SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Republican Gov. Spencer Cox cast doubt on the efficacy of mask-wearing Tuesday as health leaders made some of their most impassioned pleas yet for state residents to mask up and get vaccinated. Cox said his administration is encouraging people to wear masks. However, he continued, it […]
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Production of a six-episode television series based on crime novels by the late author Tony Hillerman is underway in New Mexico, the state Film office announced Tuesday. A psychological thriller set in the Four Corners region of the US Southwest, “Dark Winds” is a production of […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — After more than a year of attending church virtually, Monique Allen has struggled to explain to her asthmatic daughter why people from their congregation of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints don’t wear masks. Allen said she’s taught her daughter that wearing a […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — In response to federal education officials opening a new investigation into whether state law banning school districts from imposing mask mandates violates the rights of students with disabilities, Utah State Board of Education superintendent Sydnee Dickson says the U.S. Education Department the state has been […]
HEBER CITY, Utah-The Wasatch County Health Department will conduct a public meeting/open house Thursday September 2 from 6:00-8:00 pm at the Wasatch County Senior Citizen’s Center’s Community Education Room. This is located at 465 E. 1200 South in Heber City. The purpose of this meeting is to give major findings […]
Justin Kelly Justin Kelly is a Wasatch High School Class of ’91 graduate who grew up in Midway, Utah. He received his degree in History from Utah State University, earned a Master’s in Educational Leadership from Brigham Young University, and has been teaching in the Wasatch County School District for 21 […]
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Canada-Monday, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced the open house, dedication and youth devotional dates for its temple at Winnipeg. The open house for the Winnipeg Manitoba Temple is slated for October 9-23, excluding Sundays, and Monday October 11 as this is Canadian Thanksgiving. The […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah marine who died in a horrific suicide bombing at Afghanistan’s Kabul airport was a young boy when the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 happened, but he already knew he wanted to serve in the military, his family said. Staff Sgt. Taylor Hoover, 31, […]
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic-This past Friday, a delegation of leaders from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, led by Elder Ulisses Soares of The Quorum of Twelve Apostles of the Salt Lake City-based faith, were received at the government house of the Dominican Republic. They were greeted by […]
It’s a common refrain from some of those charged in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol and their Republican allies: The Justice Department is treating them harshly because of their political views while those arrested during last year’s protests over racial injustice were given leniency. Court records tell a different […]
