(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah’s Pioneer Day celebrations are not quite over. Today is the last day fireworks can be set off as part of the holiday. Anyone in an area where fireworks are allowed can set them off from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. After today, all fireworks […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox is urging Utahns to put away personal fireworks as they celebrate Pioneer Day this weekend. Governor Cox said the state is at a “tipping point” with exceptionally dry conditions caused by the ongoing drought. Cox says he will go to organized fireworks […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox is urging Utahns to take extra precautions if they plan on buying and setting off fireworks during Independence Day and Pioneer Day holidays. Cox and leaders for the Division of Natural Resources said yesterday that there were 115 firework-related fires last year, […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A majority of Utahns think fireworks restrictions need to be in place due to the ongoing drought, though they differ on how strong the regulations need to be. A new Deseret News-Hinckley Institute of Politics poll shows that 25-percent of those asked feel that fireworks […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — People in Utah are gathering to celebrate the state’s history and recognize early Mormon pioneers who trekked West in search of religious freedom. Pioneer Day is a beloved only-in-Utah holiday every July 24 that features parades, rodeos, fireworks and more. The festivities were canceled last […]
SALT LAKE CITY — With thousands of visitors expected to spend their Fourth of July weekend enjoying the outdoors, the risk of human-caused wildfire increases. Fire restrictions are in effect across all public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management in Utah to help reduce the risk of wildfires […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox and other local leaders are urging state residents to forgo using personal fireworks this summer as the state faces a historic drought. Cox and more than 30 Utah city mayors and council members called on people to instead celebrate July Fourth […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake City has issued a fireworks ban as drought conditions worsen throughout the state. Democratic Mayor Erin Mendenhall said Tuesday that the ban covers fireworks, including smoke bombs and sparklers. Mendenhall also issued an open burning ban that prohibits people from starting any fires […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican state leaders are not currently planning to seek an all-out fireworks ban. Senate Majority Leader Evan Vickers tells Fox13 that officials will instead urged to closely follow the restrictions set by the city or town they live in. Republican Governor Spencer Cox has threatened […]
BOUNTIFUL, Utah (AP) — Police in Bountiful are searching for the person responsible for setting off fireworks in a park restroom, which were mistaken for gunfire. The Bountiful City Police Department said Monday that investigators are working to identify a suspect seen on surveillance video last week at a city […]
