(Provo, UT) — The reconstruction of the Provo Temple of the LDS Church is officially underway. Some demolition is taking place ahead of the project, including the removal of the building’s golden Angel Moroni statue. The reconstruction project was announced by Church President Russell M. Nelson in the months after […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — With graduation season nearing, Latinos, LGBTQ students, Pacific Islanders and others are considering how to proceed with celebrations marking the end of their undergraduate years at many Utah universities because of HB 261. Utah Commissioner of Higher Education Geoffrey Landward says his office is working […]
(Kane County, UT) — A police chase across two southern Utah counties is ending with a suspect dead. The Department of Public Safety says the pursuit started in Iron County on Saturday and continued into Kane County where spike strips were successfully used on the suspect’s car. However, the suspect […]
(Cedar City, UT) — The Iron County Republican Party has named Kenneth Robinson as their preferred candidate for the Iron County Commission Seat “C.” There will still be a primary vote for the role on June 25th between Robinson and Maile Wilson Edwards. The seat currently is held by Marilyn […]
A Nephi man has been sentenced to up to 30 years in prison for his connection to sex tourism and child pornography. According to an indictment, Kenneth Merlin Richens was suspected to have participated in sex tourism after returning from the Philippines on Mar. 30 2023. The indictment also stated […]
(Huntington, UT) — A 39-year-old relative is charged with taking money from her elderly grandmother that was meant for bills and property taxes. Police say Megan Tara Fillmore was arrested on Monday. She was charged in 7th District Court with financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult, a second-degree felony, and […]
(Park City, UT) — It’s possible the Sundance Film Festival could leave Park City and even the state of Utah in the not too distant future. In a news release, the Sundance Institute announced it’s beginning a formal process “to explore viable locations in the United States to host the […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Projects affecting the Upper Colorado River Basin will soon benefit from nearly 30-million dollars in new federal funding. Utah is one of the states included in the government effort to improve drought planning across the Basin. Department of Interior officials announced the funding on Tuesday. […]
A 19 year old man has been arrested and charged after asking to use a neighbors bathroom, but instead wandering in to the bedroom of a young girl and attempting to sexually assault her. Javier Abraham Rasco Estrada was booked into the Sanpete County Jail on Sunday after, according to […]
(St. George, UT) — The University of Utah Valley Fever mapping research is receiving the Climate and Health Interdisciplinary Award from the Burroughs Welcome Fund. The award comes with 375-thousand in research funding. The goal of the study is to map where the fungus that causes the disease can survive […]
