SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Salt Lake Tribune has hired Sacramento Bee President Lauren Gustus as its new editor. The Tribune reported Tuesday that Gustus becomes the third woman to serve as the newspaper’s executive editor in its 150-year history. She will oversee all news gathering processes and a […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A committee preparing a bid for Salt Lake City to host a future Winter Olympics says the desire to bring the Olympics back to Utah in 2030 or 2034 remains firm despite the impact of the coronavirus pandemic upending plans for the Tokyo Games. Salt […]
When the coronavirus upended daily life, Amy Baird was frightened by a sterile new world of uncertainty, uncomfortable masks and scarce embraces. The 38-year-old was driving a familiar road near her home in Spanish Fork, Utah, when she caught her breath at the sight of hundreds of red and white […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Managers of a weekly newspaper in northern Utah have announced it will stop publication and close down, saying its business model no longer works. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that the Dec. 4 edition of The Davis Clipper will be its last after 129 years […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Department of Corrections has reported that a third inmate has died after contracting the coronavirus at the state prison. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that the 50-year-old man was the youngest inmate in Utah to die after testing positive for COVID-19. He was […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — The home of elected Utah Gov. Spencer Cox became the site of a demonstration over the weekend where several residents gathered to protest against how the coronavirus has been handled in the past few weeks. The Daily Herald reported that 60 demonstrators went to Cox’s home […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Ben McAdams lost his bid to win re-election against former NFL player Burgess Owens. McAdams conceded in an online news conference Monday afternoon. The Associated Press determined Owens won in the closely watched race in the suburban Salt Lake City congressional district. […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — One can’t walk into the Ogden High School gymnasium or walk the nearby hallway without seeing how much of an impact Phil Russell had at the school. The Ogden Standard-Examiner reports the basketball court bears his name, the trophy cabinet in the aforementioned hallway is filled […]
OREM, Utah (AP) — A Utah city council has passed an ordinance outlawing demonstrations targeting homes following a protest outside the governor’s private residence. KSTU-TV reports the Orem City Council passed the ordinance after a protest targeted the private home of Republican Gov. Gary Herbert. The demonstration followed the announcement […]
HOOPER, Utah (AP) — The Great Salt Lake’s third-largest island, Fremont Island, was once the possible destination for thousands of new homes but will now be preserved in its natural state after being sold to an undisclosed nonprofit group. The Deseret News reports the majority owner had initially contemplated a […]
