Utah and National Updates

Elections, Politics, & Government

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., arrives to meet with the Democratic Caucus at the Capi...
LISA MASCARO, ALAN FRAM, MARY CLARE JALONICK and LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press

Pelosi sets Wednesday votes to send impeachment to Senate

The House is expected to vote Wednesday to send the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump to the Senate.
7 years ago
Democratic presidential candidates businessman Tom Steyer, left and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass.,...
THOMAS BEAUMONT and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press

Who won the debate last night? Key takeaways from Democratic presidential debate in Iowa

There was a lot of pre-debate chatter about a coming fight between Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren over Warren's assertion Sanders told her in 2018 that a woman couldn't be elected president.
7 years ago
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Kelli Pierce

Can I text 911? You can now text 911 in Summit Co.

If you are in an emergency and have to text 911, first responders ask that you send their address or approximate location and describe what is going on.
7 years ago
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Paul Nelson

Volunteers needed for Utah Homeless Point In Time Count

Homeless advocates all across Utah say they need a lot of help in figuring out how many homeless people call this state home. They’re asking for volunteers
7 years ago
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Mary Richards

76,000 Utahns need gold star on driver’s license

Utahns need a gold star on their driver's license, but not everyone has received their new card in the mail.
7 years ago
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Brian Fung, CNN

Russian hackers hit Burisma Holdings, company at center of Ukraine scandal

Russians infiltrated Burisma Holdings, the Ukrainian gas company at the heart of the drama surrounding President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden.
7 years ago
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Colby Walker and Curt Gresseth

Comparing abortion to slavery ignites fiery reaction from Utah Dems

Utah's lieutenant governor got an earful from Democratic lawmakers and state gubernatorial candidates after saying abortion today is like slavery of the past
7 years ago
FILE - In this Dec. 4, 2019, file photo, light shines on the U.S. Capitol dome in Washington. (AP P...
LISA MASCARO, ALAN FRAM, MARY CLARE JALONICK and LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press

Pelosi prepares to name managers and send impeachment articles to Senate

The House is expected to vote Wednesday to send the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump to the Senate. Speaker Nancy Pelosi was meeting privately Tuesday at the Capitol with Democrats. She suggested voting Wednesday, according to people not authorized to discuss the closed-door meeting.
7 years ago
President Donald Trump talks with reporters after touring a section of the southern border wall, We...
Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN

Washington Post: Trump plans to divert billions more in Pentagon funds to build border wall

President Donald Trump plans to divert an additional $7.2 billion in Pentagon funding for border wall construction in 2020, five times what Congress authorized, The Washington Post reports.
7 years ago
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Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN

Reluctant hero in Texas church shooting receives medal of courage

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott gave the 71-year-old man who shot and killed an armed attacker in a church in December Texas' highest civilian honor.
7 years ago
In this photo released by the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, technicians work at the Arak heav...
ASSOCIATED PRESS

EU launches Iran nuclear deal dispute action

Britain, France and Germany say they are triggering a dispute mechanism that is part of the nuclear deal with Iran over its failure to live up to terms of the pact.
7 years ago
Sandy City tax hike...
Paul Nelson

Sandy City officials mourn police chief

The city of Sandy is in mourning after the unexpected death of Police Chief William O’Neal. 
7 years ago
Rep. Rob Bishop announced Monday he will not be running for Utah governor. Instead, he endorses can...
Colby Walker

Rep. Rob Bishop announces he is not running for governor

Utah Representative Rob Bishop announced  Monday that he would not be running for Governor in Utah.
7 years ago
A file photo of Norm Thurston, R-Provo. Thurston said he'll introduce a bill he believes could be a...
Cami Mondeaux and Paul Nelson

Provo representative says new bill could solve intergenerational poverty

State workforce officials estimate there are thousands of Utah families living under intergenerational poverty.
7 years ago
Sen. Cory Booker announced that he will end his campaign after failing to qualify for the Democrati...
Rebecca Buck, CNN

Cory Booker ends 2020 presidential campaign

Sen. Cory Booker announced Monday that he will end his campaign after failing to qualify for the Democratic debate planned for Tuesday in Iowa.
7 years ago
NEW YORK, NY - JULY 11:  Journalist Abby Huntsman attends a luncheon hosted by Glamour and Facebook...
Colby Walker and Mary Richards

Abby Huntsman leaving The View to help her father’s Utah gubernatorial campaign

SALT LAKE CITY– Abby Huntsman has announced that she is leaving ABC’s “The View” to become a senior campaign adviser for her father Jon Huntsman’s gubernatorial campaign. The 33-year-old Huntsman announced Monday that her last day with the daytime television show will be on Friday. ABC reports that when Jon Huntsman launched his campaign in […]
7 years ago
A U.S. soldier stands while bulldozers clear rubble and debris at Ain al-Asad air base in Anbar, Ir...
QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press

US troops clear rubble from Iraq base days after Iran strike

U.S. troops are clearing rubble and debris from a military base housing American soldiers in western Iraq, days after it was struck by Iranian ballistic missiles.
7 years ago
ROB GILLIES Associated Press

Canadian officials accidentally push nuke alert to millions

TORONTO (AP) — People throughout the Canadian province of Ontario awoke Sunday to a cellphone alert warning them of an “incident” at a nuclear plant just east of Toronto — only to later be told the message was a mistake. The message, which was transmitted throughout the nation’s most populous province, was accompanied by a […]
7 years ago
After pulling their All-Star Game from Atlanta in protest of new Georgia voting laws, Senator Mike ...
Associated Press

Senator Lee continues to support Trump after criticizing briefing

Senator Mike Lee says he still supports President Donald Trump, despite criticism of the lack of information given to Congress about the reasons for killing an Iranian military leader.
7 years ago
After pulling their All-Star Game from Atlanta in protest of new Georgia voting laws, Senator Mike ...
CNN video

VIDEO: Utah Sen. Mike Lee on Trump embassy claim “News to me”

GOP Sen. Mike Lee tells CNN's Jake Tapper that he didn't hear anything about four US embassies being targeted.
7 years ago
President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, in Toledo, Ohio. (AP Pho...
JONATHAN LEMIRE, LISA MASCARO and JILL COLVIN Associated Press

White House considering expansion of the travel ban

The Trump administration is considering dramatically expanding its much-litigated travel ban to additional countries.
7 years ago
Salt Lake City recycling...
Kelli Pierce

40% of Salt Lake City’s trash should end up in the recycling bin instead

paper, plastic, glass. 40% of the waste people in Salt Lake City throw in the trash are items that should be put in the recycling bin.
7 years ago
State officials asked to look into controversial license plate...
Paul Nelson

State officials asked to look into controversial license plate

The Utah Tax Commission has been getting some calls after pictures of the license plate starting spreading Mostly, there were concerns expressed on Twitter.
7 years ago
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Barbara Starr, Ryan Browne and Zachary Cohen, CNN

First on CNN: Russian warship ‘aggressively approached’ US destroyer in Arabian Sea

Video shows incident involving a Russian warship and a US Navy destroyer operating in the North Arabian Sea this week.
7 years ago