President Donald Trump has turned his attention to the drying Great Salt Lake, declaring his commitment to “MAKE ‘THE LAKE’ GREAT AGAIN!” over the weekend and pledging to work with Utah’s governor to get the job done. “We promised to work closely together,” Gov. Spencer Cox told ...
Despite this week’s heavy snowfall, conservationists warn Utah’s snowpack — which hit a record low earlier this month — is likely not enough to keep the Great Salt Lake’s water levels from hitting new record lows later this year. “Utah is still facing major snowpack deficits, ...
Springville City is engaged in discussions on how to update its policy for hen chickens used for egg production in residential neighborhoods. An original recommended motion from city staff suggested clarifying an existing ordinance that six hens may be kept in any-sized residential lot in any ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
