RENO, Nev. (AP) — Animal welfare groups have reached a milestone agreement with ranching interests they say would save wild mustangs from slaughter but the compromise has opened a nasty split among horse protection advocates. The Humane Society of the United States and the American Society for the Prevention of […]
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Reservoirs around the Colorado River basin are in good shape after an exceptionally wet winter. The largest reservoirs, Lake Mead and Lake Powell, are expected to be more than half full this year. They haven’t been near capacity since 1999 when drought took hold of the […]
OREM, Utah (AP) — A Utah city is proposing to reduce a home grass requirement to help residents deal with higher water bills. The Daily Herald reports that Orem will consider lowering the mandated amount of grass in front yards from 70% to 50%. The planning division manager in the city 45 […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A newly unveiled advisory committee that will help make management decisions for a downsized national monument in southern Utah has become the latest flashpoint in a long-running debate over lands considered sacred to Native Americans as monument supporters cry foul about being left off the […]
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) — State officials say motorcycle deaths in Utah rose by 24% last year — from 38 to 47 — for the highest increase in state history. The Utah Department of Transportation and the Utah Highway Patrol organized an event Tuesday in West Valley City featuring […]
CEDAR CITY, Utah-As confirmed late Tuesday evening, Southern Utah University announced a new “SUU/Birdhead logo” after months of research and collaboration. This process commenced with multiple meetings and design revisions followed by a campus-wide survey. This elicited feedback and ultimately resulted in the emergence of the new design. The marketing […]
JENSEN, Utah (AP) — A national monument known for dinosaur fossils has also been named one of the world’s best places to view the stars. Officials at Dinosaur National Monument say the landmark has been designated an International Dark Sky Park for its “exceptional quality of natural darkness.” The monument […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A charter elementary school in Salt Lake City has canceled classes for the week after water flooded several classrooms. KUTV-TV reports firefighters were called to the Guadalupe School after a fire alarm went off last Friday night. Officials found that a broken pipe had caused the campus […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A Utah school district is suing a neighboring business after the business erected a barrier blocking access to a road that students, parents and faculty of the district say would make their commute much safer. The Standard-Examiner reports Weber School District in Ogden is suing IFA Country Store […]
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) — Police in a Salt Lake City suburb say a man was shot and seriously wounded while attempting to intervene in an argument. West Valley City police say a man involved in the argument Monday night on a street near Bangerter Highway pulled out a […]
