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Woods Cross Starbucks files for a union election, may join other 6 stores in Utah
Workers at a Woods Cross Starbucks filed a petition to unionize before the National Labor Relations Board on Friday. With the action, the café on 2600 South and Interstate 15 is hoping to join more than 460 Starbucks that have voted to organize since 2021 in 44 states and the District of Columbia, according to […] The post Woods Cross Starbucks files for a union election, may join other 6 stores in Utah appeared first on Utah News Dispatch.
What’s with all the power outages in Utah lately?
Thousands of Rocky Mountain Power customers have been experiencing power outages along the Wasatch Front in recent weeks. What gives? Causes have ranged from preventative shutdowns related to wildfires, to animals wreaking havoc in some systems. But, the utility said it doesn’t anticipate broad emergency events affecting either generation supply or transmission capacity. “We don’t […] The post What’s with all the power outages in Utah lately? appeared first on Utah News Dispatch.
Utah’s Title IX fight belongs in the courts, not the Legislature
Earlier this year, the Utah Legislature passed SB57, establishing the Utah Constitutional Sovereignty Act. The law, which was signed by Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, allows the Legislature, with the concurring signature of the governor, to forbid state officers from enforcing federal laws, regulations, orders, or other directives that state lawmakers determine violate “principles of state […] The post Utah’s Title IX fight belongs in the courts, not the Legislature appeared first on Utah News Dispatch.
Despite a dry June in Utah mountains Utah water outlook is up
The state’s climate and water report shows the mountains received 0.6 inches of precipitation for June, or 55% of normal. Despite the dry month, precipitation for the year is still 105% of normal. Utah’s valleys are above-normal for the year with 0.7 inches of precipitation, 0.2 inches more than...
Incoming 'heat dome' expected to push Utah temperatures close to all-time record
SALT LAKE CITY — A "heat dome" setting up over West is creating temperatures hot enough to potentially threaten the highest temperature ever recorded in Utah if the right conditions line up. The National Weather Service on Friday issued a series of excessive heat warnings for parts of southern...
Utah Fire Info reports over 300 human-caused wildfires in 2024
So far this year, Utah Fire Info reports show 435 wildfire starts across the state. More than 73% are human caused. That is up from 181 total fires and 120 human caused in 2023.. The Little Twist fire in Beaver County, ignited June 13 and has burned over 4,000 acres....
Get Ready for USU Extension’s AG-Drip Field Day
It was announced on Thursday, July 4, that for the first time in five years, the entire state of Utah is completely out of drought status. However, this doesn’t mean we’re out of the woods yet, as proper water conservation remains important with 25.89% of the state still experiencing “abnormally dry conditions.” This is where the Ag Water Demonstration, Research and Implementation Program (AG-DRIP) comes in.
Utah man sentenced for killing missing teen and burying him in remote area
BRIGHAM CITY, Utah (TCN) -- A 60-year-old man will spend a maximum of 30 years in prison for killing a 19-year-old whose farm he lived and worked on. KSL-TV reports a judge sentenced James Brenner to one to 15 years in prison for two counts of murder, which will be served consecutively, for killing Dylan Rounds in 2022. His sentencing also relates to charges of two counts of possession of a firearm by a restricted person.
The debt and interest albatross
As we celebrated the Fourth of July last week and reflected on the past, present, and future of our nation, I was reminded of something Thomas Jefferson once wrote: “It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes.” This is a fiscal imperative and moral obligation that has gone ignored […]
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