-
July 24 is Pioneer Day in Utah, but don’t call them “Mormon” pioneers. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is fighting to control the name. Others say it’s an identity that can’t be owned.
-
Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming are resisting the deal because it would allow the Navajo and Hopi to lease water to cities downstream, likely the growing towns around Phoenix.
-
An Arizona jury delivered the verdict Friday. Bateman is already serving a 50-year sentence in federal prison for orchestrating sex involving children.
-
An oral history project from the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition has gathered video testimonies from over 360 Indigenous survivors across 19 states. The stories will be preserved in the Library of Congress.
-
Sen. Lee’s office cited a report from an anti-immigration nonprofit that’s been criticized for its methodology. A clear-cut number is a tug-of-war between who’s counted, the taxes paid and the costs of programs such as education or healthcare.
-
The Bank King Card debit card will be offered beginning Friday in honor of Juneteenth by Holladay-based Redemption Bank, which will make a donation from every account opened to nonprofits that will steer the funding to needy families.
-
According to the New York Times, Salt Lake City is reportedly one of seven warehouses the agency plans to sell or give away. ICE paid $145 million for the building in March.
-
The academy promises to transform individuals experiencing addiction, criminality and homelessness into sober and productive citizens as they learn accountability from peers. There are, however, worries that their approach does more harm than good.
-
The debate about whether Latter-day Saints are Christians dates back nearly 200 years to the days of the church’s founding.
-
The White Mesa Mill is praised for putting the Beehive State on the global energy map and playing a crucial role in our everyday technology. At the same time, it's also the target of criticism and concern over community health.
-
Other lawsuits using the National Environmental Policy Act are playing out across the country. One in Maryland compelled the Department of Homeland Security to begin an environmental review.
-
The new update, however, does not categorize The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as Christian. Rather, it removes the Christian label from 20 other traditions, including Catholicism, Lutheranism and Pentecostalism.
-
June is Pride Month across the U.S., and Gov. Spencer Cox has made that declaration in 2021, 2022 and 2023. In 2024, he deemed June a “Month of Bridge Building” before switching to Fidelity Month this year.
-
A new data analysis from Mormon Metrics shows a flip — more people who leave The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are now Republican.