SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah County sheriff’s office has recovered the bodies of two teenage girls who went missing on Utah Lake last week. Search and rescue crews discovered 18-year-old Priscilla Bienkowski and 17-year-old Sophia Hernandez on Thursday after being reported missing May 6 by family members. A […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (The Spectrum) — Zion National Park has reopened with restrictions after an extended closure caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The Spectrum reported that the park will be open during daylight hours but the visitor shuttle system will remain closed. The park was closed for more than a […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert will further relax coronavirus-related restrictions across much of the state. He will allow team sports to resume, pools to open and groups of up to 50 people to gather. Herbert said Thursday that stricter rules will remain in several areas, including […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Police are identifying two young sisters who died in flash flooding that sent torrents of water roaring into a narrow canyon in the Utah desert. Authorities said Thursday that 7-year-old McKinzley and 3-year-old Elexia Graff were hiking with their mother and uncle in Little Wildhorse […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Police say the suspect in a Utah fatal shooting has died of self-inflicted injuries suffered while he fled from authorities. The Spectrum reported the Cedar City Police Department confirmed the death of 26-year-old Chaz Bennett Wednesday. A police statement says Bennett’s body will be transported […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Revenues could be down more than a billion dollars in Utah’s budget next year due to the coronavirus pandemic’s devastating effects on the economy. Lawmakers were preparing Wednesday for widespread budget cuts of up to 10% at state agencies. The decisions will be made at […]
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Federal land managers say it will take two decades and cost more than $1 billion over the first six years alone to slash wild horse populations to sustainable levels on U.S. rangeland. The Bureau of Land Management’s latest plans envision capturing 200,000 mustangs over the next […]
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA is pushing back its deadline for early entrants to the NBA draft to withdraw and return to school. But it will wait to determine a new date. The deadline was originally June 3. That would’ve come 10 days after the completion of the NBA scouting […]
Major League Soccer is looking at the possibility of resuming the season this summer with all teams playing in Orlando, Florida. Details are still under consideration, but a person with knowledge of the plan told The Associated Press that the league’s 26 teams and limited staff would likely be sheltered […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The parents of slain track star have agreed to discuss a possible settlement to their $56 million lawsuit against the University of Utah. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the parents of Lauren McCluskey are scheduled to hold a video conference May 19 and 20 with […]
