Utah

A small plane crash that killed two people has also sparked a wildfire west of Salt Lake City.

Record visitation and long lines at Arches National Park in Utah are reviving a push for a reservation system.

Republican state leaders are not currently planning to seek an all-out fireworks ban.

A Utah state attorney angry about being awakened from a nap has apologized for sending an expletive-laden email to an LGBT politician campaigning to be the first Asian American elected to the Salt Lake City council.

Salt Lake City has set another heat record and is experiencing its hottest day of the year as the state’s record-breaking heat wave persists.

Transportation officials have reported nearly twice as many people died in alcohol-involved crashes on Utah roads last year compared to the year before, despite less commuter traffic during the coronavirus pandemic.

A wildfire sparked by an abandoned campfire is forcing evacuations south of Moab.

Several wildfires were burning Friday as weather forecasts called for hotter weather in the coming days.

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox is urging residents and businesses to cut down on their water usage to combat the worst drought the state has experienced in decades.

Several wildfires are burning in Utah amid hot, dry conditions and with most of the state mired in extreme drought.

Authorities in northern Utah say three people have died in a fiery multi-vehicle car crash on a highway near the Heber Valley Airport.

Police in Utah are investigating a possible hate crime after a rainbow pride flag was burned and a note targeting the LGBTQ community was left behind.

Utah’s governor is asking citizens to pray for rain this weekend to relieve the state from its drought.

Davis County sheriff’s deputies and other department employees are prohibited under a new office policy from enforcing certain measures that could infringe on the right to bear arms.

Utah’s Republican governor has issued a proclamation in support of LGBTQ Pride Month.

City leaders in Lehi are warning residents they could be fined if they don’t adhere to new drought restrictions that prohibit watering lawns on consecutive days.

Authorities say one man died and another man suffered severe burns when their single-engine aircraft crashed near the Powder Mountain area near Eden in northern Utah.

Zion National Park has ended a shuttle ticketing system that was implemented to combat the coronavirus pandemic.

U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney faulted those on both extremes of the nation’s political divide as he accepted the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award.

A Utah man has been arrested after police said he struck a state highway patrol trooper last weekend while riding a dirt bike.

Water levels at Utah’s reservoirs are lower than normal after a bad year for snowpack, and Gov. Spencer Cox is warning severe drought conditions could trigger water and fire restrictions and a possible ban on fireworks this year.

Authorities in Utah County say they have uncovered a second cockfighting ring less than a week after finding another one.

A travel security agency said there was an increase in the number of guns detected at security checkpoints at Salt Lake City International Airport, even as air travel declined during the coronavirus pandemic.

Utah Democrats have walked off the House floor in protest of a resolution recommending the state review any curriculum that examines the ways in which race and racism influence American politics.

The bodies of two men reported missing after going jet skiing on Utah Lake were found Sunday, authorities said.

A Salt Lake City police officer has been charged with aggravated assault a second time for ordering a dog to attack someone who complied with officers’ orders, prosecutors said.

Utah will terminate its participation in the federal government’s pandemic-related unemployment assistance program.

A 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 over the weekend, officials said.

The Utah Supreme Court has affirmed the right of transgender people to change their sex designation on birth certificates.

First 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 pandemic.

A Utah woman who disappeared in November was discovered alive Sunday in a tent at a campsite near Provo, Utah County officials said.

Officials say a person has died while competing in the first part of the Ironman 70.3 North American Championship St. George over the weekend.

First lady Jill Biden is planning to visit Salt Lake City next week as part of a tour of several Western states.

Authorities in Utah have said a 24-year-old man has died after a hiking accident in Emery County.

Utah’s population grew by 18.4% over the past decade, making it the fastest-growing state.

Utah kidnapping and rape survivor Elizabeth Smart has launched a self-defense training program.

Seven cities in Utah County have so far said they plan on using ranked-choice voting for this year’s municipal elections.

A 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 medication.

Utah’s governor has defended his position to support a minority scholarship program sponsored by the Utah Jazz despite criticism from some who have called the program racist.

Students at Utah State University illuminated the base of the campus’ iconic Old Main building in Logan with rainbow lights on Tuesday in support of LGBTQ students at Brigham Young University in Provo.

A 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 in the store.

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland will visit Utah on Thursday before submitting a review on national monuments in the state.

A 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.

Two hikers in Utah were rescued by county search teams and a state helicopter after they became stranded on an icy cliff near Ogden, authorities said.