(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox is putting the brakes on a program that allowed COVID-19 testing to help keep kids in school. Governor Cox signed House Bill 183 into law yesterday. The measure pauses the state’s “Test to Stay” program, which required a certain threshold of positive […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The largest natural lake west of the Mississippi is shrinking past its lowest levels in recorded history, raising fears about toxic dust, ecological collapse and economic consequences. But the Great Salt Lake may have some new allies: conservative Republican lawmakers. The new burst of energy […]
The Sanpete County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the publics help in locating a missing person. In a press release sent out the morning of Feb. 3, it was shared that 86 year old Shirlene Peterson wandered from her residence at 55 South 200 East in Ephraim sometime between 2:30 and […]
The Indianola Valley Fire Department has been busy this week. The department responded to a fire early during the morning of Jan. 30 in Hideaway Valley and another fire during the afternoon of Feb. 1 in Indianola. According to Battalion Chief Josh Mecham the fire in Hideaway Valley was a […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah Senate is considering new rules to limit media access. A resolution proposed by state Senator Mike McKell would require all media members to get permission from the Senate media office before going onto the Senate floor. The Senate’s chamber, halls and lounge would […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah House is showing strong support for a bill to have feminine hygiene products available in bathrooms in all state schools. House Bill 162 was passed unanimously by the House yesterday. The bill creates a public-private partnership to pay for installing dispensers in bathrooms […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah House passed a proposal Tuesday to increase fees on requests for public records from so-called vexatious requesters. The Deseret News reports the bill would allow government entities to charge for the first 15 minutes of work done to fulfill the request if the […]
ECHO, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a 58-year-old woman is dead after being shot in an apparent hunting accident in the northern Utah mountains on Monday. The Summit County Sheriff’s Office says the woman was riding in a side-by-side ATV when a rifle discharged, hitting her in the mid-body area, […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An independent candidate challenging Sen. Mike Lee raised more than the incumbent Republican in the final quarter of 2021, setting the stage for a costly Senate race in Utah where sitting Republicans typically cruise to victory. Campaign finance filings detailing the final three months of […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) – The Utah Department of Health is urging more people to get the COVID-19 vaccine after evaluating data in the state. UDOH officials say unvaccinated individuals in the state are more than two-times as likely to contract the virus than vaccinated Utahns. The unvaccinated are nearly […]
