SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The head of a group that puts on a lucrative annual outdoors show says she backs a statement from 30 companies urging Utah Gov. Gary Herbert and state officials to ease off policies they say threaten public lands. Amy Roberts, the executive director of the […]
A Centerfield family is trying to pick the up the pieces after a fire claimed their home Friday, February 10. Emergency personnel rushed to 275 N Main in Centerfield, Utah, after an emergency call came in about the fire at 12:45 pm. The Gunnison Valley Police Department, Fire Department, EMTs […]
Demand for homes in Sevier County is on the rise according to a report by the Utah Association of Realtors. The Association stated that home sales in Utah reached a new record with over 49,000 homes sold, breaking the previous record set in 2005. The report states that sales in […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah teenager accused of stabbing five random classmates in a high school locker room is behaving well in juvenile detention but will be kept behind bars due to the severity of the crime. The teen made a brief court appearance Tuesday in Orem with […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Prosecutors are filing a second set of child abuse charges in the case of a 12-year-old boy who was found severely malnourished and locked in feces-strewn bathroom in a small southern Utah town. A 40-year-old Toquerville man was charged Tuesday with felony child abuse. Court […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah officials are considering raising telephone fees in order to pay for upgrades to the state’s 911 and public safety radio system. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that the Senate Transportation Committee on Monday endorsed a bill that would increase public safety fees by 38 […]
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Navajo Nation President Russell Begaye has signed legislation to revamp the commission that oversees an agency intended to help provide tribal members with affordable housing. The legislation signed Friday reduces the Navajo Housing Authority’s commission to five members from eight and requires members have expertise […]
Four Delta, Utah, residents found their way to the inside of the Millard County Jail last Friday. According to the Millard County Sheriff’s Office, deputies found meth, the spoils of recent burglaries, drug paraphernalia and evidence of identity fraud after serving a warrant at a Delta home. 28-year-old Zachary Tucker […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) – Utah lawmakers are halfway through this year’s session of the legislature. Today marks the 23rd day of the 45-day session. Though lawmakers filed a record number of bills this year, only 56 have been approved and sent to Governor Herbert’s desk. The governor has signed only […]
(Monticello, UT) – Bird lovers in southeastern Utah have the opportunity to participate in an international event this weekend. The Canyon Country Discovery Center in Monticello is set to hold the first ever Great Backyard Bird Count on Saturday. The international bird behavioral assessment event is sponsored by the Audubon Society […]
