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Utah Debate Commission announces primary election debates
Last week The Utah Debate Commission announced that all 18 candidates qualified for the Republican primary election have pledged to participate in their respective debates. All debates will take place in the weeks leading up to the primary election, which will be held Tuesday, June 25.
“In a year with so many key races and so many talented candidates, we know there will be a lot to talk about,” said Ed Allen, Co-Chair of the Utah Debate Commission. “Debates offer candidates a singular opportunity to take their case directly to voters. We are pleased everyone has agreed to participate.”
The debates will be held in-studio at PBS Utah on the University of Utah campus. There are no primary elections being held for the Democratic Party.
All debates will be available to watch and listen to live on ABC 4 Utah, Fox 13 Utah, KSL 5 TV, KSL NewsRadio, KUTV 2 News, PBS Utah and on the Utah Debate Commission Facebook page and website. For those not able to watch or listen live, the debates can be streamed later at utahdebatecommission.org.
The scheduled debates are as follows, organized by position:
Governor
Tuesday, June 11 at 6 p.m.
Spencer Cox
Phil Lyman
Attorney General
Tuesday, June 11 at 2 p.m.
Derek Brown
Frank Mylar
Rachel Terry
U.S. Senate
Monday, June 10 at 6 p.m.
John Curtis
Trent Staggs
Jason Walton
Brad Wilson
Congressional District 1
Monday, June 10 at 2 p.m.
Paul Miller
Blake Moore
Congressional District 2
Monday, June 10 at 10 a.m.
Colby Jenkins
Celeste Maloy
Congressional District 3
Wednesday, June 12 at 6 p.m.
J.R. Bird
John Dougall
Mike Kennedy
Case Lawrence
Stewart Peay
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(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Rep. Trevor Lee, R-Layton, running for reelection, addresses delegates during the Davis County Republican Party nominating convention at Syracuse High School on Saturday, April 18, 2026.
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Zion National Park closes popular trail during ongoing search and rescue operation – KSLNewsRadio
FILE: An entrance to Zion National Park is pictured on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. The West Rim and Angel’s Landing Trails are temporarily closed in Zion National Park for an ongoing search and rescue operation. (Ravel Call, Deseret News)
(Ravel Call, Deseret News)
SALT LAKE CITY — The West Rim and Angel’s Landing Trails are temporarily closed in Zion National Park for an ongoing search and rescue operation.
According to park officials, an incident occurred on the Angels Landing trail at approximately 2 p.m. on Friday, April 17.
At the time of publication, emergency services and search and rescue officials were on the scene.
Views along the Angel’s Landing Trail, Zion National Park. (KSL)
No further information was available.
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