ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — The Mormon church says its temple in St. George, Utah, will close Nov. 4 for a major renovation expected to take several years. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ announcement Friday of the closing date says the previously announced project will include structural, […]
CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) — School board officials say they will take their time with considering removing the “Redmen” mascot name from a Utah high school. The Spectrum reports Iron County School Board President Stephen Allen says the board will not take an immediate vote on the issue surrounding the mascot at […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah company donated $100,000 on Thursday to keep three national parks open during the federal government shutdown. The money from Salt Lake City-based uniform and linen rental company Alsco will fund operations at Zion, Bryce and Arches national parks. It will pay for basic […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert said Thursday that people who want to change their gender on public documents should have a process to do it. His comment runs counter to a lawmaker’s proposal that would block transgender and other people from making changes to birth certificates. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Mormon church says it won’t oppose strengthening hate-crimes legislation in Utah to include protections for LGBT people. The announcement Thursday could break a long-running legislative logjam on the issue. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ lobbyist Marty Stephens said that the church […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — A self-proclaimed Latter-day Saint antiquities dealer has pleaded guilty to stealing books from the Brigham Young University library. The Daily Herald reports Orem resident Kevin Mark Ronald Schuwer pleaded guilty to stealing eight books and a historic picture from the Harold B. Lee Library between September and November […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man accused of fatally shooting a Provo police officer has been charged with aggravated murder by prosecutors who say he had told friends he was willing to get in a shootout with police to avoid returning to prison. Prosecutors say in charges filed […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Utah have proposed two bills to restrict abortions, including a ban on the procedure after 15 weeks that would be among the strictest laws in the nation. The state should bar second-trimester procedures that “shock the conscience,” said Rep. Cheryl Acton, the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Five people have been charged in a gang-related shooting at a Utah mall that sent hundreds of shoppers fleeing for the exits, but police are still searching for a teenager accused of firing the shots that wounded two people. Murray Police Officer Kenny Bass said […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney says he doesn’t think using the government shutdown to push for funding for a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border is the right way “to get things done.” The Standard-Examiner newspaper reports the Utah senator made the comments Tuesday night in Farmington, Utah, during […]
