SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox has won the race for Utah governor. He replaces the leader who endorsed him in a race that played out during the coronavirus pandemic. Cox defeated Democrat Chris Peterson, a law professor who continued to advocate for a mask mandate […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — President Donald Trump won Utah again, defeating Democrat Joe Biden in the deeply conservative state. Utah hasn’t elected a non-Republican presidential candidate since 1964. State voters also elected Republican Spencer Cox as Utah’s first new governor in more than a decade Tuesday. U.S. House races […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah has reported its highest number of hospitalizations yet with 348 COVID-19 patients, surpassing the record of 342 patients set on Sunday. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that last week, officials with the Utah Hospital Association told Gov. Gary Herbert that if the number of […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The competitive race for a suburban Salt Lake City swing congressional district wraps up Tuesday as Democrats look to see if they can hold a seat flipped in deep-red Utah in 2018. Democratic U.S. Rep. Ben McAdams has been running at a dead heat against […]
Utah voters are choosing their first new governor in more than a decade Tuesday, bringing to a close the contest where the Republican lieutenant governor is heavily favored to take over. The coronavirus pandemic has cast a shadow over the race, with Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox defending the state’s approach […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A county clerk’s office in Utah is under quarantine after the staff was exposed to COVID-19. But officials say it likely won’t delay when election results are announced. The Summit County clerk’s office staff was exposed to the coronavirus over the weekend and will quarantine […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Authorities in Utah have said thousands of people attended a Halloween party near Utah Lake, days after organizers claimed the event was canceled. Utah County sheriff’s Sgt. Spencer Cannon said deputies learned about the large party Saturday near Utah Lake around 10 p.m. when a woman […]
CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Giancarlo González and Cristian Pavón scored to help the LA Galaxy beat Real Salt Lake 2-1 on Sunday night in their first game under interim coach Dominic Kinnear. Kinnear took over Thursday after Guillermo Barros Schelotto was fired. The Galaxy (6-11-3) are still in playoff contention. […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Southern Utah botanists have been working to transplant rare Siler pincushion cacti ahead of planned new development in near fast-growing St. George. The Spectrum reports the species was listed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as endangered in 1979 and improved to threatened status […]
SOUTH JORDAN, Utah (AP) — An apparent explosion has injured a man in a Utah home where police said they previously found a stash of weapons and explosives. Fire officials say there was no active fire when they arrived at the South Jordan home Saturday and found the middle-aged man […]
