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Trump’s tariff on Mexican tomatoes could affect Utah buyers, growers
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — A 17% tariff recently imposed by President Donald Trump on Mexican tomatoes is raising concerns among local vendors, farmers, and consumers about the future cost of one of America’s most consumed crops — and the popular...

Art League names Taylor ‘Artist of the Month’
Pat Taylor, a Texas Hill Country artist with a realistic style, primarily paints landscapes, animals and flowers in oils, occasionally incorporating watercolors. Growing up, Pat developed a love and appreciation of nature and flowers — her...

Why Pluralsight shifted HQ to Westlake from Utah
A technology education company is moving its headquarters to Westlake, which has approved incentives to seal the deal. Pluralsight will land at a huge campus that was once a major hub for IBM. Learn more about the company, which serves tens of...

Enbridge Inc. (NYSE:ENB) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Enbridge Inc. (NYSE:ENB) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript August 1, 2025 Enbridge Inc. beats earnings expectations. Reported EPS is $0.47, expectations were $0.41. Rebecca Morley: Good morning, and welcome to the Enbridge Inc. Second Quarter 2025...

Salt Lake City School Board member to resign as part of plea
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — A Salt Lake City School Board member accused of attempted bribery in his own re-election campaign has agreed to resign. Mohamed Baayd was ordered to submit his letter of resignation on Tuesday as part of a plea in abeyance....

The Downbeat: The Utah Jazz are a playground for basketball addicts
Calvin Barrett is a writer, editor, and prolific Mario Kart racer located in Tokyo, Japan. Currently writing for SB Nation and FanSided, he has covered the Utah Jazz and BYU athletics since 2024 and graduated from Utah Valley University. A...

Congresswoman Maloy Addresses Wildfire Concerns In Utah's 2nd District
During the August congressional recess, Utah’s 2nd District Congresswoman Celeste Maloy is spending her time back home, meeting with constituents and focusing on legislative priorities tied closely to the needs of her district. In an interview...

Logan man arrested for allegedly kidnapping woman and forcing her to drive him to Salt Lake City
LOGAN — A 34-year-old Logan man has been arrested and charged with allegedly kidnapping a woman and forcing her to drive him to Salt Lake City, according to law enforcement. Carson Jacob Warr was booked Wednesday into the Cache County Jail....

Sen. Mike Lee applauds USDA plan to relocate federal department assets to Salt Lake City
WASHINGTON, D.C. – While Utah was celebrating its pioneer heritage on July 24, the U.S. Department of Agriculture here in Washington announced plans to do a little pioneering of its own. In a seismic shakeup, USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins...

USDA to bring hub to Salt Lake City in move praised by Republicans
SALT LAKE CITY (Utah News Dispatch) — Utah’s Republican leaders are applauding plans to downsize the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s workforce in Washington, D.C. and send employees to five regional hubs, including one in Salt Lake City. Utah...

Utah Republicans applaud USDA reorganization that includes shift to Salt Lake City
Utah’s Republican leaders are applauding plans to downsize the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s workforce in Washington, D.C. and send employees to five regional hubs, including one in Salt Lake City. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox thanked Agriculture...

Salt Lake City to get a new USDA hub as agriculture agency announces D.C. downsizing
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) A farm in Corinne on Friday, July 18, 2025. Salt Lake City is set to be one of five new hubs for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, as the agency announced it will move “much of” its headquarters out of...

Utah Jazz Mailbag: What Could Youth Extensions Look Like?
SALT LAKE CITY – Welcome to the Utah Jazz mailbag, where this week we explore potential contract extensions for the team’s soon-to-be third-year players. Each week, we will send out a prompt on X and BlueSky asking for the questions you have about...

Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein's Ex-Girlfriend, Transferred to Texas Prison Camp
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The ex-girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, has been transferred from a federal prison in Florida to a prison camp in Texas as her criminal case continues to draw public attention. On Friday, the Federal Bureau of...

One Utah man’s quest to track the bugs fighting invasive trees on the Colorado River
Killing a tamarisk tree is a tough job. Unless you’re a hungry tamarisk beetle. Then it’s just lunch. In their native Asia, the trees and beetles live in equilibrium. But when tamarisks were introduced to the West in the 1800s for ornamentation...

Utah Bars Face Crackdown For Admitting Minors
Since 2019, Utah, long known for its restrictive liquor laws, has begun to ease up on policies like alcohol by volume maximums and pour practices. Still, the consequences of bar alcohol violations — as overseen by the Department of Alcoholic...
Utah voters support Trump policy bill but say it could raise U.S. debt
WASHINGTON — Most Utah voters say they support the massive tax package passed by Congress earlier this month expediting much of President Donald Trump’s domestic agenda — even though they admit it will likely add to the national debt over the...
Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #167
Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board governance, the politics surrounding it, and education policy. In today’s edition, you’ll find: On the issues: The debate over prenatal...

Utah-Arizona towns feel burn of wildfire fallout, lack of tourism dollars
FREDONIA, Arizona (KUTV) — As wildfires continue to burn across northern Arizona, Coconino County officials have applied for a federal Economic Injury Disaster Loan declaration through the Small Business Administration. If approved by the...

Mesa County sheriff: AG lawsuit over alleged immigration enforcement violation is about politics, not fairness
MESA COUNTY, Colo. — The Mesa County sheriff’s deputy at the center of a lawsuit brought by Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser is facing disciplinary action for his alleged role in sharing information with federal immigration officials, Sheriff...