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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is bringing missionaries home from its Hong Kong mission due to the coronavirus outbreak.  The Church announced yesterday that it would remove 113 missionaries from the area.  Most will be reassigned to other missions after briefly returning to their homes.  The m ...

A Democratic state Senator is proposing a measure to crack down on offensive license plates in Utah.  State Senator Luz Escamilla of Salt Lake City is sponsoring a bill that would allow the Utah Division of Motor Vehicles to reject any personalized license plate if it could be considered offensive based on race, national origin, age, sexual orientation or other criteria.  ...

Washington County Attorney Brock Belnap will step down as County Attorney on February 17, 2020. Belnap has accepted a position at the Washington County Water Conservancy District. As a result of the pending vacancy, an election to fill the unexpired term of County Attorney will take place this year...

Washington County Search and Rescue crews say a missing hiker had to spend the night in Snow Canyon State Park over the weekend after he became separated from his wife and fell, marking the third major search and rescue in Snow Canyon in 2020...

Yesterday's winter storm is being blamed for hundreds of flight delays at Salt Lake City International Airport. Airport spokeswoman Nancy Vollmer says crews were prepared for the challenges the snowfall presented. At least 300 flights were delayed and more than a dozen were canceled...

A resolution asking Utah school systems to start high school classes later in the day has passed its first hurdle in the state legislature. The resolution passed the House Health and Human Services Committee yesterday in a unanimous vote...

People in Utah are being warned of a new telephone scam which is currently sweeping the United Kingdom and could be set to hit the United States. CPR Call Blocker, makers of the best-selling call blocking device in the US and the UK, is urging the public in Utah to beware if they receive a call from an apparent police officer telling you that your bank card has been cloned or that money has been t

Utahns are divided over how they feel President Trump has handled escalating tension with Iran. A new poll from the Hinkley Institute of Politics found that 28-percent rated the President's performance as poor, while 24-percent called it excellent...

During this American Heart Health month, dentists want you to know that there's a connection between poor oral health and heart problems. Dr. Tyler Williams, a Utah dentist, says that's because bacteria in the mouth that causes gum disease can travel the bloodstream triggering heart inflammation...

The Utah Highway Patrol is urging drivers to take extra time and be extra cautious as they hit the highways during bad weather. The warning comes after troopers investigated over 300 crashes on state highways yesterday. A UHP sergeant's vehicle was hit by a driver as he did traffic control on an on-ramp from State Route 201 to eastbound Interstate 80...