(Santo, Vanuatu) — A senior missionary of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has died while serving on an island in the South Pacific Marina Carver of Riverton died Saturday from injuries in a head-on crash on the island of Santo in Vanuatu. The Church said in a […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah domestic violence related deaths are rising this year. Officials say police have investigated more domestic violence related killings during the first six months of 2023 than they did in all in 2021. A domestic violence victim advocate Elizabeth Sollis said the primary reasons for […]
(Washington, DC) — Utah Senator Mitt Romney wants longshot Republican candidates to drop out of the presidential race sooner rather than later. In a Wall Street Journal op-ed, Romney called on Republican donors to push noncompetitive presidential candidates out of the race by February. Romney wants to avoid a crowded […]
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The federal government will forgive loans for thousands of Colorado students who attended a private career school that lost accreditation and advertised with misleading data on alumni job placement and earnings that was more rosy than realistic, federal and state officials announced Tuesday. CollegeAmerica, owned by […]
(Garfield County, UT) — Today is the start of athletic season. The current heat wave makes the state-wide start date a little stressful. All schools are required to follow strict practice protocols set by the Utah High School Activities Association. Districts must test what they can and can’t do for […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — State Planning officials say there are four main things Utahns are concerned about when it comes to growth. Housing affordability, water availability, transportation convenience, and good access to parks and recreation. The state is asking for help in guiding Utah’s growth by participating in the […]
NEW YORK (AP) — A digital poetry archive in Utah, slam poetry workshops in South Carolina and creative writing programs in New Mexico are among the initiatives being supported by more than $1 million in grants from the Academy of American Poets. On Tuesday, the academy announced its 2023 Fellowships, […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Monday, Elder D. Todd Christofferson of The Quorum of Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints served as grand marshal of the annual Days of ’47 Parade in Salt Lake City to celebrate Pioneer Day. Elder Christofferson was joined by his wife, Kathy. Last […]
(Provo, UT) — BYU students are using a robotic bee to help research the ways bee communicate. Computer science student Caelen Miller said they’ve been working hard to crack the code of the honeybee’s waggle dance. Miller says they’re using cameras to analyze the bees perform the waggle when they […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah House Democrats have issued a statement condemning remarks made by presidential candidate and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis during his visit to Utah on Friday. The remarks in question centered around Florida’s education guidelines regarding the teaching of slavery in schools, specifically that African Americans […]
