BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A change in U.S. House rules making it easier to transfer millions of acres of federal public lands to states is worrying hunters and outdoor enthusiasts across the West who fear losing access. Lawmakers earlier this month passed a rule eliminating a significant budget hurdle and […]
NEW YORK (AP) — The Piano Guys are saying their decision to perform at an event marking the presidential inauguration of Donald Trump is not a political endorsement. The Utah-based group, which first found fame on YouTube, is among the few acts to agree to play for the Republican’s inaugural […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney will be among those next month marking 15 years since Salt Lake City hosted the Winter Olympics. Romney, credited with turning around the scandal-plagued 2002 games, will make an appearance at a Feb. 4 celebration at the Nordic Center […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah State University and a fraternity are asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a former student accusing the school and organization of failing to act on reports of sexual assault and heavy drinking at parties. The student, who filed the lawsuit in […]
(Parowan, UT) – Crews successfully extinguish an attic fire that damaged one Parowan home. Firefighters were able to put out the flames saving most of the structure. A mother and her daughter were in the home when they detected smoke in the attic and called the fire department. No one was […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Transportation Security Administration says the number of guns security seized at Salt Lake City International Airport last year jumped more than 50 percent. TSA regional spokeswoman Lorie Dankers says 75 guns were found on passengers or their carry-on bags last year when they went […]
Garfield Memorial Hospital has now been designated as a Critical Access Hospital. This designation comes from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). CMS has created a category of hospitals they label as Critical Access, which means they cannot be closer than 35 miles to another hospital, must be […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — A federal agency is accepting public comment on possible leasing of public lands for oil and gas drilling that could take place as close as two miles from Zion National Park in southern Utah. The Spectrum newspaper (https://goo.gl/EuYjdJ ) reports that the Bureau of Land […]
A police chase on Interstate 70 near Richfield Friday morning reached speeds of more than 110 mph before ending in a rollover and foot chase before the speeding driver was apprehended. According to the Utah Highway Patrol, a UHP trooper was heading west on I-70 between Salina and Richfield at 8:45 a.m.,when a […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Visits to U.S. national parks set a record in 2016 for the third consecutive year as landmarks such Zion, Yellowstone and Rocky Mountain experienced historic levels of popularity that brought collateral headaches stemming from overcrowded roads and trails and increasing visitor misbehavior. At many parks, […]
