(Salt Lake City, UT) — A Utah nonprofit is working to help Ukrainian refugees who have fled to Poland following Russian military action in their country. Members of August Mission are heading to eastern Europe today to discover the needs of the refugees. Once those are identified, the nonprofit will […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah Avalanche Center is warning backcountry travelers to watch for dangerous conditions following the latest round of mountain snow. The center says there is a considerable risk of avalanches after a layer of wet, heavy snow fell on top of weaker and more brittle […]
(St. George, UT) — Lawmakers have passed the Utah Film Production Incentives Amendments bill, which doubles current tax breaks and incentives for TV and movie production. To get the incentives, crews need to hire locally and within Utah. Kane County Film Commissioner Kelly Stowell says the bill will have a […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints started humanitarian efforts in Eastern Europe as the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues. Church officials gave sleeping bags, cots, tents and other essential supplies to government agencies and other organizations helping refugees as they flee the country. […]
(Utah County, UT) – The family of a BYU student who was killed in a crash involving a Utah County Sheriff’s deputy filed a lawsuit. Twenty-two-year-old Joseph Spencer was killed in December as he was pulling out of a parking lot in Provo. The family claims the deputy in question […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Doctors In Utah are urging Utahns to schedule colonoscopies as the state comes out of the pandemic. Intermountain Healthcare tracked a 15-percent rise in colon cancer cases at Stage Three or higher. Doctors are linking that spike to a 50-percent drop in colonoscopies during the […]
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints has released a rendering for the Ephraim Utah temple. The church announced the location that the temple would be built back in October, and added a rendering of what it will look like to that post on Mar. 4. The temple […]
(St. George, UT) — U.S. Senator Mitt Romney says Russia “would make our life difficult” if their invasion of Ukraine expands. Romney tells the St. George News that history shows tyrants that strive for power “will never stop, and that will ultimately involve us.” The Russians have taken control of […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The state of Utah continues to have one of the lowest unemployment rates in the nation. The Department of Workforce Services announced yesterday that the state’s unemployment rate dropped to two-point-two-percent in January. The seasonally-adjusted rate was down slightly from December’s numbers. The department’s chief […]
(Washington, DC) — Democrats aren’t the only ones condemning the heckling of President Biden during his State of the Union speech. Utah Senator Mitt Romney called the interruptions by two of his Republican colleagues “really repugnant and repulsive” during a video call with reporters yesterday. Congresswomen Lauren Boebert and Majorie […]
