SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The father of Utah kidnapping survivor Elizabeth Smart has come out as gay, saying his decision brings challenges but also “huge relief.” Ed Smart said in a letter shared Friday with NBC’s “Today” showthat he no longer feels comfortable being a member of The Church of […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake City police say no immediate arrest was made in the fatal shooting of a woman and that they’re trying to determine a motive. Police said 33-year-old Alicia Baxter was found Thursday with a gunshot wound to the head. According to police, the woman […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus-Christ of Latter-day Saints is launching a new training to curb child abuse in the congregation. The training announced Friday by church officials requires leaders in the Utah-based faith to complete an online course highlighting strategies to prevent and respond to abuse. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah legislator is stepping down. State House officials announced Friday that Rep. Ken Ivory will resign Monday because he has accepted a new job that will require his full time and attention. Ivory is a Republican who was first elected in November 2020. The […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is reminding members that coffee is prohibited no matter how fancy the name, that vaping is banned despite the alluring flavors and that marijuana is outlawed unless prescribed by a competent doctor. The new guidance in the […]
Beginning on Thursday, August 22, construction crews will start paving the Ephraim Canyon road. The project began in May and has included rehabilitation and paving of almost five miles of the road from the end of the existing pavement to the Lake Hill Campground turn-off. Work also included drainage improvements […]
After a week of contention in Sevier County over a proposed rec center in Richfield, Sevier County Commissioners are changing course. Sevier County Commissioners had tabled a decision to vote on a bond election for partial funding of the center Monday. Commissioner Ralph Brown said his biggest concern was in […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man who prosecutors call the second-in-command of a multimillion-dollar online opioid drug ring says it started with selling Adderall to pay for student loans. Drew Crandall testified Thursday that he packaged and mailed drugs as he and his roommate, alleged ringleader Aaron Shamo, […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The University of Utah plans to spend about $925,000 to improve safety following the killing of a student track athlete on the Salt Lake City campus. University President Ruth Watkins had called for a task force to evaluate safety after 21-year-old Lauren McCluskey was gun […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Utah authorities are trying to identify a gunman who fired several gunshots after confronting two people delivering newspapers in the Ogden area. The Standard-Examiner reports that neither delivery person was were wounded by gunfire in the incident early Wednesday but that one had scratches likely resulting from gunshot […]
