Utah News

Utility crews in Logan are tearing out a stretch of houses, sidewalks and road in one of the city’s older neighborhoods for a street expansion project. As the layers are peeled away, urban treasure hunters scan the debris for coins and other tokens left behind and buried for decades. UPR's Matt Jensen reports.

The summer fire season is underway.  Three wildfires are burning in central and southeastern Utah, with other smaller brush fires are popping up all over the state.

Dry and windy conditions around much of the state have kept fire officials vigilant.  The national weather service issued a red-flag warning for much of southwest and south-central Utah over the weekend.

A Utah National Guard official confirmed Friday afternoon that the mission to deploy helicopters and personnel to help fight wildfires in Colorado has been canceled.

Capt. Chris Foote says the mission was called for when Colorado activated an agreement between the states to share resources.

A spokeswoman for Gov. Gary Herbert's office did not immediately have details about the change in plans.

Herbert's office originally told reports it was sending units from the Utah National Guard to help fight raging wildfires in Colorado.

The Utah Summer Games are underway in Cedar City after the opening ceremonies took place Thursday before a capacity crowd at Eccles Coliseum.

The 28th Annual Utah Summer Games kicked off with a bang of fireworks, a procession of hundreds of athletes and entertainment by the musical group, Recycled Percussion from America’s Got Talent Fame. The group is currently the most popular interactive show on the Las Vegas strip.

USG is the state’s largest organized athletic competition with nearly 40 Olympic-style events at venues across Southern Utah.