CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — National parks in the U.S. will sharply drop the number of days they allow visitors to get in for free, a move that was criticized by opponents of the parks’ plan to raise entrance costs at other times of the year. After waiving fees 16 days […]
*Boys Basketball* BICKNELL, Utah-Wyatt Van Orden’s 26 points led the way as the Wayne Badgers surged past Piute 75-59 in non-region boys basketball action Tuesday. Colby Taylor added 18 more points in the win for the Badgers while in defeat, Beau Sylvester had 17 points for the Thunderbirds. *Girls Basketball* […]
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A U.S. appeals court has kept in place an Obama administration ban on new mining claims around the Grand Canyon. The decision Tuesday comes as a U.S. House committee hears testimony on access to minerals on public land. The U.S. Forest Service under President Donald Trump […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s governor is coming out in support of a tax overhaul plan from congressional Republicans. The White House released a statement Tuesday including comments from Gov. Gary Herbert praising Republicans’ efforts to lower tax rates for corporations. The Republican governor said there are important differences […]
Two men are in custody in Wayne County in connection with several burglaries. According to the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office, the Loa Post Office was burglarized on Friday and several packages addressed to people in Wayne County were stolen. Then on Saturday, the Wayne County High School was also burglarized. […]
(Zion National Park, UT) — Some bighorn sheep living in Zion National Park will be on the move starting today. State, federal, and conservation groups began tagging more than a dozen of the animals last month and will move some into other herds in San Juan County. Officials say the […]
(Fillmore, UT) — Some closures for the winter season are already underway at Little Sahara Recreation Area. The federal Bureau of Land Management shuttered the visitor center and some restrooms yesterday. That closure will extend until at least the middle of February. Despite those closures, the recreation area is still […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An 18-year-old is pleading guilty to rape and murder in the 2015 death of a 12-year-old Utah girl he’s accused of luring from her home with a story about a lost cat. Jayden Matthew Sterzer pleaded guilty to rape in juvenile court Monday. He was […]
BALLARD, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a 2-year-old Utah girl has died after being fatally shot while her sibling was handling a gun. The Uintah County Sheriff’s Office said Monday that the child was accidentally shot in her home Sunday by an older sibling who was moving the gun from […]
BALLARD, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a 2-year-old Utah girl has died after being fatally shot while her sibling was handling a gun. The Uintah County Sheriff’s Office said Monday that the child was accidentally shot in her home Sunday by an older sibling who was moving the gun from […]
