Town homes in the Bluffdale and Herriman areas on Nov. 14, 2023. Envision Utah recently released a report on housing affordability in Utah with recommendations for zoning changes that could help put more housing within reach of more households. Scott G Winterton, Deseret News When 76% of Utahns are unable...
Town homes in the Bluffdale and Herriman areas on Nov. 14, 2023. Envision Utah recently released a report on housing affordability in Utah with recommendations for zoning changes that could help put more housing within reach of more households. Scott G Winterton, Deseret News When 76% of Utahns are unable...
Bonneville Elementary School principal Karen Holman look over signs made by students at the school in Salt Lake City on Monday, Dec. 18, 2023, after hate vandalism occurred at the school over the weekend. Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News Bonneville Elementary School principal Karen Holman, like most school principals at...
Utah 5th District Court A little more than three months after being arrested and charged, popular YouTube vlogger Ruby Franke pleaded guilty Monday in her child abuse criminal case. A plea deal was announced in St. George’s 5th District Court for the 41-year-old Springville mother of six who gained millions...
Alex Cochran, Deseret News A friend recently asked me what I consider to be the greatest threat to the future prosperity of our state. Without question, it’s the price of a home. For far too many Utahns, the prospect of homeownership is out of reach. Just 15% of Utah’s renter...
Michelle Budge, Deseret News The U.S. has a convoluted, confusing and complicated health care system. For-profit and not-for-profit organizations frequently compete with each other and while large profits and fortunes are made, many patients are seriously burdened with poor access and massive debt. Health insurance no longer achieves the intended...
Ruby Franke, of Springville, appears in court for the first time on child abuse charges on Sept. 8. She is expected to accept a plea agreement in 5th District Court on Monday, the law firm representing her announced Friday. Screenshot A popular YouTube vlogger charged with six counts of felony...
Lyndsey gets emotional while talking about surviving an abusive relationship for years during an interview at her home in Santaquin on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. Kristin Murphy, Deseret News Editor’s note: This is part of a three-story package on domestic violence issues in Utah following months of reporting by the Deseret...
Oregon State long snapper Dylan Black (48) warms up near a Pac-12 logo on the field at Reser Stadium before a game against UC Davis on Sept. 9, 2023, in Corvallis, Ore. Amanda Loman, Associated Press The Washington Supreme Court denied requests Friday to review a lawsuit the two remaining...
Michelle Budge, Deseret News Today is Bill of Rights Day. We celebrate the rights and protections constitutionally adopted during George Washington’s first administration as president, on Dec. 15, 1791. Among these is the freedom of religion. It is not a stretch to believe that Washington would be dismayed by the...