(Salt Lake City, UT) — State lawmakers are gauging their options to respond to President Biden’s vaccine mandate for businesses and federal workers. However, there has been no further updates on the order since Biden’s announcement, so lawmakers are seeking public comment on the subject from both sides in the […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is finished with a massive endeavor to digitize billions-of-family history records. The Church History Department digitally saved two-point-four-million rolls of microfilm, full of genealogical research. Those records are available to anyone with an internet connection, looking to […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah doctors are excited about the recent report from Pfizer that their COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective for kids ages five to eleven. Doctors with University of Utah Health say the current surge is in large part being driven by the return to in-person […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah’s governor is joining Republican colleagues from several states in a letter critical of the Biden administration’s border policies. The letter released yesterday demands immediate action to reduce the number of illegal crossings at the US-Mexico border. It also demands a meeting with White House […]
(Millard County, UT) — Wildfire crews are working to put out a small fire burning near Scipio. The Long Canyon Fire started Sunday night after lightning sparked timber and grass. Incident managers have not said how big the fire is, and so far haven’t reported any damage to homes or […]
Utah’s national parks will be welcoming visitors free of charge this weekend. Saturday marks National Public Lands Day, one of several days during the year when the National Park Service waives entrance fees for visitors. Several parks will also be holding free programs tied to the message of preserving public […]
(Midvale, UT) — Family and friends of a Utah Marine killed in Afghanistan are preparing to lay him to rest later this week at Arlington National Cemetery. A memorial ceremony for Staff Sergeant Taylor Hoover was held Saturday at Hillcrest High School in Midvale. His fiancee paid tribute to Hoover […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Intermountain Healthcare is moving into other states through a mega-merger. Intermountain and Colorado-based SCL Health announced they would operate under one banner, and be headquartered in Salt Lake City. The combined health system will include 33 hospitals, 385 clinics and more than 58-thousand employees in […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will pay 250-million dollars into a fund set aside for victims sexually abused while they were in Boy Scouts. The LDS Church was the largest single sponsor of the Boy Scouts of America before ending its partnership […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah is expected to see over 700 Afghan refugees resettle here in the coming months. Governor Spencer Cox says the state expects around 765 Afghan refugees to arrive, and they are working with agencies, humanitarian groups, private sector leaders, Afghans in Utah and engaged citizens […]
