(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Guardsman Pass Scenic Backway that goes through the Wasatch Mountains is now open for the summer. Utah Department of Transportation officials say the seven-mile roadway connecting the Salt Lake Valley to the Heber Valley was opened to traffic yesterday at 8 a.m. Crews worked […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Experts say Utah will see a higher-than-normal risk of wildfires this year. Starting next month, the state’s weather pattern is expected to turn hot and dry, and that dry pattern will likely stay in place through the summer months. The weather conditions will result in […]
(Springdale, UT) — Officials at Zion National Park are asking for patience this holiday weekend. Monday is Memorial Day and with it comes an extended weekend and heavy traffic at the park. The park told those planning to visit “to be realistic about what to expect,” such as long lines […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah state auditor says only a few complaints out of thousands submitted merited action for supposed violations of the state’s new transgender-exclusionary public restroom law. State Auditor John Dougall says his office has identified five that required attention. Dougall also notes he’s not happy […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A senior LDS missionary and his wife are dead following a car crash last Saturday in Fresno, California. Officials with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints say Elder Paul Hardin of San Antonio died Monday after he was hospitalized in critical condition following […]
(Wasatch County, UT) — Crews have recovered the body of a truck driver after his semi-truck plunged into the Deer Creek Reservoir Monday night. The truck jackknifed, crashed through a guardrail, and went into the water. Rescue crews were unable to locate the driver after the crash, but found his […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah is the most religious state, according to a new study. New research from the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute using Census data found that the Beehive State had the largest share of religious residents out of any of the 50 states. It found that […]
One person is unaccounted for and State Road 189 is closed after a semi-truck carrying propane lost control and rolled over into Deer Creek Reservoir Monday night. According to Utah Highway Patrol Sgt. Cameron Roden the semi was traveling southbound when it “lost control and jackknifed…hit the guard rail and […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Senator Mitt Romney says President Biden should have granted a pardon for former President Trump on charges of mishandling classified documents. In addition, Romney says Biden should have told prosecutors in New York to drop the charges in Trump’s current hush money trial. Romney also […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — President Joe Biden and his Republican opponent appear to be bypassing the nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates. That is not good news for the University of Utah which is set to host the third official CPD presidential debate on October 9th. Both Biden and former […]
