The Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Wildland Fire Service are set to begin prescribed fire operations throughout Utah. These operations will continue throughout the fall and winter as weather, fuel and air quality become favorable. In a press release it was shared, “these treatments are carefully planned to […]
(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 […]
(Heber City, UT) — Heber City says its computer systems are back online after a cyberattack. The city disclosed yesterday that its government network was breached Saturday, then contained while crews restored operations. Officials say essential services continued, the public website was not affected and municipal systems are functioning normally. […]
(Provo, UT) — Brigham Young University’s new medical school has received preliminary accreditation. BYU announced yesterday that applications will open within the next several weeks, with the first class of up to 60 students starting in July 2027. The school will initially use the former Provo High School building while […]
(Heber City, UT) — The Wasatch County Council says they’re open to the idea of their sheriff taking a leave of absence. That’s what they told KUTV after a closed-door meeting. Sheriff Jared Rigby was indicted by a grand jury that’s looking into possible misconduct related to the Kouri Richins […]
The Ephraim Utah Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was dedicated on Oct. 11 by Elder Ronald A. Rasband of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Elder Rasband’s great-great-grandparents settled in Ephraim in 1850 and his great-grandfather later helped build the Manti Utah Temple. In an […]
(Zion National Park, UT) — Zion National Park is reopening a section of the Zion-Mount Carmel Highway after a major rockfall. Park officials announced yesterday that cleanup and safety work finished sooner than first expected. The reopening restores a key east-west route through the park. Drivers should still expect work […]
(Zion National Park, UT) — A section of the Zion-Mount Carmel Highway could remain closed for several weeks. A major rockfall on September 30th covered the roadway, and a two-and-a-half-mile segment remains blocked. Crews have removed about half the debris, but forecast rain could slow the work. A seven-and-a-half-mile section […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah Department of Transportation is nearing partial completion of a project to make freeway lanes easier to see. Crews are adding wider, higher-contrast markings commonly called zebra striping on selected corridors. UDOT says the work is intended to improve visibility at night and in […]
