(Zion National Park, UT) — The latest storms hammering southwestern Utah this week have done a lot of damage to roads in Zion National Park, forcing some roads to close. The park was still open Thursday, but the northern Kolob Canyons section was closed to most activities. Zion Canyon Scenic […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — LGBTQ conversion therapy is officially illegal in the state of Utah. Governor Cox signed a bill yesterday outlawing the practice at a private ceremony attended by advocacy groups across the political spectrum. Utah had originally addressed the issue in a 2020 rule that denied licenses […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox has signed a landmark bill that requires parents to give permission for teenagers to get social media accounts. The first-in-the-nation law Cox signed on Thursday also will impose a digital curfew, blocking sites for minors past 10:30 p.m. It will black out […]
The Bureau of Land Management, American Wild Horse Campaign, Onaqui Catalogue, the National Mustang Association and Red Birds Trust are offering a $22,500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the killing of two wild horses on the Onaqui Mountain Herd Management Area. The […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A man facing felony murder charges for shooting a woman outside a Salt Lake City nightclub is reportedly out on bail. Court documents reveal Dustin Pedersen was initially booked into the county jail without bail, but a judge reduced his bail to 100-thousand-dollars late last […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints spent more than a billion dollars in charitable giving worldwide last year. The church laid out its 2022 giving in an extended report released Wednesday. The money included help for people within and outside the church. The […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox has signed what he called the “historic” 480-million dollar tax cut the Legislature passed earlier this month. But part of the package Cox signed on Wednesday is on hold unless voters sign off on it next year. A constitutional initiative that would […]
Construction on the new Sixth District Courthouse in Manti is scheduled to begin this summer. Chris Talbot, State Court Facilities Director, met with the Manti City Council and said bids for the construction of the building will go out in April with a groundbreaking scheduled for late June or early […]
(Provo, UT) — Brigham Young University Academic Vice President Shane Reese is soon to become the school’s 14th president. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Apostle Jeffrey R. Holland announced Reese’s appointment during a devotional service Tuesday morning. Reese will move into the president’s office on May 1st, when […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Great Salt Lake has risen two feet since falling to an all-time low last November. The state Department of Natural Resources said on Tuesday the rise is a direct result of this winter’s epic snowfalls and inflows into the lake. Division of Water Resources […]
