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Poll:  Lee Approval Rating 47%

Poll: Lee Approval Rating 47%

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Senator Mike Lee is enjoying a high approval rating among conservative voters, though other Uthans aren’t as happy with his job performance. A new Deseret News-Hinckley Institute of Politics poll shows the Republican senator is supported by 47-percent of the 801 voters surveyed. Around 44-percent […]

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First-Time Homebuyer Program Could Begin In July

First-Time Homebuyer Program Could Begin In July

(Salt Lake City, UT) — A program to help first-time homebuyers in Utah could begin as soon as July. Governor Cox signed the 50-million dollar program into law earlier this week. It will be administered by the Utah Housing Corporation, which is the state’s housing finance agency. The program gives […]

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Utah Home Prices Falling

Utah Home Prices Falling

(St. George, UT) — Higher interest rates are driving down Utah home prices, particularly in the southwestern corner of the state. Home prices in the St. George area fell more than 16-percent in March, to an average of 474-thousand dollars. Figures from the real estate services firm Redfin show prices […]

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Free Admission To Zion, All Utah National Parks This Weekend

Free Admission To Zion, All Utah National Parks This Weekend

(Zion National Park, UT) — Admission to Zion National Park and all of Utah’s Mighty Five this weekend. The National Park Service is kicking off National Park Week on Saturday with free admission to all national parks and national monuments that normally charge for admission. Parks, programs, and partners will […]

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Cox Declares State Of Emergency For Possible Flooding

Cox Declares State Of Emergency For Possible Flooding

(Salt Lake City, UT) — The governor of Utah is declaring a state of emergency to help prepare for possible flooding. Governor Cox issued the declaration yesterday, allowing state agencies to access a special fund set aside to deal with natural disasters. It will also allow the state to request […]

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Great Utah Shakeout Thursday

Great Utah Shakeout Thursday

The statewide Utah Shakeout will take place on Thursday April 20 at 10:15 a.m. Earthquake drills will take place across schools, places of work and homes across the state. Residents are encouraged to participate at any time throughout the day. Recourses and ideas are available at shakeout.org/utah.

Piute County School District Moving to Four Day School Week

Piute County School District Moving to Four Day School Week

The Piute County School District is set to move to a four day school week starting next year after the Utah State Board of Education approved a request for the transition last week. District Superintendent Koby Willis shared that the move was made for a few different reasons, one being […]

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Man Facing Several Charges After High Speed Chase in Juab County

Man Facing Several Charges After High Speed Chase in Juab County

Update: As of Jun. 20, Watanabe’s charges have been reduced to a class B misdemeanor for reckless driving and an infraction (going 104 in an 80 mph zone).   A California man is facing several charges in Juab County after leading police on a high speed chase. Takahisa Watanabe, age […]

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School Lunch Debt Well Over Nears $2M Across Utah

School Lunch Debt Well Over Nears $2M Across Utah

(Salt Lake City, UT) — School lunch debt is climbing across the Beehive State. Fox13 Now asked for the unpaid fees for meals in each of Utah’s 41 districts and got responses from nearly three dozen of them. The total debt for the 35 districts who responded was more than […]

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Two First Responders Killed In Truck Crash In Emery County

Two First Responders Killed In Truck Crash In Emery County

(Green River, UT) — Two first responders are dead following a weekend crash in Emery County. A volunteer firefighter and an EMS driver died Sunday while off-roading near Green River. The Emery County Sheriff’s Office says the two men were driving a four-wheel drive pickup when it lost traction on […]

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