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Utah will not require masks in K-12 schools for the last week of the academic year.…
Continue ReadingUtah will not require masks in K-12 schools for the last week of the academic year.…
Continue ReadingA Salt Lake City police officer has been charged with aggravated assault a second time for ordering a dog to attack someone who complied with…
Continue ReadingUtah will terminate its participation in the federal government’s pandemic-related unemployment assistance program.…
Continue ReadingA 14-year-old boy in Utah died after an off-road vehicle he was driving rolled on top of him and he was taken to a hospital in critical condition…
Continue ReadingUtah police shot a man they say had a crowbar and was breaking windows near Salt Lake City.…
Continue ReadingA Utah man awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to second-degree murder in the beating death of his wife on an Alaska cruise had brain…
Continue ReadingA 16-year-old Utah boy was charged as an adult with stabbing a woman to death after she told him to stop using racial slurs, according to court…
Continue ReadingUtah’s governor says the state has no plans to renew a mask order for K-12 schools next fall.…
Continue ReadingThe family of a Utah man who was shot and killed by a police officer are suing the police department for his death.…
Continue ReadingThe Utah Supreme Court has affirmed the right of transgender people to change their sex designation on birth certificates.…
Continue ReadingA mask uproar at a Salt Lake City area school district meeting prompted officials to call in the police.…
Continue ReadingFirst lady Jill Biden plans to speak at a Salt Lake City school as the U.S. makes uneven progress toward reopening classrooms during the coronavirus…
Continue ReadingUtah has ended its mandated limits on gatherings and social distancing related to the pandemic.…
Continue ReadingGarth Brooks talked with Local News 8’s Jeff Roper Wednesday morning about his upcoming concert in Salt Lake City.…
Continue ReadingA Utah woman who disappeared in November was discovered alive Sunday in a tent at a campsite near Provo, Utah County officials…
Continue ReadingOfficials say a person has died while competing in the first part of the Ironman 70.3 North American Championship St. George over the weekend.…
Continue ReadingTwo Western states known for rugged landscapes and wide-open spaces are bucking the trend of sluggish U.S. population growth, which dipped to the…
Continue ReadingFirst lady Jill Biden is planning to visit Salt Lake City next week as part of a tour of several Western states.…
Continue ReadingUtah Republicans will choose new party leadership at their annual state convention.…
Continue ReadingGOP delegates attending the Utah Republican Party convention will consider a resolution this weekend to censure U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney for voting to…
Continue ReadingA 16-year-old boy was arrested in Utah after police accused him of fatally stabbing a woman in an apartment complex parking lot in Murray earlier in…
Continue ReadingAuthorities in Utah have said a 24-year-old man has died after a hiking accident in Emery…
Continue ReadingCome rain or shine, Garth Brooks has announced a concert on July 17 in Salt Lake…
Continue ReadingUtah’s population grew by 18.4% over the past decade, making it the fastest-growing…
Continue ReadingUtah kidnapping and rape survivor Elizabeth Smart has launched a self-defense training…
Continue ReadingThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is encouraging missionaries across the globe to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, but not…
Continue ReadingSeven cities in Utah County have so far said they plan on using ranked-choice voting for this year’s municipal elections.…
Continue ReadingA Utah group that led the push to legalize medical marijuana in the state has launched a financial relief program for patients who can’t afford their…
Continue ReadingUtah’s governor has defended his position to support a minority scholarship program sponsored by the Utah Jazz despite criticism from some who have…
Continue ReadingUtah state epidemiologist Angela Dunn is leaving her job to take over the Salt Lake County health department.…
Continue ReadingDespite concerns that the pandemic would drive many teachers away and exacerbate a longstanding teacher shortage in the state, more Utah teachers…
Continue ReadingDonovan Mitchell exited during the third quarter of an NBA game between the Utah Jazz and Indiana Pacers on Friday afternoon after suffering a…
Continue ReadingDwyane Wade is an NBA owner.…
Continue ReadingUtah’s Republican governor says he’s concerned that the U.S. decision to recommend a “pause” in use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine…
Continue ReadingStudents and school district officials in Utah are outraged after a high school student ripped down a pride flag to the cheers of other students…
Continue ReadingStudents at Utah State University illuminated the base of the campus’ iconic Old Main building in Logan with rainbow lights on Tuesday in support…
Continue ReadingUtah is recommending that providers pause administration of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, following the lead of federal officials who are…
Continue ReadingA clothing store in Salt Lake City was forced to close for a day after employees said a man refused to wear a mask then threatened to shoot everyone…
Continue ReadingNew data shows nearly 16% of Utah women have withdrawn in some way from the workplace during the coronavirus pandemic.…
Continue ReadingOne of two sheriff’s deputies wounded in a shootout outside the Salt Lake City area’s jail lost his eye but the other has been released from the…
Continue ReadingSALT LAKE CITY (AP) – A statewide mask mandate in Utah is scheduled to expire Saturday, but some businesses and government facilities have said face…
Continue ReadingU.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland will visit Utah on Thursday before submitting a review on national monuments in the state.…
Continue ReadingA third man from Utah was charged Wednesday in connection with the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol in January.…
Continue ReadingSalt Lake City will continue its mask mandate after it is lifted statewide April 10, the mayor said Wednesday, though the rest of the county decided…
Continue ReadingA judge has sentenced a Salt Lake City man to three suspended jail terms and three years of probation after he pleaded guilty to felony firearm…
Continue ReadingA new law blocks Utah’s government from requiring people to get COVID-19 vaccines, but companies can use so-called vaccine passports to determine…
Continue ReadingA federal judge has scheduled a trial over whether a Utah county is liable for civil damages after an inmate bled to death in a jail cell in 2016.…
Continue ReadingUtah’s governor has signed a law requiring biological fathers to pay half of a woman’s out-of-pocket pregnancy costs.…
Continue ReadingAuthorities in northern Utah say a 41-year-old woman was shot and killed in a grocery store parking lot by an ex-boyfriend who later shot himself…
Continue ReadingThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints April 2021 general conference will be virtual…
Continue ReadingUtah is launching a return to work program to help people reentering the workforce as new coronavirus case numbers continue to drop.…
Continue ReadingTwo hikers in Utah were rescued by county search teams and a state helicopter after they became stranded on an icy cliff near Ogden, authorities…
Continue ReadingA Utah Jazz spokesperson confirmed to ABC News a Utah Jazz team charter “returned safely to the Salt Lake City Airport Tuesday after a bird strike.” …
Continue ReadingUtah Jazz player Donovan Mitchell will give the keynote address for the University of Utah’s 2021 commencement.…
Continue ReadingThe Salt Lake Tribune has announced that it will start taking requests from people who want their names or images removed from previous coverage,…
Continue ReadingU.S. Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah has been named this year’s recipient of the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for being the only Republican to…
Continue ReadingUtah’s mask mandate will end April 10 after the Republican governor signed a bill that lays out a new timeline for lifting some of the state’s…
Continue ReadingGov. Spencer Cox says he’s hopeful Utah will be able to eliminate pandemic restrictions by July if transmission rates keep falling but acknowledged…
Continue ReadingA Utah County sheriff’s SWAT team member driving to a standoff hit and killed a BYU student, authorities…
Continue ReadingAuthorities are looking for a driver who was involved in a hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian in southwestern…
Continue ReadingAn inmate is back in custody after escaping a county jail in northern Utah by scaling two…
Continue ReadingA bill that would mandate pornography filters on every device sold in the state would send an “important message” about keeping explicit online…
Continue ReadingUtah adults can begin signing up for a COVID-19 vaccine on March 24 – one week earlier that previously planned because the state has unallocated…
Continue ReadingFormer NBA player Shawn Bradley has revealed he was paralyzed when struck from behind by a vehicle while riding a bike near his Utah home.…
Continue ReadingNewly confirmed Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland is planning to visit Utah next month before submitting a review on whether to reverse President…
Continue ReadingFour years after two classmates shot her in the head and left her for dead in a canal in Utah, Deserae Turner received a robotic arm to help in her…
Continue ReadingUtah lawmakers have voted to require every cellphone and tablet sold in the state automatically block pornography.…
Continue ReadingUtah’s vote to cut taxes this year could mean it has to return $100 million in aid given under the federal pandemic relief…
Continue ReadingFour men who were caught in an avalanche while skiing in the mountains of north-central Utah were rescued on Sunday, authorities said. No one was…
Continue ReadingA salmonella outbreak linked to the deaths of hundreds of songbirds has come to Utah and officials are asking people to immediately remove or clean…
Continue ReadingUtah’s governor says all people age 18 and over in the state will become eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccines on April 1.…
Continue ReadingLegislation in Utah is raising concerns as seven Western states prepare to negotiate how to sustain a river that supplies 40 million people and a…
Continue ReadingStudents at Brigham Young University illuminated the letter “Y” on a mountain overlooking the Provo campus on Thursday with rainbow colors in a…
Continue ReadingA police investigation has been launched in Utah after a grocery store owner in Ogden was fatally shot at his business on Sunday, authorities…
Continue ReadingA Utah girl whose football skills won her fame online has lost her court bid to have school districts create football teams for girls.…
Continue ReadingThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said Friday it has given $20 million to help a program aimed at distributing coronavirus vaccines to…
Continue ReadingA proposal to ban transgender athletes from female sports teams in Utah stalled Wednesday, days after the Republican governor voiced doubt about the…
Continue ReadingUtah’s conservative Republican governor choked up Thursday as he spoke about the struggles faced by transgender teenagers, though he didn’t commit to…
Continue ReadingA proposal to ban transgender athletes from playing on girls sports teams passed the state House Wednesday in Utah, one of more than 20 states…
Continue ReadingA snowstorm in Utah has delayed business hours, closed doors for the day and postponed COVID-19 testing on Wednesday, weather officials…
Continue ReadingTransgender athletes would be barred from playing on girls’ sports teams under a bill that advanced Thursday in Utah, one of more than a dozen states…
Continue ReadingSearch and rescuers have safely extracted two snowmobilers who were stranded in a snowstorm in…
Continue ReadingAn investigator says a skier caught in an avalanche that killed four people in Utah survived by clinging to a tree through the onslaught of rushing…
Continue ReadingThe Utah House has said about two dozen Utah legislative staffers were placed on the priority list to receive COVID-19 vaccinations ahead of other…
Continue ReadingAn avalanche killed four skiers and injured four others Saturday in a popular recreation area, making it one of the deadliest avalanches in Utah…
Continue ReadingUtah gun owners would be able to carry concealed weapons without a permit under a bill that passed the state Senate on Friday, leaving one procedural…
Continue ReadingUtah’s Evermore Park has filed a federal lawsuit against Taylor Swift claiming the title of her latest album infringes on the theme…
Continue ReadingCrews have recovered the body of a Park City man who died in an avalanche over the…
Continue ReadingA Democratic lawmaker in Utah said Tuesday he is launching an impeachment probe against Attorney General Sean Reyes following his support of…
Continue ReadingA school district in northern Utah has reopened to elementary students after increased pressure from state lawmakers and parents during the…
Continue ReadingThe Utah House voted Tuesday to allow adults to carry concealed weapons without a permit, despite some GOP…
Continue ReadingUtah Gov. Spencer Cox is ordering vaccine shots set aside as second doses be re-distributed as first doses to new people if the original patient…
Continue ReadingDaniel Mark Wright, 47, is facing charges after Utah authorities accused him of impersonating an officer, possessing a stolen vehicle and stealing a…
Continue ReadingThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints condemned “lawless behavior” and the violence of rioters who broke into the U.S. Capitol in a…
Continue ReadingThe Utah National Guard announced Friday it will send about 350 service members to Washington, D.C. to support law enforcement at President-elect Joe…
Continue ReadingUtah health officials confirmed the state’s first case of the COVID-19 variant that’s been seen in the United Kingdom on…
Continue ReadingA park ranger has saved the life of an 80-year-old man who was drowning in a submerged vehicle by smashing through the truck’s window and pulling the…
Continue ReadingThe Utah State Capitol will be largely closed to the public when lawmakers begin their work for the year next week amid planned protests in Utah…
Continue ReadingUniversity of Utah President Ruth Watkins has announced she is stepping down in April after accepting the position of president of Strada Impact, a…
Continue ReadingWhile no one living at a Salt Lake City hospice center for homeless people has tested positive for COVID-19, the vaccine’s arrival has provided a new…
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