WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Mitt Romney says he was knocked unconscious in a fall over the weekend, but that he is “doing better.” The Utah Republican says the accident happened when he was spending time with his grandchildren in Boston. He told reporters Monday he was taken to a hospital […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A push to change Dixie State University’s name has advanced in the GOP-dominated Utah Senate. Students rallied at the Capitol last week and urged lawmakers to revive a stalled plan to change the name. A new version of the legislation was released Monday during a […]
Two trucking companies in Sevier County are going to be less busy in the future. Over the weekend of Feb. 26-28, it was announced that Barney Trucking and Robinson Transport would no longer be under contract with Wolverine Fuels, for whom they delivered coal out of the Sufco, Skyline and […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is giving $20 million to help a program aimed at distributing coronavirus vaccines to poor countries around the world. The donation from the humanitarian arm of the Utah-based faith goes to UNICEF as part of the organization’s […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah is canceling about 7,200 coronavirus vaccine appointments after an error in the state health department’s registration website allowed people without qualifying conditions to register for the shots. Department spokesman Tom Hudachko says the error allowed residents who are not 65 or older or who […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — The Provo Police Department has said a police officer and a suspected gunman were both shot during a gunfire exchange in an apartment complex on Thursday. The Deseret News reported that Police Chief Rich Ferguson said Officer John Oseguera was shot twice and also suffered injuries […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is giving $20 million to help a program aimed at distributing coronavirus vaccines to poor countries around the world. The donation from the humanitarian arm of the Utah-based faith goes to UNICEF as part of the organization’s […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Senate has unanimously voted in favor of a bill that would ban police from releasing mug shots until a person has been convicted of a crime. The measure passed the Senate on Wednesday and aims to make mug shots a private record to […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — A woman is suing a Utah youth treatment facility that she says punished her after she accused a male staff member of a sexual assault while she was a minor. A lawsuit filed on Wednesday in Utah’s 6th District Court alleges that she was sexually assaulted […]
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced a new temple president. Called to serve as president of the Manti, Utah temple is Richard William Wheeler, 66, of Ephraim. His wife, Linda Nielson Wheeler, will serve as temple matron. The Wheelers are currently serving as temple ordinance workers […]
