ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A Utah physician was fined and banned from climbing Mt. Denali for five years after he made false claims to get himself and his friends rescued off the mountain, per reports. U.S. Magistrate Judge Scott A. Oravec ordered Dr. Jason Lance, 48, to pay a $5,000 […]
MOAB, Utah (AP) — Dinosaur tracks from 112 million years ago have been damaged in southeastern Utah by heavy machinery used to rebuild a boardwalk at the popular tourist area, U.S. officials say. The damage at the Mill Canyon Dinosaur Tracksite is minor but some footprints had fractures around the […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Saturday, the 192nd annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints commenced at the Conference Center on Temple Square in downtown Salt Lake City. The first speaker was Church President Russell M. Nelson. Pres. Nelson called upon nations of the earth to find peaceful […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — It was a quick trip for U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland with stops to hike through desert scrub near the U.S.-Mexico border and to marvel at the jagged Organ Mountains before soaking in what life was like in one of the oldest settlements along a historic […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Ahead of the 192nd annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church authorities sustained 45 new general authorities. They are as follows: Third Quorum of Seventy (Africa Central, Africa South and Africa West areas) Amandio A. Feijo David Ngabizele Justice N. Otuonye Fourth […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — St. George and the rest of Washington County have once again ranked as the fastest-growing metro area in America, according to a new report from the U.S. Census. The new report showed the local population growing by nearly 10,000 new residents between July 1 of […]
UINTA-WASATCH-CACHE NATIONAL FOREST, Utah-Friday, fire personnel representing the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest burned 35 slash piles on the Heber-Kamas Ranger District. #uwcnf Heber-Kamas RD fire personnel today 4/1 burned 35 slash piles for approx 20 acres to reduce hazardous fuels in the Iron Mine area. Weather pemitting fire crews will continue […]
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (AP) — The pilots on a Delta Air Lines flight from Salt Lake City to Washington, D.C. decided to bring their jet down in Denver after the cockpit windshield shattered above 30,000 feet. The crew repeatedly told passengers to remain calm until they landed. “They came […]
PHOENIX (AP) — Thursday, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey refused to say if transgender people actually exist, twice dodging direct questions on the subject just a day after he signed legislation limiting rights for those who identify as transgender. Ducey worked instead to defend his signatures on bills that bar transgender […]
It was the first census after World War II. The baby boom had begun. The Great Migration of black residents from the Jim Crow South to places like Detroit and Chicago was in full swing. And some industrial cities reached their peak populations before Americans started moving to the suburbs. […]
