CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A coroner in Wyoming says slain cross-country traveler Gabby Petito was strangled. The 22-year-old woman’s body was found last month near an undeveloped camping area in remote northern Wyoming along the border of Grand Teton National Park. Teton County Coroner Dr. Brent Blue said in a […]
A paraglider has passed away after a crash in Monroe. On Oct. 4 an ambulance was dispatched to a paraglider who had gone down hard in a yard near 200 East 500 South. When deputies arrived, EMS was on scene and performing CPR, but were unsuccessful at resuscitating the individual […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A coalition of environmental groups is working with a Utah mining operation and state officials to secure more water for the Great Salt Lake. Rio Tinto Kennecott is donating excess water from its mining operations and will allow it to travel down the Jordan River […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah Inland Port Authority board is moving forward with plans to create a new infrastructure district that will issue bonds for future projects. The authority voted 9-2 yesterday to create the new district. The board also approved issuing 150-million-dollars in bonds to pay for […]
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — An early winter storm is forecast to bring the first heavy snowfall of the season to portions of the U.S. Rocky Mountains this week. The National Weather Service on Monday issued winter storm warnings for large areas of Wyoming and southern Montana. The warnings are in […]
(Syracuse, UT) — A 16-year-old is facing charges after a fire at a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints meetinghouse in Davis County. Firefighters were called to the meetinghouse in Syracuse early Saturday morning. Investigators said the interior of the building suffered extensive damage due to the fire and […]
The Utah High School Cycling League inaugurated the new Manti mountain bike track on Saturday, October 9 with the final south region race of the biking season. Over 800 high school riders from Lehi to St. George participated in the races on the newly completed track. Many of Saturday’s participants […]
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. (AP) — Lawyers for Utah Gov. Spencer Cox’s former campaign manager, who resigned this week after an investigation substantiated claims of sexual misconduct made against him, is calling the accusations baseless. KUTV reports in a statement Friday, lawyers representing Austin Cox said the relationship with a […]
FARMINGTON, Utah (AP) — An unexpected snowstorm forced the rescue of dozens of runners in a long-distance trail race in the mountains of northern Utah. None of the 87 or so runners rescued Saturday had to be hospitalized. Davis County Sheriff Kelly Sparks says several were treated for hypothermia and […]
(Washington, DC) — Utah Senator Mike Lee is joining a group of Republican colleagues in asking the Department of Justice to stay out of fights between parents and local school boards. Lee and 11 other GOP senators sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland yesterday saying the DOJ should […]
