DALLAS (AP) — A New Jersey woman whose son was asked to leave his Boy Scouts troop after leaders found out he is transgender said she has mixed emotions about the organization’s decision to allow transgender children who identify as boys to enroll in its boys-only programs. The Boy Scouts […]
Sanpete County Search and Rescue used their newly acquired SnowCat as they responded to two calls over the weekend involving snowmobilers. The first call came Saturday evening from a woman concerned about her husband and his friend who were long overdue after snowmobiling above Indianola. When she went to find […]
An Elsinore woman is facing charges after rolling her vehicle on January 28. Yvonne Mickelson,37, of Elsinore was driving South on I-70 between Richfield and Elsinore Saturday. At about 7:52 a.m., Mickelson’s Oldsmobile Alero ran off the right side of the road and crashed through a fence. The Alero then […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A U. software engineer graduate is being honored for his work developing computer graphics. Thiago Ize is being honored at the Scientific and Technical Awards in L.A. next month for his development of visual effects software called “Arnold.” “The Deseret News” says it’s becoming one […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Mormon Church is asking world leaders to do what’s best to “meet human needs and relieve suffering.” The Church issued a statement Saturday reacting to an executive order on immigrants and refugees signed by President Donald Trump. The Church said it is concerned with […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah’s doctor shortage is getting worse with a wave of physicians expected to retire soon. “The Salt Lake Tribune” says 18 percent of Utah doctors reported plans on retiring in the next five years in a report issued in 2015. Data collected in that year […]
(Logan, UT) — A research project conducted by Utah State University archaeologists supports the Shoshone native narrative of a 19th century massacre. On January 29, 1863, a group of U.S. Army soldiers from Utah attacked the Shoshone peoples’ settlements near what today is Preston, Idaho. The tribal narrative says the […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A new presidential order limiting the entry of refugees from several countries is generating protests in Salt Lake City. Several hundred people joined a sit-in at the city’s international airport on Saturday. The protest mirrored others held around the country following President Trump’s executive order […]
(Undated) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints says it is making flexible scheduling changes for missionaries. The changes to a missionary’s schedule will now include cultural considerations that characterize the location where the missionary is serving. A case in point would be if the missionary were serving […]
(Washington, DC) — Utah is near the top of a new list for the state with the most new job creation. Nevada tops Gallup’s 2016 Job Creation Index with Utah in second place in job growth. Georgia, Michigan and Minnesota round out the top five for job creation. Wyoming scored […]
