Could Texas abortion ban strategy be double-edged sword?
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The unusual legal strategy used to ban most abortions in Texas is already increasingly being employed in Republican-led states to target pornography, LGBT rights and other hot-button cultural issues.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Could Texas abortion ban strategy be double-edged sword?
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The unusual legal strategy used to ban most abortions in Texas is already increasingly being employed in Republican-led states to target pornography, LGBT rights and other hot-button cultural issues.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Could Texas abortion ban strategy be double-edged sword?
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The unusual legal strategy used to ban most abortions in Texas is already increasingly being employed in Republican-led states to target pornography, LGBT rights and other hot-button cultural issues.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Could Texas abortion ban strategy be double-edged sword?
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The unusual legal strategy used to ban most abortions in Texas is already increasingly being employed in Republican-led states to target pornography, LGBT rights and other hot-button cultural issues.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Fighting Texas abortion law could be tough for federal gov't
WASHINGTON (AP) — Foes of the new Texas law that bans most abortions have been looking to the Democratic-run federal government to swoop in and knock down the most restrictive abortion law in effect in the country. But it's nowhere near that simple.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Fighting Texas abortion law could be tough for federal gov't
WASHINGTON (AP) — Foes of the new Texas law that bans most abortions have been looking to the Democratic-run federal government to swoop in and knock down the most restrictive abortion law in effect in the country. But it's nowhere near that simple.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Fighting Texas abortion law could be tough for federal gov't
WASHINGTON (AP) — Foes of the new Texas law that bans most abortions have been looking to the Democratic-run federal government to swoop in and knock down the most restrictive abortion law in effect in the country. But it's nowhere near that simple.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Fighting Texas abortion law could be tough for federal gov't
WASHINGTON (AP) — Foes of the new Texas law that bans most abortions have been looking to the Democratic-run federal government to swoop in and knock down the most restrictive abortion law in effect in the country. But it's nowhere near that simple.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Mask debate moves from school boards to courtrooms
WASHINGTON (AP) — The rancorous debate over whether returning students should wear masks in the classroom has moved from school boards to courtrooms.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Mask debate moves from school boards to courtrooms
WASHINGTON (AP) — The rancorous debate over whether returning students should wear masks in the classroom has moved from school boards to courtrooms.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Mask debate moves from school boards to courtrooms
WASHINGTON (AP) — The rancorous debate over whether returning students should wear masks in the classroom has moved from school boards to courtrooms.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Mask debate moves from school boards to courtrooms
WASHINGTON (AP) — The rancorous debate over whether returning students should wear masks in the classroom has moved from school boards to courtrooms.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Bus driver shortages are latest challenge hitting US schools
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A Montana school district is dangling $4,000 bonuses and inviting people to test drive big yellow school buses in hopes of enticing them to take a job that schools are struggling to fill as kids return to in-person classes.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Bus driver shortages are latest challenge hitting US schools
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A Montana school district is dangling $4,000 bonuses and inviting people to test drive big yellow school buses in hopes of enticing them to take a job that schools are struggling to fill as kids return to in-person classes.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Bus driver shortages are latest challenge hitting US schools
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A Montana school district is dangling $4,000 bonuses and inviting people to test drive big yellow school buses in hopes of enticing them to take a job that schools are struggling to fill as kids return to in-person classes.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Bus driver shortages are latest challenge hitting US schools
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A Montana school district is dangling $4,000 bonuses and inviting people to test drive big yellow school buses in hopes of enticing them to take a job that schools are struggling to fill as kids return to in-person classes.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Wild horse roundups ramping up as drought grips the US West
TOOELE, Utah (AP) — The sound of the helicopter propeller thundered across the horizon as it dipped down toward mustangs dotting the golden brown plain. The horses burst into a gallop at the machine's approach, their high-pitched whinnies rising into the dry air.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Wild horse roundups ramping up as drought grips the US West
TOOELE, Utah (AP) — The sound of the helicopter propeller thundered across the horizon as it dipped down toward mustangs dotting the golden brown plain. The horses burst into a gallop at the machine's approach, their high-pitched whinnies rising into the dry air.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Wild horse roundups ramping up as drought grips the US West
TOOELE, Utah (AP) — The sound of the helicopter propeller thundered across the horizon as it dipped down toward mustangs dotting the golden brown plain. The horses burst into a gallop at the machine's approach, their high-pitched whinnies rising into the dry air.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Mustang roundups fuel deepening debate as drought grips West
TOOELE, Utah (AP) — The sound of the helicopter propeller thundered across the horizon as it dipped down toward mustangs dotting the golden brown plain. The horses burst into a gallop at the machine's approach, their high-pitched whinnies rising into the dry air.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Police pushback doesn't stop conservative gun law rollback
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The latest push to loosen gun laws in states across the U.S. has put police officers at odds with Republican lawmakers who usually trumpet support for law enforcement.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Police pushback doesn't stop conservative gun law rollback
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The latest push to loosen gun laws in states across the U.S. has put police officers at odds with Republican lawmakers who usually trumpet support for law enforcement.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Police pushback doesn't stop conservative gun law rollback
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The latest push to loosen gun laws in states across the U.S. has put police officers at odds with Republican lawmakers who usually trumpet support for law enforcement.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Police pushback doesn't stop conservative gun law rollback
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The latest push to loosen gun laws in states across the U.S. has put police officers at odds with Republican lawmakers who usually trumpet support for law enforcement.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
CDC mask guidance met with hostility by leading Republicans
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — One of the Republican Party’s most prominent rising stars is mocking
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
CDC mask guidance met with hostility by leading Republicans
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — One of the Republican Party’s most prominent rising stars is mocking
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
CDC mask guidance met with hostility by leading Republicans
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — As he rallied conservatives on Wednesday, one of the Republican Party's most prominent rising stars mocked
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
CDC mask guidance met with hostility by leading Republicans
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — As he rallied conservatives on Wednesday, one of the Republican Party's most prominent rising stars mocked
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
CDC mask guidance met with hostility by leading Republicans
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — One of the Republican Party’s most prominent rising stars is mocking
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Members of multimillion-dollar opioid drug ring sentenced
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The final legal chapter of a multimillion-dollar online opioid drug ring ended Friday as a group of millennials who helped run the dark-web operation based in suburban Salt Lake City were sentenced to prison.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Members of multimillion-dollar opioid drug ring sentenced
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The final legal chapter of a multimillion-dollar online opioid drug ring ended Friday as a group of millennials who helped run the dark-web operation based in suburban Salt Lake City were sentenced to prison.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Members of multimillion-dollar opioid drug ring sentenced
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The final legal chapter of a multimillion-dollar online opioid drug ring ended Friday as a group of millennials who helped run the dark-web operation based in suburban Salt Lake City were sentenced to prison.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Members of multimillion-dollar opioid drug ring sentenced
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The final legal chapter of a multimillion-dollar online opioid drug ring ended Friday as a group of millennials who helped run the dark-web operation based in suburban Salt Lake City were sentenced to prison.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Drought woes in dry US West raise July 4 fireworks fears
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Many Americans aching for normalcy as pandemic restrictions end are looking forward to traditional Fourth of July fireworks. But with a historic drought in the U.S. West and fears of another devastating wildfire season, officials are canceling displays, passing bans on setting off fireworks or …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Drought woes in dry US West raise July 4 fireworks fears
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Many Americans aching for normalcy as pandemic restrictions end are looking forward to traditional Fourth of July fireworks. But with a historic drought in the U.S. West and fears of another devastating wildfire season, officials are canceling displays, passing bans on setting off fireworks or …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Drought woes in dry US West raise July 4 fireworks fears
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Many Americans aching for normalcy as pandemic restrictions end are looking forward to traditional Fourth of July fireworks. But with a historic drought in the U.S. West and fears of another devastating wildfire season, officials are canceling displays, passing bans on setting off fireworks or …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Drought woes in dry US West raise July 4 fireworks fears
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Many Americans aching for normalcy as pandemic restrictions end are looking forward to traditional Fourth of July fireworks. But with a historic drought in the U.S. West and fears of another devastating wildfire season, officials are canceling displays, passing bans on setting off fireworks or …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Background checks blocked a record high 300,000 gun sales
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The number of people stopped from buying guns through the U.S. background check system hit an all-time high of more than 300,000 last year amid a surge of firearm sales, according to new records obtained by the group Everytown for Gun Safety.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Background checks blocked a record high 300,000 gun sales
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The number of people stopped from buying guns through the U.S. background check system hit an all-time high of more than 300,000 last year amid a surge of firearm sales, according to new records obtained by the group Everytown for Gun Safety.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Background checks blocked a record high 300,000 gun sales
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The number of people stopped from buying guns through the U.S. background check system hit an all-time high of more than 300,000 last year amid a surge of firearm sales, according to new records obtained by the group Everytown for Gun Safety.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Second Amendment sanctuaries facing 1st court test in Oregon
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The first court test of whether local governments can ban police from enforcing certain gun laws is playing out in a rural Oregon county, one of a wave of U.S. counties declaring itself a Second Amendment sanctuary.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Second Amendment sanctuaries facing 1st court test in Oregon
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The first court test of whether local governments can ban police from enforcing certain gun laws is playing out in a rural Oregon county, one of a wave of U.S. counties declaring itself a Second Amendment sanctuary.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Second Amendment sanctuaries facing 1st court test in Oregon
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The first court test of whether local governments can ban police from enforcing certain gun laws is playing out in a rural Oregon county, one of a wave of U.S. counties declaring itself a Second Amendment sanctuary.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
1 verdict, then 6 police killings across America in 24 hours
Even as the Derek Chauvin case was fresh in memory — the reading of the verdict in a Minneapolis courtroom, the shackling of the former police officer, the jubilation at what many saw as justice in the death of George Floyd — even then, blood flowed on America’s streets.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
1 verdict, then 6 police killings across America in 24 hours
Even as the Derek Chauvin case was fresh in memory — the reading of the verdict in a Minneapolis courtroom, the shackling of the former police officer, the jubilation at what many saw as justice in the death of George Floyd — even then, blood flowed on America’s streets.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
1 verdict, then 6 police killings across America in 24 hours
Even as the Derek Chauvin case was fresh in memory — the reading of the verdict in a Minneapolis courtroom, the shackling of the former police officer, the jubilation at what many saw as justice in the death of George Floyd — even then, blood flowed on America’s streets.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
1 verdict, then 6 police killings across America in 24 hours
Even as the Derek Chauvin case was fresh in memory — the reading of the verdict in a Minneapolis courtroom, the shackling of the former police officer, the jubilation at what many saw as justice in the death of George Floyd — even then, blood flowed on America’s streets.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Grim list of deaths at police hands grows even after verdict
Just as the guilty verdict was about to be read in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, police in Ohio shot and killed a Black teenager in broad daylight during a confrontation.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Grim list of deaths at police hands grows even after verdict
Just as the guilty verdict was about to be read in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, police in Ohio shot and killed a Black teenager in broad daylight during a confrontation.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Grim list of deaths at police hands grows even after verdict
Just as the guilty verdict was about to be read in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, police in Ohio shot and killed a Black teenager in broad daylight during a confrontation.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Teen's death puts focus on split-second police decisions
It happened in less than a second.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Grim list of deaths at police hands grows even after verdict
Just as the guilty verdict was about to be read in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, police in Ohio shot and killed a Black teenager in broad daylight during a confrontation.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Teen's death puts focus on split-second police decisions
It happened in less than a second.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Teen's death puts focus on split-second police decisions
It happened in less than a second.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Teen's death puts focus on split-second police decisions
It happened in less than a second.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Colorado massacre spurs calls for state action on gun deaths
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — For the second time in less than a week, a 21-year-old man used a gun purchased legally in the United States to massacre people simply working or visiting a business. The mass shootings in Colorado and Georgia are giving new urgency to state efforts to …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Colorado massacre spurs calls for state action on gun deaths
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — For the second time in less than a week, a 21-year-old man used a gun purchased legally in the United States to massacre people simply working or visiting a business. The mass shootings in Colorado and Georgia are giving new urgency to state efforts to …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Colorado massacre spurs calls for state action on gun deaths
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — For the second time in less than a week, a 21-year-old man used a gun purchased legally in the United States to massacre people simply working or visiting a business. The mass shootings in Colorado and Georgia are giving new urgency to state efforts to …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Colorado massacre spurs calls for state action on gun deaths
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — For the second time in less than a week, a 21-year-old man used a gun purchased legally in the United States to massacre people simply working or visiting a business. The mass shootings in Colorado and Georgia are giving new urgency to state efforts to …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Gun waiting periods rare in US states but more may be coming
Not long before the deadly Atlanta-area shootings spread fear and anger through
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Gun waiting periods rare in US states but more may be coming
Not long before the deadly Atlanta-area shootings spread fear and anger through
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Gun waiting periods rare in US states but more may be coming
Not long before the deadly Atlanta-area shootings spread fear and anger through
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Some states to seek gun waiting periods after shootings
Not long before the deadly Atlanta-area shootings spread fear and anger through
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Utah campaign against porn marches on with phone filter plan
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Conservative lawmakers in Utah have fired another salvo in their longtime campaign against online porn with a new requirement that all cellphones and tablets sold in the state automatically block pornography in a plan that critics call a significant intrusion on free speech.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Utah campaign against porn marches on with phone filter plan
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Conservative lawmakers in Utah have fired another salvo in their longtime campaign against online porn with a new requirement that all cellphones and tablets sold in the state automatically block pornography in a plan that critics call a significant intrusion on free speech.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Utah campaign against porn marches on with phone filter plan
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Conservative lawmakers in Utah have fired another salvo in their longtime campaign against online porn with a new requirement that all cellphones and tablets sold in the state automatically block pornography in a plan that critics call a significant intrusion on free speech.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
GOP state lawmakers seek to nullify federal gun limits
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — With Democrats controlling the presidency and Congress, Republican state lawmakers concerned about the possibility of new federal gun control laws aren't waiting to react.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
GOP state lawmakers seek to nullify federal gun limits
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — With Democrats controlling the presidency and Congress, Republican state lawmakers concerned about the possibility of new federal gun control laws aren't waiting to react.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
GOP state lawmakers seek to nullify federal gun limits
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — With Democrats controlling the presidency and Congress, Republican state lawmakers concerned about the possibility of new federal gun control laws aren't waiting to react.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Lawmakers can't cite local examples of trans girls in sports
Legislators in more than 20 states have introduced bills this year that would ban transgender girls from competing on girls’ sports teams in public high schools. Yet in almost every case, sponsors cannot cite a single instance in their own state or region where such participation has caused problems.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
GOP state lawmakers seek to nullify federal gun limits
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — With Democrats controlling the presidency and Congress, Republican state lawmakers concerned about the possibility of new federal gun control laws aren't waiting to react.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Lawmakers can't cite local examples of trans girls in sports
Legislators in more than 20 states have introduced bills this year that would ban transgender girls from competing on girls’ sports teams in public high schools. Yet in almost every case, sponsors cannot cite a single instance in their own state or region where such participation has caused problems.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Lawmakers can't cite local examples of trans girls in sports
Legislators in more than 20 states have introduced bills this year that would ban transgender girls from competing on girls’ sports teams in public high schools. Yet in almost every case, sponsors cannot cite a single instance in their own state or region where such participation has caused problems.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Guns in capitol buildings divide states after armed protests
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — In the past year, insurrectionists have breached the U.S. Capitol and armed protesters have forced their way into statehouses around the country. But the question of whether guns should be allowed in capitol buildings remains political, and states are going in opposite directions.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
States remain split on guns in capitols after armed protests
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — In the past year, insurrectionists have breached the U.S. Capitol and armed protesters have forced their way into statehouses around the country. But the question of whether guns should be allowed in capitol buildings remains political, and states are going in opposite directions.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
States eye allowing concealed carry of guns without a permit
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican lawmakers in several more states want to loosen gun restrictions by allowing people to carry concealed firearms without having to get a permit, continuing a trend that gun control advocates call dangerous.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
States eye allowing concealed carry of guns without a permit
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican lawmakers in several more states want to loosen gun restrictions by allowing people to carry concealed firearms without having to get a permit, continuing a trend that gun control advocates call dangerous.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
States eye allowing concealed carry of guns without a permit
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican lawmakers in several more states want to loosen gun restrictions by allowing people to carry concealed firearms without having to get a permit, continuing a trend that gun control advocates call dangerous.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Calls to reopen classrooms grow as teachers get vaccinated
State leaders around the U.S. are increasingly pushing for schools to reopen this winter — pressuring them, even — as teachers begin to gain access to the vaccine against the raging pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Prosecutor: Sedition charge possible for pro-Trump rioters
WASHINGTON (AP) — The top federal prosecutor for the District of Columbia said Thursday that “all options are on the table” for charging members of the violent pro-Trump mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol — including sedition charges.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Romney heckled in airport in another show of GOP divisions
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Supporters of President Donald Trump heckled Republican U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah in an airport, illustrating divisions in the Republican Party between Trump loyalists and those ready to accept the results of the presidential election.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
A child so sick they feared the worst, now they urge change
MONTPELIER, Idaho (AP) — Kale Wuthrich watched doctors surround his son in the emergency room, giving him fluids though IV tubes, running a battery of tests and trying to stabilize him. He was enveloped by the confusion and fear that had been building since his 12-year-old suddenly fell ill weeks …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
A child so sick they feared the worst, now they urge change
MONTPELIER, Idaho (AP) — Kale Wuthrich watched doctors surround his son in the emergency room, giving him fluids though IV tubes, running a battery of tests and trying to stabilize him. He was enveloped by the confusion and fear that had been building since his 12-year-old suddenly fell ill weeks …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Tweet on spare change generates big money for virus aid
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Andy Larsen is a sports writer, but with so many games scratched during the pandemic he has spent a lot of time digging into coronavirus data and its sobering implications.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Tweet on spare change generates big money for virus aid
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Andy Larsen is a sports writer, but with so many games scratched during the pandemic he has spent a lot of time digging into coronavirus data and its sobering implications.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Tweet on spare change generates big money for virus aid
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Andy Larsen is a sports writer, but with so many games scratched during the pandemic he has spent a lot of time digging into coronavirus data and its sobering implications.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Tweet on spare change generates big money for virus aid
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Andy Larsen is a sports writer, but with so many games scratched during the pandemic he has spent a lot of time digging into coronavirus data and its sobering implications.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Mysterious shiny monolith found in otherworldly Utah desert
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Deep in the Mars-like landscape of Utah's red-rock desert lies a mystery: A gleaming metal monolith in one of the most remote parts of the state.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Heading home for the holiday? Get a virus test, colleges say
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — As college students prepare to go home for the holidays, some schools are quickly ramping up COVID-19 testing to try to keep infections from spreading further as the coronavirus surges across the U.S.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Heading home for the holiday? Get a virus test, colleges say
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — As college students prepare to go home for the holidays, some schools are quickly ramping up COVID-19 testing to try to keep infections from spreading further as the coronavirus surges across the U.S.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Heading home for the holiday? Get a virus test, colleges say
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — As college students prepare to go home for the holidays, some schools are quickly ramping up COVID-19 testing to try to keep infections from spreading further as the coronavirus surges across the U.S.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
Heading home for the holiday? Get a virus test, colleges say
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — As college students prepare to go home for the holidays, some schools are quickly ramping up COVID-19 testing to try to keep infections from spreading further as the coronavirus surges across the U.S.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
Republican Burgess Owens unseats Utah congressman McAdams
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Ben McAdams of Utah narrowly lost his bid to win re-election against former NFL player Burgess Owens, allowing Republicans to regain control of all four congressional seats in the conservative state.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
Republican Burgess Owens unseats Utah congressman McAdams
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Ben McAdams of Utah narrowly lost his bid to win re-election against former NFL player Burgess Owens, allowing Republicans to regain control of all four congressional seats in the conservative state.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Republican Burgess Owens defeats Utah congressman McAdams
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Ben McAdams of Utah has lost his bid to win re-election against former NFL player Burgess Owens.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
'Righting a wrong': Nevada 1st to protect same-sex marriage
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Las Vegas has been known for decades as the place for exuberant nuptials blessed by the swirl of Elvis’ white capes. But for years, legal marriages were barred for same-sex couples.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Romney: Trump's political sway will continue after election
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — President Donald Trump will likely continue to have influence in Republican politics, even after the presidential election was called for Democrat Joe Biden, his most vocal critic within the party said Tuesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Statewide mask mandate goes into effect amid virus surge
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Deeply conservative Utah began a major shift in fighting the coronavirus pandemic Monday, implementing a statewide mask mandate for the first time and planning a dramatic increase in testing.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Race too early to call for Utah's swing US House district
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The congressional race for a suburban Salt Lake City House district was too early to call Tuesday night, with many votes still uncounted.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Race too early to call for Utah's swing US House district
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The congressional race for a suburban Salt Lake City House district was too early to call Tuesday night, with many votes still uncounted.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
The Latest: 4th US House District race too early to call
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The congressional race for a suburban Salt Lake City House district was too early to call Tuesday night, with many votes still uncounted.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Republican Spencer Cox handily wins Utah governor race
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox has handily won the race for Utah governor, replacing the leader who endorsed him in a campaign that played out during the coronavirus pandemic. He is the state’s first new governor in more than a decade.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
News Guide: President Donald Trump wins Utah again
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — President Donald Trump won Utah again, defeating Democrat Joe Biden in the deeply conservative state.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Republican Spencer Cox wins Utah governor’s race
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox has handily won the race for Utah governor, replacing the leader who endorsed him in a campaign that played out during the coronavirus pandemic. He is the state’s first new governor in more than a decade.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
The Latest: Republican Spencer Cox wins Utah governor’s race
SALT LAKE CITY — Republican Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox has won the race for Utah governor, replacing the leader who endorsed him in a race that played out during the coronavirus pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Utah voters to elect first new governor since 2009
Utah voters are choosing their first new governor in more than a decade Tuesday, bringing to a close the contest where the Republican lieutenant governor is heavily favored to take over.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
News Guide: Voters weigh governor, House, ballot questions
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A new governor and a hard-fought congressional race were at the top of the ticket Tuesday in Utah, where voters will also weigh other House races and several state ballot initiatives. Voters in Utah and across the country are also casting their ballots for president.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Utah Democrat defending his seat in close House race
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The competitive race for a suburban Salt Lake City swing congressional district wraps up Tuesday as Democrats look to see if they can hold a seat flipped in deep-red Utah in 2018.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Utah voters to elect first new governor since 2009
Utah voters are choosing their first new governor in more than a decade Tuesday, bringing to a close the contest where the Republican lieutenant governor is heavily favored to take over.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Utah Democrat defending his seat in close House race
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The competitive race for a suburban Salt Lake City swing congressional district wraps up Tuesday as Democrats look to see if they can hold a seat flipped in deep-red Utah in 2018.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
News Guide: Voters weigh governor, House, ballot questions
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A new governor and a hard-fought Congressional race are at the top of the ticket on Tuesday’s Election Day in Utah, where voters will also weigh other House races and several state ballot initiatives. Voters in Utah and across the country are also casting their …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Conspiracy theory QAnon bubbles into tossup Utah House race
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The conspiracy theory QAnon bubbled into the forefront in a competitive race for a suburban Utah swing congressional district this week, another sign of how the baseless theory has diffused into mainstream politics.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Both newspapers in Utah's capital to cease daily publication
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake City will go from two daily printed newspapers to none after both of its major publications cut print days to once a week in unusual moves for a large city that could portend more struggles for the country's newspaper industry.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Both newspapers in Utah's capital to cease daily publication
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake City will go from two daily printed newspapers to none after both of its major publications cut print days to once a week in unusual moves for a large city that could portend more struggles for the country's newspaper industry.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Hospital over capacity in 'unsustainable' coronavirus spike
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — One of Utah’s largest hospitals had no beds left Friday in its regular intensive-care unit as the governor declared the state's weekslong spike in coronavirus cases “unsustainable."
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Hospital over capacity in 'unsustainable' coronavirus spike
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — One of Utah’s largest hospitals had no beds left Friday in its regular intensive-care unit as the governor declared the state's weekslong spike in coronavirus cases “unsustainable."
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Lawyer: Denver guard in fatal shooting acted in self-defense
DENVER (AP) — An armed security guard hired to protect a television news crew at a weekend protest shot and killed a protester after he reached into his shirt, causing the guard to fear for his safety, according to a lawyer representing the guard’s family.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Lawyer: Denver security guard acted in self-defense
DENVER (AP) — An armed security guard for a television station who is suspected of fatally shooting a man following an altercation after opposing protests was acting in self-defense when he opened fire, a lawyer representing his family said Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Closely-watched race in suburban Utah hits debate stage
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s lone congressional Democrat faced his Republican challenger on the debate stage Monday night as the candidates vie for the closely watched suburban Salt Lake City seat.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Closely-watched race in suburban Utah hits debate stage
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s lone congressional Democrat faced his Republican challenger on the debate stage Monday night as the candidates vie for the closely watched suburban Salt Lake City seat.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Lawyer: Denver security guard acted in self-defense
DENVER (AP) — An armed security guard for a television station who is suspected of fatally shooting a man following an altercation after opposing protests was acting in self-defense when he opened fire, a lawyer representing his family said Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Paris Hilton protest calls for closure of Utah school
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Paris Hilton has been speaking out about abuse she said she suffered at a boarding school in Utah, and on Friday she took her push nearly to the school’s front doors.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Paris Hilton protest calls for closure of Utah school
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Paris Hilton has been speaking out about abuse she said she suffered at a boarding school in Utah, and on Friday she took her push nearly to the school’s front doors.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Paris Hilton protest calls for closure of Utah school
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Paris Hilton has been speaking out about abuse she said she suffered at a boarding school in Utah, and on Friday she took her push nearly to the school’s front doors.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Grandparenting goes digital as virus keeps older adults home
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A few weeks ago, Debbie Cameron saw her grandsons most days, playing the piano, making after-school snacks or singing nursery rhymes with the baby in her Chandler, Arizona, home.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Grandparenting goes digital as virus keeps older adults home
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A few weeks ago, Debbie Cameron saw her grandsons most days, playing the piano, making after-school snacks or singing nursery rhymes with the baby in her Chandler, Arizona, home.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Utah governor tells people to stay home to combat COVID-19
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Gary Hebert issued a stay-home directive Friday as the state works to curb the spread of the new coronavirus that's now infected hundreds of people and killed two in the state.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Utah school closure extended during coronavirus outbreak
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Classes at Utah schools will remain dismissed at least through May 1, Gov. Gary Herbert said Monday as the number of diagnosed cases of the new coronavirus spiked.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Congressman Ben McAdams tests positive for coronavirus
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Ben McAdams tested positive for the coronavirus on Wednesday, an announcement that comes shortly after the first known case in Congress.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Earthquake shakes Utah, rattling frayed coronavirus nerves
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A moderate earthquake Wednesday near Salt Lake City shut down a major air traffic hub, damaged a spire atop a temple and frightened millions of people already on edge from the coronavirus pandemic. There were no reports of injuries.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Earthquake shakes Utah, rattling frayed coronavirus nerves
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A moderate earthquake Wednesday near Salt Lake City temporarily shut down a major air traffic hub, damaged a spire atop a temple and frightened millions of people already on edge from the coronavirus pandemic. There were no reports of injuries.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Utah attorney is latest to run for state attorney general
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A high-profile Democratic defense attorney entered the race for Utah attorney general Tuesday, shortly after a reform-minded prosecutor mounted a challenge from within the Republican Party.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Romney pitches $1,000 checks as Utah restaurants, bars close
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican Sen. Mitt Romney wants the federal government to send $1,000 checks to every American to help the country cope with the coronavirus outbreak causing widespread closures at restaurants, bars and other businesses around the country, including the capital of his adopted home state of …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Utah passes new abortion rules as Legislature wraps up
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers passed new regulations on abortion this year, including a measure approved by the Republican-controlled Legislature Thursday that would ban most abortions if Roe v. Wade is overturned.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Utah confirms first known case of new coronavirus in state
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The first known case of the new coronavirus has arrived in Utah, state and local health officials said Friday night.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Utah lawmakers pass new rules affecting abortion providers
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Abortion clinics would be required to cremate or bury fetal remains and women would have to get an ultrasound before the procedure under proposals approved by lawmakers in Utah this week, over objections that the new rules would erode access to abortion.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Bernie Sanders handily wins Utah contest amid record turnout
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Bernie Sanders decisively won the Democratic nominating contest Tuesday in Utah following a day of voting that set a record for turnout in a presidential primary.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
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