(Salt Lake City, UT) — Heat continues to build across Utah, with highs reaching 106 to 108 through today. An Extreme Heat Warning is in effect for Lower Washington County due to the prolonged high temperatures. Meanwhile, monsoon moisture is moving across the Wasatch Front, bringing increasing chances through the […]
HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah (AP) — The Air Force is about to start a series of detonations of surplus rocket motors and sold fuel for ballistic missiles on the Utah Test and Training Range in western Utah. The sprawling range is located between Great Salt Lake and the Nevada […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Wasatch Front’s population increased by 40 percent in an 18-year-time span, which in turn has increased the number of people heading outdoors for recreation, putting pressure on natural landscapes. The road up Little Cottonwood Canyon may be only 7 miles long, but it handles […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah inmate who was one of two women behind a series of high-profile robberies has been granted parole. KSL-TV in Salt Lake City reported Monday that Sandra Kaye Chotia-Thompson, who faced up to life in prison, will be released in April. The Utah Board of Pardons […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Commuters in northern Utah are facing icy and potentially hazardous roads the morning after a winter snowstorm slammed the region. KSL-TV in Salt Lake City reports several areas along the Wasatch Front were very slick Monday and several traffic incidents have already been reported. They include a […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Shoppers in Utah County soon will begin paying an extra penny for every $4 spent on taxable goods, excluding food, starting April 1. The Utah County Commission on Tuesday voted to implement the fourth-quarter cent sales tax to fund roads and transit. The tax is expected […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Latest on the winter storms heading across Utah (all times local MDT): 11:30 a.m. The Utah Avalanche Center expects backcountry avalanche danger to rise through the Thanksgiving weekend. The center said Thursday strong winds are already blowing and dense heavy snow is expected late […]
RIVERTON, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a man has been fatally shot in Riverton after officers found him holding a woman hostage at knifepoint. KSL-TV in Salt Lake City reports the shooting happened after Unified police responded to a domestic violence report Monday morning. Salt Lake County Sheriff Rosie Rivera says officers […]
