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Zion Park Road Goes Down In Landslide

Zion Park Road Goes Down In Landslide

(Springdale, UT) — A Zion National Park road is dealing with a major pothole, sort of. The park announced this week a small depression in Kolob Canyons Road that was found in March recently turned into a landslide measuring ten feet deep, 15 feet wide, and 70 feet long. Officials […]

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Stewart Submits Resignation, Governor Sets Timeline For Special Election

Stewart Submits Resignation, Governor Sets Timeline For Special Election

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah Representative Chris Stewart says he will step down from his Second District congressional seat on September 15th. Stewart submitted a formal resignation letter to Governor Cox yesterday, saying his time in Congress has been one of the great honors of his life. Governor Cox […]

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Texts Show GOP Lawmakers Objected To Pride-Themed UTA Bus

Texts Show GOP Lawmakers Objected To Pride-Themed UTA Bus

(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah Transit Authority is defending its decision to pull a rainbow-wrapped bus from a weekend Pride parade. The UTA issued a statement yesterday saying the decision to pull the bus from the Utah Pride Parade was not meant to offend the diverse communities it […]

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LDS Leader Returning To Church Duties

LDS Leader Returning To Church Duties

(Salt Lake City, UT) — A leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is returning back to work. This morning, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland announced he’s slowly stepping back into his Church assignments as a member of the Twelve Apostles. This comes after he took a step […]

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NPS Asks For Help With Lake Powell Boat Fires

NPS Asks For Help With Lake Powell Boat Fires

(Page, AZ) — The National Park Service is asking for help with its investigation into boat fires on Lake Powell last week. In a statement yesterday, officials explained one boat caught fire in Wahweap Marina on Friday and then spread to several other vessels. Two people had to be looked […]

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State Senate Committee Approves Steed As Great Salt Lake Commissioner

State Senate Committee Approves Steed As Great Salt Lake Commissioner

(Salt Lake City, UT) — The state Senate committee is giving its approval to the man selected to be the first Great Salt Lake commissioner. Brian Steed was confirmed by the Senate Natural Resources Committee yesterday. Steed will be in charge of implementing policies designed to put water back into […]

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Higher Wildfire Risk Despite Winter’s Record Snowpack

Higher Wildfire Risk Despite Winter’s Record Snowpack

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah officials are worried about the wildfire season thanks to grass growth from record snowpack. Governor Spencer Cox joined other state officials yesterday to encourage residents to use “Fire Sense” when spending time outdoors this year. They say tall grasses that spurt as a result […]

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Governor Cox Considering Special Session Over Stewart’s Resignation

Governor Cox Considering Special Session Over Stewart’s Resignation

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Cox could call the Utah Legislature into a special session to deal with the upcoming resignation of Congressman Chris Stewart. The governor said yesterday that he wants to make sure any vacancy created by Stewart’s resignation is filled as quickly as possible. The legislature […]

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Drowning at Palisade Lake

Drowning at Palisade Lake

One person is dead after a drowning at Palisade State Park East of Sterling. According to Utah State Park officials two young men were swimming around 5:00 p.m. Jun. 3 when they started to struggle due to heavy winds causing waves on the water and water temperatures in the 40s. […]

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Utah Sets New Record For Skiers

Utah Sets New Record For Skiers

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah has set a new record for winter visits to state ski areas and resorts. Ski Utah says just over seven-million skiers came to the state during the 2022-23 ski season. That’s up 22-percent from the record set last year. Ski Utah says those visits […]

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