SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A nationwide push to ban LGBTQ conversion therapy for minors looked like it could succeed in conservative Utah after The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said it wouldn’t stand in the way, but the effort ground to a halt this week. Conversion therapy […]
SANDY, Utah (AP) — An administrative order says officials in a Salt Lake City suburb did not report to Utah regulators fluoride levels in drinking water nearly 40 times the federal limit for 16 days. The Deseret News reported Thursday that the Utah Division of Drinking Water also says Sandy city officials […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Police have released the identity of a woman who was run over by a patrol car in a Salt Lake City suburb, but are not sure whether the accident caused her death. Police say 25-year-old Cindreia Simone Europe of Smyrna, Georgia, was accidentally run over […]
With the onset of spring weather and Daylight Saving Time upcoming, the Department of Wildlife Resources is warning drivers of the increased danger of animals near roadways. During the winter, there is an increase in wildlife along the roadways, primarily due to big game animals migrating to lower elevations in […]
Baseball Tiger-Panther Classic HURRICANE, Utah-Chace Gipson posted 4 RBI and the Grantsville Cowboys outgunned the Kanab Cowboys 15-10 Friday at the Tiger-Panther Classic hosted by Hurricane High School. Marcus Fox had 3 RBI and Sam Orton and Carter Jackman added 2 more RBI apiece in the loss for Kanab. Nathaniel “Hoss” […]
Even though Utah House GOP leaders claim they had the votes to pass a huge sales tax reform bill Friday, after a scurry of meetings and top-level discussion on Capitol Hill Thursday, GOP Governor Gary Herbert and Republican legislative leaders decided to scuttle HB 441 for now, study the whole […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A teacher in the predominantly Mormon state of Utah was placed on administrative leave after she forced a Catholic student to wash off the Ash Wednesday cross from his forehead. William McLeod, 9, had just returned to his school near Salt Lake City after attending […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah leaders postponed a plan Thursday that would have made sweeping changes to the state’s tax system after a backlash from businesses and other groups. Republican Gov. Gary Herbert said lawmakers will study the complicated issue over the coming months and likely return in a […]
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court has ordered the deportation of two American Mormons for violating the terms of their visas. Officials said the men were working as English teachers without proper credentials and had given religious affairs as their reason for being in Russia. They were detained Friday in […]
