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FILE - In this Aug. 30, 2013 file photo, David Koch speaks in Orlando, Fla. Koch, major donor to co...
ASSOCIATED PRESS

Billionaire David Koch has died at age 79

Billionaire David Koch has died at age 79. Koch was a major donor to conservative causes and educational groups.
7 years ago
Vice President Mike Pence visits Salt Lake City.  Photo courtesy of Deseret News...
MORGAN SMITH Associated Press

Pence visits Utah to promote trade deal with Mexico, Canada

Vice President Mike Pence once again called on Congress to ratify the Trump administration's new trade deal with Mexico and Canada during a visit to a congressional swing district in Utah.
7 years ago
Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, meets with Luis Videgaray Caso, outgoing Mexican Foreign Minister, and other...
Simone Seikaly

Senator Lee attends prayer breakfast in Guatamala

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah was on the world stage in Guatemala Thursday, when Utah Senator Mike Lee gave the keynote speech at the Guatemalan National Prayer Breakfast. “I was invited several months ago by the Ambassador from Guatemala to the U.S., Manuel Espina,” Senator Lee told KSL Newsradio’s Boyd Matheson. “I shared the podium […]
7 years ago
Alejandro Giammattei, presidential candidate of the Vamos party, casts his vote during general elec...
The Associated Press

Guatemala certifies result of Aug. 11 presidential vote, calling into question Trump deal

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal made it official Thursday: Alejandro Giammattei will be the country’s next president. Tribunal president Julio Solórzano said at a news conference that the results of the Aug. 11 runoff have been certified giving Giammattei the victory. The court also officially declared César Guillermo Castillo Reyes as vice […]
7 years ago
Misty Dotson poses for a photograph with her son's at their home Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2019, in Murray,...
Associated Press

Money crunch after Planned Parenthood quits federal program

Planned Parenthood clinics in Utah and several other states are looking for news sources of cash after refusing federal money that came with restrictions. The organization is charging new fees, tapping financial reserves, and intensifying fundraising.
7 years ago
President Donald Trump holds up a presidential memorandum that he signed that discharges the federa...
DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press

Trump signs student debt forgiveness for disabled veterans

Hundreds of millions of dollars in federal student loan debt owed by tens of thousands of disabled military veterans will be erased under a directive President Donald Trump signed Wednesday.
7 years ago
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Mary Richards

Utah legislature takes on predatory towing

Imagine parking somewhere for just a minute and then as soon as you return, find your car has been booted or even towed! This isn't a hypothetical question and the Utah Legislature is taking on.
7 years ago
Mary Richards

Utah lawmakers recommend taxing e-cigarettes to curb teen use

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah lawmakers are recommending a big tax on e-cigarettes to hopefully keep teens from vaping. They want to hike the excise tax by 86% to raise the cost of the vaping products by nearly 50%. State Senator Allan Christensen told the legislative committee there’s an epidemic of teen vaping. “It embarrasses […]
7 years ago
This photo shows the West Virginia governor’s mansion on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019, in Charleston,...
ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press

Must West Virginia governor live in capital? Suit continues

Can a governor be forced to live in the state capital? A lawsuit seeking to do just that with West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice was back in court Wednesday.
7 years ago
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LINDSAY WHITEHURST and DAVID CRARY Associated Press

Planned Parenthood sees swift fallout from quitting program

Planned Parenthood clinics in several states are charging new fees, tapping into financial reserves, intensifying fundraising and warning of more unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases in the wake of its decision to quit a $260 million federal family planning program in a dispute with the Trump administration over abortion.
7 years ago
Vice President Mike Pence visits Salt Lake City.  Photo courtesy of Deseret News...
Mark Jackson

Vice President Mike Pence talking trade while visiting Salt Lake City

Pence is scheduled to speak at Merit Medical in South Jordan on Thursday morning, after spending the night at the in downtown Salt Lake City.
7 years ago
Simone Seikaly

University of Utah reveals SafeRide service

The University of Utah now offers SafeRide to students, faculty and staff. It's a free ride-hailing service on campus.
7 years ago
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Mary Richards

Lawmakers hesitate to fund Utah’s planned new surveillance system

Some state lawmakers are worried about a new system being developed to track all kinds of data in Utah in real-time.
7 years ago
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Kelli Pierce

Garden City wants new safety measures after second semi crash in a week, third in a year

Garden City leaders are looking at ways to fix a T-intersection on Highway 89 and Bear Lake Boulevard after another major semi-truck blew a stop sign and crashed into some storage units.
7 years ago
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Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent

US drone shot down over Yemen

A US MQ-9 drone was shot down over Yemen on Tuesday by a surface-to-air missile, a US official tells CNN.
7 years ago
FILE-- U.S. Vice President Mike Pence speaks during the 6th meeting of the National Space Council o...
ASSOCIATED PRESS

Vice President Mike Pence to tour Utah medical device maker

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence is coming to Utah, where he'll visit a medical-device manufacturer in suburban Salt Lake City.
7 years ago
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Paul Nelson

Two years of Operation Rio Grande, leaders reflect on successes

What has worked and what hasn’t with operation Rio Grande?  The controversial program was launched two years ago, Tuesday.
7 years ago
Utah teachers pay...
Mary Richards and Simone Seikaly

Entry-level teachers earn less than other entry-level occupations in Utah

Business.org found that entry-level teachers in Utah earn 19.7% less than those who are in entry-level positions in other occupations.
7 years ago
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Becky Bruce

Disqualified city council candidate sues Draper to get back on ballot

Huh's lawsuit contends the Aug. 13 primary in Draper is invalid. He's seeking a new primary and a chance to appear on the November ballot.
7 years ago
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PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press

Governor brings big tech to the table after El Paso attack

The governor of Texas invites big tech to a conference on gun violence.
7 years ago
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Colby Walker

Feds: 78 degrees is the coolest your air conditioner should go

The government recommends keeping your air conditioner at 78℉ when you're home in the summertime, 82℉ when you're asleep and 85℉ when you're away.
7 years ago
In this Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019 file photo, pro-China supporters take a selfie with a Chinese natio...
TAMI ABDOLLAH Associated Press

Twitter shuts Chinese accounts targeting Hong Kong protests

Twitter said Monday it has suspended more than 200,000 accounts that it believes were part of a Chinese government influence campaign targeting the protest movement in Hong Kong.
7 years ago
A protester is shrouded by tear gas in Hong Kong, Monday, Aug. 5, 2019. Droves of protesters filled...
YANAN WANG Associated Press

Hong Kong’s ‘front line’ protesters explain their stance

On a recent sweltering Saturday, a day now reserved for protest in Hong Kong, a demonstrator named Wayne stepped past a row of plastic barricades, lifted a pair of binoculars and squinted.
7 years ago
KSL Newsradio Q&A Coronavirus...
Mary Richard and Simone Seikaly

Alpine, Davis school districts ramp up support for social and emotional learning

As the school year gets underway, thousands of kids in two Utah districts will have more resources strengthening social and emotional learning (SEL).
7 years ago