Martha Harris

The district said the adult education program “was using resources that could be directed towards the classroom” and outside of its primary student focus.

The other three books added to the list are "Life is Funny" by E.R. Frank, "The Haters" by Jesse Andrews and "People Kill People" by Ellen Hopkins.

The Democratic congressional hopeful was in hot water after offensive internet comments he made in his 20s resurfaced. It’s a real-world example of younger generations coming to grips with formative years lived largely online.

The new law, which took effect May 6, says adult content websites must verify the age of any users physically located in Utah, regardless of whether they’re using a VPN that says they’re in another state.

Changes in scores vary widely across the state. Some districts — like Wasatch County — are bucking the downward trend, while others are falling even further behind.

Gov. Spencer Cox called geothermal power the answer to not only people’s questions about the Box Elder Stratos data center, “but these types of projects all across the country.”

Durrant was the longest-serving Chief Justice in Utah history. His departure comes as there are three other vacancies on the state’s highest court.

Until faith is restored in vaccines, “we have to anticipate that there will be many more outbreaks” in the United States, said Utah’s Dr. Andrew Pavia.

Cox appointed Jay Jorgensen and Stephen Dent to fill the two vacancies created after the Legislature expanded Utah's highest court. But the governor also has two more appointments to make.

Democrats questioned whether new Justice Jay Jorgensen meets the constitutional residency requirement to be on the state’s highest courts. They also had concerns because Jorgensen and Justice Stephen Dent will be first-time judges.