BEDROCK, COLO. (AP) — A small earthquake hit a rural area Saturday near the Colorado–Utah border, the University of Utah Seismograph Stations reported. The magnitude 4.3 earthquake took place at 7:11 p.m. The epicenter was 3 1/2 miles (5.6 kilometers) southwest of Bedrock, Colorado, and 18 miles (29 kilometers) east of La Sal, […]
FLAGSTAFF, ARIZ. (AP) — A large campground resort project proposed for a northern Arizona high desert site near the Navajo Nation is stalled amid objections centering on cultural sensitivity in general and teepees in particular. The planned inclusion of wagons and teepees — the conical tents that were widely used by tribes on […]
SOUTH WEBER, Utah (AP) — Hearing stories of people losing their jobs due to the economic downturn brought on by COVID-19, Jeff Hansen figured he had to do something. Having a soft spot for kids, the motivation was even stronger. “It’s Christmastime. You got this COVID thing going on. I […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Saturday, covid-19 statistics were updated for Utah by the state department of health. 76.7 percent of covid-19 cases statewide (190,873-248,970) are recovered. 22.9 percent of covid-19 cases in Utah (56,949-248,970) are active cases. In the past 24 hours, new recoveries (2,027) exceeded new active cases (373). There are […]
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Three towering concrete stacks that were the most visual reminders of a coal-fired power plant that operated for decades along the Arizona-Utah state line came down Friday. The 775-foot (236-meter) structures loomed over the Navajo Generating Station, a 2,250 megawatt plant that closed last year as […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints added new language to the faith’s handbook Friday imploring members to root out prejudice and racism, adding significance and permanence to recent comments by top leaders on one of the most sensitive topics in the church’s history. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Board of Higher Education unanimously voted Friday in support of Dixie State University dropping “Dixie” from its name — an example of the nation’s reexamination of the remnants of the Confederacy and slavery. Dixie State University’s Board of Trustees voted for a name […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah is one of more than a dozen states that have been told to expect far fewer doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in its second week of distribution, the state’s health department said Friday. Instead of receiving the expected 23,400 doses, Utah will instead receive 16,575 […]
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A set of guidelines for managing the Colorado River helped several states through a dry spell, but it’s not enough to keep key reservoirs in the American West from plummeting amid persistent drought and climate change, according to a U.S. report released Friday. Millions of people […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Friday, covid-19 statistics were updated for Utah by the state department of health. 76.6 percent of covid-19 cases statewide (188,846-246,562) are recovered. 22.95 percent of covid-19 cases in Utah (56,576-246,562) are active cases. In the past 24 hours, new recoveries (2,282) exceed new active cases (348). There are […]
