DENVER (AP) — Authorities say only one of two missing Colorado snowmobile riders was found alive after the men were stranded inside a remote area of Utah’s Dinosaur National Monument. The Denver Post reported the 65-year-old who was rescued and the 58-year-old who did not survive were located Saturday. The […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Five days after a magnitude 5.7 earthquake shook parts of Utah, residents continue to report damage. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the Greater Salt Lake Municipal Services District asked those within its boundaries to submit online notices of home or business damage from the March […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Classes at Utah schools will remain dismissed at least through May 1, Gov. Gary Herbert said Monday as the number of diagnosed cases of the new coronavirus spiked. State officials say 257 cases have been diagnosed, up from 181 on Sunday. The increase comes a day […]
LOGAN, Utah (The Herald Journal) — The judicial nomination process for a Utah district court vacancy will likely be restarted after an appointed judge was not confirmed by the state Senate. The Herald Journal reported the regular legislative session ended before Robert Lund could be confirmed. Lund is the National […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Sen. Mitt Romney and Utah state leaders have criticized a large gathering of family and friends who converged at Salt Lake City’s airport to welcome home missionaries even though people are supposed to be keep their distance to prevent the coronavirus from spreading. Photos and videos […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah congressman who has the new coronavirus was hospitalized over the weekend, and a state lawmaker was also diagnosed with the disease. Democratic U.S. Rep. Ben McAdams was treated with oxygen in an isolation unit after suffering severe shortness of breath Friday evening, he […]
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Native American tribes across the country are pressing the federal government for more resources to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. In the meantime, tribal leaders are suspending travel off reservations, closing casinos and hotels, instituting curfews in some places and strongly urging their citizens […]
Update: Sevier County Sheriff’s Office posted to their Facebook page around 5:00 p.m. on Mar. 22 saying “we found our missing hunter!! He’s in good shape. Thanks for all your help!! Sevier County Sheriff’s Office shared in a post to their Facebook page on Mar. 22 that they are […]
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The lobbying arm of the U.S. coal industry is asking for hundreds of millions of dollars in royalty relief, tax cuts and other breaks to help companies ride out the financial crisis brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. National Mining Association President Rich Nolan made the […]
