SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A high-ranking member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints says the world will conquer the coronavirus. Jeffrey R. Holland said Sunday that it’s an ‘all hands on deck’ war with the virus. Holland spoke at the the church’s signature conference. The church […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ twice-annual conference kicked off Saturday without anyone attending in person and top leaders sitting some 6 feet apart inside an empty room as the faith takes precautions to avoid the spread of the coronavirus. A livestream of […]
OGDEN, Utah (Standard-Examiner) — Northern Utah jail populations are falling. The Standard-Examiner reports law enforcement officials responding to the coronavirus pandemic are sending fewer detainees to jail, except for violent offenders. The Weber County Jail in Ogden had about 780 inmates this time last year. Now, the head count is […]
The Utah Department of Transportation is going to rebuild and improve the pavement surface along a section of I-15 south of Nephi near mileposts 193 through 200. Work is scheduled to begin as early as Apr. 6 in the southbound lanes and will continue through June. Crews will work on […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The red rock vistas at Zion National Park were closed to the public as the Utah site became the latest national park to lock its gates to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Local leaders had called for the closure, and Utah Gov. Gary Herbert […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — For the first time in more than 70 years, top leaders from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will deliver speeches at the faith’s signature conference this weekend without an in-person audience. It’s the latest illustration of how the coronavirus pandemic is altering […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A video meeting hosted by the Alpine School District was hacked, revealing pornographic images to dozens of elementary school students in Utah earlier this week. District spokesperson Kimberly Bird told KUTV-TV that the incident happened Wednesday on a call with Grovecrest Elementary School Principal Kyle […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints plans to temporarily remove the Angel Moroni statue from its Salt Lake Temple during restoration work. The Deseret News reports workers at Temple Square in Salt Lake City installed a mobile crane Thursday. Church spokesman Daniel Woodruff […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gubernatorial candidate Jeff Burningham has announced he picked Republican state Sen. Dan McCay as his running mate in Utah. Burningham says he has been searching for a candidate since January and wanted someone who had legislative experience and valued public service. The announcement came Wednesday […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Pornography will have to come with a warning label in Utah after Gov. Gary Herbert allowed the measure to become law over protest from the adult-entertainment industry. If producers don’t include a one-sentence warning label about potential harm to minors, they could face a $2,500 […]
