State officials are seeing fewer fatalities on Utah's roads but that doesn't mean they're celebrating just yet. In a joint press release from the Utah Department of Public Safety and UDOT sent out last week, it was reported that traffic deaths have reached a six-year low. "Preliminary reports ...

The Utah Legislature is picking back up a proposal that would restructure an important fee in most Utahns’ power bills and which, according to lawmakers, could help lower energy prices for Rocky Mountain customers. This legislative session, which starts Tuesday, Richfield Republican Rep. ...

When a legislative audit on the efficiency of the Utah System of Higher Education was first introduced to the public in 2024, it prompted cuts and reallocations for academic programs, but it also pointed to a longstanding frustration for higher education leaders — a lack of collaboration ...

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 ...

OGDEN — A new partnership aims to help boost the fight against food insecurity among students in the Ogden School District. In a press release from Wasatch Peaks Credit Union last week, it was announced that it and the Ogden School Foundation had entered into a partnership where Wasatch ...

Utahns may soon no longer be able to sue third parties for being responsible for damaging their marriages. That’s if the state Legislature votes to abolish the right to file civil claims for what courts define as “alienation of affection.” Woods Cross Republican Sen. Todd Weiler is ...