It’s the season to hike and camp which also means it’s the season to be Bear Aware. Utah’s mountains and forests are home to thousands of black bears and the Division of Wildlife Resources is urging the public to be smart for the benefit of all. “Hikers and campers are out in full force,” shares DWR Outreach Manager Tonya Kieffer.
Travel delays can be expected through the Myton Bench construction on Highway 40. Traffic is down to one lane in each direction from 6250 South to Ioka Junction. This allows for crews to work and trucks to enter and exit the construction zone.
The Ute Tribe is sounding their opposition to a new series of oversight hearings by the House Committee on Natural Resources that will examine the Indian Reorganization Act(IRA) among other land management laws.
An accurate mapping of the Maeser Highway Fire reduced the size estimate to 885 acres, according to the latest update from Utah Fire Information. A Friday night estimate by aircraft mapped the fire at 2500 acres but as the smoke cleared Saturday a more accurate mapping of the fire was possible.
The FBI is offering a reward of up to $10,000 dollars for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of a serial bank robber that has hit banks and credit unions all over Idaho and Utah. The robber, dubbed the Great Outdoors Bandit, most recently robbed a bank in Orem just two weeks ago.
A Maeser subdivision has been evacuated with SR-121 closed due to a fire that started Friday afternoon. According to fire PIO Don Jakes, the Maeser Highway Fire was reported at 1:40pmlocated near the gravel pit off the LaPoint Highway.
Crews continue to battle the Maeser Highway Fire that was reported at 1:40pm on Friday near the gravel pit off SR-121. As of late Friday night, the fire was estimated to have spread to over 1000 acres.
The Utah Department of Health has designated Ashley Regional Medical Center as a “Stroke Receiving Facility.” The hospital was visited by the Bureau of EMS and Preparedness on May 18th in order to verify that a proper system was in place to treat stroke patients.
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke signed Secretarial Order 3353 late Wednesday which local leaders hope will restore common sense to the local management of sage grouse populations.
The EPA announced Tuesday that the deadline to determine non-attainment of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards on ozone will be delayed by one year. The standard is part of the Clean Air Act and in 2015 designations were lowered from 75 part per billion to 70 parts per billion, affecting many areas including the Uintah Basin.