(Salt Lake City, UT) — Republican Congressman Burgess Owens is citing racism as the reason he skipped last night’s Fourth District congressional debate in Salt Lake City. In a video posted to social media, Owens said he would not take part in a debate moderated by the executive editor of […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Gas prices are on the rise in Utah. Triple A reports the average cost is about four dollars, 23 cents. That’s up from last week’s average of four-17. Drivers in Salt Lake are paying about four-17. Meanwhile, in St. George, drivers are paying about four-45 […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Star Wars actor Mark Hamill is weighing in on Utah’s U.S. Senate race. He took to Twitter this week to retweet one of Evan McMullin’s tweets. He added that he likes Mullins so much that he wishes he lived in Utah so he could vote […]
(Provo, UT) — Students at Brigham Young University say members of the LGBTQ community should be treated just like any other students on campus. Dozens of students walked out of classes and held a rally yesterday in honor of National Coming Out Day. Organizers said their goal was to end […]
(Undated) — Senator Mike Lee says fellow Utah Senator Mitt Romney needs to support his re-election campaign or risk keeping the Senate under Democratic control. Lee appeared last night on Fox News and told host Tucker Carlson that Romney needs to “get on board” and issue an endorsement of his […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Congressman Burgess Owens is not confirming his participation in tonight’s District Four candidate debate at the University of Utah. The Utah Debate Commission said the Republican congressman hadn’t contacted them as of yesterday afternoon. The debate commission said they were still planning on having all […]
(Lehi, UT) — The founder of Vivint Smart Home is giving millions of dollars to Primary Children’s Hospital in hopes of building a model for children’s health care in the United States. Todd Pedersen and his wife announced yesterday that they will make a 35-million-dollar donation to the hospital. Officials […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Scientists are worried that declining water levels at the Great Salt Lake are increasing the salt content of the water that remains. Researchers at Weber State University say the salinity in the northern portion of the lake is increasing because of reduced water flow. They […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Officials at Salt Lake City International Airport say they were apparently not a target in a coordinated cyberattack that affected other U.S. airports. A spokesperson for the airport said security personnel did not notice anything unusual as they monitored possible threats yesterday. Websites for several […]
(Moab, UT) — Officials at Arches National Park say overwhelming demand was responsible for a decision to cut off entry to the park early yesterday. Cars lined the road leading into the park yesterday, and managers took to social media around 10 a.m. to tell visitors that they would not […]
