THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE FOREST SERVICE UTAH AVALANCHE CENTER. THE FOREST SERVICE UTAH AVALANCHE CENTER IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS CONTINUED A BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE WARNING. * AFFECTED AREA…THE WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS AND THE MANTI- SKYLINE PLATEAU * AVALANCHE DANGER…THE DANGER REMAINS HIGH * REASON/IMPACTS…HEAVY […]
A bill that would reduce the number of Utahns covered under a voter-approved Medicaid expansion is on its way to a vote in the House. The House Business and Labor Committee passed SB96 on a 9-6 vote yesterday. Republican House leaders may schedule the bill for a vote as early […]
A legal battle is brewing between the popular Ice Castles in Midway and a similar winter attraction near Rigby, Idaho. The owners of the Ice Castles claim the Labelle Lake Ice Palace is infringing on their patent. “We are not infringing in any way whatsoever on what they are doing,” […]
U.S. lawmakers want to make sure families know exactly what they are signing up for when they take on student loans. The Transparency in Student Lending Actintroduced by Representative John Curtis (R-Utah) and Senator Mike Enzi (R-Wy) would improve the information provided to students and families taking on federal loans to […]
Officials in Emery County have recovered the body of a skier. An avalanche is being blamed for his death. The victim has been identified as 26-year-old Michael Besendorfer of Nephi, Utah. Two men were skiing late in the afternoon Friday in a side canyon north of Electric Lake in Emery County. […]
U.S. 189 through Provo Canyon remains closed Friday afternoon as crews clear a massive Avalanche. Utah Department of Transportation crews worked through the night to clear the avalanche that was 30 feet deep in spots. Crews triggered the avalanche as part of avalanche control efforts Thursday evening, according to UDOT. The slide […]
An avalanche closed US-189 Provo Canyon into Friday. A lot of fresh snow in the Heber Valley. Up to 24″ of fresh snow at Ski Resorts, and more is expected. Snow crews are working to clear roads. In Wasatch and Summit Counties drivers be on the watch for deer walking […]
Heber City Police arrested Andrew James Butler and Damonney Johnathan Jones for several different cases we have been investigating including the Burglary of two local Business. They were both booked into the Wasatch County Jail on the following charges:BurglaryCriminal TrespassCriminal Mischief Possession of Burglary ToolsTheft
A legal battle is brewing between the popular Ice Castles in Midway and a similar winter attraction near Rigby, Idaho. The owners of the Ice Castles claim the Labelle Lake Ice Palace is infringing on their patent. “We are not infringing in any way whatsoever on what they are doing,” […]
Salt Lake City got the green light to bid for an upcoming Winter Olympics — most likely for 2030 — in an attempt to bring the Games back to the city that hosted in 2002 and provided the backdrop for the U.S. winter team’s ascendance into an international powerhouse. The […]
