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Church services can resume soon for Latter-day Saints

Church services can resume soon for Latter-day Saints

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints could resume services as soon as this weekend, more than two months after they were suspended to help halt the spread of the coronavirus. Global leaders of the faith said in a letter Tuesday that meetings can […]

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Employee sues Utah company after contracting COVID-19

Employee sues Utah company after contracting COVID-19

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A woman who contracted the coronavirus in Utah has sued her employer arguing the American Fork-based company did not take proper precautions to protect its employees. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that Juana Victoria Flores filed the lawsuit Wednesday against Built Bar. The company manufactures […]

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Police chief orders new probe of explicit-photo allegations

Police chief orders new probe of explicit-photo allegations

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The chief of the University of Utah police department is ordering a new, outside investigation into allegations that an officer showed off explicit photos of a woman reporting she was being extorted by a man she had dated, shortly before he killed her. The review […]

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Church begins removal of damaged Salt Lake Temple statue

Church begins removal of damaged Salt Lake Temple statue

SALT LAKE CITY (Deseret News) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has started work to temporarily remove a damaged statue from the church’s Salt Lake Temple. The Deseret News reports the removal of the Angel Moroni statue with a crane began Monday as part of a four-year […]

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Utah mayor approves concert despite coronavirus restrictions

Utah mayor approves concert despite coronavirus restrictions

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Republican Utah mayor will allow a country music concert protest event to go forward, defying newly loosened health rules aimed at slowing the coronavirus pandemic. Kaysville Mayor Katie Witt acknowledged Thursday the May 30 event would violate current state directives but told the Salt […]

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Mormon missionary hit and killed while biking in Georgia

Mormon missionary hit and killed while biking in Georgia

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints says a teen serving as a missionary died after being hit by a vehicle in Georgia. A church spokesperson said 19-year-old Elder McKay Bergeson of Bountiful, Utah, was riding his bicycle when he was hit near LaFayette, […]

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Bodies of 2 missing teenage girls found in Utah Lake

Bodies of 2 missing teenage girls found in Utah Lake

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah County sheriff’s office has recovered the bodies of two teenage girls who went missing on Utah Lake last week. Search and rescue crews discovered 18-year-old Priscilla Bienkowski and 17-year-old Sophia Hernandez on Thursday after being reported missing May 6 by family members. A […]

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The Sevier County Board of Commissioners declares Sevier County as a supporter of the Constitution of the United States and Constitution of the State of Utah

The Sevier County Board of Commissioners declares Sevier County as a supporter of the Constitution of the United States and Constitution of the State of Utah

On May 14, a post was made on the Sevier County, Utah Facebook page that included a resolution of the Sevier County Board of Commissioners declaring Sevier County as a supporter of the Constitution of the United States and Constitution of the State of Utah. In the resolution it is […]

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Missing person from Millcreek found in Millard County

Missing person from Millcreek found in Millard County

On May 13, the Millard County Sheriff’s Office received information that an individual missing since May 11 may be in their county. After responding to an area northwest of the Brush-Wellman Highway, the vehicle of the missing individual was found. According to a report posted to the Millard Sheriff Facebook […]

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Zion National Park reopens with limited operations

Zion National Park reopens with limited operations

ST. GEORGE, Utah (The Spectrum) — Zion National Park has reopened with restrictions after an extended closure caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The Spectrum reported that the park will be open during daylight hours but the visitor shuttle system will remain closed. The park was closed for more than a […]

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