NEW YORK (AP) — Two members of “The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” reality television show have been arrested on federal fraud charges related to a telemarketing scheme. Authorities announced that Jennifer Shah and Stuart Smith were arrested Tuesday in Utah on charges unsealed in New York City. Manhattan […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A sledding gold medalist at the 2002 Winter Olympics has been charged with sexual abuse of a child in Utah. Court documents show James “Jimmy” Shea made his first court appearance Monday. Shea’s attorney, Rudy Bautista, said Tuesday that the charges are a result of […]
The Manti temple is set to reopen further next month. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints posted the latest news on temple reopenings to their website on Mar. 29, which included the next reopening steps for the Manti temple. The Manti temple is set to enter phase […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Vicky Chavez and her daughters have taken sanctuary for three years in a church in Salt Lake City, worried that if they leave the building immigration authorities might apprehend them and send them back to Honduras. Chavez tells the Deseret News she’s hopeful that will […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Republican official in Utah has resigned after dismissing complaints from women who said a party official harassed them. Salt Lake County GOP Chairman Scott Miller apologized and resigned in an email Sunday to the county party’s executive committee. More than half a dozen Republican […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Salt Lake Tribune has announced that it will start taking requests from people who want their names or images removed from previous coverage. The move comes as newsrooms across the country are reckoning with the potential long-term consequences of their reporting, especially for people […]
ROY, Utah (AP) — Utah has a new law requiring general aviation pilots with airplanes to carry at least $100,000 in liability insurance, inspired in part by a 2017 crash in Roy where a woman’s car was hit. The Standard Examiner reports Samantha Sandoval was left traumatized and with bills […]
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (AP) — A Utah copper mine will provide a new North American source of the critical mineral tellurium, which is used in photovoltaic solar cells. Tellurium is one of the least common elements on Earth and is eight times rarer than gold. Up to 20 tons […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A university in Utah voted Thursday to begin a process that could involve dropping Dixie from its name. Dixie State University’s Board of Trustees formed a committee Thursday that will review options for the institution’s name. The committee will collect feedback from a public survey, […]
BOSTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah has been named this year’s recipient of the Profile in Courage Award for being the only Republican to vote to convict former President Donald Trump during his first impeachment trial. The honor was announced Friday on NBC’s “Today” show. Trump’s first […]
