SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — President Joe Biden said Wednesday he plans to review the Trump administration’s downsizing of two sprawling national monuments in the American Southwest, including one on lands considered sacred to Native Americans who joined environmental groups in suing when the boundaries were redrawn in 2017. The new […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Wednesday, covid-19 statistics for Utah were updated by the state department of health. 82.9 percent of covid-19 cases statewide (272,113-328,380) are recovered cases. 16.7 percent of covid-19 cases statewide (54,750-328,380) are active cases. In the past 24 hours, new recoveries (2,626) exceed new active cases (-477) and new […]
PHOENIX (AP) — A former Arizona politician must report to prison by midday Thursday to begin serving the first of what will be three sentences stemming from an illegal adoption scheme he acknowledged running in three U.S. states involving pregnant women from the Marshall Islands. Paul Petersen, a Republican who served as […]
CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa.-Tuesday, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ensued in a busy day by announcing the location for its Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Temple. This temple, which was announced in April 2020 by Church President Russell M. Nelson, is to be constructed on a 5.80-acre site at Cranberry Township, […]
OGDEN, UTAH (AP) — The Ogden branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in Utah organized a Martin Luther King Jr. Day rally against racial injustice on Monday. Roughly 25 cars congregated with social distance in the Utah city to say that the problems that resulted in the […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Tuesday, covid-19 statistics for Utah were updated by the state department of health. 82.61 percent of covid-19 cases statewide (269,487-326,221) are recovered statewide. 16.93 percent of covid-19 cases statewide (55,227-326,221) are active cases. In the past 24 hours, new recoveries (2,735) exceed new active cases (-2,071) and new […]
SALT LAKE CITY-After assessing current circumstances, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will rename and relocate the Tooele Valley Temple and change its name to the Deseret Peak Temple. This temple will be constructed west of the intersection of 2400 North and 400 West in Tooele. The exterior […]
PROVO, Utah-Tuesday, Elder David A. Bednar of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ Quorum of Twelve Apostles, testified of temple miracles, especially during the covid-19 era, at a BYU devotional address. Elder Bednar cited miracles dating back to November 2020 in several North American temples. November 10, government […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Tuesday, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced additional keynote speakers for RootTechs Connect, a virtual family history event slated for February 25-27, 2021. This will be conducted entirely online and completely free for the first time. Registration is currently open for the world’s largest family […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Eight senior leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints received the first dose of a covid-19 vaccine Tuesday morning in Salt Lake City per a statement released by the Salt Lake City faith. These leaders included Church President Russell M. Nelson and all members of […]
