Honduran woman exits Utah church after 3 years in sanctuary
SALT LAKE CITY — After over three years living in a Salt Lake City church to avoid being deported, Honduran immigrant Vicky Chavez stepped...
Utah deputy who lost eye in shoot out released from hospital
SALT LAKE CITY — A sheriff's deputy who lost his eye in a shootout outside the Salt Lake City area's jail has been released...
Las Vegas pushes to become first to ban ornamental grass
LAS VEGAS — A desert city built on a reputation for excess and indulgence wants to become a model for restraint and conservation with...
Interior secretary steps into Utah public lands tug-of-war
SALT LAKE CITY — For decades, a public lands tug-of-war has played out over a vast expanse of southern Utah where red rocks reveal...
Pandemic-weary chefs, cooks enjoy serving from home
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — When COVID-19 shutdowns hit in March 2020, Mike Winneker, a hotel executive sous chef, found himself without work for the first...
Utah dads to be required to pay half of pregnancy costs
SALT LAKE CITY — Biological fathers in Utah will be legally required to pay half of a woman’s out-of-pocket pregnancy costs under a new...
Mormons hold conference virtually for third straight time
SALT LAKE CITY — For the third consecutive time, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will hold its signature conference this weekend...
Western rivers face pinch as another dry year takes shape
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — As several states in the American West face intense drought, it’s shaping up to be a very difficult year for New...
Utah tour bus that crashed and killed 4 had previous problem
SALT LAKE CITY — A tour bus that crashed and killed four Chinese tourists near a national park in Utah in 2019 had problems...
US judge blocks Nevada grazing; sage grouse totals dwindling
RENO, Nev. — A federal judge has blocked a Nevada project that would expand livestock grazing across 400 squares miles (1,036 square kilometers), of...
