PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on a shooting at a Florida high school (all times local): 4:15 p.m. The White House has canceled its daily press briefing after a Florida high school shooting that sent students rushing into the streets. President Donald Trump has spoken with Florida Gov. Rick […]
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) — Wanted: A city to host the 2026 Winter Olympics. Getting bidders for the Olympics used to be easy. But no longer, and particularly for the Winter Games. Six European cities pulled out of official bids or possible bids when the IOC sought candidates a few […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah elementary school has decided to give its students the option of saying no when they are asked to dance during school events after a parent complained about its rule. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the parent of a sixth-grader at Kanesville Elementary School […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Republican lawmakers shut down discussion of a bill Tuesday that would study whether women working in some state government offices are paid less than men. The proposal from Democratic Sen. Luz Escamilla asked the state to spend $125,000 to have a university take an […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers are once again considering getting rid of the death penalty, two years after legislators came close to making the move. The Salt Lake Tribune reported Tuesday that a bill sponsored by Republican state Rep. Gage Froerer of Huntsville would prohibit Utah prosecutors from […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers voted against a bill that would have given police the authority to pull over motorists for using their hands to answer phone calls while driving. The Deseret News reports Democratic State Rep. Carol Spackman Moss presented the “hands-free cellphone bill” Friday to the […]
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The U.S. government says it doesn’t have to release documents involving legal arguments for President Donald Trump’s decision to shrink national monuments because they’re protected presidential communications. The Department of Justice made a more detailed request of a federal judge in Idaho last week to dismiss […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say a leaping elk brought down a research helicopter trying to capture the animal in the mountains of eastern Utah. Wasatch County authorities say the elk jumped into the chopper’s tail rotor as the craft flew low, trying to capture the animal with a […]
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — A Utah lawmaker has introduced a bill that would create a pilot Utah State University Extension program to help boost employment in rural parts of the state. The Herald Journal reports Republican State Rep. Michael Noel says the legislation — named the “Rural Online Initiative” — […]
The Washington County Republican Party is choosing Travis Seegmiller to join the Utah House of Representatives as a replacement for Jon Stanard. Seegmiller is an attorney and associate professor of law and economics at Dixie State University. He wan an eight-way race Monday to fill the newly-opened position in Utah’s […]
