(Salt lake City, UT) — Utah lawmakers plan to ask voters in November to approve giving legislators the power to revise voter-led ballot initiatives. In a special session yesterday, Republican leaders in the legislature said the proposal is meant to check the power of special interest groups from using ballot […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s Republican leaders launched a legal challenge aimed at wresting control from the U.S. government over much of the federal lands that dominate the state. Utah’s attorney general said yesterday he has asked to file a lawsuit with the U.S. Supreme Court asserting state power […]
(St. George, UT) — Utah is among the best states to live in this year. That’s according to a new study by WalletHub, which looked at dozens of indicators from housing costs to education rates and more. The Beehive State came in at number four on the list, and received […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is getting a one-month head start on wishing President Russell M. Nelson a happy 100th birthday. The church sponsored a “special birthday broadcast” in his honor over the weekend. A video on the church’s YouTube page quotes […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah ranks as one of the best states for hiking in the U.S. based on factors like scenic beauty, elevation and the number of hiking trails. The Green Brand study ranked the top U.S. spots for getting outside. Colorado took the number one ranking followed […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox is poised to contend for another term in November. Unofficial results from the primary election showed the incumbent with nearly 57-percent of the vote as of early this morning. His challenger, Phil Lyman, told the Salt Lake Tribune he had no plans […]
Heber-Kamas RD lower area of North Fork Trailhead will be closed to all uses starting today. In a post to the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest X page they stated it is for public safety while fire crews are using the lower area as helibase during implementation of Ponderosa Upper Provo Prescribed […]
Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest fire personnel have initiated a prescribed burn as part of the Ponderosa Restoration Project. As forecasted weather conditions continue to improve, personnel will continue operations in other units as part of the project lasting through mid June if conditions allow. The Ponderosa Restoration Project is in Summit […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
