(Salt Lake City, UT) — State officials are voicing growing concerns about the threat of wildfires in Utah this summer. Experts say a wet winter had caused more vegetation growth than usual, and with a hot and dry summer in the forecast, that vegetation will become wildfire fuel once it […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — This Friday is World Blood Donor Day, and the American Red Cross is urging Utahns to donate blood. The Red Cross says they’re currently 20-thousand donations below what they need. Officials say the need for blood donations is highest in the summer months, and you […]
(Cedar City, UT) — Fire crews put out a small brush fire in Cedar City yesterday afternoon. The fire started near Route 56 at around 4:30 p.m., not far from some businesses along Westview Drive. The fire was reportedly human-caused, but there’s no word yet on how it started. Firefighters […]
(Sevier County, UT) — A morning wildfire yesterday caused power outages in Sevier County. The fire began along I-70 near mile post 21 in a mountainous area, making it tough for fire crews to reach the blaze, so a helicopter was used to keep the flames from spreading. Due to […]
(Cedar City, UT) — A Utah judge has signed an execution warrant for a man convicted of a brutal 1998 murder in Cedar City. Investigators say Taberon Honie broke into the home of Claudia Benn, sexually assaulted her, and slashed her to death with a knife. Honie’s death sentence was […]
(Provo, UT) — The Utah County Sheriff’s Office is urging people to use caution near rivers and bodies of water especially during heavy runoff periods. Deputies say two separate drowning incidents this past weekend involved victims near rivers. On Saturday, a 12-year-old boy fell into the Provo River. Search and […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Salt Lake City-Utah Committee for the Games is moving forward with financial paperwork in hopes of securing a formal bid to host the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. State and city committee members say an almost three-billion dollar operating budget proposal is on […]
(Kaysville, UT) — Mosquitoes are likely to be an even more oppressive danger and a nuisance this summer due to the near-record heat and high water levels from the melting snowpack. Officials with the Davis Mosquito Abatement District are using technology to be ahead of the problem including a drone […]
(Garfield County, UT) — A park ranger is dead after he tripped and fell at Bryce Canyon National Park. It happened on Friday when 78-year-old Tom Lorig fell and hit his head on a rock while directing a visitor to a shuttle bus. Bystanders and medics rendered first aid, but […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The state’s new road rage law goes into effect on July 1st. The law criminalizes road rage as incidents that occur or are escalated by drivers with the intent to endanger or intimidate an individual in another vehicle. Penalties will soon increase for those convicted […]
