SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is suspending all temple activity due to concerns over the coronavirus. The Utah-based faith said Wednesday that the temporary suspension would start at the end of the day. Meanwhile, a Utah county hard hit by the new […]
OGDEN, Utah (Standard-Examiner) — Drug agents in Utah have apologized for serving a warrant at the wrong house. Agents broke down a door and handcuffed a staff member and a resident of an Ogden group home for the mentally disabled. The Standard-Examiner reported Tuesday that Ogden Police Lt. Chris Kovalsky […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has claimed 16 of Utah’s 29 delegates to the Democratic National Convention. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the announcement by the Utah Democratic Party formalizes the Vermont senator’s victory in the state’s primary election. Utah was among 14 states participating in […]
EPHRAIM, Utah-Tuesday afternoon, Snow College president Bradley J. Cook gave an update on the COVID-19 outbreak that is affecting the Ephraim and Richfield campuses as well as all other institutes of higher learning throughout the world. On Snow College’s official YouTube channel, Cook hoped all students were enjoying Spring Break. […]
WASHINGTON-Tuesday, United States president Donald Trump again expressed his optimism that the coronavirus can be vanquished sooner rather than later during his White House briefing. Because New York state remains the hardest-hit state by COVID-19 since its outbreak in the United States, the Javits Center in Manhattan has been turned […]
With people throughout the country practicing social distancing due to COVID-19, local and national restaurants are suffering. In light of this, groups are declaring Tuesday Mar. 24 as the “Great American Takeout.” People are being asked to support their local and national restaurants by ordering takeout where offered with many […]
U. S. Attorney John Huber says a variety of scams and frauds are popping up do to the Covid – 19 virus. The National Center for Disaster Fraud will serve as a centralized system where U.S. attorney’s nationwide can pursue scammers. The NCDF phone number is 1-866-720-5721. Here’s a link […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah governor’s race is filling out, with another Republican candidate choosing a running mate. Salt Lake County Council member Aimee Winder Newton announced Tuesday that her lieutenant governor pick is State Auditor John Dougall. She says his knowledge of tax policy and history of pushing […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Church officials say a Utah man who died from the coronavirus had visited a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple the week before his diagnosis. The temple in Bountiful, north of Salt Lake City, was closed Sunday after state health officials announced the […]
