(Undated) — Utah has one of the highest rates of young driver deaths in the United States. That’s the conclusion of a recent study using data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. During a five-year period starting in 2017, Utah ranked third in the nation for highway deaths involving […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah is adding jobs and the unemployment rate is staying low. The state added nearly 49-thousand jobs over the past 12 months, according to the latest figures from the Department of Workforce Services. That’s a two-point-nine percent increase. Meanwhile, the state’s unemployment rate remained at […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Congressman Chris Stewart is giving his support to one of the candidates running to replace him in the Second Congressional District special election. Stewart announced yesterday that he is endorsing Republican candidate Celeste Maloy. Maloy has worked for Stewart as his chief legal council for […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is ending its long-time tradition of ceremonies celebrating the placement of temple cornerstones. A notice posted on the Church’s website on Saturday notes that construction techniques have advanced to the point that cornerstones are no longer included […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Many Utahns are not going to let the cost of gas keep them from traveling this summer. About 54-percent of those asked in a new Deseret News-Hinckley Institute of Politics poll say gas prices are something they consider before traveling. But only six-percent of the […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah Attorney General’s Office is asking a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit filed attempting to block the state’s new online age-verification law. Lawyers for the state say the Free Speech Coalition is suing the wrong people, noting that the new law allows […]
(Beryl, UT) — A man is dead following a house fire in Iron County. The blaze started Father’s Day morning in Beryl with one person inside, who was able to get out and call for help. But, St. George News reports the 42-year-old apparently went back inside to rescue his […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah is among the states with the highest gas prices. Triple-A’s latest report from last week shows the Beehive State’s average price for a gallon of regular at four dollars and nine cents, making it the seventh highest in the nation. But, the average price […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Dates are now on the calendar for a special election in Utah’s Second Congressional District. Governor Spencer Cox signed a bill over the weekend for primary elections to be held September 5th and the general election to begin on November 21st. This after Congressman Chris […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah Republican Party is planning two debates next week to give voters a chance to get to know the candidates running to replace Congressman Chris Stewart. One debate will be held Tuesday at Woods Cross High School’s auditorium. The second debate will be held […]
