Ephraim’s City Council voted to increase the cities impact fees from $6,269 to $14,440. Impact fees are used as a way for municipalities to deal with growth. The four categories that will be raised include wastewater, culinary water, roads and parks and recreation. Wastewater has been raised from $1,107 to […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah has ended its mandated limits on gatherings and social distancing related to the pandemic. On Tuesday, the state reached several coronavirus-related metrics laid out in a bill passed earlier this year. The legislation established criteria based on case rates, ICU utilization and vaccine allocations. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — First lady Jill Biden plans to speak at a Salt Lake City school as the U.S. makes uneven progress toward reopening classrooms during the coronavirus pandemic. She is visiting Glendale Middle School, which serves a diverse student body and returned to in-person instruction a few […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A 47-year-old Utah woman who went missing in November has been discovered alive at a campsite near Provo, according to Utah County officials. Authorities found her living in a tent while looking for a drone that crashed during an aerial search of the area Sunday […]
A Mt. Pleasant native has been named Chairman of the Utah Republican Party. Carson Jorgensen was named as the new Chairman, taking the place of Chairman Brown, at the Utah GOP convention held the weekend of May. 1. Jorgensen shared in a joint statement with Vice Chair Hess, Secretary Horlacher […]
Keyera Braithwaite was crowned the new Miss Manti over the weekend. She is the daughter of Brian and Misty Braithwaite. Her platform was “Kindess is Key” and her talent was a dance solo. First attendant was won by Alexis Christensen, who also won miss congeniality. Bethany Christensen and Hope Marsing […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Officials say a person has died while competing in the first part of the Ironman 70.3 North American Championship St. George over the weekend. The Ironman Group confirmed the death on Saturday around 6:20 p.m., an hour after the race ended, saying an athlete was […]
HONOLULU (AP) — A woman has unexpectedly given birth on an hourslong flight from Utah to Hawaii with the help of multiple medical experts who were in the right place at the right time. Lavinia “Lavi” Mounga was traveling with family for a vacation to Hawaii on April 28 when […]
MOAB, Utah (AP) — Utah’s newest state park will encompass a wide swath of land rich in historic and paleontological resources. Fox 13 reports “Utahraptor State Park” was created in a bill that passed the Legislature this year and is located near Moab, the home of Arches and Canyonlands national […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — First lady Jill Biden is planning to visit Salt Lake City next week as part of a tour of several Western states. The White House said Friday that Biden will travel to Salt Lake City and Las Vegas on Wednesday and then go to Fort […]
