A new 20-year cooperative agreement between Utah and the U.S. Forest Service aims to restore forests damaged by bark beetles, including areas of the Manti-La Sal National Forest in Sanpete County. Gov. Spencer Cox and U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz signed the agreement last Thursday at the State Capitol. […]
(Orem, UT) — The head of the largest university in Utah is leaving her position at the end of the year. Astrid Tuminez says her nearly seven years running Utah Valley University have been rewarding, but she’s ready for her next chapter. About a year ago, she lost her husband […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A man is under arrest for allegedly hindering the investigation into a double murder outside of a church. Two people died on January 7th after shots rang out after a funeral. It happened at a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints meetinghouse on North […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah Rep. Trevor Lee is sponsoring a bill to rename Harvey Milk Boulevard in Salt Lake City to Charlie Kirk Boulevard. Harvey Milk was an LGBT-plus leader and one of the first openly gay elected officials in the country. Conservative influencer Charlie Kirk was killed […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Credit scores have fallen over the past year in all 50 states, but Utah’s drop is the smallest. A new report by WalletHub says Utah’s average credit score only dropped by a fraction of one-percent. The average credit score statewide is 690. Delaware, Georgia and […]
(Spanish Fork, UT) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced a new Temple in Spanish Fork. Church officials say it will be built at 100 South and 25-50 East on a nearly nine-acre lot, with early plans showing roughly 80-thousand square feet and multiple stories. The Spanish […]
(Burley, ID) — Dallin H. Oaks has dedicated his first temple since becoming President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Yesterday, he dedicated the Burley, Idaho Temple which the church says is over 43-thousand square feet. Oaks said the temple is close to his heart because he […]
(Cedar City, UT) — A man has been found alive after his truck was stuck in freezing conditions in the mountains south of Cedar City. Iron County Search and Rescue teams say the man was facing life-threatening conditions when he decided to ditch his truck. They say he left his […]
Yesterday the Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity board approved tax incentives for two companies, Integrated Rail and Resources, Inc. and MCM Engineering II, to support job creation and business investment in Iron and Uintah counties. According to a press release from the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity, “together, the […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Police have not made any arrests but they do have new leads after two people were shot and killed outside of an LDS church in Salt Lake City. Police say there was an argument that apparently spilled outside when people left a funeral service on […]
