(Salt Lake City, UT) — Supporters of abortion rights in Utah are protesting the apparent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade. Several hundred people rallied at the Utah State Capitol yesterday following the leak of a draft opinion indicating the 1973 decision legalizing abortion nationwide […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah lawmakers are learning more about the dire situation facing the Great Salt Lake due to the ongoing drought. Lawmakers joined Lieutenant Governor Deidre Henderson and other state government staffers for a boat ride around the lake yesterday. Representatives from the Utah Department of Natural […]
(Washington, DC) — Republican Senators Mitt Romney and Mike Lee are both expressing support for what could be a decision to overturn Roe versus Wade from the U.S. Supreme Court. A draft opinion was released Monday showing court’s conservative majority striking down the right to an abortion at the federal […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Federal water officials have announced that they will keep hundreds of billions of gallons of Colorado River water inside Lake Powell instead of letting it flow downstream to southwestern states and Mexico. U.S. Assistant Secretary of Water and Science Tanya Trujillo said Tuesday that the […]
(Salt Lake County, UT) — Utah state and fire officials are pleading with the public to take extra precautions to prevent wildfires. Executive Director Brian Steed of the Utah Department of Natural Resources was among the state officials who met at Little Dell Reservoir yesterday to discuss wildfire prevention. Lieutenant […]
(Undated) — Governor Spencer Cox has broad support among Utah voters according to a new poll. Morning Consult shows Cox ranked seventh overall for most popular governors in the U.S., with 62-percent approving of his job performance and 24-percent disapproving. Governor Charlie Baker of Massachusetts was ranked as the most […]
An arraignment hearing was held on Monday, May 2, for Brent Neil Brown, the man accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a Snow College student in December 2021 at his parent’s home in Loa. Brown met the girl online and picked her up near her residence hall in Ephraim. He […]
(Undated) — First responders are warning hikers and climbers after two people were rescued at different locations in Utah. A hiker was helped from Mount Olympus by Salt Lake County Search and Rescue crews late Saturday night after injuring her ankle and knee. A climber was rescued from Kolob Canyon […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Two Utah congressmen joined 95 House Republicans calling for a special counsel to investigate foreign business interests of President Biden’s son. In a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland, Representatives Blake Moore and Chris Stewart say Hunter Biden may have violated U.S. tax laws and […]
On Apr. 30, the Miss Manti Pageant was held at Manti High School. The new Miss Manti is Anjolee Jones. Her first attendant is Alexis Christensen and her second attendant is Debbie Olsen.
