SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — In the face of a global pandemic, the Utah lawmakers voted to run an upcoming primary election entirely by mail Thursday and temporarily do away with traditional polling places. The June 30 primary will be key in choosing the next governor. A crowded field of […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A new principal was named at West High School in Salt Lake City after the previous principal was fired for driving two intoxicated students home, district officials said. The Salt Lake City School District announced that current Clayton Middle School Principal Jared Wright would be […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah tailor filed a lawsuit against law enforcement agencies in the state over officers firing nearly 200 rounds into his shop. Thaer Mahdi said he has not recovered from trauma caused by the barrage of police bullets that ripped through his shop a year […]
WASHINGTON (AP)-The Trump administration has issued new guidelines for states, individuals and employers on how to ease up on social distancing to deal with the coronavirus in areas where COVID-19 are on the decline. The guidelines distributed to governors are published under the headline “Opening Up America Again.” The guidelines […]
KENSINGTON, Maryland (AP) — A two-decade-long dry spell that has parched much of the western United States is turning into one of the deepest mega-droughts in the region in more than 1,200 years, a new study found. And about half of this historic drought can be blamed on man-made global […]
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP)-Kelsey Diemer feels the same energy as a doctor that she did a few years ago when she was among the best 3-point shooters in college basketball. Only this is no game. Her current opponent: The coronavirus. And while there’s no parallel between a pandemic and a […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The wave of layoffs that has engulfed the U.S. economy since the coronavirus struck forced 5.2 million more people to seek unemployment benefits last week, the government reported Thursday. Roughly 22 million have now sought jobless benefits in the past month — easily the worst stretch of U.S. job […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Two former middle school students have sued the Ogden School District, claiming administrators failed to take action against a teacher accused of sexual misconduct. The lawsuit filed Monday alleges 31-year-old Mound Fort Junior High School teacher Drew Tutt had inappropriate conversations with and sexually abused […]
PHOENIX (AP) — The Navajo Nation has announced plans to continue its weekend overnight curfew through the first weekend in May to combat the spread of the coronavirus. Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez announced the plan on Tuesday after reservation officials first implemented the 8 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. […]
NEW YORK (AP) — The major banks in the U.S. are anticipating a flood of loan defaults as households and business customers take a big financial hit from the coronavirus pandemic. JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Citigroup and Goldman Sachs raised the funds set aside for bad loans […]
