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Month: April 2020

Mormons unveil new official logo at crowd-less conference

Mormons unveil new official logo at crowd-less conference

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Leaders from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sat 6 feet apart inside an empty room Saturday as the faith carried out its signature conference while adhering to social distancing guidelines. It was a stark reminder of how the global coronavirus pandemic is […]

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Mormon leader: World will conquer the coronavirus

Mormon leader: World will conquer the coronavirus

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A high-ranking member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints says the world will conquer the coronavirus. Jeffrey R. Holland said Sunday that it’s an ‘all hands on deck’ war with the virus. Holland spoke at the the church’s signature conference. The church […]

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Snow Women’s Basketball Adds Kennedy Eskelson to the Program

Snow Women’s Basketball Adds Kennedy Eskelson to the Program

EPHRAIM, Utah-Saturday evening, Snow College women’s basketball added another key signing in former Green Canyon star guard Kennedy Eskelson. Eskelson had a successful senior season for the Wolves as she amassed 14.7 points and 6.1 rebounds per game. The versatile guard added 75 assists, 51 steals and 28 3-pointers this […]

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Mormons start crowd-less conference due to pandemic

Mormons start crowd-less conference due to pandemic

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ twice-annual conference kicked off Saturday without anyone attending in person and top leaders sitting some 6 feet apart inside an empty room as the faith takes precautions to avoid the spread of the coronavirus. A livestream of […]

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Utah jail counts fall as some offenders receive citations

Utah jail counts fall as some offenders receive citations

OGDEN, Utah (Standard-Examiner) — Northern Utah jail populations are falling. The Standard-Examiner reports law enforcement officials responding to the coronavirus pandemic are sending fewer detainees to jail, except for violent offenders. The Weber County Jail in Ogden had about 780 inmates this time last year. Now, the head count is […]

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Trump Conducts Friday Press Briefing At White House

Trump Conducts Friday Press Briefing At White House

WASHINGTON-Friday, United States president Donald Trump conducted a press briefing at the White House, being joined by several other key figures of the White House coronavirus task force. News was released that the Centers for Disease Control have released non-medical face coverings for the use of Americans to combat COVID-19. […]

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UDOT closing lanes on I-15 south of Nephi for road construction

UDOT closing lanes on I-15 south of Nephi for road construction

The Utah Department of Transportation is going to rebuild and improve the pavement surface along a section of I-15 south of Nephi near mileposts 193 through 200. Work is scheduled to begin as early as Apr. 6 in the southbound lanes and will continue through June. Crews will work on […]

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Zion is latest national park to close amid virus spread

Zion is latest national park to close amid virus spread

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The red rock vistas at Zion National Park were closed to the public as the Utah site became the latest national park to lock its gates to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Local leaders had called for the closure, and Utah Gov. Gary Herbert […]

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Mormons hold signature conference virtually due to pandemic

Mormons hold signature conference virtually due to pandemic

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — For the first time in more than 70 years, top leaders from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will deliver speeches at the faith’s signature conference this weekend without an in-person audience. It’s the latest illustration of how the coronavirus pandemic is altering […]

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Utah elementary school Zoom meeting hacked with pornography

Utah elementary school Zoom meeting hacked with pornography

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A video meeting hosted by the Alpine School District was hacked, revealing pornographic images to dozens of elementary school students in Utah earlier this week. District spokesperson Kimberly Bird told KUTV-TV that the incident happened Wednesday on a call with Grovecrest Elementary School Principal Kyle […]

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