(Salt Lake City, UT) — A program to help first-time homebuyers in Utah could begin as soon as July. Governor Cox signed the 50-million dollar program into law earlier this week. It will be administered by the Utah Housing Corporation, which is the state’s housing finance agency. The program gives […]
(St. George, UT) — Higher interest rates are driving down Utah home prices, particularly in the southwestern corner of the state. Home prices in the St. George area fell more than 16-percent in March, to an average of 474-thousand dollars. Figures from the real estate services firm Redfin show prices […]
(Zion National Park, UT) — Admission to Zion National Park and all of Utah’s Mighty Five this weekend. The National Park Service is kicking off National Park Week on Saturday with free admission to all national parks and national monuments that normally charge for admission. Parks, programs, and partners will […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The governor of Utah is declaring a state of emergency to help prepare for possible flooding. Governor Cox issued the declaration yesterday, allowing state agencies to access a special fund set aside to deal with natural disasters. It will also allow the state to request […]
Michael Godek/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Republicans passed first-of-its-kind federal legislation on Thursday to ban transgender athletes from competing on school sports teams with women and girls — a political messaging priority for the GOP despite the bill having no chance of passing the Senate and facing a presidential veto […]
PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images (BOCA CHICA, Texas) — SpaceX will attempt a second launch of its Starship rocket after the first launch attempt was scrubbed due to a frozen valve in the pressurization system. The launch will take place at the company’s Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas […]
Fotosearch/Getty Images (TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed a bill that will allow juries to impose the death sentence even if all 12 jurors do not agree. He is also likely to approve a second bill passed by the lawmakers on Tuesday that would make sexual […]
amphotora/Getty Images (DADEVILLE, Ala.) — Four people, including two teenagers, have been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting at a birthday party in Alabama over the weekend where four victims were killed and 32 others were injured. Ty Reik McCullough, 17, and Travis McCullough, 16, both of Tuskegee, have […]
WIN-Initiative/Neleman/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — An investigation into the death of a man whose family claims he was “eaten alive by insects and bedbugs” in an Atlanta jail has led to “sweeping changes,” according to the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Patrick “Pat” Labat said in a statement Monday that he’s […]
Queens District Attorney’s Office (NEW YORK) — On a late summer day in 2016, Viktoria Nasyrova traveled from Brooklyn to Queens so she could visit the Forest Hills home of Olga Tsvyk. She brought a special dessert with her. The two women had a lot in common. They were both […]
