(Salt Lake City, UT) — A lockdown put in place at state prisons in Salt Lake City and Gunnison has been lifted. The Utah Department of Corrections enacted it more than a month ago after an inmate reportedly attacked a guard at the Central Utah Correctional Facility. DOC officials say […]
(Orem, UT) — The chief of police at Utah Valley University has resigned, a little over a year after the assassination of Charlie Kirk. The rightwing commentator was gunned down last September during an event at UVU. Chief Jeff Long reportedly submitted his resignation earlier this month. He was one […]
(Loa, UT) — The statewide average gas price is down by two cents. Triple-A says the average cost for a gallon of self-serve regular is $4.62. The most expensive price continues to be in Wayne County, where gas is going for $5.14. The least expensive average gas price can be […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah’s Attorney General is going after prediction markets like Kalshi, even as he takes political donations from gambling interests. Derek Brown received a 50-thousand dollar contribution from the Las Vegas Sands Corporation. It’s one of the world’s largest casino operators and they oppose most online […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah homeowners are losing their insurance for nonrenewal at a higher rate than homeowners in any other state. It’s about half-a-percent higher than the nonrenewal rate in California. More fires and more homes being built close to forests are part of the reason. Several insurance […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Yesterday, former Utah State Representative Trevor Lee made his first court appearance since he was charged with felony forgery and fraud. Prosecutors accuse him of using fake employment and income information to obtain a one-million-dollar home loan. The 35-year-old has not yet entered a plea. […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The federal government is suing Utah after the state filed suit against prediction markets like Kalshi. Utah’s Attorney General Derek Brown believes prediction markets are an illegal form of gambling. But the federal government and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission disagree. This week, they filed […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Salt Lake City International Airport is marking the end of a 12-year construction program. Airport officials held a celebration Saturday for the final section of Concourse B, which is scheduled to open within days. The work completes the replacement of the airport’s former terminals and […]
(Provo, UT) — President Donald Trump is calling out the judge in the Tyler Robinson murder case. He took to Truth Social Friday saying that Judge Tony Graf Jr. is “desecrating” the memory of Charlie Kirk, whom Robinsons allegedly shot and killed at UVU last September. The president says Graf […]
(Bluff, UT) — Flooding along the San Juan River has forced evacuations in southeastern Utah. Navajo Nation officials ordered residents out of Bluff, Montezuma Creek and Aneth late Saturday as high water moved downstream through the Four Corners region. Shelters opened at Aneth Community School and San Juan High School, […]
