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Phil Lyman can’t see voters’ signatures, Utah records committee says. And his fans aren’t happy.
That simmering rage started to boil over on Thursday morning after his quest to cast doubt on the signatures Cox used to qualify for the ballot suffered a setback at the hands of Utah’s State Records Committee. Lyman had spent weeks urging his followers to show up en masse to the meeting.
Gov. Spencer Cox lays out where Utah can improve ahead of 2034 Winter Olympics
With the official confirmation that Salt Lake City will host the 2034 Winter Olympic Games looming on the horizon, city and state officials have begun turning their attention to a new question:
‘Team Utah’ Helps Thirsty Wildlife
They gathered from across the state of Utah but far from its population centers. Some 70 Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation volunteers came together in late June for the annual state rendezvous and volunteer project in Richfield, about 140 miles south of Salt Lake City and 165 miles north of St. George.
Utah college wrestler killed in Richfield rollover, woman in critical condition
RICHFIELD — A Utah college wrestler was killed in a crash west of Richfield on Wednesday night. A Jeep Cherokee was heading east on I-70 about 9 miles west of Richfield when the Jeep ran off the road and into the median as the road curved, Utah Highway Patrol said. Officials believe the driver then overcorrected and went off the road to the right and rolled down an embankment, Lt. Cameron Roden said. It appears the two occupants were not wearing seat belts and were both ejected in the roll.
Error in story regarding Tom Tom’s Volkswagen Museum liquidating their collection
There was an error in a recent print story regarding Tom Tom’s Volkswagen Museum liquidating their collection, (“Tom Tom’s VW museum comes to the end of the road,” July 17, 2024, The Times-Independent). The correct person to reach out to is Joe Arnold, not Joe Mitchell Jr. You can contact Arnold on his Facebook profile to arrange a date and time for those who are interested. Joe Michell Jr. does not have any association with Tom Tom’s Volkswagen.
Prince home gets final approval from appeal panel, demolition begins
Prince’s 11,000-square-foot home has been the subject of sharp criticism from neighbors who say the structure doesn’t match Old Town’s character and could pose a landslide risk. Several neighbors appealed the home’s approval, saying it violated local development rules. Park City’s three-member appeal panel rejected the neighbors'...
Animal control reminds Summit County residents to license dogs
Anyone who needs to register their canine with animal control can do so at summitcounty.org. “It’s our way to kind of keep track of them, same as you have to get a Utah driver's license for ID as a person,” Animal Control Officer Lourinda Chilson said. “That way we can keep track of their rabies information, which is the state and county requirement. So we're just fully aware of who's here and who owns them.”
Intermountain Health expands Heber Valley services to keep up with growing population
The rapid expansion of the Heber Valley community has not gone unnoticed by Intermountain Health, and the nonprofit health system is working to expand its care opportunities in the area to better help locals in need of medical care, particularly those in need of commonly sought-after specialists. According to Heber...
Salt Lake City wildfire prompts mandatory evacuations uphill from Utah's state capitol
A wildfire in Salt Lake City forced people living uphill from Utah’s state capitol to evacuate, and it remained uncontained Sunday as more than 100 firefighters worked to protect nearby homes. Helicopters and airplanes were dropping buckets over the flames as ground crews tried to contain the fire on Ensign Peak. Firefighters were working to save homes about about 1.2 miles (1.9 kilometers) up East Capitol Boulevard, and evacuees were offered a space in the capitol complex where they could escape the heat. “With the heat, as well as the wind direction and just the temperatures out here and the fuel moisture, it’s kind of a recipe that we could have a quickly running fire,” Division Chief Bob Silverthorne of the Salt Lake City Fire Department said at a Saturday news briefing. The first fire crew was dispatched around 4:30 p.m. Saturday and more than six different emergency agencies joined the effort, Silverthorne said.
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