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Utah, Nev., Calif. get water conservation grants

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:37:36 -0400

SALT LAKE CITY - The U.S. Interior Department has awarded more than $20 million in grants for water conservation projects in 11 Western states, including several in Utah, Nevada and California.

West Valley City Mayor not seeking second term

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:15:14 -0400

WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah - West Valley City Mayor Mike Winder is not running for another term to lead Utah's second largest city.

Latest Utah oil and gas leases net BLM $140,000

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:18:31 -0400

SALT LAKE CITY - The latest round of oil and gas lease sales in Utah netted the federal government nearly $140,000.

Police: Smithfield man admits hit-and-run in Logan

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:11:29 -0400

LOGAN, Utah - Police say a 31-year-old man Smithfield man has been booked on suspicion of leaving the scene of an injury accident after admitting he ran over a woman in an apartment parking lot in Logan.

Utah Gov. Herbert rails against US Land management

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:43:03 -0400

WASHINGTON - Utah Gov. Gary Herbert told a congressional subcommittee on Tuesday his state does a better job than U.S. land managers and has a bigger stake than the bureaucrats in protecting the natural resources and rugged beauty that drives Utah's outdoor recreation and tourism industry.

Utah GOP weighs next step in election reforms

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:44:39 -0400

SALT LAKE CITY - Utah Republicans pushing reforms in their state caucus and convention system are weighing their next move after the GOP rejected efforts that would force more candidates into primaries.

Ex-Lions Club treasurer guilty of Paradise theft

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:35:26 -0400

LOGAN, Utah - The former treasurer for the Lions Club in Paradise has pleaded guilty to stealing money that was supposed to go towards an popular annual summer festival.

1 dead, 1 seriously hurt in I-215 crash in Utah

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:23:11 -0400

SALT LAKE CITY - The Utah Highway Patrol is investigating a three-vehicle crash on I-215 that claimed the life of a 54-year-old man.

Bails stays at $1.5 million for SLC doctor

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:54:30 -0400

SALT LAKE CITY - A Salt Lake City pediatrician charged last month with the 2011 killing of his ex-wife will remain in jail on a $1.5 million cash-only bail - at least for now.

Thurl Bailey named state refugee ambassador

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:49:40 -0400

SALT LAKE CITY - Former Utah Jazz great Thurl Bailey has been named the state's refugee ambassador.

Funeral set for Mormon church president's wife

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:29:05 -0400

SALT LAKE CITY - Funeral services have been set for the wife of the president of the Mormon church.

Memorial to 3 UT firefighters killed in 1943 fire

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:14:42 -0400

SALT LAKE CITY - Seventy years to the day after three firefighters were killed and 10 injured responding to a fire at a theater in Salt Lake City, dozens of firefighters turned out to honor their fallen comrades.

Probe of Logan hospital Taser death delayed

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:39:06 -0400

LOGAN, Utah - Weber County prosecutors say they still haven't received the autopsy they need to determine whether charges should be filed in the death of a man who was Tasered at a Logan hospital four months ago.

6 hurt in 3-vehicle crash in Saratoga Springs

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:17:46 -0400

SARATOGA SPRINGS, Utah - Saratoga Springs police are trying to determine the cause of a three-vehicle accident that sent six people to the hospital over the weekend.

Holladay man charged with automobile homicide

Sun, 19 May 2013 21:20:38 -0400

MILLCREEK, Utah - A Holladay man has been charged with automobile homicide in the death of a pedestrian.

Woman honored for efforts to help Utah prairie dog

Sun, 19 May 2013 21:08:05 -0400

SALT LAKE CITY - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has honored one of its managers in Utah for her efforts to conserve the threatened Utah prairie dog.

Soldier from Utah dies in Afghanistan

Sun, 19 May 2013 20:11:55 -0400

ELK RIDGE, Utah - A soldier from Utah has been killed in an explosion in Afghanistan.

Anti-porn conference in Utah draws more than 1,200

Sun, 19 May 2013 19:39:46 -0400

SALT LAKE CITY - More than 1,200 people from across the nation gathered in Salt Lake City over the weekend for the 11th annual Utah Coalition Against Pornography conference.

Montana man dies in Utah motorcycle crash

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:43:04 -0400

SALT LAKE CITY - A Montana man has died in a motorcycle crash in northeastern Utah.

Salt Lake City gears up for new airport

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:05:03 -0400

SALT LAKE CITY - Salt Lake City officials are drawing up plans for a $2 billion total remake of the city's airport.