2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (132+ words) Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff Friday in recognition of Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance. The two days of remembrance honor the victims of the 2001 U.S. terrorist attacks through charitable acts…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (204+ words) It wasn’t long after Utah’s 2025 law barring pride flags and other unapproved banners from flying on government buildings took effect that the complaints started to unfurl. It happened so fast that the state auditor, who was assigned to investigate and…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (147+ words) Overall water availability, which relies heavily on snowpack, is significantly below normal. Utah’s reservoir storage is at 48% capacity, down 14% from last year, with the Sevier Bridge and Piute... Utah’s mountains receive above-normal rain; reservoirs still lacking Utah’s mountains have benefitted…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (137+ words) Utah has seen more than 1,000 wildfires so far this year, about 80 more than this time last year. But state fire officials say human-caused fires are down. Utah Fire Info reports people caused 46% of this year’s wildfires compared to 68% in 2025 and…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (527+ words) Salt Lake City’s Backman Elementary School students filed into an assembly Tuesday morning as Olympic Games opening ceremony music played. On stage stood a cauldron with a mock Olympic flame, as well as a podium for bronze, silver and gold…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (162+ words) The Utah County Health Department said the newest case involves the neuroinvasive disease, the more serious form of the West Nile illness. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, 11 other human cases have been reported in Utah this year in…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (154+ words) Black bears are the only species in Utah and can be found across the state. Warm spring weather followed by several hard freezes, extreme heat and drought conditions have impacted their main diet of plants, including berries and acorns and…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (456+ words) Recycle Utah released preliminary renderings of its planned recycling and sustainability hub off U.S. Highway 40 in Summit County. At 4.18 acres, the future facility will be about 10 times the size of its current location on Woodbine Way in Park City. Executive Director…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (303+ words) The film’s director Kenji Tsukomoto (SOO-kah-moto) was born in Japan. He moved to the U.S. when he was 8, his family eventually settling in Utah. Ashima is his first full-length documentary which took him more than a decade to complete. It…...