FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Environmental groups that have long pushed to bring down a huge Colorado River dam along the Arizona-Utah border are suing the federal government. They say in a lawsuit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Arizona that the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation ignored climate science when […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say Utah troopers have confiscated 39,908 THC vaping cartridges on freeways so far in 2019. The Deseret News reports Utah Highway Patrol Sgt. Nick Street said Tuesday that his agency has seen a dramatic increase in drug dealers throughout the state carrying vaping cartridges filled with […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah authorities have arrested a man who police say faces charges in connection to multiple sexual assaults and rapes across two states. KUTV-TV reports that 69-year-old Mark Burns was arrested last week and denied bail during his first court appearance Monday. Authorities say Burns has not entered […]
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Securities and Exchange Commission is suing a defunct Idaho investment firm, contending that two company officers purposely overbilled clients in a scheme to steal nearly $12 million. The lawsuit filed in Idaho’s U.S. District Court on Monday names Yellowstone Partners LLC and former CEO David […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — In another sign that California condors are making a comeback in the wild three decades after nearing the brink of extinction, a condor chick left its nest and made its first attempt at flight in Utah’s Zion National Park. Visitors last week saw the park’s […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A federal judge has rejected the Trump administration’s bid to dismiss lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of a 2017 decision to downsize two sprawling national monuments in Utah. U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan’s written decisions issued Monday night means the legal challenges seeking to return […]
JENSEN, Utah (AP) — Dinosaur National Monument is the latest National Park Service land in Utah permitting electronic bicycles. KSL-TV in Salt Lake City reported Tuesday that e-bikes will have access to paved and unpaved roads inside on monument land. Monument officials say traditional and electronic bikes cannot be on any trails. […]
Today Kicks off Bullying Prevention Month with a series of messages to audiences on 94.5 FM The Peak and 93.7 FM The Wolf. Bullying is a serious problem that can have a negative impact on relationships. Roughly one in three U.S. students say they’ve been bullied in school. Just as […]
As reported by KSL.com reporter: Garna Mejia HEBER — Wasatch High School officials took steps to prevent vaping on campus by installing vape detectors in bathrooms and locker rooms at the school. The vape detectors have been up since the beginning of the school year and the Wasatch School District […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert has rescinded an emergency drought order nearly a year after it went into effect. The Daily Herald reports that persistent rain and snowfall this year have gradually put an end to statewide severe drought conditions. Almost 99 percent of Utah was experiencing at least […]
