Politics Jun 28 Utah Sen. Mike Lee fends off 2 opponents to win GOP primary Sen. Mike Lee won Utah’s Republican primary Tuesday, fending off attacks from two challengers who criticized him for his unwavering loyalty to former President Donald Trump and uncompromising lawmaking style.
Politics Mar 22 Utah’s Republican governor becomes latest to veto transgender sports ban Utah's governor vetoed a ban on transgender students playing girls' sports on Tuesday, becoming the second Republican governor to reject such legislation this week.
Politics Feb 11 Lone senator blocks Japanese internment camp designation, draws ire Utah Sen. Mike Lee is facing backlash from Japanese Americans and conservation groups after blocking a proposal to create a national historic site at a former internment camp in rural Colorado.
Politics Feb 04 GOP censures Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger for participation in Jan. 6 investigation Republican Party officials have voted to punish Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger and advanced a rule change that would prohibit candidates from participating in presidential debates organized by the Commission on Presidential Debates.
Nation Sep 06 Residents return to Lake Tahoe area as wildfire stalls A week ago, the scenic tourist town on the California-Nevada state line emptied out when authorities issued an evacuation order as the fire approached from south.
Nation Sep 03 Tahoe evacuees escaping fire report price gouging California prohibits exorbitant price increases during emergencies. But a ban that Nevada lawmakers passed this year doesn't take effect until October.
Nation Sep 02 Changing winds provide hope for California wildfire battle Commanders have warned firefighters to be prepared for dangers, including localized terrain-driven winds in the Thursday weather forecast that happen as the sun heats the ground in the Caldor Fire zone.
Nation Sep 01 Official reports progress in defending Lake Tahoe from fire Firefighters reported progress Wednesday in the battle to save communities on the south end of Lake Tahoe from an approaching forest fire after the stiff winds and searing temperatures they had feared failed to materialize in the California-Nevada alpine region.
Nation Aug 31 California fire approaches Lake Tahoe after mass evacuation "It's more out of control than I thought," evacuee Glen Naasz said of the fire that by late Monday had been pushed by strong winds across California highways 50 and 89, burning mountain cabins as it swept down slopes into…
Nation Jun 07 Drought-stricken Nevada enacts ban on ‘non-functional’ grass The measure signed Friday will ban water users in southern Nevada from planting decorative grass so they conserve water. The grass ban starting in 2027 applies to office parks, entrances to housing developments and street medians.