(Salt Lake City, UT) — Two more cases of measles have been confirmed in Utah. Health officials say the latest patients are both pregnant women, one in Utah County and the other in the Southwest Utah Public Health District. They are unvaccinated and had contact with previously-confirmed cases. That brings […]
(Pine Valley, UT) — The Forsyth Fire has expanded to more than 82-hundred acres with zero containment as firefighters enter their seventh day battling the blaze. Thirteen homes were destroyed early on, and evacuation orders remain in effect for Pine Valley and Grass Valley. Residents in Pinto are advised to […]
Due to the France Canyon Fire, Garkane Energy has announced planned power shutoffs. Power will flicker or go out briefly for many members across the system. For customers in Spry, Duck Creek and nearby mountain areas, the power could be off for up to eight hours. According to a press […]
(Washington, DC) — Senator Mike Lee is revising his public lands sale plan, removing U.S. Forest Service lands and limiting eligible Bureau of Land Management parcels. Announced yesterday on X, Lee said only BLM land within five miles of a population center would be up for sale, down from earlier […]
(Hatch, UT) — Another Southern Utah wildfire has burned nearly 16-thousand acres near Bryce Canyon National Park. Officials said yesterday that more than 600 people are working to control the France Canyon Fire in Dixie National Forest. The fire is ten-percent contained, and firefighters were working to strengthen containment lines […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A new poll is showing more support for legalizing recreational marijuana in Utah. The Deseret News/Hinckley Institute of Politics poll interviewed 805 registered Utah voters last month. Fifty-three-percent of those asked showed some level of support for legalization. That compares to the 40-percent support the […]
(Beaver, UT) — A man has died after being hit by a semi on Interstate 15 in Beaver. The Utah Highway Patrol says the man had pulled to the side of the road on I-15 South near mile marker 112 on Friday afternoon. After lifting the hood on his vehicle, […]
(Pine Valley, UT) — Governor Cox is urging Utahns to be extra vigilant to help prevent wildfires during the summer months. The governor was in Pine Valley with other state and local officials yesterday to give an update on the Forsyth Fire. The fire had burned over 56-hundred acres as […]
Central Utah, June 17, 2025 – The Central Utah Health Department (CUHD) is alerting the public about a recent case of rabies found in a bat in Millard County. The bat was tested by the state lab and the results came back positive for rabies. “Bats are known carriers of […]
One person is injured after a semi truck hauling turkeys crashed in Gunnison. The crash occurred June 13 just after 5:00 a.m. near mile post 242 on US 89 near the prison. US 89 was blocked for several hours, opening back up around 9:00 a.m. The driver received only minor […]
