(Salt Lake City, UT) — The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee says it will continue to back Utah’s bid to host the Winter Olympics. The committee’s CEO said yesterday that the effort to bring the Olympics to Utah will go on, despite questions about the state’s recent adoption of […]
(St. George, UT) — Renovation of the St. George Utah Temple has hit the two-year mark. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints says the project has included the tearing down and rebuilding the northern entrance and the western part of the temple to rebuild it to match the […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — State-operated COVID-19 testing sites across Utah will permanently close throughout this week. The Utah Department of Health says the move comes as the state implements its Steady State response due to declining rates of hospitalizations and new infections. UDOH also notes the availability of at-home […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Senator Mike Lee is comfortably leading his Republican opponents with three months to go before the statewide GOP primary. A new Deseret News-Hinckley Institute of Politics poll shows the two-term senator is favored by 67-percent of Republicans who plan to vote in the June primary. […]
Ezra Acayan/Getty Images (SAN FRANCISCO) — A Princess Cruises ship arrived in California Sunday with multiple passengers and crew members aboard who tested positive for COVID-19. The company’s ship, the Ruby Princess, docked in San Francisco after a 15-day Panama Canal cruise. The cruise sailed from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to […]
John Moore/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — The highly contagious omicron subvariant BA.2 is now the dominant COVID-19 strain in the United States, according to data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday. As of March 26, BA.2 is projected to account for nearly 55% of new COVID-19 […]
North Bay Village Police (NORTH BAY VILLAGE, Fla.) — Joao “Julia” da Silva, a 23-year-old trans woman, has been missing since Thursday, March 24, when she was last seen by family members leaving her residence in North Bay Village, Florida. Authorities say da Silva frequents the Miami, Miami Beach, and […]
Bryan Allen/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The NFL on Monday announced new rules to guarantee more opportunities for minorities and women. Beginning this upcoming season, all 32 teams will be required to hire a minority or woman in a prominent offensive coaching position. The move comes as the league has […]
M. Anthony Nesmith/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images (BRIDGEPORT, Conn.) — The UConn’s women’s basketball team is headed to its 14th straight Final Four appearance after defeating No. 1 seed NC State in a tough battle Monday night. It took two overtimes but the No. 2 seed Huskies were able to […]
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Cleveland 107, Orlando 101 Atlanta 132, Indiana 123 Denver 113, Charlotte 109 Miami 123, Sacramento 100 New York 109, Chicago 104 Toronto 115, Boston 112 (OT) San Antonio 123, Houston 120 Memphis 123, Golden State […]
