(Salt Lake City, UT) — Dieter F. Uchtdorf has been called to serve as Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Church announced the appointment yesterday, and Uchtdorf was set apart by Church President Dallin H. Oaks. The […]
Traffic was diverted after a crash on Interstate 70 in Sevier County. According to Sevier County Sheriff Nathan Curtis, two vehicles were involved in the crash in the westbound lanes near milepost 46 with at least one of them catching fire. Westbound traffic was diverted for a short time, but […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Two people are dead and six are hurt after a shooting that took place outside an LDS meetinghouse after a funeral. All of the victims are adults and at least three of the survivors are in critical condition. It happened last night in the Rose […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox wants to ban cell phone use at schools from bell-to-bell. He was joined by Republican State Senator Lincoln Fillmore yesterday as they pushed for the bill in this year’s legislative session. Not every lawmaker is on board. Senator Kathleen Riebe told KUTV […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Overall traffic deaths in Utah fell in 2025, reaching the lowest level since 2019, but teen fatalities nearly doubled. Preliminary data released yesterday by the Utah Department of Transportation and the Department of Public Safety show 264 people died on Utah roads last year, down […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah State School Board Member Christina Boggess announces she will not seek re-election, calling the system “corrupt” and “dysfunctional.” Boggess, who represents West Jordan and Taylorsville in District 8, said she will retire at the end of her term “without apology or hesitation.” In a […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah faces a lawsuit over its book bans in public schools. The ACLU of Utah said the suit was filed by the estate of author Kurt Vonnegut along with other writers, alleging the state violated First Amendment protections by removing certain titles. Officials announced three […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah is testing America’s first AI system that can refill prescriptions. The pilot program is being operated by the state and a company called Doctronic. An AI system will refill prescriptions for people with chronic conditions. If successful, it could provide other states with a […]
(Park City, UT) — Utah’s snowpack has gone from horrible to hopeful in just a few days. Thanks to recent storms, the state’s average snowpack jumped from 57-percent of its median to 74-percent in just one week. Little Cottonwood Canyon went from 58-percent to 110-percent. A couple of low-pressure systems […]
(Nelphi, UT) — Traffic is moving again after multiple crashes shut down part of I-15 yesterday near Nelphi. The accidents were reported a few miles north of the city, resulting in the closure of the southbound lanes. There’s no word on whether anyone was hurt, or what led to the […]
