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US gas prices slide below $4 again. What about Utah?
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted June 19 - 6:59 p.m. | Save Story
Gas prices in some Utah counties have joined the national average in sliding to or below $4 per gallon for the first time in months.
Utah leaders respond to new ICE facility developments in Salt Lake
Daniel Woodruff, KSL | Posted June 19 - 6:07 p.m. | Save Story
Utah leaders are responding to news that a planned immigration detention facility in Salt Lake City appears to be off the table.
Box Elder County commissioner responds to conflict of interest allegations tied to Stratos Project
Garna Mejia, KSL | Posted June 19 - 11:59 a.m. | Save Story
Box Elder County Commissioner Boyd Bingham is pushing back against allegations that he failed to disclose a potential conflict of interest before voting in favor of transferring thousands of acres of land for the Stratos Project data center.
Nearly 3,000 Colombians in Utah eligible to vote in Colombia's presidential election
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted June 19 - 11:28 a.m. | Save Story
Nearly 3,000 Colombians in Utah can vote in Colombia's presidential election, with balloting here to take place at the Salt Lake County Government Center.
Oil falls as supply moves through Strait of Hormuz after Iran war pact
Mohi Narayan and Helen Clark, Reuters | Posted June 19 - 7:51 a.m. | Save Story
Oil prices fell on Friday as prospects brightened for more supply after oil tankers began moving through the reopening Strait of Hormuz following a peace deal between the United States and Iran.
Trump says 'we should stop' Utah mail-in voting
Jasper Ward, Reuters | Updated June 18 - 9:30 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump said on Thursday that something should be done to stop mail-in voting in Utah ahead of the state's primaries next week.
San Juan County assessor resigns after allegations of being 'unfit' for office
Daniel Woodruff, KSL | Posted June 18 - 9:15 p.m. | Save Story
The San Juan County assessor has resigned partway through his second term, following a recommendation that he be removed from office.
Trump administration may alter slavery exhibit at Philadelphia site, court says
Nate Raymond, Reuters | Updated June 18 - 7:39 p.m. | Save Story
A federal appeals court overturned a judge's ruling that prevented the Trump Administration from replacing a slavery exhibit in Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia.
Obama Center's opening draws former presidents, music legends and A-list celebrities
Scott Bauer, Associated Press | Updated June 18 - 5:30 p.m. | Save Story
Former President Barack Obama celebrated the opening of his presidential museum in Chicago in an event that brought together former world leaders, A-list celebrities, athletes and others.
AI deepfake media can sway public opinion as effectively as real media, UVU study finds
Logan Stefanich, KSL | Updated June 18 - 5:00 p.m. | Save Story
A study from Utah Valley University's Gary R. Herbert Institute for Public Policy released Thursday found that deepfake media can sway public opinion just as effectively as real media, impacting elections at every scale.
Proposed immigrant detention center site in Salt Lake City to be offloaded, newspaper reports
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Updated June 18 - 4:54 p.m. | Save Story
The proposed site for an immigrant detention center in Salt Lake City is one of seven around the country federal officials plan to get rid of, The New York Times reports.
Trump endorses Republican incumbents ahead of Utah's congressional primaries
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Updated June 18 - 4:30 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump endorsed all three incumbent Republicans running for Congress in Utah ahead of next week's primary election.
Will Republicans decide Utah's 1st Congressional District Democratic primary?
Brigham Tomco, Deseret News | Posted June 18 - 3:01 p.m. | Save Story
After years of criticizing Democrats for participating in closed Republican primaries, some conservatives are exploring chances to influence Democratic races in the party's open primaries.
US lifts blockade of Iran; Iranian supreme leader endorses direct talks with American officials
Will Weissert, Seung Min Kim, and Mary Clare Jalonick Associated Press | Updated June 18 - 2:22 p.m. | Save Story
The U.S. lifted its blockade of Iran, and oil tankers began freely moving through the Strait of Hormuz as a tentative agreement to end the war took effect, and developments moved quickly.
Utah Senate confirms 2 new justices to state Supreme Court
Bridger Beal-Cvetko and Daniel Woodruff, KSL | Updated June 18 - 9:20 a.m. | Save Story
The Utah Senate confirmed Jay Jorgensen and Stephen Dent to the state Supreme Court on Wednesday, filling two new seats on the expanded seven-member court.
Utah awaits $2.4B rail expansion decision, but it's not the only transit opportunity
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted June 18 - 8:09 a.m. | Save Story
Transit officials are optimistic that 15-minute commuter rail between Ogden and Provo could be available as early as 2030, but that depends on a federal grant it applied for.
All detainees from immigration facility 'Alligator Alcatraz' have been transferred, DHS says
Gisela Salomon, Associated Press | Posted June 18 - 6:38 a.m. | Save Story
All detainees at an immigration detention center in an isolated airstrip in the Florida Everglades, known as "Alligator Alcatraz," have been transferred to other facilities for concerns related to the hurricane season.
West Valley City removes Cesar Chavez Drive signs; Ogden leaders still mulling issue
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted June 18 - 6:18 a.m. | Save Story
West Valley City has removed Cesar Chavez Drive signage while Ogden officials are mulling whether to take more action after removing commemorative Chavez street signs.
