BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration is planning to sell oil and gas leases on huge tracts of public land in the U.S. West, despite the Interior Department’s conclusion that doing so could cost society billions of dollars in climate change impacts. Administration officials announced last week that government […]
FARMINGTON, Utah (AP) — A Utah prosecutor has established a new unit dedicated to reviewing cases for possible wrongful convictions. The panel established by Davis County Attorney Troy Rawlings differs from many others by including criminal-justice reform advocates from American Civil Liberties Union of Utah and Libertas Institute. “We want […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Monday, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints confirmed the Family History Library at Temple Square is now open Monday-Friday from 9:00 am-5:00 pm. As of Saturday November 6, the library will open on Saturdays from 9:00 am-5:00 pm. Furthermore, on November 15, the library is tentatively […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A 13-year-old Utah boy died Monday after being struck by a car while trick-or-treating. Karl Finch was with his younger brother and friends when he was hit while using a crosswalk in Taylorsville on Saturday, Fox-13 reported. Finch was flown to Primary Children’s Hospital and he […]
UINTA-WASATCH-CACHE NATIONAL FOREST, Utah-Per a Monday announcement, the Heber-Kamas Ranger District confirmed all campgrounds on district land are closed for the season. This includes the following campgrounds: Aspen Grove Cobblerest Currant Creek Ledgefork Lilly Lake Lodgepole Lost Creek Lower Provo Mill Hollow Mirror Lake Moosehorn Pine Valley Group Ponderosa Group. […]
SALT LAKE CITY-As part of its Halloween celebration, Salt Lake City-based Sinclair Oil honored Mountainland Oil Spot of Heber City as part of its creative decoration of the trademark Sinclair dino. Happy Halloween! 🎃 It's time to announce the winners of DINO's Halloween costume contest. We want to thank you […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — No, you’re not imagining it. Camping has gone crazy on Utah’s public lands. A new report from the advocacy organization Center for Western Priorities released Thursday said occupied reservations for campsites on public lands increased by 39% during peak season from 2014 to 2020. The […]
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Nathan Chen ran away with Skate Canada on Saturday in an emphatic response to sub-par performance a week ago at Skate America. Third last week in Las Vegas after winning 14 straight events since March 2018, the 22-year-old American star finished with 307.18 points in […]
JAY, Vt. (AP) — After a winter with mask mandates and restrictions on the number of people on lifts, ski resorts are expecting the upcoming season to be more like the pre-pandemic days on the slopes. Any virus-related protocols at resorts will vary depending on where they are and the […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Remaining issues in a long-running civil lawsuit over Weber County’s gang injunction of more than a decade ago have been settled out of court. One lasting goal of the suit was clearly achieved: There will be no new gang injunction. In their suit, filed in 2015, […]
