(St. George, UT) — Color Country counties are included in fire restrictions announced by Utah Interagency Fire and the Bureau of Land Management. Unincorporated county, state, and federally administered public lands in Beaver, Garfield, Iron, Kane, and Washington counties are part of the restrictions. State Fire Management officer Chris Delaney […]
Just after 8 a.m. on July 18, a Garfield County Sheriff’s Deputy stopped a vehicle in Panguitch for running a stop sign. Two adults and their two children were outside the vehicle with officers when the male driver forced his way past the officers and was able to flee the […]
(Nephi, UT) — A driver near Nephi failed to learn their lesson while speeding on I-15. UHP says a trooper caught the driver going 111 miles per hour on Wednesday evening. The trooper cited the man and let him go, but another trooper caught the same person traveling 105 miles […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox will have a central role in helping states work with the federal government going forward. The National Governors Association announced Cox will serve as the NGA vice chair, with New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy serving as the chairman. The association is a […]
Just before 1:00 p.m. on July 15, there was a two car collision on SR-118 and 1500 South near Walmart in Richfield. A Nissan Sentra driven by Richfield resident Tyler J Walbeck age 42 was stopped on 1500 South attempting to cross main street towards Walmart. A Dodge Durango was […]
Taylorsville, UT —The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF) officials have confirmed a case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) on a turkey farm in Sanpete County, affecting several thousand turkeys that were being raised for food. “While we have seen a decrease in cases as we have gone […]
(Millard County, MI) — The Halfway Hill Fire is ten-percent contained and a public meeting is set for 7 p.m. today at Fillmore’s North Park Pavilion for an update. The fire has scorched eleven-thousand-637 acres so far, and efforts to battle the flames were helped this week by monsoon rains. […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The State of Utah is asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the recently-passed law that bans transgender girls from playing school sports. Two girls brought the lawsuit forward, arguing that they would be excluded from participating in high school athletics. In their argument, […]
(Washington, DC) — Utah’s congressional delegation introduced legislation that could pipe more water into the Great Salt Lake. Republican Senator Mitt Romney and Congressmen Chris Stewart and Burgess Owens are pushing the Great Salt Lake Recovery Act. The bill would direct the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to monitor and […]
(Provo, UT) — A man faces charges in Provo after police say he groped two teen girls attending a church youth camp at Brigham Young University. Records show 64-year-old Dennis Yazzie was on campus on Friday during the Especially For Youth summer program from teen members of The Church of […]
