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Utah’s New “No Alcohol” License: Why Some Drivers Are Getting a Special ID

Utah has long maintained unique alcohol laws, but new legislation now adds a visual marker for certain residents. As of January 1, 2026, the state officially launched the “interdicted person” identification card. This card differs from a standard driver’s license. Specifically, it features a prominent red banner. This banner signals…

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Erika Kirk’s trial rights ‘not even close’ to her husband’s killer’s rights, say Utah lawyers

The Independent canvassed Utah law experts for their legal analysis of a court filing by Erika Kirk demanding speedy justice; here’s what they had to say

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Advocates sue Trump administration after approval of plan to put a road through iconic Utah conservation area

The highway plan was originally canceled by the Biden administration, but was revived after President Donald Trump took office

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Utah mom runs away with her children, convinced doomsday is near. Then abandons them in a Croatian orphanage

Elleshia Ann Seymour left the U.S. and fled to Europe as she believed doomsday was imminent.

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Four Missing Kids Returned To Dad After Mom’s Doomsday Abduction Left Them In Foreign Orphanage

Elleshia Anne Seymour took her and her ex's children to Croatia without his authorization because she feared the apocalypse was coming.

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Charlie Kirk killing: key Utah prosecutor denies conflict of interest

Lawyers for accused Tyler Robinson urge removal because prosecutor’s daughter attended rally where Kirk was killed

The Guardian - US

New home, new outlook? What’s next for the Sundance film festival?

The final Utah edition of the hub for American independent film saw slow sales and a mixed bag of movies but a future in Colorado could bring a refresh

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Defense seeks to block Charlie Kirk videos at hearing

The defense also seeks to remove TV and still cameras from the courtroom

The Independent UK

First Thing: Todd Blanche says review of Jeffrey Epstein sex-trafficking case ‘is over’

Deputy US attorney general says the government cannot ‘just create evidence’ but victims attorney accuses government of hiding perpetrators while exposing survivors. Plus, the Mormon women who fought a Republican-led redistricting initiative in Utah – and won

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Utah woman says her close friend is way too touchy with her husband. The young mom needs to know: Is their relationship too friendly?

Nothing sends TikTokers into DEFCON-1 faster than a “bestie” who can’t keep her hands off someone else’s husband.

The Mary Sue

Man accused of falsely confessing to killing Charlie Kirk faces up to 15-year sentence

George Zinn, 71, further admitted to possessing child sexual abuse material and pleaded no contest to allegations

The Guardian - US

Sundance Film Festival to name 2026 award winners

The juries of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival will announce this year’s award winners Friday morning in Park City, Utah

The Independent UK

A timeline of two towns on the Arizona-Utah border once controlled by a polygamist sect

The neighboring towns of Hildale, Utah, and Colorado City, Arizona, have transformed in the years since Warren Jeffs led a polygamous sect there

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Towns scarred by Warren Jeffs’ polygamous ’cult’ undergo dramatic transformation

The towns functioned for 90 years largely as a theocracy

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Sundance Film Festival 2026: Best movies and biggest moments

The last Sundance Film Festival in Utah is drawing to a close this weekend

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The Sundance Film Festival is now streaming. Here’s how, and what, to watch

Many films from the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, are available to stream online starting Thursday through the weekend

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Mom Arrested After Her Four Missing Kids Show Up In A European Orphanage

“We’re stuck in mental hell,” the father said. “Trying to figure out how we get these kids out of here.”

The Independent UK

Joseph Gordon-Levitt blasts ‘amoral’ AI companies as danger to children

Joseph Gordon-Levitt has slammed “amoral” artificial intelligence (AI) companies that pose a danger to children in an address in the Capitol in Utah.

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The Guardian - US

How Mormon women fought a Republican-led redistricting initiative in Utah – and won

A 9,000-member group’s legal win could flip a congressional seat to Democrats in the midterms

The Times of India

‘Doomsday mom’ convinced world was ending, abducts children; kids found in Croatia orphanage

A Utah woman obsessed with apocalyptic beliefs has been arrested after allegedly abducting her four young children and taking them to Europe, where the children were later found living in a state-run children’s home in Croatia.

The Times of India

New dinosaur fossils found under a parking lot reveal a 100-year-old secret in Colorado

You never really expect to stumble across dinosaur bones while fixing up a parking lot, but that’s exactly what happened at Dinosaur National Monument, on the border of Colorado and Utah. Workers were just doing some routine upgrades near the Quarry Exhibit Hall when they hit a layer of sandstone…

The Independent UK

Utah mom who feared ‘end times’ arrested after taking kids to Croatia

The children have been placed in foster care as their father works to bring them back home

The Guardian - US

‘The world is hurting right now’: politics and protest hit the Sundance film festival

A conflicted mood has lingered over Utah’s long-running film festival with premieres and parties continuing but stars speaking out against government cruelty

The Guardian - UK

‘What they’re doing is the worst of humanity’: Sundance festival stars back anti-ICE protest

Elijah Wood joined protest in Utah’s Park City in memory of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, while Natalie Portman said what is happening is ‘absolutely horrific’

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Sundance Film Festival: Crowds protest and celebrities react to latest ICE killing in Minnesota

Sundance Film Festival attendees and celebrities are speaking out against the US federal immigration crackdown and the killing of 37-year-old Alex Pretti, who was fatally shot on Saturday by ICE agents.

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