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Utah GOP leaders call for Salt Lake DA’s resignation after controversial post on Trump
In the wake of the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, a social media post from Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill drew ire from prominent figures in Utah’s political scene. “Truly, a dead body is more competent than Trump to be President,” Gill wrote in a July 20 post on X, formerly […]
A ‘devastating’ tally: Utah breaks annual record for fentanyl seizures in just 6 months
It only took six months for law enforcement to break Utah's annual record for fentanyl seizures this year as the state copes with what the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration calls "the most dangerous drug crisis the nation has ever faced." In 2023, the DEA and its local partners, which includes...
25 states, including Utah, file emergency appeal to U.S. Supreme Court to halt EPA’s carbon rule
Attorneys general in 25 states, including Utah, have sent an emergency appeal to the United States Supreme Court asking it to immediately halt a Biden administration rule that they say threatens to shutter the country’s remaining fleet of coal-fired power plants. The emergency appeal to stay the Environmental Protection Agency’s plans to require strict greenhouse […]
Trump to visit Utah in August for fundraiser
Former president Donald Trump will visit Utah in August for a fundraiser, multiple people familiar with the plans confirmed. The fundraiser is scheduled for August 29 in Park City. Official coordination efforts are being led by George Glass, a Trump campaign fundraiser and former ambassador to Portugal, and Marlon Bateman, a State Department official during the Trump administration. Both Glass and Bateman declined to comment.
Utah man arrested in Bozeman after high-speed chase
A Utah man wanted in connection to an alleged attempted homicide was apprehended in Bozeman on Tuesday following a high-speed chase. Kevin D. Wilde, 63, appeared in Justice Court on Wednesday and was accused of fleeing and eluding and criminal endangerment. According to an affidavit of probable cause, Wilde had a “be-on-the-lookout” or BOLO issued for him and KSL.com reported it was in connection to an alleged attempted homicide from...
Mountain West states rank low in women’s healthcare
Women in the Mountain West have some of the worst access to healthcare in the country. A new scorecard says Wyoming, New Mexico, Arizona and Nevada all rank in the bottom 10 states nationwide when it comes to how their healthcare systems are working for women. Some of these states...
Colby Jenkins considering contesting 2nd Congressional District GOP primary results
SALT LAKE CITY — Republican Rep. Celeste Maloy has won Utah’s 2nd Congressional District GOP by 214 votes, but her challenger Colby Jenkins now says he is considering contesting the results of the election with the Utah Supreme Court. “That’s one option we’re exploring for sure,” Jenkins told...
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