SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Transportation officials have reported nearly twice as many people died in alcohol-involved crashes on Utah roads last year compared to the year before, despite less commuter traffic during the coronavirus pandemic. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that the state Department of Transportation said there were […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Leaders from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are unveiling $9.25 million in new educational and humanitarian projects as they seek to build on an alliance formed with the NAACP in 2018. Church President Russell M. Nelson said at a news conference Monday […]
Heat Advisory issued June 14 at 4:15AM MDT until June 19 at 12:00AM MDT by NWS Saltlake …HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT FRIDAY NIGHT… * WHAT…Temperatures up to 103 expected. * WHERE…Eastern Box Elder County, Southwest Utah, Western Millard and Juab Counties, Eastern Juab/Millard […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — A committee is recommending Dixie State University change its name to Utah Polytechnic State University. That came Monday from a committee tasked with considering removal of the term associated with the Deep South and slavery. Their recommendation that also includes a suggested nickname: Utah Tech. […]
MOAB, Utah (AP) — A wildfire sparked by an abandoned campfire is forcing evacuations south of Moab. KTVX reports the evacuations are mandatory for all private property on the east side of Geyser Pass. They were ordered after the fire called the fire breached a road. Four primary buildings and […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Utah biologists are working to protect bats from a fungus called White Nose Syndrome. The Spectrum reports it attacks the skin of the bats while they hibernate and wakes them. The bats attempt to clean off the fungus, and it gets on their ears and […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake County prosecutors have ruled an officer was justified in shooting a man who fired a gun at him and attacked another officer. District Attorney Sim Gill told reporters Friday Officer Charles Saulnier will not face any charges in connection with the shooting of […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Fire crews are making progress containing several wildfires across Utah despite high temperatures and windy conditions that prompted officials to issue red flag warnings in much of the state. Nearly 300 firefighters on Sunday had contained 10% of the lightning-caused Bear Fire, which had charred […]
Due to increasing potential for human-caused wildfire activity and extreme fire danger, Central Utah Interagency Fire Managers are implementing stage 1 fire restrictions beginning Wednesday, June 16 on all federally administered public lands in Juab, Millard, Beaver, Piute, Wayne, Garfield, Sevier and Sanpete counties. Fire restrictions apply to federally administered […]
Effective at 5:00 p.m. June 10 a mandatory evacuation is in effect for Aspen Cove in Schofield. The evacuation is due to extreme fire behavior and winds pushing the Bennion Creek Fire towards the community. All residence are asked to leave immediately and the public is asked to remain clear […]
