HEBER CITY, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a retired firefighter rescued a woman who was severely injured in a home explosion that occurred as the woman and her children arrived at the residence for a weekend stay. Wasatch County Fire spokeswoman Janet Carson says the explosion occurred Friday night near […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A public funeral is set for Saturday to remember the life of a Utah woman who spent nearly two years pushing to get her son freed from a Venezuelan jail. The memorial for Laurie Holt will be held at a Church of Jesus Christ of […]
Winter Weather Advisory issued February 15 at 4:18AM MST until February 16 at 2:00AM MST by NWS Saltlake …WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM MST SATURDAY… * WHAT…Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 1 to 4 inches expected with higher amounts benches. […]
Two small earthquakes hit along the border of Salt Lake and Utah counties Friday morning. A quake with a magnitude of 3.2 struck at 5:03 a.m., and another with a magnitude of 3.7 hit at 5:10 a.m. The quakes had initial magnitudes of 3.3 and 3.8 but were later downgraded, […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s largest health provider has given its doctors the green light to recommend medical marijuana to patients with qualifying conditions. The Salt Lake Tribune reports Intermountain Healthcare sent out new guidance this week to its network of providers, reversing a previous directive that advised physicians against recommending […]
BEND, Ore. (AP) — Officials say cougar sightings are becoming more common in the Northwest as populations of people and the big cats continue to grow. The Bend Bulletin reports a 135-pound (61-kilogram) cougar was killed in southwest Bend, Oregon, last week after authorities determined it posed a danger to human safety. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday announced the approval of two coal mining projects in southern Utah, including one nestled between two national parks in the state’s red rock region. The U.S. Department of the Interior announced the mining projects in a news release Thursday, declaring […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Republican congressman from Utah says it would be a mistake for President Donald Trump to declare a national emergency to fund a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. U.S. Rep. Chris Stewart said in a statement Thursday that the declaration would set a dangerous precedent. […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Drought conditions in much of the southwestern United States have improved due to surges of moisture over the last few months, but national forecasters and climate experts are warning that it hasn’t been enough to alleviate concerns about long-term water supplies around the region. Officials with […]
