SALT LAKE CITY-Friday, The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square confirmed it is canceling its “Music For A Summer Evening” concerts which usually occur near Pioneer Day each July. However, Choir President Ron Jarrett confirmed the Choir will commence the 2021 audition process for new Choir members. The Choir’s 2021 audition […]
ST. MICHAELS, Ariz. (AP) — A small grade school on the outskirts of the Navajo Nation capital is ready for students to return. Staff at Hunters Point Boarding School in St. Michaels have repainted the building, upgraded the washer and dryer in the dorms, installed a security gate, placed plexiglass […]
BILLINGS, MONT. (AP)-President Joe Biden has nominated a longtime environmental advocate and Democratic aide to oversee the vast expanses of federally-owned land in western states — the latest political appointment raising concerns among Republicans as Biden moves to curtail energy production from public reserves. Tracy Stone-Manning of Missoula, Mont. was […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) —Presently, seven Utah County cities have said they plan to use ranked-choice voting for this year’s municipal elections. Ranked-choice voting allows voters to rank candidates they prefer from first to last, the Daily Herald reported Wednesday. If no candidate gets more than half of the first place votes, the […]
DOUGLAS, Wyo. (AP) — The stakes were clear when the two dozen police officers gathered for a four-day workshop that came into being with an ambitious and increasingly urgent mission: To change the face of police work in America. The class took place the same week as jury selection for […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A sex therapist in Utah who has publicly challenged her faith’s policies on sexuality has been kicked out of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints following a disciplinary hearing. Natasha Helfer received a letter Wednesday from a regional church official explaining the reasons for her […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Thursday’s covid-19 report for Utah/Wasatch County Utahns fully vaccinated: 840,382 (25.2 percent of Utahns) Wasatch County residents fully vaccinated: 8,992 (24.8 percent of Wasatch County residents) Utah recovery percentage: 97.3 [97.28] percent (383,631-394,334) Wasatch County recovery percentage: 97.3 [97.29] percent (4,454-4,578) Utah active case percentage: 2.2 [2.16] percent […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Thursday, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints confirmed it will begin reopening its historical sites as of May 1. The sites in question will be reopened predicated upon local covid-19 conditions, government guidelines and missionary staffing ability. The reopening schedule will tentatively proceed as follows. May […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A former Arizona politician could serve up to 15 years in prison for operating an illegal adoption scheme involving women from the Marshall Islands after he was given his third sentence Wednesday in Utah. Paul Petersen had already been ordered to serve 11 years in prison in Arizona […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) —Tuesday, the Utah Patients Coalition joined a small but growing list of programs around the U.S. aimed at helping low-income patients access medical cannabis. The project is among the first to offer ongoing subsidies statewide. Medical cannabis typically isn’t covered by insurance or Medicaid because it […]
