Crack in rural Utah dam puts nearby town at risk
By Brittany Peterson and Hannah Schoenbaum | Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY — Workers hurriedly tried to shore up a rural Utah dam after a 60-foot (18-meter) crack opened and …
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Polygamous sect member pleads guilty to child sex scheme
By Jacques Billeaud | Associated Press PHOENIX — A businessman pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiring with the leader of an offshoot polygamous sect near the Arizona-Utah border to transport underage …
Salt Lake City menaced by giant gang of tumbleweeds
By Corey Williams | Associated Press The gnarled icon of the Old West — ominously featured in movies as gunslingers square off on dusty streets and townsfolk shake behind curtained …
Photographer Attaches Help Note to His Drone After Getting Stuck in the Snow
AI-generated via DALL-E. A photographer stuck in the snow ingeniously attached a note to his drone and sent it to a nearby residence for help. The Taylor family got a …
Chinese exchange student found in Utah mountains in suspected ‘cyber kidnapping’
A foreign exchange student has been found after being reported missing last week, according to local authorities. The student, Kai Zhuang, had been staying with a host family in Riverdale, …
Group representing social media giants sues Utah over parental consent law
A group representing several social media giants, including Google, Meta, TikTok and X, sued Utah on Monday over the state’s new social media law that requires platforms to verify user …
Recordings show Mormon church defending against abuse claims
By Michael Rezendes and Jason Dearen | Associated Press HAILEY, Idaho — Paul Rytting listened as a woman, voice quavering, told him her story. When she was a child, her …
Calif. tech investor’s wedding trashed base of world-renowned landmark
A worker moves furniture into a truck from Fullerton, Calif.-based Found Rental Co., the day after Andrew Chen and Emma Waldron’s wedding, Sept. 3, 2023. Courtesy of Pamela Gibson Castleton Tower …
In-N-Out said it’s expanding east, again
FILE — In-N-Out announced its plans to expand to New Mexico. Pictured is a double-double “animal style” burger at the chain’s Fisherman’s Wharf outpost in San Francisco, on April 25, 2023. …
Utah sues TikTok, claiming damage to youth mental health
Utah is suing TikTok as of Tuesday for allegedly encouraging children into social media usage that is detrimental to their mental health. The Beehive State is taking aim at the …