The Utah Avalanche Center says a 45-year-old snowboarder was killed Sunday after he was caught in an avalanche that he unintentionally triggered and was buried. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that the male snowboarder left Canyons Village in Park City via a back-country exit gate at the top of the […]
COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS, Utah (AP) — An elementary school in the Salt Lake City suburb of Cottonwood Heights has been evacuated because of a natural gas leak. Canyons School District officials say extensive work will be needed to fix the leak and that Canyon View Elementary School will be closed Friday. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah police say a man found dead in his wife’s freezer last month had been there 10 years. The Deseret News reported Thursday police are investigating how the 69-year-old man died, and whether his deceased wife had any help putting the body into the utility-room […]
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — A Utah bank is transporting a grain elevator from its original location to the bank’s new branch building to help preserve the structure and convey its historic importance to the area. The Herald Journal reported the Holley-Globe and Milling Company elevator will be integrated into Cache […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah homeless advocates say they have had difficulty filling beds at Salt Lake County’s homeless resource centers. The Deseret News reported some people in the homeless population have not yet made the transition to sleeping at the centers. Officials say that following the closure of […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A federal judge in Utah has ruled that people born in the territory of American Samoa should be recognized as U.S. citizens. It wasn’t immediately clear if Thursday’s ruling applies outside Utah. The cluster of islands in the Pacific is the only place in the country […]
Ephraim Middle School held its 69th candlelight service on Thursday night and awarded candles to Barbara Wintch of Manti and Charlie Alder of Ephraim. Barbara was raised in Orem and moved to Manti in 1967 when she married John Wintch. She is a former schoolteacher, Manti City Council member and also […]
States in the U.S. West that have agreed to take less water next month from the drought-stricken Colorado River got praise and a push for more action from the nation’s top water official. U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Brenda Burman told water managers from seven states that the promises they […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A new University of Utah report says the state experienced a significant increase in its population over the past decade. The university’s Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute released analysis that found the growth was especially strong in Utah County. The institute found Utah County’s population […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Legislature has announced plans to tackle tax reform in a special session after receiving the recommendation from a legislative task force this week. Officials say Republican Gov. Gary Herbert has formally called a special legislative session Thursday at 5 p.m. to decide on […]
