Brock Vergakis

SALT LAKE CITY -- Embattled state Rep. Craig Frank formally resigned from the Legislature on Friday, ending any possibility he could force lawmakers to vote on whether to seat him.

SALT LAKE CITY -- Some Utah state parks may need to close, others should offer fewer services during the winter and some could be privatized to save state money, according to a legislative audit released Tuesday.

The audit was ordered by state lawmakers who were looking for ways to make the state park system more efficient.

Only nine of Utah's 43 state parks generate enough revenue to operate without state funding.

SALT LAKE CITY -- Utah's elementary school children are guaranteed a free education in the state constitution, but a state lawmaker wants to make it clear that doesn't necessarily include items such as glue, scissors and notebooks.

SALT LAKE CITY -- Utah Gov. Gary Herbert proposed an $11.9 billion budget on Friday that for the first time in three years includes funding for enrollment growth in the state's public schools.

Utah spends less per student than any other state and has the nation's largest class sizes, in part, because it has one of the country's highest birth rates.

The class size and funding disparity between Utah and other states grew in recent years as the Great Recession took hold, leaving state leaders with little money to hire new staff.

SALT LAKE CITY -- The family of a Utah boy killed by a black bear can move forward with its lawsuit that contends the state didn't do enough to warn them to steer clear of the area where the bear had been seen earlier, the Utah Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.

SALT LAKE CITY -- The Utah Office of Tourism said Wednesday it will let the public decide which commercials will air on national television this winter touting the state's ski industry, which generates $1.1 billion in spending each year.

SALT LAKE CITY -- Police suspect problems with a Toyota Camry's accelerator or floor mat caused a Utah crash that killed two people and injured two others, raising new concerns about the safety of the vehicles.

Paul Vanalfen's 2008 Camry slammed into a rock wall in Wendover on Nov. 5, killing him and passenger Charlene Lloyd. Police said the 66-year-old man from Washington Terrace died at the scene, and the 38-year-old Lloyd died the following day.