Officials say some Utah residents felt the largest aftershock yet since the 5.7 magnitude quake hit in March. The University of Utah Seismograph Stations reports Tuesday night’s “light” earthquake of magnitude 4.2 was in the northwester Salt Lake Valley near the town of Magna. Officials say the aftershock was felt […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah is joining more than 20 other states in canceling classes at public schools for the rest of the school year to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Gov. Gary Herbert said Tuesday that students will finish the year doing mostly online assignments. Public schools […]
The Central Utah Public Health Department (CUPHD) has confirmed the first two positive cases of COVID-19 in Sevier County. These are the seventh and eighth confirmed cases in the Central Utah Health District. Both cases are between the ages of 25-45, and are currently recovering at their home in Sevier […]
Rick L Robins, superintendent of Juab School District, has been named the next superintendent of the 34,000-student Canyons School District. The district school board voted unanimously to appoint Robins during a meeting on Tuesday. Robins will succeed Superintendent James Briscoe, who announced his plans to retire from the school district […]
Teachers have been teaching classes through remote learning since the middle of March due to the COVID-19 outbreak, and it looks like that will continue. Utah Gov. Gary Herbert announced Apr. 14 that Utah’s public and charter schools will continue their soft closure through the end of this school year. […]
Former Speaker of the House Greg Hughes has announced his running mate, naming Washington County Commissioner Victor Iverson to be Utah’s next lieutenant governor. “Victor is a proven leader with a commitment to conservative principles,” Speaker Hughes said. “He has kept Washington County strong and prepared, with the lowest tax […]
A rollover crash on interstate 15 near Beaver occurred Apr. 13 around 4:00 p.m. leaving a woman dead and her husband seriously injured. The Dodge pickup was pulling a small trailer with an ATV on it going northbound near mile marker 105 on I-15 when the crash occurred. According to […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Legislature will hold a special session starting Thursday to address the coronavirus crisis. The session announced late Monday will be held remotely for the first time to avoid spreading the virus that has already infected one lawmaker. Legislators will re-examine the state budget […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Former U.S. ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman Jr. qualified for the Republican primary ballot on Monday, joining Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox and ex-GOP chair Thomas Wright. Huntsman made the cut hours before the deadline after the coronavirus crisis made the typical strategy of knocking on […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah is pulling the plug on a coronavirus emergency alert system that was supposed to go only to drivers entering the state but was instead sent to hundreds of other people who were in their homes. Utah Division of Emergency Management Joe Dougherty said Monday […]
