SPRINGVILLE, Utah (AP) — A man was shot and killed by police in Springville, Utah after opening fire on officers responding to a vehicle accident, authorities said Sunday. One officer was injured. Police in Springville were responding to reports of multiple gunshots that were heard in the city when an […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Donating a small reservoir’s worth of water rights to Utah’s Great Salt Lake. Replacing grass with rocks and water-wise landscaping around neatly manicured churches. Reducing water use by more than one-third outside the headquarters in Salt Lake City’s Temple Square. These are among the actions that […]
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A coalition of advocates dedicated to stemming the tide of violence and missing persons cases in Indian Country is demanding more transparency from New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, saying there should be greater accountability in the system for vetting state-appointed positions that serve Indigenous […]
States that rely on water from the over-tapped Colorado River want the U.S. Supreme Court to block a lawsuit from the Navajo Nation that could upend how water is shared in the Western U.S. The tribe doesn’t have enough water and says that the federal government is at fault. Roughly a third […]
DENVER (AP) — The Southern Nevada Water Authority on Thursday voted to accept a $2.4 million grant from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to fund cloud seeding in other Western states whose rivers feed the parched desert region. The weather modification method uses planes and ground-based cannons to shoot silver […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican lawmakers pushing to prevent Kansas from investing its funds using socially and environmentally conscious principles disagree about also imposing rules for investment managers handling private funds, complicating their efforts to thwart what they see as “woke” investing. Committees in the Kansas House and Senate this […]
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — When officials in Wyoming faced public pressure to allow a citizen recount of election results, they reached out to the state attorney general for legal advice about how to proceed. Attorney General Bridget Hill refuses to say what she told them. In fact, Hill’s office has […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Parts of California are under water, the Rocky Mountains are bracing for more snow, flood warnings are in place in Nevada, and water is being released from some Arizona reservoirs to make room for an expected bountiful spring runoff. All the moisture has helped alleviate dry […]
HEBER CITY, Utah-Thursday morning, the Heber City Police Department released its shift report for March 15. Case #2303-0722/Citizen Dispute: Officer responded to the Rocky Mountain Care Center Lodge, 544 E. 1200 South, Heber City, for a reported altercation between two residents. Case #2303-0728/Suspicious: Officer responded to the Petco parking lot, […]
CEDAR CITY, Utah-Per news released Thursday morning, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of The Quorum of Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will serve as the commencement speaker at Southern Utah University Friday April 28. SUU President Mindy Benson confirmed the Cedar City, Utah-based university is […]
