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Utah bans kids from social media without parental permission

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah became the first state to enact laws limiting how children can use social media after Republican Gov. Spencer Cox signed a pair of measures Thursday that require parental consent before kids can sign up for sites like TikTok and Instagram. The two bills Cox signed ...

Report: LDS Church spent $1B helping people in need in 2022

On Tuesday, the church released its Caring for Those in Need annual report for 2022, spotlighting the scale and reach of humanitarian efforts over the past year. In the cover letter of the report, the First Presidency — consisting of President Russell M. Nelson and his counselors Presidents ...

South County cities pursue converting use of Strawberry Reservoir

As it stands, the Strawberry Valley Project makes up approximately 45,000 acres located to the east of Spanish Fork, on the other side of the Wasatch Mountains. For over 100 years, the project has been a priority of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the federal government.  On Tuesday, the ...

BYU students in running for 42nd College Television Awards

The Television Academy Foundation has nominated 13 Brigham Young University students for the 42nd College Television Awards, the most nominations received by any university. Students received all three nominations in the Commercial, PSA or Promo category for “Ebay - Dear Vanessa,” ...

Provo CEO wins International Businesswoman of the Year

The World Trade Association of Utah named Melissa Sevy, founder and CEO of Ethik, their International Businesswoman of the Year. Sevy, of Provo, was recognized at the WTA Women in International Business Conference. Ethik is a Provo-based corporate gift supplier utilizing artisans from around ...