DETROIT (AP) — Ford is recalling more than 268,000 cars in North America to fix doors that could open unexpectedly or may not close. The recall covers the 2014 through 2016 Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKZ, and the 2014 and 2015 Ford Fiesta. Cars in Mexico, U.S. territories and 16 […]
PROVO, Utah (AP)-Deeply concerned about the impact this pandemic could have on the academic progress of the nation’s students, Altius Test Prep Founder and CEO Lauren Curtis is taking an unprecedented step. He’s offering Altius’ core product, 1-on-1 Science and MCAT Tutoring, for free to college students nationwide. Altius is also forgoing profit […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP)-Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders claimed 16 of Utah’s 29 delegates to the Democratic National Convention. The Utah Democratic Party announced the result Tuesday, formalizing the Vermont senator’s victory in the state’s primary election earlier this month, The Salt Lake Tribune reports. Utah was among 14 states participating in […]
CHEYENNE, Wyoming (AP) — Three of America’s best-known national parks — Yellowstone, Grand Teton and Great Smoky Mountains — closed their gates Tuesday as parks struggle to keep popular recreation areas open while heeding warnings from officials urging them to prevent spreading the coronavirus at congested sites. Social distancing wasn’t […]
PARK CITY, UTAH (AP) — It wasn’t Judith Heumann’s first standing ovation, but it might have been her loudest. Heumann, who had polio as a baby and uses a wheelchair, has for decades been one of the leading figures of the disability rights movement. When the Brooklyn native, after graduating […]
DENVER (AP) — Two snowmobile riders from Colorado were searching for an elusive treasure when they became stranded and one died in a Utah park. The pair set out from the Denver area March 17 to search for Forrest Fenn’s treasure, The Denver Post reported. The eccentric New Mexico antiquities dealer […]
BOUNTIFUL, Utah (AP)-A Utah man who died from the coronavirus had visited a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple in the week prior to his diagnosis, church officials said. The temple in Bountiful, north of Salt Lake City, was closed Sunday after state health officials announced the man’s […]
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP)-Apa Sherpa knows firsthand all the risks of climbing Mount Everest. He’s been to the summit 21 times. The potential for a COVID-19 outbreak at base camp had him just as fearful as a blizzard or cracking ice. The 60-year-old mountaineer from Nepal who now lives in Salt Lake City […]
TOKYO (AP) — The Tokyo Olympics were postponed until 2021 on Tuesday, ending weeks of speculation that the games could not go ahead as scheduled because of the coronavirus pandemic. The International Olympic Committee made the decision after speaking with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and local organizers. The IOC […]
DENVER (AP) — Only one of two missing Colorado snowmobile riders was found alive after the men were stranded inside a remote area of Utah’s Dinosaur National Monument, authorities said. The 65-year-old who was rescued and the 58-year-old who did not survive were located Saturday, The Denver Post reported. The men […]
