Utah Lawmaker Wants Out Of Daylight Saving Program
One Utah lawmaker wants to pull the plug on daylight saving time. The Deseret News of Salt Lake City reports Republican Rep. Jim Nielson of Bountiful plans legislation that lets Utah opt out of the...
View ArticleFeds Reimburse County in Utah for Flooding Damages
The federal government has reimbursed Cache County, Utah and municipalities more than $780,000 for flooding damages last spring. The Herald Journal of Logan reported that President Barack Obama...
View ArticleUtah Offers New Earthquake Hazard Maps for Salt Lake County
Utah is selling new maps that show the shaking intensity of earthquakes for the west half of Salt Lake County. The set of 10 maps also spotlights the risks of landslides, rock falls, floods, radon gas...
View ArticleUtah Officer Dismissed From Suit Over Student’s Death
A federal judge has dismissed the city of St. George, Utah and one of its police officers from a lawsuit filed by the parents of a high school student who was killed while handling a blank-firing prop...
View ArticleUnion Pacific to Pay $1.5 Million in Fines
Union Pacific Railroad will pay $1.5 million in fines for environmental damage in Provo and other areas of the Intermountain West. The Daily Herald of Provo reported the U.S. Environmental Protection...
View ArticleK2 Acquires Majority Stake in Midwestern
San Diego, Calif.-based managing general agent K2 Insurance Services LLC has acquired a majority stake in Midwestern Insurance Alliance Inc., an MGA based in Louisville, Ky. that underwrites workers’...
View ArticleUtah Medical Records Breach More Extensive
Health officials in Utah say hackers who downloaded thousands of medical files from state computers last week stole far more personal information than originally thought. The Utah Department of Health...
View ArticleColorado Casualty Names Brewer Regional VP for Denver Region
Centennial, Colo.-based Colorado Casualty, a Liberty Mutual Agency Corp. regional company, named Michael C. Brewer to regional vice president for the company’s Denver region. The Denver region is...
View ArticleUtah: 750K More Victims In Health Dept Data Breach
An additional 750,000 people had their personal information stolen by hackers, state health officials said this week after discovering that the thieves downloaded thousands more files of data than...
View ArticleUtah Counties Sue BLM Over Road Dispute
State officials say 10 Utah counties have sued the federal government over title to thousands of miles of roads that cross public land in the state, and 12 more counties are expected to follow suit...
View ArticleUtah Insurance Agent Barred from Business in North Dakota
A Utah insurance agent has been ordered to stop doing business in North Dakota. State Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm says Bart Winterton of Vernal, Utah, operated as an insurance producer without...
View ArticleArizona Towns At Risk As Wildfires Hit Southwest
An Arizona wildfire threatened two more towns on Friday, with high winds on the way, as firefighters made progress against the largest of several fires spreading across the U.S. Southwest. More than...
View ArticleUtah Officials Cite High Fire Danger
Extremely dry conditions have prompted Utah officials to implement a series of fire restrictions aimed at preventing wildfires. Federal officials from the Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Indian...
View ArticleExperts Predict High Wildfire Risk In August
Wildfire experts say states across the West are now at the highest risk of the season for wildfires as hot weather patterns continue to dry out fuels and forests across the region. Ed Delgado at the...
View ArticlePrice Tag For Fighting Utah Wildfires Up To $50M
State officials say it’s cost $50 million to fight wildfires in Utah this season, and that number is expected to keep climbing. Department of Natural Resources chief Michael Styler told lawmakers...
View ArticleInvestigators: Falling Boulder Sparked Utah Fire
Investigators say a Utah wildfire that burned more than 800 acres in Emery County was sparked when one massive boulder hit another. Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands spokesman Jason Curry...
View ArticleFire Restrictions Lifted on Most Utah Land Statewide
Many of the season’s fire restrictions across Utah have been lifted as officials say cooler temperatures and higher moisture levels are lessening the risk of wildfires. State fire managers lifted the...
View ArticleUtah Company Prevails In Blender Patent Dispute
A Utah company known for its “Will it Blend” YouTube videos has been awarded millions in a suit claiming a company ripped off its unique blender design. The Daily Herald of Provo reported the U.S....
View ArticleUtility Hit With Lawsuit Over Utah Wildfire
Nearly 100 property owners are suing Rocky Mountain Power and blaming the utility for one of Utah’s largest wildfires this year. The Wood Hollow Fire destroyed 52 cabins or houses in central Utah and...
View ArticleUtah Lawmaker Mulls Climate Concerns in Wildfire Bill
At the request of a youth group, a Republican Utah lawmaker plans to address concerns about climate change in a bill dealing with wildfires. State Rep. Kraig Powell of Heber City has requested the...
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