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Prop 4: When Utahns will know if GOP’s signature-gathering effort was a success County clerks have 21 days to verify the signatures Utahns for Representative Government submitted in boxes on Sunday.

Now Utah waits.

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Sean P. Means: What I’ll miss about the Sundance Film Festival, and what I won’t With the Sundance Film Festival ending its four-decade-plus run in Utah, The Salt Lake Tribune's Sean P. Means contemplates what he will (and won't) miss about it.

Of course I had some final thoughts about the Sundance Film Festival's leaving Utah.
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Man who falsely claimed he killed Charlie Kirk, diverting police amid chaos, sentenced to prison George Zinn began to cry while reading his statement to the court at his sentencing Thursday. Prosecutors said his false confession diverted law enforcement during the chaotic moments after Charlie Ki...

"I shot him! Now shoot me."

George Zinn, the Utah political gadfly who, in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s shooting death last summer, told police falsely that he had fired the fatal bullet, was sent to prison today — and he may be there for up to 15 years.

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‘Thank you, Bob’: Filmmakers and actors including Hawke, DaCosta and Harrelson celebrate Redford’s legacy Big names paid tribute to Robert Redford at the Sundance Institute's annual fundraiser, recalling encounters with the actor, director and institute founder.

When Robert Redford died in September, his family didn't have a public memorial service. So Friday night's tribute Redford's vision, in a fundraiser for his Sundance Institute, was the closest thing we've had to a wake. #Sundance2026
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Here Are The Top Utah Political Headlines of 2025 [Dec. 26, 2025] YouTube video by PBS Utah

The 2026 congressional midterms will be of consequence for the Trump administration. But first, Utah Democrats will knife and claw and suffer through what could be a messy primary in Utah’s new 1st District — that is, if the new map holds.
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As the Legislature looks to reshape the judiciary, remember Utah courts are not full of liberal, activist judges who somehow snuck under the GOP radar.
For decades, judges in Utah have been nominated by a Republican governor and approved by Republican lawmakers.

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In Utah, Pam Bondi put a stop to a surgeon’s vaccine fraud trial — and ignited nationwide hope for more ‘medical freedom’ pardons A Utah surgeon’s victory in a vaccine fraud case has encouraged other “medical freedom” advocates to consider seeking leniency for similar charges. “This undermines every layer of the system that protects us from infectious disease,” an expert said.

A Utah surgeon’s victory in a vaccine fraud case has encouraged other “medical freedom” advocates to consider seeking leniency for similar charges. “This undermines every layer of the system that protects us from infectious disease,” an expert said.

Pam Bondi Dismissed Charges Against a Surgeon Who Falsified Vaccine Cards. It Emboldened Others With Similar Cases. A Utah surgeon’s victory in a vaccine fraud case has encouraged other “medical freedom” advocates to consider seeking leniency for similar charges. “This undermines every layer of the system that prot...

NEW: A Utah plastic surgeon was on trial for falsifying COVID-19 vaccine cards. Then Pam Bondi stepped in.

Bondi’s dismissal of the case signals the increasing clout of “medical freedom” activists and vaccine skeptics under the leadership of RFK Jr.

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If there's anyone at JSOC, SouthCom or the Pentagon who wants to tell us more about these strikes, I'm on Signal at: johnismay.01

(OSD has already taken my press creds and I can't be recalled to active duty, so, 'weapons free.')

The vanquishing of Military.com. Former staffers say a new owner dealt the respected publication a death blow when service members and veterans needed it most.

Former staffers say a new owner dealt the respected publication a death blow when service members and veterans needed it most. Read @liamjscott.bsky.social www.cjr.org/feature/mili...

I love being a journalist at the nonprofit @sltrib.com — and it is honestly the best mission I've had since leaving the Army.

Thank you to all of the Utahns who make this journalism happen.

“The Tribune cannot afford to continue to limit who has access to independent and trusted news,” executive editor and CEO Lauren Gustus said. “Making the news is only the first step — we must also ensure people can find it."⁠
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The Salt Lake Tribune will drop its paywall next year, CEO tells donors at NewsMakers gala After years of requiring people to pay for online news content, The Tribune announced an upcoming change during its 2025 annual NewsMakers Gala.

The Salt Lake Tribune, which went from for-profit to non-profit 6 years ago, is about to drop its paywall. "The Tribune cannot afford to limit who has access to independent and trusted news."

Meanwhile, it just launched a new newspaper in southern Utah.

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The congressional boundary map submitted by Republican lawmakers “does not comply with Utah law,” Judge Dianna Gibson wrote in her ruling.

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‘Extreme’ gerrymander’: Utah judge rejects GOP lawmakers’ congressional map, picks districts favoring Democrats A Utah judge rejected new congressional boundaries proposed by Republican lawmakers, instead choosing a map that will create a heavily Democratic-leaning district in Salt Lake County.

A Utah judge rejected new congressional boundaries proposed by Republican lawmakers, instead choosing a map that will create a heavily Democratic-leaning district in Salt Lake County.

Hundreds honored the 29 men who perished aboard the Edmund Fitzgerald in a ceremony along the North Shore marking the tragedy’s 50th anniversary.

The historic beacon at Split Rock Lighthouse, which the famous ship passed on its final trip, was lit for the occasion.

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‘OWNED BY ODD FELLOWS’: Pink graffiti at Salt Lake’s federal courthouse is ‘really odd,’ fellow says Pink graffiti seemingly referring to the International Order of Odd Fellows was painted at Salt Lake City's federal courthouse. The group says they know nothing about the tag.

‘OWNED BY ODD FELLOWS’: Pink graffiti at Salt Lake’s federal courthouse is ‘really odd,’ fellow says

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When I first saw the pink spray paint at Salt Lake City's federal courthouse early Thursday morning, I definitely had some thoughts about what it may be in regard to.

A Trump protest? Rage at a recent federal court decision?

Likely, nope.

Ben McAdams, the last Democrat to hold a congressional seat in Utah, will run again in 2026 — in a district still to be determined.
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Utah State’s ‘suspicious device’ actually wasn’t a surprising find at an ag college

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Utah State campus ‘safe’: Suspicious package detonated before nearby Turning Point USA event Utah State University evacuated a building because of a suspicious package Tuesday — hours before and about a half-mile away from where Turning Point USA is set to hold its first Utah event since foun...

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A bomb squad officer leaves the scene at Utah State University shortly after a small explosion was heard on campus.
Police later said the suspicious package they responded to — and exploded — was not a bomb.

‘Absolute heroes’ — Worshippers sprang to save fellow Latter-day Saints after attack on Michigan church The latest about the fiery attack and shooting at a Latter-day Saint meetinghouse in Michigan.

Update on victims in LDS Michigan meetinghouse attack

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At least two dead, including a shooter, in attack on LDS church in Michigan There are “multiple victims” after a gunman attacked a Latter-day Saint church in Michigan Sunday morning, police officials said, and the Grand Blanc church was also on fire.

Law enforcement officials fear additional victims may have been trapped inside the burning church, according to the Detroit Free Press.

At least two dead, including a shooter, in attack on LDS church in Michigan There are “multiple victims” after a gunman attacked a Latter-day Saint church in Michigan Sunday morning, police officials said, and the Grand Blanc church was also on fire.

“We’re still in shock,” Becca Wilson Jones, a Latter-day Saint who attends church in neighboring Flint, told The Tribune. She said the two congregations are very close-knit.

“We personally know somebody who lost someone.”

Death toll rises to five in shooting and fiery attack on an LDS church in Michigan There are “multiple victims” after a gunman attacked a Latter-day Saint church in Michigan Sunday morning, police officials said, and the Grand Blanc church was also on fire.

Law enforcement officials also responded to several bomb threats Sunday evening, including some that were at churches, Michigan State Police Lt. Kim Vetter said. Those buildings had been cleared, she said.

Update: Five dead in shooting, fiery attack on LDS church in Michigan There are “multiple victims” after a gunman attacked a Latter-day Saint church in Michigan Sunday morning, police officials said, and the Grand Blanc church was also on fire.

“Extreme courage, brave, and that’s the type of community that we are," Grand Blanc Twp. Police Chief Renye said tonight.
It's been a while — if ever —since I cried after a news conference.
Much love to my LDS friends today.
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Utah National Guard generals not invited to Hegseth’s impromptu meeting of top military brass Utah National Guard generals have not been invited to an impromptu meeting called by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Top Utah National Guard leaders, including the state’s adjutant general, have not been invited to SecDef Pete Hegseth's impromptu meeting of the military’s senior brass next week, a guard official told me.

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