Latest Utah Headlines
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County In Utah Pays $144k To Family Of Inmate Who Starved
Jan 10 2012 // Salt Lake County is paying $144,000 to settle a federal lawsuit with the family of a 19-year-old Magna man who starved to death last year in the county’s jail. District Attorney Sam Gill disclosed the amount to be...
Utah Pollution Fighters Sue Kennecott Over Mining Dust
Jan 9 2012 // Clean air groups are making good on a promise to sue Kennecott Utah Copper over air pollution. The groups say Kennecott is kicking up too much dust at its Bingham copper mine and should curtail operations. They say...
Utah Lawmaker Wants Out of Daylight Saving Program
Jan 9 2012 // One Utah lawmaker wants to pull the plug on daylight saving time. The Desert News of Salt Lake City reports Republican Rep. Jim Nielson of Bountiful plans legislation that lets Utah opt out of the semiannual changing of...
Lawsuit Settled Over Death Of Utah Inmate
Jan 3 2012 // Salt Lake County in Utah has agreed to settle a federal lawsuit filed by the family of a 19-year-old Magna man who starved to death while in the county jail earlier this year. The dollar amount and other terms of the...
New Snow Fencing Installed On Utah County Highway
Dec 28 2011 // The Utah Department of Transportation is testing a new type of snow fencing along in western Utah County. The Daily Herald of Provo reports the agency has installed 2 miles of snow fencing in three areas along State Route...
Utah Lawmaker Wants Out Of Daylight Saving Program
Dec 27 2011 // One Utah lawmaker wants to pull the plug on daylight saving time. The Deseret News of Salt Lake City reports Republican Rep. Jim Nielson of Bountiful plans legislation that lets Utah opt out of the semiannual changing of...
Utah Pollution Fighters Sue Kennecott Over Mining Dust
Dec 21 2011 // Clean air groups are making good on a promise to sue Kennecott Utah Copper over air pollution. The groups say Kennecott is kicking up too much dust at its Bingham copper mine and should curtail operations. They say...
Report: Utah is Toughest State for Texting Drivers
Dec 21 2011 // Utah comes out on top of InsuarnceQuote.com’s list of the 10 toughest states for texting while driving. InsuranceQuotes.com reviewed laws of the 35 states that ban text messaging for all drivers. The review took into...
Utah Widow Sues Again Over Suicide In Artifacts Case
Dec 19 2011 // The widow of a Blanding, Utah doctor who killed himself after his June 2009 arrest in a Utah ancient artifacts trafficking case has filed another wrongful death lawsuit. The Salt Lake Tribune reports Jeanne Redd names the...
Report: Utah Among Nation’s Healthiest States
Dec 13 2011 // Utah ranks among the top 10 healthiest states in the nation, landing in the seventh spot for the second consecutive year, according to the United Health Foundation’s annual America’s Health Rankings report. The...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Transwestern in Utah
Dec 8 2011 // Transwestern General Agency Inc. in Salt Lake City, Utah has been acquired by Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1945, Transwestern is a managing general agent and...
Parasite Found In Utah’s Strawberry Reservoir
Dec 6 2011 // The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources has discovered a potentially deadly parasite to fish in one of the state’s most popular trout fisheries. Whirling disease spores were found in two of 60 kokanee salmon that...
Contractor Scams Emerge Amid Utah Windstorm Damage
Dec 6 2011 // Utah state officials are warning of scams after getting reports of unlicensed contractors trying capitalize on damage from last week’s wind storm. Utah Department of Commerce Chief Francine Giani says the contractors...
Utah Prepares for Spring Flooding
Dec 6 2011 // After coming out of this year’s spring flooding with damage limited mostly to Utah farmlands, state and county officials are beginning preparations for next year with a wary eye toward the state’s...
Strong Winds Downed Trees and Power Lines in West
Dec 2 2011 // Some of the worst winds in years blasted through California this week, with the brunt off the gusts felt overnight on Wednedsday, sweeping through canyons, gusting up to 97 mph, and toppling trees and trucks while knocking...
Utah’s Liquor Board Discussing Recommended Changes
Nov 23 2011 // Changes to Utah’s liquor agency recommended by a series of critical audits are beginning to be implemented. Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control Interim Director Francine Giani says she will discuss the needed...
Lawmaker: Oklahoma Cannot Wait On Insurance Exchange
Nov 17 2011 // A legislative panel exploring the impact of the new federal health care law on Oklahoma will likely suggest that the state should do the minimum amount required to comply with the act, the committee’s chairman...
Senior Management Changes at Utah Workers Compensation Fund
Oct 18 2011 // Bob Short has been promoted from senior vice president of claims for Salt Lake City, Utah-based Workers Compensation Fund to executive vice president. Short joined WCF in 1993 as senior vice president of claims. Short is...
Court Orders Takeover of Utah Man’s Businesses
Oct 17 2011 // A U.S. bankruptcy court judge has ordered a forensic accountant to take control of businesses run by a Kaysville, Utah man suspected of taking $65 million from 700 investors. Dee Allan Randall’s companies include...
Court Orders Takeover of Utah Man’s Businesses
Oct 7 2011 // A U.S. bankruptcy court judge has ordered a forensic accountant to take control of businesses run by a Kaysville man suspected of taking $65 million from 700 investors. Dee Allan Randall’s companies include Horizon...
