(Davis County, UT) — A former Utah state lawmaker is throwing her hat in the ring for Congress. The state elections office announced Friday Becky Edwards gathered enough signatures to qualify for the Republican primary in District Two, a seat being vacated by Chris Stewart. Edwards earned degrees at BYU […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah Governor Spencer Cox says major organizations in the U.S. are too “politicized” when it comes to information about youth transgender medical treatments. Cox appeared on CBS’ “Face the Nation” yesterday and was asked about Utah laws banning youth access to hormone therapy, puberty blockers […]
(Cedar City, UT) — Nearly 20 emaciated dogs have been rescued from a training facility in Cedar City. Iron County Sheriff’s Lieutenant Dave Mitchell told reporters the dogs were being kept in conditions he called “deplorable,” with animals in their own waste and urine. He said, “Deputies found 19 dogs […]
(St. George, UT) — There’s no let-up in the hot weather that’s been baking Southern Utah. In fact, it’s going to get even hotter. The National Weather Service is forecasting a high of 100 today, followed by 102 on Saturday and 104 Sunday. And the extreme heat will keep rising […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A new exhibit of paintings by famous Latter-day Saint artist Minerva Teichert is now open at the Church History Museum. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was a major patron of Teichert’s works in the 1930s and ’40s, according to a release from […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah is, once again, the youngest state in the nation. Figures just released by the U.S. Census Bureau show that the median age in the Beehive State is 31-point-nine years. That’s a half-year older than the state median in 2020 but it’s nearly three years […]
(Zion National Park, UT) — The Narrows is open again but the popular hiking trail in Zion National Park is no walk in the park. The Virgin River is flowing “high, fast, and cold,” according to park spokesman Jonathan Shafer. The Narrows was closed to hikers for more than two […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah Republican Party says Celeste Maloy will be its nominee for the upcoming special congressional election despite ongoing questions about her eligibility. Utah G-O-P chair Robert Axson submitted Maloy’s name to state election officials yesterday. Maloy’s candidacy was questioned because she was not registered […]
On July 1, Deputies arrested a couple living in Mona and booked them into the Juab County Jail after serving a search warrant on their home in Mona. Deputies recovered multiple homemade explosive devices, explosive-making materials, 16 firearms, ammunition and over 60 edged weapons that were either commercially purchased or […]
Firefighters in Sevier County had a busy fourth of July. Firefighters responded to a dumpster fire behind Dollar General, a dumpster fire at the Central Valley LDS Church, a fire near the Richfield water tank, a fire north of I-70 exit 40, two other fires in Richfield, a fire in […]
