(Washington, DC) — Utah Congressman Blake Moore is now part of the House Republican leadership team. Moore was elected yesterday to serve as vice chair of the House Republican Conference, succeeding the new Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson of Louisiana. Moore was first elected in 2020 and represents Utah’s […]
US-89 is set to close for a couple of days next week. In post to their Facebook page, Utah Department of Transportation region 3 announced that “Union Pacific Railroad is gearing up for a track upgrade that will close US-89 near Thistle.” The closure will take place Saturday through Sunday […]
(Undated) — Hospitals in St. George and Cedar City are getting high marks for patient safety. The nonprofit Leapfrog Group has given St. George and Cedar City hospitals “A” grades for safety. And, for the first time, Utah leads the nation in safety grades for its hospitals in Leapfrog Group’s […]
(Brian Head, UT) — Brian Head Resort is pushing back its opening date. The ski area 40 minutes east of Cedar City said yesterday it will open for the season November 17th, one week from this Friday. Resort managers say they need more time to get the runs ready. They’ve […]
(Parowan, UT) — Flood repairs are expected to be underway on a portion of State Route 143 in southern Utah. Crews with the Utah Department of Transportation were scheduled to begin work yesterday along an eight mile stretch of the road in Parowan Canyon. The effort aims to improve drainage […]
The U.S. Forest Service is seeking public input as they are weighing different options for an updated forest management plan for the Manti-La Sal National Forest. The public comment period will last through Nov. 16 and you can find more information on the four proposals at https://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=50121&exp=overview. The final virtual […]
(St. George, UT) — Daylight Saving Time has come to an end in Utah. Those living in St. George, Cedar City, and the rest of the state have rolled their clocks back one hour. Most of the U.S. also goes through the annual “fall back,” but not everybody is happy […]
(St. George, UT) — Drivers around Utah are feeling a little more relief in their wallets when visiting the gas pump. Triple-A reports the average price for a gallon of unleaded was three-dollars and 64-cents as of last night, a ten-cent decline from this time last weekend and nearly half […]
(St. George, UT) — Two candidates aiming for Utah’s Second Congressional District will be in St. George tomorrow. Utah Tech University is hosting a Congressional forum where constituents will hear from Republican Celeste Maloy and Democrat Kathleen Riebe starting at 6:30 p.m. It will be held in the M.K. Cox […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — School enrollment in Utah is down for the first time ever. The State Board of Education said yesterday that public school enrollment fell by nearly two-thousand students this year. That’s a three-tenths of a percent decrease from 2022. The biggest drops were in elementary grades, […]
