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Utah Summer Games Names New Executive Director

Utah Summer Games Names New Executive Director

(Cedar City, UT) — The Larry H. Miller Utah Summer Games has a new executive director. Southern Utah University President Mindy Benson announced on Wednesday that Jonathan Oglesby will move into the executive director’s office on June 1st. Oglesby is described as an experienced sports director who previously worked for […]

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Popular Zion National Park Trail Rerouted Due To Bridge Safety Issues

Popular Zion National Park Trail Rerouted Due To Bridge Safety Issues

(Zion National Park, UT) — Just ahead of the Memorial Day weekend, a popular trail in Zion National Park is being rerouted because of safety problems with a bridge over the Virgin River. Engineers with the National Park Service and the Federal Highway Administration determined that a bridge in the […]

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Committee Approves Plan For Utah Olympic Bid

Committee Approves Plan For Utah Olympic Bid

(Salt Lake City, UT) — The local committee overseeing Utah’s bid for the Winter Olympics is giving its stamp of approval to a plan to host the Games. The board of the Salt Lake-Utah Committee for the Games approved most of the plan yesterday, saying a few contracts are still […]

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Summer Shuttle Schedule Returns To Zion National Park

Summer Shuttle Schedule Returns To Zion National Park

(Zion National Park, UT) — Zion National Park’s summer shuttle schedule is back in force. The shuttles that carry visitors in and out of the main canyon started running for the season on Sunday. The first shuttle inside the park leaves the Zion Canyon Visitor Center at 6 a.m. and […]

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Utah Added 43,500 Jobs Over Past 12 Months

Utah Added 43,500 Jobs Over Past 12 Months

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah added more than 43-thousand jobs over the past 12 months. The latest jobs and unemployment report shows the economy added 43-thousand-500 jobs from April, 2022 through last month. And the state’s unemployment rate held steady at two-point-three percent. The Utah Department of Workforce Services […]

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Riverton Mayor Enters Race For Romney’s U.S. Senate Seat

Riverton Mayor Enters Race For Romney’s U.S. Senate Seat

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah Senator Mitt Romney hasn’t said whether he’ll run for re-election next year and he already has a challenger. In a video posted to Twitter Tuesday morning, Riverton Mayor Trent Staggs announced his candidacy for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination and made a number of […]

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Cox Makes Final Stop On “Connecting Utah” Tour

(Herriman, UT) — Governor Cox is wrapping up his “Connecting Utah” tour with a stop at a high school in Herriman. The governor spoke to students at Mountain Ridge High School yesterday, telling them that they are not helpless when it comes to fixing the problems the world currently faces. […]

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Moab Firefighter Charged With Felony

Moab Firefighter Charged With Felony

(Moab, UT) — An eastern Utah firefighter is in trouble with the law. Joseph Corcione, a volunteer firefighter in Moab, was charged yesterday for enticing a young teenage girl on the internet. Police say the 43-year-old started a conversation with the 13-year-old, but turns out the child was actually a […]

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Man Sentenced For Shooting At UHP Troopers

(Juab County, UT) — A Minnesota man who stole a Utah Highway Patrol vehicle and then shot at troopers is heading to federal prison. James Klein was sentenced to 25 years for attempted aggravated murder, aggravated robbery and aggravated kidnapping, among other charges. It was nearly two years ago when […]

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This Thursday, July 12, 2018 photo released by Benji Xie shows flooding from a waterfall on the Havasupai reservation in Supai, Ariz. About 200 tourists were being evacuated Thursday from a campground on tribal land near famous waterfalls deep in a gorge off the Grand Canyon. (Benji Xie via AP)

Two Hikers Found Dead In Kane County

(Kane County, UT) — Two Ohio men are dead after a flash flood in Kane County. The Kane County Sheriff’s Office says a body was found Sunday on the Arizona side of Paria Canyon, later identified as 65 year old Gary York. Authorities learned yesterday that a second person was […]

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