Utah Headlines

Political news

• Utah domestic violence rates prompt calls for more resources after fatal Midvale incident (KUTV)
• Trump World, including Sen. Mike Lee, duped by fake Jerome Powell resignation letter (ABC4)
• Utahns have a once-in-a-century chance to design a part of the State Capitol (ABC4)

Utah

• Opinion: Building belonging for refugee students in Utah — what you can do (Deseret News)
• Utah nonprofit struggles as SNAP rules tighten (KSL Newsradio)
• Community garden started as Utah teen's service project, now helps feed growing number in need (Fox13)
• Rancid meat, strong smell prompts Ogden police and fire response (KSL Newsradio)

Biz/Tech

• Trader Joe’s confirms a seventh Utah location will open soon. Here’s where. (Salt Lake Tribune)
• They loaned a ‘modest amount’ to Utah ski resort to get green cards. Now they say Reed Hastings owes them $76M. (Salt Lake Tribune)
• Coke's shift to cane sugar would be expensive, hurt US farmers (Reuters)
• GM profit shrinks after $1.1 billion tariff hit (Wall Street Journal)

Crime/Courts

• Menzies back in court Wednesday as deadline to respond to commutation request nears (KSL)
• 2 minors in custody after suspicious fire at Ogden nursing home (KSL TV)
• Court dismisses lawsuit against Tim Ballard, citing 'wrongful' collection of evidence (Deseret News)
• Evidence in West Jordan house fire that killed four points to father as culprit (KSL)
• Father in West Jordan arson that killed family had sold belongings beforehand, police said (Fox13)
• West Jordan murder-suicide victim didn't report domestic violence, fearing deportation (KUTV)
• White City man faces charges over deployment of homemade spike strips in neighborhood (KUTV)
• Former Washington County recruiter accused of assaulting 2 students, charged with rape (St. George News)

Culture/Community

• Heavy metal music legend Ozzy Osbourne dies at 76 (Deseret News)
• From gunfire to floats, a look at how Pioneer Day celebrations have changed (KSL)
• She laced up running shoes for the first time 45 years ago — 99 marathons later she’s still running strong (Deseret News)

Economy

• Editorial Board: The lunacy of lawfare against the Fed (Wall Street Journal)

Education

• Davis school officials evaluating future of 2 dual-language programs due to low participation (Deseret News)
• Mexican brother-sister duo garner Teacher of Year honors in their respective school districts (KSL)
• Tooele County School District audit finds poor student achievement, low employee morale (KSL)
• USU disability research and training center at risk of losing major funding (KSL Newsradio, UPR)
• Curb appeal: How BYU student uses paint, stencil to help pay school tuition (Fox13)
• After delay, Utah summer and afterschool care programs receive federal funding (KSL TV)

Environment/Energy

• Reclamation to fund innovative contest to help plug Colorado River leaks (Deseret News)
• Cha-ching! Why is the Great Salt Lake set to get a massive infusion of cash? (Fox13)

Faith

• New York Times article reflects awe over Tabernacle Choir’s 5,000 weekly broadcasts since 1929 (Deseret News)
• Remembering the pastor who said: ‘You cannot be faithful and popular, so take your pick’ (Deseret News)

Health

• One new measles case in Utah, bringing total cases to 11 (ABC4)

Housing

• Builders claim regulations add $120K to cost of Utah homes (KUTV)
• Pending home sale cancellations nationwide hit a new high (Deseret News)

National Headlines

General

• Here are the most and least trusted American institutions (Deseret News)
• Transgender athletes banned by U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee (Deseret News)
• Violent collision of two black holes rippled across the universe. The pair merged to create a single hole about 225 times the mass of the sun. (Wall Street Journal)

Political news 

• Federal lawmakers will get more money for security after recent threats (Deseret News)
• House Republicans move to subpoena Ghislaine Maxwell amid Epstein pressure campaign (Deseret News)
• NASA workers, Nobel laureates cite safety concerns in letter protesting Trump cuts (Deseret News)
• Justice Department wants to interview Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell (AP)
• Trump deflects questions about Epstein probe with accusations about Obama (NPR)
• Deflecting Epstein questions, Trump urges DOJ to 'go after' Obama (Politico)
• NPR news chief announces she's leaving days after Congress kills federal funding (NPR)
• Obama’s office: Trump administration’s treason claims are a ‘distraction’ (Washington Post)
• House grinds to halt before planned recess to avoid voting on release of Epstein files (Washington Post)
• FEMA urban search and rescue chief resigns, citing agency ‘chaos’, colleagues said (New York Times)
• House GOP moves to rename Kennedy Center Opera House after Melania Trump (The Hill)
• As parties battle for control, they turn to a controversial strategy: Redrawing electoral maps (Deseret News)

Immigration/deportation

• Colorado A.G. sues deputy who shared information leading to U. student’s ICE arrest (Salt Lake Tribune)
• Florida signs $245 million in contracts for ‘Alligator Alcatraz.’ Here’s a look by the numbers (AP News)
• An American toddler in foster care, a mom in ICE detention (Reuters)
• Masked ICE agents detain former Afghan who helped US military (Reuters)
• U.S. deportees, freed from Salvadoran prison, describe ‘horror movie’ (Washington Post)

Ukraine/Russia

•  Thousands gather to protest as Zelenskyy signs bill weakening anti-corruption agencies (AP)

Middle East

• No aid supplies left and staff starving in Gaza, says Norwegian Refugee Council (Reuters)
• Baby boy starves to death in Gaza as hunger spreads, medics say (Reuters)
• UN body says Israeli forces have killed over 1,000 aid-seekers in Gaza since May, as hunger worsens (AP)

World news

• Holly Richardson: Taxpayer dollars go up in smoke as more than a million pounds of food destroyed (Deseret News)
• Explainer: Why China's neighbours are worried about its new mega-dam project (Reuters)

Number of the Day

News Releases

Maloy introduces bill to support ranchers during natural disasters

Congresswoman Celeste Maloy (UT-02) introduced the Resiliency for Ranching and Natural Conservation Health (RANCH) Act to allow ranchers to temporarily access vacant grazing allotments during extreme weather events or disasters. (Read More)

Tweets of the Day

Upcoming

• Aug 7 —  Titan of Public Service gala with Sen. Tom Cotton hosted by the Orrin G. Hatch Foundation at the Grand America Hotel. More Information Here
• Aug 12 — Municipal primary
• Aug 18-20 — Interim Days
• Sept 11-12 — Women in the Money Conference, Sheraton Hotel and online, Register here
• Sept 15-17 — Interim Days
• Oct 6-8 — One Utah Summit, Cedar City, More information here
• Oct 13-15 — Interim Days
• Nov 4 — General election
• Nov 17-19 — Interim Days
• February 4-7, 2026 — Summit, with Silicon Slopes and Visit Salt Lake

On This Day In History

• 1885 - Former president Ulysses S. Grant dies of throat cancer just after completing his memoirs.
• 1892 - Icie Hoobler is born. A biochemist and physiologist, she was the first woman to head a local section of the American Chemical Society and to serve as its national president. 
• 1903 - The Ford Motor Company made its first sale to Dr. Ernst Pfenning of Chicago. The Model A cost $850.00.
• 1917 - Barbara Deming is born. An influential nonviolent activist, writer and poet, she marched for peace, civil rights, women’s rights and lesbian and gay rights.
• 1928 - Vera Rubin is born. While studying the rotation of the Andromeda Galaxy in the late 1970s at the Carnegie Institution in Washington, she discovered the first evidence of dark matter.
• 1967 - The 1967 Detroit Riots began. They were among the most violent and destructive riots in U.S. history. By the time the bloodshed, burning and looting ended after five days, 43 people were dead, 342 injured, nearly 1,400 buildings had been burned and some 7,000 National Guard and U.S. Army troops had been called into service. In the aftermath, the Kerner Commission released a 426-page report in Feb 1968 and declared  “Our nation is moving toward two societies, one Black, one white—separate and unequal. Reaction to last summer’s disorders has quickened the movement and deepened the division. Discrimination and segregation have long permeated much of American life; they now threaten the future of every American.”
• 1984 - Miss America, Vanessa Williams, resigns over nude photos.
• 1996 - The US women’s gymnastics team wins its first-ever team gold.
• 1999 - NASA mission STS-93 launched astronaut Eileen Collins aboard the Columbia as the first woman to command a spacecraft.

Quote of the Day

"The injunction that we should love our neighbors as ourselves means to us equally that we should love ourselves as we love our neighbors."

— Barbara Deming 

On the Punny Side

How do mountains stay warm in the winter?

They wear snow caps.

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