHINGTON (AP) — A splintered Senate swatted down competing Democratic and Republican plans for ending the 34-day partial government shutdown on Thursday, leaving President Donald Trump and Congress with no obvious formula for halting the longest-ever closure of federal agencies and the mounting damage it is inflicting around the country. The twin setbacks triggered a […]8 years ago
Your view of medical marijuana depends on your age, politics and religion
Utahns are split over whether the Legislature had a better solution on medical marijuana than the Proposition 2 passed by voters in November. A new poll shows 39 percent of Utahns say the legislative rewrite is better than Prop 2. Thirty-four percent say there’s no difference and 11 percent don’t know. The poll was conducted […]8 years ago
On Twitter, limited number of users spreading fake info
WASHINGTON (AP) — A tiny fraction of Twitter users spread the vast majority of fake news in 2016, with conservatives and older people sharing misinformation more, a new study finds. Scientists examined more than 16,000 U.S. Twitter accounts and found that 16 of them — less than one-tenth of 1 percent — tweeted out nearly […]8 years ago
US pulled into Venezuela power struggle, 7 protesters killed
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelans headed into uncharted political waters Thursday, with the young leader of a newly united and combative opposition claiming to hold the presidency and socialist President Nicolas Maduro digging in for a fight with the Trump administration. Violence flared during big anti-government demonstrations across Venezuela on Wednesday, and at least seven […]8 years ago
