(Cedar City, UT) – The new Cedar City Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple won’t open until December but we already know who its president will be. Church leadership has named Daniel Jones president and his wife, JoAnn, as temple matron. The Spectrum reports both Daniel and JoAnn are […]
DANIA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Authorities in South Florida say a pickup truck hit a family of tourists as they were walking back to their hotel after dinner. The Sun Sentinel reports the family was visiting from Eagle Mountain, Utah, and preparing to take a cruise out of Port Everglades […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gov. Gary Herbert’s Friday night veto of a bill that would have allowed him to pack about two dozen of boards and commissions with Republicans was a welcome surprise to Democrats. Democratic Rep. Brian King said Monday that he’s surprised but appreciative of the veto […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Ann Romney says she thinks her son may run for Utah governor in 2020. Romney said on the “Today” show on Monday that she is encouraging him to do it, so he can make a difference. The Deseret News reports that Josh Romney, son of […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s governor has signed off on a bill that allows research into the risks and benefits of medical marijuana. On Saturday, Republican Gov. Gary Herbert approved the legislation, after lawmakers shied away from passing a broad medical marijuana program during the recently completed session. The […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union and Utah state officials say a judge’s recommendation to allow the Drug Enforcement Administration to do warrantless searches of a prescription drug database violates people’s privacy rights. The ACLU said in a news release Monday that safeguards are needed for […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert made a last-minute trip to Washington this week, where he urged Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to visit Utah’s Bears Ears National Monument. Herbert told reporters in a conference call from Washington that he did not speak one-on-one with President Donald Trump […]
CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP)-Per the official Twitter account of UDOT, a traffic incident occurred Monday afternoon near Cedar City along Interstate 15. The accident is located at milepost 54 on northbound Interstate 15, three miles south of Cedar City, striking at 5:17 pm MDT. UDOT estimates the clearance time at […]
(Washington, DC) — Most registered voters in Utah now view Trump favorably. A new poll by the “Salt Lake Tribune” and Hinckley Institute of Politics says 54 percent of registered voters say they at least somewhat approve of the president’s job performance. Forty one percent disapprove. A “Tribune-Hinckley” poll taken […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah Latino activist Tony Yapias is set to go on trial for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman last March. The former director of Utah’s Hispanic Affairs Office is accused of going to a former girlfriend’s home and raping her after she requested he stay away. […]
