SOUTH WEBER, Utah (AP) — South Weber woodworker Jeff Hansen has been busy building a bunch of small rocking chairs meant as donations to area kids. He put the word out via social media that he was taking orders for the junior-sized chairs, focused on helping families struggling economically, and […]
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Three towering concrete stacks that were among the last visual reminders of a shuttered power plant came down Friday. People lined roadways and gathered in parking lots near the northern Arizona city of Page to watch it happen. The 775-foot structures loomed over the Navajo Generating […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has added new language to the faith’s handbook imploring members to root out prejudice and racism. The update Friday adds significance and permanence to recent comments by top leaders on one of the most sensitive topics in […]
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A set of guidelines for managing the Colorado River helped seven Western states through a dry spell. But the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation says it’s not enough to keep key reservoirs from plummeting amid persistent drought and climate change. Millions of people in seven states and […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — As a wave of antitrust actions surges against Google and Facebook, states in two lawsuits are stretching beyond the cases made by federal competition enforcers to level bold new claims. States are taking new legal gambits as they clamor to join the widening siege against the two […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah state health officials reported 30 new deaths from the coronavirus Thursday, a new single day high that follows a monthlong surge in cases. The tally eclipsed the previous high of 21 deaths reported Nov. 24, state figures show. A total of 1,126 people have […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Officials at Zion National Park have started plans to reopen shuttles into the park for next season and are hoping to avoid ticketing scalping, where people purchase and resell the tickets for higher prices. The Spectrum reported that a temporary shuttle ticket system was introduced […]
DALLAS (AP) — Ten states have brought a lawsuit against Google, accusing the search giant of “anti-competitive conduct” in the online advertising industry including a deal to manipulate sales with rival Facebook. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says Google is using its “monopolistic power” to control the pricing on online […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake City educators may not be included in a plan to give Utah teachers $1,500 bonuses after lawmakers decided to exclude the online-only district. The proposed budget for the state’s public school budget this year would provide a $1,500 bonus for all licensed educators […]
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A 22-year-old midshipman died in a hotel pool drowning accident while he was on leave from the U.S. Naval Academy in Maryland. The Naval Academy said in a statement Wednesday that John Johnson, of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, died Monday in Park City, Utah. Police reports […]
