(Undated) — Utah, Colorado, Wyoming and New Mexico jointly agreed to release more water into Lake Powell. The states will gradually release 500-thousand-acre-feet of water from Flaming Gorge beginning May 1st. The move comes after a report showed water levels at Lake Powell dropped more rapidly than projected, putting hydroelectric […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Democrats pulling hard to defeat Republican Sen. Mike Lee took the unusual step Saturday of spurning a party hopeful to instead get behind an independent, former presidential candidate Evan McMullin. Democrats were swayed by calls from prominent members who said McMullin was the best […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Orrin G. Hatch, who became the longest-serving Republican senator in history and was a fixture in Utah politics for more than four decades, has died at age 88. His death Saturday was announced in a statement from his foundation, which did not specify a cause. […]
CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) — Authorities say four people were killed when a single-engine airplane crashed minutes after taking off for a sightseeing tour in rural southwestern Utah. The Iron County Sheriff’s Office said deputies discovered the aircraft after responding to a report of a fire just before 7 p.m. […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Cox says he is willing to explore the idea of eliminating fares on all public transit in Utah. The governor said yesterday that no-cost bus and train service could help Utahn combat high gas prices. He said he’s willing to finance the idea for […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Westminster College is facing blowback for a course it plans to offer in May. The elective course is titled ” Porn” and is structured to analyze pornographic films and material. Instructors would discuss how sexual inequalities are reflected and reinforced through the multi-billion-dollar industry, and […]
(Ogden, UT) — Republican Senator Mitt Romney doesn’t believe Senator Mike Lee did anything illegal after Lee assisted Former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Last week, a news report showed that Lee and former Chief of Staff Mark Meadows exchanged text messages prior to the certification […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Army National Guard says two Blackhawk helicopters that crashed within a few hundred yards of a Utah ski resort in February was caused by human error and resulted in $9.23 million in damages. The agency said in a news release Thursday that the […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square is working with a luxury cruise line to help out humanitarian causes. Leaders for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Choir announced a collaboration with Azamara to schedule a tour this June in the Baltic […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A new report from state auditors shows the University of Utah still has not addressed policing failures that were exposed following the murder of Lauren McCluskey. The report concludes that departments on campus are still not communicating with U. Police about threats. The university’s hospital […]
