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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah will remain a death penalty state after a surprising push to abolish the practice came close to passing in the conservative state this year. Hours before state lawmakers ended their annual session Thursday, the Republican lawmaker pushing for repeal said he didn't have enough votes to pass the measure.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah's staunchly conservative legislature came close to eliminating the death penalty and gave serious consideration to setting up a system to grow and distribute medical marijuana — making the 2016 session that ended Thursday a surprising one that may foreshadow future traction for progressive issues. Lawmakers still showed their conservative colors by approving another abortion regulation and passing a resolution that declared pornography a public health crisis.
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — A southern Utah man helped bring peace to a Washington family when he stopped to help a man lying in a dirt road with no shirt or shoes. The Spectrum of St. George reports that the 72-year-old man was reported missing in Onalaska, Washington, two weeks ago. According to the Iron County Sheriff's Office, the man's family said he had recently been diagnosed with medical conditions related to memory loss.
FARMINGTON, Utah (AP) — After more than two months of rehabilitation, a bald eagle believed to have been hit by a car has been released back into the wild. The Standard-Examiner reports (http://bit.ly/1TTM2xQ) that the bird was taken to Willard Bay in a covered dog crate, and flew away west after the door was opened.
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