(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah lawmakers pass a new GOP-backed congressional map aimed at protecting the state’s all-Republican U.S. House delegation. Monday’s vote follows a court order requiring the legislature to redraw the map ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The proposed map splits Salt Lake County into two […]
A Richfield resident was arrested on multiple charges after multiple incidents between Sept. 11 and Oct. 5. According to the Richfield City Police Department, “on Sept. 11, Richfield City Police and Richfield City Fire responded to a home in Richfield, where it was discovered that someone had started a fire […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah Board of Higher Education is establishing a task force on campus safety. That’s after a unanimous vote last week to take a deeper look at the issue. This comes in the wake of the shooting death of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk at Utah […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — President Oaks did not announce any new temples during The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ semiannual general conference this month. Oaks is the leader of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. He spoke at the close of the two-day conference in place of […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Lawmakers return to the Utah State Capitol this morning for a special session to approve a new congressional map ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. A judge has ordered the legislature to redraw boundaries in compliance with a 2018 citizen ballot initiative. The GOP-controlled redistricting […]
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A fundraiser for the family members of the man who opened fire in an LDS church in Michigan and set it ablaze has raised over $275,000. The organizer says it’s an outpouring of forgiveness and love. Thomas Sanford drove his pickup truck into The Church of […]
(Washington, DC) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, along with Evangelical, Baptist, and Jewish organizations, filed a Supreme Court brief opposing legal protections for transgender people. The brief argues such protections could “jeopardize established rights and protections securing religious freedom.” LGBTQ-plus advocates counter that transgender rights do […]
(Fairview, UT) — A two-vehicle crash on US-89 in Fairview left one person dead and another with moderate injuries. Officials say the Tuesday collision involved a dump truck that lost control and crossed into the opposite lane near mile marker 293, striking a passenger car with a man and woman […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Many federal services across the Beehive State shuttered yesterday amid the U.S Government shutdown. Officials with Utah’s national parks say Arches, Bryce Canyon, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef, and Zion remain open, though services and staffing are reduced. Law enforcement is reportedly taking care of shuttles, trash […]
(St. George, UT) — Some southern Utah cities are being praised despite their size. Finance website WalletHub looked at more than 13-hundred US cities to determine the best small cities in the country. Small was defined as populations between 25-thousand and 100-thousand people, and rankings were determined by housing costs, […]
