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Arlington cemetery controversy shines spotlight on Utah Gov. Spencer Cox's sudden embrace of Trump

A few months ago, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox was one of the few prominent Republicans consistently keeping his distance from Donald Trump

Arlington cemetery controversy shines spotlight on Utah Gov. Spencer Cox's sudden embrace of Trump
Americas|Election|News

Utah Gov. Cox faces scrutiny for using military cemetery photo with Trump in campaign email

Utah Republican Gov. Spencer Cox has came under fire for sending a campaign email that included a photo of him and Donald Trump at Arlington National Cemetery during a wreath-laying ceremony

Utah Gov. Cox faces scrutiny for using military cemetery photo with Trump in campaign email
Crime|Lifestyle|News

Utah mother and children's book author Kouri Richins to stand trial in husband's death, judge rules

A Utah mother of three who published a children’s book about grief after her husband’s death and was later accused of fatally poisoning him will stand trial

Utah mother and children's book author Kouri Richins to stand trial in husband's death, judge rules
Crime|News

Prosecutors make their case for why Utah children's book author should face trial in husband's death

An evidentiary hearing is underway for a Utah woman who wrote a children’s book about coping with grief after her husband’s death and was later accused of fatally poisoning him

Prosecutors make their case for why Utah children's book author should face trial in husband's death
Crime|News

Utah man who killed woman is put to death by lethal injection in state's first execution since 2010

Utah death row inmate Taberon Dave Honie has been put to death by lethal injection for the stabbing death of his girlfriend’s mother in the state’s first execution since 2010

Utah man who killed woman is put to death by lethal injection in state's first execution since 2010
Election|News|Political

Utah congressional candidate contests election results in state Supreme Court as recount begins

The closely trailing Republican challenger for Utah’s 2nd District U.S. House seat is challenging the primary election results in state Supreme Court in a last-ditch effort to recover enough disqualified ballots to overtake his opponent

Utah congressional candidate contests election results in state Supreme Court as recount begins
Crime|News

Utah Supreme Court overturns death sentence for man convicted of murder in rape cover-up

Utah’s Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence for a man convicted in the murder of a woman to stop her from testifying against him in a rape case

News|Sports|World

Salt Lake City celebrates announcement that it will host the 2034 Winter Olympics

Salt Lake City has been formally awarded the 2034 Winter Olympics following a vote by the International Olympic Committee in Paris

Salt Lake City celebrates announcement that it will host the 2034 Winter Olympics
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3 hikers die in Utah parks as triple-digit temperatures linger in western US

Three hikers have died in suspected heat-related cases at state and national parks in Utah

News|Political

US Rep. John Curtis wins Utah GOP primary for Romney’s open seat, while Gov. Spencer Cox also wins

A pair of moderate Utah Republicans have won primary elections for U.S. Senate and governor over far-right candidates who are loyalists to former President Donald Trump, the latest example of how Utah is a rare Republican state that doesn’t fully embrace Trump’s stranglehold on the GOP

US Rep. John Curtis wins Utah GOP primary for Romney’s open seat, while Gov. Spencer Cox also wins
News|Political

Utah man declined $100K offer to travel to Congo on 'security job' that was covert coup attempt

The friend of a prominent Congolese opposition leader’s son said he turned down a six-figure offer to travel there as part of the family’s security detail in what turned out to be a failed coup attempt

Utah man declined $100K offer to travel to Congo on 'security job' that was covert coup attempt
News|World

Transgender activists flood Utah tip line with hoax reports to block bathroom law enforcement

Transgender activists have flooded a Utah tip line created to alert state officials to possible violations of a new bathroom law with thousands of hoax reports

Transgender activists flood Utah tip line with hoax reports to block bathroom law enforcement
News|Political

Utah GOP nominates Lyman for governor's race, but incumbent Cox still seen as primary favorite

State Rep. Phil Lyman has been selected as the Utah Republican Party’s gubernatorial nominee

Utah GOP nominates Lyman for governor's race, but incumbent Cox still seen as primary favorite
Business|Entertainment|News|Sports

Soon to be a 2-time Olympic host city, Salt Lake City’s zest for the Games is now an outlier

Many other past Olympic hosts around the world have decided in recent years that bringing back the Games isn’t worth the money or hassle

Soon to be a 2-time Olympic host city, Salt Lake City’s zest for the Games is now an outlier
News|Political

Latter-day Saints president approaches 100th birthday with mixed record on minority support

The oldest-ever president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has so far created a mixed legacy that some churchgoers say has made its global membership feel more included but has left LGBTQ+ members feeling unsupported

Latter-day Saints president approaches 100th birthday with mixed record on minority support
News

Children's author Kouri Richins hit with new charges alleging earlier attempt to kill her husband

Prosecutors have added an additional attempted murder charge to the list of counts against a Utah woman who wrote a children’s book about coping with grief after her husband’s death and was later accused of fatally poisoning him

Children's author Kouri Richins hit with new charges alleging earlier attempt to kill her husband
News

'I will not feed a demon': YouTuber Ruby Franke's child abuse case rooted in religious extremism

Newly released video shows the malnourished son of a parenting advice YouTuber approaching a neighbor for help on the morning that his mother and her business partner were arrested on child abuse charges

'I will not feed a demon': YouTuber Ruby Franke's child abuse case rooted in religious extremism
News|Sports

Man pleads guilty to murdering University of Utah football player Aaron Lowe

The man accused of fatally shooting University of Utah football player Aaron Lowe has pleaded guilty to murder more than two years after police say he killed the cornerback outside a rowdy house party in Salt Lake City

Man pleads guilty to murdering University of Utah football player Aaron Lowe
Business|Education|News|Political|Sports

College athletes would need school approval for NIL deals under bill passed by Utah Legislature

College athletes in Utah who are looking to profit off their name, likeness and image will have to seek written approval from their school for any business deal exceeding $600

College athletes would need school approval for NIL deals under bill passed by Utah Legislature
Entertainment|News|Technology

YouTube mom Ruby Franke apologizes at sentencing in child abuse case

A judge has set a prison sentence of up to 60 years for parenting advice blogger Ruby Franke after she admitted to physically and emotionally abusing her children

YouTube mom Ruby Franke apologizes at sentencing in child abuse case
News|Political

Utah Legislature votes to reprimand school board member who questioned a student's gender

The Utah Legislature has voted to censure a conservative member of the state Board of Education whose social media post questioning the gender of a high school basketball player triggered a firestorm of derogatory comments

Utah Legislature votes to reprimand school board member who questioned a student's gender
Education|News

A woman was hired to investigate racial harassment after a suicide. Then she encountered it herself

A Black woman hired by a northern Utah school district to investigate racial harassment complaints says that she also experienced discrimination from district officials

A woman was hired to investigate racial harassment after a suicide. Then she encountered it herself
News|Political

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. files as presidential candidate in Utah, the first state to grant him access

Robert F

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. files as presidential candidate in Utah, the first state to grant him access
News|Political

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene targeted by failed Christmas swatting attempt

Republican U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has been targeted with another swatting attempt at her Georgia residence

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene targeted by failed Christmas swatting attempt
News|Political|Technology

A group representing TikTok, Meta and X sues Utah over strict new limits on app use for minors

A trade group that represents TikTok and other major tech companies has sued Utah over its first-in-the-nation laws requiring children to get parental consent to use social media apps

A group representing TikTok, Meta and X sues Utah over strict new limits on app use for minors

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