SALT LAKE CITY-Monday, The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced changes to upcoming sessions of General Conference. Effective October 2 and 3, 2021, the Saturday evening session is to be discontinued. Previously, a Saturday evening session occurred for women in the Church in October […]
DENVER (AP) — Four hikers were injured when they were caught in an avalanche on a Colorado peak, authorities said Sunday. The Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office said it received a report of people being swept into a rock field by an avalanche just after 9 a.m. Sunday on Torreys […]
CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) — A wildfire burning in southern Utah has triggered the evacuation of almost 300 homes and burned within a mile of some structures as strong winds threatened to fan the uncontrolled blaze, officials said Sunday. The fire south of the village of Mammoth Creek near Cedar City was […]
Officials in Utah closed areas of Zion National Park on Sunday as rescue crews searched for a climber who went missing a day earlier. Park officials said the search was taking place in The Narrows — an imposing gorge carved by the Virgin River that has rock walls a thousand feet tall […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Police are investigating an overnight shooting in Salt Lake City that left a 20-year-old man dead and four other people with injuries. The shooting occurred at about 1:40 a.m. Sunday in front of a home where people were gathered in a residential neighborhood near Salt […]
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Just a year ago, the financial future looked bleak for state governments as governors and lawmakers scrambled to cut spending amid the coronavirus recession that was projected to pummel revenue. They laid off state workers, threatened big cuts to schools and warned about canceling or scaling back […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) —Utah lawmakers passed legislation earlier this year allowing immigrants to become police for the first time. This has resulted in an influx of applicants to join the Ogden Police Department. Chief Eric Young sees the change as a means to help with recruitment of new officers, a […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A coalition of conservation groups on Friday sued the U.S. government over the Trump administration’s decision to allow construction of a new four-lane highway through a national conservation area in southern Utah that includes protected habitat for the Mojave desert tortoise. The group Conserve Southwest […]
MIDWAY, Utah-Friday afternoon, UDOT reported a crash on S.R. 222 at Milepost 2 (800 North) in Midway. CrashSR 222 at MP 2 (800 N, Midway) Wasatch Co.Est. Clearance Time: 1:45 PMFor updates: https://t.co/jaVMw7vcLm — UDOT Traffic (@UDOTTRAFFIC) June 4, 2021 The latest information is always available on the UDOT app […]
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A U.S. judge has rejected the Biden administration’s attempt to delay a lawsuit from several states and environmentalists who are seeking to end lease sales for coal mining on federal lands. The coal leasing program was temporarily shut down under President Barack Obama because of concerns […]
