(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah’s transportation department is telling drivers to have patience this weekend as a variety of events could clog traffic around the state. Graduations at the University of Utah, Utah State, Utah Valley and Dixie State universities will be held today. The funeral procession for Senator […]
(Washington, DC) — Members of the U.S. Senate are honoring former Utah Senator Orrin Hatch. The Senate unanimously passed a resolution yesterday paying tribute to Hatch, who spent 42 years as a senator before retiring. The resolution noted that Hatch was dedicated to strengthening the economy of the United States, […]
(Washington, DC) — Republican Senator Mitt Romney believes former President Donald Trump will likely be the GOP’s 2024 nominee. In an interview with Politico, Romney admitted Trump’s popularity is not fading away, saying it was “hard to imagine anything that would derail his support” should he seek office. Senator Romney […]
Miss Ephraim 2021, Madison Worthington is getting ready to pass on her title. The Miss Ephraim Scholarship Pageant will be held this Saturday May 7 at 7:00 p.m. in the Snow College Eccles Center. Candidates for Miss Ephraim are Joslynn Gordon, Janey Christensen, Hallie Williams, Kaitlyn Mathews, LeElla Heller, Harmony […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Senator Mike Lee says he has never been prouder to be a former clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Alito. In an op-ed published yesterday in the Deseret News, the Utah Republican says he read Alito’s leaked draft opinion in a case that […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A nominee for Utah’s Supreme Court says she’s disturbed by the leak of a draft opinion from someone inside the nation’s highest court. Judge Diana Hagen was questioned about the leak by state senators during a confirmation hearing yesterday. Hagen said that the leak undermines […]
Snow College is honoring 1,144 graduates over the next two days. Ephraim will recognize those receiving bachelor degrees Thursday afternoon at 4 p.m. in the Jorgensen Concert Hall at the Eccles Center. The associate ceremony will take place Friday at 3 p.m. at Terry Foote Stadium. Spectators are asked to […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Hundreds-of-people are expected to pay their final respects to the longest serving U.S. senator in Utah history. Senator Orrin Hatch will lie in state today in the Utah State Capitol between 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. today. Hatch passed away on April 23rd at the […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Supporters of abortion rights in Utah are protesting the apparent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade. Several hundred people rallied at the Utah State Capitol yesterday following the leak of a draft opinion indicating the 1973 decision legalizing abortion nationwide […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah lawmakers are learning more about the dire situation facing the Great Salt Lake due to the ongoing drought. Lawmakers joined Lieutenant Governor Deidre Henderson and other state government staffers for a boat ride around the lake yesterday. Representatives from the Utah Department of Natural […]
