SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah announced legislation to establish a national commission focused on diminishing future wildfire disasters. Romeny said Thursday the proposed commission would study and recommend fire mitigation policies to Congress, including forest management tactics and federal spending. Romney’s announcement came as […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah tourism official says visitation numbers and overall customers have recovered in some destinations after a steep decline as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Utah tourism and travel industries had experienced an annual growth rate higher than 5% before public health restrictions were […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah man once at the center of a multimillion-dollar opioid ring is set to be sentenced on Thursday. Aaron Shamo was convicted of shipping fake prescription drugs all over the country from his home in suburban Salt Lake City during the nation’s opioid epidemic. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities at Brigham Young University’s Idaho campus are investigating reports that students are purposefully exposing themselves to the coronavirus in hopes of selling their plasma after they recover. The Salt Lake Tribune reports university officials said in a statement that anyone confirmed to have done […]
DRAPER, Utah (AP) — The families of inmates in Utah State Prison gathered outside the state Department of Corrections headquarters Tuesday to protest the handling of a coronavirus outbreak at the facility and call for improved safety measures. The group joined advocates with the American Civil Liberties Union of Utah […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah is implementing a new strategy to fight the coronavirus pandemic as the number of confirmed cases and hospitalizations continued to surge. Gov. Gary Herbert said Tuesday that the state will now place counties under restrictions based on their COVID-19 transmission rates. Six counties are […]
Ballots were sent out in Sanpete County without a designated signature area on the back of the envelope flap. Here is a picture of where Sanpete County residents need to sign your envelope to make your vote legitimate.
In a post to their Facebook page, the Garfield County Sheriff’s Office shared they are seeking the public’s help in identifying an individual involved in a theft on Oct. 9. The theft occurred in Tropic at The Pizza Place. Pictures of the suspect along with their vehicle are pictured below. […]
The Sanpete County Clerk’s Office has noticed a flaw in the printed ballots that have been mailed to county residents. The signature line on the return envelope was left off by the printing company. All ballots must have the voters signature to be counted. Voters are asked to sign between […]
DENVER (AP) — A Utah-based mobile home park operator reached a settlement agreement last week with the state of Colorado to repay Denver-area residents about $150,000 in wrongly withheld security deposits, arbitrary fees and improperly charged attorneys fees. The Colorado Sun reports that seven Colorado parks operated by Kingsley Management […]
