The Bureau of Land Management opened a public comment period Monday for input on a proposed 20-year extension of a land order that prevents mining claims in parts of Spanish Fork Canyon to protect the area's water development program. The order, placed in 2006, withdraws 6,559 acres of the ...
The body of a man buried by an avalanche Sunday night was located by the Wasatch County Search and Rescue team Monday morning. The man, whose name was not released, was a 45-year-old from Rose Park, according to a sheriff's office news release. The incident marked the third death in Wasatch ...
A man was killed in a snowmobiling accident Friday in the Iron Mine Mountain area of Wasatch County near Woodland, marking the latest fatal accident in Utah's backcountry last week. The Wasatch County Sheriff’s Office received a report of the accident around 11:45 a.m., and search and rescue ...
Utah lawmakers have more money to spend during their 2026 legislative session than they had originally projected, according to new revenue estimates. “Surprise, surprise, folks,” Senate Budget Chair Jerry Stevenson said on the Senate floor Friday. He announced that legislative fiscal ...
As our Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program has gotten underway this season, I’ve been reminded of the incredible talents and experience that seasoned members of our community bring to this work. Our VITA program provides help with filing taxes for free in the community. Every ...
For two years now, animal advocates have urged Utah lawmakers to do something to help cats and dogs saved from abusive situations only to spend months or years stuck in animal shelters as their owners’ criminal cases wind slowly through the courts, with taxpayers footing the bill. They may ...
