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Editor’s note: This story is part of We Vote Utah, a partnership between KUER, PBS Utah and Utah News Dispatch to cover Utah’s 2026 elections. The top election official in the red state of Utah has been loud and clear — on and off social media — about her concerns with the Trump administration when it
WASATCH COUNTY, Utah (ABC4) — A 28-year-old man was injured in an accidental shooting while hunting in Wasatch County. Wasatch County Search and Rescue responded to the accident on Sunday afternoon, mobilizing to get to the area. The accident occurred in the remote Soapstone Basin. The individual was alert when they…
CLEARFIELD, Utah (ABC4) — Davon Hakeem Hinton was arrested Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026, after allegedly shooting a woman in Murray and leading police on a roof standoff in Clearfield. Hinton faces charges of attempted murder, prohibited dangerous weapon conduct, improper discharge of a dangerous weapon, witness tampering and…
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (ABC4) — The Ink Against Cancer foundation held their 10th annual festival this weekend, bringing together artists and the community to fight against cancer. The event took place at The Gateway and featured tattoo artists donating their time to support cancer warriors. All proceeds were donated to…
RIVERDALE, Utah (ABC4) — A fourth child has passed away after receiving care for days after a house fire in Riverdale. The Riverdale Police Department confirmed the news on Sunday in a statement. "Sadly, one of the children who had been hospitalized has passed away while receiving treatment. This brings the total…
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (ABC4) — The second day of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints' General Conference has concluded. Viewers both in person and online had the opportunity to hear from several key leaders of the church, including President Dallin H. Oaks. Oaks was the concluding speaker of the entire…
UPDATE: The deceased individual has been identified as 62-year-old Rigoberto Castillo-Hernandez of West Valley City. WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (ABC4) — A man was killed on Mountain View Corridor in West Valley after being struck by two motorists. Police responded to the report at around 10:30 on Saturday night. The man…
WEST JORDAN, Utah (ABC4) — A 28-year-old man was arrested Saturday after police said he drove from California to Utah, picked up a 15-year-old girl he met online and drove her across state lines into Nevada. Danilo Miguel Ajqui Suy was booked on charges of criminal solicitation of child kidnapping and two counts of…
Voters in four states will decide housing-related ballot measures in November, providing testing grounds for different strategies to boost affordable homes. The six measures across California, Hawaii, Massachusetts and Rhode Island are the highest number in a single election year in at least two decades, according to…
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (ABC4) — Happy Sunday, Utah! We'll continue our trend of unseasonable warmth and quiet conditions to end our weekend. High pressure will have firm control over our weather pattern, helping to keep conditions on the drier side with plenty of sunshine today. This high pressure is also allowing…
Over the past year and a half, a dozen states have embraced a new vision for solar power: small, cheap panels that can be hung from a balcony or porch, be plugged into a standard wall outlet and take a dent out of residents’ utility bills. These systems, known as balcony solar or plug-in solar,
Editor’s note: This story is part of Gen Z at the Ballot Box, a collaboration between States Newsroom and The 19th. Brenna Vandergeest was a teenager when her grandmother told her about Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the Supreme Court case that ended the federal right to an abortion. She said it lit a…
Kalshi, Polymarket and the Coalition for Prediction Markets have spent at least $3 million this year on lobbying and campaign contributions across the federal and state levels, according to a new report from the government watchdog group OpenSecrets. Prediction market platforms say they are like commodity markets that…
Candidates vying for Utah’s 3rd Congressional District made their pitches for what will be the largest district in the state, clashing over environmental issues, nuclear energy, forest management and the boundaries of Utah’s recently reduced national monuments. Republican Rep. Celeste Maloy, going into her second…
Utah law enforcers and attorneys are reminding survivors of domestic violence that help to obtain protective orders is available, regardless of whether they want to pursue criminal charges against a perpetrator. Police, prosecutors and advocates gathered at the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office on Thursday…
When Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin declared in September that Immigration and Customs Enforcement could serve warrants on individuals at polling places this fall, officials in Denver, a liberal city where roughly 14% of residents are foreign-born, quickly sued. “Every day we find new things to be…