Craig Bennett
Womans body found in Ogden Canyon
The Weber County Sheriff's Office is looking into the death of a woman whose body was found in Ogden Canyon. Lieutenant Courtney Ryan of the Weber County Sheriff's Office says the woman's body was discovered Tuesday after dispatchers received a 911 call.
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Police ask for help locating a runaway juvenile in St. George
The St. George City Police Department is asking for the public’s help locating a missing runaway juvenile.
Police are looking for Habakkuk “Hab” Lopez last seen in the south Bluff area of St. George on Sunday, May, 10. He was last seen wear
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Zion National Park reopens: what we need to know
After being closed for more than a month, Zion National Park has reopened for day use recreational access only in select areas within the park.
As officials with the National Park Service continue to coordinate with the State of Utah, southwest Utah elected leaders, park partners, and local businesses, they announced the health and safety of Zion’s visitors, employees, volunteers, and partners w
Utah again last in U.S. per pupil spending
Utah is again ranked dead last in the U.S. for per-pupil education spending.
New numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau show the state spent just over 76-hundred dollars per student in 2018.
State education leaders say Utah would have to spend about 94-million dollars more to overtake Idaho in the rankings.
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New study says Utah could safely reopen on Friday
A study from Harvard and NPR is suggesting that Utah and eight other states could safely reopen by this Friday.
Researchers say only nine states are conducting enough COVID-19 tests to contain the outbreak and Utah is one of them.
Director of the Global Health Institute, Ashish Jha, says even if they are running enough tests, they must provide adequate contact tracing capabilities before reopeni
Dinosaur National Monument opening today
Dinosaur National Monument is increasing recreational access in response to advice from federal and local leaders and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to the National Park Service.
The park will open in phases, and NPS is working closely with health authorities to monitor the COVID-19 pandemic
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Smartphones could soon test for Covid-19
Smartphones may soon have a way to tell if you have COVID-19.
A computer engineering professor at the University of Utah is trying to modify a sensor he created to test for the Zika virus last year.
The sensor would require just a single drop of saliva to test for COVID-19 and would display the results on the person's phone.
The
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Utah Tax Commission concerned with drop in taxes
New numbers from the Utah Tax Commission show that worries about a major drop in state tax revenue are likely to be realized.
UtahPolicy.com reports that sales tax revenue in March was down by about four-tenths of one percent compared to the year before.
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Budget shortfall could delay Utah road projects
Utah's cities and counties plan to ask state lawmakers for up to 70-million dollars.
Officials for the Utah Association of Counties say local governments lost motor fuel tax revenue when coronavirus restrictions were implemented, which could delay several key road projects.
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Senator Romney weighs in on U.S. Covid-19 testing
Republican Senator Mitt Romney says testing numbers for COVID-19 in the U.S. are nothing to celebrate.
Speaking during a Senate hearing this morning, Romney chided members of the Trump administration who touted the fact the U.S. has now done more tests per capita than South Korea, saying they ignored the fact that South Korea responded immediately to the coronavirus in January while the U.S. i
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