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Brien McElhatten

Fort Wayne, Salt Lake City

Dad, husband, anchor @abc4utah. Married to @KristaMNews. Advocate for facts. Prev: KNXV, The List, WPTA. Ball State/OhioU @sejorg member 📻 KF7OHA

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  • Dec 18, 2024 | abc4.com | Brien McElhatten

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah (ABC4) — Authorities at Hill Air Force Base investigated eight reported drone sightings or incursions on base since 2022, according to security reports ABC4 obtained in a Freedom of Information Act request. In at least one incident, a drone was seen very close to fuel pumps on the base, raising concerns about the ability to adequately defend critical infrastructure from potential surveillance or attack.

  • Sep 10, 2024 | abc4.com | Brien McElhatten

    SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Phil Lyman is running as a write-in candidate for Utah governor after Gov. Cox beat him in the primary — but he’s not the only Lyman who has filed to run as a write-in. Richard Lyman and Carol Lyman are also running for Governor and Lieutenant Governor, respectively, as unaffiliated write-in candidates. Richard is the son and Carol is the mother — and they are not related to Phil Lyman.

  • Jul 7, 2024 | yahoo.com | Brien McElhatten

    Brien McElhattenJuly 7, 2024 at 7:30 AM·1 min readSALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) – This week on Inside Utah Politics, Utah hasn’t moved on from the primary election while the Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Office is moving on from the status quo. Our first guest is Salt Lake County Sheriff Rosie Rivera. Her office has separated from Unified Police and has reestablished law enforcement operations in addition to running the jail.

  • Jun 23, 2024 | abc4.com | Brien McElhatten

    SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) – This week on Inside Utah Politics, we remember a Utah business leader and human rights activist. We also look at the job of wildland firefighters and federal legislation that aims to increase their pay and benefits. Our first guest is Michael Marriott, Executive Director of the B.W. Bastian Foundation. He reflects on his longtime friend Bruce Bastian, who died last week after a long illness.

  • Jun 7, 2024 | abc4.com | Jonathon Sharp |Brien McElhatten

    UTAH BEACH, France (ABC4) — Plenty of military reenactors flockd to Normandy this week as the world commemorated the 80th anniversary of D-Day. But when actual American military members toured the memorials and battlefields, the French rolled out the red carpet. “It has blown me away, honestly,” said Sgt. 1st Class Tim Beery with the Utah National Guard. “There’s so many people.

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Brien McElhatten
Brien McElhatten @BrienReports
8 Apr 25

RT @SarahMurphyTV: In an update — 22-year-old Deserae Turner, who was shot in the head in 2017, is now on hospice after health complicati…

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Brien McElhatten @BrienReports
8 Apr 25

RT @ashtonhackmantv: #NEW: @StateHealthIN has confirmed the first new case of the measles in Indiana this year. The department said the ca…

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Brien McElhatten @BrienReports
5 Apr 25

55 years after he returned from Vietnam, a #Utah veteran reclaims what’s his Our story on ABC4: https://t.co/ecpr9DZSA0