(Salt Lake City, UT) — A proposal that would have dredged Utah Lake and created islands out of the material is being rejected by a state agency. The Division of Forestry, Fire and Lands announced yesterday that it has formally rejected the proposal by Lake Restoration Solutions. The project was […]
(Undated) — National Geographic says Utah is one of 25 breathtaking places tourists should make time to visit next year. The magazine released its annual list of suggested destinations for world travel Wednesday and Utah was one of five U.S. locations that made the cut. The state was praised for […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utahns are being reminded that burning wood or coal can harm air quality and lead to inversions during the winter. The state Department of Environmental Quality is warning those with wood stoves, fireplaces and other heating equipment that restrictions on wood and coal burning begin […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah’s bid to host an upcoming Olympics may be helped by a decision made yesterday by the city of Vancouver. Officials there announced that they are no longer supporting a bid to bring the Winter Olympics to Canada in 2030. That leaves Salt Lake City […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A former governor of Utah says he might not always agree with Senator Mike Lee but he’s supporting his re-election bid. John Huntsman, Junior calls Lee a man of “unshakable integrity” in a television ad sponsored by the Club for Growth. The former Republican governor […]
On Oct. 25, the Millard County Sheriff’s Office was informed of a stolen vehicle possibly in the Scipio area. Deputies responded and located the stolen vehicle. When they tried to stop the vehicle, the driver sped away and a pursuit was initiated. The driver fled north into Juab County to […]
The Beaver Ranger District is set to implement a prescribed burn roughly eleven miles east of Beaver. The treatment planned consists of approximately 250 acres of piles of Forest Service administered lands in the Britt’s Meadow area. Ignitions are set to start on Oct. 26 and burning will last through […]
(Hill Air Force Base, UT) — Flight operations are resuming at Hill Air Force Base following an F-35 crash last week. The base announced the resumption of flights yesterday, saying there was no sign of additional risk to pilots or staff members. The crash last Wednesday destroyed the fighter jet […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The University of Utah is joining an International Olympic Committee group researching new treatments for sports injuries. The committee announced yesterday that the university is one of 11 organizations that will become an IOC research center through 2026. The research will be overseen by the […]
(Soldier Summit, UT) — A teen athlete from Lehi has died in a weekend crash in central Utah. Eighteen-year-old Lauren Bradshaw was driving on U.S. Highway 6 on Saturday night when she lost control of her car and crashed head-on into another vehicle. Bradshaw was a soccer player at USU-Eastern […]
