Utah

Elizabeth Smart has slowly begun to open up to her children about her abduction as a teenager and being held in captivity for several months, she said in a recent interview. 

As strong gusts and warm temperatures once again elevate fire danger in COVID-19-ravaged Southern California this week, the Hawaiian islands have been placed under flash flood advisories. 

The founder of Black Lives Matter Utah has disavowed activist John Sullivan, who was arrested in connection with last week’s Capitol riot, describing him as a reckless agitator whom other activists have “blackballed” due to his behavior.

John Sullivan, the 26-year-old left-wing activist who recorded up-close video of a woman’s police-involved shooting during the Capitol siege on Jan. 6, has been granted a conditional release without bail on a handful of federal charges.

An Uber ad featuring the left-wing activist John Sullivan, who was arrested on federal charges Thursday in connection with last weeks’ Capitol riot, has been hidden on the ridesharing company’s YouTube channel.

A more contagious strain of the novel coronavirus has been identified in Utah, marking the first time the variant — which was initially discovered in the United Kingdom late last year and is known as B.1.1.7 — has been found in the state. 

As pro-Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, others supporting the president gathered in state capitals nationwide to oppose President-elect Joe Biden’s win, leading to the evacuations of some statehouses and lawmakers.

An avalanche warning has been issued for parts of northern Utah following heavy snowfall.

A hiker in Utah survived a more than 100-foot fall onto a cliff ledge where he lay stranded for over five hours until a fire crew rescued him on Sunday, authorities said.

Rep.-elect Blake Moore, R-Utah, said he is "excited to be a part" of where the GOP is headed and lauded the caliber of the other members of his freshman class of Republican representatives.