Jacob Scholl

Statewatch Reporter

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Marchers carry a giant American Flag in the Cherry Days Fourth of July Parade in North Ogden on Monday.

Utahns eat up this yummy July Fourth celebration — with cherries on top

By Jacob Scholl | July 4, 2022, 11:13 p.m.

(GoFundMe) Macie Hill died Monday when she was hit by a vehicle during a parade in Kaysville, according to a GoFundMe page raising money for her family.

8-year-old girl dies after she is hit by a July Fourth parade vehicle in Kaysville

By Jacob Scholl | Scott D. Pierce | July 5, 2022, 10:33 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Fire burns in the foothills of Centerville on Monday, July 4, 2022. Evacuation orders have been lifted.

Suspected fireworks fire forces evacuations, cancellation of Independence Day events in Utah city

By Jacob Scholl | July 4, 2022, 9:31 p.m.

(Rachel Rydalch | The Salt Lake Tribune) Rep. Kelly Miles, center, at the State Capitol in Salt Lake City in January 2022. Miles conceded to his primary opponent, Katy Hall, on Thursday.

Rep. Kelly Miles concedes to opponent Hall in northern Utah House race

By Jacob Scholl | July 1, 2022, 9:31 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Bluffdale Mayor Natalie Hall, right, in Salt Lake City in February 2022. Hall's husband, Jason Hall, is accused of harassing one of his wife's political opponents in 2021.

Husband of Bluffdale mayor charged for allegedly harassing wife’s political opponent

By Jacob Scholl | July 1, 2022, 12:03 a.m.

(Rachel Rydalch | The Salt Lake Tribune) Rep. Kelly Miles, R-Ogden, places his hand over his heart as the choir sang the national anthem at the State Capitol in January 2022.

Races tighten for Utah GOP hopefuls in latest updates to primary vote totals

By Jacob Scholl | June 30, 2022, 10:21 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Sen. Gene Davis at the Capitol, on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022.

Utah Legislature primary results: Longtime Sen. Gene Davis appears headed for defeat

By Jacob Scholl | Daedan Olander | Blake Apgar | June 29, 2022, 5:21 a.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Gayle Ruzicka with the Utah Eagle Forum speaks during a legislative hearing in February 2022.

‘A great day for the babies’: Gayle Ruzicka marks end of abortion after 50-year fight

By Jacob Scholl | June 24, 2022, 10:28 p.m.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes in 2021.

Why was Utah’s attorney general at a party with Rudy Gobert in Salt Lake City?

By Jacob Scholl | June 24, 2022, 2:30 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Clayton Middle School students protesting HB 11, which bans transgender students from competing in sports, in Salt Lake City on Friday, April 22, 2022.

Attorneys for transgender students seek to block school sports ban from taking effect

By Jacob Scholl | June 24, 2022, 12:41 p.m.