LITTLEFIELD, Ariz. (AP) — A 9-mile (14.5-kilometer) stretch of Interstate 15 across the corner of northwestern Arizona reopened to traffic Tuesday after a 5 1/2-hour overnight closure due to a brush fire. The closure occurred Monday night north of Mesquite, Nevada, and south of St. George, Utah. The Arizona Department […]
DRAPER, Utah (AP) — Police say the drought gripping the West is contributing to an increased number of mountain lion sightings in Utah. Police tell Fox13 it appears cougars are being forced into more populated areas to get enough water to drink. Two hikers say they were hiking on a […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah health officials have announced that the governor’s previous assertion that the state had reached its goal of vaccinating 70% of adults by July Fourth was false because of a data error. Republican Gov. Spencer Cox issued an apology to state residents on Monday, about […]
HEBER CITY, Utah (AP) — Detectives are investigating the shooting death of a 7-year-old girl in Wasatch County. The Wasatch County Sheriff’s Office said a man called 911 around 10:35 p.m. Friday and said he was taking his daughter to the Heber Valley Hospital. About 10:50 p.m., dispatchers took another […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A man who refused to wear a mask on an Allegiant flight departing from Utah has been fined $10,500. The Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday that the passenger refused to wear a mask over his mouth and nose on the Feb. 27 flight from Provo, […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake City has set another heat record, and high temperatures are expected to continue amid an excessive heat warning. The National Weather Service says the airport in Utah’s capital hit 104 degrees Wednesday, breaking the previous record of 103 degrees that was set in […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Schools in Utah have gained access to an additional $205 million in federal relief after the U.S. Education Department approved plans from several states detailing how the funding will be used to get students caught up on learning. Utah is among the first cohort of […]
SANDY, Utah (AP) — Damir Kreilach scored twice and Real Salt Lake beat the Vancouver Whitecaps 4-0 on Wednesday night. Kreilach scored in the opening minute and made it 2-0 in the 57th by heading in Justin Meram’s cross. Albert Rusnak gave Real Salt Lake a 3-0 advantage on a […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Hospital leaders in Utah are renewing their pleas for people to get vaccinated as the state experiences another surge in COVID-19 cases from the faster-spreading delta variant. State health officials told reporters Wednesday that the delta variant has begun to surge in Utah over the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Several anti-mask protesters who disrupted a school district board meeting in Utah earlier this year are now facing criminal charges. The 11 protesters were charged with disorderly conduct and disrupting a public meeting late last week. A Granite School District spokesperson says police are still […]
