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Disastrous flooding hits parts of Southwest
Eastern Utah by Vernal gets a lot of publicity for alien encounters, but it's Southern Utah where the all the activity is.
The two state constitutional amendments on the ballot propose changes to Utah's citizen-led ballot initiative process. Even though they deal with notification policy or the approval threshold for tax-related measures, the amendments tie into the Legislature's long-running arm-wrestling match over Proposition 4 and redistricting. Polling done by Noble Predictive Insights in advance of the general election found that B trailed with Utah voters, with 56% saying no and 34% saying yes.
A Democrat is set to join the four-person House delegation in Utah after a judge ruled against a GOP-favored map, paving the way for a blue Salt Lake City seat. Former Rep. Ben McAdams (D) is poised to return to Capitol Hill representing the redrawn 1st District after losing his 4th District seat in 2021. …
With recent heavy rainfall and flooding over the past few weeks, there is a silver lining in the drought situation across the state.
Fall precipitation pushed soil moisture to its highest seasonal level in about two decades of available data, potentially improving conditions for spring runoff.
A high school teacher in Utah has resigned from his position after reportedly pulling a gun out in his classroom during a lockdown drill. KSL reported that a 40-year-old teacher resigned from Hillcrest High School on Monday, November 2, according to the Canyons School District. The outlet has not named the teacher, who has not […]
Starting January 1, 2027, hundreds of thousands of Utah adults on Medicaid will need to prove they are working, volunteering, or in school to keep their coverage. The new rule — part of the federal One Big Beautiful Budget Act — requires 80 hours a month of qualifying activity. Miss the requirement, miss the coverage.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Department of Corrections is disputing the claims that inmates at the state prisons were not getting adequate care during a month-long lockdown. The lockdown was initiated at both state prison locations — Salt Lake City and Gunnison — after a correctional officer was violently attacked and seriously injured at the Central Utah Correctional Facility on Sept. 24. Mike Schoenfeld, corrections department deputy commissioner, said an investigation was launched as they believed it could have led to more attacks at the prison.
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — A Utah Hospital Association subsidiary will manage nearly $48.2 million in federal funding for rural hospitals and health care providers, with grants expected to be awarded through roughly 60 contracts. The Utah Healthcare Education & Research Foundation will oversee applications, budgets, payments and performance...
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah leaders gathered in Salt Lake City for the Central Utah Homeless Summit, bringing together state officials and community organizations to discuss challenges and potential solutions to homelessness. Gov. Spencer Cox delivered the keynote address, emphasizing how homelessness affects communities throughout the state. "Addiction, poverty,...
Governor reminds industry leaders of the state’s recent success in critical mineral independence.
By the time Utah’s election night results were posted at 9 p.m. Tuesday, it was already clear that Democrats were sweeping the nation in a scathing rebuke to President Donald Trump and the Republican Party. Though margins indicated Democrats here were performing far better than they usually do, Utah’s congressional races largely came down as […]
Utah state Sen. Kathleen Riebe said she plans to stay in her seat after her fellow Democrats voted to remove her from the caucus and called for her to resign.
Preliminary election results show Republican Luke Searle is ahead of Democrat Celeste Johnson in the race for Utah House District 59. They are separated by over 450 votes. The seat covers Wasatch County, Park City and part of the Snyderville Basin. Summit County voters favor Johnson while more Wasatch County...
As more votes are tallied in Utah’s legislative races, two House races have flipped, putting a few Republican candidates ahead of Democrats that were in the lead on election night. In the race for Summit and Wasatch counties’ House District 59, Republican Luke Searle is now leading Democrat Celeste Johnson for the open seat being […]
Four weeks of flooding washed out roads and sent thousands fleeing their homes on the Navajo Reservation. But many worked hard to get to polling places and voting day became part of the recovery process.
An investigation is underway after recent horse deaths and reports of illness in southern Utah and surrounding areas.
Medicare provides about $6 billion in federal health funding to Utah residents, according to a new report from the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute. Medicare health insurance covers nearly 490,000 Utahns as of 2026. The report states that this number could “more than double” within the next three decades. Meaning, by 2056, Utah could have over 1 million beneficiaries from Medicare.
