Utah Rep. Burgess Owens, who represents Utah's 4th District, covering much of southern and western Utah County, announced Wednesday he will not seek reelection in the upcoming midterms this year. "After prayer, reflection, and many long conversations, I have decided that I will not seek ...
A civil case filed against a Mapleton teen residential treatment center and other defendants by the family of a boy who died by suicide at the facility has been resolved. Kathryn and Joshua Silvers filed a wrongful death and medical malpractice suit against Discovery Ranch and several medical ...
A small aircraft made an emergency landing in a west Provo field Tuesday, but police said the pilot managed to ground the plane without injury or any apparent damage. The plane suffered an apparent engine failure near West Mountain, prompting the pilot to coast it into an emergency landing in ...
With the stated purpose of sending a message to voters not to retain 7th District Judge Don Torgerson when he’s up for a retention election in 2028 or to pressure him to resign, the Utah House on Tuesday voted to approve a resolution “admonishing and censuring” the judge. One of Utah’s ...
Of late, there has been a national conversation about civics. When the United States took a deep dive into STEM fields, prioritizing them above everything else in education back in the 1950s, civics took a back, middle seat. All of the problems we have today, from affective polarization to ...
A young lawyer once asked an old Washington hand what to expect when he went down to work for a U.S. Senate committee. The old hand, who'd worked in the Capitol for years, reflected. "Here's the thing, son," he replied. "Things ain't all on the level down here." The point was reconfirmed last ...
