(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is ending its long-time tradition of ceremonies celebrating the placement of temple cornerstones. A notice posted on the Church’s website on Saturday notes that construction techniques have advanced to the point that cornerstones are no longer included […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Many Utahns are not going to let the cost of gas keep them from traveling this summer. About 54-percent of those asked in a new Deseret News-Hinckley Institute of Politics poll say gas prices are something they consider before traveling. But only six-percent of the […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah Attorney General’s Office is asking a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit filed attempting to block the state’s new online age-verification law. Lawyers for the state say the Free Speech Coalition is suing the wrong people, noting that the new law allows […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah is among the states with the highest gas prices. Triple-A’s latest report from last week shows the Beehive State’s average price for a gallon of regular at four dollars and nine cents, making it the seventh highest in the nation. But, the average price […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Dates are now on the calendar for a special election in Utah’s Second Congressional District. Governor Spencer Cox signed a bill over the weekend for primary elections to be held September 5th and the general election to begin on November 21st. This after Congressman Chris […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah Republican Party is planning two debates next week to give voters a chance to get to know the candidates running to replace Congressman Chris Stewart. One debate will be held Tuesday at Woods Cross High School’s auditorium. The second debate will be held […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A new poll finds 52-percent of Utahns don’t approve of a 2023 law requiring all abortions to be performed in hospitals. The latest Deseret News/Hinckley Institute of Politics poll also found that 46-percent of people surveyed approve of an earlier law banning elective abortions and […]
(Undated) — Utah’s reservoirs are in really good shape after a historically wet winter. The state’s reservoir capacity is above 80-percent, according to the Utah Division of Water Resources. Eighteen of the state’s 45 biggest reservoirs are at 100-percent or higher and 20 others are between 80- and 99-point-nine percent […]
(Farmington, UT) — A Utah State Senator is criticizing the Davis School District for banning the Bible while allowing more inappropriate books to stay on the shelves. Republican Senator John Johnson argues the district has left books in schools that are clearly pornographic and in violation of state law. He […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah drivers who like a bit of a retro look on their license plates can finally get one with white letters on a black background. Lawmakers authorized the license plate five years ago, but the DMV couldn’t issue it because of conflicting state laws. That […]
