Hannah Schoenbaum
@H_Schoenbaum
@AP reporter in Utah covering politics, policy & other major news in the Mountain West 🏔️ • Send scoops ➔ [email protected]
BREAKING: Lori Vallow Daybell receives life in prison for two murder conspiracy convictions, ending the legal saga for the mother with doomsday religious beliefs. apnews.com/article/lori-v…
This is a PSA that you should go hiking after work this summer (for best results, do it in Utah)

It was such a special experience to hear Andrea Gibson speak at the premiere “Come See Me in the Good Light” at Sundance this year. Honored to write the obituary today for an artist who touched so many lives. For @AP w/ @hitalie. apnews.com/article/andrea…
A Utah judge on Wednesday set an execution date for a man with dementia who has been on death row for 37 years. Ralph Leroy Menzies would become only the sixth U.S. prisoner executed by firing squad since 1977. For @AP. apnews.com/article/execut…
More ….Floods turned beloved Texas camp into a nightmare. At least 27 girls remain missing apnews.com/article/texas-…
Remarkable work by @JimVertuno, @hrfingerhut, Adrian Sanz, @H_Schoenbaum, @APOConnor, @SusanHaighAP and the entire @AP team covering the devastating overnight flooding along the Guadalupe River in Kerr County. I’m 90 miles south visiting family; sending prayers to all affected.
Texas families plead for information on more than 20 girls missing from summer camp after floods apnews.com/article/texas-…
The man who inadvertently fatally shot a demonstrator at the Salt Lake City “No Kings” rally while trying to stop an alleged gunman was a military veteran and “safety volunteer” for the protest, according to police and organizers. For @AP w/ @Jesse_Bedayn apnews.com/article/salt-l…
Demonstrators with Run for Their Lives have staged global events since 2023 calling for Hamas to release Israeli hostages, but they say the walk in Boulder, Colorado, was the first in which they have faced violence. For @AP w/ @apheatherh apnews.com/article/boulde…
Trump fast-tracks Utah uranium mine, but industry revival may wait for higher prices. New for @AP w/ @meadgruver on the push to shore up sources of nuclear energy through expedited environmental reviews. apnews.com/article/uraniu…
The U.S. Supreme Court backed a multibillion-dollar oil railroad expansion in Utah on Thursday in a ruling that scales back the use of a key environmental law and could accelerate development projects around the country. For @AP w/ @lwhitehurst apnews.com/article/suprem…
The Democratic controlled cities of Salt Lake City & Boise adopted new city flags showing support for LGBTQ+ people in defiance of their states’ GOP-controlled Legislatures, which banned pride flags in schools & government buildings. For @AP w/ @boiseboone apnews.com/article/boise-…
Utah judge to decide if death row prisoner with dementia can be executed. apnews.com/article/utah-d… @AP @H_Schoenbaum @mrbrownsir @acluutah @CCATDP #RalphMenzies #deathpenalty
How Utah dentists are preparing patients for the first statewide fluoride ban. @AP 🎥 by yours truly. Read more: apnews.com/article/utah-f…
With Utah’s first-in-the-nation ban on fluoride in public drinking water set to take effect Wednesday, dentists who treat children and low-income patients say they’re bracing for an increase in tooth decay among the state’s most vulnerable. New for @AP 🦷 apnews.com/article/utah-f…
Montana Republicans dominated the 2024 election. How did Democrats gain power at the statehouse? New for @AP w/ Matthew Brown. #mtpol apnews.com/article/montan…
How people witnessed the 'darkest day in Vancouver' when a car slammed into a crowded festival. By @H_Schoenbaum & @ClaireARush apnews.com/article/canada…
A really wild tale out of the Justice Department today, involving firearms training in Utah and an actual coup attempt in Congo. More here from @AP apnews.com/article/us-cit…
A criminal complaint unsealed by U.S. prosecutors Wednesday accuses the recently repatriated Americans of conspiring to provide weapons, explosives and other support to a rebel army formed to try to overthrow the Congolese government. For @AP w/ @etuckerAP apnews.com/article/us-cit…
The three Americans (two from Utah) convicted of participating in a botched coup attempt in Congo last year have been repatriated to the U.S., days after their death sentences were commuted to life imprisonment. They left for the U.S. this morning. @AP apnews.com/article/congo-…