ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has officially closed its temple in St. George for renovations that will take at least a few years to complete. KUTV in Salt Lake City reported Monday that the temple has officially shuttered for the project. It is expected […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah judge has reduced the bail for an Arizona county elected official charged in an alleged human smuggling scheme involving pregnant women. The Deseret News reports that a district judge Friday reduced Maricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen’s bail to $150,000 from $3 million. Charges against Petersen […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — St. George is experiencing a record dry spell as the city in southern Utah hits 122 days without rain. The Spectrum reports weather officials said St. George broke the record on Thursday. According to the National Weather Service the previous record was set at 121 days in […]
PHOENIX (AP) — The president of the Republic of the Marshall Islands is applauding U.S. authorities for arresting an Arizona elected official accused of running an illegal adoption scheme involving pregnant Marshallese women. President Hilda Heine issued a statement Thursday saying people like Maricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen have been […]
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Western governors say atmospheric nuclear weapons testing exposed more states and more people to radiation fallout and resulting cancers and other diseases than the federal government recognizes. The Western Governors’ Association on Friday sent letters to the U.S. Senate and U.S. House urging passage of proposed […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas hospital has become the second medical facility in the region to open a burn treatment center. Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center says the unit opened Oct. 1. It’s affiliated with Burn and Reconstructive Centers of America, a network of 11 centers in eight […]
PHOENIX (AP) — The Latest on an Arizona county official accused of human smuggling in an adoption fraud scheme (all times local): 1:38 p.m. Officials in three states say they will not try to undo or interfere with dozens of adoptions done as part of a human smuggling scheme that […]
SAN FRANCISCO-Utah men’s basketball sophomore forward Timmy Allen was named to the Pac-12’s all-preseason 2nd team Tuesday during the conference’s men’s basketball media day. The 6-6 205 pound forward out of Mesa, Ariz., averaged 12.2 points and 5.1 rebounds last season for the 17-14 (11-7 in Pac-12 play) Utes in […]
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott has expressed serious concerns about a new law that would allow college athletes in California to hire agents and be compensated for the use of their names or likenesses through endorsement deals or other money-making opportunities. The law signed last week by Gov. […]
HOUSTON (AP) — Gerrit Cole carried his splendid September into an outstanding October and Alex Bregman handed fans chanting MVP the mighty swing they craved and the Houston Astros survived a wild ninth inning to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 on Saturday night for a 2-0 lead in their […]
