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Deseret News For the first time, an independent redistricting commission will draw boundaries based on sound principles. Share this story The Utah State Capitol, taken Jan. 17, 2020. Because voters passed Proposition 4 in 2018, an independent redistricting commission will draw political boundaries in the state, based on data from the 2020 census. The commission’s recommendations will follow five principles outlined in the proposition. State lawmakers will have the final say on whether to acce...

Health officials in northern Utah continue to warn visitors to Mantua Reservoir that toxic blooms of slimy, blue-green algae have returned to the popular summer recreation spot in Sardine Canyon. Earlier this month, the Bear River Health Department issued a warning advisory for the reservoir located near the Box Elder-Cache county line, informing people that water samples taken from the northeast boat ramp and along the north shore contained concentrations of cyanobacteria that were more than 1...

Community members packed the new Dan Gyllenskog Veterans Resource Center on Wednesday in celebration of its grand opening. Phil Redlinger, the CEO and co-founder of the Cache Valley Veterans Association, told the crowd the resource center represented a dream fulfilled and offered his thanks to the many contributors who helped make it a reality. “This center has been in the works for a couple of years, but it is finally here,” Redlinger said to the crowd. “My heart is so very exci...

Sunday: 329 Six previously reported cases of the virus were removed from the states overall total cases after analysis, according to the Utah Department of Health. Just over 20,500 more vaccines were administered since Thursdays report, bringing the states total vaccinations to 2,989,690. Currently, 343 people are hospitalized with COVID-19 in hospitals throughout Utah. "Right now, we have high volumes of patients in the hospital, and were really nervous about our COVID numbers rising because w...

SALT LAKE CITY — The West is sitting under a thick blanket of smoke. States including Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, Nevada and Montana all have smoky skies this week thanks to dozens of wildfires burning across the West, including some major blazes in Oregon and California. The "main culprits" for the smoke in Utah, according to the National Weather Service in Salt Lake City, are the Bootleg Fire in Oregon, which has scorched over 153,535 acres since it was sparked on Friday, and the Beckwo...

Utah is one of six states experiencing smoky skies this week as dozens of wildfires burn across the Western United states, including Oregon and California. According to the National Weather Service in Salt Lake City the main “culprits” of the smoke are the Bootleg Fire in Oregon and Beckwourth Complex fires in northern California. Other fires in Idaho may also be contributing to the smoke. Carbon, Davis, Salt Lake, Tooele, Utah, Weber and Box Elder counties air quality were classified "unh...

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah health officials reported 655 new COVID-19 cases and five more deaths on Friday. The new cases were confirmed out of 4,426 tests, for a 14.8% positive rate, according to the Utah Department of Health. Since the previous day, 6,320 people received vaccines, bringing the total vaccinations in the state to 2,902,020. The average of daily new cases over the past seven days is now at 411, officials said, and the average percentage of positive tests is 11.6%. In hospitals thro...

USGS data shows water usage in Utah is vastly different from county to county and last updated 2021-07-09 21:47:58-04 Comparing water use from one place to another is problematic and presents natural contradictions. Living in a dry area can necessitate more public water infrastructure and water use, though the scarcity of water makes conservation imperative. With that in mind, Utah and Federal water experts acknowledge that Utah needs to conserve more, especially after two decades of increasing...

Those sweating utility bills as a result of the scorching summer temperatures may qualify for assistance through HEAT — the Home Energy Assistance Target program from the Utah Department of Workforce Services. “Following record June heat, many households may have already noticed an increase in their energy bills,” a press release from workforce services states. “Fortunately, Utah’s Home Energy Assistance Target (HEAT) program now provides year-round energy assistance so...

BLM seeks comments on American Prairie Reserve bison proposal Daily Montanan Staff View Comments LEWISTOWN— The Bureau of Land Management invites the public to comment on its draft environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact, often called a “FONSI” for a bison grazing proposal on BLM-administered lands located in Phillips County, Montana. On Sept. 24, 2019, the American Prairie Reserve submitted a proposal (an update to their earlier proposal submitted on Nov. 20, 2017) ...