(Salt Lake City, UT) — A state lawmaker wants to get rid of any political campaign signs that are placed on public property in a way that becomes hazardous. Republican State Senator Mike McKell plans to push legislation that would impose fines on campaigns that place their signs in public […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The chair of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee says Utah’s bid to host an upcoming Winter Olympics is unlikely to bear fruit until at least 2034. Susanne Lyons suggested yesterday that Salt Lake City is more of a fallback plan for the International Olympic […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah’s governor is not a fan of President Biden’s desire for a federal gas tax holiday. Governor Spencer Cox tweeted yesterday that the Biden proposal would only save Americans 18-cents at the gas pump while producing more deficit spending and more inflation. Cox added that […]
(Kanab, UT) — Firefighters are struggling to gain control of a growing wildfire in southern Utah. The Left Fork Fire has grown to over 46-hundred acres while containment remains at five-percent. The fire began as a prescribed burn in April and has flared up twice since then. No injuries have […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox is urging Utahns to take extra precautions if they plan on buying and setting off fireworks during Independence Day and Pioneer Day holidays. Cox and leaders for the Division of Natural Resources said yesterday that there were 115 firework-related fires last year, […]
(Wayne County, UT) — The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office says six people had to be rescued by helicopter after flash flooding at Capitol Reef National Park. The Sheriff’s Office says flooding in Capitol Gorge and Grand Wash areas left visitors and park rangers stranded yesterday afternoon and disabled at least […]
Miss Richfield 2021, Rachel Krueger is getting ready to pass on her title. The Miss Richfield Scholarship Pageant will be held this Saturday June 25 at 7:00 p.m. in the Sevier Valley Center in Richfield. Candidates for Miss Richfield 2022 are: Hannah Williams, Jenadee Partridge, Maria Rider, Tristyn Butcher, Kristine […]
Contractors in central Utah are having a hard time getting their hands on Cement Powder after the manufacturing plant that supplies up to 75% of it in Utah was shut down for a number of weeks. Ash Grove, Utah’s primary supplier, was shut down for about three weeks while waiting […]
(Alton, UT) — Kane County authorities are letting people who live in a mountain community go back home with escorts to get belongings out of their homes. There are about 100 cabins in the evacuation zone in Alton that were evacuated on Tuesday as a result of the Left Fork […]
(St. George, UT) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is announcing water conservation measures. The church says they have a responsibility to care for and gratefully use “what God has given, avoid wasting resources and wisely use the bounty of the earth to care for one another.” […]
