7+ hour, 57+ min ago  (573+ words) SALT LAKE CITY " A federal court in Utah last week stopped an attempt from a kratom manufacturer to block the state's new kratom regulation law. With the challenge rejected, the law went into effect on May 6. On May 4, U. S. District Judge…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (392+ words) PARK CITY " Summer might officially be a little more than a month away, but it will sure feel like it in Utah this week. Guardsman Pass, a scenic seasonal route between Big Cottonwood Canyon and the Wasatch Backcountry, reopened on…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (470+ words) SALT LAKE CITY " The names of two fallen officers from northern Utah have been added to the state's law enforcement memorial. Family members of Sgt. Lee Sorensen and officer Eric Estrada of the Tremonton-Garland Police Department shared memories of their…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago  (566+ words) SALT LAKE CITY " A local Utah bookstore canceled an exclusive partnership with Republican Gov. Spencer Cox to promote his upcoming book on political peacemaking after receiving backlash from its Salt Lake City customers. Cox had announced the partnership on Thursday....

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (454+ words) SALT LAKE CITY " A big fish " North America's largest freshwater fish, in fact " could find its way into a couple of small Utah lakes. The Utah Department of Wildlife Resources is proposing to introduce white sturgeon to Hobbs Reservoir in…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (505+ words) The scholarships are funded by state grants, and this year the Legislature added $20 million to the program, bringing the upcoming school year total to $120 million, to be distributed among applicants. "Parents have a very strong opportunity to receive the scholarship,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (402+ words) PROVO " The Provo School District is looking at possibly closing several schools as leaders try to trim several million dollars from the budget. The four schools under consideration are Amelia Earhart Elementary, Canyon Crest Elementary, Franklin Elementary, and Spring Creek…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (251+ words) GOSHEN, Utah County " Crews are getting a good handle on a human-caused wildfire burning in Utah County, as officials say it is 50% contained. The Goshen Fire sparked Tuesday afternoon, just south of the city, growing initially from an estimated 15 acres…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (430+ words) As he looked west toward the Great Salt Lake, however, he spotted something in the clouds that stunned him. From those waterspouts to a funnel cloud near Fillmore to a small tornado near the Rich County-Cache County line, Utah has…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (777+ words) SALT LAKE CITY " Chronic absenteeism has become one of the top priorities in Utah schools, and one junior high school has cut absenteeism in half. West Lake Jr. High has focused on increasing attendance, and it's working. Principal Sarah Wall…...