A Utah lawmaker and prominent attorney for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints advised a church bishop not to report a confession of child sex abuse to authorities, a decision that allowed the abuse to continue for years, according to records filed in a lawsuit. The two pages […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Salt Lake City will have to wait a bit longer to find out if it will be hosting a future Winter Olympics. The International Olympic Committee announced yesterday that it was postponing a meeting where members would have voted on the host for the 2030 […]
(Washington, DC) — The U.S. government has completed a renaming project that eliminates the word “squaw” from the names of more than 600 landmarks. The Department of the Interior announced the completion of the project yesterday. The effort began last year as a way to eliminate a word that many […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A former Utah city mayor and bishop with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been arrested on accusations he sexually abused at least three children decades ago. A probable cause statement shows that 77-year-old Carl Matthew Johnson was arrested Wednesday and booked […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A new design for the Utah State Flag is getting closer to reality. Nineteen designs are under consideration following feedback from the public. State Senator Dan McCay tweeted images of the remaining designs last night, saying they represented the hard work of many Utahns and […]
(Cedar City, UT) — Utah Highway Patrol troopers have arrested Christiane Dukes of Salt Lake City after a 15-mile police chase that ended north of Cedar City. Dukes was booked on charges of reckless driving, going over 100-miles-an-hour, not stopping for police, and driving on a suspended or revoked license. […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah’s independent candidate for U.S. senator is trying to rally supporters ahead of the November election. Evan McMullin held a rally yesterday at the Impact Hub in downtown Salt Lake City. McMullin called two-term Republican Senator Mike Lee a pretend conservative and criticized him for […]
NEW YORK (AP) — After three years as the festival director of the New York Film Festival, Eugene Hernandez has been tapped to lead the Sundance Film Festival. The Sundance Institute announced Wednesday that Hernandez will become the festival’s fourth director in its nearly four-decade history, in addition to heading […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Extreme temperatures are causing Utah’s fish to die. Biologists with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources say over 80 salmon died at Lost Creek Reservoir during the recent heatwave. Dead catfish were also found at the Jensen Nature Park pond in Syracuse and the Farmington […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Utah’s Evan McMullin is emerging as the nation’s most competitive independent candidate running for U.S. Senate in the 2022 midterm elections. With both parties jockeying for control of Congress, the former Republican’s bid against Donald Trump ally Mike Lee has transformed the reliably Republican state from […]
