A senior at Delta High School could face criminal charges after he threatened a mass shooting, according to a search warrant that was unsealed on Tuesday. The 17-year-old boy told a female student that he planned to shoot as many people as possible. The boy also warned the girl to […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An uncle of a 14-year-old killed in an accidental shooting by nearby target shooters says the family has let go of their anger over the tragedy. Authorities have identified the teen that was accidently shot in the head Sunday while he riding in car with […]
Panguitch Lake is closed until further notice because of a toxic algae bloom in the water. The Southwestern Utah Health Department closed the lake Monday with extremely high toxin levels detected in the water. Health officials advise humans and their pets to stay out of the lake because any contact with elevated […]
Cedar City police are looking for whoever dumped diesel fuel onto a high school football field. Investigators say the vandalism on the field at Canyon View High School resembled male private parts. Police have not said what charges any suspects in the case could face–a felony count of vandalism may […]
ZION NATIONAL PARK, Utah (AP) — Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke dismissed the notion that he’s giving away public lands for oil and gas companies during a visit Monday to Utah’s Zion National Park where he drew attention to the maintenance backlog at national parks. Zinke said “nothing could be further […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Lawsuits brought by conservation, tribal and paleontological groups challenging the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s decision to shrink two Utah national monuments will remain in a court in Washington, D.C., after a judge on Monday denied the U.S. government’s request to move the cases to […]
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a 14-year-old boy was accidentally shot and killed while riding in his family’s car in northern Utah near a group of target shooters. The Herald Journal in Logan reports the incident happened Sunday afternoon as the family of four was driving near Monte Cristo Peak. Rich […]
OREM, Utah (AP) — A Utah hydroelectric plant is ready to come back online after a $42 million makeover that took three years. The Olmsted hydroelectric power plant has a new look and new turbines and will provide water and power to residents throughout several communities, including Orem and Provo, […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Zion National Park has reopened the trail to one of its most popular hiking destinations for the first time since flood waters ravaged the southwestern Utah canyon in July. The (St. George) Spectrum reports the West Rim Trail to Angels Landing reopened on Saturday. Motorists were stranded […]
