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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The National Weather Service says strong winds, thunderstorms and low humidity across central and western Utah are likely to trigger new wildfires. Crews in northern Utah worked yesterday to control a handful of fast-growing blazes. Fire officials are asking Utah residents to observe fire restrictions today, which is Pioneer Day. They warn that fireworks can spark fires in the state's parched areas.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah's elections office is forming a new advisory committee to study whether the state should expand online voting. Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox's office says a committee will complete a study by the end of the year and present their conclusions to the Legislature. Utah has allowed members of the military and registered voters who are overseas to vote electronically since 1998. Lawmakers this year expanded the option for disabled voters.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service has banned exploding targets in southern Idaho, southwestern Wyoming, Nevada, Utah and a small portion of eastern California because of wildfire and public safety concerns. The ban runs through July 22, 2015 on national forest lands. The Forest Service says exploding targets the past two years have started at least 16 wildfires in Western states.
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) — A 42-year-old woman is in the hospital with broken ankles and a broken pelvis after West Valley City police say she jumped out of a third-story window to avoid arrest for robbery and theft charges. Authorities have not released the woman's identity but say she is in stable condition.
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