The family of missing West Valley woman Susan Cox Powell will find out this evening if the West Valley City Council will approve the release of police records relating to the investigation of her disappearance.
Despite being rejected by the Senate Judicial Confirmation Committee, Su J. Chon, one of Governor Gary Herbert’s choices to replace two retiring judges in the state’s 3rd District Court, was confirmed by the full Senate Wednesday via a 17-10 vote.
The race for the Republican nomination for Salt Lake County Mayor could end tomorrow at the conclusion of the official election canvass. June’s primary election ended with former county councilman Mark Crockett leading West Valley City Mayor Mike Winder by 239 votes; however, there were thousands of absentee and provisional ballots left to count.
Crews fighting the Quail Fire near Alpine received some assistance from Mother Nature today in the form of some much needed rain. Loyal Clark, a spokesperson for the US Forest Service, says while the rain hasn’t extinguished the fire, it has been helpful.
Count the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources among the government agencies keeping a close eye on wildfires burning across the state.
Although former Salt Lake County Council member Mark Crockett sits 239 votes ahead of West Valley City Mayor Mike Winder in the race for the Republican nomination for Salt Lake County Mayor, Salt Lake County Clerk Sherrie Swensen confirms the race is far from over.
Utah Governor Gary Herbert today approved the appointment of Salvador Petilos as the new Executive Director of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control.
The Wood Hollow Fire burning in Sanpete County has grown to an estimated 37,000 acres with flames reaching as high as 100 feet, and as of this morning is only 10 percent contained according to Interagency Fire Spokesman Don Carpenter.
The Utah State Board of Regents announced that Associate Commissioner of Higher Education David Buhler will succeed William Sederberg as commissioner.
State lawmakers received an update today on the progress of a study required by House Bill 148, a law passed this year calling for the federal government to relinquish control of its public lands to Utah by the end of 2014.
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