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Utah Gas Prices Inch Down

Utah Gas Prices Inch Down

(Undated) — Utah gas prices are inching down. Triple-A reports the state average for regular was four dollars a gallon Tuesday, a penny lower than on Monday. Gas prices have been slowly deflating over the past month. The statewide average was four-oh-three a gallon last week and four-oh-seven a month […]

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Congressman Owens Names New Chief Of Staff

Congressman Owens Names New Chief Of Staff

(Washington, DC) — Congressman Burgess Owens is hiring a member of Senator Mike Lee’s staff and giving him a promotion. The Utah Republican announced yesterday that Lee Lonsberry will be his new chief of staff. Lonsberry has served as Senator Lee’s director of communications since 2021. The Fourth District congressman […]

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Report Highlights Need To Better Regulate UT Care Facilities

Report Highlights Need To Better Regulate UT Care Facilities

(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Disability Law Center is calling on lawmakers to better regulate long-term care facilities in Utah. The nonprofit organization recently put out a new report that highlights a pattern of neglect and mistreatment at long-term care facilities across the state. It says urgent reform is […]

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LDS Church Publishes Final Volume Of Joseph Smith Papers

LDS Church Publishes Final Volume Of Joseph Smith Papers

(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints published the final volume of the Joseph Smith Papers on Tuesday, the 179th anniversary of the church founder’s death. The 27-volume collection has been called the “lunar mission” of historical church research, reflecting 22 years of documenting, […]

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Dana Anthony works at her desk at The Daily Tar Heel newspaper in Chapel Hill, N.C., Tuesday, April 13, 2021. Anthony was rejected after two speparate HireVue interviews for other jobs recently. The pandemic has heightened demand for online services that interview job applicants remotely and use artificial intelligence to assess their skills. But the technology also raises questions about whether computers can accurately judge a person's character traits and emotional cues. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Utah Getting Funding To Expand Internet Access

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah is getting a large check to expand internet access in the state. The Biden administration announced yesterday the Beehive State would be receiving more than 317-million dollars as part of an initiative to connect all households and small businesses to reliable internet. The money […]

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FILE - Rows of homes, are shown in suburban Salt Lake City, on April 13, 2019. Utah is one of two Western states known for rugged landscapes and wide-open spaces that are bucking the trend of sluggish U.S. population growth. The boom there and in Idaho are accompanied by healthy economic expansion, but also concern about strain on infrastructure and soaring housing prices. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Utah Has Youngest Median Age In U.S.

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah is the youngest state in the country. The U.S. Census Bureau says residents of the Beehive State have a median age of 31-years-old, which is more than three years younger than any other state. In Utah and Cache counties, the median age is just […]

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One Person In Custody After Hit and Run In Redmond

One Person In Custody After Hit and Run In Redmond

Around 7:30 a.m. on Jun. 25, Sevier County deputies and EMT’s were dispatched to a two vehicle crash in Redmond. According to Sevier County Sheriff Nathan Curtis, a Saturn passenger car had ran a stop sign and slammed into a GMC truck, causing the truck to go through a yard […]

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One Dead After Motorcycle Crash In Sevier County

One Dead After Motorcycle Crash In Sevier County

On Jun. 22, Sevier County deputies and EMT’s responded to a fatal motorcycle crash east of Sigurd at the King Ranch. According to Sevier County Sheriff Nathan Curtis, Nathan Martinez, age 45 of West Jordan, was found pinned underneath his Harley Davidson motorcycle with significant head injuries. Skid marks at […]

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Lake Powell Increasing Enforcement Ahead Of Independence Day

Lake Powell Increasing Enforcement Ahead Of Independence Day

(Lake Powell, UT) — Officials at southern Utah’s Lake Powell want to make sure families are safe during Independence Day celebrations. Glen Canyon National Recreation Area will be taking part in Operation Dry Water from Saturday to Monday of next week. It’s an effort to make sure those getting on […]

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Boy Hospitalized After Being Kicked By Horse In Sevier County

Boy Hospitalized After Being Kicked By Horse In Sevier County

(Redmond, UT) — A four-year-old boy is recovering after being kicked in the head by a horse in Sevier County. Houston Hampton was playing outside at a farm in Redmond on Friday when the horse kicked him in the forehead, fracturing his skull. Doctors removed the boy’s skull cap to […]

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