SALT LAKE CITY - The Utah Senate passed Senate Bill 201, a newly proposed law aimed at reducing the number of dogs and cats unnecessar­ily dying in animal shelters by ensuring reasonable alterna­tives are pursued prior to euthanasia. The bill, which passed to­day, will now move on to the Utah House of Representatives. Utah-headquartered Best Friends Animal Society, a leading na­tional animal welfare organization whose goal is to end the kill­ing of dogs and cats in America’s

Federal changes to the Radiation Exposure Com­pensation Act, known as RECA, are now moving from legislation to imple­mentation, as Utah health officials and advocates work to connect residents with newly expanded benefits. Southern Utah desert landscape near St. George. Residents across Utah are now eligible for expanded downwinder compensation under the renewed Radiation Exposure Compensation Act. Congress reauthorized and expanded the long-standing compensation program in 2

A Wash­ington County man was sentenced in federal court in St. George to three years in prison after pleading guilty in two related cases involving wire fraud and operating an unlicensed cryptocurrency money transmitting business. Brian Garry Sewell, 54, admitted in case numbers 4:24cr55 and 4:24cr54 that he defrauded at least 17 investors between Decem­ber 2017 and April 2024 by lying about his experi­ence, education and ability to generate large returns through cryptocurren

Utah’s measles out­break continues to grow as public health officials track new cases and urge vac­cination. According to the latest update from the Utah Department of Health and Human Services, the number of Utah residents di­agnosed with measles in the current out­break recently topped 300 confirmed cases statewide, including 58 reported in the past three weeks - a clear indication that trans­mission is ongoing across multiple regions of the state. Most confirmed in­fection

A magnitude 3.8 earth­quake was reported in Utah earlier this week and was felt by residents in parts of northern Utah, according to federal seismic officials. No injuries or damage were reported. The earthquake’s epi­center was located near Saratoga Springs, along the west side of Utah Lake, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. That location is approximately 220 miles north of Kanab. While the quake was widely felt in Utah County and surrounding areas, it was not reporte

A portion of the North Kaibab Trail in Grand Canyon National Park is scheduled to reopen on March 4, 2026, according to an an­nouncement issued this week by the Na­tional Park Service. Moss Covered Rocks Below Ribbon Falls on the North Kaibab Trail. Photo via NPS. The reopening ap­plies to the lower sec­tion of the North Kaib­ab Trail, from the Clear Creek Trail Junction to the Ribbon Falls junc­tion. This stretch of trail is accessed from Phantom Ranch and has been closed si

The Kanab Bakery at 238 W. Center Street is reopening its doors un­der new management after spending a few seasons closed, with a soft opening set for Friday and Saturday, February 13 and 14. Photos courtesy of Kanab Bakery. Says Sindi Vetere who owns and oper­ates the Bakery with her family, “To us, it’s a passion. We’re al­ready moms who have cooked for our families all these years - never thought we’d go com­mercial, but now we’re here and the sky’s the limit.” Vetere also