Utah News Dispatch

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Utah Gov. Spencer Cox announces a new task force to combat the fentanyl crisis in Utah in Cottonwood Park in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024

Politics

Utah responds to a surge in overdose deaths with the launch of new fentanyl task force

Utah News Dispatch Oct 16, 2024

From left to right: Independent American candidate Carlton Bowen, Republican Utah Rep. John Curtis and Democrat Caroline Gleich participate in a debate put on by the Utah Debate Commission at Weber State University on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024.

Politics

Utah US Senate candidates debate Trump vs. Romney, abortion, climate change and more

Utah News Dispatch Oct 12, 2024

Thelma Whiskers of the Ute Mountain Ute tribe speaks in opposition of the White Mesa Uranium Mill during a protest outside the Utah Capitol Building in Salt Lake City on Friday, Oct. 4, 2024.

Environment

Calls to shut down the country’s only uranium mill come to Salt Lake City

Utah News Dispatch Oct 8, 2024

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The rescue in Little Cottonwood Canyon took a total of 90 minutes (June 27).

Police & Fire

OSHA rule threatens to drive Search and Rescue staff volunteers away

Utah News Dispatch Oct 2, 2024

Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson poses for a photo in the Gold Room at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024.

Politics

FBI intercepts ‘suspicious’ envelope containing white powder addressed to Utah Lt. Gov.

Utah News Dispatch Sep 24, 2024

Sandstone Cliff, Walls of Labyrinth Canyon, Moab, Utah.

Politics

BLM revives controversial oil and gas lease in Utah wilderness, prompting lawsuit

Utah News Dispatch Aug 30, 2024

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Granger High School students unlock magnetic locking pouches containing their phones after class with a newly-established a phone-free policy on Aug. 26, 2024.

Education

Utah schools may ban cellphones during class time in 2025

Utah News Dispatch Aug 28, 2024

Power transmission lines near the Lake Side natural gas power plant in Vineyard are pictured on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024.

Business

Why are Utahns’ electrical bills so high? Market adjustment sends costs soaring

Utah News Dispatch Aug 21, 2024

Former U.S. Rep. Ben McAdams, D-Utah; Utah Senate Minority Leader Luz Escamilla, D-Salt Lake City; and Utah Rep. Brian King, D-Salt Lake City.

Politics

Latter-day Saints, Democrats and Republicans, join forces to support Harris

Utah News Dispatch Aug 13, 2024

Wild horses roam free on state and some private land, outside federal disengaged horse management areas on May 31, 2017 outside Milford, Utah. The BLM, state officials and ranchers all over the Western United States are struggling with what to do about and how to control the burgeoning horse population in the west.

Wildlife

BLM scheduled to remove 420 wild horses from three Utah counties for overpopulation

Utah News Dispatch Aug 12, 2024

Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren marched with protestors on Aug. 2, 2024, in Cameron, Arizona, to oppose the transportation of uranium across Navajo land.

Health

Navajo Nation, Havasupai Tribe condemn transportation of uranium ore on tribal land

Utah News Dispatch Aug 9, 2024

Restraints are shown on the lethal injection table in the execution chamber at the Utah State Correctional Facility after the Taberon Honie execution Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, in Salt Lake City.

Courts

Utah executes Taberon Honie by lethal injection, first capital punishment since 2010

Utah News Dispatch Aug 8, 2024

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