PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Utah Democrats have ousted their embattled party chairwoman and replaced her with a businessman who pledged to lift the party from financial and relational turmoil. The Salt Lake Tribune reports Jeff Merchant toppled incumbent Daisy Thomas on Saturday during the party’s organizing convention at Park […]
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Northern Arizona is experiencing a decline in Boy Scouts of America troops prior to an anticipated split between the organization and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Arizona Daily Sun reported June 9 that the region is expected to lose more than 1,800 […]
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say Grand Canyon National Park has completed ignition operations on a prescribed fire. Crews will continue to mop up any areas along the fires perimeter that may threaten the holding line. Because of changing conditions, fire managers have decided to halt any […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — An extremely wet spring in Utah County is expected to bring a monster summer for mosquitoes. The Daily Herald reports the county health department’s Mosquito Abatement District began spraying for mosquitoes the second week of June. That was after surveillance trapping earlier this month showed mosquito […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Census Bureau is using new high-tech tools to help get an accurate population count next year as it faces criticism for the way it plans to reach out to people of color. Census employees are taking images captured from satellites and planes to verify […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Police and friends are investigating the disappearance of a 23-year-old University of Utah student whose last communication with her family said she arrived at Salt Lake City International Airport five days ago. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that police said Friday that Mackenzie Lueck’s parents […]
CEDAR HILLS, Utah (AP) — Police had launched an investigation after a Cedar Hills meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was vandalized. The Deseret News reports American Fork Police Lt. Josh Christensen says the vandalism occurred Friday after someone got into the building and overturned or broke all […]
After 53 years, the lights have gone out on the Manti pageant for the last time. Saturday’s performance ended the pageant’s yearly run, and record crowds turned out to watch the final season. Over 30,000 viewed the pageant Friday night and over 20,000 made it to the Saturday night performance, […]
(Santa Monica, CA) — The 2019 NBA Awards tip off tonight in Santa Monica, California. Jazz center Rudy Gobert is one of three finalists for NBA Defensive Player of the Year. Also in the running is Thunder forward Paul George and Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo. Gobert looks to repeat after […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Bees’ pitching staff got pummeled in a 22-9 loss to the Fresno Grizzlies at Smith’s Ballpark. The Bees gave up seven runs in the fifth inning and 10 runs in the seventh. Alex Klonowski allowed 14 hits and 14 runs to get charged with […]
