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Plan for new Bluffdale FrontRunner station prompts pushback from neighbors

Daniel Woodruff @danielmwoodruff.bsky.social · 3d

Plans to build a FrontRunner stop at The Point are moving forward, but neighbors near the selected site are pushing back against it ksltv.com/local-news/p... #utpol

Plans to build a FrontRunner stop at The Point are moving forward, but neighbors near the selected site are pushing back against it.

Complaints against Utah judge dismissed 'with a warning'

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Daniel Woodruff @danielmwoodruff.bsky.social · 3d

NEW: Utah's Judicial Conduct Commission has dismissed multiple complaints against Judge Don Torgerson, who was criticized for comments he made about a defendant during a sentencing hearing, while also calling his behavior on the bench "troubling." ksltv.com/crime-public... #utpol

The complaints were filed following a KSL report about a sentencing hearing Torgerson presided over in a Grand County felony child sexual exploitation case.

Months after a man was killed at a 'No Kings' march, no one has been charged. His wife wants answers

Daniel Woodruff @danielmwoodruff.bsky.social · 4d

Months after a man was killed at a ‘No Kings’ march, no one has been charged. His wife wants answers ksltv.com/local-news/n...

The widow of a beloved Utah fashion designer who was fatally shot during a June “No Kings” protest in Salt Lake City demanded Wednesday that someone be held accountable for her husband's death after m...

Keeping the House Absent, Johnson Marginalizes Congress and Himself

Daniel Woodruff @danielmwoodruff.bsky.social · 8d

“Mr. Johnson appears to be using the considerable power of the speakership to render the House irrelevant.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/u...

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Daniel Woodruff @danielmwoodruff.bsky.social · 9d

Utah cattle ranchers are speaking out about President Trump’s plan for the United States to buy more beef from Argentina ksltv.com/consumer/uta...

Utah cattle ranchers speak out about Trump’s plan to import beef from Argentina

Utah cattle ranchers are speaking out about President Trump's plan for the United States to buy more beef from Argentina.

Utah GOP pivots efforts to overturn Proposition 4 in new filing for voter initiative

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Daniel Woodruff @danielmwoodruff.bsky.social · 9d

Utah GOP pivots efforts to overturn Proposition 4 in new filing for voter initiative, as second day of arguments in court wrap up ksltv.com/politics-ele... #utpol #utleg

Utah GOP shifts strategy to overturn Proposition 4, filing for a direct initiative.

Judge hears arguments over Legislature's new congressional map ahead of November deadline

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Daniel Woodruff @danielmwoodruff.bsky.social · 10d

Judge hears arguments over Legislature's new congressional map ahead of November deadline www.ksl.com/article/5139... #utpol

A judge heard arguments Thursday about Utah's new proposed congressional maps and the statistical tests lawmakers picked to evaluate their fairness.

'I feel trapped': Provo homeowners face big HOA fee increase over defective decks

Daniel Woodruff @danielmwoodruff.bsky.social · 11d

People living in a Provo neighborhood are preparing for a big increase in their homeowners association fees to fix a slew of defective decks. Each homeowner has to pay up — whether they have a deck or not www.ksl.com/article/5139... @ksl.com

People living in the Independence Avenue community are preparing for a big increase in their homeowners association fees to fix a slew of defective decks.

Pentagon Announces ‘Next Generation’ Press Corps That Includes Gateway Pundit and LindellTV

Daniel Woodruff @danielmwoodruff.bsky.social · 11d

A group of "MAGA friendly outlets" were introduced today as the "next generation of the Pentagon press corps" after agreeing to reporting restrictions that others -- including conservative channels Newsmax and Fox News -- rejected www.mediaite.com/media/pentag...

Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell announced on Wednesday a "broad spectrum" of news media outlets that the Pentagon's new controversial press policy.

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Utah's only third-party member in Legislature to resign before next session

Daniel Woodruff @danielmwoodruff.bsky.social · 11d

Sen. Daniel Thatcher, the only member of the Utah Forward Party in the Utah Legislature, announced he will resign www.ksl.com/article/5139... #utpol #utleg

The only member of the Utah Forward Party in the Utah Legislature has announced his resignation, saying he plans to step down ahead of the general legislative session.

‘I feel trapped’: Provo homeowners face big HOA fee increase over defective decks

Daniel Woodruff @danielmwoodruff.bsky.social · 12d

“I feel trapped.” People living in a Provo neighborhood are preparing for a big increase in their homeowners association fees to fix a slew of defective decks ksltv.com/local-news/p...

People living in the Independence Avenue community are preparing for a big increase in their homeowners association fees to fix a slew of defective decks.

Ballot instructions cause confusion for voters in Utah County

Daniel Woodruff @danielmwoodruff.bsky.social · 12d

ICYMI - Utah County voters were told they need to list the last 4 digits of their driver license or social security number on their ballot. But there's no place on the ballot for it. I asked the county clerk about the confusion www.ksl.com/article/5139... @ksl.com #utpol

Instructions for voters in Utah County are causing confusion and uncertainty just two weeks before Election Day.

Ballot instructions cause confusion for voters in Utah County

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Daniel Woodruff @danielmwoodruff.bsky.social · 13d

Instructions for voters in Utah County are causing confusion and uncertainty just two weeks before Election Day ksltv.com/local-news/b... #utpol

Instructions for voters on the mail-in ballots for Utah County are leaving people confused about whether their vote will be counted.

Here’s how Utah lawmakers will try to lower gas prices

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Daniel Woodruff @danielmwoodruff.bsky.social · 17d

Utahns are paying more at the pump than other states. The national average for a gallon of gasoline is $3.05, according to AAA, while it’s $3.37 in Utah. But top Republican lawmakers want to change that ksltv.com/consumer/her... #utpol #utleg

Utahns are paying more at the pump than other states, and Republican lawmakers are working on a plan they believe will bring gas prices down by 20 cents a gallon.

Think housing costs are high? Study shows Utah could fall well short of demand by 2055

Daniel Woodruff @danielmwoodruff.bsky.social · 18d

Utah is on track to fall significantly short of the number of homes needed to meet market demand over the next 30 years www.ksl.com/article/5139... #utpol #utleg @ksl.com

Utah is on track to fall significantly short of the number of homes needed to meet market demand over the next 30 years, analysts told lawmakers on Wednesday.

Journalists turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules

Daniel Woodruff @danielmwoodruff.bsky.social · 18d

“What they’re really doing, they want to spoon-feed information to the journalist, and that would be their story. That’s not journalism.”

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 18d

BREAKING: Journalists exited the Pentagon after refusing to agree to the Trump administration's new restrictions on access.

Journalists at the Pentagon turned in access badges and cleaned out their workspaces on Wednesday, the price for refusing to agree to new restrictions on their jobs being removal from being at the seat of U.S. military power.

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Daniel Woodruff @danielmwoodruff.bsky.social · 18d

Paul Nelson, who worked for nearly 18 years as a reporter at KSL NewsRadio, died Wednesday morning after battling pancreatic cancer. He was 50 ksltv.com/local-news/f...

Former KSL reporter Paul Nelson dies after battling cancer

Paul Nelson, who worked for nearly 18 years as a reporter at KSL NewsRadio, died Wednesday morning after battling pancreatic cancer.

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Daniel Woodruff @danielmwoodruff.bsky.social · 18d

“The dynamic of easy racism and casual cruelty played out in often dark, vivid fashion inside the chats, where campaign talk and party gossip blurred into streams of slurs and violent fantasies.” www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

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Daniel Woodruff @danielmwoodruff.bsky.social · 19d

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced a new First Presidency www.ksl.com/article/5138... @ksl.com

Church of Jesus Christ announces new First Presidency

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Tuesday that President Dallin H. Oaks has been named the 18th president of the church.

Laurels and Darts: Local TV news does good.

Daniel Woodruff @danielmwoodruff.bsky.social · 19d

NEW: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will announce a new First Presidency today during a special broadcast at 1 p.m. today.

Daniel Woodruff @danielmwoodruff.bsky.social · 23d

Local TV News Does Good www.cjr.org/laurels-and-...

Forget about the mergers and buyouts and executive leadership for a while. The local grunts keep breaking news.

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Daniel Woodruff @danielmwoodruff.bsky.social · 24d

With rain expected over the next few days, cities and counties across central and southern Utah are working to prepare for any flooding that might happen ksltv.com/local-news/s... #utwx

Some Utah cities, counties prepare for flooding as rain moves in

As the weather begins to cool, heavy rains are expected to drench central and southern Utah counties. Residents are busy preparing to prevent the rain from flooding into their homes.

Katie Porter Goes Viral for ‘Unhappy’ TV Interview in California Governor’s Race

Daniel Woodruff @danielmwoodruff.bsky.social · 25d

“Ms. Porter went viral for the wrong reasons after a video of her exchange with a local television journalist became a must-see clip for the political set.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...

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Daniel Woodruff @danielmwoodruff.bsky.social · 25d

People in Ogden gathered tonight to remember a 16-year-old who was shot and killed near Ben Lomond High School ksltv.com/local-news/c...

Community holds vigil for 16-year-old shot and killed near Ben Lomond High School

People in Ogden gathered Wednesday evening to remember a 16-year-old who was shot and killed near Ben Lomond High School.