SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Mormon church has announced plans to build seven new temples, including one in Russia where Mormon missionaries are known as “volunteers” and banned by that country’s law from publicly proselytizing. New church president Russell M. Nelson announced Sunday that the Utah-based Church of Jesus […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A new state health survey shows almost one in five Utah women have experienced violence at the hands of an intimate partner but few of the women sought help. Utah Department of Health has released new data from a 2016 poll of 10,000 adults in […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah officials want health insurers to help cover millions of dollars in unpaid medical claims left behind after the closure of a health insurance company, but those carriers are saying no. The Deseret News reports Arches Health Plan announced in October 2015 it would no longer offer […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah commission studying how to make schools safer and prevent school shootings says it’s holding a series of hearings to get public input. The Utah School Safety Commission is holding a meeting in Brigham City on Tuesday night and will follow with more meetings […]
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Ricky Rubio scored 23 points, including a season-high 5-for-6 shooting on 3-pointers, and Donovan Mitchell added 21 points as the Utah Jazz beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 121-97 on Sunday night. Dante Exum had 14 points and Jonas Jerebko scored 13 points to help Utah climb a half-game […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Mormon church is combining Melchizedek Priesthood quorums for adult men from ages 18 on up into a single group. New church President Russell M. Nelson says high priest groups will be dissolved and combined into elders quorums in Mormon congregations around the world. Stake […]
TORONTO (AP) — Jozy Altidore scored twice and Toronto FC got its first win of the season with a 3-1 victory over Real Salt Lake on Friday night. The fast-paced game marked the first goals of the season for the defending MLS champion Reds (1-2-0). Altidore ended Toronto’s goal drought […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — The girlfriend of a Utah man accused of killing two teenagers and dropping their bodies down a mine shaft has been arrested on suspicion of obstruction of justice. Utah County authorities say 34-year-old Morgan Reannon Henderson, of Mammoth, was booked into the county jail Friday after […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Mormon church made history and injected diversity into a top leadership panel on Saturday by selecting the first-ever Latin-American apostle and the first-ever apostle of Asian ancestry. The selections of Ulisses Soares of Brazil and Gerrit W. Gong, a Chinese-American, were announced at the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Students attending Utah’s state colleges and universities face a 1.5 percent increase in tuition. The Deseret News reports that the increase approved Friday by the Utah State Board of Regents is the lowest percentage increase sought by the state’s higher education system for base tuition in eight […]
