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Jeff Parrott

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U.S. Army/OEF veteran. Journalist.

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Columbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
@bgrueskin.bsky.social was a fifty-year newspaper veteran and a journalism professor. Then he joined @sltrib.com as a junior editor. www.cjr.org/first_person...
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The 69-year-old rookie.
I was a fifty-year newspaper veteran and a journalism professor. Then I joined the Salt Lake Tribune as a junior editor.
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
“My first day on the job, I fucked up.” That’s the lede to this CJR account of my 4 months in Utah, where I worked as a junior editor. I wanted to see what’s changed since i left local journalism a few decades ago. A lot of things are different. But not everything. www.cjr.org/first_person...
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The 69-year-old rookie.
I was a fifty-year newspaper veteran and a journalism professor. Then I joined the Salt Lake Tribune as a junior editor.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 14/08/2026
Exclusive: Michael Boren, who oversees the U.S. Forest Service, asked agency staff last month to escalate the amount of aircraft at a seven-acre fire that had started near his mega-ranch in Idaho.
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Top Trump official asked for more resources to fight a small fire near his Idaho ranch
Michael Boren, who oversees the U.S. Forest Service, asked for more aircraft to contain a 7-acre blaze last month, officials said.
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Courtney Tanner @courtneyltanner.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Southern Utah University student serving in U.S. Army killed in Iranian attack www.sltrib.com/news/educati...
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 11/07/2026
The Trump administration issued subpoenas to New York Times journalists who wrote about the new Air Force One, an escalation of pressure on the media.
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Times Journalists Subpoenaed as Trump Escalates Pressure on Media
The Justice Department is seeking to compel testimony from reporters who wrote about the new Air Force One. The Times called the move a “brazen act.”
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Jeff Parrott @jefftparrott.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
It's not hyperbolic to say it was a wild night in Utah politics this evening. Check out the @sltrib.com's 2026 primary election coverage here: www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
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Live election updates: Catch up on all the primary results and news
The Salt Lake Tribune is covering the live results of Utah's 2026 primary election.
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Jeff Parrott @jefftparrott.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
@sltrib.com will host live priamry election results here: www.sltrib.com/politics/ele... We expect to start seeing early returns shortly after 8 p.m. MT.
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2026 Utah primary election: Live results - The Salt Lake Tribune
2026 live Utah primary election results from The Salt Lake Tribune.
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Jeff Parrott @jefftparrott.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
The polls are open in Utah! @sltrib.com journalists are covering the 2026 primary elections, with the latest news here: www.sltrib.com/news/politic... Polls close at 8pm. It's too late to mail your ballot, so either stick it in a drop box or go vote in person.
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It’s primary election day in Utah. There’s still plenty of time to vote.
The Salt Lake Tribune is covering the live results of Utah's 2026 primary election.
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The Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com · 22/06/2026
A wedding reception at the Natural History Museum on Salt Lake City's east side had to be hastily reconvened at a nearby church after the Bonneville Fire started spreading.
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A Utah wildfire disrupted their wedding. All survived, save for the cake.
A wedding reception at the Natural History Museum on Salt Lake City's east side had to be hastily reconvened at a nearby church after the Bonneville Fire started spreading.
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Jeff Parrott @jefftparrott.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
#BonnevilleFire Parts of Arlington Hills have been put on a “Ready” evacuation status by the SLCFD. But while firefighters have begun to place “defensive” fire hose lines in the community near the block U in the foothills, people are not being told to leave. www.sltrib.com/news/2026/06...
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SLC wildfire: Evacuations a ‘low probability,’ but firefighters tell Arlington Hills neighborhood to be ‘ready’
A wildfire broke out on foothills above the University of Utah on Saturday.
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Jeff Parrott @jefftparrott.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Large air tankers from Hill Air Base have joined the fight at the Bonneville Fire in the Salt Lake City foothills above the University of Utah. I've spent the afternoon watching these tankers make multiple passes. www.sltrib.com/news/2026/06...
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Watch: Tanker jets fight the Salt Lake City foothills wildfire
Multiple planes and a helicopter helped fight the Bonneville Fire in the Salt Lake City foothills behind the University of Utah on Sunday.
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Jeff Parrott @jefftparrott.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Firefighters "made some really good progress yesterday," and the weather and wind were cooperating today, a spox working the SLC Bonneville Fire told me this morning. No evacuation orders in place. Trails are closed. No flying drones. www.sltrib.com/news/2026/06...
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Salt Lake City Bonneville Fire grows to 400 acres overnight, but firefighters made ‘really good progress’
A wildfire broke out on foothills above the University of Utah on Saturday.
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Jeff Parrott @jefftparrott.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
As the evening has gone on, the fire has slowly spread to the north, against the wind and down the foothills, towards the hospital. This helicopter did a flyby before picking its spot to dump water on the blaze.
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Jeff Parrott @jefftparrott.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
I've watched helicopters and airplanes attack the Salt Lake City foothill grass fire, dropping water and red fire retardant along the edges of the slowly spreading flames behind the University of Utah. Video POV is from the top deck of Primary Children's Hospital. www.sltrib.com/news/2026/06...
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Wildfire burns in Salt Lake City foothills behind University of Utah
A wildfire broke out on foothills above the University of Utah on Saturday.
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The Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com · 21/06/2026
A plane drops fire retardant on a grass fire in the foothills above the University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City Saturday evening. (Video by Jeff Parrott | The Salt Lake Tribune)
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Jeff Parrott @jefftparrott.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
"This is not the deal," Kevin O'Leary told me about a letter the Utah Senate president sent him Monday morning, demanding O'Leary slash the scope of the Box Elder County data center campus. "I considered (Sen. J. Stuart) Adams my partner," he said. www.youtube.com/shorts/BF3oS...
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Kevin O’Leary responds to ‘outrageous’ demand to slash data center plan
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The Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com · 15/05/2026
The Salt Lake Tribune is not owned by a billionaire, a hedge fund or a church. We are accountable only to you — and our journalism is now free to everyone. Read more: www.sltrib.com/news/2026/05/15/why-…
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Jeff Parrott @jefftparrott.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Why do you vote?? Utah voters, I'd be awesome if you'd take @sltrib.com's short survey about why you're casting a ballot in this year's midterm elections. Corruption? Economic concerns? Water? Something else inspiring you to vote? www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
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Why do you vote? Let us know what issues matter the most in 2026’s midterm elections.
What issues — like AI regulation, tax cuts or water resources — will you be thinking about as you fill out your ballot in Utah's 2026 midterm elections?
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Jeff Parrott @jefftparrott.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Bob Stevenson pushed back against the suggestion that his campaign was involved in creating stoptrevorlee.com “I don’t even know these people. No one’s talked to me, no one said a word,” he told. w/ @emilyreanderson.bsky.social and @robertgehrke.bsky.social www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
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Jeff Parrott @jefftparrott.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
A No Kings protester takes advantages of a closed State Street to chalk “No ICE” on the blacktop during Saturday’s march to the Utah Capitol.
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Jeff Parrott @jefftparrott.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Relatively peaceful No Kings protests across Utah on Saturday. Journalists from @sltrib.com — and our friends at The Times-Independent and @utahpublicradio.bsky.social — reported and took photos and video from SLC, Provo, Logan, Moab and St. George today. www.sltrib.com/news/2026/03...
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Thousands rally across Utah in ‘No Kings’ protests against Trump
The downtown Salt Lake City “No Kings” protest is expected to start in Washington Square Park. More than a dozen others are expected from St. George to Logan.
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Jeff Parrott @jefftparrott.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
The Utah Legislature is sine die for 2026. Thank you to the great journalists at @sltrib.com for your tireless reporting this year! www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
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‘My favorite session’: Utah Legislature passed fewer laws this year than in recent history
Here's how the 541 bills the Legislature passed in 2026 will impact Utahns' lives.
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Sean P. Means @seanpmeans.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Of course I had some final thoughts about the Sundance Film Festival's leaving Utah. www.sltrib.com/artsliving/2...
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Sean P. Means: What I’ll miss about the Sundance Film Festival, and what I won’t
With the Sundance Film Festival ending its four-decade-plus run in Utah, The Salt Lake Tribune's Sean P. Means contemplates what he will (and won't) miss about it.
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Jeff Parrott @jefftparrott.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
"I shot him! Now shoot me." George Zinn, the Utah political gadfly who, in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s shooting death last summer, told police falsely that he had fired the fatal bullet, was sent to prison today — and he may be there for up to 15 years. www.sltrib.com/news/2026/01...
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Man who falsely claimed he killed Charlie Kirk, diverting police amid chaos, sentenced to prison
George Zinn began to cry while reading his statement to the court at his sentencing Thursday. Prosecutors said his false confession diverted law enforcement during the chaotic moments after Charlie Ki...
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Sean P. Means @seanpmeans.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
When Robert Redford died in September, his family didn't have a public memorial service. So Friday night's tribute Redford's vision, in a fundraiser for his Sundance Institute, was the closest thing we've had to a wake. #Sundance2026 www.sltrib.com/artsliving/2...
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‘Thank you, Bob’: Filmmakers and actors including Hawke, DaCosta and Harrelson celebrate Redford’s legacy
Big names paid tribute to Robert Redford at the Sundance Institute's annual fundraiser, recalling encounters with the actor, director and institute founder.
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Jeff Parrott @jefftparrott.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
The 2026 congressional midterms will be of consequence for the Trump administration. But first, Utah Democrats will knife and claw and suffer through what could be a messy primary in Utah’s new 1st District — that is, if the new map holds. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZUb...
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Here Are The Top Utah Political Headlines of 2025 [Dec. 26, 2025]
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Jeff Parrott @jefftparrott.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
As the Legislature looks to reshape the judiciary, remember Utah courts are not full of liberal, activist judges who somehow snuck under the GOP radar. For decades, judges in Utah have been nominated by a Republican governor and approved by Republican lawmakers. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZUb...
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Here Are The Top Utah Political Headlines of 2025 [Dec. 26, 2025]
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The Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com · 17/12/2025
A Utah surgeon’s victory in a vaccine fraud case has encouraged other “medical freedom” advocates to consider seeking leniency for similar charges. “This undermines every layer of the system that protects us from infectious disease,” an expert said.
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In Utah, Pam Bondi put a stop to a surgeon’s vaccine fraud trial — and ignited nationwide hope for more ‘medical freedom’ pardons
A Utah surgeon’s victory in a vaccine fraud case has encouraged other “medical freedom” advocates to consider seeking leniency for similar charges. “This undermines every layer of the system that protects us from infectious disease,” an expert said.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 17/12/2025
NEW: A Utah plastic surgeon was on trial for falsifying COVID-19 vaccine cards. Then Pam Bondi stepped in. Bondi’s dismissal of the case signals the increasing clout of “medical freedom” activists and vaccine skeptics under the leadership of RFK Jr. With @sltrib.com
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Pam Bondi Dismissed Charges Against a Surgeon Who Falsified Vaccine Cards. It Emboldened Others With Similar Cases.
A Utah surgeon’s victory in a vaccine fraud case has encouraged other “medical freedom” advocates to consider seeking leniency for similar charges. “This undermines every layer of the system that prot...
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John Ismay @johnismay.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
If there's anyone at JSOC, SouthCom or the Pentagon who wants to tell us more about these strikes, I'm on Signal at: johnismay.01 (OSD has already taken my press creds and I can't be recalled to active duty, so, 'weapons free.')
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Columbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Former staffers say a new owner dealt the respected publication a death blow when service members and veterans needed it most. Read @liamjscott.bsky.social www.cjr.org/feature/mili...
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The vanquishing of Military.com.
Former staffers say a new owner dealt the respected publication a death blow when service members and veterans needed it most.
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The Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com · 21/11/2025
“The Tribune cannot afford to continue to limit who has access to independent and trusted news,” executive editor and CEO Lauren Gustus said. “Making the news is only the first step — we must also ensure people can find it."⁠ www.sltrib.com/news/2025/11/21/news… 
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
The Salt Lake Tribune, which went from for-profit to non-profit 6 years ago, is about to drop its paywall. "The Tribune cannot afford to limit who has access to independent and trusted news." Meanwhile, it just launched a new newspaper in southern Utah. www.sltrib.com/news/2025/11...
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The Salt Lake Tribune will drop its paywall next year, CEO tells donors at NewsMakers gala
After years of requiring people to pay for online news content, The Tribune announced an upcoming change during its 2025 annual NewsMakers Gala.
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The Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com · 11/11/2025
A Utah judge rejected new congressional boundaries proposed by Republican lawmakers, instead choosing a map that will create a heavily Democratic-leaning district in Salt Lake County.
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‘Extreme’ gerrymander’: Utah judge rejects GOP lawmakers’ congressional map, picks districts favoring Democrats
A Utah judge rejected new congressional boundaries proposed by Republican lawmakers, instead choosing a map that will create a heavily Democratic-leaning district in Salt Lake County.
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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 11/11/2025
Hundreds honored the 29 men who perished aboard the Edmund Fitzgerald in a ceremony along the North Shore marking the tragedy’s 50th anniversary. The historic beacon at Split Rock Lighthouse, which the famous ship passed on its final trip, was lit for the occasion. Photos by Alex Kormann
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Jeff Parrott @jefftparrott.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
When I first saw the pink spray paint at Salt Lake City's federal courthouse early Thursday morning, I definitely had some thoughts about what it may be in regard to. A Trump protest? Rage at a recent federal court decision? Likely, nope.
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The Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com · 05/11/2025
Ben McAdams, the last Democrat to hold a congressional seat in Utah, will run again in 2026 — in a district still to be determined. (Trevor Christensen | The Salt Lake Tribune) www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2025/1… 
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Dan Lamothe @danlamothe.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Not signing Pete Hegseth’s new media restrictions at the Pentagon: Washington Post New York Times Wall Street Journal CNN AP NPR The Atlantic Washington Times Washington Examiner Newsmax There are others. Signing: OANN. End of list, at least so far.
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NPR @npr.org · 01/10/2025
Today marks the first day in public media’s history without federal funding. And we’re not going anywhere. Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself. Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
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Courtney Tanner @courtneyltanner.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Utah State’s ‘suspicious device’ actually wasn’t a surprising find at an ag college www.sltrib.com/news/educati...
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Jeff Parrott @jefftparrott.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
A bomb squad officer leaves the scene at Utah State University shortly after a small explosion was heard on campus. Police later said the suspicious package they responded to — and exploded — was not a bomb.
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Tamarra Kemsley @tamarrakemsley.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Update on victims in LDS Michigan meetinghouse attack www.sltrib.com/religion/202...
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‘Absolute heroes’ — Worshippers sprang to save fellow Latter-day Saints after attack on Michigan church
The latest about the fiery attack and shooting at a Latter-day Saint meetinghouse in Michigan.
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The Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com · 28/09/2025
Law enforcement officials fear additional victims may have been trapped inside the burning church, according to the Detroit Free Press.
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At least two dead, including a shooter, in attack on LDS church in Michigan
There are “multiple victims” after a gunman attacked a Latter-day Saint church in Michigan Sunday morning, police officials said, and the Grand Blanc church was also on fire.
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The Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com · 28/09/2025
“We’re still in shock,” Becca Wilson Jones, a Latter-day Saint who attends church in neighboring Flint, told The Tribune. She said the two congregations are very close-knit. “We personally know somebody who lost someone.”
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At least two dead, including a shooter, in attack on LDS church in Michigan
There are “multiple victims” after a gunman attacked a Latter-day Saint church in Michigan Sunday morning, police officials said, and the Grand Blanc church was also on fire.
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The Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com · 29/09/2025
Law enforcement officials also responded to several bomb threats Sunday evening, including some that were at churches, Michigan State Police Lt. Kim Vetter said. Those buildings had been cleared, she said.
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Death toll rises to five in shooting and fiery attack on an LDS church in Michigan
There are “multiple victims” after a gunman attacked a Latter-day Saint church in Michigan Sunday morning, police officials said, and the Grand Blanc church was also on fire.
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Jeff Parrott @jefftparrott.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
“Extreme courage, brave, and that’s the type of community that we are," Grand Blanc Twp. Police Chief Renye said tonight. It's been a while — if ever —since I cried after a news conference. Much love to my LDS friends today. www.sltrib.com/news/2025/09...
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Update: Five dead in shooting, fiery attack on LDS church in Michigan
There are “multiple victims” after a gunman attacked a Latter-day Saint church in Michigan Sunday morning, police officials said, and the Grand Blanc church was also on fire.
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Jeff Parrott @jefftparrott.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
Top Utah National Guard leaders, including the state’s adjutant general, have not been invited to SecDef Pete Hegseth's impromptu meeting of the military’s senior brass next week, a guard official told me. www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
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Utah National Guard generals not invited to Hegseth’s impromptu meeting of top military brass
Utah National Guard generals have not been invited to an impromptu meeting called by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
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Jeff Parrott @jefftparrott.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance are traveling to Utah today to pay respects to the family of Charlie Kirk, a source familiar with the vice president’s plans told @sltrib.com. www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
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Vice President JD Vance will travel to Utah to pay respect to Charlie Kirk
Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance are flying to Utah to pay respects to the family of Charlie Kirk.
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The War Horse @thewarhorsenews.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
Veterans Affairs officials insist there are no caps on mental health care, but providers in multiple states disagree. thewarhorse.org/va-mental-he...
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‘We Need to Terminate Treatment’: VA Mental Health Providers Say They Are Under Pressure to Limit Care
Veterans Affairs mental health providers say they are being pressured to curtail therapy sessions for veterans. VA says they following evidence-based best practices.
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
The leader of Utah's Senate pushed a bill that lowered the penalties for some 18-year-olds who have sex w/ 13-year-olds. The leader of Utah's Senate also has a relative who was charged, at 18, w/ child rape and sodomy w/ a 13-year-old. The teen served a week in jail. www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
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Utah conservatives call for GOP Senate president to step down during Capitol rally
Around 100 people rallied at the Utah Capitol on Sunday afternoon to call for Senate President Stuart Adams' resignation.
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