Early in the morning of Apr. 26, Kane County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call about a hiker that had fallen and hit his head. Jeffrey Bowden, age 55 from Cedar City, was hiking with a friend in an area known as Fat Man’s Misery located east of Zion National […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s population grew by 18.4% over the past decade, making it the fastest-growing state. U.S. Census Bureau data released Monday shows Utah is now the 30th most populated state, with nearly 3.28 million people. Its population growth from 2010 to 2020 far outpaced the national […]
In a post to their Facebook page on Apr. 26, the Emery County Sheriff’s Office shared that a 24 year old man lost his life in a hiking accident in a side canyon of Cottonwood Canyon above Orangeville. The victim, Matthew J. Schnitzer from New York, had been camping in […]
HARRISVILLE, Utah (AP) — A northern Utah city has announced plans to re-erect a monument to honor a Native American chief of the Northwestern Shoshone tribe who was killed more than 170 years ago. The Standard-Examiner reported that the city of Harrisville partnered with the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A law passed by the Utah State Legislature is going into effect on July 1 and thousands of people who are delinquent on child support could be denied a hunting or fishing license because they owe more than $2,500 in unpaid child support. Fox13 reports […]
MURRAY, Utah (AP) — A 16-year-old boy has been arrested in Utah, accused by police of fatally stabbing a woman at an apartment complex in a Salt Lake City suburb. The Murray Police Department said officers were called to the complex around 6 p.m. Thursday and found 34-year-old Melissa Wood […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A sex therapist in Utah who was expelled from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints after publicly challenging her faith’s policies on sexuality has appealed the disciplinary action. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that Natasha Helfer made her appeal in a letter to […]
In a message sent by the Missionary Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints to church leaders on Apr. 23, the church encouraged all missionaries and prospective missionaries to get a COVID-19 vaccine. For missionaries already serving their mission, leaders will monitor the availability of the […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Seven cities in Utah County have so far said they plan on using ranked-choice voting for this year’s municipal elections. The Daily Herald reported Wednesday that ranked-choice voting allows voters to rank candidates they prefer from first to last. If no candidate gets more than half […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A sex therapist in Utah who has publicly challenged her faith’s policies on sexuality had her membership withdrawn from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that Natasha Helfer received a letter Wednesday from a church official, explaining the […]
