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FILE - Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve speaks during the U.S. Conference of Mayors 90th Annual Meeting at the Peppermill Resort Hotel in Reno, Nev., June 3, 2022. The mystery client who hired a detective who secretly tracked Reno's mayor with a GPS device is trying to persuade Nevada's Supreme Court that he has a First Amendment right to remain anonymous, a protected privilege he says is a cornerstone of democracy and part of “the business of politics.” (AP Photo/Tom R. Smedes, File)

Mystery client who hired detective to spy on Reno’s mayor asks Nevada high court to keep name secret

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The mystery client who hired a detective to secretly track Reno’s mayor with a GPS device is trying to persuade Nevada’s Supreme Court he has a First Amendment right to remain anonymous, a protected privilege he says is a cornerstone of democracy and part of “the […]

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FILE - Low water levels at Wahweap Bay at Lake Powell along the Upper Colorado River Basin are shown, June 9, 2021, at the Utah and Arizona border at Wahweap, Ariz. The Biden administration announced Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023, that 15 Native American tribes will get a total of $580 million in federal money this year for water rights settlements. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

NPS Asks For Help With Lake Powell Boat Fires

(Page, AZ) — The National Park Service is asking for help with its investigation into boat fires on Lake Powell last week. In a statement yesterday, officials explained one boat caught fire in Wahweap Marina on Friday and then spread to several other vessels. Two people had to be looked […]

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State Senate Committee Approves Steed As Great Salt Lake Commissioner

State Senate Committee Approves Steed As Great Salt Lake Commissioner

(Salt Lake City, UT) — The state Senate committee is giving its approval to the man selected to be the first Great Salt Lake commissioner. Brian Steed was confirmed by the Senate Natural Resources Committee yesterday. Steed will be in charge of implementing policies designed to put water back into […]

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Higher Wildfire Risk Despite Winter’s Record Snowpack

Higher Wildfire Risk Despite Winter’s Record Snowpack

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah officials are worried about the wildfire season thanks to grass growth from record snowpack. Governor Spencer Cox joined other state officials yesterday to encourage residents to use “Fire Sense” when spending time outdoors this year. They say tall grasses that spurt as a result […]

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Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox speaks during a COVID-19 briefing at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. Cox unveiled a plan Friday to ramp up Utah's COVID-19 vaccine distribution as the state sees a post-holiday surge in new cases. Cox, a Republican, said he will issue an executive order requiring facilities to allocate their doses the week they are received and have local health departments manage distribution, with an expectation of administering 50,000 doses a week. (Jeffrey D. Allred/Deseret News, via AP, Pool)

Governor Cox Considering Special Session Over Stewart’s Resignation

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Cox could call the Utah Legislature into a special session to deal with the upcoming resignation of Congressman Chris Stewart. The governor said yesterday that he wants to make sure any vacancy created by Stewart’s resignation is filled as quickly as possible. The legislature […]

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Heber City Police Department Shift Report: 6/4

Heber City Police Department Shift Report: 6/4

HEBER CITY, Utah-Monday, the Heber City Police Department released its shift report for June 4. Case #2306-6210/Agency Assist: Officers responded to assist Wasatch County deputies with a stabbing that occurred. The suspect fled from the residence. Case #2306-0233/Drugs: Wasatch County Communications received reports of a vehicle traveling on US 189 […]

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Drowning at Palisade Lake

Drowning at Palisade Lake

One person is dead after a drowning at Palisade State Park East of Sterling. According to Utah State Park officials two young men were swimming around 5:00 p.m. Jun. 3 when they started to struggle due to heavy winds causing waves on the water and water temperatures in the 40s. […]

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Music and The Spoken Word To Premiere In Spanish June 25

Music and The Spoken Word To Premiere In Spanish June 25

SALT LAKE CITY-Per news released Friday, Music and The Spoken Word will premiere in Spanish Sunday June 25. This broadcast will be available on YouTube and is being used by The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square to increase its influence and worldwide visibility. The pilot episode of this historical program […]

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Houseboats catch fire at popular destination Lake Powell on Utah-Arizona line

Houseboats catch fire at popular destination Lake Powell on Utah-Arizona line

More than half a dozen house boats momentarily caught fire at a popular boating destination on the Utah-Arizona line on Friday, igniting while tourists and jet skiers stood by before the flames were extinguished. The decks of boats docked at Wahweap Marina on Lake Powell smoldered as black plumes of […]

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The Bible is read aloud at the Utah Capitol, Monday, Nov. 25, 2013. The Bible has been banned at elementary and middle schools in the Davis School District north of Salt Lake City, after a review committee decided it wasn't age appropriate "due to vulgarity or violence." (Steve Griffin/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)

Davis County School District bans Bible in elementary and middle schools ‘due to vulgarity or violence’

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Good Book is being treated like a bad book in Utah after a parent frustrated by efforts to ban materials from schools convinced a suburban district that some Bible verses were too vulgar or violent for younger children. Perhaps the Book of Mormon will […]

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