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Forest Service headquarters to relocate to Salt Lake City in major restructuring plan
3+ hour, 18+ min ago (334+ words) The headquarters of the U.S. Forest Service will move from Washington, D.C., to Salt Lake City, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday, a move the agency described as a "common-sense approach to improve mission delivery." Noting that the lands, partners and operational…...
Salt Lake City mayor asks for urgent meeting with feds over ICE warehouse purchase
2+ week, 11+ hour ago (664+ words) McKenzie Romero, Utah News Dispatch Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall on Tuesday sent a'letter'to a top Immigration and Customs Enforcement official asking for a meeting over the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's recent'$145.4 million purchase of a warehouse property in…...
Blaming broken promises for Great Salt Lake, lawmaker threatens to block homeless campus
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (981+ words) One of the Utah House's top Republican lawmakers dropped a surprise bill on Monday that he said is his response to frustrations over broken promises to create a larger buffer zone around the Great Salt Lake. House Majority Leader Casey…...
Bill allowing conserved water to flow to Great Salt Lake sails smoothly through committee
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (563+ words) The House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee voted to amend Utah's conservation requirements Wednesday, allowing water suppliers to include the Great Salt Lake in their conservation plans. The proposal gives providers the option to redirect conserved water to the…...
Utah Legislature kicks off 1st day of 2026 session with calls to focus on people, cost of living
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1777+ words) The Republican-controlled Utah Legislature launched its 2026 general session Tuesday with top House and Senate GOP leaders celebrating the state's strengths while calling for lawmakers to focus on ways to help people in their day-to-day lives " specifically by reducing cost of…...
Utah college legends Eric Weddle, Jimmer Fredette receive big honors
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (386+ words) Two fan favorites and legends of Utah college sports learned Wednesday of two big post-career accomplishments. Former University of Utah football player Eric Weddle has been named to the 2026 class of the College Football Hall of Fame, while former BYU…...
Northern Utah Living: Places to go, things to do (Dec. 20-31)
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (426+ words) Maximus Sanchez, 2, visits'Santa Claus, aka Donald Berry, at the Newgate Mall in Ogden on Tuesday Dec. 11, 2018. Here is a look at many of the events going on in Northern Utah and beyond in the next week: Imagine Ballet Theatre's The…...
Utah’s measles outbreak, among the largest in the country, is likely to get worse
4+ mon, 9+ hour ago (1349+ words) McKenzie Romero, Utah News Dispatch The number of confirmed measles cases in Utah have surpassed 100, with'state health officials reporting'102 as of Nov. 25, the last update available from the Thanksgiving holiday week. Of those, 24 were recorded in the last three weeks....
Utah’s new homeless campus should have 300-plus beds for civil commitment, board chair says
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (1590+ words) Courtesy the Utah Office of Homeless Services As the vision for a new,1,300-bed homeless "campus" recently sitedin northwest Salt Lake City begins to crystalize, a discussion in front of a panel of lawmakers this week showed that the state's…...
In the wake of Charlie Kirk assassination, Utah coalition releases toolkit to avoid polarization
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (729+ words) Alixel Cabrera, Utah News Dispatch The week of the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk during a Turning Point USA speaking event at Utah Valley University, a coalition of Utah organizations of different political affiliations appeared side by side…...