SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — People waving Trump flags and holding “Stop the Steal” signs rallied at the Utah Capitol Wednesday ahead of Congress’ expected vote to affirm President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. The crowd of about 200 people crowded around a television monitor on the steps of the Capitol in […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Supporters of President Donald Trump have heckled Republican U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah in an airport. It illustrates divisions in the Republican Party between Trump loyalists and those ready to accept the results of the presidential election. Romney has been considered Trump’s sharpest GOP […]
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A Utah man has pleaded guilty after authorities said he was caught digging in a Yellowstone National Park cemetery in search of hidden treasure. Federal prosecutors say 52-year-old Rodrick Dow Craythorn of Syracuse, Utah, entered the plea Monday. Craythorn could face up to 12 years in […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — State officials in Utah have said the state Legislature is not expecting to divert education funding this year to pay for social programs that benefit children and people with disabilities, despite a voter-approved amendment allowing them to do so. The amendment allows the state to […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Department of Health is expanding the number of free coronavirus testing locations as doctors say the state’s positivity rate is troublingly high. The nearly two dozen sites across the state are open for anyone to be tested even if they do not have […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican Spencer Cox called for unity after being sworn in as Utah’s first new governor in more than a decade. On Monday, Cox denounced misinformation and division that he says have further taken hold throughout the pandemic. But the new governor says it’s not too […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — An Ogden coffee shop owner and local activist have joined forces to create three coffee blends highlighting social justice. The new products are called “Diversity Blend,” “Unity Blend” and “Equality Blend.” Amir Jackson founded and operates Nurture the Creative Mind, a nonprofit that works to empower […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Sen. Mitt Romney is among a group of U.S. lawmakers who have objected to an effort by fellow lawmakers to overturn the presidential election results. The Salt Lake Tribune reports a bipartisan group of 10 senators issued a statement Sunday calling for an end […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A single mother with two advanced degrees who works as a licensed clinical social worker wants to buy a gun to protect herself and to go hunting and target shooting with her family. But a federal felony conviction in 2008 for trying to cash a […]
