2+ week, 6+ day ago   (962+ words) SALT LAKE CITY — Class discussions utilizing the Socratic method. Capstone projects. Faculty-judged "Last Lectures." That's a list of academic activities you expect to find in law schools, graduate programs and college honors departments. But such scholarly work is also found…...

4+ week, 9+ min ago   (647+ words) SALT LAKE CITY — Is Utah a red state or a blue state? We're not talking politics here, though it does enter the picture to a degree. We're talking football — college football to be specific. The University of Utah proudly wears…...

1+ mon, 7+ hour ago   (496+ words) SOUTH SALT LAKE — Utah is now within 100,000 acres of having its worst fire year in terms of acreage lost, but this year likely won't be its worst year for human-caused fires. Nearly 840 fires have burned more than 532,000 acres across the…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (452+ words) RICHFIELD — One of two pilots killed in a helicopter crash on Friday while battling a massive wildfire in central Utah was a California resident who traveled across the country for the job. Miles Elliott, from Porterville, California, was killed in…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (632+ words) BLANDING, San Juan County — The White Mesa Mill in San Juan County, Utah, broke ground this week on an expansion that will bring its rare earth element processing capabilities to a commercial scale. The mill, which is a long-term uranium…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (614+ words) SALT LAKE CITY — Utah's capital city has already broken its all-time hottest maximum temperature this month, reaching a blistering 109 degrees on July 13, but it's poised to break another record as the latest heat dome sets over the state. Salt Lake…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (829+ words) SALT LAKE CITY — The perpetual tug-of-war over American monuments like Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante have many Americans up in arms over the 1906 Antiquities Act. Questions about the century-old legislation were renewed on Monday, when President Donald Trump signed a…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (614+ words) SALT LAKE CITY — It's official: Utah's capital city received its lowest snowfall in at least 150 years during the 2025-2026 snow season, adding one last record to the rough winter the state experienced. Salt Lake City received 3.7 inches of snowfall over the…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (424+ words) SALT LAKE CITY — For generations, Fourth of July fireworks have been a staple of American celebration. But this year, a statewide fireworks ban in Utah is prompting many communities to rethink how they mark Independence Day, and in Salt Lake…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1172+ words) SALT LAKE CITY — The Beehive State is ablaze. A record wildfire year accelerated on Friday with 18 new outbreaks over the previous 24 hours. On Thursday, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox took the unprecedented step of prohibiting fireworks statewide for the 250th anniversary of…...