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 the clocks. …
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 account fines and penalties for …
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 state’s low smoking, binge drinking and cancer …
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 reservoirs. Reservoirs already are nearly full and could …
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 out power to …
An average of 14 people die and 1,800 people are injured in Utah every year riding motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles and snowmobiles. The Deseret News of Salt Lake City says (http://bit.ly/oYIZZp) a report from the Utah Department of Health shows a …
A West Valley City, Utah couple is suing police, claiming officers used excessive force in the 2010 shooting death of their son. Etta and Frank Chief filed the civil lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Salt Lake City this week. …
The Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters Society Utah Cchapter has installed its 2011-2012 officers. They are: President Glen Kuball, Vice President, Underwriting, Workers Compensation Fund; Vice President, Lee Wuchner, assistant vice president, Risk Management, Workers Compensation Fund, Sandy, Utah; Secretary Stuart …
The family of a Utah boy who drowned after he fell from a pipe spanning a Salt Lake City canal in 2009 has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city and the state. KTVX says attorneys for 8-year-old Trejon …
A former University of Utah football star has sued a medical technology company, saying a postsurgical device implanted into his shoulder to relieve pain caused permanent damage to the joint. Jason Kaufusi’s lawsuit claims that the Stryker Corp. pain pump …
