SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A philanthropic effort aimed at boosting access to scarce medical and protective equipment supplies on the Navajo Nation is being organized by former Gov. Bill Richardson. The coronavirus has swept with ferocity through the largest Native American reservation in the U.S., where there have been […]
WASHINGTON (AP)-President Donald Trump is claiming without evidence that expanding mail-in voting will increase voter fraud. However, several GOP state officials are forging ahead to do just that, undermining one of Trump’s arguments about how elections should be conducted amid the coronavirus outbreak. While Trump has complained that voting by […]
COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS, Utah (AP) — A man died after falling during a hiking and climbing excursion in Big Cottonwood Canyon in northern Utah, authorities said. Wade Joseph Meade, 29, fell near Lake Blanche around 3:15 p.m. Wednesday, The Deseret News reports. Meade was able to call police after falling about […]
CASPER, WYO. (AP) — Construction plans for an immigration detention center in Uinta County have been canceled after several groups protested against the southwestern Wyoming facility. CoreCivic was planning to build the facility for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to hold about 1,000 people in civil detention while awaiting deportation proceedings in Salt […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A professional jumper vowed Wednesday not to leap anymore from cliffs inside national parks after he pleaded guilty to doing it twice in Zion National Park in Utah. Marshall Miller, 42, of Alpine, Utah, said he will respect a law that prohibits recreational BASE jumping […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — With a startling 6.6 million people seeking jobless benefits last week, the United States has reached a grim landmark: More than one in 10 workers have lost their jobs in just the past three weeks to the coronavirus outbreak. The figures collectively constitute the largest and fastest […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Bernie Sanders ended his presidential bid on Wednesday, making Joe Biden the presumptive Democratic nominee to challenge President Donald Trump in a general election campaign that will be waged against the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic. Sanders initially exceeded sky-high expectations about his ability to recreate […]
PAGE, ARIZ. (AP) — Authorities in northern Arizona have arrested a man for writing a racist social media post accusing Navajo people of carrying the coronavirus and calling for their deaths. The Page Police Department announced Tuesday that 34-year-old Daniel Franzen was taken into custody on suspicion of attempting to incite an act […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Tuesday, the United Utah Party confirmed its third annual state convention will be conducted entirely online to honor social distancing guidelines. This convention is slated for April 18 at 10:00 am. At this event, the party will nominate UUP statewide, federal and multi-county legislative candidates to be placed […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP)-Even as most Americans are under orders from their governor to stay at home to slow the spread of the coronavirus, leaders in a handful of states have steadfastly refused to take that action, arguing it’s unneeded and could be harmful. Nine governors have refused to issue statewide […]
