Listen Live

 
 

Local News

Number of self-reported COVID-19 cases at BYU almost doubles

Number of self-reported COVID-19 cases at BYU almost doubles

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Officials say the number of self-reported coronavirus cases on Brigham Young University’s campus has almost doubled to 146. That figure from Monday is up from 80 cases last week. The school says in a statement that many of the self-reported cases have stemmed from gatherings both […]

Read More

Gunnison Valley Police Department seeking help in finding suspect

Gunnison Valley Police Department seeking help in finding suspect

The Gunnison Valley Police Department is seeking help in finding a suspect who is wanted for shoplifting multiple items at the Ace store in Gunnison on Sept. 9 around 11:30 a.m. In a post to their Facebook page they stated that he appeared to be wearing a black cap and […]

Read More

Reports of a suspicious individual in Sevier County

Reports of a suspicious individual in Sevier County

In a Facebook post posted on Sept. 9, a Sevier county resident shared their concern about their experience with a suspicious individual at Walmart in Richfield and in Anabella on Sept 8. In this post the individual shared that they felt that they and their child were being stalked by […]

Read More

Police shooting of Utah boy shows mental-crisis gaps

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An advocacy group says a police shooting that wounded a 13-year-old autistic boy in Salt Lake City reveals shortfalls in the way officers respond to a mental health crisis. It’s a part of policing that’s facing renewed scrutiny during nationwide protests over brutality by law […]

Read More

6 Western states blast Utah plan to tap Colorado River water

6 Western states blast Utah plan to tap Colorado River water

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Six states in the U.S. West that rely on the Colorado River have rebuked a plan to build an underground pipeline to transport billions of gallons of water to Utah. In a joint letter Tuesday, water officials from Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and […]

Read More

Police vow to work with probe of shooting of autistic boy

Police vow to work with probe of shooting of autistic boy

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A police department vowed Tuesday to cooperate with multiple investigations of the shooting of a 13-year-old autistic boy by officers in the Salt Lake City area. Police said they were called to a home in Glendale Friday night with a report of a boy who […]

Read More

Utah group files lawsuit to nullify COVID-19 restrictions

Utah group files lawsuit to nullify COVID-19 restrictions

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A group in Utah has filed a lawsuit against the governor and Department of Health alleging that restrictions imposed because of the coronavirus pandemic infringe on their rights. Morgan Philpot, a lawyer for the plaintiffs, requested in the lawsuit filed last week that a judge nullify […]

Read More

Summer comes to abrupt end in Rockies with snow, temp plunge

Summer comes to abrupt end in Rockies with snow, temp plunge

Summer has come to an abrupt end in the Rockies. Cold air from Canada caused temperatures to drop by up to 60 degrees in less than 24 hours Tuesday in Colorado, a day after people fled their homes because of a wildfire that ballooned in hot, windy weather.  Highways in […]

Read More

Park to open with features usable by kids with disabilities

Park to open with features usable by kids with disabilities

SPANISH FORK, Utah (AP) — The Utah town of Spanish Fork is opening a new park with some new features for all kinds of kids to play. The Daily Herald reports it will feature a wheelchair swing, sensory garden, ground-level merry-go-round and other accessible amenities. Construction on the $5 million […]

Read More

Great Salt Lake shrinking more than a foot annually

Great Salt Lake shrinking more than a foot annually

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A new report says Utah’s Great Salt Lake is shrinking every year, but experts are implementing measures to slow the water loss. KSTU-TV reported the Great Salt Lake Advisory Council says the water depth has dropped about 11 feet over the past 10 years. The […]

Read More