FALLON, Nev. (AP) — A 48-year-old northern Nevada man accused of fatally shooting a fellow member of his congregation during Sunday services at a Mormon church has been indicted on murder, battery and assault charges. John O’Connor made his initial appearance Wednesday in justice court in rural Fallon. He was […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Mormon church says a 19-year-old Utah man serving a religious mission in Sydney, Australia, fell from a cliff and died at a park popular for whale watching. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said Gavin Paul Zimmerman of West Haven, Utah, was […]
FALLON, Nev. (AP) — Police in the northern Nevada city of Fallon were trying to determine Monday why a 48-year-old man walked into his Mormon church on Sunday and opened fire, killing one man and injuring another. It does not appear that 48-year-old gunman John Kelley O’Connor was targeting the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Mormon church lawyers asked a judge Wednesday to toss out a lawsuit from a woman who says she was raped in the 1980s by a former Mormon missionary leader who held the powerful position even though church officials knew he had a history of sexual […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Police in Cottonwood City say they’re investigating the vandalism of Mormon churches on four consecutive nights. They say four churches have had rocks propelled through the front glass doors since Monday, possibly with the use of a wrist-rocket. Cottonwood Heights police say there’s no evidence […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A California woman suing her father for sexual abuse that occurred during her childhood says Mormon church leaders allowed the sexual assault to continue by failing to report it to police. Kristy Johnson said Thursday in Salt Lake City that her now-deceased mother told local […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Mormon church is for the first time posting the list of questions lay leaders are supposed to ask youth during closed door, one-on-one interviews that have come under scrutiny for sexual questions that sometimes arise. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Mormon church says it’s “deeply troubled” by the separation of families at the U.S-Mexico border and is urging national leaders to fix the situation and find compassionate solutions. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ spokesman Eric Hawkins said in a statement Monday […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A woman who says a former Mormon missionary leader raped her in the 1980s is accusing church officials of knowing about the man’s prior sexual misconduct before he was appointed to the powerful position. McKenna Denson’s attorneys allege in a court document filed Tuesday that […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Mormon church is pulling the remaining 158 missionaries from Nicaragua because of ongoing violence and deteriorating conditions in the Central American country. The move announced Tuesday by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints means the religion will no longer have proselytizing church […]
