The Utah Legislature has formed a bipartisan Redistricting committee to gather information and public input in order to recommend new district boundaries. These boundaries determine state legislative and congressional districts and are required to be looked at every ten years. Rep. Carl Albrect, who is on the committee stated that […]
MOAB, Utah (AP) — Record visitation and long lines at Arches National Park in Utah are reviving a push for a reservation system. KUER reports Arches is on track to have its busiest year ever, and that increase in visitation has caused the park to close its gates over 80 […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — The federal Bureau of Land Management has canceled a planned sale of land in Southeast Utah to be used for oil drilling following opposition from county and municipal officials. The Spectrum reports the land between Arches and Canyonlands national parks will not be included in […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Masks will soon be mandatory in parts of Utah that are home to several of the state’s famous national parks. The measures will not extend to park lands, which are run by the federal government. Republican Gov. Gary Herbert has approved requests for face covering […]
SALT LAKE CITY (The Salt Lake Tribune) — An important dinosaur site that has fallen into neglect would be protected as Utah’s 45th state park under a measure being proposed in the state Legislature. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the bill would create Utahraptor State Park about 15 miles north […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Health officials have confirmed a human case of West Nile virus in eastern Utah. The TriCounty Health Department in Vernal didn’t disclose the name, age or location of the infected person in the Uintah Basin. Health officials say at least four mosquito pools have tested […]
County Attorney Candidate % Popular Vote Popular Vote CHRISTINA SLOAN UNAFFILIATED 55.93% 2220 STEPHEN J. STOCKS UNAFFILIATED 44.07% 1749 County Clerk/Auditor Candidate % Popular Vote Popular Vote CHRIS BAIRD UNAFFILIATED 100.00% 3142 County Council At-Large Candidate % Popular Vote Popular Vote MARY MULLEN MCGANN UNAFFILIATED 52.15% 2102 NORM KNAPP UNAFFILIATED […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A teenager has been charged in connection with the fire that burned eight homes in Moab last month. The Deseret News reported Thursday that the 16-year-old suspect was charged in Moab’s 7th District Juvenile Court with reckless burning and causing a catastrophe. The name and […]
MOAB, Utah (AP) — Homeowners in Utah are returning to the charred remains of 10 buildings destroyed by wildfire in Moab, while police investigate the source of the blaze. Continued hot, dry and windy weather prompted federal and state land managers to tighten fire restrictions Friday in several southeastern Utah […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A fast-moving brush fire destroyed eight homes in the southern Utah tourist town of Moab. Moab city officials said in a news release Tuesday night that the fire started Tuesday night in a wooded area near an apartment complex. The blaze also destroyed two parking […]
