Utah News Archives

“It is incumbent upon us to insist that other countries take responsibility for the disposal of their own nuclear waste and not attempt to utilize the United States as a dumping ground”

If states are willing to accept foreign nuclear waste, there's no reason the federal government should prohibit them from handling it, says a Utah congressman whose district could get tons of Italian leftovers. via Lexington Herald-Leader

Gov. Jon Huntsman on Friday said Utah's job growth could tumble to its lowest level in years amid a time of national economic uncertainty, but the state should continue to outperform the rest of the country. via Kutv.com

“As they were getting deeper they were encountering more gas and had to spend more time ventilating and they couldn't produce as much coal”

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) _ The deepest coal mine in the U.S. abruptly shut down Friday, a week after the company was hit with a huge safety fine and was being assessed for other violations at a nearby mine.

UtahAmerican Energy Inc. said 'unexpected and unusual stress conditions' forced it to indefinitely close the Tower mine seven miles north of Price, Utah, for the safety of miners. The mine was slapped with $420,000 in fines for 'flagrant' safety violations involving explosive hazards on March 20. Read more

The Mormon church is sending an envoy to Arkansas to meet with descendants of victims of the 1857 Mountain Meadows Massacre. via KTVX

Diabetes is the sixth leading cause of death both nationally and in Utah. In 2006, diabetes contributed to one out of every 12 deaths in Utah, or over 1,000 deaths. via Kutv.com

“Ultimately, suitability is a political process”

Those are just a few of the Utah rivers cited in the "Renowned Rivers" report that a local environmental group wants protected from dams, diversion or development. via Daily Herald

The home of a Utah family, forced out of the residence by toxic mold, was demolished on Monday before construction crews immediately started work on rebuilding it. via Kutv.com

Ruby Pipeline is looking at running part of the 680-mile the line through Rich, Cache and Box Elder counties. via KMVT Twin Falls

A dump truck spilled asphalt on I-15 damaging at least 17 cars. A truck spilled chunks of asphalt and rock onto Interstate 15 in Davis County Thursday morning, damaging at least 17 cars. via Kutv.com

“It's like being at the wrong end of a shotgun. It blows up everything. You don't want to be there”

The government ordered a $420,300 fine after finding safety violations at a Utah coal mine. via Seattle Post-Intelligencer

“Chances are we'll find them at that point, because they are tied to that den site”

Wolves may finally be making a permanent home in the Beehive State for the first time since the Great Depression era. via Salt Lake Tribune

Utah is taking the first step toward building the 139-mile Lake Powell pipeline to bring more water to rapidly growing communities in the state's southwestern corner. via The San Diego Union-Tribune

“The question now is, how far until it hits bottom?”

Job growth in the state slipped to 2.3 percent in February, prompted by the sharp downturn in the state's home building industry, the Utah Department of Workforce Services reported Tuesday. via Salt Lake Tribune

Late each winter, when the snow gets sloppy and the streams get muddy, the same thought begins creeping ever more insistently into my mind: I need green. via Slam Sports

The poverty rang among children in Utah's largest city grew from 19 percent in 1999 to 28.4 percent in 2006, according to new data from the U.S. Census bureau. via Kutv.com

“I don't just grab people and say, 'Hey, would you be interested in this?'”

The United States is breeding a new generation of border enforcers, and Utah natives like Brandon Carson are among the offspring. via Daily Herald

The nation's deputy drug czar says Utah is one of the top states in prescription drug use. via Kutv.com

“It's a good step forward on addressing immigration”

The Salt Lake Tribune Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. signed a comprehensive anti-illegal immigration bill into law on Thursday. via Immigration Watchdog

“It's amazing to think that people would take their retirement or equity out of their house and invest it in a piece of paper backed by nothing, from an LLC with no assets”

This week's City Weekly cover feature focuses on aspiring Utah investors who got mixed up in a real estate investment plan promising high returns with little risk involved. via Salt Lake City Weekly

“There clearly is abundant activity along the Sevier Fault”

It's no secret that geology and time have worked magic at Utah's Bryce Canyon. But scientists revealed this week that a fault line near the sandstone wonder is more active than previously believed. via ScrippsNews

“This settlement was the most efficient resolution of what would be lengthy and expensive litigation of a strongly disputed claim”

The Utah Attorney General's Office has resolved the lawsuit filed against a Utah Highway Patrol trooper who used a Taser during the arrest of an uncooperative motorist. via Office of the Utah Attorney General

The Republican leadership in Utah delivers. The Pew Center on the States Government Performance Project has again named Utah as the best state in terms of how state governments manage information, people, money ... via Salt Lake Tribune

Under siege by the National Rifle Association and a posse of 47 U.S. Senators, federal Department of the Interior officials have thrown up their hands, and agreed to rewrite the rules governing firearms in ... via Salt Lake Tribune

“The right to vote also carries some fundamental responsibilities, including the duty to honestly declare your valid residency in the voting district where you actually live”

Following an extensive investigation by the Utah Attorney General's Office, the Daggett County Attorney filed charges today against 51 people accused of improperly registering to vote. via Office of the Utah Attorney General

“Mine safety is too important an issue to risk misunderstandings about highly technical data prepared by non-experts”

WASHINGTON - The Justice Department should investigate the company in charge of a Utah mine where six miners died in a roof collapse, a Senate committee report said Thursday. via Reno Gazette-Journal

“The crime rates continue to increase and we can no longer afford to let this problem escalate”

Utah's congressional delegation requested 22 additional immigration officers from the Homeland Security Department Wednesday, saying the state Legislature and local law enforcement need help in handling the ... via Deseret Morning News

Few things cause Americans to act more irrationally than the words "nuclear" or "radioactive." They conjure apocalyptic images from popular fiction. via Deseret Morning News

“These and other cultural landmarks within Salt Lake City create a synergy that is not present anywhere else in the state”

Surrounded by cameras in the otherwise dark bowels of the Utah Theater, Ralph Becker trumpeted the still-ornate venue as the "cornerstone" of a downtown arts district and the possible home of a Broadway-class ... via Salt Lake Tribune