Local Headlines 1-9-19

Deseret News

Editorial: See the faces of Utah homicide victims

Utah leaders react to President Donald Trump’s border wall speech

How a Salt Lake City drug dealer’s 55-year sentence inspired Utah Sen. Mike Lee to change America’s criminal justice system

Sales taxes on services and lower rates on the GOP agenda for 2019 Legislature

Granite School Board votes to close Oquirrh Hills Elementary School at the end of academic year

Salt Lake County elected officials — new and familiar — officially sworn in

North Ogden appoints interim mayor to replace fallen Maj. Brent Taylor

Salt Lake Tribune

Snow College names four presidential finalists, continuing Utah’s major shuffle in university leadership

‘You guys failed them’: Parents, community members berate school board for closing a Utah elementary school after years of low test scores

As Trump pushes wall, Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox seeks ways to make Latinos feel welcome in Utah

The Salt Lake City Council selects Charlie Luke as its new chairman

Other

Rep. Logan Wilde ready to jump head first into third legislative session (Park Record)

Several new faces sworn into Utah County government Monday (Daily Herald)

Utah County Commission leadership rotates for 2019 (Daily Herald)

Weber Co. commissioners, new sheriff sworn in, represent new era of leadership (Standard-Examiner)

North Ogden leaders tab Brent Chugg to stay on as mayor, replacing Brent Taylor (Standard-Examiner)