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US and Israel clash with Iran at emergency Security Council meeting. UN chief condemns attacks
Edith M. Lederer and Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press | Posted Feb. 28 - 10:06 p.m. | Save Story
The United States and Israel clashed with Iran at an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council, where the U.N. chief and many countries urged a return to negotiations.
'Desperately needed' or a nuisance? Utah County airport facing pushback from town residents
Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Posted Feb. 28 - 9:04 p.m. | Save Story
A dispute is brewing between the owners of a small, public-use airport in western Utah County and the neighboring town of less than 150 people.
New Utah law could address remaining issue in proposed hotel next to Sugar House Park
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted Feb. 28 - 8:36 p.m. | Save Story
Utah is considering loosening some of its alcoholic proximity restrictions to account in a move that would notably benefit a proposal in Salt Lake City.
Utah widow heads to Washington, DC, to advocate for better funding to fight cancer
Brittany Tait, KSL | Posted Feb. 28 - 7:46 p.m. | Save Story
Shay Martin, a young widow who lost her husband, Tanner, to cancer, traveled to the United States Capitol Saturday to advocate for cancer research funding.
How voters — in Utah and nationwide — feel about prohibiting cellphones in school, bell-to-bell
Jason Swensen, Deseret News | Posted Feb. 28 - 7:02 p.m. | Save Story
While a bill calling for a default "bell-to-bell" cellphone prohibition in Utah's K-12 schools seems destined to pass, public opinion on school bans is mixed.
Utah lawmakers work to mandate fetal development videos in schools
Caitlin Keith, Deseret News | Posted Feb. 28 - 5:48 p.m. | Save Story
A Utah lawmaker has introduced a bill that would require Utah schools to show students videos of fertilization and development of a fetus inside the womb.
Utah leaders react to US-Israeli strikes on Iran
Alex Tumalip, KSL | Posted Feb. 28 - 5:17 p.m. | Save Story
Utah leaders reacted to the news of the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
A look at Utah's biggest environment and land bills in 2026
Eva Terry, Deseret News | Posted Feb. 28 - 1:03 p.m. | Save Story
Though saving the Great Salt Lake has dominated public discourse this year during Utah's Legislature, it is not the only thing the state's governing body is trying to do.
Economy, inflation top voter concerns in Utah and nationwide ahead of midterm elections
Cami Mondeaux, Deseret News | Posted Feb. 28 - 7:10 a.m. | Save Story
Affordability has emerged as the top issue for voters heading into the midterm elections, both in Utah and on the national level, according to the most recent polling for the Deseret News.
Utahns first or eroding the Utah way? House OKs measure cracking down on illegal immigration
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted Feb. 27 - 9:03 p.m. | Save Story
The Utah House narrowly approved a measure cracking down on illegal immigration, prohibiting immigrants here illegally from being able to access certain public benefits.
Federal prosecutors won't appeal ruling barring death penalty in Luigi Mangione case
Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press | Posted Feb. 27 - 8:05 p.m. | Save Story
Federal prosecutors said Friday they won't appeal a judge's ruling that bars them from seeking the death penalty against Luigi Mangione in the killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO.
Here's how Utah lawmakers plan to spend $31B of your money
Bridger Beal-Cvetko and Daniel Woodruff, KSL | Posted Feb. 27 - 7:22 p.m. | Save Story
Utah lawmakers are moving ahead with a slew of tax cuts, including a sixth straight income tax reduction, according to budget proposals unveiled Friday evening.
Why the Prop 4 repeal initiative's future could hinge on a few signatures in Davis County
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Posted Feb. 27 - 7:11 p.m. | Save Story
The future of a ballot initiative to repeal Proposition 4 sits on a knife's edge after narrowly clearing the signature threshold in the last needed Senate district Friday.
Compromise bill keeps defense attorneys on Utah Sentencing Commission
Bridger Beal-Cvetko and Daniel Woodruff, KSL | Posted Feb. 27 - 6:02 p.m. | Save Story
Defense attorneys will retain their seats on Utah's Sentencing Commission under a compromise bill passed out of the Legislature this week.
Utah lawmakers give nod to bill tweaking controversial alternative incorporation route
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted Feb. 27 - 4:04 p.m. | Save Story
Utah lawmakers have favorably recommended a bill that tweaks a controversial alternative incorporation route that critics say gives developers too much power.
Trump says he is directing federal agencies to cease use of Anthropic technology
Andrea Shalal, Jeffrey Dastin and Ryan Patrick Jones, Reuters | Posted Feb. 27 - 3:49 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump said on Friday he was directing every federal agency, including the Department of Defense, to immediately cease work with artificial intelligence lab Anthropic.
US charges 30 more in anti-ICE protest at Minnesota church
Reuters | Posted Feb. 27 - 3:47 p.m. | Save Story
The U.S. Justice Department on Friday charged 30 more people accused of disrupting a Minnesota church service last month in protest of the Trump administration's immigration enforcement operation.
Pakistan bombs targets in Afghan cities; minister calls it 'open war'
Mohammad Yunus Yawar, Reuters | Posted Feb. 27 - 1:06 p.m. | Save Story
Pakistan bombed Taliban government targets in Afghanistan's major cities overnight, officials from both countries said Friday, with Pakistan's defense minister describing it as "open war."
