SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Rapper Kanye West has qualified to appear on Utah’s ballot this November as an unaffiliated presidential candidate. The state elections director said Monday that his office has verified that West’s campaign gathered the necessary 1,000 signatures from registered voters required to appear on the ballot. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Officials have confirmed the first U.S. cases of mink infected with the coronavirus following outbreaks in Europe. The Department of Agriculture announced Monday that five infected mink have been identified at two farms in Utah. The mink farms have also reported cases among workers. Authorities […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report says Hispanic and non-white people in Utah were disproportionately hit by workplace COVID-19 outbreaks. From March to early June, 12% of the state’s coronavirus cases were tied to workplace outbreaks, mostly in manufacturing, construction and wholesale trade. […]
A new wildfire has been reported in Beaver County. According to fire officials the Cougar Fire started Aug. 16 around 1:45 p.m. in Hamlin Valley near Cougar Spar in Beaver County. As of 9:00 a.m. on Aug. 17 the fire has burned 476 acres and is 0% contained. The cause […]
Fire restrictions will be implemented beginning Monday, Aug. 17 on the Beaver Ranger District in the Fishlake National Forest. At the time of this implementation, the entire Fishlake National Forest will be under fire restrictions. These restrictions will be in place in place until Sept. 31, 2020 or until rescinded. […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Authorities in Utah say a teenager was arrested and booked on multiple charges stemming from an alleged sledgehammer attack in Payson. The Daily Herald reported that the Payson Police Department responded to a report Friday that a person was witnessed hitting a man in the head […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Every day, packed shuttles chug through Zion National Park carrying thousands of hikers, bikers, tourists and locals into the country’s third most visited National Park. The Spectrum newspaper reports nearly 40 buses they have on hand have carried passengers since 2000, and haven’t been replaced […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Six-year-old Rosie Tapia was abducted through a window of her family’s Salt Lake City home in August 1995. She was later found sexually assaulted and drowned in a canal, a murder that’s never been solved. On the 25th anniversary of the girl’s death, her family […]
MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Many members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are deeply uncomfortable with President Donald Trump’s penchant for foul language, his tendency to pick on his enemies and his isolationist foreign policy. That could make a difference in Arizona, a potentially pivotal state in […]
The Central Utah Public Health Department (CUPHD) was notified on Friday, August 14, 2020 of the death of a Sanpete County resident due to COVID-19. The individual who passed away was a male, over the age of 85, and was a contact of a confirmed case. “We are saddened to […]
