All the headlines from our Utah Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 31 2012 // The family of a late Hyde Park woman has sued a pharmaceutical company, claiming it made a faulty pain-relief patch that caused her death.Logan’s Herald Journal reported family of Janine Ward filed the lawsuit Monday...
Jan 13 2012 // The federal government has reimbursed Cache County, Utah and municipalities more than $780,000 for flooding damages last spring. The Herald Journal of Logan reported that President Barack Obama approved the request after...
Jan 12 2012 // The Buckner Co. has hired Russell Trujillo in their employee benefits department. Trujillo will work with employers to help them find benefits packages for their employees. The Buckner Co. has placed much emphasis on...
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...
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...
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 the...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 were...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...