SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Proposed rules that would prohibit Utah psychologists from practicing so-called conversion therapy on LGBTQ kids are scheduled to be discussed at a public hearing later this month. The Salt Lake Tribune reports a hearing is planned for Sept. 26 to discuss rules that would label “conversion therapy” […]
LAYTON, Utah (AP) — Officials say a Utah wildfire that sparked late Monday night is now 60% contained. KSL-TV reports the Layton wildfire has burned about 128 acres (52 hectares) and is 60% contained as of Wednesday evening. No structures have been damaged. All evacuations had been lifted by Tuesday evening. More […]
HENEFER, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a single-engine plane with two people aboard has crashed in Utah. Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Allen Kenitzer told news outlets that the crash occurred Thursday in a mountainous area several miles west of Henefer in Morgan County. It’s not known whether anybody was injured […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The University of Utah has announced a hard enforcement of their campus wide tobacco-free policy, including public events and football games. The Deseret News reports the rule, which banned smoking for anyone on campus in May 2018, will be fully enforced at university-owned properties like hospitals and […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A former correctional officer at a Utah jail has been sentenced to a week behind bars following claims he had sex with inmates. The Standard-Examiner reports a court sentenced 41-year-old Jeremy Clark Miller on Tuesday to 60 days in jail but the majority will be spent on work […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A 45-member Utah task force equipped with inflatable rescue boats has deployed to the East Coast to help victims of Hurricane Dorian. The federal funded emergency disaster team flew by charter plane, departing Tuesday night from Salt Lake City for Charlotte, North Carolina. Heavy winds […]
People in Sevier County have something new popping up in their yards, but it’s not a weed or political campaign. White and blue signs across the county in front yards, businesses and schools dot neighborhoods with positive messages. Never lose hope. You are worthy. Your life matters. You are loved. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has died after having a stroke while serving as a mission president in the Philippines. Church spokesman Daniel Woodruff said in a news release that Bradley Wayne Kirk died Wednesday morning after having a […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert’s political action committee has donated $50,000 to Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox’s campaign to be the state’s next governor. The Salt Lake Tribune reports campaign disclosure forms show the committee made the donation on Aug. 30. The donation makes Herbert the largest single donor […]
MONTICELLO, Utah (AP) — Federal officials say rock climbers are now free to enjoy an area near Monticello where raptors historically have nested. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management had asked climbers in February to voluntarily avoid some walls within the Indian Creek corridor. Wildlife biologists say peregrine falcons, eagles […]
