SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Great Salt Lake has hit a new historic low for the second time in less than a year as the ongoing megadrought worsened by climate change continues to shrink the largest natural lake west of the Mississippi. Utah Department of Natural Resources said Monday […]
(Brooklyn, NY) — Three protesters who tried to interrupt a hot dog eating contest in New York were apparently trying to bring negative attention to a pig farm in Utah. The three mask-wearing protesters walked onstage at the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest yesterday carrying signs saying “expose Smithfield’s Deathstar.” […]
(Kaysville, UT) — An eight-year-old girl is dead after being hit by a vehicle during a Fourth of July parade in Kaysville. Macie Hill was performing with her cheer team when a Hummer that was part of her group struck her yesterday. Hill was rushed to the hospital and the […]
(Washington, DC) — Republican Senator Mitt Romney is warning about what a return of Donald Trump to the White House would do to the nation. In an opinion piece for The Atlantic, Romney says that another Trump presidency “would feed the sickness, probably rendering it incurable.” He called President Biden […]
The Monroe 1st and 4th ward chapel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints was tagged with graffiti Wednesday night. The Stake Presidency of the Monroe Utah Stake posted on Facebook asking for members to keep a watchful eye on the church buildings. The post said they found […]
Sanpete Valley Hospital administrator Aaron Wood has confirmed that Intermountain Healthcare plans to purchase land in Ephraim later this year. A hospital with as many as 125 beds has been rumored, but it will be determined at a later date what the land will be used for.
Beaver, Utah – Color Country Interagency Fire Mangers are expanding Stage 1 fire restrictions to include Beaver County beginning July 1, 2022 at 12:01 a.m. on all unincorporated county, state and federally administered public lands in the following Utah counties: Washington, Kane, Garfield, Iron and Beaver (excluding Fishlake National Forest, Beaver Ranger District). “In […]
(Kane County, UT) — Crews are gaining more ground on the Left Fork Fire burning in Kane County. Authorities report the fire is now 40-percent contained and has held steady at 42-hundred acres. More than 700 firefighters remain in the area. Crews are using drones to send personnel to hot […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox selected his nominee for the Utah Supreme Court. Judge Jill Pohlman has served on the Utah Court of Appeals, and is a graduate of the University of Utah’s S.J. Quinney College of Law. If Pohlman is confirmed by the State Senate, the […]
(Provo, UT) — David Leavitt is trailing badly in his bid to be re-elected as Utah County Attorney. Unofficial results announced last night show Jeff Gray getting more than 70-percent of the vote, with Leavitt far behind with around 28-percent. Leavitt has been under fire from law enforcement and prosecutors […]
