Most of the 100-plus firefighters deployed to California this month to battle the Lilac and Thomas fires are now on their way home and should arrive before Christmas. Among the firefighters departing California on Tuesday were those from Fairview, Sterling, Richfield, Elsinore, Castle Dale and Price. The remaining companies are […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Wildlife managers under the Trump administration are moving to loosen contentious endangered-species protections for Utah prairie dogs, flipping the script in a face off over federal policies. A new U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plan would allow prairie dogs to be killed or removed from […]
OREM, Utah (AP) — A Utah developer has announced plans to build a new complex to house more than 1,000 students at Utah Valley University in Orem, knock down an existing building near Brigham Young University in Provo and remodel another one. The (Provo) Daily Herald reports that Nelson Brothers […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A U.S. judge declared a mistrial Wednesday in the Nevada case against a states’ rights figure, his two sons and another man accused of leading a 2014 armed standoff with federal agents during a cattle grazing dispute. Chief U.S. District Judge Gloria Navarro in Las Vegas […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Eleven governors are urging Congress to save an imperiled program that protects young immigrants from deportation. Republican Ohio Gov. John Kasich, Democratic Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper and nine others wrote congressional leaders Wednesday that their cities and towns are seeing more than 100 young people lose […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — There is talk of a possible mistrial in the prosecution of a Nevada rancher and states’ rights figure, two of his sons and another defendant accused of leading an armed standoff that stopped a federal roundup of cattle in 2014. Proceedings are scheduled to resume Wednesday […]
Emery County Sheriff’s Office is asking for information from the public that might help in locating a missing person in the Justesen Flats/Copper Globe area of the San Rafael Desert in Emery County. 53-year old Reynaldo Andico of California told family members on October 13, that he was in the […]
Winter’s first blast of snow is here for most of the state. The National Weather service has issued a winter storm warning that will run till Thursday afternoon for Washington County, Iron County, Beaver County and Millard County. Forecasters say up to eight inches of snow could be on the […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — The executive editor of the Spectrum newspaper in St. George is resigning to take a job in California. The Spectrum reports that Steve Kiggins has been the top newsroom leader since May 2015. He also led the Desert Valley Times in Mesquite. It was his […]
*Boys Basketball* MILFORD, Utah-Colby Taylor posted 14 points and the Wayne Badgers ensued in their winning ways with a 52-45 win over Milford in non-region boys basketball action Tuesday. Cole Wilson had 15 points for the Tigers in the loss. *Girls Basketball* PRICE, Utah-Jordan Bianco netted 19 points and the […]
