The Fremont River Ranger District, Fishlake National Forest plans to implement a prescribed fire in the Clear Creek Drainage Area in Wayne County. Last Chance Porcupine Prescribed Fire Project starts May 17. The project will compromise two units in the Last Chance area and three units in the West Tidwell, […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — President Joe Biden and his Republican opponent appear to be bypassing the nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates. That is not good news for the University of Utah which is set to host the third official CPD presidential debate on October 9th. Both Biden and former […]
(Springdale, UT) — There’s going to be a new concessioner at Zion National Park for the first time in more than half a century. Zion officials announced this week Destination Zion Lodge will take over various services starting next year, including food, beverage and retail. It’s unclear what the financial […]
(Provo, UT) — Prosecutors say an Indiana man who drove a semi-truck into the back of Santaquin Police Sergeant Bill Hooser on May 5th is now formally charged with his murder. Michael Aaron Jayne was charged yesterday in 4th District Court with aggravated murder, a capital offense; two counts of […]
A FedEx driver was in the right place at the right time to help a man stuck in a hole in Monroe. According to Sevier County Sheriff Nathan Curtis, an elderly man in Monroe “was working on some pipes in a hand dug hole in his yard when he slipped […]
(Santaquin, UT) — Attorneys weighing in on the suspect accused of killing Sergeant Bill Hooser say he could face the death penalty. Suspect Michael Jayne allegedly ran Hooser over with his semi-truck while fleeing from a traffic stop on May 5th. Law experts say the state has 60 days after […]
(Emery County, UT) – An Emery County man is facing felony charges for trying to kidnap a child from a middle school track meet. Quinton Drollinger was charged with child kidnapping yesterday. The incident happened last Friday when Drollinger allegedly grabbed a girl at a middle school track meet and […]
(Garfield County, UT) — Federal officials say one of the favorite recreation sites at the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Garfield County will close for much of this summer. The Calf Creek Recreation Site, which includes the trailhead for the popular Lower Calf Creek Falls hike, will close on July […]
(Santaquin, UT) — The funeral service for fallen Santaquin police officer Sergeant Billy Dean Hooser were held today. Hooser was killed in the line of duty on May 5th when he was allegedly run over by semi-truck driver Michael Jayne, who authorities say was trying to flee from a traffic […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Family is confirming that former Utah Rep. Chris Cannon has died. A brother of the late congressman did not release additional information on Wednesday concerning the death of the 73-year-old Republican lawmaker who represented the state’s 3rd Congressional District from 1997 to 2009. Cannon was […]
