On Feb. 22, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum joined Utah Governor Spencer Cox and Utah Senator John Curtis to sign an agreement between the Bureau of Land Management and the Utah Trust Lands Administration to complete the final step of a historic land exchange. According to a press release, […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah District 4 Representative Kera Birkeland announced her resignation, effective January 10th, citing the need to focus on family and professional commitments. Her resignation comes days before the legislative session begins on January 21st. Birkeland, whose district includes Daggett, Duchesne, Morgan, Rich, and Summit counties, […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The state of Utah is beginning an emergency effort to protect wildlife that can’t get to normal food sources due to snow. The Division of Wildlife Resources has begun an emergency deer feeding program in parts of Rich and Summit counties. Biologists and volunteers are […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A 9-year-old boy is being treated at a Utah hospital a day after getting stuck underwater at a reservoir east of Park City. The boy and his two siblings were in their family’s truck on Monday when it slid down a boat ramp at Smith […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A 19-year-old who disappeared from his family’s home in California nearly three years ago has been found in Utah, bringing astonishment and relief to his parents who feared they would never see him again. Sheriff Justin Martinez said Connerjack Oswalt was shivering and cold when […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — State lawmakers are moving quickly to overturn mask mandates currently in force in two Utah counties. State senators voted 22-5 in favor of a resolution that would knock down the mask orders in place in Salt Lake and Summit counties. The five no votes came […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Two Utah counties have issued indoor mask mandates amid a record-setting surge of coronavirus cases that has left long testing lines, shortages of monoclonal antibody treatments and strained hospital staff. Salt Lake County health officials made the order Friday, a day after Summit county. Both […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A county clerk’s office in Utah is under quarantine after the staff was exposed to COVID-19. But officials say it likely won’t delay when election results are announced. The Summit County clerk’s office staff was exposed to the coronavirus over the weekend and will quarantine […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An Idaho father has been reunited with his 9-year-old son who went missing during a hike with extended family in Utah. KSL-TV reported that Summit County Sheriff Justin Martinez says the dad drove to Utah where his son, Stratton Joshua Wright, became separated from his […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s juvenile judges will soon begin taking on cases in adult court, a move to help relieve crowded courtrooms in the state’s most populated judicial district. The Deseret News reports the judges next year will preside over an adult’s first court date and decide whether […]
