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Utah News Dispatch8 months ago

US crime rates fell nationwide in 2024, FBI report says

By: Amanda Hernández – August 10, 20256:00 am The J. Edgar Hoover building, Federal Bureau of Investigations headquarters, is seen in July in Washington, D.C. Violent...
Utah News Dispatch8 months ago

Environmental group sues to stop large mining project on Sevier Lake

By: Kyle Dunphey – August 9, 20256:00 am Playa or salt flats in the Great Basin near the Confusion Range in Millard County, Utah. (Photo by...
Utah News Dispatch8 months ago

A redistricting arms race is unfolding. A looming court ruling may push Utah into the spotlight

By: Katie McKellar – August 9, 20256:00 am A coalition of anti-gerrymandering groups urge Utah voters to reject a constitutional amendment on ballot initiatives during a...
Utah News Dispatch8 months ago

Charges dismissed against Salt Lake protester in a ‘significant’ First Amendment win, ACLU says

By: Kyle Dunphey – August 8, 20256:00 am Pro-Palestine protesters gather outside of the Salt Lake County Jail in South Salt Lake after a student organizer...
Utah News Dispatch8 months ago

Utah’s Carbon County mine, first fast-tracked process under ‘big, beautiful’ law in the nation

By: Alixel Cabrera – August 8, 20256:00 am A Union Pacific train transports coal through Spanish Fork Canyon in Utah County on Wednesday, July 31, 2024....
Utah News Dispatch8 months ago

U.S. Secretary of Interior announces end to Lava Ridge wind project in Idaho

By: Laura Guido – August 8, 20256:00 am A wind farm in Power County, Idaho, is depicted in this file photo. (Courtesy of the U.S. Department...
Utah News Dispatch8 months ago

Their childhoods are on display for millions. States want to protect them.

By: Madyson Fitzgerald – August 8, 20256:00 am Ryan Kaji, center, attends the Ryan’s World Meet & Greet during the 10th Annual Bentonville Film Festival on...
Utah News Dispatch8 months ago

How will Utah deal with fallout from the ‘big, beautiful’ law?

By: Katie McKellar – August 8, 20256:00 am The Capitol in Salt Lake City is pictured on Thursday, July 10, 2025. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for...
Utah News Dispatch8 months ago

Judge sides with faith group over Utah county in psychedelic mushroom religious freedom lawsuit

By: Kyle Dunphey – August 7, 20256:00 am Dried mushrooms. (Stock photo by Akchamczuk/Getty Images) A federal judge this week sided with a small, Provo-based faith...
Utah News Dispatch8 months ago

Federal court overturns decision denying Endangered Species protections to wolves

By: Micah Drew – August 7, 20256:00 am A Yellowstone wolf. (Photo courtesy National Park Service/Jacob W. Frank) A federal judge in Missoula on Tuesday vacated...
Utah News Dispatch8 months ago

Army sergeant accused of using personal handgun in shooting at Fort Stewart in Georgia

By: Ross Williams, Maya Homan – August 7, 20256:00 am Fort Stewart was the scene of an active shooter incident Wednesday that hospitalized five soldiers. (File...
Utah News Dispatch8 months ago

University of Utah to cut over 80 programs as part of state reinvestment law

By: Alixel Cabrera – August 7, 20256:00 am Rice-Eccles Stadium on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City is pictured on Monday, January 15,...
Utah News Dispatch8 months ago

States scramble to complete renewable energy projects before tax credits expire

By: Alex Brown – August 7, 20256:00 am A solar installation in Emery County is pictured on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for...
Utah News Dispatch8 months ago

50 attorneys general ask DOJ to step up against illegal online gambling

By: Alixel Cabrera – August 6, 20256:00 am The office of the Utah Attorney General at the Capitol in Salt Lake City is pictured on Tuesday,...
Utah News Dispatch8 months ago

Construction fraud in Utah leading to thousands of complaints, millions of dollars in losses

By: Kyle Dunphey – August 6, 20256:00 am New homes are under construction in Spanish Fork on Tuesday, July 16, 2024. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for...
Utah News Dispatch8 months ago

What happens if you have a hunting permit in a wildfire area?

By: Kyle Dunphey – August 6, 20256:00 am The Monroe Canyon Fire burns in Fishlake National Forest on July 31, 2025. (Photo courtesy of Utah Division...
Utah News Dispatch8 months ago

Shadow Wolves Improvement Act passes Senate committee with bipartisan support

By: Shondiin Silversmith – August 5, 20256:00 am The Shadow Wolves are an elite unit within the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The agents are members...
Utah News Dispatch8 months ago

Public hearing on second major Nevada airport focuses on environmental impacts

By: Jeniffer Solis – August 5, 20256:00 am (Photo by Jeniffer Solis/Nevada Current) A proposed airport on a dry lakebed near the Nevada-California border is gaining...
Utah News Dispatch8 months ago

Weekend brings new, human-caused wildfires to Utah

By: Kyle Dunphey – August 5, 20256:00 am A fire burns in Sand Hollow State Park after a man abandoned a burning ATV on Saturday, Aug....
Utah News Dispatch8 months ago

US families shoulder nearly $350B in annual costs tied to incarceration, report finds

By: Amanda Hernández – August 5, 20256:00 am The Utah State Correctional Facility in Salt Lake City is pictured on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. Having a...
Utah News Dispatch8 months ago

Utah’s local primary elections are coming soon and, with new laws, have tight deadlines

By: Alixel Cabrera – August 5, 20256:00 am Ballots await processing at the Davis County Administrative Building in Farmington on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024....
Utah News Dispatch8 months ago

DOJ plans to ask all states for detailed voting info

By: Jonathan Shorman – August 4, 20256:00 am Signs direct voters to the polls at the Salt Lake County Government Center in Salt Lake City on...
Utah News Dispatch8 months ago

New federal school voucher program poses a quandary for states: Opt in or opt out?

By: Robbie Sequeira – August 3, 20256:00 am The One Big Beautiful Bill Act established a national tax credit scholarship program, but state leaders can decide...
Utah News Dispatch8 months ago

Utah – and every other state – should protect elections by saying ‘no’ to the Trump DOJ

By: Derek Monson – August 2, 20256:01 am Katherine Ostler votes while her 8-year-old son Henry looks on at the Main Library in Salt Lake City...
Utah News Dispatch8 months ago

‘No moisture in sight’: Conditions fueling 48,000-acre Monroe Canyon Fire expected to worsen

By: Kyle Dunphey – August 2, 20256:01 am A firefighter with a drip torch sets a line of fire along state Route 24 during overnight operations...
Utah News Dispatch8 months ago

NM AG, activists issue alert about RECA scams

By: Source NM Staff – August 2, 20256:01 am Tina Cordova, a founder of the Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium, protests at the Trinity site on Oct....
Utah News Dispatch8 months ago

Idaho National Laboratory director says Trump is ushering in nuclear renaissance

By: Clark Corbin – August 2, 20256:00 am Idaho National Laboratory Director John Wagner speaks to the Idaho Legislature’s Interim Committee on Federalism July 30 at...
Utah News Dispatch8 months ago

As water levels dwindle, Utah legislature might address Great Salt Lake during a special session

By: Kyle Dunphey – August 1, 20256:00 am Birds take flight over the Great Salt Lake on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for...
Utah News Dispatch8 months ago

Cox declares state of emergency as intense wildfires burn in Utah

By: Alixel Cabrera – August 1, 20256:00 am The Monroe Canyon Fire near the communities of Richfield, Monroe and Koosharem burns on July 15, 2025. (Photo...
Utah News Dispatch8 months ago

Utah Supreme Court backs dismissal of case claiming Salt Lake City isn’t enforcing anti-camping laws

By: McKenzie Romero – August 1, 20256:00 am A person and a dog lay in the grass outside the City-County Building in Salt Lake City on...

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