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Rep. Phil Lyman To Run For Utah Governor

Rep. Phil Lyman To Run For Utah Governor

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah Representative Phil Lyman has announced that he will run for state governor in 2024. He was previously a San Juan County commissioner and helped establish the San Juan County Public Health Department. Lyman gained notoriety back in 2014, when he organized a protest against […]

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Mike Lee Expresses Concerns Over Border

Mike Lee Expresses Concerns Over Border

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah Senator Mike Lee is expressing concern over what he witnessed at the Mexican border. The Republican joined some of his colleagues for a trip to the border in Texas over the weekend, and noted his shock when he saw unaccompanied girls who traveled through […]

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LDS Church Announces Missionaries Safe After Hurricane Otis Slams Mexico

LDS Church Announces Missionaries Safe After Hurricane Otis Slams Mexico

(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is working to help people whose lives are upended after Hurricane Otis blasted the area around Acapulco, in southwest Mexico early Wednesday. The Category 5 storm is the most powerful to hit Mexico in 50 years. Church […]

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Heber Valley LDS Temple Faces Concerns

Heber Valley LDS Temple Faces Concerns

On Oct. 26, Heber Valley community members packed the Wasatch Senior Center auditorium to voice their opinions on the Heber Valley Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Issues discussed included traffic concerns, loss of view of the surrounding mountains and light pollution. Back in April, […]

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Nearly Two Thirds Of Daycares Could Close By 2024

Nearly Two Thirds Of Daycares Could Close By 2024

(Salt Lake City) — Utah’s early childhood education system could be in danger of sweeping shutdowns as early as next year. A report from advocacy group Voices for Utah Children shows as many as two-thirds of the state’s daycares could close once funds from the American Rescue Plan start to […]

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Domestic Violence Rate Highest For Third Straight Year

Domestic Violence Rate Highest For Third Straight Year

(Undated) — Statewide police data shows Utah’s domestic violence rate has hit record highs three years in a row. Records from Layton, Provo, St. George, Orem and Salt Lake City show there have been over 18-hundred domestic violence-related arrests per year since 2020. There’s been 15-hundred already this year, and […]

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Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox speaks during a COVID-19 briefing at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. Cox unveiled a plan Friday to ramp up Utah's COVID-19 vaccine distribution as the state sees a post-holiday surge in new cases. Cox, a Republican, said he will issue an executive order requiring facilities to allocate their doses the week they are received and have local health departments manage distribution, with an expectation of administering 50,000 doses a week. (Jeffrey D. Allred/Deseret News, via AP, Pool)

Cox Visits Mexico City On Trade Mission

(Mexico City) — Governor Spencer Cox says his latest trade mission to Mexico City has been fruitful. The governor is visiting the Mexican capital this week for the second time in two years. He says his trip is meant to strengthen Utah’s cultural and economic ties with our neighbors to […]

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Senators Lee, Romney React To House Speaker Appointment

Senators Lee, Romney React To House Speaker Appointment

(Washington, DC) — The U.S. House of Representatives finally has its new Speaker, and Utah’s senators had different things to say about Mike Johnson. Senator Mike Lee took to X after the confirmation to congratulate the new Speaker,, Senator Mitt Romney was much more critical of the Louisiana congressman, telling […]

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Utah Among Dozens Of States To Sue Instagram And Meta

Utah Among Dozens Of States To Sue Instagram And Meta

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah and 42 other states are teaming up to sue Instagram and Facebook parent company Meta. They claim the tech giant is harming youth mental health with “addictive” features like feeds that scroll endlessly and too many notifications. The federal lawsuit filed in California was […]

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Heber City Man Arrested For Raping Child

Heber City Man Arrested For Raping Child

(Heber City, UT) — A Heber City man was arrested over the weekend for allegedly raping an 11-year-old girl. The child was found under a blanket in the back seat of a vehicle driven by 30-year-old Miguel Chavelas-Astudillo, who initially told officers that he and the girl were eating in […]

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