SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is giving $20 million to help a program aimed at distributing coronavirus vaccines to poor countries around the world. The donation from the humanitarian arm of the Utah-based faith goes to UNICEF as part of the organization’s […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Senate has unanimously voted in favor of a bill that would ban police from releasing mug shots until a person has been convicted of a crime. The measure passed the Senate on Wednesday and aims to make mug shots a private record to […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — A woman is suing a Utah youth treatment facility that she says punished her after she accused a male staff member of a sexual assault while she was a minor. A lawsuit filed on Wednesday in Utah’s 6th District Court alleges that she was sexually assaulted […]
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced a new temple president. Called to serve as president of the Manti, Utah temple is Richard William Wheeler, 66, of Ephraim. His wife, Linda Nielson Wheeler, will serve as temple matron. The Wheelers are currently serving as temple ordinance workers […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has doubled down on his prediction that there will be gatherings without masks by the Fourth of July, contrary to predictions from the nation’s top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci. Cox told reporters Thursday he’s feeling optimistic about the nation’s […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A proposal to ban transgender girls from female sports teams in Utah stalled at the Legislature on Wednesday, days after the Republican governor voiced doubt about the bill. At least 20 states are considering similar proposals that opponents say would discriminate against an already marginalized […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A push to change Dixie State University’s name has ignited a political firestorm, further pitting the university and its students against southern Utah residents who’ve been putting pressure on Republican lawmakers to kill the idea. The Dixie name has long drawn scrutiny, but in the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An Oregon man has filed a lawsuit accusing The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints of not doing enough to protect him from a man he says sexually abused him in the 1980s. David Hiser is seeking $5.5 million in damages in the lawsuit […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah lawmaker is dropping a proposal to narrow the legal definition of stalking after the measure was widely opposed by victims and advocates. The Salt Lake Tribune reported Monday that Republican Rep. Candice Pierucci has said she will continue working to refine the bill […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah legislative leaders have announced a nearly $100 million package of tax relief bills involving families with children, veterans and older residents receiving Social Security. Republican Utah Senate President Stuart Adams said the groups are vital to the community. The package includes three Republican-sponsored bills […]
