The facilities prepared for the 2002 Salt Lake City games are in excellent condition, and ready to host the 2026 Olympic Games, say Utah officials. The United States Committee hasn’t decided yet where the event will be held. At the moment, it is focused on the top choices for an American bid on the 2024 summer games. Even if Utah faces long odds (especially since the eastern Juggernaut, Colorado, … [Read more...]
ICE Has Delayed Deportation of Utah Mother of Seven
Last year, there was news about Brenda Guzman, a mother of five who immigrated illegally into the country at the age of 6. While supporters of the cause cried for compassion, critics urged the authorities to enforce the laws at all costs. The family’s fight is still on-going. According to the Salt Lake Tribune, Utah, the delayed deportation of the mother & her children is a sign of … [Read more...]
Utah Veterans Forced to Wait Months for Healthcare
Long waiting times for healthcare are unfortunately commonplace in the United States nowadays and it seems that Utah veterans are often confronted with such situations. A recent formal statement, made by a representative of the Utah Veterans Affairs Medical Center, confirms the fact that newly registered patients with the institution frequently have to wait for months before they get access to … [Read more...]
Salt Lake City Man Whose Dog Was Shot by Police Wants Officer Fired
A man in Salt Lake City, Utah, whose dog was shot in his own backyard by a police officer last week is now demanding that the officer in question be fired from the force. On Monday, Sean Kendall, the 27 year-old former owner of Weimaraner Geist, met up with police representatives to address the incident. The dog was shot in the head last Wednesday, during a search of houses in the area, for a … [Read more...]
Utah Online College Tops In Nation For Teacher Education
A new report ranks the Utah teaching college’s program as No. 1 in the nation but laments the lack of more high quality options in the state. The National Council on Teacher Quality named Western Governors University, an online college based in Utah as having the top undergraduate preparation program in the country for those going into middle and high school education. The online guide is … [Read more...]
High Risk Oil And Gas Wells Unchecked in Utah
A majority of the new oil and gas wells drilled on federal land in Utah are unchecked, according to review obtained by The Associated Press. Four in ten of the new oil and gas wells the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) identified as high priority in view of their locations like national forests and fragile watershed, as they pose greater risks have not been examined. Utah posseses one of … [Read more...]
Utah Summer Games Kicks off on a Grand Note
The lighting of the cauldron with Olympic music at the background marked the official beginning of the 29th Utah Summer Games on Thursday evening. The Opening Ceremonies kicked off at Southern Utah University’s Eccles Coliseum in Cedar City. Hundred American flags lined along the track at the Coliseum served as a backdrop to the march of athletes, who paraded behind banner bearers advertising … [Read more...]
Utah’s ‘mountain man’ Troy James Knapp gets over 10 yrs jail term on Burglary charges
A Utah man, who evaded possible arrest for over six years, was awarded 10 years and six months imprisonment by a court. Troy James Knapp, popularly known as Mountain man, was arrested by the Utah police last year for ransacking cabins across a wide swath of Utah. He has also confessed before the court about his crimes related to burglary and a firearms offence. He was given the name … [Read more...]
Utah ‘Mountain Man’ gets 10-year jail term on Burglary, Theft charges
After evading arrest for over six years, a Utah man was finally sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison by a court on Monday. Troy James Knapp, popularly known as Mountain man, was arrested by the Utah police last year for ransacking cabins across a wide swath of Utah. He was named ‘Mountain Man’ as he trekked hundreds of miles alone on his snowshoes with a rifle slung over his … [Read more...]
House Republicans support proposal for alternative to expand Medicaid
The proposal for an alternative to expand Medicaid garnered support on Monday from the House Republicans. The devise addresses the so-called ‘Medicaid coverage gap’ existent in states. It opts not to enhance Medicaid covering 54,000 bad adults who don’t validate for subsidies to put toward a squeeze of private coverage on a sovereign marketplace, www.HealthCare.gov. The proposed legislation … [Read more...]
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