(Carbon County, UT) — A Utah hunting guide who helped Donald Trump, Junior bag a black bear in 2018 has been charged with illegally luring the animal to its death. Sixty-one-year-old Wade Cox Lemon of Millard County has been charged with destruction of protected wildlife by the Utah Attorney General’s […]
Early during the morning of May 18, Sevier County deputies pulled over an individual who they recognized and knew did not have a valid drivers license. A verification confirmed that Josh Salas, age 37 from Monroe, was driving on a suspended license and that he was required to have an […]
On May 18, just before 10:00 p.m. authorities responded to a rollover crash on SR 118 near the turnoff for Central Valley. According to reports, only one vehicle was involved in the crash. The driver, a 16 year old female, stated to the Utah Highway Patrol that the vehicle pulled […]
(Camp Williams, UT) — The Utah National Guard is working with the Unified Fire Authority to train for the upcoming wildfire season. Lieutenant Colonel Eric Wiedmeier says calling the Guard is usually a last resort for fire officials, but it pays to be ready for when those calls come in. […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Senator Mike Lee is enjoying a comfortable lead over two Republican challengers ahead of next month’s GOP Senate primary. A new Deseret News-Hinckley Institute of Politics poll shows that Lee has the support of 49-percent of those who plan to vote in the GOP primary. […]
(Washington, DC) — The U.S. Census Bureau says the population of Utah was overcounted during the 2020 Census. The bureau announced yesterday that Utah was one of eight states where population numbers may have been inflated due to an overcount. An analysis by Census officials estimates the overcount at around […]
Early in the afternoon of May 18, authorities responded to a rollover crash just north of Moroni. According to early reports, only one vehicle was involved in the crash and the driver was the sole occupant of the vehicle. The driver suffered minor injuries and was taken by ambulance to […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — State lawmakers are ready to do some land trading with the federal government. The Legislative Management Committee approved a deal yesterday that would swap 161-thousand acres of land inside Bears Ears National Monument for 164-thousand acres of land in other parts of the state. The […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah lawmakers are considering several ideas to help the shrinking Great Salt Lake, including one that would create a pipeline to bring seawater to the lake. A legislative commission decided yesterday to study the idea of building a pipeline that would stretch from Utah to […]
(Ephraim, UT) — A bear is safely back in the mountains of central Utah after an assist from the Ephraim Police Department. Officers were notified yesterday about a bear spotted in a cemetery in the city. Callers worried that the bear might be headed toward U.S. Highway 89, where it […]
