(Salt Lake City, UT) — State officials say cuts to federal funding means fewer families will get help paying for childcare. Washington has cut about 15-million dollars from the program that helps Utah families. The updated formula means about 900 families will lose assistance. To qualify, families must now make […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah’s reservoir system is now at 52-percent of capacity. It’s normally closer to 67-percent this time of year. It shows that Utah’s dismal snowpack continues to have downstream effects on the rest of the state. But there’s hope in the horizon: a powerful El Nino […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Doctors are urging Utah parents to get their kids vaccinated against measles as the school year gets underway. It comes as Utah and America are seeing huge numbers of cases. Doctors are also worried about people spreading measles to kids who don’t have strong immune […]
(Fillmore, UT) — As the Widemouth Two Fire continues to grow, the state of Utah is setting a new record. The University of Utah School of Environment, Society and Sustainability says 2026 has seen a record amount of woodland and forested land destroyed. Other years have seen more acres burned, […]
(Orem, UT) — Utah Valley University has a new president. Jon Andersen has been unanimously elected to the position by the Utah Board of Higher Education. He’s replacing Astrid Tuminez, who stepped down earlier this year. Anderson is an Utah native, who attended Bingham High School and Utah State University. […]
(Heber, UT) — The Buck Basin Fire is now 230 acres in size and is 15 percent contained. It’s burning about five miles northwest of Currant Creek Reservoir. Lightning sparked the flames on Saturday and some thunderstorms dropped rain on the flames yesterday. About 150 firefighters are battling the flames […]
Following Governor Spencer Cox’s executive order banning the use of fireworks throughout Utah, Heber City Mayor Heidi Franco issued an Emergency Order banning the use of all fireworks within Heber City, effective immediately. In a press release Mayor Franco said, “It is America’s 250th Anniversary and we want to celebrate […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox is announcing new fireworks restrictions as several fires burn across the state. Yesterday’s executive order bans the use of fireworks in most cases. But, it allows cities and towns to pick legal areas for fireworks. The executive order only applies to the […]
Due to rapidly increasing fire danger, the Bureau of Land Management is implementing Stage 2 Fire Restrictions beginning today on all BLM-managed public lands in Utah. The fire prevention order prohibits all open fires of any kind; smoking, except within a vehicle or enclosed area; the grinding, cutting, and welding […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah’s primary election has left several familiar faces in first place. In Utah’s 1st Congressional District, former Representative Ben McAdams won the Democratic nomination. He previously served in Congress from 2019 to 2021. Representative Blake Moore fended off a GOP challenge as he runs for […]
