GOP Rep. Mia Love Slams Trump in Concession Speech
In a concession speech Monday, ousted Republican Congresswoman Mia Love of Utah took several parting shots at President Donald Trump, the GOP and Washington politics.
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Democrats Flip Central Utah House Seat
Salt Lake City mayor Ben McAdams has defeated Republican incumbent Mia Love by a slim margin in a hotly contested race for Utah’s 4th Congressional District.
Read moreUtah County Takes Fight of Redistricting Order to 10th Circuit
A Utah county took its fight of a federal judge’s redrawing of election maps – done to remedy what the judge found as racial gerrymandering – to a 10th Circuit panel, arguing the “absurd results” included a historic takeover by Navajo Democrats in a special election.
Read moreBlue Wave Hits Snag in Several Western States
The blue wave that Democrats had hoped would carry them to a Senate majority didn’t quite wash over the West on Tuesday night.
Read moreUtah Voters Consider Tight Races, Marijuana, Romney’s Return
Voters in Utah are navigating candidates’ war of words in a hotly contested congressional race, embracing the return of a former presidential candidate and grappling with an ever-changing medical marijuana bill.
Read moreTalk About Overreacting
A former criminal deputy with the Utah Attorney General’s Office claims he was needlessly arrested, jailed and humiliated on a material witness arrest warrant in the corruption case of two county DAs, simply because he had an international vacation planned and asked the state to reimburse him for changes to it so he could testify.
Read moreWoman Who Helped Kidnap Elizabeth Smart Released From Prison
A woman who helped kidnap Elizabeth Smart and stood by as the Utah girl was sexually assaulted was released from prison Wednesday amid concerns that she remains a threat 15 years after the chilling crime.
Read moreUtah Going to Pot?
A group of Utah residents sued the Beehive State and its lieutenant governor Wednesday, claiming an initiative to require counties to allow medical cannabis dispensaries runs afoul of the U.S. and state constitutions and must be removed from the November ballot.
Read moreDrought Forces Emergency Measures for US West’s Wild Horses
Harsh drought conditions in parts of the American West are pushing wild horses to the brink and spurring extreme measures to protect them.
Read moreArmored Dinosaur Found in Utah Evolved From Asian Ancestors
Scientists at the Natural History Museum of Utah on Thursday revealed the discovery of fossils belonging to a bony-tailed dinosaur with armor-like skin that walked the earth 76 million year ago.
Read moreNovember Looms Large as Primary Season Rolls On
From Mississippi to the open lands of Utah, millions of voters are casting their ballots in primary elections across the nation Tuesday, as Democrats in four states look for a “blue wave” to sweep open seats and counteract the GOP election upset in 2016 of President Donald Trump.
Read moreUtah LGBT Groups Allowed in July Fourth Parade After Uproar
Organizers of a prominent Utah July Fourth festival struck a deal to allow five LGBT organizations to participate in the parade Thursday, reversing an initial rejection given just hours after signing a nondiscrimination agreement with Provo city leaders.
Read moreUtah City Calls State’s New Ambulance Law Dangerous
A Salt Lake City suburb sued the Utah Department of Health, claiming the state’s newly amended administrative rules endanger patients by allowing medically untrained dispatchers to decide what type of transport patients need.
Read moreRomney Must Compete in Primary for Senate Seat
Mitt Romney was forced into a Republican primary in his bid for U.S. Senate in Utah after losing a nomination battle Saturday at the state’s far-right-leaning GOP convention.
Read moreUtah’s Expansion of Ballot Access OK’d by 10th Circuit
The 10th Circuit on Tuesday upheld a disputed new provision of Utah election law that allows an alternative method for candidates to get on the ballot.
Read moreAP Sources: Mitt Romney to Launch Senate Bid on Thursday
Former GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney will announce Thursday that he’s running for the Utah Senate seat held by retiring Orrin Hatch, three people with direct knowledge of the plan confirmed Wednesday.
Read moreZinke Trades Barbs With Protesters Over Shrunken Monuments
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke pushed back against accusations that he reduced two national monuments in Utah to pave the way for mining and oil and gas companies during an outdoor exposition in Salt Lake City on Friday.
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