SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah education committee has proposed new rules around how race is taught in K-12 schools. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the committee on Thursday proposed rules that would ensure that children in K-12 schools aren’t taught that any race, gender or religion is superior […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Zion National Park has ended a shuttle ticketing system that was implemented to combat the coronavirus pandemic. The Spectrum newspaper reports masks are still required while in line and while riding the shuttle, but seating capacity will be similar to pre-pandemic levels. The change was […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A lawsuit against the Utah Jazz by a fan who was banned for life from the team’s arena for directing what were called racial taunts at Russell Westbrook has been dismissed by a judge. Shane Keisel has denied making racial remarks while heckling Westbrook during […]
On the evening of May 27, Richfield City Police and the Utah Highway Patrol responded to a head on crash on SR 119 next to the City Park in Richfield. According to reports, a single female, Lesia Allred of Cedar City, was driving a Chevy Tahoe Eastbound when she may […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A former Utah state lawmaker has launched a campaign to challenge Republican Sen. Mike Lee for his U.S. Senate seat next year. Becky Edwards is the first candidate to formally announce she will challenge Lee in the 2022 election. She served in the Utah House […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — An armed school employee in Utah held off an attempted kidnapping suspect at gunpoint until officers arrived, police said. It started when the man approached an 11-year-old girl at a school playground in Ogden and grabbed her. Police say he tried to pull her away until […]
BOSTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney faulted those on both extremes of the nation’s political divide as he accepted the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award. Romney was honored on Wednesday for his decision to become the only Republican to vote to convict former President Donald Trump during […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A lawmaker in Utah who proposed legislation that would ban transgender athletes from competing in girls’ sports has announced plans to reintroduce the proposal in 2022. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that the bill, sponsored by Republican state Rep. Kera Birkeland, died in a Senate […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man has been arrested after police said he struck a state highway patrol trooper last weekend while riding a dirt bike. KTVX-TV reported Monday that 20-year-old Jamin Jenkins faces multiple charges including aggravated assault, failure to respond to an officer’s signal to stop […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Water levels at Utah’s reservoirs are lower than normal after a bad year for snowpack, and Gov. Spencer Cox is warning severe drought conditions could trigger water and fire restrictions and a possible ban on fireworks this year. Cox said Thursday at his monthly news […]
