SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will celebrate president Russell M. Nelson’s 95th birthday with a gala in Salt Lake City. The Friday night event at the church conference center will include performances by Donny Osmond, Nathan Pacheco and the Tabernacle Choir at […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A person cleaning a storage unit in Utah found a dead body inside it and investigators are trying to determine if a crime took place. The body was found Thursday inside the unit at Stock-N-Lock Self Storage in Ogden, north of Salt Lake City. Lt. Tyler […]
UPDATE: As of 1:30 on Friday, the Neck Fire has burned approximately 10,000 acres with five percent containment. Officials believe the fire was caused by lightning Thursday evening. 120 firefighters are working on getting more containment. — Fire officials are battling another fire in Utah. The Neck Fire is burning […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Proposed rules that would prohibit Utah psychologists from practicing so-called conversion therapy on LGBTQ kids are scheduled to be discussed at a public hearing later this month. The Salt Lake Tribune reports a hearing is planned for Sept. 26 to discuss rules that would label “conversion therapy” […]
LAYTON, Utah (AP) — Officials say a Utah wildfire that sparked late Monday night is now 60% contained. KSL-TV reports the Layton wildfire has burned about 128 acres (52 hectares) and is 60% contained as of Wednesday evening. No structures have been damaged. All evacuations had been lifted by Tuesday evening. More […]
HENEFER, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a single-engine plane with two people aboard has crashed in Utah. Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Allen Kenitzer told news outlets that the crash occurred Thursday in a mountainous area several miles west of Henefer in Morgan County. It’s not known whether anybody was injured […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The University of Utah has announced a hard enforcement of their campus wide tobacco-free policy, including public events and football games. The Deseret News reports the rule, which banned smoking for anyone on campus in May 2018, will be fully enforced at university-owned properties like hospitals and […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A former correctional officer at a Utah jail has been sentenced to a week behind bars following claims he had sex with inmates. The Standard-Examiner reports a court sentenced 41-year-old Jeremy Clark Miller on Tuesday to 60 days in jail but the majority will be spent on work […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A 45-member Utah task force equipped with inflatable rescue boats has deployed to the East Coast to help victims of Hurricane Dorian. The federal funded emergency disaster team flew by charter plane, departing Tuesday night from Salt Lake City for Charlotte, North Carolina. Heavy winds […]
People in Sevier County have something new popping up in their yards, but it’s not a weed or political campaign. White and blue signs across the county in front yards, businesses and schools dot neighborhoods with positive messages. Never lose hope. You are worthy. Your life matters. You are loved. […]
