SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah County sheriff’s office has recovered the bodies of two teenage girls who went missing on Utah Lake last week. Search and rescue crews discovered 18-year-old Priscilla Bienkowski and 17-year-old Sophia Hernandez on Thursday after being reported missing May 6 by family members. A […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Search crews have scaled back a water search for two teenagers who went missing on Utah Lake and will focus instead on searching from the air. Utah County Sheriff’s Sgt. Spencer Cannon told KUTV Sunday that pilots will fly over the lake three to four […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah County sheriff’s office has resumed a search Thursday morning for two teenagers who went missing on Utah Lake earlier this week. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that two girls, ages 17 and 18, were reported missing by family members Wednesday after going to […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — A proposed public park and nature reserve on the shores of Utah Lake would provide restoration habitat for birds and walking trails, fishing spots and bird watching towers. The Daily Herald newspaper in Provo reports that the 1,000-acre park would be nestled between Provo, Orem and Vineyard […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An imperiled fish found only in Utah Lake is starting to make a recovery after 18 years. The Deseret News reports the June sucker increased in population from only 300 to 2,000 at last count, prompting the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to propose changing […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — State regulators are warning people not to swim, water ski or drink the water on any part of Utah Lake at least through the end of the month. The Daily Herald reports the Utah Department of Environmental Quality issued the warning advisory on Monday after counts of cyanobacteria […]
SPANISH FORK, Utah (AP) — Officials have temporarily closed a beach in northern Utah due to dangerous levels of toxic algal blooms in the water. The Utah County Health Department announced a danger advisory for Lincoln Beach on the west side of Utah Lake on Thursday. Authorities said crews observed […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A toxic algal bloom on Utah Lake has made its first appearance of 2019. The Daily Herald in Provo reported Wednesday that routine state monitoring showed toxin levels from the algae bloom exceeded health thresholds near the Saratoga Springs Picnic Area. The Utah County Health […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Officials are trying new techniques to get rid of an invasive plant species called phragmites from the shores of Utah Lake, such as spraying herbicides and smashing the plants instead of burning them. A new program is also being piloted this summer, in which cows will […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — For a third straight year, Utah officials are warning residents that a toxic algae bloom has made parts of Utah Lake near Provo unsafe for recreation. State and county agencies said Tuesday that recent tests on water samples showed high levels of toxin-producing cyanobacteria in the […]
