SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The U.S. government on Wednesday issued proposals for managing two national monuments in Utah that were significantly downsized by President Donald Trump last year, saying its preference for one of the sites would be the “least restrictive to energy and mining development.” The Bureau of […]
SPRINGDALE, Utah (AP) — Authorities at Zion National Park say they’ve found the body of a missing hiker and are working to recover it. Park rangers said in a statement Wednesday that 47-year-old Maurice Harris was found at the dead end of Deertrap Mountain trail, an offshoot of the larger […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah residents without a star on their state-issued driver’s licenses may soon be turned away by airport security. The Department of Homeland Security requires Utah drivers’ licenses to have a little gold star on the top right corner, the Deseret News reported. The missing star threatens […]
The Monroe City Council is moving forward with a plan to increase city property taxes by 100 percent. The money will be used to update and improve the streets. The property tax increase will only affect the city’s portion of property taxes according to City Councilman, Michael Mathie. Mathie says […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — A Utah man charged with accidentally starting a massive wildfire last year won’t go on trial in a southern Utah county torched by the blaze. The Spectrum newspaper reports a judge decided Tuesday that 62-year-old Robert Lyman couldn’t get a fair trial in Iron County due to […]
SPANISH FORK, Utah (AP) — A portion of a major east-west highway in central Utah has reopened after being closed because of a wildfire still contained around only 2 percent of its perimeter. U.S. 6 reopened Tuesday night after being closed after the fire jumped the fire Sunday. The closure […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A woman’s lawsuit claiming she was raped by a Mormon church leader who was allowed to oversee young missionaries despite a history of sexual misconduct will go forward, a judge decided Monday. The decision will allow McKenna Denson’s lawyers to investigate whether there are others […]
DRAPER, Utah (AP) — A Salt Lake City suburb’s mayor says a Utah firefighter who died battling a California wildfire was from his city’s fire department. Draper Mayor Troy Walker said Tuesday in a statement posted on the city’s Facebook page that the firefighter’s death was “tragic news” and that […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Authorities in Cedar City are investigating after a man’s body was found in the ashes of a house fire. The Spectrum newspaper reports the house caught fire Sunday afternoon, and when crews arrived it was fully engulfed in flame. Some neighbors were told to leave their homes […]
The Hill Top fire in Sanpete County is 100% contained, and a State Forestry, Fire and Lands representative had nothing but praise for local firefighters and law enforcement with regard to their help during the fire. Leann Fox, Communications and Prevention Coordinator, thanked local firefighters, the Sanpete County Sheriff’s Office, […]
