After overcoming bill-halting opposition when it was introduced, a proposal allowing health care providers in Utah to refuse treatment based on their deeply held beliefs — including religion or conscience — is advancing to the House floor with two days left in the Legislature’s general ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
A fetal development video created by an anti-abortion group may become a required watch in Utah schools with a bill advancing the Legislature this year. Under legislation by Tooele Republican Rep. Nicholeen Peck, starting in 2027, every public school must show a video of at least three minutes ...
