(Garfield County, UT) — The Utah Highway Patrol says a motorcycle rider has died following a crash in Garfield County. The crash happened on State Route 12 just west of Bryce Canyon City around 9:45 yesterday morning. Investigators say the motorcycle hit an antelope that jumped into the road. A […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A one-time candidate for President of the United States says something needs to be done to protect children from violence involving guns. Senator Mitt Romney was asked about the subject yesterday following a Memorial Day event in Salt Lake City. The Utah Republican said last […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Inland Port Authority faces trouble in a bid to acquire land owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City’s west side. The Utah Department of Transportation has already submitted an eminent domain claim for the vacant spot near […]
(Iron County, UT) — Police say a 25-year-old dirt bike racer from Santaquin is hospitalized in St. George after being in a crash at the World Off Road Championship Series event in Iron County. He was unresponsive when first responders got to him Saturday. Police say they do not yet […]
(Moab, UT) — Campfires are now banned in southeast Utah due to quickly drying conditions. Federal land managers say the new restrictions are a first for Utah. They include bans on metal cutting and welding in vegetated areas and no smoking except in a vehicle or building, on a developed […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah law enforcement agencies are urging drivers in the state to slow down, buckle up and avoid driving while impaired. Authorities will track the “One-Hundred Deadliest Days” on the road between Memorial Day and Labor Day, which is the time period fatal accidents in the […]
(Heber City, UT) — First responders are urging Utahns to be safe on the water during the Memorial Day weekend. Emergency services personnel held a water safety event at Deer Creek Island Resort yesterday to raise awareness ahead of the holiday weekend. They handed out life jackets and reminded Utahns […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah Democrats are planning to introduce several gun control measures in the state legislature, though they admit the bills probably won’t be supported by Republican lawmakers. House Minority Leader Brian King says he plans to introduce several bills following a mass shooting that killed 19 […]
(Washington, DC) — Republican Senator Mitt Romney believes there are gun reforms he can get behind following the mass shooting at a Texas elementary school earlier this week. Speaking with reporters, Romney said he supports aspects of the failed Toomey-Manchin bill proposed in 2013 in response to the Sandy Hook […]
CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) — Native American students in southern Utah donned beaded caps and eagle feathers at high school graduations this week, months after the state passed a law enshrining their right to wear tribal regalia at the ceremonies. Utah is among a growing list of states where lawmakers […]
