TSAILE, Ariz. (AP) — Researchers at the University of Arizona and Dine (dih-NEH’) College are partnering to try to get more Navajo students into biomedical sciences. The schools recently were awarded a $1.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health. Kathleen Rogers and Roberta Diaz Brinton from UofA and […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah health officials say they have confirmed 28 cases of lung damage linked to vaping and are investigating 14 more potential cases. The state Department of Health announced the new number Tuesday, a jump from the 21 cases in teenagers and young adults reported last […]
If you have ever wandered into the Wasatch County Library on a Wednesday or Thursday morning you will encounter a room filled with happy toddlers and grinning parents participating in Toddler Time or Preschool Hour in the Kristen Bowcutt Activity Room. Just passed the childrens books, this delightful room now […]
According to Wasatch School District email from Kirsta Albert, Wasatch High School was closed this morning for a brief, but important Active Shooter Drill. In an email to parents, Albert notified, “There will be a lockdown drill at 9:40 a.m. & will be lifted at 9:45 a.m. Please do not […]
Jacob Fernandez has been working on the murals at Mountainland One Stop all summer long. His murals depict patriotism on the south end of the building, with a combination of images of the Statue of Liberty, Eagle, and an American Soldier. This week Fernandez is wrapping up the wildlife murals […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say a Utah woman arrested on suspicion of driving with a suspended license and having illegal drugs tried to persuade an officer she was her daughter. A probable cause statement says the 38-year-old Heather Elaine Garcia repeatedly identified herself as her 20-year-old daughter during […]
BLANDING, Utah (AP) — San Juan County paid more than $360,000 to an out-of-state law firm to sue the federal government in a case involving rights of way in a canyon. The canyon was the site of a 2014 ATV protest ride that was a flashpoint in the Western struggle […]
LAYTON, Utah (AP) — More than 100 homes have been evacuated as a Utah wildfire that sparked late Monday night continues to burn. KSL-TV reports the Layton wildfire has burned about 120 acres (48 hectares) and is 0% contained as of Tuesday morning. No structures have been damaged. It is burning in […]
HEBER CITY, Utah-Per the official Twitter of UDOT, a crash has occurred in both directions on U.S. Highway 189 at milepost 18 in Wasatch County as of 7:30 pm Monday evening. The estimated clearance time is 8:29 pm. If this takes longer than is planned, use Interstate 80 and exit […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — As the new school year begins, one Utah county is struggling to support its growing population of homeless students, officials said. The Utah Board of Education said Washington County has the seventh highest homeless student population of any district, KUER-FM reported . More than 1,000 homeless students […]
