(Salt Lake City, UT) — More than seven-hundred refugees from Afghanistan are expected to arrive in Utah in the coming months. Governor Spencer Cox’s Office says Utah will take in 765 refugees and most of them have been granted humanitarian parole due to threats to their safety. Officials added that […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Office of the Legislative Auditor General is accusing the Department of Health of being “strongly influenced” by the federal government. The audit was conducted at the request of the state Legislature. The report says that the review of the department suggests that it has […]
DENVER-Tuesday, the Western Athletic Conference conducted its media day for men’s and women’s basketball and released its preseason player of the year projections and all-conference squads. Utah Valley redshirt sophomore center Fardaws Aimaq was named as the preseason player of the year. He was joined on the all-conference squad by […]
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE PLAYOFFS Boston 12, Houston 3 NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE NY Rangers 2, Toronto 1 (OT) Philadelphia 6, Seattle 1 Anaheim 3, Calgary 2 (OT) St. Louis 7, Arizona 4 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Tennessee 34, […]
littleny/iStock (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump sat for a deposition Monday at Trump Tower in New York City that lasted “several hours,” said an attorney for the plaintiffs suing him over an alleged assault. “The deposition of Donald John Trump went not unlike any other deposition, any other […]
Kuzma/iStock (ORLANDO, Fla.) — A federal judge in Central Florida has granted a request from attorneys representing Joel Greenberg, the former tax collector of Seminole County, to delay his sentencing after prosecutors said Greenberg was providing investigators more information about his activities in relation to an ongoing federal probe. As […]
iStock/koto_feja (NEW YORK) — The United States has been facing a COVID-19 surge as the more contagious delta variant continues to spread. More than 722,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 while over 4.8 million people have died from the disease worldwide, according to real-time data compiled by the Center for […]
iStock/CatEyePerspective (GLYNN COUNTY, Ga.) — As the trial of three white Georgia men charged with the 2020 murder of Ahmaud Arbery got underway Monday with jury selection, Arbery’s father said he is “focused on justice.” The first group of prospective jurors was called to the Glynn County, Georgia, Courthouse to […]
iStock/Favor_of_God (NEW YORK) — School routines have been upended amid the COVID-19 pandemic and as a result of recent nationwide supply chain problems, there are new challenges for free lunch programs. From distribution delays and shortages of fresh foods to cafeteria supplies like trays and tongs, districts across the U.S. […]
SAN FRANCISCO-Monday, three Utah football standouts received weekly accolades from the Pac-12. Obtaining for the honors for the Utes are junior center Nick Ford (offensive line player of the week) junior linebacker Devin Lloyd (defensive player of the week) and sophomore signal-caller Cameron Rising (offensive player of the week). Ford […]
