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Primary watch: Utah voter turnout under 20%, candidate accused of breaking rules
Bridger Beal-Cvetko and Daniel Woodruff, KSL | Posted June 22 - 3:27 p.m. | Save Story
Fewer than 20% of Utah voters have cast ballots ahead of Tuesday's primary election, as allegations of improper mailers in one race have surfaced in the final days of campaigning.
Oil falls 4% after US-Iran talks signal easing supply risks
Georgina McCartney, Reuters | Posted June 22 - 1:41 p.m. | Save Story
Oil prices fell 4% on Monday after Vice President JD Vance said progress has been made in talks with Iran and that the Strait of Hormuz was open, easing supply concerns.
A parent's guide to Trump Accounts
Emily Walker, Deseret News | Posted June 22 - 11:48 a.m. | Save Story
Festive celebrations like a patriotic Hoover Dam and competing concert series aren't the only things set to make this year's Fourth of July historic.
This Utah city was ranked atop nation's largest cities — why one city leader says that is
Hayden Madson, Deseret News | Posted June 22 - 8:28 a.m. | Save Story
WalletHub's latest evaluation of 2026's best- and worst-run cities in America has Provo locked in at No. 1, and Deputy Mayor Kyle Friant said it's a testament to its people.
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan dies at 100
Paul Wiseman, Associated Press | Updated June 22 - 7:15 a.m. | Save Story
Former U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan has died at the age of 100.
A game changer? Salt Lake City pizzarium tests state's new liquor waiver
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted June 21 - 9:01 p.m. | Save Story
A new Salt Lake City pizzeria didn't waste much time testing a new state law, which allows restaurants to serve booze closer to parks.
Trump threatens Iran with fresh strikes as Vance leads peace talks in Switzerland
Humeyra Pamuk, Dave Graham and Tala Ramadan, Reuters | Updated June 21 - 11:58 a.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened to restart war with Iran even as Vice President JD Vance met Iranian officials for the first talks under an interim peace deal.
President Donald Trump unveils the new Air Force One, a converted Qatari jet
Seung Min Kim and Manuel Balce Ceneta, Associated Press | Updated June 21 - 11:50 a.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump on Friday showed off the new Air Force One, a formerly Qatari-owned jumbo jet that has been converted into the official U.S. presidential aircraft.
Trump blames Reflecting Pool woes on vandalism
The Associated Press | Posted June 20 - 9:03 p.m. | Save Story
The paint is peeling from Washington's Reflecting Pool after the renovation ordered by President Donald Trump, and he is now alleging that someone damaged it intentionally.
Mike Lee pursuing bill to bolster fines on immigrants in the country illegally, their employers
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted June 20 - 7:03 p.m. | Save Story
Sen. Mike Lee is pursuing legislation to bolster the fines applicable to immigrants who enter the country illegally and their employers.
US and Iran to talk Sunday in Switzerland as Tehran says it closed Strait of Hormuz again
Kareem Chehayeb, Bassem Mroue, Seung Min Kim and Munir Ahmed, Associated Press | Updated June 20 - 6:52 p.m. | Save Story
U.S. and Iranian negotiators are on their way to discuss details of an interim agreement to halt the war, after Iran said it closed the Strait of Hormuz due to Israel's attacks in Lebanon.
Norway imposes near ban on AI in elementary school
Terje Solsvik, Reuters | Posted June 20 - 5:30 p.m. | Save Story
Norway is imposing a near ban on the use of generative AI tools by elementary school pupils while also restricting their use in the education of older children to prevent a negative impact, the country's prime minister said.
Republicans blast Trump's Iran agreement as details emerge
Patricia Zengerle, Nathan Layne and David Morgan, Reuters | Posted June 20 - 8:09 a.m. | Save Story
U.S. President Donald Trump's interim deal to end the Iran war met scorching public criticism from some of his fellow Republicans as copies of the signed agreement circulated on Capitol Hill on Thursday.
Most Utahns reject political violence. Why are some still willing to justify it?
Emma Pitts, Deseret News | Posted June 20 - 7:02 a.m. | Save Story
A new Deseret News poll says support for political violence rises when Utahns view it as defending liberty, free speech or the Constitution, yet most Utahns still reject it.
Pentagon tells US lawmakers it needs $80 billion for Iran war and other bills, WSJ reports
Abu Sultan and Anna Peverieri, Reuters | Posted June 19 - 10:47 p.m. | Save Story
The U.S. Department of Defense needs $80 billion to cover costs from the Iran war as well as other non-war-related bills, Deputy Defense Secretary Stephen Feinberg told lawmakers in phone calls this week, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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.
