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Inside the $100K 'hardcore conservative' campaign to oust Utah's Senate president
Brigham Tomco, Deseret News | Posted June 13 - 7:06 a.m. | Save Story
A powerful incumbent politician in the state is under fire from both conservative and liberal groups in an election year where discontent has emerged among some Republican voters.
New UFO files describe spinning discs, glowing orbs and object shaped like a potato
Collin Binkley, Associated Press | Updated June 12 - 8:39 p.m. | Save Story
Seventy-two more files on UFOs were released on Friday, the third tranche to give the public full disclosure around what the government knows about alien life and mysterious objects in the sky.
Republican lawmakers question political group over late financial disclosures
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Updated June 12 - 4:32 p.m. | Save Story
A Utah political action committee will be fined for missing financial disclosure deadlines after a pair of Republican state lawmakers called for an investigation into its late reports.
US to provide $50M more in funding to counter Ebola outbreak
Michael Erman, Reuters | Posted June 12 - 4:03 p.m. | Save Story
The U.S. plans to provide $50 million in funding to the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations to target the rare strain of Ebola causing the current outbreak in Africa.
US and Iran agree to wording of a deal to end their war, Pakistan's prime minister says
Munir Ahmed, Michelle L. Price and Russ Bynum, Associated Press | Updated June 12 - 2:43 p.m. | Save Story
Pakistan's prime minister says the United States and Iran have agreed to wording of an agreement aimed at ending their war in the Middle East.
If World Cup participants are denied entry to the US, what does that mean for the Olympics?
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted June 12 - 12:12 p.m. | Save Story
The International Olympic Committee remains confident that the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles won't run into the same political issues that have impacted the FIFA World Cup.
San Juan County assessor called 'unfit' amid call for removal from office
Daniel Woodruff, KSL | Posted June 12 - 10:16 a.m. | Save Story
The Utah State Tax Commission on Thursday claimed in a letter that San Juan County Assessor Rick Meyer "failed to follow the law and is unfit to perform his duties."
Mike Lee says it's time to rethink the Roadless Rule
Eva Terry, Deseret News | Posted June 12 - 6:54 a.m. | Save Story
A wildfire prevention bill, which includes a repeal of the "Roadless Rule," moved favorably out of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Wednesday.
False alarm at the Pentagon triggers brief shelter-in-place order
Phil Stewart, Doina Chiacu and Ryan Patrick Jones, Reuters | Updated June 11 - 10:03 p.m. | Save Story
A false alarm at the Pentagon following an air quality warning triggered a shelter-in-place order on Wednesday as first responders worked to rule out exposure to hazardous materials, officials said.
The national AI policy showdown is being decided in Utah's backyard
Brigham Tomco, Deseret News | Posted June 11 - 9:03 p.m. | Save Story
As artificial intelligence continues to impact the economy, Utah is now being involved as two of the nation's top AI super PACs dropped a combined $1.3 million into congressional primaries.
House passes bill cracking down on 'ghost students' stealing financial aid
Cami Mondeaux, Deseret News | Posted June 11 - 7:37 p.m. | Save Story
The House passed a bill led by Utah Rep. Burgess Owens looking to crack down on so-called "ghost students," by a bipartisan vote on Thursday.
Backlash erupts in Utah County after 23-year-old conservative influencer becomes deputy clerk
Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Posted June 11 - 5:00 p.m. | Save Story
The Utah County clerk is facing backlash for filling the role of chief deputy clerk with a 23-year-old conservative influencer.
Man pleads guilty to killing a top Minnesota Democrat and her husband while posing as an officer
Tim Sullivan and Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press | Updated June 11 - 4:36 p.m. | Save Story
Vance Boelter, who assassinated the top Democrat in the Minnesota House and her husband, has pleaded guilty so that federal prosecutors would not seek the death penalty.
Congress rejects short-term FISA extension as expiration looms
David Morgan and Jonathan Landay, Reuters | Updated June 11 - 4:09 p.m. | Save Story
Congress on Thursday rejected a short-term extension of foreign surveillance powers sought by President Donald Trump over his selection of Bill Pulte as the top spy chief.
Trump says US, Iran could sign peace deal as soon as this weekend
Humeyra Pamuk, Parisa Hafezi and Susan Heavey, Reuters | Updated June 11 - 3:33 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump on Thursday said the United States and Iran could sign a peace deal as soon as this weekend that would reopen shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.
Iron County Commissioner threatens lawsuit against Iron County over closed meeting
Arianne Brown, KSL | Posted June 11 - 10:00 a.m. | Save Story
Iron County Commissioner Paul Cozzens announced he is suing Iron County due to a closed session from which he and another commission member were excluded.
Summer sports at Utah's Winter Olympics? What the IOC's proposed new process allows
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted June 11 - 8:20 a.m. | Save Story
Summer sports could be added to Utah's 2034 Winter Games under a new process backed by leaders of the International Olympic Committee.
Salt Lake City board vents after receiving developers' $51M tax incentives request
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted June 11 - 6:15 a.m. | Save Story
Leaders of Utah's capital city appeared less than thrilled when a developer who was recently punished over a demolished historic building submitted a request to receive incentives on another much larger project.
