Utah and National Updates

Elections, Politics, & Government

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Curt Gresseth

Dave & Dujanovic: Distribution of COVID-19 vaccine in Davis County

A Davis County Health representative talks about the initial rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine to almost anybody that wants it.
5 years ago
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Dan Bammes

First Unitarian Church joins lawsuit over sanctuary fines

An immigrant from Honduras and her daughters have taken sanctuary at First Unitarian Church for more than three years. Now they're fighting sanctuary fines.
5 years ago
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John Wojcik

Governor Spencer Cox delivers first veto in his young admnistration

Spencer Cox has issued the first veto of his administration, which nixes a bill putting regulations on social media companies.
5 years ago
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MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press

Democrats vow vote on gun bills; Biden says ‘we have to act’

President Joe Biden says "we have to act," but prospects for any major changes are dim, for now, in the closely divided Congress.
5 years ago
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John Wojcik

Salt Lake leaders gather to denounce hate speech, violence

Salt Lake leaders are calling on the community to denounce hate speech and violence against people of Asian and Pacific Islander descent.
5 years ago
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Jazmin Goodwin, CNN Business

Tim Cook and other Apple executives will testify against Epic in Fortnite trial

Apple and Epic are nearing their highly anticipated Fortnite trial and plan to bring forward some top executives to testify in-person.
5 years ago
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Kristen Holmes and Devan Cole, CNN

Postmaster General set to announce 10-year plan including longer mail delivery times and cuts to post office hours

Longer first-class mail delivery times and cuts to post office hours across the country are among some of the changes embattled Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is expected to announce Tuesday as part of a 10-year plan for the agency
5 years ago
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Boyd Matheson

Opinion: Feed Utah food drive demonstrates what Utah does best

It does take a village -- but a village of volunteers. We saw this over the weekend with the first annual statewide Feed Utah food drive.
5 years ago
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Simone Seikaly

Utah Gov. turns 56 bills into new Utah laws, several involve Bears Ears

New Utah laws include easing up state laws to foster innovation and the removal of English as the official government language in Utah.
5 years ago
Migrants rest in a gazebo at a park after a large group of deportees were pushed by Mexican authori...
JONATHAN LEMIRE Associated Press

Biden scrambles to manage humanitarian and political situation at the Mexican border

The White House has refused to call the situation a crisis, leading to a Washington battle over the appropriate description of the tense situation.
5 years ago
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Curt Gresseth

Utah’s job outlook gets brighter: unemployment rate 3%

The job outlook in Utah is getting brighter as the state steps out of the darkness of the pandemic.
5 years ago
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John Wojcik

Provo planning first-of-its-kind apartment project for adults with autism

Provo will soon house a first-of-its-kind affordable apartment project for adults with autism. The building should be complete in 18 months.
5 years ago
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Cami Mondeaux

Utah to lower flags statewide in honor of Atlanta shooting victims

State facilities across Utah will lower both the U.S. and state flags to honor the victims from a string of shootings that killed eight people.
5 years ago
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Cami Mondeaux

Utah joins 20 other states threatening legal action against latest stimulus package

Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes has signed onto a joint letter threatening legal action because of an unclear provision included in the latest stimulus package.
5 years ago
A Murray man, Anh Day Pham, already facing multiple attempted murder charges for a series of hit-an...
Paul Nelson

Utah County announces new effort to review claims of wrongful convictions

The Utah County Attorney is launching a new effort to take a closer look at wrongful convictions coming out of his office.
5 years ago
Image of the Jordan School District headquarters. The district's 'Principal's Pantries' are providi...
Madeleine Porter

Utah schools get creative with graduation ceremonies

Graduation for the Class of 2021 is still a couple of months away, but schools in Utah are developing ideas for how they’ll handle ceremonies this year.
5 years ago
Gov Cox kicks off the Feed Utah food drive...
John Wojcik

First annual Feed Utah food drive starts this week

The first annual Feed Utah food drive will provide food to the thousands of Utahns currently facing hunger.
5 years ago
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Colby Walker

Sen. Romney calls for non-traditional boycott of Beijing Olympics

Utah Senator Mitt Romney is calling for a non-traditional boycott of the Winter Olympics in Beijing next February pointed to China's growing mistreatment of freedom fighters in Hong Kong, as well as their human rights violations towards the Uyghurs.
5 years ago
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Mark Jackson

Uptick in domestic violence cases during pandemic lockdown confirmed by report

A new report confirms there has been an uptick in the number of cases of domestic violence while Americans were locked down over the spread of COVID-19.
5 years ago
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Ryan Meeks

Sen. Romney explains decision not to support Rep. Haaland

Today, Romney took to Twitter to explain why he voted not to confirm New Mexico Rep Deb Haaland as Interior secretary.
5 years ago
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Paul Nelson

Millions of dollars in rental relief available for Utahns

An injection of millions of dollars in funds is now available for rental relief in Utah because of the global pandemic. 
5 years ago
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Lindsay Aerts

UDOT setting up for building West Davis County’s new freeway

A few more big trucks and lane closures on Legacy Highway in Davis County starting Monday due to construction on a new freeway. 
5 years ago
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MATTHEW DALY Associated Press

Haaland OK’d at Interior, 1st Native American Cabinet head

The Senate confirmed New Mexico Rep. Deb Haaland as interior secretary, making her the first Native American to lead a Cabinet department and the first to lead the federal agency.
5 years ago
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Simone Seikaly

Live-fire training scheduled at Camp Williams this week

Noise from Camp Williams training could reach Eagle Mountain, Saratoga Springs, Herriman, Draper, Bluffdale, and South Jordan.
5 years ago