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Judkins has just finished moving into her new office, and housing and west side investment are already top of mind.
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Hannah Schoenbaum/APFor thousands of Venezuelans living in the U.S., the removal of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by the Trump administration is “a first step, but we’re nervous,” said Alejandra Salima, who fled to the states three years ago. -
Courtesy Utah Division of Wildlife ResourcesA 2020 law requires the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources to reduce the number of predators when big game populations are low. Conservationists, along with some hunters and outdoorsmen, are upset with the study.
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On Sept. 10, 2025, political activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed at Utah Valley University. The very next month, attorney and free speech advocate Greg Lukianoff gave a lecture there about why free speech is an antidote to violence. Find out what he told those students and why he thinks free speech remains vitally important for the future of the nation.
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With fewer young producers entering the industry, Utah’s agricultural workforce is aging on the farm. -
All the shooting victims were adults. At least three of the injured were in critical condition, police said. Vaea Tulikihihifo, 46, and Sione Vatuvei, 38, were identified as the two people killed in the shooting. -
The Wednesday night shooting took place in the parking lot of the Rose Park 5th Ward meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 660 N. Redwood Road. Dozens of people were attending a funeral inside at the time. -
No date has been set, but the Mammoth will play the Colorado Avalanche at the home of the University of Utah football team. -
While economic pressures are still high, a slow decline in interest rates could provide an opening for buyers who feel shut out of the housing market. -
Last year, Utah lawmakers banned cellphones during class time. But Gov. Spencer Cox thinks phones also need to be off-limits in between classes. That’s called a bell-to-bell ban. -
Record 2025 temperatures show how climate change is affecting Utah, including the state’s water supply. -
Only half of Utah third-graders are reading at grade level. Gov. Spencer Cox thinks having a law to hold students struggling with reading back a grade would help boost that number. -
Award-winning authors and two Utah high school students say the law that has banned 22 books in all Utah public schools violates their First Amendment rights.
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