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St. George Mayor set to deliver State of the City speech  The annual State of the City speech by St. George City Mayor Jon Pike will be held this coming Wednesday at noon at the Dixie State University Gardner Center. Two Chinese nationals charged with scamming elderly in Utah Two Chinese nationals are behind bars in Utah, accused of scamming the elderly. The...

Affected areas Central and Southern Utah mountains including Brighton, Mirror Lake Highway, Scofield, Cove Fort, Koosharem, Fish Lake, Loa, Panguitch and , Bryce Canyon. Starting Monday afternoon, Sanpete/Sevier Valleys, West-Central Utah, Southwest Utah, including the cities of Manti, Richfield, Delta, Fillmore, Beaver, Cedar City and Milford. Snow Accumulati...

The Senate rejected the idea of summoning witnesses for President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial late Friday, all but ensuring his acquittal. But senators considered pushing off final voting on his fate to next week. The vote on allowing new witnesses was defeated 51-49 on a near party-line vote. R...

Legislation that would allow a judge to temporarily confiscate guns from someone considered to be a danger to themselves or others is back on the table at the State Capitol. Republican Representative Steve Handy has brought back the so-called "red flag" bill he proposed last year as House Bill 229...

Republican Senator Mitt Romney will again break ranks with his party today on the Senate floor. Romney says he will vote to allow more witnesses to testify in the impeachment trial of President Trump. However, it remains to be seen if there are enough votes to force the action after other key Republican senators say they would not vote with Democrats, including Lamar Alexander and Cory Gardner...

A state lawmaker is hoping to cut down on the number of accidental shootings. New legislation from Democratic Representative Elizabeth Weight would allow prosecutors to charge people with a misdemeanor for not safely storing their gun if someone was seriously injured or killed...

A state Senator is welcoming criticism of his proposal to change the Utah constitution to force judges to run for office like any other politician. Republican State Senator Dan McCay wants lawmakers to discuss the current process for picking judges in Utah...

Utah lawmakers will again look to freeze the clock on daylight saving time at the State Capitol. Senate Bill 59 from Republican State Senator Wayne Harper would keep Utah on daylight saving time year-round, should the federal government give the state approval...

Undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children will now be allowed to become licensed attorneys in Utah. The Utah Supreme Court has approved a new rule that creates a path for those who have qualified for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program to take the bar exam...

Utah's former governor is leading its current lieutenant governor among GOP voters heading into the first debate of the 2020 governor's race. A new Deseret News/Hinckley Institute of Politics poll shows Jon Huntsman, Jr. with 33-percent support among Republican voters who say they are likely to vote in the GOP primary in June...