(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah is joining another lawsuit against COVID-19 vaccination mandates imposed by the Biden Administration. The lawsuit filed yesterday seeks to overturn a mandate requiring coronavirus vaccinations for workers at healthcare facilities that accept Medicaid and Medicare funding. Utah and 11 other states are challenging the […]
(Washington, DC) — Republican Congressman Chris Stewart will seek a sixth term in office. Stewart announced his 2022 re-election bid on Twitter. Utah’s Second Congressional District is expected to go to Republicans again in the upcoming election. However, Stewart’s biggest challenge could come within his own party. Attorney Erin Rider […]
On Nov. 15, the city of Richfield had an unexpected visitor when a bear was found sitting in a tree. It was spotted around 7 a.m. in a tree near 300 South 100 East. According to reports, police used dogs to keep the bear in the tree while they waited […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — New redistricting maps that largely ignore a voter-approved nonpartisan commission in Utah are sparking a backlash and highlighting the challenges the independent panels face an era of deep political divisions and surging gerrymandering. Several states created independent commissions for the once-a-decade process, in hopes the […]
On Nov. 12, authorities with Richfield City and Sevier County responded to the Sevier County Fair Grounds where an individual was trapped under a horse. According to Sevier County Sheriff Nathan Curtis, Mark Jensen of Richfield was riding his horse and at some point, the horse went over the inside […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah school district says Friday it will open an independent investigation into alleged bullying of a 10-year-old girl who died by suicide. Her family says she was harassed by fellow students for being Black and autistic. The family of Isabella “Izzy” Tichenor accuses the […]
Around 5:30 a.m. on Nov. 12, authorities responded to a crash on Interstate 15 near Scipio. According to reports a pickup truck pulling a horse trailer was driving south on I-15 when it ran into the back of a semitrailer that was moving slowly as it climbed a steep grade. […]
(Albany, NY) — A man from Cedar City faces federal charges after the FBI says he tried to set up two murders in Upstate New York. Court records show 41-year-old Christopher Pence used a darknet website to solicit the services of hitmen earlier this year. He then paid 16-thousand-dollars in […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah Highway Patrol is urging drivers across the state to be safer on the roads after a series of fatal accidents. UHP says 15 people have died on highways between October 31st and November 8th, with a fatal crash happening every single day during […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — All bills passed in the special session are getting green-lighted by Governor Spencer Cox. On Thursday, Governor Cox announced that he will not veto any bill the State Legislature approved in special session this week. In a statement, Cox said that he will sign off […]
