(Salt Lake City, UT) — Republican Senator Mike Lee faces pressure to get behind a bipartisan agreement on gun safety. Independent Senate candidate Evan McMullin praised Democrats and Republicans for coming together to pass something he believes will help prevent future gun deaths. McMullin noted that Republican Senator Mitt Romney […]
The Utah Board of Higher Education named Stacee McIff as interim president of Snow College, to take effect on July 1. McIff has served as vice president for technical education and workforce development at the college since 2021 and will lead Snow College during the Utah Board of Higher Education’s […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Several big TV and movie projects will be coming to Utah for filming this summer. The Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity approved state incentives for 13 projects last week. Among the projects approved are a new western by Kevin Costner and a limited series from […]
(Iron County, UT) — The Utah Highway Patrol says two men are in custody in Iron County for human smuggling. A UHP officer pulled over a car on Interstate 15 near Cedar City on Saturday because the window tint on their car appeared to be darker than allowed. A police […]
(Washington, DC) — Senator Mitt Romney is among Senate Republicans touting a bipartisan bill for gun safety. The legislation includes new resources to allow states to implement extreme risk protection orders, investments for mental health treatment and school security upgrades. The bill also adds new scrutiny for gun buyers under […]
Around 4:00 p.m. on June 13, dispatch received a call for a downed power line and a fire next to Highway 118 just north of Austin. According to Sevier County Sheriff Nathan Curtis, high winds caused the power line to fall over, landing on some hay bales catching them on […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Half a dozen Utahns are among the 31 white nationalists arrested for allegedly planning to riot at an LGBTQ+ Pride event in northern Idaho Saturday. The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office says six Utah residents were arrested near the Pride in the Park event in Coeur […]
(Cedar City, UT) — Police say they’ve recovered the body of a teenage boy who drowned at Newcastle Reservoir near Cedar City over the weekend. The Iron County Sheriff’s Office says crews recovered the 14-year-old’s body early yesterday morning. Police say the boy was kayaking with his 17-year-old brother when […]
Seventeen people are safe in Garfield County after the Sheriff’s Office says they needed to be rescued from a slot canyon. The young men’s group from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints were in Sandthrax Canyon June 9 for a hike and got lost. Rescue teams were […]
On June10, Smithfield Foods announced it is closing the majority of its operations in Beaver County. During an emergency meeting after the announcement, the Beaver County Commission declared a state of economic emergency due to fear of a ripple effect on the local economy. County officials say the closure will […]
