SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A religious scholar says the decision by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to repeal rules banning baptisms for children of gay parents and making gay marriage a sin eligible for expulsion marks a complete reset for the faith on LGBTQ issues. Patrick […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Thursday repealed rules unveiled in 2015 that banned baptisms for children of gay parents and made gay marriage a sin worthy of expulsion. The surprise announcement by the faith widely known as the Mormon church reverses […]
ANETH, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a body tentatively identified as a 4-year-old girl missing since mid-March has found in a creek on the Utah portion of the Navajo Nation. A Navajo Nation Police Department statement said the body was tentatively identified by parents of Anndine Jones after being found […]
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A study by Verizon says that West Virginians watch more television than people in any other state in the country. The report came out Wednesday and used data from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. It found that people in West Virginia averaged about four-and-a-half hours […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — A former Utah city mayor has been named the executive director of America’s Freedom Festival at Provo. The Daily Herald reports that former Orem Mayor Jim Evans will take over the private, nonprofit foundation in northern Utah that organizes educational programs and annual community events. The […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Recent figures suggest that the Utah Highway Patrol is seeing early success under a new state law that dropped the blood alcohol limit from .08% to .05%, the lowest threshold in the nation. The Deseret News reported Tuesday that Utah troopers say there were 134 […]
PHOENIX (AP) — Joe Ingles has the green light to fire away from 3-point range — and he did so effectively Wednesday night. Ingles lifted a short-handed Utah Jazz team with 27 points, tying a career high, and knocked down six 3s in a 118-97 win over the Phoenix Suns. […]
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say they have charged four women with running a prostitution network in California, Nevada and Utah that netted tens of thousands of dollars a month. Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer said Wednesday the women had a website that appeared to be a legitimate service […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Officials say crime rates have been significantly reduced at a shopping center in downtown Salt Lake City. Arizona-based Vestar announced Tuesday the results of an effort to slash crime at The Gateway shopping area — an effort that was initiated after the company purchased the […]
MOUNTAIN GREEN, Utah (AP) — An advisory for residents of the northern Utah community of Mountain Green in Morgan County to boil their drinking water because of a security issue has been lifted. KUTV reports that about 750 people served by Cottonwood Mutual Water Co. were affected by the advisory, which was […]
