(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah will be getting a new state flag next year. Governor Cox signed a bill creating the new state flag yesterday. An executive order also signed by the governor outlines steps that will be taken to “preserve the significance” of Utah’s current state flag, which […]
(Kanab, UT) — Three people are dead after a crash last night in Kane County. Utah Highway Patrol says a car and an SUV crashed on U.S. Highway 89 about 20 miles east of Kanab around 6:30 p.m. UHP says a male and a female in the car and a […]
The winners and runners-up for the Central Region Sterling Scholar have been announced. Ag Science: Jenessa Walgren, Delta (winner) Jentrey Rigby, N. Sanpete (RU) Hadlee Taylor, Wayne (RU) Business & Marketing Ed: Jaedon Bassett, Millard (winner) Lydia Ence, N. Sanpete (RU) Keaton Hallows, N. Sevier (RU) Computer & Info Tech: […]
(Tooele, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox is moving to visit all 29 Utah counties to meet with students, neighbors, and local business owners. Cox kicked off what he’s calling his “Connecting Utah Tour” on Monday at Tooele High School. Cox told students and local officials who filled the auditorium, “I […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox on Monday signed a bill that requires law enforcement officers to conduct so-called lethality assessments when they respond to reports of domestic violence between intimate partners. Questions Utah law enforcement officers are required to ask under the new law include whether the […]
Four people are safe after being rescued in the Box Canyon area. Around 11:30 p.m. on Mar. 18, Sanpete County Dispatch receive a report of an overdue party that was last known to have been hiking in the Maple Canyon area. Sheriff’s Office Patrol Deputies were dispatched to the area […]
(Gresham, OR) — Salt Lake City residents who shop at Trader Joe’s and Costco are being warned about a frozen fruit recall due to possible Hepatitis A contamination. The recall affects Trader Joe’s store-brand Organic Tropical Fruit Blend, as well as Costco’s Kirkland Signature frozen organic strawberries. Oregon-based supplier Scenic […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is planning to do even more to help save the Great Salt Lake. The church recently donated 57-hundred shares of water to the lake, which is enough to fill a reservoir. A high-ranking official with the church […]
(Murray, UT) — The Humane Society of Utah is asking Governor Spencer Cox to veto a bill that would allow yearlong cougar hunting. The Murray-based animal shelter sent the Governor a letter Friday, urging him to stop the measure, which would allow anyone with a license to hunt the large […]
(Kanab, UT) — A Kanab man accused of murder is out on bail. District Judge Richard McKelvie granted the 100-thousand dollar bail for Dustin Pedersen last month after also receiving dozens of letters of support from character witnesses. One of those letters came from a Washington County Commissioner, and the […]
