SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A hard-fought House race remained too close to call amid reports of long voting lines in a Republican-leaning county late Tuesday, hours after Mitt Romney cruised to victory in his bid for a Senate seat. Republican U.S. Rep. Mia Love was trailing her Democratic challenger […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep Chris Stewart has won re-election to a fourth term in Congress by defeating Democratic challenger Shireen Ghorbani. Stewart represents Utah’s 2nd Congressional District, which covers a large portion of the state, including most of Salt Lake City west to the Nevada border […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah voters rejected a ballot measure Tuesday that would have boosted education funding through a gas tax in a state that has the lowest per pupil spending in the nation. Three other ballot initiatives were leading, but too close to be declared victorious at the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. John Curtis has defeated two challengers to win his first full term in the U.S. House of Representatives. The former Provo, Utah, mayor defeated Democrat college professor James Singer and United Utah Party candidate Tim Zeidner on Tuesday. Curtis joined Congress after […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican Rep. Rob Bishop has bested two opponents to win re-election to a ninth term in the U.S. House of Representatives. Bishop defeated Democrat Lee Castillo and Eric Eliason of the new United Utah Party on Tuesday. His opponents tried to paint him as a career […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney handily won a U.S. Senate seat in his adopted home state of Utah on Tuesday after a campaign where he backed off his once-fierce criticism of President Donald Trump. He will replace longtime Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch, who is […]
Voting is underway across Utah as polling sites open for Tuesday’s midterm election. Voters will decide a hotly contested congressional race, a high-profile medical marijuana proposal and a replacement for Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch. Former presidential candidate Mitt Romney is the heavy favorite to win the race for Hatch’s seat […]
DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Delaware (AP) — The body of a Utah mayor and Army National Guard member who urged Americans to vote before he was killed in Afghanistan has been returned to U.S. soil. Military officials said 39-year-old North Ogden Mayor Brent Taylor was shot to death Saturday by […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert defended a Democratic Utah House member after the Republican challenger sent out a mailer insinuating that the incumbent does not back religious freedom. The Deseret News reports Todd Zenger says in the ad that he is the only candidate for the state House […]
WEST JORDAN, Utah (AP) — West Jordan police say a worker fired from an industrial plant has been arrested after trying to stab an ex-colleague. KSL-TV in Salt Lake City reported Monday that 20-year-old Ryan Andrew Grover has been booked on suspicion of aggravated assault, drug possession and possession of drug paraphernalia. […]
