Utah and National Updates

Elections, Politics, & Government

Photo courtesy Utah Department of Environmental Quality...
Simone Seikaly

Davis County nears unhealthy boundary for ozone

The DEQ says most counties in Utah are in the moderate ozone range, but that Davis County is at the "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups" boundary.
7 years ago
school shooting safety summit...
Kelli Pierce

Governor’s Public Safety Summit focuses on stopping a school shooting

Hundreds of police and other law enforcement officers from across Utah crowded the Davis Conference Center to learn how to prevent a school shooting.
7 years ago
medical marijuana pot utah...
ASSOCIATED PRESS

6 companies challenge Utah’s medical marijuana growing picks

Utah's decision to award a smaller number of medical marijuana grower licenses than allowed by law is being challenged by six companies that say the state granted licenses to unqualified cultivators and had inappropriate interactions with applicants, among other claims.
7 years ago
Former Utah First Lady Norma Matheson meets with a group of friends at the home of Carol McFarland ...
ASSOCIATED PRESS

Former Utah first lady Norma Matheson dies at 89

Former Utah first lady Norma Matheson has died at age 89.
7 years ago
Photo Courtesy, NASA...
Simone Seikaly

Close, but no city-smashing asteroid

Asteroid misses Earth.
7 years ago
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The Associated Press

Hacker targets Capital One in a massive data breach

Capital One says a hacker got access to the personal information of over on hundred-million individuals applying for credit.
7 years ago
Rep. Rob Bishop listens to testimony as he meets in a field hearing at Union High School in Rooseve...
Curt Gresseth

Inside Sources: Bishop calls it quits

U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah, told Boyd Matheson on "Inside Sources" on Monday that he won't seek re-election in 2020, honoring a commitment he made seven years ago.
7 years ago
Rep. Mia Love, R-Utah congresswoman...
Kelli Pierce and Simone Seikaly

Former Utah congresswoman wants apology from President Trump

President Donald Trump's recent tweet about the city of Baltimore has ruffled the feathers of fellow Republican and former Utah Congresswoman Mia Love.
7 years ago
wheelchair lifts...
Kelli Pierce

Salt Lake City Fire debuts new wheelchair lifts on two vehicles

The Salt Lake City Fire Department has installed wheelchair lifts on two of its vehicles to help people with disabilities during emergencies.
7 years ago
voting machine malfunction...
Angela Barajas and Paul LeBlanc, CNN

Georgia election officials accused of destroying evidence in voting machine lawsuit

In a federal court filing, lawyers representing election integrity advocates accuse Georgia election officials of destroying evidence.
7 years ago
FILE - In this Jan. 16, 2018 file photo, then Puerto Rico Justice Secretary Wanda Vazquez answers r...
DÁNICA COTO Associated Press

Woman set to replace Puerto Rico’s governor doesn’t want job

The woman who is supposed to replace Puerto Rico's embattled governor announced she doesn't want the job as the U.S. territory reels from political crisis.
7 years ago
Medium-range surface-to-air missile systems on demonstration range. Photo courtesy of Getty Images...
Associated Press

Israel, US test long-range missile defense system in Alaska

Israel and the United States completed a series of tests of the new long-range missile defense system in Alaska.
7 years ago
Utah Gov. Gary Herbert, a Republican, signed a bill  that would limit the expansion of Medicaid tha...
Associated Press

Utah officials: Administration rejecting Medicaid proposal

Officials say Utah’s planned request for more federal funding for expanding its Medicaid program is being rejected by President Donald Trump administration.
7 years ago
FILE - In this Friday, March 17, 2017, file photo, a sign advertises a program that allows food sta...
Associated Press

Trump proposal seeks to crack down on food stamp ‘loophole’

A proposed rule change by the U.S. Department of Agriculture highlights the ideological clash between Trump’s attempts to tighten government entitlement programs and efforts to widen the social safety net.
7 years ago
blockchain mobile voting...
Mary Richards

Utah County to test mobile voting with overseas residents

Elections officials say Utah is ready to start testing a mobile voting pilot program -- one that would allow voters who live overseas to vote online. 
7 years ago
President Donald Trump, joined by acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan,...
By ZEKE MILLER and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press

US, Guatemala sign agreement to restrict asylum cases

The Trump administration signed an agreement with Guatemala Friday that will restrict asylum applications to the U.S. from Central America.
7 years ago
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Mary Richards and Simone Seikaly

Congressman Rob Bishop explains why he voted against election security bill

It would have authorized millions for election security systems in every U.S. state, but Bishop worried the required paper ballots could lead to cheating.
7 years ago
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Kelli Pierce and Simone Seikaly

Graffiti vandals target Herriman schools, churches

Police in Herriman, Utah, are still looking for suspects responsible for spray-painting racist and vulgar graffiti on several buildings this week.
7 years ago
congressional...
Curt Gresseth

Utah politicians praise congressional budget deal, criticize partisan politics

A former Utah congresswoman and two current members of the state's congressional delegation are weighing in on big issues addressed by US lawmakers this week with a measure of both praise and criticism. 
7 years ago
immigrants citizens...
Kelli Pierce

Dozens of immigrants become American citizens during ceremony at the Utah State Capitol

"Everybody I think understands that this country's pretty much built on immigrants. Around here they welcome us, appreciate us," Dr. Piotr Runge says.
7 years ago
In this grab taken from video, Britain's newly appointed Prime Minister Boris Johnson issues a stat...
JILL LAWLESS and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press

Showdown looms as new British PM wants to redo Brexit deal

In his first full day in office, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged the European Union on Thursday to rethink its refusal to renegotiate the Brexit deal, setting himself on a twin-track collision course — with the bloc and his own lawmakers — over his vow to leave the EU by Oct. 31.
7 years ago
Screenshot | Herriman Police...
Kelli Pierce

Herriman man cited after firework explodes inside police cruiser

A man has been cited for illegally setting off fireworks in a field in Herriman--one of which hit the inside of a police car and detonated.
7 years ago
Utah State Flag...
Simone Seikaly

Does Utah need a new state flag?

One Utah lawmaker wants to change the appearance of Utah's flag and an expert disagrees. Both spoke about it on KSL Newsradio's Dave and Dujanovic program.
7 years ago
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and the Democratic Caucus hold an event on the House s...
ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press

House passes bipartisan budget bill with Trump support

the Democratic-controlled House on Thursday easily passed bipartisan debt and budget legislation to permit the Treasury to issue bonds to pay the government's bills and lock in place recent budget gains for both the Pentagon and domestic agencies.
7 years ago