SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The slaying in Mexico of nine people who belonged to a Mormon offshoot community where some people practice polygamy spotlights the mainstream church’s struggle to distance itself from plural marriage, which has a history in the faith but has long been denounced. The victims’ connection to Mormonism […]
Police were called out in the afternoon of Saturday Nov. 2 to a report of a shooting in Annabella. Police arrived from three different agencies to the incident, only to find out that it was a fake call. Officers were very careful in approaching the house, but upon further inspection […]
LA MORA, Mexico (AP) — With Mexican soldiers guarding the entrance to town, hundreds of people converged on this remote farming community for the first funerals Thursday for the nine American women and children killed in an ambush by drug cartel gunmen. A single, large grave was dug to hold […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced the location of a new Utah temple. Church officials say Wednesday they acquired land located near 3000 E. 1580 South in St. George. Church President Russell Nelson announced plans in October 2018 calling for a […]
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — Authorities say police have arrested a man in Mexico who’s suspected of stealing a car that belonged to a New Hampshire couple found buried at a South Texas beach. Kleberg County Sheriff Richard Kirkpatrick told KIII-TV in Corpus Christi, Texas, on Wednesday that Adam Curtis […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah ballot proposition that has reignited a fierce dispute over Navajo voting rights is trailing after the initial tally, but too many votes remained uncounted to make it final. San Juan County deputy clerk Aspen Draper said Wednesday the measure that could lead to […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A group of airmen have returned to a Utah base after being deployed to the Middle East for six months in the jets’ first real-world combat missions. The Standard-Examiner reported Monday that members of two fighter wings returned to Hill Air Force Base after completing at […]
Snow College officially welcomed their seventeenth president Thursday Nov. 7. President Bradley J. Cook was formally welcomed during an investiture ceremony, with Nina Barnes giving the official charge to the president. President Cook and his wife both addressed the audience during the ceremony that began at 12:30 in […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah lawmaker who was aiming to be the first Latina mayor of Salt Lake City has conceded the race to a city councilwoman who rose to prominence fighting pollution. Democratic Sen. Luz Escamilla said in statement Wednesday that she conceded in a phone call […]
Central Utah Food Bank is going to be holding a food drive Saturday Nov. 9. They recommend having your food donations out on your porch by 8:30 a.m. for pick up. If it’s not picked up you can also drop it off between 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. at the […]
