State And Regional News

UCAT board will reconsider its school president

The Utah College of Applied Technology board will reconsider its choice of school president amid allegations that the board violated state law in choosing him.

Nov 22, 2009 | 5:00 pm

Tribe suspends top economic development executives

The Northwestern Band of the Shoshone tribal council has suspended the top two executives of the tribe's economic development company after a company accountant leveled allegations of embezzlement, tax fraud and corporate mismanagement.

Nov 22, 2009 | 1:20 pm

Paleontologists moving bones from southern Utah

Paleontologists have begun moving parts of a rich collection of dinosaur bones uncovered recently in southern Utah.

Nov 22, 2009 | 11:45 am

Utah exhausts quota for bar liquor licenses

SALT LAKE CITY -- Utah has exhausted its quota of liquor licenses for full-service bars, but one may come available next month based on population growth.

Nov 22, 2009 | 12:10 am | Loading…

Utah exhausts quota for bar liquor licenses

Utah has exhausted its quota of liquor licenses for full-service bars, but one may come available next month based on population growth.

Nov 21, 2009 | 10:45 am

BYU eliminating institute on women's research

Eliminating an institute dedicated to women's research will actually allow for more overall research money, according to Brigham Young University officials.

Nov 20, 2009 | 7:40 pm

Woman dies after falling out of university shuttle

The University of Utah says a former associate professor has died after she fell out of a campus shuttle bus.

Nov 20, 2009 | 6:40 pm

Woman dies in fall from 14th-story balcony in SLC

Salt Lake City police are investigating the death of a woman who fell from the 14th-floor balcony of a building.

Nov 20, 2009 | 5:40 pm

Utah Supreme Court upholds tax on strip clubs

The Utah Supreme Court upheld a state tax on nude strip clubs Friday, but ruled that it shouldn't apply to escort services because the state's definition of an escort is too vague, possibly subjecting companions for the elderly and tour guides to the tax.

Nov 20, 2009 | 4:55 pm

Utah man pleads guilty to threatening informant

A Utah man is expected to finish a year behind bars after admitting he threatened to beat a government informant at the center of an artifact looting case.

Nov 20, 2009 | 4:50 pm

Utah man faces new charges in Ponzi scheme case

A Utah man accused of running a multimillion dollar Ponzi scheme and using some of the money to acquire classic and luxury cars now faces additional charges of solicitation to commit a crime of violence, tampering with a witness and retaliating against a witness.

Nov 20, 2009 | 3:05 pm

Palin to make book tour stop in Utah

SALT LAKE CITY -- Sarah Palin will visit Salt Lake City next month to promote her new book, "Going Rogue."

Nov 20, 2009 | 12:20 pm | Loading…

Palin to make book tour stop in Utah

Sarah Palin will visit Salt Lake City next month to promote her new book, "Going Rogue."

Nov 20, 2009 | 11:10 am

Man injured after being hit by TRAX train

Police say a 24-year-old Taylorsville man has been critically injured after walking into the path of TRAX train in Midvale.

Nov 20, 2009 | 10:45 am

Health department to close workers' smoking area

The Utah Department of Health is shutting down the outdoor smoking area for its employees.

Nov 20, 2009 | 5:00 am

Committee OKs bill to set up ethics commission

An interim legislative committee has unanimously passed a bill that would set up an independent commission to screen ethics complaints against lawmakers.

Nov 19, 2009 | 6:50 pm

Decision on mine sped up after complaints to gov

Utah regulators hurried a decision to issue a strip mine permit after the coal operator complained to Gov. Gary Herbert that they were taking too long, according to a memo written by a state official.

Nov 19, 2009 | 5:15 pm

Utah lawmaker weighs in on gay-rights ordinances

A Utah lawmaker says he agrees with the Mormon church's support of two nondiscrimination ordinances approved in Salt Lake City but that he won't sponsor legislation to extend those protections to all Utahns.

Nov 19, 2009 | 4:55 pm

No prosecution in death of Ariz. man hit by Taser

A Hurricane police officer won't face prosecution for using a Taser on a bipolar man who later died, the Washington County attorney's office said Thursday.

Nov 19, 2009 | 4:15 pm

Utah unemployment rate rises to 6.5 percent

Figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics show Utah's unemployment rate rose from 6.2 percent to 6.5 percent from September to October.

Nov 19, 2009 | 3:35 pm

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