Utah and National Updates

Elections, Politics, & Government

(A freezeframe of Herriman police body-cam video, which shows Isaac Christensen hiding under a van....
Paul Nelson

Herriman police deemed as justified in officer-involved shooting in October

Herriman police cleared in officer-involved shooting last October.
5 years ago
Rep. John Curtis (R-Utah) has won the GOP U.S. Senate primary nomination, according to the Asspciat...
Curt Gresseth

More funding needed for Western wildfires, says Curtis

Utah leader said better forest management polices and organization are needed to deal with the increasing size of blazes each year.
5 years ago
Fresques Utah...
Mark Jones

Cox appoints Fresques to Utah State Tax Commission

Utah Governor Spencer J. Cox appoints Jennifer Fresques to serve on the Utah State Tax Commission.
5 years ago
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox delivers monthly briefing on July 15, 2021. On Thursday, Gov. Cox announced a...
Nick Wyatt

Gov. Cox rails against vaccine misinformation

Gov. Spencer Cox says politicians and cable news hosts discouraging the vaccine are literally killing people.
5 years ago
The numbers have dropped the Powerball jackpot, the drawing took place at the Florida Lottery draw ...
Josh Boak ASSOCIATED PRESS

How the expanded child tax credit payments work

The Biden administration is beginning to distribute expanded child tax credit payments, giving parents on average $423.
5 years ago
Raging Waters Glendale...
Paul Nelson

Glendale community organizers ask for input on abandoned Raging Waters

Officials in Glendale are asking the public to weigh in on the fate of what used to be Raging Waters, and some nearby residents say it needs a major safety upgrade.
5 years ago
Murray Racial profiling...
Paul Nelson

Murray City settles lawsuit with woman accusing police of racial profiling

The City of Murray is settling with a former Utah resident after she claimed she was falsely charged with a DUI due to racial profiling.
5 years ago
low voter turnout mail ballots warning...
Dan Bammes

Low turnout in off-year elections could open cities to new problems

Low voter turnout presents an opportunity for well-organized groups to have a better impact according to an expert.
5 years ago
Larry Nassar FBI...
MICHAEL BALSAMO and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press

Justice Dept. watchdog: FBI seriously mishandled Nassar case

The Justice Department's inspector general said the FBI made many mistakes when investigating former USA Gymnastics national team doctor Larry Nassar for allegations of sexual abuse.
5 years ago
public transportation mask mandate...
Madeleine Porter

Request to block public transportation mask mandate rejected by Justice Clarence Thomas

Justice Clarence Thomas has rejected a request to block the Biden administration's Covid-19 public transportation mask mandate.
5 years ago
Governor Spencer Cox - Utah vaccination rates...
Saige Miller and Paul Nelson

‘We screwed up.’ Governor Cox retracts his Utah vaccination rates claim that 70% of eligible Utahns are vaccinated

Governor Cox celebrated 70% COVID-19 Utah vaccination rates. The state is retracting the statement due to a data reporting error. 
5 years ago
Council of Governors...
Mark Jones

Cox appointed to President Biden’s Council of Governors

Utah Governor Spencer Cox was appointed to President Biden's Council of Governors, a bipartisan group committed to strengthening homeland security.
5 years ago
term limits...
Boyd Matheson

Opinion: With a gray-haired Senate, it’s time to talk about term limits

Boyd Matheson writes it's time to reconsider term limits now that we have the oldest Senate in U.S. history and they actually are not indispensable.
5 years ago
Screenshot: Granite School District...
Mary Richards

Critical Race Theory debate goes to Granite School Board meeting

Protestors and advocates showed up to the Granite School Board meeting Tuesday night to make their voices heard about Critical Race Theory.
5 years ago
faa fines passenger...
Paul Nelson

FAA fines Utah airline passenger over $10,000, launches new PSA to stop ‘unruly behavior’

FAA releases a PSA following fines against an unruly Utah passenger who refused to abide by the federal mask mandate.
5 years ago
Utahns vaccinated...
Paul Nelson

Governor Spencer Cox asking unvaccinated Utahns to get vaccinated

Governor Spencer Cox is asking Utahns who aren't vaccinated to get the COVID-19 vaccine to prevent the spread of a COVID-19 variant.
5 years ago
Isom US Senate...
Lindsay Aerts

Ally Isom announced she’s running for US Senate

Ally Isom has announced she's running for the US Senate and she is the latest Republican to be running to unseat Mike Lee.
5 years ago
Utah River Council...
Dan Bammes

Utah Rivers Council wants an investigation of water district

The Utah Rivers Council is asking for an investigation of an assistant general manager of the Central Utah Water Conservancy District.
5 years ago
fireworks sales Utah...
Paul Nelson and Karilyn Frazier

Fireworks sales not booming as Utah officials call for residents to forgo personal shows this summer

Fireworks vendors are expecting sales to be quite bad since so many Utah officials are encouraging  people to skip personal shows this summer.
5 years ago
Sprinkler goes off, wondering when to turn on sprinklers?...
Heather Kelly

A majority of Utahns want compensation to be water-wise

Of the 1,000 registered voters who were polled, 65% said they want some type of reward or rebate for being water-wise.
5 years ago
panel insuurection...
Associated Press

House approves select committee to investigate Jan. 6 attack on US Capitol

House approves select committee to investigate Jan. 6 attack on US Capitol, with nearly all Republicans voting against.
5 years ago
FILE - In this Oct. 11, 2011, file photo, former U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld speaks t...
ROBERT BURNS National Security Writer

Family: Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld dies at 88

Donald Rumsfeld, the two-time defense secretary, and one-time presidential candidate has died at 88.
5 years ago
xeriscaped yard Utah's Landscape Incentive Program...
Curt Gresseth

You can get paid to rip out your lawn with xeriscaping in southern Utah

A Washington County program pays residents to rip out their lawn with xeriscaping, replacing grass with drought-tolerant native Utah plants.
5 years ago
Relentlessly Resilient widow of Utahn killed in afghanistan war memorial...
KellieAnn Halvorsen

Relentlessly Resilient: Brent and Jennie Taylor’s story of faithful resilience

OGDEN, Utah — It has been nearly three years since former North Ogden Mayor Major Brent Taylor was killed in Afghanistan amid his fourth deployment in the National Guard. Since then, to understand what kind of man he was, his wife Jennie Taylor has taken up his mantle of service while at the same time […]
5 years ago