1+ hour, 38+ min ago  (665+ words) In a letter to Utah’s top election official last week, President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice said she could be subject to “criminal penalties” if noncitizens cast ballots in upcoming elections. The threat to prosecute Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson — a…...

13+ hour, 38+ min ago  (695+ words) Grand County commissioners approved nine items during their July 7 meeting, including up to $175,000 for the county’s holiday festival, updated policies governing how the commission conducts business and several routine land use actions. The county commission approved up to $175,000 in transient…...

13+ hour, 38+ min ago  (799+ words) After promising to put a proposed constitutional amendment on the ballot in November that would restore the Legislature’s power to draw political boundaries to favor Republicans, leaders say they are shelving the idea to let the redistricting case work its…...

13+ hour, 38+ min ago  (399+ words) The old adage that the love of money is the root of all evil is arguably playing out in present-day America. Perhaps one thing both sides of the bitter divide can agree on is that the spending, particularly in federal…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago  (579+ words) In Utah, “mountain lion management” means ruthless killing of these big cats of the Americas. Most of the problem is the 86% lay-populated Wildlife Board, whose members make management decisions based on old, discredited notions about predators, rejecting science and counsel…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago  (448+ words) A new caucus has formed in the Utah State Legislature to monitor bills and advocate for the state’s interests on the Colorado River. Rep. Scott Chew, R-Jensen, told FOX 13 News he formed the Colorado River Caucus on Utah’s Capitol Hill…...

2+ week, 13+ hour ago  (559+ words) The Times-Independent The 250-year experiment goes on With the Union’s 250th anniversary coming up July 4, I am reminded that Benjamin Franklin, in response to a question from a European visitor to the 1787 Constitutional Convention about the form of America’s proposed new…...

2+ week, 13+ hour ago  (546+ words) Dire news of fires and water shortages in our state somehow takes me back to third grade in Mrs. M’s class in the old HMK building. The year was 1971, and one of our subjects was social studies. I would gaze…...

2+ week, 13+ hour ago  (335+ words) It seems our election cycles never truly end. In a community as small as ours, public debate continues nearly year-round. Back in February, Sheriff Jamison Wiggins filed the paperwork to seek re-election and submitted more than 300 signatures from registered Grand…...

3+ week, 5+ hour ago  (256+ words) Wednesday, June 24, 2026 Rep. Logan Monson won the Republican primary Tuesday for Utah House District 69, defeating challenger Dan Gardner and advancing to the November general election. According to unofficial election results, Monson received 3,965 votes (62%) to Gardner’s 2,437 (38%). In Grand County, Monson received…...