A retired educator from Gunnison was presented with the Yule Candle this past week. Stella Hill was presented with the honor at the Gunnison Middle School Yule Service Recognition Concert. Prior to retiring in 2016, Hill taught in the South Sanpete School District for 35 years. Her service included coaching […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Salt Lake City is joining the list of cities trying to host the next Republican National Convention. KUTV reports that a bid to host the convention was submitted to the Republican National Committee last week. Members of the state GOP and Visit Salt Lake traveled […]
(New Orleans, LA) — A vaccine mandate for health workers is back in place for roughly half the country. A federal appeals court in Louisiana made a ruling in a case that involves more than one-dozen states, including Utah. They had sued in federal court, over a policy that affects […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Two more seats in the Utah House will be open for the 2022 election. Republicans Merrill Nelson of Grantsville and Mike Winder of West Valley City announced they will not run for re-election. The announcement means five House seats will be open. Republican Lowry Snow […]
Etienne Laurent/Pool/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A five-judge panel of a New York appellate court seemed skeptical of one argument and open to another Wednesday as an attorney for Harvey Weinstein argued his sexual assault conviction should be thrown out. Weinstein argued the outcome of his trial was tainted by […]
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Department of Education on Thursday urged districts to combat pandemic-fueled teacher shortages by offering them more money from the pot of federal COVID-relief aid, in a letter sent to schools nationwide. Schools are facing dire staffing losses as droves of teachers leave their posts, […]
LEHI, Utah-The owners of the Lehi Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Matt and Allie Canaday, are pledging $100 for each UVU men’s basketball victory this season. This has been ongoing since December 1. The Canadays, impressed with the Wolverines’ 72-65 overtime upset victory over then-No. 12 BYU December 1, decided to […]
John Moore/Getty Images As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.3 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 802,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering. About 61% of the population in the United States […]
GUNNAR WORD/AFP via Getty Images (BOWLING GREEN, Ky.) — A 13-year-old girl who was the last person missing in Bowling Green, Kentucky, from the tornadoes has been found dead, officials said Thursday. Bowling Green initially had 244 people reported missing, police said, and Nyssa Brown was the last person still […]
GUNNAR WORD/AFP via Getty Images (BOWLING GREEN, Ky.) — Of the 244 people reported missing in Bowling Green, Kentucky, after the deadly tornadoes, officials have now accounted for all except one. Nyssa Brown, 13, still remains missing, Bowling Green fire chief Justin Brooks said at a Wednesday news conference. “This […]
