A man wanted in connection with a homicide in Colorado was taken into custody in Sigurd after a brief standoff with Sevier County deputies and members of US Marshall’s VFAST team yesterday. Eric Evan Douglas, age 32 of Aurora, Colorado, was wanted in connection with a homicide in Aurora, Colorado […]
The first president and matron of the Ephraim Utah Temple have been announced. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Dec. 11, that Thomas and Michelle Bailey of the Ephraim Utah Stake have been called to the positions. In the announcement they shared, “President Bailey is a Sunday […]
(Ogden, UT) — State officials say Weber State was wrong to prohibit a guest speaker from using certain words during a planned speech. Darcie Little Badger canceled her appearance when Weber State told her not to use words like “bias,”, “critical race theory” and “oppression.” The university imposed the restrictions […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The University of Utah is becoming the first university to partner with a private equity firm that will help run a for-profit offshoot of the athletic department. Yahoo Sports says the landmark deal with Otro Capital could generate 500-million dollars in capital. If approved by […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah’s state legislature criticized a judge for redrawing Utah’s congressional districts as they extended the filing deadline for congressional candidates. Because the Republican majority cannot overrule the judge, pushing the filing deadline into March was the most they could do. The GOP lawmakers hope the […]
(Undated) — Utah Governor Spencer Cox is taking playful jabs at Notre Dame for opting out of the Pop-Tarts Bowl set for later this month. Notre Dame and BYU were reportedly invited to face off in the bowl game, but the Fighting Irish passed on the opportunity after it was […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox is calling the state legislature back for a special session. The session, which starts on Tuesday, is designed to handle several topics. Chief among them is the desire by Republicans to overturn a judge’s ruling that changed congressional districts. Cox wants the […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A new state bill aims to improve public access to service animal information and increase penalties for harming them. If passed, H.B. 23 would require the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code to create a public website providing contact information for the state’s protection and […]
(Bountiful, UT) — Authorities in Bountiful have issued an endangered missing advisory for a five-year-old boy. Police say James Despain is believed to have been taken by his father, Benjamin Despain, without custody. James was last seen wearing a gray astronaut shirt with a rocket and green pants. He is […]
(Provo, UT) — A football player for BYU is now off the team after he was accused of committing lewd acts. Kason Krebs was contacted by Provo Police officers who accused him of three different incidents. The Cougars running back allegedly exposed himself near a Smith’s grocery store in Provo. […]
