COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS, Utah (AP) — The family of a Utah girl is hoping to find or replace a plaque taken from her grave. KUTV-TV reports (http://bit.ly/2sTtGmy ) Leslie Meyer’s family went to visit her grave in Cottonwood Heights on Saturday when they saw that her memorial plaque was missing. Meyer […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Firefighters are bracing for strong winds as they fight a southern Utah wildfire that’s forced more than 1,500 people from homes and cabins. Authorities said Monday they’re ordering more evacuations at the fire that has torched more than 67 square miles (174 square kilometers) and […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Latest data by the U.S. Census Bureau shows Utah is seeing a growing wave of diversity. The Deseret News reports (http://bit.ly/2t5ZaIm ) the data, which was released Thursday, shows no other group is growing faster than the Asian and multiracial populations. According to the census […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A southern Utah wildfire has grown more, reaching 62.7 square miles (162.4 square kilometers) by Saturday night. The fire near the town of Brian Head is 8 percent contained and has destroyed at least 13 homes, fire officials said. About 1,000 firefighters and support personnel […]
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — The Utah mountain resort community Park City has introduced an all-electric, zero-emission bus system. The Deseret News reports (http://bit.ly/2sNoL6E ) Park City on Friday became the first mountain resort community in the country and first city in the state to operate such a system. The […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Brigham Young University has announced it formally adopted an amnesty policy for victims or witnesses of sexual assault. The university adopted the policy Friday, which will be implemented at The Church of Jesus Christ Latter-Day Saints’ colleges and universities; BYU-Idaho, BYU-Hawaii and Latter-Day Saints Business College. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah is one of the most conservative states in the country, and Republicans have long controlled the state Legislature. But an Associated Press analysis shows the state’s legislative districts were drawn in a way that may have given the GOP extra help. The Associated Press […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A video of a young Mormon girl revealing to her congregation that she is lesbian before her microphone is turned off by local church leaders is sparking a new round of discussions about how the religion handles LGBT issues. The 13-year-old Savannah spoke in Eagle […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The life of a Utah man who ran a recording studio before he was killed in a high-profile attack London attack will be celebrated with the local music he loved. Organizers say the concert Saturday in a park in Bountiful, north of Salt Lake City, […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A former West Jordan police officer who took the Utah city to court after enduring a decade of harassment and subsequent retaliation for his labor and sexual harassment complaint with the state says he feels “vindicated” now that a federal jury has awarded him nearly […]
