National News

Utah monuments shrinking finalized...
John Wojcik

Southern Utah monuments in danger of disappearing?

The Interior Department has finalized a resource management plan that could bring drilling and mining to areas around two monuments in Southern Utah. The development has a conservation group concerned about the future.
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Kelli Pierce

Stories from the Streets: Finding a job can be tough when you’re stuck in a homeless shelter

Justin Ward never expected to call Salt Lake City home but after his friends car broke down here while they were on their way to Vegas for work, "I got stuck here and ended up becoming homeless for two-and-a-half years,"
7 years ago
Sen. Romney reportedly recovering from fall over weekend...
Cami Mondeaux

Sen. Mitt Romney: President Trump is guilty of high crimes, misdemeanors

Sen. Mitt Romney announced Wednesday he is voting against party lines, saying he will convict President Donald Trump in the impeachment trial.
7 years ago
Democrats impeachment...
Cami Mondeaux

Utah representatives respond to State of the Union address

Utah elected officials respond to President Donald Trump's State of the Union speech.
7 years ago
climate change...
Cami Mondeaux

Sen. Mike Lee: Trump is not guilty

Mike Lee announced he will vote to acquit President Donald Trump during the final vote that will close out the impeachment trial Wednesday.
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Kelli Pierce

Advocates: More homeless people housed, Operation Rio Grande partially to thank

SALT LAKE CITY – At least 71 people who used to sleep on the streets are now in permanent housing, and some homeless advocates say Operation Rio Grande is partially responsible for the turnaround. Operation Rio Grande was a series of law enforcement raids in 2017 that broke up homeless encampments in downtown Salt Lake […]
7 years ago
parents idaho missing children...
Saige Miller and Simone Seikaly

Idaho mother is a no show: Grandmother of missing children speaks out

The biological grandmother of two missing children in Idaho spoke to Rexburg Police on Thursday evening just as a deadline for Lori Vallow, the children's mother, expired.
7 years ago
COVID-19 deaths...
Colby Walker

US reports 1st case of person-to-person spread of coronavirus in the US

Health officials are reporting the first U.S. case of person-to-person spread of the new virus from China. The latest patient is the husband of the Chicago woman who got sick after she returned from a trip to China.
7 years ago
Getting sober...
Kelli Pierce

Stories from the Streets: Getting sober and getting a job

Getting sober took him two trips to rehab and a period of homelessness before Casey got clean. Now, he's working and off the street.
7 years ago
Romney...
LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press

Romney wants to call witnesses, impeachment gives him a chance to assert Senate clout

Republican Sen. Mitt Romney is having another big moment as he defies Republican leaders at President Donald Trump's impeachment trial. Romney is one of several GOP senators insisting on hearing from witnesses.
7 years ago
The Capitol is seen as defense arguments by the Republicans resume in the impeachment trial of Pres...
ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press

Budget deficit to break $1 trillion despite strong economy

An annual congressional report says that the U.S. budget deficit is likely to burst through the symbolic $1 trillion barrier this year despite a healthy economy.
7 years ago
(FILE) Senator Mitt Romney, R-Utah,  on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on March 26, 2019....
Kelli Pierce

Senator Romney rallies support for the TRUST Act

Senator Mitt Romney (R-Utah) is encouraging fellow lawmakers to support the TRUST Act, a bipartisan plan that aims to tackle the federal deficit while saving popular programs like Medicare Part A.
7 years ago
FILE – In this Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019 file photo, a couple heads toward an entrance to a cavern ...
The Associated Press

Lawsuit: Winter wonderland is neighbor’s spring nightmare

A New Hampshire woman is concerned that the operators of a seasonal attraction of ice structures will flood her basement. Again.
7 years ago
ai powered mind...
Simone Seikaly

Utah company uses artificial intelligence to solve crimes in seconds

An artificial intelligence company in Park City, Banjo, has partnered with law enforcement across Utah to more quickly respond to emergencies.
7 years ago
Lincoln and Sammy Vermont mayor...
LISA RATHKE Associated Press

Dog and goat vie for honorary mayor of Vermont town

It's Lincoln the goat versus Sammy the dog in the race for honorary mayor of one Vermont town.
7 years ago
Mike Pompeo angry after interview with NPR reporter Mary Louise Kelly...
LYNN BERRY Associated Press

Pompeo lashes out at journalist; NPR defends its reporter

NPR will stand by reporter Mary Louise Kelly in wake of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo lashing out at her after she had asked him in an interview about Ukraine.
7 years ago
Coronavirus in China...
Associated Press

Arizona, California cases push US tally of coronavirus to 5

Health officials say the U.S. has five confirmed cases of the new pneumonia-like virus from China. Two new confirmed cases—one in Los Angeles County in California and the other in Arizona.
7 years ago
jim lehrer...
MARK KENNEDY and DAVID BAUDER Associated Press

‘NewsHour’ host and debate moderator Jim Lehrer dies at 85

A longtime host of the nightly PBS “NewsHour” whose serious, sober demeanor made him the choice to moderate 11 presidential debates, has died. Jim Lehrer was 85.
7 years ago
american firefighters killed...
ROD McGUIRK Associated Press

3 American firefighters killed in Australia after plane crashes

Three American crew members have died when a C-130 Hercules aerial water tanker crashed while battling wildfires in southeastern Australia.
7 years ago
high-fat milk impeachment milk water...
Curt Gresseth

Live Mic: During impeachment trial, senators only get milk or water

Hear ye, hear ye! Beverage choices for senators during the impeachment trial are limited to milk and water only. Welcome back to 1868.
7 years ago
Police in Pasco, Washington, turned a rescue pup with an inoperable tumor into a dashing police K9....
Mallory Hughes, CNN

A terminally ill rescue dog became a police K-9 for a day

Police in Pasco, Washington, turned a rescue dog with an inoperable tumor into a dashing police K-9, helping to cross items of his bucket list.
7 years ago
Storage of unused supplies in Puerto Rico...
DANICA COTO Associated Press

Discovery of unused disaster supplies angers Puerto Rico

People in a southern Puerto Rico city discovered a warehouse filled with water, cots and other unused emergency supplies donated in wake of Hurricane Maria.
7 years ago
piggy bank with graduation cap next to money student loan debt...
Harmeet Kaur, CNN

The student loan debt is $1.6 trillion and people are struggling to pay it down

Student loan debt is $1.6 trillion and rapidly growing as people struggle to keep up with payments.
7 years ago
Census counting in remote Alaska...
Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN

Why the census is starting months early in this remote Alaskan fishing village

The decennial count has started early in Alaska, where large portions of the state aren't connected by roads and can have spotty mail service.
7 years ago