(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah Avalanche Center is warning backcountry travelers to watch for dangerous conditions following the latest round of mountain snow. The center says there is a considerable risk of avalanches after a layer of wet, heavy snow fell on top of weaker and more brittle […]
(St. George, UT) — Lawmakers have passed the Utah Film Production Incentives Amendments bill, which doubles current tax breaks and incentives for TV and movie production. To get the incentives, crews need to hire locally and within Utah. Kane County Film Commissioner Kelly Stowell says the bill will have a […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints started humanitarian efforts in Eastern Europe as the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues. Church officials gave sleeping bags, cots, tents and other essential supplies to government agencies and other organizations helping refugees as they flee the country. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Some statements by police and other public employees will be restricted from the public in Utah under a law that Republican Gov. Spencer Cox said Friday he plans to sign. The legislation passed the state Legislature with little public debate. Critics say the law would […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a Utah man who was shot at nearly 30 times and killed as he ran away from Salt Lake City police in 2020. The Salt Lake Tribune reports Judge David Barlow […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s governor says he’ll veto a ban on transgender girls in youth sports. The Legislature had passed legislation late Friday night that said transgender girls wouldn’t be able to compete in sports on teams that correspond with their gender identity. Without the governor’s support, Utah […]
DENVER (AP) — Dozens of Colorado counties and cities are opposing a Utah-based railroad project that would bring as many as 10 two-mile-long oil trains through Denver each day. The Denver Post reports the proposed 85-mile line has federal approval but opponents say there is no clear picture of the […]
(Utah County, UT) – The family of a BYU student who was killed in a crash involving a Utah County Sheriff’s deputy filed a lawsuit. Twenty-two-year-old Joseph Spencer was killed in December as he was pulling out of a parking lot in Provo. The family claims the deputy in question […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Doctors In Utah are urging Utahns to schedule colonoscopies as the state comes out of the pandemic. Intermountain Healthcare tracked a 15-percent rise in colon cancer cases at Stage Three or higher. Doctors are linking that spike to a 50-percent drop in colonoscopies during the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — In one of the driest states in the nation, Republican lawmakers have renewed their focus on water conservation amid prolonged drought and climate change. In the final days before they adjourn, Utah lawmakers are advancing proposals to set aside millions to preserve the iconic and […]
