(Salt Lake City, UT) — A new state law aims to develop nuclear energy in Utah through small modular reactors. HB-249 establishes a Utah Nuclear Consortium and energy development zones. Officials at the Utah Office of Energy Development noted that permitting and building a plant will take 7-to-14 years. While […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The deadline to have a Real ID for domestic air travel is here, and it looks like most Utahns are ready. The new compliant identification cards were needed to get through airport security and enter federal buildings starting yesterday. Passengers without a Real ID card […]
(St. George) — The deadline to have a Real ID for domestic air travel is here. Utahns will be required to have the Real ID-compliant identification card to get through security when traveling at airports starting today. The state-issued card or license has a gold or black star in the […]
(Washington, DC) — The largest fentanyl seizure in US history involves Utah. The Department of Justice announced yesterday officers seized over eleven kilos of fentanyl, including three-million pills labeled as oxycodone that were laced with fentanyl. Attorney General Pam Bondi revealed that Sinaloa cartel members, operating illegally in the U.S., […]
(Mona, UT) — A semi crash is responsible for a fuel spill near Mona. The Utah Highway Patrol says the accident yesterday on I-15 caused holes in the big rig’s fuel tank. That resulted in 75 gallons of diesel spilling onto the interstate. It was closed while crews cleaned up […]
(St. George, UT) — Utah is being rated as below-average for working nurses. A recent WalletHub study looked at each state to determine which states had the best opportunities for nurses to find a job or seek a new challenge. That includes annual salaries, health facilities per capita, and the […]
Wet roads led to a pair of single vehicle crashes on I-15 in Beaver County on May 5. According to Sgt. Dave Bairett with the Utah Highway Patrol, one crash occurred in the Northbound lanes and the other occurred in the Southbound lanes only a few miles apart with the […]
I-15 southbound lanes are currently closed around the Mona exit. Currently, drivers heading south on I-15 are being diverted to take exit 233 in Mona as crews work to reopen the roadway. According to highway patrol a semi-truck lost it’s fuel line and got holes in the fuel tank. Approximately […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — One person is in custody after an officer-involved shooting in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. Kane County Sheriff’s deputies were called to investigate a suspicious vehicle on Highway 89 this past Saturday night. Authorities say a person in the vehicle ended up driving toward […]
(Washington, DC) — Republican lawmakers are set to introduce the App Store Accountability Act, requiring app stores to verify the ages of all users. The bill, led by Senator Mike Lee and Congressman John James, aims to enhance online safety for kids and mirrors a law recently signed in Utah. […]
