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Church Releases Details Concerning Salt Lake Temple Ongoing Renovations

Church Releases Details Concerning Salt Lake Temple Ongoing Renovations

(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is releasing new details regarding its renovation of the Salt Lake Temple. Church leaders say the building will honor the pioneer past of the faith and also provide a worship space. The renovated temple will have two […]

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Utah CO Man Charged with Threatening Judge for Treason

Utah CO Man Charged with Threatening Judge for Treason

(Provo, UT) — A Utah County man who was previously facing felony charges is now being accused of threatening to hang a judge for treason. Authorities say Elijah Nehemiah Madden of Genola filed a motion this summer that called for the removal of a judge for treason. Madden warned that […]

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Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox speaks during a COVID-19 briefing at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. Cox unveiled a plan Friday to ramp up Utah's COVID-19 vaccine distribution as the state sees a post-holiday surge in new cases. Cox, a Republican, said he will issue an executive order requiring facilities to allocate their doses the week they are received and have local health departments manage distribution, with an expectation of administering 50,000 doses a week. (Jeffrey D. Allred/Deseret News, via AP, Pool)

UT Marks 50th Anniversary Of WIC Program

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah is celebrating 50 years of helping families in need. Governor Cox signed a declaration making yesterday “Women, Infants and Children Day.” The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program, also known as WIC, provides service to 47-thousand people across the state. Counseling, nutrition classes and other resources […]

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UT Lawsuit Filed Over Inland Port Projects

UT Lawsuit Filed Over Inland Port Projects

(Salt Lake City, UT) — A new lawsuit is taking aim at Utah’s inland port project. It claims the port authority had no legal right to form a board under control of the Legislature. Two nonprofits call it a constitutional violation, arguing Governor Cox is supposed to make appointments. The […]

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Utah Governor Hopes Salt Lake Lands Sundance

Utah Governor Hopes Salt Lake Lands Sundance

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah’s governor says Salt Lake remains in the running to be the new home of the Sundance Film Festival. Governor Spencer Cox yesterday said Salt Lake is competing against Bolder, Colorado and Cincinnati, Ohio. Cox says he hopes it is Salt Lake, because if not, […]

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FILE - The University of Utah campus is viewed from Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah, Oct. 23, 2018. A former University of Utah diver Ben Smyth has been arrested and charged with raping a young woman last fall in a dorm room. In charging documents, detectives say Smyth acknowledged the woman was in pain during the encounter and later fled to Canada upon learning that he was being investigated for rape. The Salt Lake County District Attorney said on Friday, May 12, 2023, that Smyth had returned to the United States. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Warning About University Of Utah Stalker

(Salt Lake City, UT) — There is a warning about a stalker at the University of Utah. The school yesterday sent out a warning about 34-year-old Oluwatobi Oludaisi Shokunbi, also known as King Rocky. University police say he is homeless, and has a history of following women on campus. Officers […]

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Zion Parking Lot Closing Temporarily

Zion Parking Lot Closing Temporarily

(Springdale, UT) — Visitors heading to Zion National Park are being told to plan ahead. Officials explained that’s because a parking lot will temporarily close on Tuesday for workers to re-stripe the asphalt. The lot is for the Zion Canyon Visitor Center and the park noted it will open in […]

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This photo shows the Utah State Capitol, Thursday, March 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City. Utah lawmakers are entering the final day of what has been a relatively quiet 45-day legislative session. By constitutional rule the Legislature must end its session Thursday, which often means the stroke of midnight. Lawmakers are wrapping up negotiations on a number of bills, including proposals to change the state's liquor and gun laws, and putting the finishing touches on a roughly $13 billion state budget.  (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Utah Lawmakers Revive Ritualistic Sex Abuse Legislation

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah lawmakers will take another run at a proposed law to crack down on ritualistic sexual abuse. The legislature’s Interim Judiciary Committee heard testimony about the plans yesterday. State Rep. Ken Ivory tried to move the proposal earlier this year, but failed to get much […]

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Cal Fire firefighters battle the Dixie Fire near Prattville in Plumas County, Calif., on Friday, July 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Three Wildfires Are Burning In Utah

(Grand County, UT) — The Prairie Fire that is north of I-70 is getting more fuel from local terrain. A recent estimate is that the fire that was sparked by lightning Monday has burned about two thousand acres near the Utah-Colorado border. Firefighters say winds Monday pushed the blaze into […]

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Utah Governor: Instagram Teen Accounts Don’t Go Far Enough

Utah Governor: Instagram Teen Accounts Don’t Go Far Enough

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah’s governor doesn’t think Instagram’s new protections for teens go far enough. Governor Spencer Cox says the new Teen Accounts mirror some of the protections for kids that are in Utah’s social media law, but he wants more. Utah’s law that requires all sorts of […]

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