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Political Hate Utah's Governor Opposes Lands on His Doorstep

Spencer Cox already was pleading

(Newser) - Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, who has urged Americans to "disagree better" on politics without resorting to hate or violence, returned to his plea in the moments after Charlie Kirk was fatally shot at a university in his state. "Our nation is broken," Cox said before TV cameras...

Here's What We Know About Kirk Shooting Suspect

Cops believe college-age shooter jumped from roof, escaped into neighborhood

(Newser) - A Thursday morning press conference brought new details in the assassination of Charlie Kirk, with Utah public safety officials revealing they now have images of the shooter, believed to be of college age, who remains at large. Officials said they also recovered what is believed to be the gun used...

MSNBC Drops Analyst Over Charlie Kirk Comments

Matthew Dowd criticized for seeming to blame the victim for his own shooting

(Newser) - MSNBC has reportedly parted ways with political analyst Matthew Dowd after his on-air comments about the Charlie Kirk shooting sparked swift backlash and a rare apology from the network. During breaking news coverage Wednesday afternoon, anchor Katy Tur asked Dowd about the broader climate surrounding the shooting. Dowd went...

Body in Truck Found After Lake Powell Drops 20 Feet

Truck's owner has been missing since 2023

(Newser) - Low water levels brought on by years of drought have revealed a submerged pickup truck containing human remains at Lake Powell near the Arizona-Utah border. Investigators say the truck belonged to a 54-year-old man who has been missing since December 2023. The identity of the remains hasn't yet been...

Utah: Prisoner With Dementia Won't Face Firing Squad

Lawyers argue Ralph Leroy Menzies can't understand why he's facing execution

(Newser) - The impending execution of a man by firing squad in Utah was blocked by the state's Supreme Court on Friday after his attorneys argued he should be spared because he has dementia. As the AP reports, Ralph Leroy Menzies, 67, was set to be executed Friday for abducting and...

Judge: Utah Must Quickly Redraw Congressional Map

Judge rules state must redraw congressional districts for 2026 election

(Newser) - The Utah Legislature will need to rapidly redraw the state's congressional boundaries after a judge ruled Monday that the Republican-controlled body circumvented safeguards put in place by voters to ensure districts aren't drawn to favor any party, the AP reports. The current map, drawn in 2021, divides Salt...

2 Cops Killed, 1 Wounded in Utah Shooting
2 Cops Killed in Utah Shooting
Aug 18, 2025 10:24 AM CDT

2 Cops Killed in Utah Shooting

Another was wounded as man opened fire on officers responding to domestic disturbance call

(Newser) - Two police officers responding to a domestic disturbance call were shot and killed in Utah and a man was taken into custody after bystanders persuaded him to drop the gun, authorities said Monday. A sheriff's deputy and a police dog were shot and wounded in their car as they...

Man Who Faked His Death to Avoid Rape Charges Is Guilty

Nicholas Rossi faces another rape trial next month

(Newser) - A Rhode Island man accused of faking his death and fleeing the United States to evade rape charges was found guilty Wednesday of sexually assaulting a former girlfriend in his first of two Utah trials, the AP reports. A jury in Salt Lake County found Nicholas Rossi guilty of a...

Man With Broken Bones Crawls Miles After Crash, Dog in Tow
He Crawled Miles
for 11 Hours.
Buddy Never
Left His Side
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Aug 3, 2025 7:13 AM CDT

He Crawled Miles for 11 Hours. Buddy Never Left His Side

Utah man praises dog for sticking with him after his car tumbled off a cliff

(Newser) - A Utah man is recovering after surviving a harrowing ordeal in the Uinta Mountains, where his off-road vehicle tumbled off a cliff, flipping an estimated 15 to 20 times. Jacob "Jake" Schmitt, a native of Buffalo, New York, who now lives in Ogden, was hunting with his dog,...

Paddleboarder Dies After Saving Girl, 12, in Reservoir

A relative of the child went in to try to help, drowned

(Newser) - A rescue attempt turned tragic in Utah Saturday night, when a man died while trying to help a 12-year-old girl at Silver Lake Flat Reservoir. The girl was on an inflatable tube drifting away from the shore and Daniel Braga Figueiredo, 31, a relative of the child, borrowed a paddleboard...

Bondi Ends COVID Case Against Utah Doctor

Michael Kirk Moore was accused of destroying coronavirus vaccines

(Newser) - The federal government has dismissed charges against a Utah plastic surgeon accused of throwing away COVID vaccines and instead giving children saline shots, per the AP . US Attorney General Pam Bondi said Saturday that charges against Dr. Michael Kirk Moore, of Midvale, Utah, were dismissed at her direction. Moore and...

Man With Dementia Set for Execution by Firing Squad

Lawyers for Ralph Leroy Menzies file appeal as judge sets execution date for Sept. 5

(Newser) - A Utah judge on Wednesday set an execution date for a man with dementia who has been on death row for 37 years, even as his lawyers file appeals and argue his condition is worsening. Ralph Leroy Menzies, 67, is to be executed Sept. 5 for abducting and killing Utah...

Author Accused of Killing Husband Faces New Charges

Kouri Richins has been charged with dozens of financial crimes

(Newser) - Kouri Richins, the Utah woman charged with fatally poisoning her husband in 2022, has been hit with more than two dozen new charges. The mother of three, who wrote a children's book about dealing with grief after Eric Richins' death, was indicted Friday on 26 charges, including multiple felony...

Influencer Announces His Own Death From Cancer
Influencer: 'If You're
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Jun 26, 2025 11:37 AM CDT

Influencer: 'If You're Watching This, I Am Dead'

Tanner Martin, 30, was diagnosed with colorectal cancer when he was 25

(Newser) - Tanner Martin, who has documented his battle with colorectal cancer since his diagnosis in 2020, delivered a final message in an Instagram post on Wednesday. "Hey, it's me, Tanner, if you're watching this, I am dead," he said. "I had a heck of a life....

The Most Independent Americans Live Here

Utah named most independent state, and Louisiana the least, by WalletHub

(Newser) - It can be argued that a legacy of the American War of Independence is the desire for self-sufficiency. With plenty of Americans "struggling to maintain financial independence" this Independence Day, WalletHub opted to compare US states based on how dependent its residents are, whether that be on the federal...

Man Who Shot Utah Protester Is a Military Veteran

50501 says man was a safety volunteer for the event

(Newser) - A military veteran who inadvertently fatally shot a demonstrator at a Salt Lake City "No Kings" rally while trying to stop an alleged gunman was a "safety volunteer" for the protest, according to police and organizers. The safety volunteer, who has not been identified publicly, fired three rounds...

Protester Killed in Utah Was Beloved Fashion Designer

Arthur Folasa Ah Loo was fatally shot as peacekeepers engaged a man with a rifle

(Newser) - The protester who was fatally shot at a Utah "No Kings" rally on Saturday has been identified as Arthur Folasa "Afa" Ah Loo, 39. The fashion designer competed on Project Runway in 2019, TMZ reports. He was being remembered as a person committed to doing "good things...

16-Year-Old Accused of Killing 3 at Utah Carnival

Victims in Salt Lake City-area shooting include 8-month-old infant

(Newser) - A 16-year-old boy shot five people in a confrontation between two groups at a carnival in a Salt Lake City suburb Sunday, killing three of them, including an 8-month-old infant, police said. The shooting in West Valley City took place a day after an apparently unrelated shooting killed a man...

Protester Dies After Being Shot by Peacekeeper at Rally

Peacekeeper for the Utah event allegedly fired at man with rifle, hit bystander

(Newser) - A man believed to be part of a peacekeeping team for the "No Kings" protest in Salt Lake City shot at a person who was brandishing a rifle at demonstrators and hit both the rifleman and a bystander who later died at the hospital, authorities said Sunday. Police took...

SCOTUS Utah Case Is a Loss for Environmentalists

Court unanimously allows railway from oil fields in the northeast to move forward

(Newser) - The Supreme Court delivered a loss to environmentalists on Thursday in a closely watched case out of Utah. In a unanimous verdict, the court gave its blessing to a proposed 88-mile-long railway that would connect oil fields in remote northeastern part of the state to national rail lines, reports...

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