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Infrastructure law includes millions for animal crossings

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Motorists and truckers aren’t the only ones to benefit from the recently signed $1.2 trillion infrastructure law, which includes the largest investment in road and bridges in a generation. Wildlife will experience a lifesaving benefit if states tap into some $350 million earmarked for the […]

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More omicron detected as hospitals strain under delta surge

New York has announced three more cases of the omicron variant of the coronavirus, bringing to eight the number of state cases linked to the new variant. Gov. Kathy Hochul on Saturday said the cases appear to be unrelated. Seven of them have been found in New York City and […]

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Deputies arrest 2 for smuggling after finding 12 in van

MOAB, Utah (AP) — Grand County sheriff’s deputies arrested two people on charges of smuggling after finding 12 people crammed into a van with darkly tinted windows, a TV station reported Saturday. A sheriff’s deputy stopped the van Friday because of the tinted windows on Highway 191 in Moab. Officer […]

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Mahala Sutherland performs a traditional Navajo jingle dress dance at Southern Utah University on Nov. 28, 2021. Sutherland became the first indigenous student to ever be named homecoming royalty at SUU. (McKayla Olsen/Southern Utah University via AP)

Southern Utah University names 1st Native student to homecoming royalty

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Mahala Sutherland was still wearing her feather headband when the pageant judge placed the gold crown on her head. From under the bright lights of the stage, she couldn’t help but smile at the combination: the eagle plumes collected from her tribal homeland and the […]

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Where’s the snow? Rockies winter starts with a whimper

Where’s the snow? Rockies winter starts with a whimper

DENVER (AP) — Denver’s winter has started with a whimper, and the parched mountains to the west aren’t faring much better. The Mile High City has already shattered its 87-year-old record for the latest measurable snowfall set on Nov. 21, 1934, and it’s a little more than a week away […]

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Utah confirms first COVID-19 case of omicron variant

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah has confirmed its first COVID-19 case of the omicron variant in a patient who traveled to South Africa, state health officials announced Friday. The positive case was discovered in an older adult who lives in the southwestern part of the state. The infected patient […]

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Iconic sheer trail at Zion National Park to require permits

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Zion National Park will soon require reservations to hike a famous southern Utah trail perched on the edge of a red-rock cliff, officials announced Friday. As of April 1, people who want to hike the narrow Angels Landing hike will need permits provided through a […]

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Hit and Run

Hit and Run

Heber City Police are looking for information on a vehicle involved in a hit and run at approximately 500 East and 980 South. The incident occurred on 12/1/21 at approximately 2:30 pm as school was letting out. A student on their bicycle in the cross walk was struck by this […]

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A crime scene in Seattle Washington circa March 2016 yellow tape surrounding an area of investigation with an emergency vehicle in the background.

Suspect fatally shot, 2 officers wounded in shooting

WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) — Wednesday night, a man wanted by police was fatally shot and two officers were wounded in a shooting in West Valley City, per authorities. Officers found Anei Joker, 20, who was wanted in robbery and rape investigation, in a vehicle with a baby in […]

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UVU Men’s Basketball To Partner With 5 For the Fight

UVU Men’s Basketball To Partner With 5 For the Fight

OREM, Utah-Wednesday, Utah Valley University men’s basketball confirmed it will partner with 5 For The Fight to become the first NCAA Division I program to sponsor the fight against cancer via a patch on their jerseys. The Wolverines will debut this distinctive feature this evening as they host BYU at […]

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