Utah has had more than 7 million acres of national forest for over a century but not the say it wanted in managing them. That changed Thursday morning when the state finalized a new agreement with the U.S. Forest Service, intended in part to expand logging. “This is something we’ve been ...
Two people were killed and six others injured in a shooting outside a Salt Lake City church Wednesday night while mourners were attending a memorial service inside, police said. The shooting took place in the back parking lot of a house of worship for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day ...
In the wake of the federal government changing its guidance on childhood vaccine recommendations, Utah health officials are telling Utahns to “determine which vaccines are right for you and your family” while awaiting final recommendations from a federal panel. Under President Donald ...
FARMINGTON — A good portion of southbound I-15 in Farmington and Centerville is set to close for a night to begin the weekend. According to a press release from UDOT, this closure will include five miles of southbound I-15. "On Friday, Jan. 9 at 9 p.m., crews will begin closing lanes on ...
As Utah adds more titles to its banned book list, three award-winning authors and two high school students are suing the state, the board of education and three school districts over what they describe as “the freedom to read.” In a lawsuit filed Tuesday with the American Civil Liberties ...
Editor's note: This is the first in a series of three stories following a Standard-Examiner editorial board interview with Ogden Fire Chief Mike Slater on a broad range of topics including recent fires, the addition of homeless medical advocates to the department, keeping the department close ...
