Utah governor says he doesn't want state to be national clearing house for gun permitsSeptember 25th, 2009 Utah gov supports stricter concealed gun permitsSALT LAKE CITY — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert says he doesn't want his state to be a national clearinghouse for concealed weapons permits.
Utah Supreme Court moves hearing for polygamous church leader Warren Jeffs to larger venueSeptember 23rd, 2009 Utah Supreme Court moves sect leader's hearingSALT LAKE CITY — A hearing on an appeal of the 2007 criminal conviction of polygamous church leader Warren Jeffs has been moved to a larger venue to make room for his family and members of his church. Utah State Courts spokeswoman Nancy Volmer says the Utah Supreme Court will hear arguments at 11 a.m.
Utah school district to appeal ruling it showed prejudice in rejecting India nativeSeptember 15th, 2009 Utah school district to appeal ruling over hiringSALT LAKE CITY — A southern Utah school district says it plans to appeal a Utah Labor Commission judge's ruling that its officials engaged in racial profiling and prejudice when they rejected a man from India for a substitute teaching position shortly after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
GM to remove "Mark of Excellence" logo from vehicles as focus shifts to 4 core brandsAugust 25th, 2009 GM to remove "excellence" mark from vehiclesDETROIT — General Motors Co. will begin removing its "Mark of Excellence" logo from vehicles as the company places greater emphasis on its individual brands.
Utah judge authorizes sale of 400 acres of polygamous sect's land in bidding processAugust 24th, 2009 Utah judge orders sale of polygamous sect's landSALT LAKE CITY — A Utah judge has ordered the sale of a 400-acre parcel of land that is part of a trust established by followers of jailed polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs. In a ruling issued Monday, 3rd District Court Judge Denise Lindberg says a liquidity crisis of the United Effort Plan Trust makes the sale of Berry Knoll necessary.
Herbert signs agreement to keep rail station from going up on site of ancient villageAugust 20th, 2009 Utah rail station won't go on ancient village siteSALT LAKE CITY — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert has signed a conservation easement that will prevent a commuter rail stop from being built on what was once an American Indian village.
A look at the 29 species the US Fish and Wildlife Service says may need federal protectionAugust 18th, 2009 29 species tagged for possible federal protectionThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says 29 species may warrant protection under the Endangered Species Act:
PLANTS:
—Yellowstone Sand Verbena in Wyoming
—Ross' bentgrass in Wyoming
—Hamilton milkvetch in Colorado and Utah
—Isely milkvetch in Utah
—Skiff milkvetch in Colorado
—Precocious milkvetch in Wyoming
—Cisco milkvetch in Utah
—Schmoll milkvetch in Colorado
—Fremont County rockcress in Wyoming
—Boat-shaped bugseed in Colorado
—Pine springs cryptantha in Arizona, Utah
—Weber whitlowgrass in Colorado
—Brandegee's wild buckwheat in Colorado
—Frisco buckwheat in Utah
—Ostler's peppergrass in Utah
—Lesquerella navajoensis in Arizona, New Mexico, Utah
—Flowers pentemon in Utah
—Gibben's beardtongue in Colorado, Utah, Wyoming
—Pale blue-eyed grass in North Dakota, Oregon, Washington
—Frisco clover in Utah
MOLLUSKS:
—Frigid ambersnail in Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin
—Bearmouth mountainsnail in Montana
—Byrne Resort mountainsnail in Montana
—Longitudinal gland pyrg in Nevada, Utah
—Hamlin Valley pyrg in Utah
—Sub-globose snake pyrg in Utah
INSECTS:
—Platte River caddis fly in Nebraska
—Meltwater lednian stonefly in Montana
FISH:
—Northern leatherside chub in Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming
University of Utah settles lawsuit over deaths of 7 Chinese scholars in 2003 van crashAugust 8th, 2009 University of Utah settles suit over deadly crashSALT LAKE CITY —The University of Utah has settled a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the families of seven Chinese scholars killed in a 2003 van rollover. State officials on Friday agreed to pay nearly $500,000 to the plaintiffs, including three men injured in the crash.
Wildlife officials perplexed by increase in killings of black bears in Utah this summerJuly 15th, 2009 5 black bears shot, killed in Utah this monthSALT LAKE CITY — Utah wildlife officials say people have killed five black bears in the last two weeks, mostly bruins that wandered into campgrounds or were found eating livestock. The number is unusually high and state biologists are puzzled by what has caused the increase.
Bruins executive Charlie Jacobs wins I Love NY Horse Show's Hermes GrandprixJuly 5th, 2009 Bruins executive wins I Love NY Horse Show eventLAKE PLACID, N.Y. — Boston Bruins executive Charlie Jacobs has won the Hermes Grandprix at the I Love New York Horse Show and his brother Lou took second.
Utah ready to bid farewell to law requiring membership forms, fees for the right to enter barsJune 30th, 2009 Utah ushers in relaxed rules for bar patronsSALT LAKE CITY — No fees. No forms. No hassle. On Wednesday, getting into a bar in Utah will be as simple as showing the doorman a valid ID.
Bulldozer operator accidentally buries 7-year-old boy under 18 inches of dirt in UtahJune 24th, 2009 Boy killed after being buried under dirt in UtahNAPLES, Utah — Authorities say a 7-year-old boy was killed in Utah when he was accidentally buried under nearly 2 feet of dirt. Uintah County Sheriff's Cpl.
Military identifies pilot killed in F-16 crash in UtahJune 24th, 2009 Pilot killed in F-16 crash in Utah identifiedHILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah — The military has identified the pilot of an F-16 who was killed in a crash at the Utah Test and Training Range in the state's west desert. The 388th Fighter Wing at Hill Air Force Base says Capt.
A collapsed moose, 2 damaged cars and questions over who should foot the bill in UtahJune 19th, 2009 Loose moose: Who pays for wildlife damages?PROVO, Utah — Two Utah students feel goosed by a moose on the loose. Their cars were parked on the campus of Brigham Young University in Provo when a young bull moose showed up June 4.
UND's Fighting Sioux nickname gets 1 tribe's OK; another must weigh in under deal with NCAAApril 23rd, 2009 UND's Fighting Sioux nickname gets 1 tribe's OKFORT TOTTEN, N.D. — The University of North Dakota's use of the Fighting Sioux nickname and Indian head logo has been approved by one of the two tribes that must endorse it under a deal the school reached with the NCAA.
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