SALT LAKE CITY — Gov. Gary Herbert slammed Steve Bannon, former chief strategist to President Donald Trump, as a “Mormon bigot” Wednesday after Bannon accused Mitt Romney of hiding behind his LDS faith to avoid serving in Vietnam. .@MittRomney and his family are honorable people and represent the very best of Utah values. Utahns reject […]
SALT LAKE CITY — A crowd of Utahns cheered as Air Force One landed at the Utah Air National Guard base, heralding the arrival of President Donald Trump. “I don’t care who the President is,” said Charlie Lowsma, who was in the crowd. “I just got to shake hands with the President and thought it […]
SALT LAKE CITY — Gov. Gary Herbert, R-Utah, says the state was excited to welcome President Trump to Salt Lake City on Monday. President Trump landed at the Utah Air National Guard base, near Salt Lake International, this morning, in order to announce a reduction in size for Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. […]
SALT LAKE CITY — The Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance is planning a protest Saturday at 1 pm at the Utah State Capitol, called “Rally Against Trump’s Monumental Mistake.” They are upset about reported plans to shrink the sizes of Bears Ears and Grand-Staircase Escalante Monument. They say they also want to have a street protest […]
Debate over the GOP tax plan exploding into a shouting match involving Utah senator Orrin Hatch and Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown Thursday night. Senator Hatch said he was sick of Democrats saying the tax cuts were just for the rich. “It’s a nice political play – but it’s just not true *shouting disorder* listen – […]
As Utah tries to fight the high number of people addicted to pain pills, state officials are turning more focus on the prescribers of those pills. And they have a new tool this week. On Thursday, a new dashboard goes live on the Controlled Substance Database for doctors and pharmacists to see just how many […]
A state audit finds kids could be at risk at Utah day cares. The facilities can keep operating even after confirmed cases of abuse or safety violations. The audit says all a child care facility has to do is appeal, and that stops the sanctions against them for the time being. That allows providers to […]
A family that knows the importance of buckling up, joined police today to urge utahns to always wear a seatbelt. Alyson and Michael Simkins had only been married a couple of weeks when he was in a crash. But his life was saved, because he wore a seatbelt. And he wore it because […]
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is targeting an additional 11 races nationwide in 2018, including Utah’s 4th District seat held by Republican Rep. Mia Love. “The DCCC has successfully built the largest battlefield in over a decade, with strong campaigns ready to win tough races across the map in 2018,” according to a memo from […]
People who live around Liberty Park say their neighborhood is now unsafe, because of Operation Rio Grande. A community meeting last night had residents of the Liberty Wells area telling Salt Lake leadership that they are scared. They say parties of dozens of people will come to apartments where people who have been given housing vouchers […]
The war in Vietnam was one with concentric casualties, leaving more than 58,000 American soldiers dead, and scores more fighting personal battles even decades after they returned. This week as President Trump visits Vietnam in an effort to strengthen relations between the two countries, in Washington DC, they’ll open up a new exhibit at the […]
A new program just launched in Utah to tackle prescription drug addiction head-on through all angles. DEA agent in charge Brian Besser says the crisis is overwhelming. “Every month 30 Utahns die from drug overdoses,” he said. “Every 25 minutes in our nation, a baby is born addicted to drugs.” He announced the DEA360 program […]
Former vice president Joe Biden was in Salt Lake City Monday night, and he’s still being coy about a run for the White House in 2020. Biden spoke at Abravanel Hall as part of the Wasatch Speaker Series. He was asked whether he would run for president in three years, and the Tribune says he […]
A Utah congressman is explaining Russia’s impact on social media in the election, and offers a warning for people expecting the president to be impeached anytime soon. “If someone is waiting for this president to be impeached or indicted over illegal activity regarding Russian collusion with the elections, is just going to be disappointed. […]
As President Trump makes an announcement Thursday about the nation’s opioid problem, Utah advocates, doctors, lawmakers and more are working it. The state formed a Utah Opioid Task Force earlier this year to take a hard look at the problem. In September, Utah’s attorney general and others issued subpoenas to major […]
Congrats to Utah Lt. Gov. @SpencerJCox accepting Humanitarian of the Year Award from @CCSUT pic.twitter.com/JE9szXhGpp — Chuck Wight (@charleswight) October 26, 2017 SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Utah Lt Gov Spencer Cox took another swipe at President Trump Wednesday night, while saying it’s time to expect more from everyone. Cox says the country […]
SALT LAKE CITY – An officer-involved shooting outside a Maverik convenience store has been deem as justified by District Attorney Sim Gill. The suspect was shot ten times as body camera footage shows him attacking officers with a police baton. Police were first called to approach Michael Peterson after workers in a massage parlor near […]
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY — A state council studying Utah’s new law setting the country’s strictest DUI threshold is backing away from recommending any changes, despite Gov. Gary Herbert’s wish to soften some penalties following a backlash from the state’s hospitality and ski industry. The state Substance Use and Mental Health […]
Operation Rio Grande got new criticism again this week from a man called a national homelessness expert. He blogged on Monday that the efforts are misguided and a step backward. But Utah DPS agent Crystal Wallis says there’s been a lot of good coming out of this. “We get a lot of thank […]
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — A new train manufacturing facility will be built in Utah. The Swiss company Stadler broke ground on Friday at 5600 West off I-80, west of the Salt Lake International Airport. Stadler executives held shovels alongside Utah governor Gary Herbert, Salt Lake Mayor Jackie Biskupski and Senator Orrin Hatch. Stadler started […]
UTAH — A social media battle erupted this week between two candidates hoping to take a Utah congressional seat in November’s election. Democrat candidate, Kathie Allen, tweeted two photos to the Republican candidate, Provo Mayor John Curtis. One photo depicted the white supremacist march in Charleston, complete with Tiki torches. The other was a photo of […]
UTAH — The wife of America’s newest ambassador to Russia and Utah’s former first lady, Mary Kaye Huntsman, sat down with the host of KSL Newsradio’s “Women’s View” to give a little peek into the decision to accept President Trump’s ambassadorship nomination. Mary Kaye Huntsman said the call came while her husband was on a […]
NORTH LOGAN — Police are searching for surveillance cameras that may have caught the theft of almost all of a local mayoral candidate’s campaigns signs early this week. Nancy Porter said she and supporters were out in the city around 10:30 Monday night placing the signs. When her husband woke up the next morning for […]
Reports are that former White House adviser Steve Bannon wants to recruit a conservative republican primary challenger for Utah Senator Orrin Hatch in 2018. Bloomberg White House correspondent Toluse Olorunnipa says Bannon has a list of around 10 or so races in his sights. “Most establishment Republicans are not happy to hear […]
