Utah

According to UDOT records, the agency is taking a phased approach to the canyon’s transportation. As early as this summer, the department will get the ball rolling on buying more buses, designing mobility hubs and make plans for tolling in the canyon. The latest tolling estimates could be around $20 to $30, with the hopes of reducing traffic and encouraging carpooling.

Utah is working to restrict teenage social media usage. Jane Coaston interviews Gov. Spencer Cox about why — and what’s the limit of government power.

The "People's Great Salt Lake Summit", held at Salt Lake Community College in Sandy on July 15, will bring together conservation groups, community leaders and members of the public to discuss issues facing the Great Salt Lake and potential solutions.

The mayor of Ivins and members of the City Council say their hands have been tied by the Utah Legislature as far as being able to regulate how homes look in their community.

As UDOT moves forward with its plan to expand I-15, residents and local business owners explain the potential impacts on their community

Particle pollution lingered in Utah County early Wednesday after Independence Day celebrations late Tuesday — more than any other county in the state.

Hundreds of thousands of Utahns experience food insecurity, whether that means they can’t afford high-quality or preferred groceries or are skipping meals. But many others don’t understand the depth of the problem, said Ginette Bott, executive director of the Utah Food Bank.

Utah is headed into severe fire weather over the next several weeks, Governor Spencer Cox warned on the 4th of July.

Domestic violence service providers in Utah will see a significant funding cut to their budgets this year.

A large chunk of funding grants to Utah domestic violence organizations comes from the Federal Governments Crime Victims Fund, which is significantly lighter this year. This comes on the same day that Utah is mandating officers to carry out lethality assessments on domestic violence calls.

Legislative leaders are at odds with Republican Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson over the controversy surrounding Utah’s 2nd Congressional District special election. Henderson, who oversees elections for the state, has brushed off any suggestion that Celeste Maloy, who won the vote of GOP delegates last month, was ineligible when she filed to run. Top lawmakers suggested Monday that Henderson has erred by allowing Maloy on the ballot.

Utah lawmakers rejected a bill this year that would have allowed a few thousand people with chronic, untreatable depression to try psilocybin — the Schedule 1 drug many know as magic mushrooms.

Research has shown the fungi is safe and effective, according to the Legislature’s own committee selected to vet the viability of this and other psychedelic drugs to help combat Utah’s growing mental health crisis. But lawmakers decided they wanted approval from the Food and Drug Administration before moving forward.

Yet Utahns have been experimented on with psychedelics in one way or another for years. Some of the nation’s first studies on using LSD for generalized anxiety are taking place here. Researchers at the University of Utah have also built a body of research around psychedelics, and ketamine clinics abound.

Mayor Michelle Kaufusi announced that the Provo Airport will be expanding to include international flights.

The Utah Homelessness Council on Friday approved $3 million for a new emergency shelter for families.

People are installing solar panels to save money on their power bills, but some who have hired Utah-based solar installer Elan Solar say bills have gone up because the panels simply do not work.

A whole month has passed, and Utahns across the state are still baffled as to the location of the 2023 Utah Treasure Hunt’s hidden chest, which contains a whopping $25,000 sum.

The treasure’s exact location has been concealed within a riddle in the form of a clever poem, reportedly crafted for months by creators Dave and John.

Along the way, they’ve offered new clues every week to assist those working to decipher its whereabouts.

A federal jury convicted a former Olympic speedskater in a trial focused on the $10 million her company received from the Paycheck Protection Program.

Effective July 1, all police agencies in Utah will be required to conduct what are known as "lethality assessments."

In lieu of fireworks for Independence Day and Pioneer Day celebrations this year, Salt Lake City will hold drone light shows.

Celeste Maloy won the delegate nomination at the Utah Republican convention for the 2nd Congressional District special election. However, it was revealed that her voter registration was not current when she filed to run, and she updated it three days later. Her residency and eligibility as a Utah Republican candidate are being questioned.

Utah was spared from widespread flooding, but the impact record snowpack will have the rest of the year, remains to be seen.

The Beehive State remains the youngest in the nation, with a median age of 31.9 years.

The Beehive State is set to receive $317.4 million through the Biden administration's latest efforts to close the digital divide and expand access to high-speed internet.

A TikToker found items in the middle of a Utah desert that belonged to a Salt Lake City man who disappeared almost two years ago.

The Utah Clean Air Partnership (UCAIR) and Magnum Bikes launched an e-bike voucher program on June 23, 2023.

The Utah Gay Rodeo Association’s multiday “Crossroads of the West” regional rodeo in Ogden last weekend featured all the same trappings as a “traditional” rodeo. Similar competitions. Similar outfits — jeans, crisp button-up shirts, cowboy hats. The groomed dirt and manure gave off the same earthy, stinky-sweet scent.

But mixed with nostalgia for rodeo, a pastime many here lost or felt ostracized from after coming out, these competitors and spectators also felt a sense of belonging and relief to be among their people — folks who wouldn’t judge them for their boots or blue jeans, who knew the words to and could be brought to quiet tears by a Garth Brooks song, who grew up with more horses than neighbors. All either queer themselves, or welcoming if you were.