ST. GEORGE — A home for sale was heavily damaged by water. Someone dragged in garden hoses and turned on all the faucets and left the water running throughout the house. The homeowners hoping to sell the home say someone dragged in garden hoses and turned on all the faucets and left the water running […]
OREM – Police say an Orem man was in critical condition following an early-afternoon shooting. Police were called to 515 E. 1834 S. at about 1:30 this afternoon. Lt. Craig Martinez said the victim, a 53-year old male, was outside and had been shot once in the chest. He was taken to the hospital in […]
PROVO — BYU researchers have found that teachers are being asked more and more often to teach a subject they’re not trained to take on, especially if they are newer to the field. Ryan Nixon is now an assistant professor at BYU, but he graduated from Weber State with a degree that qualified him to […]
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah State Parks officials are teaming up with University of Utah Health Care to try to keep state residents safe as they play outdoors this Pioneer Day weekend. Experts say driving drunk, driving distracted and driving untrained can all lead to crashes on off-highway vehicles, and riding without a helmet puts […]
HONOLULU, Hawaii — A former BYU standout is recovering after a scary run-in with wasps in Paradise. Jake Shoff was on vacation with his wife and 3 young boys in Hawaii. They were kayaking on a river when his kayak knocked into a wasps’ nest, and he was stung multiple times. His wife, Emily Criddle […]
WASHINGTON DC — It’s now up to the U.S. Senate to confirm former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr., as the next ambassador to Russia. Political experts say that shouldn’t be a problem — given that he’s gone through the process three times without a single dissenting vote. Huntsman previously served as Ambassador to China and […]
SALT LAKE CITY — Lawmakers in a committee hearing questioned what authority charter schools have to call on the state to seize property through eminent domain laws. District schools have done it. And charters are public schools too, but they are run by private entities or citizens. State Senator Howard Stephenson says there is confusion […]
WASHINGTON DC — Utah Senator Mike Lee said he could not support the Senate GOP’s health care plan along with Kansas Senator Jerry Moran. Add that to Senators Rand Paul and Susan Collins and it does not get enough support. Lee says the current bill did not go far enough to help middle-class families. […]
SALT LAKE CITY — A report from the Utah Transit Authority says they would be able to attract more riders if they could increase the sales tax rate to improve their services. But Utah Taxpayers Association vice president Billy Hesterman says government entities should do everything they can before raising taxes. “They have the experts […]
LAS VEGAS — The investigation continues Monday morning into a Utah toddler’s death. Police say he was left inside a hot car at a Las Vegas resort this weekend. Police say 3-year-old Chase Lee, of Fillmore, was in the vehicle for more than an hour in triple-digit heat. On Saturday, police were called to the […]
WEST JORDAN — A special meeting tonight of the West Jordan City Council will address whether aerial fireworks should be banned for the rest of the year. West Jordan Deputy Fire Chief Reed Scharman says on the night of the Fourth of July, they had 54 field fires just in their area. And the VECC […]
JENSEN, Uintah County — The Yampa River is wild, untamed. It’s home to some of the west’s most jaw-dropping desert scenery and has big, dangerous whitewater. Every year, thousands of people enter a lottery, hoping for a permit that will grant them a chance to dip their oars in the Yampa or in the Green […]
PROVO — The decision by Jason Chaffetz to leave Congress is costing Utah’s counties. The counties involved are estimating it will cost them more than $670,000 dollars to host the special election. Utah County Clerk/Auditor Bryan Thompson says they’ll pay $500,000 of that total. “We are the majority of the 3rd congressional district. Just that in and of itself means […]
SALT LAKE CITY — Some local school districts are hearing there could be absences on the first day of school due to the solar eclipse. Some Idaho schools are changing their calendars, but school districts in Utah say their calendars are set and won’t change for the total solar eclipse in August. Salt Lake, […]
SALT LAKE CITY – Local leaders presented a united front today as they announced a new campaign to funnel more donations to service providers and less to panhandlers asking for money on the street. “These people that are caught up in addiction that have alcohol or drug problems, they need help,” said Police Chief Mike […]
SALT LAKE COUNTY — Unified Police confirm two people are dead after the crash of a small plane in Butterfield Canyon. Lt. Brian Lohrke, UPD spokesman, described the plane as a two-seater but could not identify its exact type. It crashed about six miles from the mouth of the canyon, near a Girl Scout camp. […]
LAYTON — If the law isn’t doing enough to keep a dangerous predator behind bars, Rep. Paul Ray, R-Clearfield, says he’s ready to step in and change it. “No family and no kids ought to live in fear. If there’s a loophole, something that we’re missing than it’s important that we address it,” Ray said. […]
SALT LAKE CITY – A group of doctors say current environmental regulations on air pollution aren’t tight enough. They’re citing recent studies that show even on lighter days, pollution leads to major health problems. One study was published in the New England Journal of Medicine, that doctors link pollution to premature deaths. “It occurs even […]
SALT LAKE CITY – The state is making changes that could clear the way for farmers to team with laboratories to grow industrial hemp. Before proponents of medical marijuana get too excited, experts point out this is not a drug. “Industrial hemp is not marijuana, and, this, in no way has a relationship with the […]
SALT LAKE CITY — This hot and dry summer is making Utahns use a lot of water on their lawns. Bart Forsyth, assistant general manager of the Jordan Valley Water Conservancy district, says they are seeing record deliveries this June and July. One issue is that the systems can’t keep up with delivering all the […]
BRIAN HEAD — A team of soil scientists, geologists, botanists and others are now working in the aftermath of the massive fire that has burned for nearly a month near Brian Head and Panguitch Lake . The fire has blackened more than 71,000 acres and is expected to be brought under control within the next […]
SALT LAKE CITY — Mixed reaction Tuesday night Salt Lake’s Avenues neighborhood to the “Our Schools Now” Initiative. It would put both income and sales tax increases on the November 2018 ballot, to raise around $700 million to benefit education. Taxes would go up by 416 dollars a year for the median household in Utah. […]
UTAH VALLEY HOSPITAL – The man recovering from a long slide and a 30-40 foot fall over a cliff is talking about how his team members and search and rescue crews kept him alive after he shattered both legs. Talon Kohler was up the mountain with other members of the Timpanogos Emergency Response Team assessing […]
UTAH COUNTY – An online petition is circulating, asking the Utah Judicial Conduct Commission to recall a judge some say gave a light sentence to a former BYU student accused of sexually abusing young children and soliciting sex from what he thought was a 13-year-old girl. Judge Darold McDade gave 300 days in jail to […]
