(Salt Lake City, UT) – Governor Spencer Cox signed several bills centered around improving diversity in Utah this morning. Legislation includes bills that make driver license exams available in several languages, and expands healthcare support for racial and ethnic communities. Governor Cox also signed legislation that recognizes Juneteenth as an […]
(Millard County, UT) — The Millard County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help to locate a missing 22-year-old man. The Sheriff’s Office says a vehicle registered to Jonathan Barrett Brantley was found in the Notch Peak-Tule Valley area. Brantley’s cell phone was found inside the vehicle. The Sheriff’s Office doesn’t […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) – Utah’s unemployment rate continues to fall. Numbers from the Department of Workforce Services shows that just two-percent of all eligible workers had no job in March. That number is down from two-point-one-percent in February. The national unemployment rate currently sits at three-point-six-percent.
(Washington, DC) — Text messages show U.S. Senator Mike Lee of Utah had a part in the Trump administration’s attempt to change the 2020 election result. Lee messaged chief of staff Mark Meadows about a strategy from legal advisor John Eastman to have states present an alternate slate of electors […]
(Juab County, UT) — Easter weekend is going to be very expensive for some drivers who were caught speeding in west-central Utah. The Utah Highway Patrol conducted a speed enforcement effort over the weekend near Little Saraha Sand Dunes in Juab County. At least 200 drivers were ticketed for speeding, […]
Update: The names of the victims have been released by the Utah Medical Examiner’s Office. Officials say Michael Smith Sr., Ronald Smith, and Patty Warren died. The Millard County Sheriff’s Office also confirms there was an explosion in the fire. Two people and a pet dog survived. Around 4:35 […]
(Emery County, UT) — The body of a missing Montana man has been found in southeastern Utah. The Emery County Sheriff’s Office says Jonathan Baker was found near Colonnade Arch. The Sheriff’s Office had asked for help finding Baker on Tuesday after he was reported missing by his family. A […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) – State health officials say two new subvariants of COVID-19 that have been blamed for a surge in cases in New York have now been confirmed in Utah. Only two cases have been confirmed so far in Utah. These subvariants of the omicron variant are considered […]
(Murray, UT) — Governor Cox is calling attention to education bills passed by the Utah Legislature this year. The governor held a ceremonial bill signing at Hillcrest Junior High School in Murray yesterday. Among the bills highlighted at the signing was an anti-bullying measure known as “Izzy’s Bill.” The nickname […]
(Provo, UT) — A jury is deliberating its verdict following closing arguments in the Jarrod Baum murder trial. Utah County Attorney Christine Scott reminded the jury yesterday of witness testimony that Baum brutally stabbed 18-year-old Riley Powell in 2017. Baum is also charged with the murder of 17-year-old Breezy Otteson. […]
