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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A group of Utah lawmakers said Wednesday they were working on legislation that would allow police to temporarily confiscate guns from people deemed to be a threat to the public and penalize parents if their child has easy access to their gun and uses it in a crime. The gun...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Mormon church for the first time Wednesday posted the list of questions lay leaders are supposed to ask youth during closed door, one-on-one interviews that have come under scrutiny because sexual questions sometimes arise. Only one of the questions seems directed at...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Navajo man filed suit Wednesday challenging a Utah county’s decision to disqualify him from the ballot in the first election since a judge ruled local voting districts were illegally drawn based on race. Lawyers for Democrat Willie Grayeyes said in a statement the finding by...

HERRIMAN, Utah (AP) — Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams’ veto of a housing development will stand. Salt Lake County Council Chairwoman Aimee Winder Newton announced Tuesday the council will not hold a veto override meeting to reverse the mayor’s decision last week to veto the development’s...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Police say a security guard shot and killed an alleged trespasser during a confrontation between two state government buildings in downtown Salt Lake City. Police say a security guard reported he was trying to remove a trespasser near the Heber Wells and Department of...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Latest on Utah efforts to stop school shootings (all times local): 1:09 p.m. A coalition of Utah officials are recommending the state create a waiting period for people wanting to buy guns, require background checks on all firearm sales and make it easier to take guns away...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Salt Lake County Council has decided against trying to override the mayor’s veto of a plan to build 8,800 homes about 30 miles (48 kilometers) southwest of Salt Lake City. Mayor Ben Adams vetoed the rezoning proposal last week for the Olympia Hills development stretching...

Cache County Search and Rescue announced they have recovered the body of a swimmer that went missing around 5:30 p.m. Saturday near the Newton Dam.

U.S. Senate candidate Mitt Romney raised nearly $2 million for his campaign in the past two months, giving him a large financial edge on his Republican opponent in the Utah primary, records show.

LOGAN, Utah (AP) — The Latest on a missing swimmer at northern Utah’s Newton Dam (all times local): 12:35 p.m. Authorities say the body of a man who disappeared while swimming in a reservoir at Newton Dam has been found. The Cache County Sheriff’s Office says 35-year-old Austin Nsegiyumva’s body...