CAPITOL REEF NATIONAL PARK, Utah-Sunday, Capitol Reef National Park announced it is closing its scenic road and campground Monday. The closure comes in response to recommendations from the Central Utah Public Health Department of Richfield to support federal, state and local efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19. This closure […]
The Utah Department of Transportation is going to rebuild and improve the pavement surface along a section of I-15 south of Nephi near mileposts 193 through 200. Work is scheduled to begin as early as Apr. 6 in the southbound lanes and will continue through June. Crews will work on […]
The Central Utah Public Health Department has announced the second confirmed case of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in a resident of the Central Utah Health District (Juab, Millard, Piute, Sanpete, Sevier and Wayne counties). CUPHD Health Officer Nate Selin Shared on Morning talk on Apr. 2 that the individual was […]
There was a fatal car crash on Mar. 30 on SR-100 west of Fillmore. Around 12:00 p.m. a landowner was burning stubble from a field next to the highway and the smoke was blowing across the roadway reducing visibility. Near that same time a Buick Century and a Ford truck […]
A 3-year-old was killed and two others were injured when a vehicle crashed on Mar. 29 on I-15 near Cedar City. According to public safety officials the child started to cry in the back seat and when the driver reached back to give them a bottle, the vehicle drifted off […]
Governor Gary Herbert issued a directive to Utahns on Friday in the hopes of stemming the spread of the Covid-19 virus within the state. He thanked those who are already using best practices and called on individuals and businesses to follow the directive guidelines through April 13. He stressed that […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a Utah woman has died as a result of injuries sustained during an accident while riding an all-terrain vehicle. The woman was riding 4-wheel ATVs with a friend at the Little Sahara Sand Dunes in West Desert. The name of the 37-year-old Saratoga Springs […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is suspending all temple activity due to concerns over the coronavirus. The Utah-based faith said Wednesday that the temporary suspension would start at the end of the day. Meanwhile, a Utah county hard hit by the new […]
