Utah and National Updates

Elections, Politics, & Government

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Satu...
Associated Press

Trump postpones nationwide immigration enforcement sweep

President Donald Trump on Saturday delayed a nationwide immigration sweep to deport people living the United States illegally, including families.
7 years ago
President Donald Trump talks to reporters during a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trud...
Associated Press

A half-hour away: How Trump opted against Iran strike

President Donald Trump suddenly withdrew a military response to Iran’s downing of an unmanned American surveillance drone when American military planes were about 30 minutes away from their target in Iran.
7 years ago
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Associated Press

Utah to offer road usage charge to electric, hybrid owners

Utah would charge electric and hybrid vehicle owners for miles driven under a voluntary program intended to compensate for diminishing gas tax returns.
7 years ago
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LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press

Judge allows Utah to gather evidence to defend abortion ban

A federal judge on Thursday agreed to let Utah state attorneys gather evidence as they defend a new abortion ban, a step that creates a record for future appeals amid optimism from anti-abortion advocates nationwide about new conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices.
7 years ago
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LOLITA C. BALDOR and DEB RIECHMANN Associated Press

US prepped for strikes on Iran before approval was withdrawn

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States abruptly called off preparations for a military strike against Iran over the downing of a U.S. surveillance drone, a U.S. official said, while Iran claimed Friday it had issued several warnings before shooting down the drone over what it said was Iranian territory. The Trump administration offered no immediate […]
7 years ago
A water main break in Midvale has residents without water....
Kelli Pierce

Midvale passes new parade rules so Confederate group can’t march

The Sons of Confederate Veterans most likely will not be marching in Midvale's Harvest Days Parade after the City Council changed the admission rules.
7 years ago
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NASSER KARIMI and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press

Iran Revolutionary Guard shoots down US drone amid tensions

Iran's Revolutionary Guard shot down a U.S. drone on Thursday amid heightened tensions between Tehran and Washington over its collapsing nuclear deal with world powers, American and Iranian officials said, though they disputed the circumstances of the incident.
7 years ago
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Paul Nelson

SLCO wants public input on unincorporated land

HERRIMAN – Salt Lake County officials say there’s a whole lot of land on the county’s west side, and they’re not sure what should be done with it.  So, they’re calling on the public for suggestions. All the way from west of Salt Lake City to just west of Herriman, there is over 32 thousand […]
7 years ago
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Paul Nelson

Group calls on Planned Parenthood to leave the state

You are no longer welcome here.  That’s what one anti-abortion group is saying to the leadership of Planned Parenthood in Utah.
7 years ago
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Kelli Pierce

Utah elections could shift to exclusively mail-in by 2020

Justin Lee, the Director of Elections at the Lieutenant Governor's Office, told a legislative committee that 90% of Utahns cast their vote by mail.
7 years ago
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Mary Richards

Utah’s state prison system is running out of room for inmates

That growth rate - 21 new inmates every month last year - is the state's biggest prison population increase in at least 20 years.
7 years ago
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Paul Nelson

Salt Lake to provide free feminine hygiene products

It could be a big relief for women in Salt Lake City.  The City Council has just approved a pilot program that will provide feminine hygiene products at no cost in their facilities.
7 years ago
Republican Utah State Senator Dan McCay. McCay is sponsoring a bill that would call for a slight de...
Saige Miller

Senator McCay is not running for U.S. House in 2020

Utah State Senator Dan McCay will not run for US House of Representatives against Democrat Ben McAdams.
7 years ago
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Associated Press

Utah university offers fingerprinting for DACA recipients

Police at Dixie State University are offering people in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and other fingerprinting services — a required step to secure driving privileges in Utah.
7 years ago
File - U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan delivers remarks during a Memorial Day cer...
CNN

US sending 1,000 additional troops to Middle East amid Iran tensions

The US will send 1,000 additional US forces and more military resources to the Middle East amid tensions with Iran, the Pentagon announced Monday.
7 years ago
FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2017, file photo, the Supreme Court in Washington, at sunset. The Supreme C...
Colby Walker

Supreme Court avoids new case over same-sex wedding cake

The Supreme Court is throwing out an Oregon court ruling against bakers who refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple.
7 years ago
Oklahoma state Sen. Carri Hicks, D-Oklahoma City, listens to a question during an interview in her ...
Associated Press

Legacy of teacher walkouts could be more political activism

Teachers are staging walkouts as a form of political protest across the nation. The teachers are seeking various educational reforms.
7 years ago
This June 13, 2019, image released by the U.S. military's Central Command, shows damage and a suspe...
Associated Press

US says video shows Iran removing mine from stricken tanker

The U.S. military released a video Friday it said showed Iran removing an unexploded mine from one of the oil tankers, suggesting Tehran wanted to hide evidence of its alleged involvement.
7 years ago
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Kelli Pierce

Lee urges better management of lands to reduce wildfires

Firefighters across the country are preparing for more wildfires as grass and plants that grew during the past winter and spring start to dry out.
7 years ago
Jaymac wonders if President Trump did not learn a lesson with foreign meddling in the last election...
Jay Mcfarland

JayMac: Trump OK with foreign meddling in U.S. elections — again

Jaymac wonders if President Trump did not learn a lesson about foreign meddling in the last election as he said would not alert the FBI if a foreign figure gave him information on a political opponent.
7 years ago
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Kelli Pierce

Flood warnings issued as snow melt makes rivers rise

Five Utah counties are under either a flood watch or warning as the record winter snow keeps melting, causing rivers to rise.
7 years ago
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Associated Press

Utah medical pot applicants under wraps but will be revealed

Who is going to grow Utah's medical marijuana remains unknown as a July 1 license application deadline looms.
7 years ago
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Becky Bruce

Sarah Huckabee Sanders to leave White House, President tweets

White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders will be leaving Washington and going home to Arkansas, the President announced in a tweet.
7 years ago
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Associated Press

Federal agency recommends White House aide Conway be fired

A federal watchdog agency is recommending that White House counselor Kellyanne Conway be fired for repeatedly violating the Hatch Act.
7 years ago