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Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at the Faith and Freedom Roa...
Alayna Treene

Former President Trump plots counterprogramming for GOP primary debate, sources say

(CNN) — The current thinking among former President Donald Trump’s campaign advisers and those close to the former president is that he is not planning on participating in next week’s Republican presidential primary debate, three sources familiar with his plans tell CNN, and has been proposing counterprogramming to the event. The sources say that President Trump has […]
3 years ago
Wastewater samples suggest that Covid-19 transmission is increasing in most of the country. Photo c...
Deidre McPhillips

COVID-19 levels are rising but still relatively low in the US, surveillance data shows

Federal data says COVID-19 levels are trending upwards, but still well below levels doing the pandemic.
3 years ago
Jason Morris, Marshall Cohen and Jack Forrest

Trump expected to be booked at Fulton County jail, sheriff says

Law enforcement personnel say former President Donald Trump is expected to be booked into the Fulton County Jail.
3 years ago
President Joe Biden and first lady Dr. Jill Biden will travel to Hawaii on Monday. Biden spoke abou...
Betsy Klein, CNN

Bidens to visit Hawaii on Monday following Maui wildfires

The White House announced President Biden and the First lady plan to travel to Maui on Monday Aug. 21, 2023.
3 years ago
Travis King, the US soldier who ran across the military demarcation line into North Korea on July 1...
Gawon Bae, Oren Liebermann and Natasha Bertrand

North Korea confirms US soldier Travis King is in the country

North Korea, for the first time on Tuesday, admitted that U.S. Army Pvt. Travis King crossed the border into its territory.
3 years ago
burnt cars and trees in maui...
Tom Haraldsen

Utah Task Force to play an important role in search for people on Maui

Utah Task Force is sending a canine team to Maui to help in the recovery efforts.
3 years ago
Two people Sunday examine a burned house after an inferno destroyed much of the historic Maui resor...
Nouran Salahieh

At least 101 people were killed in Maui’s wildfires, Hawaii governor says

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green announced Tuesday the death toll from the Maui wildfires has reached at 101.
3 years ago
A woman moves donation boxes for Afghan refugees when they first arrived in Utah in 2021....
Hugo Rikard-Bell

Afghan refugees in Utah struggle to keep legal status two years after military withdrawal

Passing the Afghan Adjustment Act will greatly support those Afghans seeking asylum in Utah and elsewhere.
3 years ago
maui fire damage, officials are asking tourists to stay away...
Mark Jones

Expert says travel to Maui should be postponed

Due to devastating wildfires, tourists are being urged by Hawaii officials as well as travel experts to avoid traveling to Maui.
3 years ago
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks to reporters at the Des Moin...
CNN

Former President Trump indicted in Georgia election subversion probe

A grand injury in Georgia has returned an indictment against former President Donald Trump in his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia.
3 years ago
The hall of historic Waiola Church in Lahaina and nearby Lahaina Hongwanji Mission are engulfed in ...
Ray Sanchez, CNN

Hawaii has a robust emergency siren warning system. It sat silent during the deadly wildfires

As the fires spread on Tuesday, power and most communication – including 911 and cell phone service – were cut off.
3 years ago
wildfire damage in Lahaina maui...
Mike Valerio, Nouran Salahieh and Andy Rose, CNN

Returning Lahaina residents struggle with housing issues after deadliest US wildfire in over a century

As crews continue working to identify the 93 killed, the death toll is expected to rise.
3 years ago
Samantha Beech and Nouran Salahieh, CNN

House explosion outside Pittsburgh leaves 4 dead, 3 injured and 1 missing, officials say

An explosion outside Pittsburgh in a residential suburb on Saturday morning left four people dead, three injured and one missing.
3 years ago
A Chinese scientist works at a medical genetics laboratory  at the Central South University in Chan...
Jessie Yeung

China’s sitting on a goldmine of genetic data – and it doesn’t want to share

China is pouring billions of dollars into becoming a force in genetic data.
3 years ago
Wildfires in Maui have killed at least 55 people, displaced thousands and demolished many homes Bur...
Holly Yan, Aya Elamroussi and Sara Smart

Maui wildfires kill at least 67 people, race is on to find countless others who are missing

Officials in Maui County say the death toll from this week's wildfires has grown to 67.
3 years ago
An aerial image taken on August 10 shows destroyed homes and buildings on the waterfront burned to ...
Tamera Vaifanua

Red Cross volunteers from Utah heading to help Maui fire relief efforts

A typical assignment lasts two weeks – so this is an indication of the work ahead of them to help people recover from the wildfires.
3 years ago
Images of 21 year old Saria Barney Hildabrand, a Utah woman missing in Alaska....
Simone Seikaly

Husband of Utah woman missing in Alaska in police custody

Zarrius Hildabrand, the husband of Saria Hildabrand, is jailed on suspicion of murder and tampering with evidence.
3 years ago
Image of U.S. Attorney David C. Weiss, who has been named as special counsel in the legal case agai...
Marshall Cohen, Hannah Rabinowitz and Devan Cole, CNN

US attorney leading Hunter Biden probe granted special counsel status, Garland announces

Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Friday that senior prosecutor, David Weiss, has been named as special counsel.
3 years ago
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KSL NewsRadio Staff

Maui Strong fundraiser to help with victim relief of Hawaii wildfires

100% of the money we receive will go directly to help the people in Maui.
3 years ago
Mark Jones

Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints evacuated during Hawaii wildfires

A leader for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints says all missionaries are accounted for, but that 500 church members have evacuated because wildfires in on Maui, Hawaii.
3 years ago
Image of a cell phone displaying the Truth Social Media logo. On Thursday night, NBC News reported ...
Simone Seikaly

NBC: FBI learned about threats to Biden from Trump’s Truth Social

On Thursday, NBC News reported that Truth Social notified the FBI in March about a threat posted by Craig Deleuw Robertson.
3 years ago
The hall of historic Waiola Church in Lahaina and nearby Lahaina Hongwanji Mission are engulfed in ...
Nouran Salahieh, Holly Yan, Joe Sutton and Paul P. Murphy, CNN

Maui wildfires have killed at least 53, officials say

The death toll from the catastrophic wildfires in Maui has risen to 53, Maui County officials said Thursday.
3 years ago
President Biden addressed a crowd at the George E. Wahlen Department of Veteran Affairs Medical Cen...
Simone Seikaly

Referring to a nation’s ‘sacred obligation,’ Biden touts PACT Act in Salt Lake City

President Biden marked the one year anniversary of the PACT Act, which expands certain veteran benefits, while in Salt Lake City on Thursday.
3 years ago
A wildfire burns in  Lahaina, Maui County, on Tuesday. Photo credit: Jayson Duque...
Holly Yan, Amanda Jackson, Jamiel Lynch and Chris Boyette

At least 6 dead as Maui wildfires overwhelm hospitals, sever 911 services and force people to flee into the ocean

Six people have died as a result of wildfires that are impacting Maui.
3 years ago