GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — The National Park Service plans to partially replace and shorten the frequently broken 50-year-old pipeline that supplies water to the Grand Canyon National Park hotels, campgrounds, staff housing and other facilities on the South Rim. An announcement Wednesday said the newly approved plan includes replacing […]
OREM, Utah (AP) — John Frey sat in his room at the Bennion Veteran’s Home in Payson, fiddling with the break mechanisms on his wheelchair. Even at 100 years old, Frey still focuses on things that need fixed — a habit from the years he spent working with mechanics and […]
12:32 pm Various sources confirm this was because of someone “dispatching” an injured deer. As soon as the perceived threat was identified, the lockdown was lifted. 11:42 am Mullahy confirmed the lockdown is over. Wasatch High School has reopened. No one was hurt during the lockdown. The Wasatch School District […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — South Salt Lake Mayor Cherie Wood is proposing a substantial property-tax hike to give police and firefighters a pay raise. The Deseret News reports that Wood night proposed a 31% property tax hike to the City Council on Wednesday. The new tax would bring in about $1.6 […]
MURRAY, Utah (AP) — Officials have decided to close a K-12 charter school in a Salt Lake City suburb following growing concerns about its financial viability and the likelihood of additional state scrutiny. The Deseret News reports the board of the American International School of Utah voted unanimously Wednesday to shut down […]
Michael Kwan can’t help but think about what life was like on a daily basis for his great-great-grandfather in the 1860s, working 12-hour days in California’s Sierra Nevada mountain range on the Transcontinental Railroad that would reshape the American landscape. “You’re not talking about 12 hours sitting at a desk or sitting […]
PHOENIX (AP) — More than a dozen states have moved to declare pornography a public health crisis, raising concerns among some experts who say the label goes too far and carries its own risks. The Arizona Senate approved a resolution this week calling for a systemic effort to prevent exposure […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Teachers in Canyons School District will soon be among the highest paid teachers in Utah. The Canyons Board of Education approved Tuesday a $50,000 starting wage for teachers this fall and a $7,665 annual raise for all certified teachers. The school district is in the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Salt Lake Tribune has announced plans to become a nonprofit as it moves toward a nontraditional model that it hopes will ensure long-term stability after years of financial struggles. Salt Lake Tribune editor Jennifer Napier-Pearce said Wednesday the move is aimed at finding a […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A new proposal could mean bigger crowds at one of the most exclusive hiking spots in the southwestern United States. The federal Bureau of Land Management proposed changes Wednesday that would increase daily visitor limits from 20 people to 96 people per day at The […]
