(Ivins, UT) — Those wanting to visit Snow Canyon State Park are going to need to pay a little more to get in. Entrance fees to the park increased last week by five-dollars for Utah residents, non-residents, and seniors. This as Snow Canyon wraps up several improvements, including a new […]
(Page, AZ) — The National Park Service is warning visitors of a toxic algae bloom in Lake Powell. An advisory was issued just ahead of the extended July 4th holiday weekend. Officials say the bloom was found near Antelope Canyon but could be present in other parts of the lake. […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Joseph Smith Memorial Building has partially reopened. The historic structure at Temple Square has been undergoing renovation work for the last two-and-a-half years. Besides what are described as “design improvements,” the building also has new mechanical systems which include energy efficient upgrades. Visitors can […]
(Pine Valley, UT) — The Forsyth Fire that forced evacuations in three Utah communities has grown to nearly 13-thousand acres and is 32 percent contained. The U.S. Forest Service says natural features like rock bands and meadows are helping slow the fire’s spread. Firefighters continue mop-up operations in the fire’s […]
(Undated) — A study by Betway ranked Angels Landing in Zion National Park as the second most picturesque trail in the U.S., just behind the Appalachian Trail. The Navajo Loop and Queens Garden Combination in Bryce Canyon National Park earned the fifth spot. The study measured popularity using Instagram and […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — All of Utah is under expanded fire restrictions. They went into effect on Saturday as the state continues battling numerous wildfires. Under the Stage One Restrictions, campfires aren’t allowed outside of approved campgrounds or homesites with running water. Shooting of exploding targets or tracer ammunition […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Two more cases of measles have been confirmed in Utah. Health officials say the latest patients are both pregnant women, one in Utah County and the other in the Southwest Utah Public Health District. They are unvaccinated and had contact with previously-confirmed cases. That brings […]
(Pine Valley, UT) — The Forsyth Fire has expanded to more than 82-hundred acres with zero containment as firefighters enter their seventh day battling the blaze. Thirteen homes were destroyed early on, and evacuation orders remain in effect for Pine Valley and Grass Valley. Residents in Pinto are advised to […]
(Washington, DC) — Senator Mike Lee is revising his public lands sale plan, removing U.S. Forest Service lands and limiting eligible Bureau of Land Management parcels. Announced yesterday on X, Lee said only BLM land within five miles of a population center would be up for sale, down from earlier […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A new poll is showing more support for legalizing recreational marijuana in Utah. The Deseret News/Hinckley Institute of Politics poll interviewed 805 registered Utah voters last month. Fifty-three-percent of those asked showed some level of support for legalization. That compares to the 40-percent support the […]
