JENSEN, Utah (AP) — Dinosaur National Monument is the latest National Park Service land in Utah permitting electronic bicycles. KSL-TV in Salt Lake City reported Tuesday that e-bikes will have access to paved and unpaved roads inside monument land. Monument officials say traditional and electronic bikes cannot be on any […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A federal judge has rejected the Trump administration’s bid to dismiss lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of a 2017 decision to downsize two sprawling national monuments in Utah. U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan’s written decisions issued late Monday night means the legal challenges seeking to […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Utah changed the entire dynamic of its backcourt after acquiring veteran point guard Mike Conley from the Memphis Grizzlies in July. Will it be enough to turn the Jazz into an NBA championship contender? That’s what Utah is banking on heading into the 2019-20 season. Conley […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Kayleigh Davis was hiking on a trail Friday evening at Antelope Island State Park in Utah chasing the sunset, when she was suddenly, violently, flipped into the air by a bison. “I’m up in the air thinking, ‘What’s going to happen to me after this?’” […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — ATVs will be allowed on certain roads in the five national parks in Utah under a new rule from the National Park Service that went through without public comment. The rule taking effect Nov. 1 only applies to national parks in Utah to conform with […]
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Congress is closer to approving a contentious wild horse initiative backed by national animal welfare groups and the livestock industry but condemned by leaders of the largest and oldest coalition of mustang advocates in the West. The Senate Appropriations Committee approved $35 million last week for […]
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Running and reading go hand-in-hand in a northern Utah nonprofit aimed at helping refugees learn English while developing a love for athletics. The Herald Journal reports that Mike and Kristi Spence of Logan say they created the group because they wanted to create a safe space […]
AZTEC, N.M. (AP) — A Colorado historian is leading a team to survey the historic inscriptions on the ceilings of the 900-year-old ruins in northwestern New Mexico. The Farmington Daily Times reports Fred Blackburn and his team will study lengthy messages — or graffiti — left at the Aztec Ruins […]
CISCO, Utah (AP) — An artist is trying to revitalize an abandoned railroad town in eastern Utah by refurbishing buildings and converting them into residences for artists. KUTV reports that artist Eileen Muza is the sole resident of Cisco, a scattering of old buildings in the high desert 30 miles […]
NORTH OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A new monument is planned outside North Ogden City Hall to acknowledge and honor local soldiers who died while serving in the military. The North Ogden City Council has agreed to grant an easement allowing placement of the memorial in the open area between City […]
