Salt Lake City Landlord to Tenants: If You Don't "Like" Living Here, You Can Leave

According to a report from KSL-TV, tenants at City Park Apartments, in Salt Lake City, Utah, discovered a “Facebook addendum” taped to their doors on Thursday night demanding that they “Like” the apartment complex on Facebook within five days or be found in breach of the rental agreement.
Utah Governor to Sign Legislation Declaring Pornography Consumption a "Public Health Crisis"
On Tuesday morning, Utah Governor Gary Herbert is expected to sign two measures, passed by the state legislature last year, deeming consumption of pornography a “public health crisis.” The legislation purports to ameliorate the “sexually toxic environment” created by porn.
Ted Cruz Won the Republican Caucus in Utah
Ted Cruz won the Republican caucus in Utah on Tuesday, the New York Times reports, capturing all 40 delegates. Mitt Romney recorded a get-out-the-vote call for Cruz on Monday, and an anti-Trump PAC encouraging Mormons to vote for the Texas senator promoted a nude photo of Melania Trump on Instagram.
Bunch of Dudes to Decide If Utah Should Tax Tampons
The relatively conservative state of Utah will introduce to committee today a bill to remove taxes on tampons and other feminine products, following five other states that have recently nixed taxes on such goods. Unfortunately, the fate of the Utah bill rests in the hands of men.
Feds: City Officials Pledged Loyalty to Polygamous Leader Convicted of Sexually Assaulting Children
In a federal civil rights lawsuit against two towns in Arizona and Utah, prosecutors allege that local officials vowed loyalty to Warren Jeffs, the leader of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, even as he was charged with arranging marriages between girls and older men.
Sen. Harry Reid Is the Subject of a Utah Investigation Into Pay-to-Play Bribery Schemes
Senator Harry Reid of Nevada is being investigated by a Utah county prosecutor in relation to so-called “pay-to-play” schemes, reports the Associated Press.
Creepy Utah Family Court Judge Recuses Himself from Lesbian Foster-Care Case
Scott Johansen, the idiot Utah family court judge who removed a baby from her foster parents because they’re lesbians, has recused himself from the case, reports the Washington Post.
Utah Family Court Judge Removes Baby From Foster Parents Because They're Lesbians
A Utah family court judge has ordered that a one-year-old child must be taken away from the foster parents who’ve been raising her because the foster parents are lesbians, reports the Los Angeles Times.
At Least 16 Dead, Four Missing After Flash Floods Sweep Through Southern Utah
At least 16 people, including nine children, were killed this week when flash flooding struck Zion National Park and a Utah border town best known as the headquarters of a fundamentalist Mormon sect.
"You Can't Even Describe It": EPA Screw-Up Stains Animas River Orange
The governors of Colorado and New Mexico declared states of emergency on Monday after a federal clean-up crew accidentally dumped three million gallons of toxic wastewater into the Animas River, the Albuquerque Journal reports.
Utah Jury Finds Teenager Guilty in Death of Sheriff's Deputy
A Utah teenager was found guilty on Saturday for her involvement in a January 2014 crime spree that spanned three counties and ended in a shootout with police, the Associated Press reports. One sheriff’s deputy was killed—as was her older boyfriend—and another wounded.
Vietnam Vet Denied Custom License Plate Featuring the Sex Number
The Utah Division of Motor Vehicles has denied a Vietnam War veteran a license plate he requested with the number "69," signifying the year in which he was awarded the Purple Heart, the Spectrum reports. The number has sexual connotations.
Demon of the Sky Allegedly Kicks an Owl's Butt, Refuses to Apologize
Weird Utah pseudocelebrity Dell Schanze, a.k.a. "Superdell," the star of a number of wacky commercials for defunct computer chain Totally Awesome Computers, could have taken a plea deal when he appeared in court Thursday, but he didn't—because that would mean admitting he kicked that owl.
Utah Just Brought Back the Firing Squad
Governor Gary Herbert of Utah just signed a bill into law that allows the state to use firing squads—which he referred to as "a little bit gruesome"—as an alternative method of executing inmates when lethal injection drugs are unavailable, The Associated Press reports.
