SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A near-total abortion ban proposed in Utah could mean criminal charges for women who end their own pregnancies if it goes into effect. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the lawmaker sponsoring the bill said Monday he understands concerns about unwanted pregnancies, but also believes abortion […]
After a week and a half, the water in Moroni City is once again safe for all residents to drink. On February 26, an advisory was issued that too many nitrates were found in the water, making it unsafe for infants under six months old. The City replaced a broken […]
A woman is dead following a deadly crash in Millard County on Southbound Interstate 15 near milepost 175. According to investigators the car rolled several times after the driver lost control, she also was not wearing a seatbelt. Troopers are investigating speed and impairment as possible causes of the crash.
OGDEN, Utah (Standard-Examiner) — A Utah school district has adopted computer software that alerts administrators and parents to activity in student Google accounts that may raise concerns. The Standard-Examiner reported the Weber School District in Ogden plans to use the free service called Bark that flags mentions of self-harm, drugs […]
Sometime between the late afternoon of Monday Feb. 17 and before noon on Feb. 18 a cow was shot west of Nephi on West Meadow Lane. According to a news release on the Juab County Sheriff’s Facebook page on Mar. 3 “although this case is still under investigation 7 juveniles […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A slimmed-down version of a measure to require warning labels on pornography in Utah has passed the state Senate. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the proposal approved Friday would now mandate a one-sentence warning label for online or print material deemed legally obscene. A relatively […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Several hundred Brigham Young University students protested Friday afternoon outside church headquarters in Salt Lake City to show their displeasure with a letter this week that clarified that “same-sex romantic behavior” is not allowed on campus. The letter dashed the hopes of many LGBTQ students […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Abortion clinics would be required to cremate or bury fetal remains and women would have to get an ultrasound before the procedure under proposals approved by lawmakers in Utah this week, over objections that the new rules would erode access to abortion. The Legislature passed […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — State and local health officials say that the first known case of the new coronavirus has arrived in Utah. The officials say the person who has the virus is a man from Davis County who is older than 60 and believed to have been exposed […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A filing shows The Church of Jesus Chris of Latter-day Saints’ largest investment fund had nearly $38 billion at the end of 2019. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the fund submitted the filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Feb. 14. A former […]
