SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah hiker who spent the night in the wilderness says she took shelter beneath trees as a thunderstorm pelted the ground with hail. Dawn Rhode tells KUTV that she got lost after attempting to follow a stranger on an unfamiliar trail during her Thursday hike in […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — With schools out for the summer, many parents share a concern about their children that reaches far beyond reading assignments and summer camp: where their next meal will come from. Thousands of Utah families rely on free summer meal programs funded by the federal government […]
NORTH OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A Utah mayor killed while serving in the National Guard in Afghanistan has been remembered on what would have been his 40th birthday. The Standard-Examiner reports that about two dozen friends, neighbors and relatives attended the party honoring Maj. Brent Taylor in North Ogden on Saturday. His […]
WEST WENDOVER, Nev. (AP) — The mayor of West Wendover, Nevada has endorsed former Obama administration housing secretary Julian Castro for president. Castro’s campaign on Saturday announced the support of Mayor Daniel Corona while the Democratic presidential candidate visited the city on the border with Utah. Corona said Castro, a […]
SARATOGA SPRINGS, Utah (AP) — Former Utah Congresswoman Mia Love says she’s poised to run in 2020 for the Republican nomination to challenge the Democrat who last year denied her a third term in the U.S. House. The Deseret News reports that Love said in an interview Friday that she’s ready to […]
WEST JORDAN, Utah (AP) — A father and his teenage daughter who survived being struck by lightning last month say they feel lucky that fellow attendees at the youth conference had the medical training needed to help keep them alive until first responders arrived. The Deseret News reports that Scott Robinson and […]
PAYSON, Utah (AP) — Utah authorities say a woman was fatally injured when struck by a bullet that first killed a man apparently taking his own life by shooting himself in the head. The Utah County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that investigators believe the couple were arguing early […]
WASATCH COUNTY, Utah-As of Friday at 7:00 pm, the Big Hollow Fire started two miles south of Daniel. The cause of the fire is still under investigation at this time. Because of its remote location, the blaze was under little containment as it started. Fire crews have established a solid […]
ARCHES NATIONAL PARK, Utah (AP) — Arches National Park in southern Utah is now certified as an International Dark Sky Park. The National Park Service and the International Dark-Sky Association said in a joint announcement Friday that the designation recognizes the park’s “quality night skies and a commitment to protecting […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration is banning drone flights over Utah’s Tooele Army Depot west of Salt Lake City. The FAA announced Friday that the depot is one of 11 “national security sensitive locations” around the country where airspace will be closed to drones. The Salt […]
