THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE FOREST SERVICE UTAH AVALANCHE CENTER. THE FOREST SERVICE UTAH AVALANCHE CENTER IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS CONTINUED A BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE WARNING. * AFFECTED AREA…THE WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS AND THE MANTI- SKYLINE PLATEAU * AVALANCHE DANGER…THE DANGER REMAINS HIGH * REASON/IMPACTS…HEAVY […]
The widow and parents of a Utah mayor killed in action while serving in Afghanistan were honored during a special reception held in Washington, D.C. “I’m so full of gratitude,” said Jennie Taylor, the widow of Maj. Brent Taylor. The 39-year old Taylor was on leave as mayor of North […]
A bill that would reduce the number of Utahns covered under a voter-approved Medicaid expansion is on its way to a vote in the House. The House Business and Labor Committee passed SB96 on a 9-6 vote yesterday. Republican House leaders may schedule the bill for a vote as early […]
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) — West Valley City police investigating the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old boy say they’ve recovered three guns and that one might have been used in the shooting. Police say the owner of one gun found in the home where Marquez Grajeda was shot Tuesday […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah House committee has passed a bill that would ban even holding a cellphone while driving. The Deseret News reports the House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee voted Wednesday to recommend the bill. The bill, sponsored by House Minority Whip Carol Spackman Moss, D-Holladay, makes […]
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A new study says extending the tourist season at the Grand Canyon’s North Rim by a month would boost the regional economy by $14 million. The canyon’s less popular North Rim is fully open less than half of the year, largely because of weather. Tourism promoters […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers’ plan reduce the number of people covered under a voter-approved expansion of Medicaid has cleared another hurdle. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the 9-6 committee vote on Wednesday sends the proposal to the full House of Representatives. It passed the Senate last week. The plan […]
BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Montana authorities say rescuers on skis and snowmobiles found a father and son who had gone missing in snowy conditions and subzero temperatures in the mountains north of Yellowstone National Park. Gallatin County sheriff’s officials said in a statement that a woman in Utah reported Tuesday […]
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has published a notice that would let Western governors weigh in on how to manage the shrinking Colorado River. The public comment period will start March 4 unless all seven states that rely on the river approve drought contingency plans. Reclamation […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Sports teams will no longer be known as the “Redmen” at a southern Utah high school, becoming the latest to get rid of a Native American name deemed offensive despite opposition from some residents and a national American Indian group. The Iron County School Board […]
