Utah and National Updates

Elections, Politics, & Government

covid-19 coronavirus vaccine...
Curt Gresseth

Live Mic: Who should get the COVID-19 vaccine first?

Melinda Gates says health care workers should be the first group to receive the coronavirus vaccine. Talk show host Lee Lonsberry agrees.
6 years ago
The Utah Legislature is considering a bill that require children be 16 years of age before getting ...
BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer

Facebook to flag all rule-breaking posts – even Pres. Trump’s

Facebook says it will flag all 'newsworthy' posts from politicians that break its rules, including those from President Donald Trump.
6 years ago
Piute County Commissioner Darin Bushman...
Becky Bruce

Piute commissioner deletes tweet comparing governor to Hitler

Piute County commissioner Darrin Bushman has deleted his tweet comparing Utah Gov. Gary Herbert to Adolf Hitler.
6 years ago
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COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer

Democrats fail to override Trump veto on student loan policy

House Democrats fail to override Pres. Trump's veto of a measure reversing policy on loan forgiveness for students misled by for-profit colleges.
6 years ago
Conviction integrity bill SLCO DA Utah AG...
John Wojcik

Salt Lake DA: Protesters won’t face curfew charges

Some of the protesters charged with violating Salt Lake City's curfew will not face charges. Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill says, in fairness, many of those who broke curfew that night probably weren’t even aware that it had been put into place.
6 years ago
manufacturing Utah...
Kelli Pierce

The manufacturing industry is growing in Utah

Manufacturing has been shrinking in other states across the US, but not in Utah. 
6 years ago
Policing Salt Lake City...
Kelli Pierce

Salt Lake City starts Commission on Racial Equity in Policing

Policing across the country has come under scrutiny recently due to death of George Floyd. In Salt Lake City, there have been regular protests since Bernardo Palacios-Carbajal was shot and killed by officers. 
6 years ago
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MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer

U.S. officials change virus risk groups, add pregnant women

The CDC has revamped its list of which Americans are at higher risk for severe illness from the coronavirus. Pregnant women are now on the list.
6 years ago
FILE: Surrounded by her family, former Rep. Mia Love talks about election results in the 4th Congre...
Joe Davis

Inside Sources: Rep. Mia Love wants Americans to paint a better future

Former Utah Rep Mia Love talks about race relations and what she learned about such relations from painting.
6 years ago
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Simone Seikaly

Chokeholds banned by new Utah law

Utah Gov. Gary Herbert has signed a bill into law banning the use of chokeholds by Utah peace officers.
6 years ago
Utah dashboard...
Simone Seikaly and Saige Miller

Utah has 590 more cases of COVID-19; Summit County officials want masks

Utah health officials report nearly 600 more cases of COVID-19, and Summit County asks for permission to enforce masks.
6 years ago
Image of a generic voter registration. As the dust settles on Celeste Maloy's voter registration si...
John Wojcik

Burning the midnight oil: Primary results may come later than usual

It’s going to be a late night next week Tuesday for many state politicians and their supporters as they await results of Utah’s primary vote. That’s because state lawmakers added a provision in a bill that restricts any release of election results until 10 pm on election day.
6 years ago
Attorney General Utah, employers to require employee vaccinations...
Kelli Pierce

United Utah Party wants to make the Attorney General race non-partisan

The United Utah Party has started a petition to make the race for Utah Attorney General non-partisan. 
6 years ago
FILE - In this Sept. 11, 2002, file photo, the sun rises on Mt. Rushmore National Memorial near Key...
STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press

‘Faces of the conquerors’: Trump trip to Rushmore draws fire

President Donald Trump’s plans to kick off Independence Day with a showy display at Mount Rushmore are drawing sharp criticism from Native Americans who view the monument as a desecration of land violently stolen from them.
6 years ago
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Becky Bruce

Herbert likely to grant SL Co. mayor’s request for mask-mandating power

Utah Gov. Gary Herbert says he is likely to grant Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson the power to mandate masks to fight COVID-19. 
6 years ago
FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2017 file photo, National Security Adviser Michael Flynn speaks during the d...
Katelyn Polantz, CNN

Appeals court orders judge to dismiss Michael Flynn case

A federal appeals court on Wednesday ordered Judge Emmet Sullivan to dismiss the case against former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn, a surprise conclusion in a long-running political fight.
6 years ago
registered sex offender...
Curt Gresseth

Advice from a registered sex offender: teach your kids

According to "Tom," it's not the registered sex offender who lives in your neighborhood you have to worry about -- it's the one who hasn't been caught yet.
6 years ago
Credit SSL Fire Department...
Kelli Pierce

South Salt Lake now requires people to tell first responders if patients have COVID-19

First responders with the South Salt Lake Fire Department responded to at least 3 calls where they had not been notified they were responding to a person who had COVID-19.
6 years ago
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 17: Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) (R) and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-K...
Clare Foran, Manu Raju, Lauren Fox and Ted Barrett, CNN

Senate Democrats to block GOP police reform bill, throwing overhaul effort into flux

A Republican policing reform measure is on the verge of collapse in the Senate with Democrats lining up to block it after criticizing the legislation as an inadequate response to nationwide calls for action to address police misconduct and racial injustice.
6 years ago
Russian soldiers march toward Red Square during the Victory Day military parade marking the 75th an...
JIM HEINTZ Associated Press

Putin hails Nazi defeat in virus-delayed Red Square parade

Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed the defeat of Nazi Germany at the traditional massive Red Square military parade, which was delayed by more than a month because of the invisible enemy of coronavirus.
6 years ago
People cross the border between France and Spain at Behobie, southwestern France, Sunday, June 21, ...
LORNE COOK Associated Press

US citizens likely to be left out as Europe reopens borders

Americans are unlikely to be allowed into Europe when the continent reopens its borders next week, due to how the coronavirus pandemic is flaring in the U.S. and President Donald Trump’s ban on Europeans entering the United States.
6 years ago
laurie holt mama bear...
Becky Bruce

How Laurie Holt went from Mama Bear to unstoppable force

Every single person interviewed for Hope In Darkness described Laurie Holt as the driving factor that led to freedom for her son Josh and his wife Thamy.
6 years ago
Utah mask gun...
Saige Miller

Governor’s office apologizes after Utah resident receives a mask with a gun on it

The Governor's Office says they've personally apologized to the Utahn who received a mask with a gun and other political statements sprawled across the front.  
6 years ago
Face coverings...
Kelli Pierce

Salt Lake County mayor asks governor for permission to require face coverings

Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson has now sent a letter to Governor Gary Herbert asking for permission to make wearing face coverings mandatory in restaurants (except when someone is eating their food), retail stores, and at community gatherings.  
6 years ago