COLUMBIA, South Carolina, May 6 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson defends religious liberty at U.S. Supreme Court Attorney General Alan Wilson announced today that he has joined a 20-state coalition to ask the U.S. Supreme Court, led by Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman, to clear the way for a Northern Kentucky church to build an outdoor shrine on its property. In the Kentucky-led brief, the states urge the nat  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 6 -- Gov. Spencer J. Cox, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Capitol Preservation Board votes unanimously to name North Capitol Building in honor of former Governor Michael O. Leavitt The Capitol Preservation Board (CPB) voted unanimously today to officially name the North Capitol Building in honor of former Governor Michael O. Leavitt, recognizing his lasting contributions to the preservation and stewardship of Utah's Capitol Hill Complex. Former Gove  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Blackburn Bipartisan Bill to Crack Down on Carjacking Passes Senate Judiciary Committee U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) released the following statements after their Federal Carjacking Enforcement Act advanced out of the Senate Judiciary Committee. This legislation would make a long overdue fix to the federal carjacking statute, empowering prosecutors to h  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 6 -- Gov. Spencer J. Cox, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Cox to ceremonially sign bills supporting Utah families * SALT LAKE CITY -Gov. Spencer J. Cox will ceremonially sign three bills aimed at supporting Utah families, expanding access to child care and strengthening family leave policies for state employees. The ceremonial signing will include H.B. 190, Child Care Business Tax Credit; H.B. 290, Child Tax Credit Amendments; and H.B. 329, S  more

BRISTOL, Rhode Island, May 6 -- Roger Williams University posted the following news: * * * RWU Law Students Gain Experiential Learning Through Rhode Island Eviction Protection Project * BRISTOL, R.I. - As Rhode Island continues to face an affordable housing crisis, Roger Williams University School of Law is addressing the issue through experiential learning that connects students with real clients and community needs. Across the state, many renters spend more than half of their income on h  more

GREATER MANCHESTER, England, May 6 -- The University of Salford issued the following news: * * * Salford Fellow authors American College of Sports Medicine 'Paper of the Year' A paper authored by University of Salford fellow Dr Ashley Gluchowski has been awarded Paper of the Year 2025 for the American College of Sports Medicine's (ACSM) Health and Fitness Journal. The paper, titled, 'Antifrail: Why Muscle (Power) Matters in Aging', was written alongside Distinguished Professor* Stuart Philli  more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, May 6 [Category: BizMedia] -- The E.W. Scripps, a broadcasting company, posted the following news release: * * * Scripps Sports readies to tip off 2026 WNBA season on ION ION's 50-game regular season slate - the most for any single network - tips off May 8 Zena Keita named new studio host; analysts Autumn Johnson and Meghan McKeown return ATLANTA - Scripps Sports and ION, the premier home of women's sports, today unveiled their broadcast plans for the 2026 Women's Nation  more

GREELEY, Colorado, May 7 -- The University of Northern Colorado issued the following news: * * * UNC Selects New Provost and Executive Vice President Respected administrator and academic leader brings extensive experience in student success and faculty engagement Written by Deanna Herbert After a nationwide search launched in January, the University of Northern Colorado (UNC) has selected Nancy Marchand-Martella, Ph.D., as the university's new provost and executive vice president. She begin  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 7 (TNSjou) -- The University of Utah Health issued the following news release: * * * Heavy Air Pollution is Linked to Worse Post-Surgical Outcomes Key points: * Research in the Wasatch Front found that high levels of fine particulate air pollution are associated with higher risk of post-surgical complications. * For weeks when pollution exceeded the EPA daily exposure limit, risk of complications increased from 4.8% to 6.2%. IMPACT: Results could inform environmen  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 7 (TNSjou) -- The University of Utah Health issued the following news release: * * * New Kind of CRISPR Could Treat Viral Infection and Cancer by Shredding Sick Cells' DNA Key points: * A new technology uses a relative of the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing system to kill target cells. * When activated by a specific, programmable genetic target, the Cas12a2 protein rips a cell's genome apart. * Researchers programmed Cas12a2 to kill virus-infected cells or cancer cells w  more

LOGAN, Utah, May 6 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * USU Biochemists Show CRISPR Can Selectively Destroy Cells, a Cancer-Treatment Goal Among the challenges in treating disease, including cancer, is wiping out malignancies, infection, contaminants or other pathologies without destroying healthy tissue. "This is a holy grail of medicine and other sciences," said Utah State University biochemist Ryan Jackson. Jackson, with USU doctoral candidate Kadin Crosby and collea  more

LOGAN, Utah, May 6 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * USU Institute to Celebrate Leadership in Community Engagement at Second Annual Conference * PRICE - Preparations are nearly complete for the second annual Utah Conference on Community Engagement, happening May 11-13 at Utah State University Eastern. Hosted by the Transforming Communities Institute, this two-and-a-half-day event will showcase innovative, community-driven work happening across the state. Last year's  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Utah National Guard Integrates Air, Ground Capabilities During Exercise Wolverine The sounds of saw blades against concrete, the striking of hammers against nails and the movement of debris amid collapsed rubble echoed across the western training area at Camp Williams, Utah, during an Exercise Wolverine simulated search and extraction scenario, April 30.  The exercise focused on strengthening joint interaction   more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 7 -- The Utah Attorney General Office issued the following news on May 6, 2026: * * * OAG secures conviction of HVAC owner on 11 counts for paying workers off the book and tax evasion A jury has convicted Wayne Margetts, a Tooele County HVAC business owner, on 11 felony counts for hiding more than $780,000 in employee wages from the state. Margetts was convicted of five counts of tax evasion, five counts of rendering a false tax return or supplying false informati  more