High winds caused damage and multiple power outages in Sanpete County Friday afternoon. Gusts at the Mid-Utah radio station in Manti topped out at 64 miles per hour and sustained winds blew 45 to 55 miles per hour as the massive weather front passed over. Power from Salina to Moroni […]
OGDEN, Utah-Friday, Weber State men’s basketball coach Randy Rahe announced the signing of New Mexico transfer Tavian Percy. The 6-5 200-pound guard/forward out of Miami will be a junior and have two seasons of eligibility. However, per NCAA transfer rules, he will have to sit out the 2020-21 season. Last […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah gubernatorial candidate Jon Huntsman Jr. is self-quarantining after a campaign staffer tested positive for COVID-19. The campaign said Friday that the former U.S.-Russia ambassador has postponed his in-person public events until he can be tested. His running mate Provo Mayor Michelle Kaufusi has not […]
KAYSVILLE, Utah (Deseret News) — The Kaysville City Council has unanimously censured Mayor Katie Witt after she was heavily criticized for her support of a concert protesting coronavirus-related restrictions. The Deseret News reported that the council made the decision Thursday following her support of the concert and personal attacks against […]
recep-bg/iStockBY SOPHIE TATUM, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — A new report released Thursday reveals thousands of school buildings across the country could need critical repairs, raising more questions about what it will take for schools to ensure students can safely return to the classroom this fall. According to the report […]
Steel Brooks/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesBy WILLIAM MANSELL and CATHERINE THORBECKE, ABC News (NEW YORK) — The death of George Floyd, a black man who died on Memorial Day after he was pinned down by a white Minnesota police officer, has sparked outrage and protests in Minneapolis and across the […]
A Republican lawmaker in Utah says he’ll support police reform legislation championed by the NAACP. State NAACP chapter president Jeanetta Williams said Friday that Utah was among the first states to publicly respond to a call from the group’s national headquarters for branches to pursue reform legislation. Their priorities include […]
Stephen Maturen/Getty ImagesBy STEPHANIE EBBS, ABC NEWS (MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.) — In Yates High School, in Houston, Texas, where George Floyd attended, the vast majority of the students qualify for a free lunch and almost all of them are African American, according to state data published by the Texas Tribune. In […]
BRIGHAM CITY, Utah (AP) — Missionaries from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have long knocked on doors, shaken hands or walked up to strangers to spread their gospel. Now, the coronavirus pandemic has forced them to do their outreach online, in Facebook groups and through video calls. […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Utah County commissioners hope the state will move the county from yellow to green in its system rating risk levels for the coronavirus. The Daily Herald reports Commissioner Bill Lee has called for the county commission to support an upgrade to the county’s status in a […]
