SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — New redistricting maps that largely ignore the recommendations of a voter-approved commission in Utah are sparking a backlash and highlighting the challenges that independent panels face an era of deep political divisions and surging gerrymandering. Several states created independent commissions for the once-a-decade process in hopes […]
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Friday, U.S. government attorneys will appear before a federal judge to defend a decision from the waning days of the Trump administration to lift protections for gray wolves across most of the nation. States are attempting to drive down wolf numbers through aggressive hunting and trapping. Wildlife […]
SALT LAKE CITY-In a directive issued November 10, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will only conduct Sacrament meetings worldwide on Sunday December 26. In a letter signed by Church President Russell M. Nelson and his counselors in The First Presidency, President Dallin H. Oaks and President Henry […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A Utah doctor is accused of lying about ill patients in his climbing party to get a high-altitude government helicopter to rescue him off the tallest mountain in North America after a failed summit and destruction of evidence. Dr. Jason Lance, who is a radiologist in […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — St. George, Utah-based Dixie State University is one step closer to changing its name after the Utah House approved a renaming plan Wednesday amid local backlash. The bill that now moves to the state Senate would rename the school Utah Tech University. However, this contains […]
HEBER CITY, Utah-Heber Valley residents have the opportunity to express their thoughts concerning the performance of the Heber Valley Environmental Impact Statement this autumn. Input may be provided at the following link: https://publicinput.com/R0163 Paper copies of the survey may also be found at the following locations: Wasatch County Library: 465 […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The family of a 10-year-old girl who died by suicide has accused the Davis School District of not doing enough to protect their daughter and sister. They assert she was bullied “for being black and autistic.” The district has recently been reprimanded by the U.S. […]
North Carolina Republicans are well positioned to pick up at least two House seats in next year’s election — but it’s not because the state is getting redder. The state remains a perennial battleground, closely split between Democrats and Republicans in elections. In the last presidential race, Republican Donald Trump […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Republican-controlled Utah House approved new congressional maps Tuesday that set aside the work of a voter-approved independent redistricting commission in favor of boundaries that further carve up the Democratic-leaning Salt Lake County. The maps were passed by a vote of 50 to 22, over […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Tuesday, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints confirmed its temple at Manila Philippines has advanced to Phase 3 of reopening under the Church’s reopening protocol policy. The Salt Lake City-based faith has specified Phase 3 consists of being open for all ordinances with restrictions. The Manila […]
