(Salt Lake City, UT) — A new poll indicates there is support for a citizen’s ballot initiative to legalize recreational marijuana in Utah. The poll conducted earlier this month by Noble Predictive Insights asked about 600 registered voters whether they would support such an initiative. Fifty-two percent said yes, while […]
(Provo, UT) — Police in Provo believe they’ve finally solved a decades-old missing person case. Seventeen-year-old Robby Lynn Peay ran away from a Salt Lake City youth treatment center in 1983. Authorities discovered a body at Arches National Park that same year, but initial forensic testing did not let investigators […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah now has an official name for residents of the Beehive State. Governor Cox signed a bill yesterday that designates “Utahn” as the official term for residents. The bill also makes it clear that there is no “a” between the letters “h” and “n,” eliminating […]
The winners and runners-up for the 2025 Central Region Sterling Scholar have been announced. Agricultural Science Winner – Landon Sorenson – Gunnison Valley High School Runner Up – Shaylie Wheeler – Richfield High School Runner Up – Samantha Grimstead – Tintic High School Business & Marketing Winner – Jasmine […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah Supreme Court is ordering a new sentencing for the man convicted of murdering a Richfield woman in 2001. A three-to-two decision was reached that said Morris Mullins should be resentenced for the murder of Amy Davis, following the U.S. Supreme Court rulings on […]
(Washington City, UT) — Counties in southern Utah are seeing an increase in employment. The Department of Workforce Service says nonfarm payroll employment in Iron County saw a three percent increase in January compared to the same month last year. As for Washington County, that increase was five and a […]
(Kanab, UT) — An animal shelter in southern Utah is helping a counterpart in Texas. Best Friends Animal Society in Kanab says it recently partnered with the Rio Grande Valley Humane Society for two flights to bring more than 60 cats and dogs out of the overcrowded facility in Texas. […]
(Cedar City, UT) — Southwest Utah is going to be under a Winter Weather Advisory tomorrow morning. The National Weather Service has forecast up to ten inches of snow for some parts of the region, and up to 15 inches in the Tushar mountain range and Brian Head area. Forecasters […]
(Cedar City, UT) — A man accused of kidnapping a woman in southern Utah is being told to stay in custody. Epigemio Marquez appeared in court yesterday following his arrest over the weekend on Interstate-15 in Iron County. It started Saturday when the victim handed a note to a good […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah has passed HB-479, allowing universities to directly pay athletes for their name, image, and likeness–or NIL payments. The bill ensures Utah schools stay competitive and clarifies athletes are not university employees. It bans using state funds for NIL payments, requires audits every five years, […]
