(Ashley National Forest, UT) — The United States Forest Service has withdrawn its permission to build rail road tracks in Ashley National Forest. This comes after a US Appeals court found that the Surface Transportation Board rushed through the environmental impact statements. The 12 miles of track was a part […]
(Salt Lake City) — Governor Spencer Cox gave his State of the State Address last night in Salt Lake City. In the nearly half hour speech he outlined plans for the state to add 35-thousand starter homes in the next five years. Cox spoke to his proposed homelessness plan that […]
Nineteen candidates have officially filed to run for different positions in Sanpete County for the upcoming 2024 election. Running unopposed for Utah State Senate District 27 is Utah Sen. Derrin Owens of Fountain Green. For the Utah State House District 66 seat, Brian Nielson of Gunnison, Linda Hanks of Levan, […]
(St. George, UT) — Local businesses are worried that new crowd control measures involving Utah’s Mighty Five will hurt their cities economy. Since 2020 the national park serves has been working to create a new virtual system that has people in a cue with timed visiting days and hours. Hotel […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Drama continues to build around Utah’s new Social Media Youth laws. A second lawsuit was filed on Tuesday claiming the Utah Social Media Regulation Act is unconstitutional, claiming the age verification requirement is in violation of the law. Congress was trying to push back the […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah System of Higher Education and the State Legislature cannot agree on how much went towards Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs at universities across the state last year. The USHE says that a little more than three-million went towards DEI programs while a legislature […]
A man is behind bars after a road rage incident in Millard County. Around 4:00 p.m. on Jan. 17, Millard County Deputies responded to the area of State Route 257 and State Route 6 and 50 on a report of Road Rage involving a husband and wife in separate vehicles. […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — State GOP Representative Phil Lyman is using Utah Road Rights to help launch into his 20-24 Gubernatorial bid. In a recent social media post the GOP lawmaker announced plans to propose a law in the senate that would strengthen legislation that dates back to 18-66 […]
(Uintah Basin, UT) — The Ute Indian Tribe is calling on the state legislature to improve its public school system. This comes after data from the 2022 — 2023 school year shows that Ute students are falling further behind and dropping out more than nearly every demographic statewide. Lawmakers currently […]
A Utah State inmate pleaded guilty in Sixth District Court in Manti on Wednesday to manslaughter in the death of a fellow inmate at the Central Utah Correctional Facility. Cleo Cheney, 43, was incarcerated at the Gunnison prison with 62-year old Ted Davey. Cheney had been in prison since 2018 […]
