For Qassim Abdullah, this year’s Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr marked a bit of a milestone: Now fully vaccinated, the 66-year-old finally felt comfortable enough to return to his mosque for the Eid prayer on Thursday, his first time back since the start of the pandemic. “It’s overwhelming and exciting,” […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Salt Lake City police officer has been charged with aggravated assault a second time for ordering a dog to attack someone who complied with officers’ orders, prosecutors said. K9 Officer Nickolas Pearce was charged Tuesday with lifting up his K9 Tuco so the dog […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah will terminate its participation in the federal government’s pandemic-related unemployment assistance program, Gov. Spencer Cox announced Wednesday Utah is the latest of several states, including Arkansas, Mississippi, Montana and South Carolina, ending the $300 federal benefit paid on top of state benefits. Cox, a […]
ROY, Utah (AP) — A resident in Utah has said a hacker stole her personal information and swapped out her banking information to steal about $400 of weekly unemployment benefits. “I feel like being robbed at gunpoint would’ve been better than what’s going to happen now,” said Heidi Howell, a Roy resident […]
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — During the gloomiest stretches of the covid-19 era, Dr. Diona Krahn’s veterinary clinic has been a puppy fest, overrun with new four-legged patients. Typically, she’d get three or four new puppies a week, but between shelter adoptions and private purchases, the 2020 covid-19 pet boom […]
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration announced Tuesday it will consider a ban on new mining on large expanses of public lands in Western states to protect a struggling bird species, the greater sage grouse. The Interior Department review comes in response to a federal court order and is […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A 14-year-old boy in Utah died after an off-road vehicle he was driving rolled on top of him and he was taken to a hospital in critical condition over the weekend, officials said. The vehicle carrying Zane McQuivey crashed and rolled in the Purple Hills area of […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Tuesday, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints confirmed various temples worldwide progressed to several phases of reopening. The Helsinki Finland Temple has advanced to Phase 3 effective May 24, 2021. This temple is the 28th worldwide to advance to Phase 3. Phase 3 consists of being […]
HEBER CITY, Utah-A Monday evening report confirms an alleged incident of racism from Wasatch High School boys lacrosse players is under investigation. The alleged incident stems from a Highland-Wasatch lacrosse game last Friday at Wasatch High School. Parents of Highland High School lacrosse players sent Wasatch High School a complaint […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Monday, University of Utah Health revised visitor guidelines at its hospital and clinics. With the changes, most patients will be allowed two visitors at a time and they can swap out with other people. For covid-19 patients, designated visitors will not be allowed to switch out. For those […]
