Utah and National Updates

Elections, Politics, & Government

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Morgan Smith, Associated Press

Romney says climate change happening, humans contribute

U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney said Monday that he believes climate change is happening and human activity is a significant contributor.
7 years ago
Outside the downtown Salt Lake Road Home Shelter...
Colby Walker

Organizers say need is greater for homeless students this year

Homeless advocates say that this year that as the need has grown for homeless students across the Salt Lake Valley, so has the generosity of donors.
7 years ago
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President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before boarding Air Force One at Morristown Muni...
Colby Walker

34% of economists in survey expect a US recession in 2021

A number of U.S. business economists appear sufficiently concerned about the risks of some of President Donald Trump's economic policies that they expect a recession in the U.S. by the end of 2021.
7 years ago
KELVIN CHAN and YANAN WANG Associated Press

China lashes out at Taiwan over Hong Kong asylum offer

China lashed out at Taiwan on Monday over its offer of political asylum to participants in Hong Kong's pro-democracy protest movement, a day after hundreds of thousands of people marched peacefully in the latest massive demonstration in the Chinese territory.
7 years ago
White House chief economic adviser Larry Kudlow talks with reporters outside the White House, Tuesd...
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press

Trump economic adviser dismisses fears of looming recession

President Trump's top economic adviser plays down fears of a looming recession after last week's sharp drop in the financial markets and predicting the economy will perform well in the second half of 2019.
7 years ago
Members of the Proud Boys and other right-wing demonstrators march across the Hawthorne Bridge duri...
Associated Press

At least 13 people arrested at Portland, Oregon, protest

Police arrested at least 13 people Saturday as hundreds of far-right protesters and anti-fascist counter-demonstrators swarmed downtown Portland, Oregon.
7 years ago
Dow futures are soaring, as investors look to cap off a wild week for Wall Street on a high note....
David Goldman, CNN Business

Dow jumps nearly 310 points to cap off a crazy week

The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished up by 310 points after a wild ride this week.
7 years ago
Police investigating homicide after woman found shot near 800 W North Temple; officers looking for ...
Mark Jackson

Police continuing to investigate death of a woman late Thursday night

SALT LAKE CITY — Salt Lake City police are investigating what they are calling a homicide on Thursday night. Lt. Jenn Dederich says the call came in about 4:51 pm of a woman bleeding from the head near the area of 51 North 800 West. She was transported to the hospital and a short time […]
7 years ago
Summit County Facebook posted a boil order for Kamas City this morning....
Simone Seikaly

Boil Water Order for Soldier Hollow Complex

SALT LAKE CITY — A boil water order is in effect due to the possible presence of E. coli bacteria. The Soldier Hollow Complex, including the golf course, the grill and the Olympic venue are affected by the boil water order. The Charleston Water Conservancy District says construction workers damaged water pipes on Tuesday, August 13. […]
7 years ago
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Becky Bruce

Dabakis concedes; tells KSL Newsradio he’s retiring from politics

Luz Escamilla pulled ahead of Jim Dabakis to take second place in the contest. She'll face Erin Mendenhall in the general election for SLC mayor.
7 years ago
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Colby Walker

SLC mayoral primary is no indicator of fundraising prowess

None of the top three vote-getters was leading when it came to fundraising. That prize went to David Ibarra, who is currently in 5th place.
7 years ago
This Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019 photo shows Brian Toale, holding a photo of himself at 16 years old in...
DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press

Over 400 sex abuse suits filed as litigation window opens

The Roman Catholic Church, the Boy Scouts, schools and hospitals, the late financier Jeffrey Epstein are some of the targets named in a flurry of sex abuse lawsuits filed Wednesday in New York as the state began accepting cases once blocked by the statute of limitations.
7 years ago
(Credit: Steve Griffin, Deseret News)...
Paul Nelson

Another Utah Inland Port meeting disrupted and shut down

Technically, this wasn’t a meeting held by the Utah Inland Port board.  This meeting was hosted by the Utah Association of Counties
7 years ago
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Mary Richards

New jail dashboard in Salt Lake County provides inmate population data

The jail dashboard will show statistics about who is in jail, such as inmate age, gender and other demographic information.
7 years ago
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Colby Walker

Draper City Council Candidate misses key deadline by 1 minute

Hubert Huh was disqualified for being one minute late to file a key campaign finance disclosure forms in the city of Draper.
7 years ago
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Mark Jackson

Mendenhall holds lead in Salt Lake mayoral primary, lower than expected voter turnout

Salt Lake mayoral candidate Erin Mendenhall holds a lead in a primary election that saw a lower than normal voter turnout.  Expected frontrunner Jim Dabakis and Luz Escamilla are a close second and third place, with at one time fewer than one-hundred votes hanging in the balance.
7 years ago
In this Thursday, July 11, 2019, photograph, United States Department of Agriculture engineering te...
DAN ELLIOTT Associated Press

Farmers use tech to squeeze every drop from Colorado River

A drone soared over a blazing hot cornfield in northeastern Colorado on a recent morning, snapping images with an infrared camera to help researchers decide how much water they would give the crops the next day.
7 years ago
FILE - In this May 10, 2017, file photo provided by the Los Alamos National Laboratory, U.S. Secret...
SCOTT SONNER Associated Press

Court rules for US in fight over Nevada plutonium shipment

A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled against Nevada in a battle with the U.S. government over its secret shipment of weapons-grade plutonium to a site near Las Vegas but the state's attorney general says the fight isn't over yet.
7 years ago
Protesters surround a man carrying a t-shirt baring the words "I love police" who protesters claime...
VINCENT THIAN and YANAN WANG Associated Press

Flights restart at Hong Kong airport as protesters apologize

Flights resumed at Hong Kong's airport Wednesday after two days of disruptions marked by outbursts of violence that highlight the hardening positions of pro-democracy protesters and the authorities in the semi-autonomous Chinese city.
7 years ago
Credit: Steve Griffin, Deseret News)...
Paul Nelson

Mendenhall claims victory in SLC mayoral primary election

The ballot for Salt Lake City Mayor’s race in November is half-full.  City Councilperson Erin Mendenhall claims the early lead, but, she isn’t entirely sure who she’ll run against.
7 years ago
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Kelli Pierce

Utahns rush to turn in their primary ballots before tonight’s deadline

They were on their way to work, school, or playdates. But dozens of Utahns stopped by the Salt Lake County Clerk's office to turn in their primary ballots.
7 years ago
FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2016 file photo, a bald eagle takes flight at the Museum of the Shenandaoh V...
ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press

US government weakens application of Endangered Species Act

The Trump administration moved on Monday to weaken how it applies the 45-year-old Endangered Species Act, ordering changes that critics said will speed the loss of animals and plants at a time of record global extinctions.
7 years ago
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Colby Walker

Portland, Oregon, braces for counterprotesters

Portland police are mobilizing to prevent clashes between out-of-state far-right groups planning a rally here and the homegrown anti-fascists who oppose them as America's culture wars seep into this progressive haven.
7 years ago
The Salt Lake City and County Building on Monday, Aug. 12, 2019....
Matthew Brooks

Four mayoral candidates discuss how they will lead Salt Lake City

Four candidates seeking to become the 36th mayor of Salt Lake City joined KSL NewsRadio on Monday. They shared their vision for the city and how they will solve the issues that the residents are facing.
7 years ago