(Moab, UT) — Campfires are now banned in southeast Utah due to quickly drying conditions. Federal land managers say the new restrictions are a first for Utah. They include bans on metal cutting and welding in vegetated areas and no smoking except in a vehicle or building, on a developed […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah law enforcement agencies are urging drivers in the state to slow down, buckle up and avoid driving while impaired. Authorities will track the “One-Hundred Deadliest Days” on the road between Memorial Day and Labor Day, which is the time period fatal accidents in the […]
(Heber City, UT) — First responders are urging Utahns to be safe on the water during the Memorial Day weekend. Emergency services personnel held a water safety event at Deer Creek Island Resort yesterday to raise awareness ahead of the holiday weekend. They handed out life jackets and reminded Utahns […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah Democrats are planning to introduce several gun control measures in the state legislature, though they admit the bills probably won’t be supported by Republican lawmakers. House Minority Leader Brian King says he plans to introduce several bills following a mass shooting that killed 19 […]
(Washington, DC) — Republican Senator Mitt Romney believes there are gun reforms he can get behind following the mass shooting at a Texas elementary school earlier this week. Speaking with reporters, Romney said he supports aspects of the failed Toomey-Manchin bill proposed in 2013 in response to the Sandy Hook […]
CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) — Native American students in southern Utah donned beaded caps and eagle feathers at high school graduations this week, months after the state passed a law enshrining their right to wear tribal regalia at the ceremonies. Utah is among a growing list of states where lawmakers […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah drivers should expect some delays if they start their Memorial Day weekend travel tomorrow afternoon. The Utah Department of Transportation is predicting ten to 15-minute delays on Interstate 15 in Salt Lake and Davis counties and around Nephi starting around one o’clock. Eastbound U.S. […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A Utah lawmaker is proposing a change to state gun laws following a deadly mass shooting in Texas. State Senator Derek Kitchen wants to raise the minimum age for buying a gun from 18 to 21-years-old. Kitchen says anyone who isn’t old enough to buy […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Centers for Disease Control is confirming that two cases of monkeypox have been discovered in Salt Lake County. The county health department reported the cases Monday, saying two people in the same household were having symptoms of the viral disease. The diagnosis was confirmed […]
(Washington, DC) — Governor Spencer Cox is partially blaming short-term rentals for Utah’s housing shortage. Speaking at a conference organized by the J. Ronald Terwilliger Center for Housing Policy, Cox told an audience that rental platforms like Airbnb and Vrbo are leading to a run on recently-built properties. The governor […]
