(Salt Lake City, UT) — Two more cases of measles have been confirmed in Utah. Health officials say the latest patients are both pregnant women, one in Utah County and the other in the Southwest Utah Public Health District. They are unvaccinated and had contact with previously-confirmed cases. That brings […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A new poll is showing more support for legalizing recreational marijuana in Utah. The Deseret News/Hinckley Institute of Politics poll interviewed 805 registered Utah voters last month. Fifty-three-percent of those asked showed some level of support for legalization. That compares to the 40-percent support the […]
(Washington, DC) — The Justice Department will allow President Trump to abolish national monuments protected from energy development and other activities by past presidents. The department issued a legal opinion permitting Trump to shrink or eliminate national monuments, which can overturn a 1938 opinion saying presidents didn’t have the power […]
(Undated) — Caring.com, a resource for seniors, is out with its Senior Happiness Index. It shows where in the country seniors are happiest and is based on WalletHub’s state happiness roundup. It weighs factors including cost of living, average life expectancy, health rates in residents over 60 and the number […]
(Heber, UT) — A driver was killed yesterday morning in a T-bone crash involving a semi-truck in Heber. The collision happened just before 8:15 a.m. on SR-40 near 500 North. Authorities say a Nissan Xterra was turning left onto eastbound SR-40 when it pulled in front of a westbound semi-truck. […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Authorities are urging caution ahead of one of the deadliest traffic periods of the year. The Utah Highway Patrol and the state Department of Transportation reminded drivers about the 100 Deadliest Days of Summer yesterday. Officials say the majority of highway deaths in the state […]
(Washington, DC) — The U.S. is expecting to see a warmer-than-average summer season, including in Utah. The Climate Prediction Center, which is a division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, has released their updated weather outlook for the next three months. The outlook shows that all states will be […]
(St. George, UT) — Utah is in the middle of the road as a place to be a police officer. A recent study by finance website WalletHub ranked all 50 states based on police-friendliness, such as how much the average salary is for an officer. It also looked at the […]
