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Heber City Red White and Blue Festival Schedule

Heber City Red White and Blue Festival Schedule

HEBER CITY, Utah-For the first time in history, Heber City will implement the Red, White and Blue Festival to commemorate Independence Day this year. Events are as follows: July 4 6:00 am, balloon send-off at Heber City Airport 7:00 am, 10K 7:15 am, 5K 8:00 am, Chuckwagon breakfast sponsored by […]

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Input of Heber Valley Residents Is Needed Through July 25

Input of Heber Valley Residents Is Needed Through July 25

HEBER CITY, Utah-The Utah Department of Transportation has released the Long-Range Transportation Plan for public comment. Heber Valley residents are invited by UDOT to share feedback on plans anticipating rural Utah’s travel needs from 2023-2050. This includes a list of proposed projects to address outlined needs. Proposed projects can be […]

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Jase Howard plays in the water with his cousin Denim Howard at the Ormond Spray Park in Destrehan, La., on Tuesday, June 27, 2023. (Brett Duke/The Advocate via AP)

The heat wave blamed for 13 deaths in Texas so far spreads eastward

Scorching heat blamed for at least 13 deaths in Texas and another in Louisiana blanketed more of the Southeast on Wednesday, stretching government warnings of dangerous, triple-digit temperatures eastward into Mississippi and Tennessee. California, meanwhile, was facing its first major heat wave of the year. The National Weather Service warned […]

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FILE - Kouri Richins, a Utah mother of three who authorities say fatally poisoned her husband, Eric Richins, then wrote a children's book about grieving, looks on during a bail hearing, June 12, 2023, in Park City, Utah. The estate of Kouri Richins’ late husband filed a lawsuit against her on Tuesday, June 27, seeking over $13 million in damages. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, Pool, File)

Utah woman accused of killing husband after writing book about grief is sued for over $13 million

A lawsuit against a Utah woman who wrote a children’s book about coping with grief after her husband’s death and now stands accused of his fatal poisoning was filed Tuesday, seeking over $13 million in damages for alleged financial wrongdoing before and after his death. The lawsuit was filed against Kouri Richins […]

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Provides Large Volunteer Group At Special Olympics World Games

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Provides Large Volunteer Group At Special Olympics World Games

BERLIN-In news from earlier in June, over 700 young adult members and friends of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints gathered at Berlin for a Europe-wide service conference. The conference entailed these people providing volunteer service at the 2023 Special Olympics. They were invited to join the large […]

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Utah Gas Prices Inch Down

Utah Gas Prices Inch Down

(Undated) — Utah gas prices are inching down. Triple-A reports the state average for regular was four dollars a gallon Tuesday, a penny lower than on Monday. Gas prices have been slowly deflating over the past month. The statewide average was four-oh-three a gallon last week and four-oh-seven a month […]

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Congressman Owens Names New Chief Of Staff

Congressman Owens Names New Chief Of Staff

(Washington, DC) — Congressman Burgess Owens is hiring a member of Senator Mike Lee’s staff and giving him a promotion. The Utah Republican announced yesterday that Lee Lonsberry will be his new chief of staff. Lonsberry has served as Senator Lee’s director of communications since 2021. The Fourth District congressman […]

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Report Highlights Need To Better Regulate UT Care Facilities

(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Disability Law Center is calling on lawmakers to better regulate long-term care facilities in Utah. The nonprofit organization recently put out a new report that highlights a pattern of neglect and mistreatment at long-term care facilities across the state. It says urgent reform is […]

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LDS Church Publishes Final Volume Of Joseph Smith Papers

(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints published the final volume of the Joseph Smith Papers on Tuesday, the 179th anniversary of the church founder’s death. The 27-volume collection has been called the “lunar mission” of historical church research, reflecting 22 years of documenting, […]

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Heber City Police Department Shift Report: 6/27

Heber City Police Department Shift Report: 6/27

HEBER CITY, Utah-Wednesday, the Heber City Police Department shift report was released for June 27. Case #2306-1543/Noise Complaint: Complainant reported the owner of the building next door recently installed a security system to deter graffiti artists. It makes noise every 5 minutes, per reports. Case #2306-1546/Traffic Hazard: Office removed an […]

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