Bill would require all Utah schools K-12 to recite pledge daily

BEAVER — A California man has barricaded himself in his car on I-15 about five miles north of Beaver, closing a section of the freeway, officials said. Utah Department of Public Safety spokesman Dwayne Baird said the... Read more »

SALT LAKE CITY — After hearing alarming testimony on the rate of suicides in Utah, the House Education Standing Committee unanimously forwarded a bill that would require suicide prevention training for Utah public school... Read more »

SALT LAKE CITY — The House Education Standing Committee voted Wednesday to send a bill to the full House that seeks $3 million in one-time funds to establish a Charter School Reserve Account.  Sen. John Valentine,... Read more »

SALT LAKE CITY — State lawmakers moved a step closer Wednesday to making human sexuality instruction in Utah public schools abstinence-only or nothing at all. After long and sometimes uncomfortable debate, the House passed... Read more »

WELLINGTON, Carbon County — A heater in a garage likely sparked a house fire that destroyed the home and nearby vehicles early Wednesday morning, fire officials said. Carbon County Sheriff James Cordova said crews responded... Read more »

SALT LAKE CITY — Texting while driving became illegal in Utah in 2009. Three years later, rapidly changing cellphone technology has lawmakers scrambling to catch up. A new proposal, SB98, would update the texting ban to... Read more »

SALT LAKE CITY — The contractor hired by Salt Lake City to renovate and remodel the building that now houses The Leonardo is suing the city for failing to pay nearly $1 million for completed construction work. In a lawsuit... Read more »

SALT LAKE CITY — On Valentine's Day, Sen. Stuart Adams asked members of the Senate Health and Human Services to postpone a hearing on his bill to allow Utah to join an interstate compact to opt out of federal health care reform... Read more »

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff has teamed up with a number of his fellow attorneys general in taking a stand against a new Google privacy policy. Their concern is that the new policy will increase the... Read more »

SALT LAKE CITY — A bill that would penalize minors for using tanning beds without parental consent, passed through the Senate Wednesday. SB41 sponsor Sen. Pat Jones, D-Salt Lake City, called it a "big win," as the fifth... Read more »

A plan to reform the beleaguered Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control would put more oversight in the governor's hands. Read more »

After more than 32 weeks of carrying quadruplets, Natalie Consolo has taken to joking — every single day — that she's ready to deliver those babies. Read more »

The Salt Lake City Marriott Downtown announced that it will now be known by its new name, the Salt Lake Marriott Downtown at City Creek. Read more »

Salt Lake police are trying to sort through the details of a rollover accident involving a 15-year-old unlicensed driver who had been drinking. Read more »

Mallory Rogers, Miss Murray 2012, comes from a boxing family — from her father, who won the 1978 Dallas Golden Gloves, to her grandfather who boxed in the army. None of them, however, boxed while wearing a crown and heels.... Read more »