(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah and 42 other states are teaming up to sue Instagram and Facebook parent company Meta. They claim the tech giant is harming youth mental health with “addictive” features like feeds that scroll endlessly and too many notifications. The federal lawsuit filed in California was […]
(Heber City, UT) — A Heber City man was arrested over the weekend for allegedly raping an 11-year-old girl. The child was found under a blanket in the back seat of a vehicle driven by 30-year-old Miguel Chavelas-Astudillo, who initially told officers that he and the girl were eating in […]
(Zion National Park, UT) — Paleontologists are showing off a prehistoric fish fossil that was recently unearthed in southern Utah. The estimated 200-million-year-old fish was discovered in Zion National Park by a team consisting of St. George scientists and National Park Service officials. One group member told St. George News […]
(Orem, UT) — The Orem Utah Temple will soon offer free, public tours. Officials with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints say the Orem Utah Temple will start offering tours this Friday. The open houses will continue through mid-December, excluding Sundays and the Thanksgiving holiday. Construction of the […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Salt Lake City is more than ready to host the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2030 or 2034. That’s what Governor Spencer Cox and Mayor Erin Mendenhall told reporters this week. Mendenhall said there’s strong public support to bring the games back to the […]
(Cedar City, UT) — More students are attending public colleges and universities in Utah. The Utah System of Higher Education announced this week an enrollment increased to more than 198-thousand students this year, a nearly two percent jump compared to last year. Cedar City’s Southern Utah University saw the highest […]
(St. George, UT) — The Red Cliffs Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will begin welcoming visitors for open house tours ahead of its dedication. Tours will begin Thursday, February 1st, and run every day through Saturday, March 2, excluding Sundays. Reservations are recommended and can […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Beehive State residents have something to celebrate this National Energy Awareness Month. A new report by personal finance website WalletHub found Utah is the most energy-efficient state in the country. The report looked at the efficiency of auto and home energy consumption. Massachusetts took second […]
(Bountiful, UT) — Kathleen Johnson Eyring, wife of President Henry B. Eyring, second counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will be laid to rest this weekend. She died surrounded by friends and family in Bountiful on Sunday at age 82. She played […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — New legislation being proposed in Salt Lake City would change the way minor children use social media across Utah. The Social Media Regulation Act would require social media platforms to verify if a user is a minor and if so, would then require the child […]
