2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (758+ words) SALT LAKE CITY — Utah has a new friend in South America, and the relationship could bring the state significant economic opportunity and answers to its most difficult ecological problems. Joel Ferry, the executive director of Utah's Department of Natural Resources;…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (856+ words) SALT LAKE CITY — Utah endurance cyclist Matthew Lefthand spent 10 nights in an altitude tent, an enclosed canopy over his bed that lowers oxygen levels to simulate high-altitude environments, before attempting to become the fastest rider ever to cover 200 miles on…...

5+ day, 15+ hour 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…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (852+ words) SALT LAKE CITY — At least a dozen states have recently reported incidents of "malicious" cybersecurity attacks on water and wastewater infrastructure, and Utah is one of them. The FBI and EPA issued a public announcement concerning malicious cyber actors "remotely…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (893+ words) GENEVA, Ohio — Sixteen-year-old Rockwell Myers on Tuesday evening was named the winner among the male athletes who participated in the Patriot Games, an athletic competition where one high school boy and one girl from all 50 states showcased their abilities. Each…...

1+ week, 1+ day 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+ week, 4+ day ago   (1802+ words) SALT LAKE CITY — From Day 1 of the second Trump administration, President Donald Trump took measures to curb the number of refugees admitted to the U.S. In order to learn more about how life for refugees has changed since then, the…...

1+ week, 4+ 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…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (691+ words) WASHINGTON — Utah Sen. John Curtis announced the introduction of a bill on Monday that would create a voluntary state-sponsored visa program, allowing state legislatures to expand their temporary migrant workforce. The legislation, introduced with Arizona Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly, appears…...

2+ week, 5+ day 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…...