(Washington, DC) — Senator Mitt Romney says the federal government should look to Utah if they want to effectively fight wildfires in the future. The Utah Republican spoke during a Senate hearing on Wednesday, saying the state’s wildfire warning system is working to help reduce the danger. Romney says the […]
(Cedar City, UT) — Southern Utah will be under a winter storm warning this weekend as another major storm sweeps in. The winter storm warning covers Washington, Iron, Beaver, Kane, and Garfield counties from 11 a.m. today until 6 a.m. Sunday. Heavy snow is possible above eight-thousand feet, with accumulations […]
(Farmington, UT) — The Farmington Police Department is allowing the public to see bodycam video of a confrontation that left one person dead last week. The department released video from five bodycams and one dashcam yesterday. An officer initially pulled over 25-year-old Chase Allan for not having a license plate […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A wildlife protection organization is urging Governor Spencer Cox to veto a bill that would open the door to cougar hunting year-round in Utah. The nonprofit Western Wildlife Conservancy and other wildlife conservation groups are calling on Cox to veto the bill. If Cox signs […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — This winter is one of the wettest on record in Utah. Data released Wednesday shows the meteorological winter of 2022-23 is the ninth wettest since 1895. The state collected, on average, five-point-eight inches of moisture in December, January, and February. That’s more than double the […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah Republican Party Chair Carson Jorgensen is bowing out. Jorgensen said earlier this month he won’t run for a second term as leader of the state’s dominant political party when his term is up next month. The sheep rancher from Sanpete County said it’s time […]
The Kane County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents of a recent rise in gift card scams. In a press release they shared, “citizens are receiving calls about a family member being involved in an accident and needing money in the form of gift cards to help pay medical expenses. Other […]
(Washington, DC) — The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is pausing the emergency release of water from Utah’s Flaming Gorge reservoir. The bureau began the monthly releases in 2021 in hopes of stabilizing declining water levels at Lake Powell. But the water level at Flaming Gorge has also dropped significantly during […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Eight Utahns want voters to decide whether the state should have a new flag. They filed a petition with the lieutenant governor’s office on Monday to put the issue on the ballot next year. To make that happen, they need to gather more than 134-thousand […]
(Cedar City, UT) — Hospitals in Cedar City and St. George are ending their nearly three-year-long mask requirement. Along with all other units of Intermountain Health, Cedar City Hospital and St. George Regional Hospital will no longer require people to wear masks, beginning one week from today, March 15th. Signs […]
