ST. GEORGE, UTAH (AP) — The U.S. Department of the Interior has been sued over plans to allow all-terrain vehicles in a recreation area in Utah that conservation groups say would be destructive, officials said. The National Parks Conservation Association filed the lawsuit on Jan. 19, demanding the department prohibit the vehicles in […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Wednesday, covid-19 statistics for Utah were updated by the state department of health. 250,448 Utahns have been vaccinated. This is an increase of 12,811 in the past 24 hours. 213,113 Utahns (85.1 percent) have received one dose of the vaccine. 37,335 Utahns (14.9 percent) have received the recommended […]
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office is attempting to return $2 million worth of an anti-malaria drug once touted by former President Donald Trump as an effective treatment for COVID-19, a spokesman said Wednesday. Alex Gerszewski, a spokesman for Attorney General Mike Hunter, said Hunter is attempting […]
SALT LAKE CITY-The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints presents a worldwide youth music festival March 17 at 6:00 pm MST . This pre-recorded virtual event features a 40-minute live-stream concert as well as photos, videos and performances from Church youth and leaders. The 2021 youth theme video will […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart is enlisting the help of robots to keep up with a surge in online orders, The company said Wednesday that it plans to build warehouses at its stores where self-driving robots will fetch groceries and have them ready for shoppers to pick up in an […]
PARK CITY, Utah (AP)-Three years ago, filmmakers Julie Cohen and Betsy West got a dream Sundance debut. They premiered their film “RBG” to a sold-out crowd with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg not only in attendance but seeing it for the first time. There was a standing ovation, a bidding war […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Democratic lawmaker in Utah said Tuesday he is launching an impeachment probe against Attorney General Sean Reyes following his support of President Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn the election. State Rep. Andrew Stoddard said he is pursuing impeachment because of his ties to a GOP organization that […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah House voted Tuesday to allow adults to carry concealed weapons without a permit, despite some GOP dissent. Republican Rep. Merrill Nelson worried the idea would bring Utah one step closer to the “wild West,” the Deseret News reported. Nelson said he was a gun owner and […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A school district in northern Utah has reopened to elementary students after increased pressure from state lawmakers and parents during the coronavirus pandemic. The Salt Lake City School District board first voted to reopen middle schools and high schools after all teachers and staff were […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Tuesday, covid-19 statistics for Utah were updated by the state department of health. 237,637 vaccines have been administered statewide per Tuesday’s report. Of these, 205,091 Utahns have received one dose, or 86.3 percent. 32,546 Utahns have received two doses, or 13.7 percent. In Wasatch County, 2,470 residents have […]
