(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah Highway Patrol says deadly crashes so far this year are running well ahead of the state’s five-year average. Enforcement numbers released yesterday reported 30 deadly crashes handled by UHP troopers statewide as of April 10th. Not only is that total up 15-percent from […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A new study ranks Utah high for its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The National Bureau of Economic Research, which ranked all states according to pandemic health, economy and policy, has placed Utah Number One for its pandemic response. Under specific categories, Utah ranked fourth […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox has signed into law bills that boost mental health resources across Utah and promote education for inmates in correctional facilities. One of the bills requires the Huntsman Mental Health Institute to develop a youth behavioral health curriculum while another bill boosts funding […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah Department of Transportation wants drivers to use extreme caution when they go through highway work zones. The agency’s executive director tweeted a message to drivers yesterday to mark the beginning of National Work Zone Awareness Week. He asked all Utahns to slow down […]
(St. George, UT) — A state lawmaker in Washington County pleaded no contest to accusations of poaching. Records show Republican Travis Seegmiller admitted to shooting a deer on private land without permission last year. Prosecutors dropped tougher charges in connection with the case. Seegmiller faces a three-way contest in the […]
(Washington, DC) — Republican Senator Mike Lee wants to use federal lands to alleviate Utah’s housing crunch. Senator Lee introduced the HOUSES Act to allow state and local governments to buy parcels of federal land at a reduced price, so long as that land is used to address the housing […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utahns have just a few weeks left to submit designs that will be considered for a new state flag. The state’s Department of Cultural and Community Engagement is touring the state to encourage more submissions. Renee Leta of the More Than a Flag initiative recently […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah’s state motto will be getting a one-day makeover to promote kindness. Governor Spencer Cox has ordered the motto changed from “The Beehive State” to “The Be Kind State” tomorrow. The declaration is part of a campaign by a Utah-based organization that wants to encourage […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A winter storm warning will be in effect in parts of northern Utah today. The National Weather Service says one to two feet of snow could fall in the mountains after the snow starts falling in the afternoon. Rain is expected in lower elevations today, […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah teachers are going to find a little something extra in their paychecks before the end of the school year. The Utah Board of Education has fast-tracked ten-million dollars in bonuses for public school employees approved earlier this year by the state legislature. State Superintendent […]
