(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Associate Chief Justice of the Utah Supreme Court is announcing his retirement. John Pearce was appointed to the state Supreme Court in 2015 and selected as Associate Chief Justice in 2022. In a letter to Governor Spencer Cox, Pearce said the time has come […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A Republican state representative says he plans to introduce “significant legislation” following Pride Month messages on Jazz, Mammoth and Real Salt Lake social media. Trevor Lee posted on X “Utahns overwhelmingly don’t support pride month.” Lee did not elaborate on the legislation he’s planning. In […]
On May 30, officials responded to a fire at an apartment building near 200 west 500 south in Richfield. The call was received just after 2:20 p.m. and the Richfield City Fire Department was able to extinguish the blaze in around an hour. According to initial reports, only the unit […]
(Cedar City, UT) — Nobody is seriously hurt after a fire damaged a home in Cedar City over the weekend. The blaze is believed to have started in some brush of a backyard before spreading to a home and its garage Sunday morning. Firefighters noted it burned up a tall […]
(Snow Canyon State Park, UT) — A hiker is safe after being trapped deep inside a lava tube cave in Snow Canyon State Park on Saturday. Officials say the individual was stuck about 100 yards in, requiring a High Angle Rope Rescue team and four hours to complete the technical […]
(Undated) — Caring.com, a resource for seniors, is out with its Senior Happiness Index. It shows where in the country seniors are happiest and is based on WalletHub’s state happiness roundup. It weighs factors including cost of living, average life expectancy, health rates in residents over 60 and the number […]
The Uinta Basin Railway project can continue forward after a landmark decision issued by the U.S. Supreme Court. They upheld the federal environmental review of the project opening the door for the construction of the 88-mile rail line, which will connect the Uintah Basin to the national freight network. According […]
(La Sal, UT) — A uranium mine in southeastern Utah is ready to reopen. The Trump administration approved reopening the Velvet-Wood Mine near Lisbon Valley on Friday, the first to receive the green light under a new 14-day environmental review process. Officials noted the mine will produce both uranium and […]
A search is scheduled after human remains were found at Fishlake. According to Sevier County Sheriff Nathan Curtis, “on the evening of the 16th of May we had a report from an individual who was walking his dog along the shoreline of Fishlake and his dog started picking up a […]
(Moab, UT) — A new state park is welcoming visitors in southeastern Utah. UtahRaptor State Park officially opened last week with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by Governor Spencer Cox. The park, located northwest of Moab, is the 46th state park in Utah and filled with dinosaur fossils that mostly came […]
