(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah Department of Transportation is warning drivers about the potential for hazardous driving conditions tonight. UDOT says heavy mountain and valley road snow is expected this evening in some areas of northern and eastern Utah. Most of Salt Lake City is covered by the […]
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Officials said 167 skiers were stranded for several hours before being rescued from a broken ski lift at Deer Valley Resort in Park City, Utah. Officials say the Carpenter Express chairlift experienced a mechanical failure around 2:38 p.m. Friday. Mountain operations staff got the chairlift […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — As the world nears its third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is at least one industry that is bouncing back — Utah travel and tourism. The Spectrum reports it’s one of the most profitable industries in the state, contributing $7.07 billion to the economy […]
Avalanche Warning THE AVALANCHE DANGER IS HIGH WITH DANGEROUS AVALANCHE CONDITIONS. AN AVALANCHE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF MUCH OF THE STATE OF UTAH, INCLUDING THE WASATCH RANGE…BEAR RIVER RANGE…UINTA MOUNTAINS…AND THE MANTI-SKYLINE. HEAVY DENSE SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS HAVE CREATED DANGEROUS AVALANCHE CONDITIONS. BOTH HUMAN TRIGGERED […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah school district is removing two books from libraries after a complaint from a parent. KTVX reports The Washington County School District in Southern Utah will pull the award-winning books “Out of Darkness” and “The Hate U Give.” The first book will come off […]
SHOW LOW, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say a Utah man and a Tucson girl were killed when a single-engine plane crashed near the airport of the east-central Arizona city of Show Low. Deputy Chief Randy Chevalier of the Timber Mesa Fire and Medical District identified those killed Wednesday as 40-year-old […]
(Undated) — Law enforcement agencies are warning Utahns to stay off the roads if they have been drinking. UHP says it is partnering with other departments to add 145 extra DUI shifts through the end of the year. Troopers remind drivers that the legal limit for blood-alcohol concentration in Utah […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah lawmakers are considering a tax cut as they prepare for the 2022 general session. Senate Majority Leader Evan Vickers is pushing a bill that would lower the income tax rate for individuals and corporations from the current four-point-nine-five-percent to four-point-nine-percent. That would amount to […]
(Pleasant Grove, UT) — Utah state Representative Jon Hawkins is proposing a bill that would let anyone who has been infected by COVID-19 be legally able to opt out of having a vaccine with a note from a physician. The Republican almost died from COVID-19 this year and says natural […]
Forecast for Skyline Area Mountains Issued by Brett Kobernik for Thursday, December 23, 2021 THE AVALANCHE DANGER WILL BE INCREASING FRIDAY AND INTO NEXT WEEK. A CONSIDERABLE avalanche danger remains on upper elevation steep northwest, north and northeast facing slopes. Human triggered slab avalanches are likely in this terrain. Continue […]
