PROVO, Utah (AP) — An outbreak of COVID-19 has been reported at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-ay Saints’ main training center for missionaries in Provo, Utah. The Provo Missionary Training Center requires all missionaries to be fully vaccinated and also conducts COVID-19 testing, several missionaries tested positive this […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah lawmakers are looking for solutions to help bring more water to the Great Salt Lake. House Speaker Brad Wilson will host a summit on that topic next week in Layton. The invitation list includes other state lawmakers, government officials, scientists and groups who favor […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah Department of Health says three-thousand-303 people have tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday, an 82-percent increase from Tuesday. The number is the highest since January 7th when there were three-thousand-842 new cases. The Health Department says the surge is due to holiday gatherings and […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — More than 600 drivers are facing speeding tickets in Utah following the Christmas holiday weekend. The Utah Highway Patrol noted yesterday that troopers caught 21 drivers going more than 100-miles-an-hour between Friday and Sunday. Forty drivers were cited for not wearing seat belts, while 21 […]
(Clinton, UT) — Former Utah state Representative Paul Ray of Clinton is hospitalized and is in very serious condition. House Speaker Brad Wilson emailed all House members yesterday to let them know of Ray’s condition. He went to the hospital over the weekend with an intense headache, and doctors found […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A Utah lawmaker wants to expand the criminal charges that can be placed against those who attack workers at healthcare facilities. State Representative Robert Spendlove of Sandy is sponsoring a bill that would elevate the minimum punishment for assault on a healthcare worker to a […]
Forecast for Skyline Area Mountains Issued by Brett Kobernik for Tuesday, December 28, 2021 The avalanche danger remains HIGH on the Manti Skyline. Deep and wide natural avalanches were releasing on Monday. Travel in avalanche terrain is DEFINITELY NOT RECOMMENDED.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Twenty people were injured when a Greyhound bus headed to Las Vegas veered off a highway and rolled over in central Utah late Monday night. Utah Highway Patrol Sgt. Cameron Roden said Tuesday the injured passengers were taken to area hospitals with a range of […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox says the state is by no means clear of COVID-19 and people still need to protect themselves. In an interview with KSL-TV, Cox says they are watching the omicron variant “very closely,” but does not yet see the need to enact more […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah Highway Patrol is urging drivers to take some extra time getting to work this morning. According to the UHP, a snow squall caused dozens of crashes around the state beginning late yesterday afternoon. State troopers and UDOT incident management team personnel also assisted […]
