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Utah campgrounds close as bear activity increases
KAMAS, Utah (KUTV) — Summertime in Utah brings campers, and campers bring bears. Several campgrounds in the state have been closed due to repeated visits from bears. One of the latest is the Soapstone Campground near Kamas. On Tuesday, there were several reports of a black bear that had...
Utah preservation groups plan statewide launch of Buffalo Soldier heritage trail
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — The Fort Douglas Military Museum is home to the largest collection of Buffalo Soldier artifacts in Utah. In the coming months, stories about the soldiers and those artifacts will get even more public exposure. Plans are now underway to develop a Buffalo Soldier heritage...
‘Very large lithium battery’ blocked traffic in Richfield, police say
RICHFIELD, Sevier County — A semi truck hauling a “very large lithium battery” tipped over and halted traffic in Richfield Saturday morning. The Richfield Police Department posted on Facebook that the semi was trying to turn into the Flying J at 35 E. Flying J Drive, but tipped over.
US bill would allow the American flag to fly atop Utah County mountain once again
PROVO — A new federal bill has been introduced that aims to restore a 20-year tradition at Kyhv Peak cut short by a federal land policy three years ago. Rep. John Curtis on Tuesday introduced HR9095, or Star-Spangled Summit Act, that would allow for the American flag to fly atop Kyhv Peak in Utah County. It's a direct response to a tradition that resident Robert Collins led, where he'd summit the mountain each summer and place the U.S. flag atop it — that was until the U.S. Forest Service said it may violate federal land policy.
Storytellers pursue theme of ‘Independence’ in fourth round of Light Switch Stories | Arts & Entertainment
LOGAN – Independence was the theme of the fourth monthly chapter of the “Light Switch Stories” held on July 26 at the LionHeart Hall in Logan. As usual, seven brave individuals shared candid recollections of real experience coping with foibles, failures and triumphs that taught them valuable life lessons about standing on their own two feet.
Man arrested after stabbing under I-15 overpass in Sandy
SANDY, Utah, July 27, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — A 58-year-old man who said he arranged to fight a fellow resident of a homeless center told police came “prepared,” and that he did stab the victim. That’s according to an affidavit filed in the July 25 arrest of...
Bear on the move; more campgrounds closed in A.F. Canyon
The U.S. Forest Service closed the Granite Flats campground in American Fork Canyon after a bear sighting on Tuesday, July 23. On Friday, July 26, the Timpooneke and Altamont Campgrounds were evacuated and closed after the black bear was spotted there. “We have unfortunately had to evacuate and close the...
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