ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.(AP) — Some members of Congress want to ensure that protections are put in place to address ongoing trauma as more information comes to light about the troubled history of Indigenous boarding schools in the United States. A group of 21 Democratic lawmakers representing states stretching from the Southwest […]
MOAB, Utah (AP) — Sunday, two newly married women found dead at a southern Utah campsite were remembered with a candlelight vigil as police investigate the slayings. Crystal Turner and Kylen Shulte were discovered shot to death at a campsite near Moab, a desert town that draws tourists from around […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Monday, researchers are planning to use ground-penetrating radar at the site of a former Indigenous boarding school in southern Utah where tribal leaders say there may be unmarked graves. Tribal leaders and historians say there may be at least a dozen Paiute children buried in unmarked […]
PROVO, Utah-Monday, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of The Quorum of Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints spoke to staff at Brigham Young University during the first day of the private institution’s 2021 University Conference. BYU, which is owned and operatd by the Salt Lake City-based […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP)-Monday, a lawsuit was filed in Utah by parents of schoolchildren who are challenging HB 1007. This law was passed by the Utah Legislature in April and prevents school districts from enforcing mask mandates without the Legislature’s permission. Among them was Jessica Pyper, a concerned parent in […]
PROVO, Utah-Monday, ahead of the advent of the fall semester at Brigham Young University’s Provo campus, university president Kevin J. Worthen announced the formation of a new Office of Belonging. A press release confirms it is to be led by a vice president-level official who will be a member of […]
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — All Navajo Nation executive branch employees will need to be fully vaccinated against the virus that causes covid-19 by the end of September or be required to submit to regular testing, according to an executive order announced by President Jonathan Nez Sunday. The new rules […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The city of Colorado City, Ariz. is asking a federal judge for changes in a long-running lawsuit alleging discrimination in policing and government services by members of a polygamous church. In a recent court filing, a policing consultant has fulfilled his responsibilities and his services appear to no […]
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A Montana school district is dangling $4,000 bonuses and inviting people to test drive big yellow school buses in hopes of enticing them to take a job that schools are struggling to fill as kids return to in-person classes. A Delaware school district offered to pay parents $700 to take […]
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.-Nate Scantlin posted 3 RBI and the Grand Junction Rockies exploded for 7 6th Inning runs to down Ogden 9-7 Saturday at Suplizio Field in the first game of a Pioneer League doubleheader. Jimmy Dobrash earned the win on the mound for the Rockies. Grand Junction improved to […]
