Rebecca Hall came across Nella Larsen’s novel “Passing” at a time when she was grappling with her own family history. She’d become aware that her maternal grandfather was “white passing,” and it might have gone back even further. Then someone handed her this book, from 1929, about two light-skinned Black […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Monday, covid-19 statistics for Utah were updated by the state department of health. 311,785 Utahns have been vaccinated per Monday’s report. Of these, 248,074 Utahns (79.6 percent) have received one dose. 63,711 Utahns (20.4 percent) have received the recommended two doses. The vaccination statistics in Wasatch County remain […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Crews have recovered the body of a Park City man who died in an avalanche over the weekend. Summit County Sheriff’s deputies say 57-year-old Kurt Damschroder was buried in the avalanche Saturday in a backcountry area known as “Square Top,” KUTV reported. The victim was located […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Cosmetologists in Utah protested state legislation aimed at loosening restrictions for certain hairstylists. Dozens of people gathered outside the Salt Lake City-County Building with signs opposing the bill they said will create health and safety issues, KSTU-TV reported Sunday. The state Senate bill would establish a license exception […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Monday, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints confirmed one temple worldwide will advance to Phase 1 of reopening February 8. The Montreal Temple, which serves three Quebec stakes (Longueuil, Montreal Mount Royal and Montreal) and one Ontarian stake (Ottawa), was dedicated June 4, 2000 by then-Church […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Sunday, covid-19 statistics were updated for Utah by the state department of health. 310,692 Utahns have been vaccinated. This is an increase of 10,176 from Saturday. 247,681 Utahns (79.7 percent) have received one dose. 63,011 Utahns (20.3 percent) have received the recommended two doses. In Wasatch County, 3,244 […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Family life has largely rolled with pandemic punches, according to a pair of briefings released by Pew Research Center this week that examine what changed as families hunkered down amid employment turmoil, activity restrictions and school closures. Moms are still more likely than dads to […]
MOSCOW, Idaho-Saturday, Dixie State women’s swimming competed at the Idaho Dual Saturday at the UI Swim Center. With the Vandals prevailing 178-110, Trailblazers sophomore freestyle competitor Claire Kieffer, a former Wasatch High School star contributed to Dixie State’s cause in several events. Kieffer swam the anchor leg for Dixie State’s […]
WASATCH COUNTY, Utah-Saturday evening, a head-on crash, reported at 6:23 pm, at milepost 34 on U.S. 40 claimed one life. The Utah Highway Patrol confirmed the death at 7:01 pm. Both directions stopped at SR 40 mp 34, Troopers are on scene of a head on collision between two passenger […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Saturday, covid-19 statistics were updated for Utah by the state department of health. 300,516 Utahns have been vaccinated. This is an increase of 18,719 from Friday’s report. 242,784 Utahns (80.8 percent) have received one dose. 57,732 Utahns (19.2 percent) have received the recommended two doses. 3,052 Wasatch County […]
