ELKO, Nev. (AP) — Firefighters battled a wildfire Tuesday that destroyed a 79-year-old camp lodge and devastated thousands of acres of wilderness in a glacially-carved canyon in one of the most popular recreation areas in northeast Nevada. More than 300 crew members and 11 aircraft were on the fire lines […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — State leaders say heroin overdose deaths declined in Utah in 2017 for the first time in seven years. Data released Monday by state agencies shows that opioid-related overdose deaths decreased last year by almost 20 percent. Utah Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox says fatal overdoses specifically […]
PHOENIX (AP) — The Latest on heavy rain in the U.S. Southwest from the remnants of Tropical Storm Rosa(all times local): 3:40 p.m. Record-setting rainfall that has flooded streets and given metro Phoenix a hefty soaking is dissipating. National Weather Service forecasters say there were still scattered showers from remnants […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — A popular program that supports conservation and outdoor recreation projects across the country expired after Congress could not agree on language to extend it. Lawmakers from both parties back the Land and Water Conservation Fund, but the program lapsed Monday amid dispute over whether its renewal should […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Weber School District is overhauling the way it deals with racism and discrimination with new policies and plans to hire a new administrator to focus on the issues. The Standard-Examiner reports school officials say they want to change the culture at the district, both in the ways they […]
ELKO, Nev. (AP) — The Latest on a wildfire that tapped eight hikers and sheriff’s deputy before they were escorted to safety in northeast Nevada’s Ruby Mountains (all times local): 2:10 p.m. A California couple who saw homes destroyed in a wildfire near Santa Rosa a year ago was among […]
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has denied review of a case centered on mining around the Grand Canyon. The Obama administration put about 1 million acres near the national park off-limits to new mining claims in 2012. It was meant to slow a flurry of claims over […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — A Utah man accused of encouraging a high school friend to hang herself and filming the act has been charged with witness tampering. Prosecutors say 19-year-old Tyerell Przybycien (pro-BISH-ian) wrote to a friend discouraging the person and others not to speak to authorities. Court documents say […]
HERRIMAN, Utah (AP) — Authorities say three people have been found dead inside a car that crashed into a ravine in Herriman. KSL-TV in Salt Lake City reports that a passer-by noticed a vehicle in a ditch off of Herriman Highway late Sunday afternoon. Herriman police officers responded. Additional crews were called […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Grocery and convenience stores in Utah that are already limited to selling only lower alcohol beer will face additional restrictions intended to curb excessive in-store advertising and consumer confusion. New rules that were buried in a massive liquor overhaul bill that passed last year will […]
