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Utah has become the first state to mandate prenatal child support, AP reports. Gov. Spencer Cox recently signed a measure that would require biological fathers to pay for half of out-of-pocket pregnancy costs. Some have argued that this proposal falls short in addressing the wide array of maternal health care needs, but the bill’s sponsor, Republican Rep. Brady Brammer, believes this […]
Two groups of skiers were caught in an avalanche in the Wilson Basin area near Salt Lake City on Saturday. The Utah snowslide killed four of the eight skiers who were in the area, while the others were able to dig themselves out. The survivors were rescued with minor injuries and hypothermia. “Four of those skiers […]
A charter school in Utah is now facing backlash after allowing students to opt-out of its Black History Month curriculum. According to the Standard-Examiner, Maria Montessori Academy Director Micah Hirokawa announced the decision on the school’s private Facebook page on Friday. He reportedly wrote that he “reluctantly” sent the letter to parents saying that the […]
It appears Post Malone is a believer. In a new interview with Seth Meyers, the rapper discussed his appearance on the Travel Channel’s TV show Ghost Adventures back in 2018 and whether it reinforced his faith in ghosts. He also talked about visiting show host Zak Bagans’ Haunted Museum in Las Vegas, where Posty played with […]
Utah football star Ty Jordan has died. The freshman Utah Utes running back who won the Pac-12 Offensive Freshman Player of the Year award this year was 19 years old. Jordan was at home in Denton, Texas when he was involved in an accidental shooting. Initial reports indicate that the young player accidentally shot himself. “Following a preliminary […]
A wild mink in Utah has tested positive for COVID-19, making it the first free-ranging native animal to contract the virus, The Salt Lake Tribune has learned. In October, thousands of minks who were being housed in fur farms in Utah died from the coronavirus over the course of 10 days. State veterinarian Dr. Dean Taylor suspected that the […]
A mysterious metal monolith was discovered in California on Wednesday, about two weeks after a similar shiny column was found in a Utah dessert. According to the Atascadero News, the latest structure was spotted atop Atascadero’s Pine Mountain in San Luis Obispo County. Reporter/photographer Luke Phillips shared photos of the structure, which reportedly attracted dozens of curious hikers throughout the day. […]
While the mysterious silver monolith found in the desert of southeastern Utah spurred alien theories, it seems that the statue has now suddenly vanished. The state’s Bureau of Land Management said in a Facebook post that an “unknown party” uninstalled the monolith at some point on Friday night. The post continued, “We have received credible reports […]
Voters in Alabama have approved an amendment that will allow state officials to begin drafting a recompiled version of their constitution that eliminates racist language, AP reports. The amendment will also remove language that no longer applies, and combine elements pertaining to economic development and related counties. Since 2000, a similar measure in regards to […]
Vice President Mike Pence and California Sen. Kamala Harris are squaring off tonight in the first and only vice presidential debate of 2020. The event is going down at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, more than a week after the widely panned debate between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden. Since then, the coronavirus has left […]
