SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — State officials in Utah have said the state Legislature is not expecting to divert education funding this year to pay for social programs that benefit children and people with disabilities, despite a voter-approved amendment allowing them to do so. The amendment allows the state to […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Department of Health is expanding the number of free coronavirus testing locations as doctors say the state’s positivity rate is troublingly high. The nearly two dozen sites across the state are open for anyone to be tested even if they do not have […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican Spencer Cox called for unity after being sworn in as Utah’s first new governor in more than a decade. On Monday, Cox denounced misinformation and division that he says have further taken hold throughout the pandemic. But the new governor says it’s not too […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — An Ogden coffee shop owner and local activist have joined forces to create three coffee blends highlighting social justice. The new products are called “Diversity Blend,” “Unity Blend” and “Equality Blend.” Amir Jackson founded and operates Nurture the Creative Mind, a nonprofit that works to empower […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Sen. Mitt Romney is among a group of U.S. lawmakers who have objected to an effort by fellow lawmakers to overturn the presidential election results. The Salt Lake Tribune reports a bipartisan group of 10 senators issued a statement Sunday calling for an end […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A single mother with two advanced degrees who works as a licensed clinical social worker wants to buy a gun to protect herself and to go hunting and target shooting with her family. But a federal felony conviction in 2008 for trying to cash a […]
EDEN, Utah (AP) — Mary Spencer was 19 years old when she dropped out of college. Now, over 61 years later, the 80-year-old has earned her bachelor’s degree. In a virtual Brigham Young University-Idaho commencement held earlier this month, Spencer was awarded a Bachelor of Science in marriage and family […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Park officials in Utah have said residents will see an increase in annual pass prices for state parks this year. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that passes for visitors living in the state increased from $75 to $100 and senior passes increased from $30 to […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Less than a quarter of the 127,375 doses of the COVID-19 vaccines reportedly received in Utah have been used as of the end of the year. Rich Lakin, immunization program director with the Utah Department of Health said the initial rollout of the vaccine has […]
