6+ hour, 26+ min ago  (277+ words) The ongoing national outbreak of a parasite that causes “watery diarrhea” has not yet spread to Utah. That’s despite a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention map that indicates the “number of sick people” in the state ranges…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (155+ words) Rep. Doug Owens, D-Millcreek, successfully persuaded his colleagues on the Natural Resources Interim Committee to open a study on the impacts of data centers on wildlife, water and air. It passed unanimously May 20. "I'm not trying to bend us one…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (166+ words) The district covers much of northern Utah including the Snyderville Basin and other parts of Summit County. The debate, hosted by the Utah Debate Commission, will feature Democratic candidates Liban Mohamed, Ben McAdams, Nate Blouin and Michael Farrell. It will…...

2+ mon, 10+ hour ago  (638+ words) The average Utah student is performing worse in math than their pre-pandemic peers. That's according to the latest release of the annual Education Scorecard, a project led by Harvard and Stanford universities. While Utah made slight gains in third- through…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (917+ words) Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson issued the declaration Thursday, the day of her deadline to make the official determination after time windows to submit, verify and remove signatures had passed. The declaration doesn’t come as a surprise. Last month, the…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (179+ words) The project is a statewide effort to connect communities with a system of paved trails that, when complete, will span more than 3,000 miles. On April 29, crews began on a trail along a narrow stretch of highway in Moab. The 0.7-mile…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (146+ words) When HBO brought George R.R. Martin’s bestselling book series “A Song of Ice and Fire” to the screen as “Game of Thrones” in 2011, it was an instant hit. Now, more than a decade after the show aired and three decades after…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (426+ words) "The Bluest Eye" by acclaimed writer Toni Morrison is no longer allowed in Utah's K-12 school libraries. The other books added to the list maintained by the Utah State Board of Education were "Life is Funny" by E.R. Frank, "The Haters" by…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (193+ words) In the Wasatch Back, the Summit County Republican nominating convention is March 31 at Ecker Hill Middle School. Delegates will officially nominate Suni Woolstenhulme, who is running unopposed, as the Republican candidate for county clerk. Attendees must RSVP and be registered…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (409+ words) A new Utah law will make most voter registration information public. The lieutenant governor’s office mailed letters to over 300,000 voters whose information was previously classified as “private” or “withheld,” notifying them of the change. Public voter registration information already includes…...