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Midway Ice Castles Has New Opening Date

Midway Ice Castles Has New Opening Date

(Midway, UT) — There’s a new opening date for the Ice Castles in Midway after Utah’s winter got a late start. The public can begin visiting the winter attraction starting January 15th. Visitors can expect ice-carved tunnels, fountains and towers of ice with color-changing lights. There will also be a […]

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Utah Democrats Will Have A US Senate Candidate

Utah Democrats Will Have A US Senate Candidate

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Democrats took their first step in attempting to win a Utah Senate seat for the first time since 1970. Caroline Gleich, Archie A. Williams III [[ the third ]] and Laird Fetzer Hamblin all filed to be the Democrats nominee in the 2024 election. The […]

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“Tripledemic” Affecting Utah

“Tripledemic” Affecting Utah

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah health officials are warning the public about an increase in COVID, Flu, and RSV cases, calling it a “Tripledemic”. Experts say the three viruses affect the respiratory system, and they can have serious health consequences if left untreated. While these viruses are normal for […]

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Cox Unveils Recommended Changes For Licensing Of Behavioral Health Professionals

Cox Unveils Recommended Changes For Licensing Of Behavioral Health Professionals

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox wants to make it easier for qualified behavioral health workers to become licensed in the state. The governor presented the results of the first year’s research to review of professional licensing for behavioral health professionals and released the recommended changes to the […]

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Utah Legislative Session One Week Away

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah’s 2024 legislative session gets underway one week from today. Lawmakers will be back at the State Capitol building in Salt Lake City next Tuesday with hundreds of bills already ready to review. Among the topics expected to come up in education include banning cell […]

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New Proposal Wants To Pay Farmers To Send Water To Great Salt Lake

New Proposal Wants To Pay Farmers To Send Water To Great Salt Lake

(Salt Lake City, UT) — A Utah state representative wants to pay farmers to send some of their water to the Great Salt Lake. Democratic Representative Doug Owens is proposing “split season leasing,” which offers to pay farmers for not growing late-season crops and in exchange, they’d send the water […]

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FILE - The University of Utah campus is viewed from Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah, Oct. 23, 2018. A former University of Utah diver Ben Smyth has been arrested and charged with raping a young woman last fall in a dorm room. In charging documents, detectives say Smyth acknowledged the woman was in pain during the encounter and later fled to Canada upon learning that he was being investigated for rape. The Salt Lake County District Attorney said on Friday, May 12, 2023, that Smyth had returned to the United States. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

U Of U Top-Ranked Public University In Western U.S.

(Salt Lake City, UT) — The University of Utah is the top-ranked public university in the West. The results of the Wall Street Journal/College Pulse 2024 Best Colleges in the United States rankings considered graduation rates and graduates’ salaries at 70-percent of a school’s total score, with learning environments counting […]

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Former U of U President David P. Gardner Dies

Former U of U President David P. Gardner Dies

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Former University of Utah President David P. Gardner has died. The university announced yesterday that Gardner died Tuesday at his home in Park City. He was 90. Gardner served as president of the U from 1973 to 1983, more than doubling its budget and significantly […]

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Utah Monitoring Reservoir After Finding Illegally Introduced Fish

Utah Monitoring Reservoir After Finding Illegally Introduced Fish

(Heber City, UT) — Utah wildlife officials are monitoring a popular reservoir after a fisherman found an invasive fish. The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources says it was contacted by an angler who caught a walleye at Strawberry Reservoir last month. Officials say they believe someone released the walleye into […]

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Former State GOP Chair Jorgenson To Challenge Governor Cox

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Former Utah Republican Party Chairman Carson Jorgensen is running for governor. Jorgensen announced yesterday that he’ll challenge GOP Governor Spencer Cox in the Republican primary. He joins Republican State Representative Phil Lyman and Cox in the June 25th primary. Jorgensen unsuccessfully challenged former Congressman Chris […]

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