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The ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ series just added another star March 4, 2021
Indira Varma, a cast member in the ABC television series “For Life,” poses at the 2020 ABC Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020, in Pasadena, Calif. Varma will reportedly star in the upcoming “Obi-Wan Kenobi” series | Chris Pizzello, Associated Press The upcoming ‘Star Wars’ spinoff has a new actress […]
Herb Scribner
High school boys basketball: Cedar City ends 25-year state title drought, beats Desert Hills in 4A championship March 4, 2021
Cedar City’s Dallin Grant holds the team trophy as the Reds react to winning the 4A boys championship basketball game against Desert Hills at the Sevier Valley Center in Richfield on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News Box Score A month later, the defensive gamble paid off for the Cedar Reds. With […]
James Edward
Limits on voters switching parties before primaries passes Utah Legislature March 4, 2021
A “Vote Here” sign is pictured on Election Day at the Salt Lake County Government Center in Salt Lake City. A bill to cut off Utahns’ ability to switch political party affiliation months before primary elections has won approval from the Legislature. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News Bill to cut off Utahns’ ability to switch […]
Katie McKellar
Four more companies hired to help vaccinate Utahns against COVID-19 March 4, 2021
Air force veteran Tom Parrish gets a COVID-19 vaccination from nurse practitioner Sam Vincent at The Hub Apartments in South Salt Lake on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. The VA Salt Lake City facilitated the vaccination opportunity for veterans who have experienced homelessness. | Laura Seitz, Deseret News Utah reports 729 new COVID-19 cases, 7 additional […]
Lisa Riley Roche
Resurrecting rooftop solar, Utah’s one dying industry March 4, 2021
Solar panels cover Glenn Lamson’s garage in his backyard in Salt Lake City on Monday, Nov. 2, 2020. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News Utah Senate Bill 245 would help solar companies stay in the state For the last decade, America has been steadily moving towards utilizing renewable power sources. Thousands of Utahns have recently installed […]
Scott Cramer
Voting rights activists are worried this one Supreme Court case could set voting rights back March 4, 2021
The sun sets at a local polling station Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Tucson, Ariz. | Ross D. Franklin, Associated Press Why a case about voting restrictions in Arizona has some worried about protections from the Voting Rights Act. The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in a case challenging voter restrictions in Arizona […]
D. Hunter Schwarz
Why Sen. Mike Lee thinks the massive COVID-19 relief package is ‘offensive’ March 4, 2021
Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, attends a Senate Judiciary Committee meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, March 1, 2021. On Wednesday, Lee called the massive COVID-19 relief package a Democratic wish list that would hurt the economy. | Susan Walsh, Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY — As the Senate prepares to take up President Joe […]
Dennis Romboy
Vanessa Bryant shares how she survives ‘unimaginable’ pain of losing Kobe Bryant, Gigi March 4, 2021
Vanessa Bryant speaks during a celebration of life for her husband Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna Monday, Feb. 24, 2020, in Los Angeles. Kobe Bryant and Gianna Bryant passed away in January 2020. Vanessa Bryant has now spoken out in a new interview | Marcio Jose Sanchez, Associated Press Kobe Bryant and Gianna Bryant passed […]
Herb Scribner
Increased security for state Capitol awaits governor’s signature March 4, 2021
Utah Highway Patrol trooper Lance Christensen stands inside the House gallery at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, March 3, 2021, as the Legislature meets during its 2021 general session. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News SALT LAKE CITY — Utah representatives agreed Wednesday that more needs to be done to protect the […]
Hannah Petersen
Elite pedigrees are normal for the right’s phony populists March 4, 2021
Pete Hegseth, host of “Fox & Friends,” is pictured at the National Council of Young Israel Gala in New York City on March 31, 2019. | Michael Brochstein, Sipa USA/TNS The problem is that these pretend populists are talking about “real Americans” in service of a guy — Trump — who clearly hates Americans. If […]
S.E. Cupp

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