(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Cox is recognizing Utahns for making a difference in their communities through acts of service. The governor handed out the first-ever Spirit of Service awards at the State Capitol yesterday. The honorees included ten-year-old Andilynn Chambers of Harrisville, who has given up birthday presents […]
(Undated) — Salt Lake City may be facing less competition in its bid to host an upcoming Winter Olympics. SportBusiness.com reports that Spain may be dropping out of contention for the 2030 Winter Games. The report indicates that Olympic leaders could table their bid in hopes of bringing the Olympics […]
(Kanab, UT) — The Kane County Sheriff’s Office is recommending the evacuation of homes and cabins in the area of the Left Fork Fire. The Sheriff’s Office said yesterday that residents of the Bryce Woodlands Estates area near Kanab should leave after the wildfire escaped fire lines on the southwest […]
(Spanish Fork, UT) — A Utah lawmaker thinks allowing political signs on freeway overpasses and highway medians is a safety hazard. Republican State Senator Mike McKell of Spanish Fork says he’s planning to introduce a bill that would prohibit campaign signs on government property, including areas near a highway. He […]
(Washington, DC) — Senator Mike Lee volunteered to talk with the January 6th committee regarding text exchanges he had with former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows. Recently released text messages show Lee telling Meadows that legislatures in contested states would have to put forward alternative slates of Electoral […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Several state agencies are urging Utahns to be wildfire aware following a series of weekend fires along Interstate 80 west of Salt Lake City. The Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands says warm, dry conditions make it likely that any human-caused fire could […]
Around 6:00 a.m. on June 19, authorities responded to a call after an individual discovered a vehicle that had gone off the roadway on state route 31 in Fairview Canyon. According to reports the driver, Michael Houck age 39, had been stuck inside the vehicle since the crash sometime between […]
(Smithfield, UT) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is breaking ground for a new temple in Cache County. A ceremony to mark the occasion was held Saturday in Smithfield. Elder Quentin L. Cook and Elder Gary E. Stevenson of the Quorum of the Twelve both shoveled some […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah’s unemployment rate remains one of the lowest in the country. Numbers from the Department of Workforce Services show May’s unemployment rate at two-percent, which was a slight increase from April’s figures. The national unemployment rate held at three-point-six-percent.
(Salt Lake City, UT) — State employees are getting the day off as Utah recognizes Juneteenth as a public holiday for the first time. Governor Cox signed a bipartisan bill earlier this year that established the holiday. Juneteenth is in recognition of June 19th,1865, when African American slaves in Texas […]
