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The National Security Agency building at Fort Meade, Md.

NSA Collecting 5B Cellphone Locations A Day, News Report Says

The Washington Post reports that the agency is gathering nearly 5 billion records a day on the whereabouts of cellphones around the world. One official told the newspaper the NSA is getting vast volumes of location data by tapping into the cables that connect mobile networks globally.

Cheryl Fox On Open Space

The Summit Land Conservancy has successfully completed efforts to preserve land in Park City and Summit County for open space in perpetuity. Lynn Ware…

Foster And Eddington Hope For General Plan By Christmas

Park City Municipal has been working on its General Plan update for a couple of years. Now there's a series of meetings this month, which might mean an…

Profiling Of Students' Clothing At PCHS

At least one Park City High School student has made a public protest against the new Park City Police Department safety liaison, saying he profiles…

Ember Conley On District Update

The Park City School District holds another community forum this Thursday, to enlist the community in helping discover what the district is doing well and…

Drug Court Holds Graduation Ceremony

A small crowd gathered Monday night to mark a different kind of graduation ceremony. The group celebrated the first person to complete Summit County's…

In August, Attorney General Eric Holder told federal prosecutors to no longer hit low-level drug offenders with charges that carry mandatory minimum sentences. But it's not yet clear how broadly that directive is being interpreted.

Report: Threat Of Mandatory Minimums Used To Coerce Guilty Pleas

And the study by Human Rights Watch finds that defendants who take their fate to a judge or jury face prison sentences on average 11 years longer than those who plead guilty.

Michael Robertson, then chief of staff of the Government Services Administration, testifies on Capitol Hill on April 16, 2012. Now chief of staff of the Cabinet Affairs Office in the Obama administration, Robertson has undergone treatment for stage IV colorectal cancer.

White House Cites Pre-Existing Condition Case From Its Own Ranks

It's Day 4 of the White House's new messaging push for the Affordable Care Act. Today the goal is to tell the stories of people with pre-existing conditions who are now entitled to coverage under the new health care law.One such story comes from within the White House.

Federal regulators are setting new rules for banks that offer deposit advances.

Banks Come Under Fire For Filling In The Payday Loan Gap

Federal regulators are cracking down on banks that are offering services called deposit advances. Many argue that the service is the same as payday loans and could lead consumers into a cycle of debt.

A photo taken by the Granite Mountain Hotshots on June 30 shows their position on a ridge, with a red arrow indicating the original location of their lookout. The crew's lookout was the only team member to survive the fire.

$559K Fine Set For Safety Failures In Deadly Arizona Wildfire

Arizona's worker safety commission has imposed multiple fines on the state's forestry unit, with the largest coming for "willful serious" violations that left firefighters in dangerous positions. The Yarnell Hill fire killed 19 elite firefighters in June.

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