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Charli xcx, Natalie Portman and Salman Rushdie lead 2026 Sundance lineup
The festival says goodbye to both founder Robert Redford and its longtime home of Park City, Utah, with a selection of provocative documentaries and starry new filmsNew films starring Charli xcx, Natalie Portman and Salman Rushdie will all receive thei…
Safety volunteer charged in fatal shooting of ‘No Kings’ protester in Utah
Protest guard fired at armed man he mistakenly believed to be threat to protesters but accidentally killed a bystanderA safety volunteer accused of fatally shooting a man taking part in a June No Kings protest in Salt Lake City, while firing at another…
Owl described as ‘fighter’ set to fly free after falling into cement mixer in Utah
Staff at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Kanab spent days cleaning the concrete-covered great horned owl An owl found partially encased in concrete after it got inside a cement mixer in south-western Utah is expected to fly free again after it was pai…
Salt Lake City declines to charge anti-child-trafficking activist with sexual assault
District attorney cites ‘insufficient admissible evidence’ against Tim Ballard in connection with allegationsA district attorney based in Salt Lake City is declining to file charges against the founder of an anti-child-trafficking organization – made f…
Utah judge approves map creating new House seat in Democratic-leaning area
Decision breathes new life into Democrats’ attempts to reclaim the House in the 2026 midterm electionsA Utah judge has handed Democrats a win in the continuing national fight over voting districts by ordering a new map that creates a House seat in a De…
Utah’s oldest LGBTQ+ bar closes amid workers’ union push: ‘We feel extremely disposable’
Workers at the SunTrapp – opened in 1973 in Salt Lake City – claim the shuttering was a ‘stunt’ to prevent unionizationSalt Lake City’s oldest and longest-running LGBTQ+ bar has closed, with workers claiming the shuttering was a “stunt” to prevent unio…
Utah governor calls on people to ‘stop shooting each other’ after Kirk killing
Spencer Cox tells 60 Minutes he’s making plea after being able to ‘unsee’ video of Charlie Kirk being shotThe Utah governor, Spencer Cox, has called on people in the US to “stop shooting each other – that’s it” saying he makes that plea against politic…
Utah prosecutors’ evidence indicates suspected motives of Charlie Kirk’s alleged shooter
Tyler Robinson is quoted talking to his partner about having enough of the far-right activist’s ‘hatred’ in textsEvidence put forth by Utah prosecutors Tuesday offered the clearest indication yet of what they suspect motivated Tyler Robinson to kill fa…
Texts, plans and a confession: prosecutor lays out startling details in Charlie Kirk shooting
Jeffrey Gray called Kirk’s death an ‘American tragedy’ – and said the murder suspect had begged his friend to stay quietIt was, Utah county prosecutor Jeffrey Gray said as he opened his address to reporters, “an American tragedy”.The simple statement g…