(Salt Lake City, UT) – Utah needs more rain and snow to come out of drought conditions. Utah Snow Service reports the state has seen 75-percent of the precipitation considered normal for this time of year. State officials say unseasonably warm temperatures in recent weeks have led to concerns about […]
(Zion National Park, UT) — Visitors hoping to hike a popular trail at Zion National Park will need to bring more than water and comfortable shoes for the next few weeks. Starting today, those who want to hike the Angels Landing trail will also need a permit. Park officials are […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah’s top lawyer is joining more than 40 other U.S. attorneys general in asking TikTok and Snapchat to allow more parental control on their platforms. Attorney General Sean Reyes joined the other AGs in signing a letter addressed to lawyers at both social media platforms […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utahns say state lawmakers are just a bit more influential than the governor. A new Deseret News-Hinckley Institute of Politics poll recently asked voters what group of elected leaders holds the most influence in the state. Members of the Utah Legislature came out on top, […]
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (AP) — The pilots on a Delta flight from Salt Lake City to Washington, D.C. decided to bring their jet down in Denver after the cockpit windshield shattered above 30,000 feet. The crew repeatedly told the nearly 200 passengers to remain calm until they landed. A […]
Genealogists and historians can get a microscopic look at sweeping historical trends when individual records from the 1950 census are released this week. Researchers view the records that will be released Friday as a gold mine, and amateur genealogists see it as a way to fill gaps in family trees. […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah’s lieutenant governor says she’s disappointed in Utah lawmakers for overriding the governor’s veto of a ban on transgender athletes in school sports. Lieutenant Governor Deidre Henderson tells KUTV that state lawmakers accomplished little with the override, other than “a lot of anxiety and mess […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) – UHP and Utah police departments are reminding drivers to watch out for motorcycles as the weather continues to warm up. UHP says people driving cars need to stay focused and put their phones down. Riders are urged to wear helmets and other protective gear, and […]
(Washington, DC) — Senator Mitt Romney says he enjoyed meeting with Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson in his office in Washington, D.C. yesterday. The Utah Republican released a statement after the meeting saying he had a wide-ranging discussion with Jackson about her experience and qualifications. Romney later told CNN […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) – Governor Spencer Cox nominated a new judge to fill a vacancy on the Utah Supreme Court. Judge Diana Hagen has served on the Utah Court of Appeals for nearly five years. Before then, she worked as the president of the Women Lawyers of Utah. The […]
