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Story As 1,000 federal election monitors fan out across the country, 12 of them are assigned to Utah — and all within Salt Lake County, according to the county’s top elections official. Many of her fellow Democrats, some Republicans and voting rights groups see cause for alarm with the Department of Justice sending more monitors to the states than ever before.
A crash on Monday night blocked the right lane and shoulder of northbound 900 East at South Union Avenue in Midvale, according to the Utah Department of Transportation.
Five candidates are running to represent most of Salt Lake County in the United States House of Representatives. The new district resulted from a long legal battle over the 2025 redistricting of Utah's boundaries. Congressional District 1 is projected to send a Democrat to Congress, but that won’t be decided until all votes are...
Trump’s DOJ says its monitors are there to observe voting access. But the administration’s expanded effort has raised concerns among election officials about potential interference and voter intimidation. As Salt Lake County voters cast their ballots Tuesday, a dozen election monitors deployed by President Donald Trump’s Justice Department will be watching, according to Clerk Lannie Chapman.
A driver accused of driving under the influence was taken into custody after a crash on Interstate 80 killed a person on the roadside while changing a tire. Peter Joseph Hoffelmeyer, 48, was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail on second-degree felony automobile homicide and misdemeanor DUI.
MILLCREEK — A woman changing a flat tire on the shoulder of I-80 was hit and killed by a suspected intoxicated driver late Friday. Peter Joseph Hoffelmeyer, 47, was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail for investigation of automobile homicide, DUI and failing to stay in a lane.
Trump’s Justice Department is sending a dozen election monitors to Salt Lake County. Election officials have concerns about the expanded effort. Here's what voters should know.