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Bridger Beal-Cvetko

Emergency crews respond to a fatal semitrailer accident on state Route 201 at 5600 West in West Valley City on Aug. 30, 2021.
Utah
Traffic deaths in U.S. reached a 16-year high in 2021. Here’s where road fatalities are rising fastest
Deaths in Utah increased more than 20% compared to 2020, the ninth-largest increase in the nation.
By Bridger Beal-Cvetko
 
Carolyn Adamson shops at a Reams in Sandy on Wednesday, May 18, 2022.
Utah
How these Utahns are trying to save money as prices continue to climb
Although prices are high across the board, some things are more inflated than others
By Bridger Beal-Cvetko
 
Baby formula is displayed on the shelves of a grocery store in Carmel, Ind., on Tuesday, May 10, 2022.
Utah
‘Colossal failure’ by federal government led to baby formula shortage, Utah governor says
‘This was a very foreseeable crisis,’ says Gov. Spencer Cox of government shutting down formula plant without ‘having a plan in place’
By Bridger Beal-Cvetko
 
Homeland Security logo is seen during a joint news conference in Washington.
Politics
Is cancel culture to blame for the Biden administration pausing its disinformation board after just 3 weeks?
Right-wing backlash against Nina Jankowicz, the disinformation expert tapped to run the board, prompted Homeland Security to hit the brakes.
By Bridger Beal-Cvetko
 
Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., is pictured at the Capitol in Washington on Monday, April 4, 2022.
Politics
This lawmaker says her fellow Republicans have ‘enabled’ white supremacy following Buffalo shooting
Rep. Liz Cheney called out House GOP leaders after a gunman killed 10 people in a racially motivated shooting in a Buffalo supermarket.
By Bridger Beal-Cvetko
 
Andrew Grover and Diego Arellano, of Sacred Circle Healthcare, move a bed into an exam room.
Utah
Last year was deadliest yet for overdose deaths in the U.S. Can Utah buck the trend?
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports shows a record number of Americans lost their lives from overdoses in 2021.
By Bridger Beal-Cvetko
 
Then-Rep. Ben McAdams, D-Utah, and Burgess Owens bump elbows after the 2020 4th Congressional District debate.
Utah
Will Republican incumbents skip bipartisan debate in favor of one sponsored by the Utah GOP?
At least two Republican congressmen say they have prior commitments on the date of their scheduled debates.
By Bridger Beal-Cvetko
 
A black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy.
Utah
Astronomers photograph Milky Way’s supermassive black hole for the first time
Light and matter cannot escape a black hole’s center, making the image extremely hard for scientists to capture.
By Bridger Beal-Cvetko
 
Warehouse employee Adam Waite manages the stocking procedure at the Utah Food Bank in Salt Lake City.
Utah
Food pantries face record demand. Why relief is nowhere in sight
Fears of a recession loom as food pantries are already stretched to meet the needs of Utahns.
By Bridger Beal-Cvetko
 
Rep. Burgess Owens addresses delegates attending the Utah Republican Party’s 2021 Organizing Convention in West Valley City.
Utah
Why Burgess Owens wants to defund Biden’s Disinformation Governance Board
Utah Congressman Burgess Owens called the board a “political tool for so-called experts to referee free speech.”
By Bridger Beal-Cvetko
 
During the 2020 campaign, Gmail was more likely to flag fundraising emails from Republicans as spam, according to research.
Business
Is Gmail marking messages from Republicans as spam?
New report shows bias in filtering fundraising emails.
By Bridger Beal-Cvetko
 
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration campus in Silver Spring, Md., is pictured on Oct. 14, 2015.
U.S. & World
Sen. Mitt Romney wants federal action on the baby formula shortage
“I am deeply concerned about the apparent lack of an effective mitigation strategy and urge both agencies to move as fast as possible to safely resolve this situation,” Sen. Mitt Romney wrote.
By Bridger Beal-Cvetko
 
Actors portraying Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse wave to visitors during a parade at Walt Disney World Resort.
Utah
Why Colorado’s governor compared Ron DeSantis to authoritarian leaders like Vladimir Putin, Nicolás Maduro
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis welcomes a “Mountain Disneyland” after Florida law revokes resort’s special tax status
By Bridger Beal-Cvetko
 
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Utah
Hundreds visit Utah Capitol to honor Orrin Hatch — senator, father, friend
The retired senator is only the fifth person to receive the honor.
By Bridger Beal-Cvetko
 
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Business
Are we overreacting about the future of Twitter?
Not everyone is convinced that Elon Musk’s ownership of Twitter will bring about the downward spiral liberals fear, or the renaissance conservatives hope for.
By Bridger Beal-Cvetko
 
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Utah
What overturning Roe v. Wade would mean for Utah
If a leaked draft of a U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning abortion is finalized, Utah’s trigger law would outlaw abortion in the state, with few exceptions.
By Bridger Beal-Cvetko
 
Sen. Mike Lee speaks to delegates at the GOP State Convention at the Mountain America Exposition Center.
Utah
How many service members were discharged because of military vaccine mandates? Sen. Mike Lee wants answers
Lee joins Senate Republicans in questioning Pentagon over vaccine mandate discharges.
By Bridger Beal-Cvetko
 
Travelers walk through the Salt Lake City International Airport in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, April 19, 2022. 
Utah
How does Salt Lake International compare to the busiest airports in the world?
8 of the world’s top 10 busiest airports are located in the U.S.. Atlanta ranks No. 1.
By Bridger Beal-Cvetko
 
GOP Senate candidate Ally Isom speaks during a press conference outside the Capitol in Salt Lake City.
Utah
Republican candidates spar over who is better equipped to defeat Sen. Mike Lee
Isom called herself the “only viable conservative alternative,” but Edwards responded saying she’s the “leading Republican challenger.”
By Bridger Beal-Cvetko
 
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Utah
Young Utahns are speaking out against the Legislature’s transgender athletes ban. Will their protests have an impact?
Middle and high school students are demonstrating in support of transgender rights.
By Bridger Beal-Cvetko
 
Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, is interviewed in Salt Lake City, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014
Utah
Orrin Hatch will lie in state before his funeral services in Salt Lake City. Here’s how you can attend
The former senator will lie in state in the Utah Capitol rotunda on Wednesday, May 4.
By Bridger Beal-Cvetko
 
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Utah
‘Lion of the Senate’: Sen. Mitt Romney lauds Orrin Hatch’s dedication to Utah in Senate speech
The former Utah senator passed away on Saturday at age 88
By Bridger Beal-Cvetko and Dennis Romboy
 
U.S. Postal Service letter carrier Heidi Barlow pushes a cart loaded with mail that she will deliver in Utah.
U.S. & World
Here’s why packages might not arrive as quickly as they used to
The U.S. Postal Service will enact new delivery standards in May. Some first-class packages could take longer to be delivered.
By Bridger Beal-Cvetko
 
President Joe Biden arrives to speak at an event on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Friday, April 8, 2022.
Politics
Where does President Biden’s approval rating stand?
President Joe Biden’s approval rating remains low, with nearly two-thirds of Utahns saying they disapprove of his performance in a new poll.
By Bridger Beal-Cvetko
 
Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, drives a Freightliner semi from Double D Distribution in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, April 20, 2022.
Utah
Are we headed for a recession? Mitt Romney says it’s not out of the question
Utah Sen. Mitt Romney criticizes Biden’s handling of inflation during meeting with Utah Trucking Association.
By Bridger Beal-Cvetko
 
Starbucks employee Jacob Lawson stands near the chain’s coffee store in Cottonwood Heights on Friday, April 15, 2022.
Utah
Why a Utah Starbucks wants to be the next to unionize
Spurred by successful labor efforts nationwide, Starbucks employees in Cottonwood Heights are the latest to join the fray.
By Bridger Beal-Cvetko
 
The clock on the City-County Building in Salt Lake City.
Utah
Standard time or daylight saving time? Which one do people prefer?
A new Deseret News/Hinckley Institute poll shows little support for the biannual changing of the clocks
By Bridger Beal-Cvetko
 
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Utah
With red-hot inflation, this program may help low-income Utahns stay cool this summer
With record inflation and high gas prices, air conditioning and heating costs will increase for homeowners.
By Bridger Beal-Cvetko
 
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Utah
10 people were shot on the subway in New York City. Here’s how UTA is keeping riders safe in Utah
“I think there’s always a heightened sense of awareness ... what we saw in New York can happen anytime, almost anywhere,” a UTA spokesperson said.
By Bridger Beal-Cvetko
 
South Salt Lake Animal Services supervisor Jenica Laws plays with a dog at the shelter on Tuesday, April 5, 2022.
Business
Millions adopted pets during the pandemic. Now shelters are overwhelmed with surrendered or abandoned animals
Returning to in-person work and rising cost of living has left many pet owners unable to care for their animals.
By Bridger Beal-Cvetko
 
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