Eric Frandsen

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BRIGHAM CITY – Emma Jaime Bush of Brigham City has been named one of three recipients of the 2025 D.L. Evans Foundation Scholarship, earning $1,100 to support her studies at Salt Lake Community College. Bush, a graduating high school senior, was selected as part of the bank’s ongoing commitment to help students in Idaho and Northern Utah pursue higher education. The scholarship can be used at any accredited college, university, or trade school in the United States.

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BOISE — Idaho Gov. Brad Little has authorized up to $300,000 from the state’s emergency fund to assist U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) with transporting convicted undocumented immigrants out of Idaho jails. The decision, approved Tuesday by the Idaho Board of Examiners, follows the state’s entry into a partnership with ICE under the 287(g) program. That agreement allows certain state law enforcement officers to perform limited immigration enforcement duties under ICE supervision. Gov.

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SALT LAKE CITY — As Utah braces for soaring summer temperatures, Rocky Mountain Power is encouraging customers to reduce energy use and take advantage of cost-saving efficiency programs. “More electricity is used by our customers during the summer season than at any other time of the year,” said Curt Mansfield, Rocky Mountain Power’s senior vice president of power delivery.

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SALT LAKE CITY — Utah will receive $57 million from a $7.4 billion nationwide settlement with Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family, who have faced years of scrutiny for their role in the opioid epidemic. The settlement, joined by Utah and all 54 other eligible jurisdictions, ends the Sackler family’s control of Purdue Pharma and places strict limitations on the company’s marketing and sale of opioids in the United States.

2 weeks ago | cachevalleydaily.com | Eric Frandsen

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Attorney General Derek Brown has joined a bipartisan coalition of 27 attorneys general in suing genetic testing company 23andMe, seeking to stop the company from selling Utahns’ private genetic data as part of its bankruptcy proceedings. The suit argues that 23andMe’s attempt to sell sensitive genetic and health information — including DNA data and biological samples — without explicit consumer consent constitutes a serious breach of trust and privacy.