(Salt Lake County, UT) — The State Of Utah will receive 266-million dollars to help combat the opioid epidemic. Salt Lake County officials laid out plans for how it will spend the 57-million dollars earmarked from a major settlement with painkiller manufacturers. Mayor Jenny Wilson and District Attorney Sim Gill […]
(Washington, DC) — Senator Mike Lee is remembering Orrin Hatch as a pioneer and a mentor who never forgot his Utah roots. The Utah Republican paid tribute to Hatch during a speech on the U.S. Senate floor yesterday. Lee talked about his admiration for Hatch after working for him as […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Senate candidate Evan McMullin will not caucus with Republicans or Democrats should he win in the 2022 election. Campaign representatives for McMullin say the former CIA intelligence officer has pledged to serve as an independent representative. Over the weekend, the Utah Democratic Party voted to […]
(Washington, DC) — The resumption of diplomatic operations in Ukraine is great news to Senator Mitt Romney. The Utah Republican tweeted yesterday that the restoration of a diplomatic presence in Kyiv is a critical component to U.S. support of Ukraine. Romney says it is essential to show Ukraine support as […]
(Undated) — Utah Congressman Blake Moore is among the contingent from Congress making the trip to the southern border. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy took a delegation of about eight House members to the Texas-Mexican border today. They have met with U.S. Customs and Border agents, members of the Texas […]
(Spanish Fork, UT) — Utah’s lieutenant governor says the state is in a “world of hurt” because of a lack of water in state reservoirs. Lieutenant Governor Deidre Henderson urged Utahns to conserve water yesterday, noting that Utah’s reservoirs are at about 58-percent of capacity heading into the summer. She […]
A woman is in custody in Sevier County after a high speed chase that spanned multiple counties. Janae Shultz, age 36 from West Valley, was stopped for speeding on Apr. 22 in Sevier County. She was driving on a suspended drivers license and had a statewide warrant and when she […]
(Cache County, UT) — The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food has announced the second confirmed case of bird flu in the state. The agency said Saturday that the highly contagious avian flu was found in birds on a farm in Cache County. The first case was discovered in Utah […]
(Undated) — Utah, Colorado, Wyoming and New Mexico jointly agreed to release more water into Lake Powell. The states will gradually release 500-thousand-acre-feet of water from Flaming Gorge beginning May 1st. The move comes after a report showed water levels at Lake Powell dropped more rapidly than projected, putting hydroelectric […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Cox says he is willing to explore the idea of eliminating fares on all public transit in Utah. The governor said yesterday that no-cost bus and train service could help Utahn combat high gas prices. He said he’s willing to finance the idea for […]
