Utah and National Updates

Elections, Politics, & Government

a row of guns are pictured...
Hugo Rikard-Bell

New bill seeks clarity about gun usage and controlled substances

A bill sponsored by Rep. Jason Kyle, R-Salt Lake City, argues that current codes are too broad.
4 years ago
A customer pumps gas at an Exxon gas station, Tuesday, May 10, 2022, in Miami. U.S consumers have s...
Adam Small

Utah gas prices spike, Governor blames regional supply

Gov, Cox addressed the surge earlier this week. Utah is running nearly $.25 higher than the national average.
4 years ago
Utah 2022 legislative session...
Lindsay Aerts

Home schools and micro-schooling defined under new Utah bill

A new bill in the Utah legislature is seeking to redefine home schools and micro-schools under Utah law.
4 years ago
President Joe Biden speaks at the Democratic National Committee Winter Meeting, Friday, Feb. 3, 202...
Phil Mattingly and Kevin Liptak, CNN

Biden to test run reelection message in address to divided Congress

Biden hopes to present a vigorous and optimistic portrait to the American people of his first two years in office.
4 years ago
Former President Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference at the Hilton ...
Zachary Cohen, CNN

Exclusive: US intel documents Chinese balloon incident under President Trump

The April 2022 report, titled "People's Republic of China High-Altitude Balloon," found a Chinese spy balloon "circumnavigated the globe" in 2019.
4 years ago
The Utah House has advanced the bill that bans transgender-related surgeries on minors and pauses t...
Aimee Cobabe

Equality Utah supports bill clarifying rules for therapists when it comes to conversion therapy for minors

Equality Utah is supporting a bill adjusting rules for therapists when it comes to conversion therapy for minors.
4 years ago
balloons...
Curt Gresseth

Park City man talks about watching Chinese balloon being shot down over his head in South Carolina

A Park City man building a deck in South Carolina saw US military jets swarming a Chinese balloon over his head. He describes the experience.
4 years ago
Rev. Martin Luther King Jr....
Curt Gresseth

Is the American Dream still alive and well today?

A senior fellow and director of poverty studies at the American Enterprise Institute discusses the state of the American Dream today in the United States.
4 years ago
Two employees were pronounced dead after being reported unconscious at the Northrop Grumman Space ...
Waverly Golden

GoFundMe created for passing of two employees at Northrop Grumman

Two employees were pronounced dead after being reported unconscious at the Northrop Grumman Space Systems on Jan. 30, just after 6 p.m.
4 years ago
great salt lake berm...
Carter Williams, KSL.com

Cox orders division to raise Great Salt Lake causeway berm another 5 feet

The order specifically calls on the division to raise the Great Salt Lake berm from 4,187 feet to 4,192 feet.
4 years ago
hov lane is pictured, the highway patrol gets a lot of strange questions about utah traffic laws...
HUGO RIKARD-BELL

Bill permitting pregnant people to use HOV lane passes House

A bill allowing pregnant women to use the HOV lane has passed the House. The bill now moves to the Senate for consideration.
4 years ago
This photo purports to show the suspected Chinese balloon flying over Mills River, North Carolina, ...
Heather Chen and Wayne Chang, CNN

China says it ‘reserves the right’ to deal with ‘similar situations’ after US shoot down suspected spy balloon

China says it "reserves the right" to deal with "similar situations" following the United States' decision to shoot down its high-altitude balloon.
4 years ago
The Chinese national flag is seen at the entrance to the Zhongnanhai leadership compound in Beijing...
By Zachary Cohen, CNN

A look at China’s history of spying in the US

The suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that violated American airspace this week has fueled a diplomatic crisis with the postponement of Secretary of State Antony Blinken's planned trip to Beijing.
4 years ago
A balloon flies in the sky over Billings, Montana, U.S. February 1, 2023, in this picture obtained ...
Zachary Cohen, CNN

US military has shot down the Chinese spy balloon off US East Coast, US official says

The US military has shot down the suspected Chinese surveillance balloon over the Atlantic Ocean off the Eastern Seaboard, a US official said Saturday.
4 years ago
Martin Gold, a visiting scholar with the Orrin G. Hatch Foundation, says the Filibuster is critical...
Mark Jones

Filibuster is critical if country is to maintain compromise, expert says

A visiting scholar to the Orrin G. Hatch Foundation told Inside Sources Friday how important the filibuster is to compromise.
4 years ago
defraud...
Britt Johnson

Utah County men facing charges for defrauding the United States

The claims state that Zachary Bassett and Mason Warr used a fraudulent tax scheme to receive COVID-19-related relief funds.
4 years ago
Rep. Kera Birkeland, R-Morgan, sponsor of HB297 Victim Services Amendments, poses for a portrait at...
Katie McKellar, Deseret News

A Utah lawmaker and her sister at odds: Should rape victims need to contact police before getting an abortion?

Rep. Kera Birkeland says her bill focuses on rape victim services and holding rapists accountable. But her sister, a rape survivor, says it strips away choices.
4 years ago
Two temporary federal pandemic emergency assistance programs are coming to an end in the coming mon...
Waverly Golden

As two federal pandemic emergency-assistance programs near an end, Cox has solutions

Two temporary federal pandemic emergency assistance programs are coming to an end in the coming months due to more job opportunities.
4 years ago
A high altitude balloon floats over Billings, Mont., on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. The U.S. is tracki...
Oren Liebermann, Haley Britzky and Michael Conte, CNN

Pentagon tracking suspected Chinese spy balloon over the US

(CNN) — The US is tracking a suspected Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon over the continental United States, defense officials said on Thursday, a discovery that risks adding further strain to tense US-China relations. Pentagon spokesman Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder said the US government has been tracking the balloon for several days as it made its way over […]
4 years ago
Utah 2022 legislative session...
Mark Jones

Bill would require buildings to post signs for events meant for adults

One Utah lawmaker is proposing a bill that would require signs be posted on public buildings that will be hosting events meant for adults.
4 years ago
UDOT crews fill pothole...
Devin Oldroyd

UDOT uses public’s help locating potholes

UDOT spokesperson John Gleason says the department is monitoring where the potholes are, thanks in large part to the public.
4 years ago
Utah Sen. Mike Lee has joined an effort to make concealed carry permits in Utah viable in any state...
Aimee Cobabe

Utah senator joins other senators in support of concealed-carry reciprocity

The Reciprocity Act would ensure that a concealed-carry permit would be valid in Utah and other states where concealed carry permits are allowed.
4 years ago
transgender...
Hugo Rikard-Bell

Dozens rally at Utah’s capitol for transgender health care Wednesday

Crowds of people rallied at the capitol building to protest the legislature's ban on transgender related health care for minors.
4 years ago
Utah is on the verge of temporarily pausing its personalized license plate program once again. The ...
Carter Williams

Utah House passes moratorium on personalized license plates for 2nd straight year

H.B. 26 would place a two-year moratorium on the personalized license plate program while also tweaking the how certain plates are created.
4 years ago