SACRAMENTO, California, June 4 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on June 3, 2024: Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, today reminded Utah small businesses of the July 2, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury caused by the severe thunderstorms and flooding in Salt Lake County that occurred Aug. 3 - 4. According to Sanchez, smal  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: DENVER - FEMA has now approved more than $6 million in Public Assistance grant funds as part of ongoing recovery work from flooding in Utah last year. A major disaster declaration was granted for five Utah counties on December 23, 2023 for flooding that occurred in May 2023. In the five months since the declaration, the state and FEMA have worked together to   more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on June 5, 2024: A federal jury convicted a Utah man yesterday of tax evasion and forcibly retaking property that had been seized by the government to pay his outstanding tax debt. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Paul Kenneth Cromar owned a home in Cedar Hills, Utah, and operated Blue Moon Productions LLC, a freelance film and media production company. From 1999 through 2005, C  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following remarks by Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro on June 6, 2024: * * * Good evening, everyone! It is an honor to join you all today here at Utah Beach as we commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day and Operation Overlord, which marked the turning of the tide in the Allies' campaign to liberate Europe from Nazi oppression. General Poppas, Mr. Brunetiere, distinguished guests, and especially our World War II Veterans, thank you for joi  more

COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France, June 7 -- Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro issued the following news release: Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro observed the 80th commemoration of Operation Overlord and the Allied landings in Normandy at the Normandy American Cemetery and spoke at Monument Federal a Utah Beach, June 6, 2024. Secretary Del Toro attended the ceremony alongside dignitaries including President of the United States Joe Biden, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, veterans, and rep  more

AKKA, Morocco, June 8 -- The U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, a service component of the U.S. Africa Command, issued the following news: By Capt. Benjamin McKnight III The State Headquarters Medical Readiness Detachment (MRD), Utah National Guard (UTNG), based in Bluffdale, Utah and Morocco's Royal Armed Forces (FAR) worked together to provide medical services to residents in Akka, Morocco, and the surrounding area, during African Lion 2024 (AL24). These services fall under the  more

HILL AFB, Utah, June 7 -- The U.S. Air Force Hill Air Force Base (75th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: With thousands of spectators expected to attend the 2024 Hill AFB Warriors Over the Wasatch Open House and Air Show on June 29-30, the Utah Transit Authority is offering extra FrontRunner service on Saturday and Sunday, along with a free shuttle bus from the Clearfield Station parking lot to the base. UTA is providing a special Air Show Day Pass for $5, which is valid for unlimited   more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, June 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah issued the following news release on June 4, 2024: A foreign national living in Utah appeared in court Monday after he was indicted May 29, 2024, by a federal grand jury in Salt Lake City for multiple federal drug crimes involving methamphetamine and 10,000 fentanyl pills. According to court documents, Francisco Javier Quintero-Obeso, 21, of Magna, Utah, became part of a criminal investigation in December  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, June 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah issued the following news release on June 5, 2024: A Davis County resident was indicted by a federal grand jury today for multiple financial crimes after he allegedly abused his position as a former IRS employee and attempted to steal more than $2 million in tax credits. According to court documents, Rodney Quinn Rupe, 46, of Syracuse, Utah, devised a scheme from July 2021 to March 2024 to fraudulently obt  more