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The 18-year-old daughter of one of the Utah County prosecutors working the case was at the UVU event where Charlie Kirk was killed. The daughter said she’s “totally fine” now, but the defense argues it muddies the decision to seek the death penalty.

“The merit-based process of judicial selection, of wanting the very best and the most competent judges on the bench, is something that needs to be fought for, and it needs to be protected,” said Bar President Kim Cordova.

Reps. Celeste Maloy and Burgess Owens are asking a federal court to block a new map that improves the chances of a Democrat winning a Salt Lake County-centric seat.

Vonn’s big comeback from retirement was jeopardized after she crashed in a downhill in Crans-Montana, Switzerland. But that won’t keep her from racing in the Winter Olympics, she says.

El ambiente afuera del Salt Lake City and County Building, y más tarde en las calles, era desafiante y ardiente. Formaba parte del “Paro Nacional”, en el que la gente se negó a trabajar o a comprar para manifestarse contra las tácticas migratorias de ICE y el gobierno federal.

Utah’s statewide snowpack level has reached a record low. Much of the West is in the grip of a snow drought, impacting everything from water supplies to mountain forests.

State negotiators entered the meeting at a years-long impasse over how water restrictions should be managed during dry years. They now have less than two weeks until a federal Feb. 14 deadline.

In addition to adding two justices to the state’s highest court, the law also adds judges to the Utah Court of Appeals and three of the state’s eight district courts.

Estados Unidos nunca ha exigido que sus ciudadanos lleven documentos, pero es posible que algún día se les pida a quienes viven en Utah demostrar su ciudadanía para poder votar y evitar ser detenidos por agentes de inmigración.