SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — A large-scale event Friday at the Salt Palace helped connect many of the homeless population with needed services. Meghan waited a long line marked dental services before it was her turn. “Do you have teeth pain?” asked a screener. “Yes,” responded Meghan. It was the main reason […]
SALT LAKE CITY — As Congress works to clear the path for the quickly advancing realm of autonomous vehicles, Utah legislators are considering their own slate of tasks to help put driverless cars on the highways and byways of the Beehive State. And the expected regulatory changes will not be coming a moment too soon […]
MOSCOW– Former Utah governor and now US Ambassador Jon Huntsman Jr is officially on the job in Russia. He shook hands with Vladamir Putin Tuesday morning in a ceremony at the Kremlin. http:// WATCH: New US Amb. to Russia Jon Huntsman formally presents his credentials to Pres. Putin at the Kremlin on Tuesday – […]
We’re learning more about the clashes that broke out outside Ben Shapiro’s speech at the University of Utah. At least one person is behind bars. A total of five people detained were by police. Two of those resulted in arrests, but one was cited and released. Campus police are saying overall most protesters […]
PROVO — The law school at Brigham Young University is holding a free legal clinic aimed at helping recipients of the federal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, known as DACA. So-called “Dreamers” whose DACA status expires this year have until October 5th to finish paperwork to renew. BYU law professor Carl Hernandez says Utah’s […]
We’re getting some of the first glimpses of two homeless resource centers being built in Salt Lake City, set to be finished by 2019. City leaders and coordinators from “Shelter the Homeless” answered questions from the public last night. Mayor Jackie Biskupski says it’s a way for people to see how different these Centers are […]
A state school board member says there should be more flexibility, but also safeguards to make sure all students are getting opportunities in middle school for the arts, PE and health. Kathleen Riebe says her mind has changed to say there should be more flexibility. “I like having the guardrails in place of keeping it […]
SALT LAKE CITY— Juvenile justice officials are working to clarify when and where school resource officers are supposed to step in and enforce law. During a Tuesday meeting of the Legislature’s Executive Offices and Criminal Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, members of the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice and the Division of Juvenile Justice Services described […]
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Lyle Steed Jeffs, the leader of the FLDS church accused of leading a food stamp fraud conspiracy and then escaping custody, pleaded guilty in Federal court on Wednesday to two of the counts against him. In exchange another count was dropped, and he will spent between 3 and 5 […]
Utah Health Centers are getting a leg up in the fight against opioid addiction with a recent million dollar grant from the federal government. Split between 11 health centers in Utah the money is close to about 85 thousand dollars per center. It’s isn’t a cash fall but Lori Wright, the CEO of Family Health […]
WASHINGTON D.C. – After months of waiting, Jon Huntsman, Jr., will go before the Senate committee to be possibly confirmed as the new ambassador to Russia. Political analysts expect very little resistance to his confirmation. Some analysts say, if you look at Huntsman’s track record, it’s hard to say he’s not qualified to be the […]
The University of Utah is preparing for a speech by conservative author Ben Shapiro this September. University spokesman Chris Nelson is part of a team in Berkeley on Thursday seeing how campus handles the speech there. “How the police react, how their administration handles it. We are hoping to see how they ensure the physical […]
Family members of someone who dies by suicide are suddenly thrown into a new world of grief and shock. But recovery is possible for them, and for attempt survivors as well. KSL Newsradio’s Mary Richards has part three of our special series, “Reasons to Hope.” If you or a loved one is having thoughts […]
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — The Salt Lake City Council says they are not getting as sweet of a deal as they were led to believe about the prison development. In Tuesday night’s meeting, they said the state is threatening to insert themselves in the process if the city drags its feet. The city also […]
UTAH – At a glance the Sanchezs look like many other Utah families: a father who waves goodbye when he heads off to work, two children who dance around the living room and shout about their favorite “pretty” rocks, and a mother who wipes little tears and helps to keep the rest of the bunch […]
SALT LAKE CITY — There was a surprising amount of interest Wednesday in eliminating sales taxes entirely from food purchases among members of the Legislature’s Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee. “People have to eat. So I have a real concern about being cavalier about this,” Sen. Deidre Henderson, R-Spanish Fork, said. “I think we need […]
SALT LAKE CITY — As Operation Rio Grande heads into its third week, state leaders on Monday released the total projected cost of the massive, multi-jurisdictional effort to clean up Salt Lake City’s most infamous neighborhood and get Utah’s most needy the help they need. It’s not cheap. The operation is expected to cost $67 […]
OGDEN — Students woke up this morning to find black and white flyers covering other advertisements for movie showings, club events, and other posters. The flyers asked students if they were tired of “anti-white propaganda” and encouraged readers to look into the alt-right movement. Today, they were torn down. “They were taken down not in […]
PROVO — Democrat Kathie Allen vowed Thursday to not accept donations from corporations or corporate political action committees in her 3rd Congressional District campaign. “I want the people of this district to know without a doubt that if they elect me to represent them in Congress this November, I will not owe a thing […]
SALT LAKE CITY — Some candidates in the special third district congressional race say they’re going to stick to positive messages while the Republicans tear each other apart. With all the ads in the third district GOP primary race, you may forget there’s also a vote in November between the Republican who emerges from the […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Representative Rob Bishop, R-Utah, says the talk from North Korea right now about Guam is mainly just rhetoric. “The comments by North Korea, I don’t think you should take as anything out of the ordinary from what has been going on,” he told Jeff Caplan’s Afternoon News on KSL Newsradio. Bishop […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senator Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, says Democrats just have no real desire to work together on the healthcare issue, and some Republicans are at fault, too. Hatch told Reuters that there’s just too much animosity, and senators are just too divided for now to keep working on it. Hatch said the Senate needs […]
SALT LAKE CITY — You should have received your property tax valuation in the mail, and you may be asked to pay more. Taxpayer groups say Utahns should attend the august “truth in taxation” hearings. Evelyn Everton with Americans for Prosperity Utah chapter, says if people don’t email or call or comment or go in-person, […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Utah’s Congressional delegation is talking about the failure of Republicans’ so-called “skinny repeal” of the Affordable Care Act, which could not pass the Senate Thursday night. Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, and Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, voted yes on the repeal measure. It failed on a 49 to 50 vote, when three Republicans […]
