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Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) vetoed a bill on Tuesday which would prevent boys who identify as girls from participating on girl’s sports teams.

Conservative voters are angry after Utah Republican Gov. Spencer Cox vowed to veto a measure which would prevent transgender girls — biological boys — from participating on women’s sports teams.

The Republican governor of Utah has pledged to veto a bill requiring athletes in his state to compete in sports according to their birth gender.

The Salt Lake City Police Department arrested a suspect who allegedly slit a woman’s throat while she was inside her home, KUTV reported Saturday.

NEW YORK — Just two weeks before it was to be held in Park City, Utah, the Sundance Film Festival is canceling its in-person festival and reverting to an entirely virtual edition due to the current coronavirus surge.

The founder and chairman of Entrata, a software company that raised $500 million from private investors last year, has resigned after sending political and business leaders in Utah a long email alleging an international Jewish conspiracy to “euthanize” the American people through vaccines.

The moment James “Big Jim” Coleman’s American flag got entangled on his flagpole when high winds swept through the area, he knew something had to be done.

Law enforcement arrested a man connected to the disappearance of the Snow College student named Madelyn Allen in Utah.

A protest broke out in Salt Lake City last week after the city council voted for zoning changes that allow homes to be replaced by apartments.

A majority of Mormon GOP voters in Utah do not believe former President Trump should run for reelection, although a majority of Utah Republicans, overall, believe he should, a Utah Public Opinion Pulse (UTPOP) survey released Wednesday found.

A federal judge Tuesday issued an injunction on the Biden administration’s coronavirus vaccine mandate for federal contractors, saying the plaintiffs are “likely [to] succeed in their claim that the President exceeded the authorization given to him by Congress.”

Neighbors in Elk Ridge, Utah, are calling one of their school bus drivers a hero following an extremely close call at a local bus stop.

Rep. Chris Stewart (R-UT) introduced a compromise bill, along with 20 Republican co-sponsors, that he says will protect religious liberty while “broadly” providing protections for transgender individuals in public “accommodations” and “employment.”

President Joe Biden signed orders on Friday to reverse former President Donald Trump’s attempt to limit significant federal land grabs made by former President Barack Obama under the Antiquities Act.

Brian Laundrie, 23, flew home to Florida on August 17, just days after his fight with Gabby Petito, 22, and flew back to Utah on August 23, Laundrie’s attorney says.

Evan McMullin, the former undercover CIA officer and failed 2016 third-party ticket presidential candidate, sets his eyes on the U.S. Senate by announcing his run as an independent looking to replace Republican Sen. Mike Lee (UT) in the midterms next year.

According to recently released audio, officers responding to the incident involving Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie in Moab, Utah, were informed Laundrie allegedly hit Petito.

The person who reported a dispute between Brian Laundrie and Gabby Petito in Utah on August 12 apparently told the 911 dispatcher “the gentleman was slapping the girl,” Fox News reported Monday.

Utah’s Moab City Police Department has released a video of officers interacting with now-missing Gabby Petito — a 22-year-old who documented her cross-country travels on social media — and her boyfriend Brian Laundrie on August 12.

Comedian and Peacock’s “A.P. Bio” star Patton Oswalt, who supports the violent, left-wing Antifa, has announced he is canceling shows in Florida and Utah after a handful of venues refused to mandate the coronavirus vaccine for audiences.

In the wake of the death of 13 United States service members, who lost their lives during President Joe Biden’s botched withdrawal from Afghanistan, children from a community in Utah have put together a heartfelt display to honor the nation’s fallen heroes.

The Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights is targeting Republican-run states over their masking policies in schools.

President Joe Biden’s administration has started its fast-tracking of Afghans into the United States as reports indicate arrivals have begun in Virginia, Missouri, South Carolina, and Connecticut.

A Utah high school chemistry teacher is no longer employed after she was recorded spouting off to her students about unvaccinated Americans and her hatred for Donald Trump.

Amid backlash from his failed withdrawal in Afghanistan, President Joe Biden is receiving support from Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R), who penned a letter to him on Tuesday and said he is “eager” to welcome Afghan refugees to the state.

An animal trainer was attacked by an alligator at a child’s birthday party in Utah recently but was saved when a guest jumped onto the reptile’s back.

The American flag is a “symbol of hatred” the Black Lives Matter Utah Chapter claimed in a Facebook post on July Fourth.

An angry mob reportedly ran down a 41-year-old Utah man with a car and then beat him to death on Monday, after they were told he hit his girlfriend and gave her a black eye.

Utah’s 29 sheriffs signed a statement pledging to protect Second Amendment rights from federal gun controls.

A committee created to explore changing the name of Dixie State University in St. George, Utah, has formally decided in a 13-3 vote to drop “Dixie” from the school’s name.

A board member with the Salt Lake City School District has stepped down after his arrest regarding a child pornography and rape investigation.

Many cemetery headstones offer a glimpse into a person’s life, but not many have gotten as much attention as one found in Utah.

Utah’s House and Senate Republicans passed resolutions this week against using critical race theory (CRT) in schools. 

There has been a “sea change” in House Republicans’ attitudes towards woke capital, RSC Chairman Jim Banks said.

Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) called the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol an “insurrection against the Constitution,” while other Republicans downplayed the riot’s significance.

Parents are protesting and voice dissent against mask mandates as school boards continue to require them to be worn in the classroom.