Traffic was diverted in both directions Thursday afternoon two miles South of Richfield on SR 118. A man driving a truck carrying fertilizer and bug spray went off the road. Air Med took the man to Utah Valley Hospital in Utah County. According to UHP, the man was not wearing […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah schools will get a record-setting $64 million from a state public lands trust this year. The 30 percent increase announced Wednesday comes after voters approved an amendment to the Utah Constitution that allows more of the revenue made off the public lands to go […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah school district worked with police to make sure a high school student’s concerning social media didn’t lead to any violence. Park City School District spokeswoman Melinda Colton said parents late Tuesday night reported that their children had seen a Snapchat picture of a […]
ALBANY, Wyo. (AP) — Vast stands of dead timber in the Western U.S. have forced firefighters to shift tactics, trying to stay out of the shadow of lifeless, unstable trees that could come crashing down with deadly force. About 6.3 billion dead trees are still standing in 11 Western states, […]
A wet winter and spring in the Western U.S. brought predictions that the 2017 wildfire season would be mild. It was anything but. It ended up one of the worst in U.S. history in land burned. The smoke, the flames, the aching lungs, the evacuations. They’re summertime facts of life […]
At least six students and their bus driver were injured after a crash Wednesday involving a truck and the school bus they were traveling in between Nephi and Levan. According to Juab Superintendent Rick Robins, the crash occurred about 3 p.m. a few miles north of Levan on State Route […]
COVE FORT, Utah (UDOT)-Per the official Twitter of UDOT, a crash occurred two miles north of Cove Fort Wednesday afternoon, causing significant delays along Interstate 15. The incident occurred at milepost 136 on northbound Interstate 15, two miles north of Cove Fort in Millard County. The crash affected the right […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah journalists are opposing a motion to close a court hearing on the guardianship of incapacitated former Salt Lake County Recorder Gary Ott. Several media organizations filed a motion together to prevent the 3rd District Court hearing from closing Wednesday. The motion cites questions about […]
A barn fire in Nephi is finally out after firefighters battled the blaze for two hours Tuesday and a half an hour early Wednesday morning. The owner of the barn had been welding, with a hose near by, but was unable to contain the fire himself, which started from some […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A judge is awarding $16 million in a lawsuit filed by a woman married to her cousin at age 14 in a ceremony overseen by polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs. A lawyer for Elissa Wall said Wednesday the decision lets attorneys investigate bank accounts and […]
