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Utah A.G. sends first cases to state’s new constitutional court — and already the panel faces a lawsuit
2+ hour, 46+ min ago (1023+ words) (Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Utah Capitol in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. Days after Gov. Spencer Cox signed a bill into law creating a three-judge court to hear lawsuits against the government, the new "constitutional court…...
Lawmaker denies ‘state takeover’ of SLC roads as traffic-calming bill hits opposition on Capitol Hill
1+ week, 6+ day ago (760+ words) (Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Utah Capitol in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. Lawmakers are weighing a bill that would give the state additional control over Salt Lake City streets. Cyclists, pedestrians and motorists joined a host…...
Salt Lake City’s traffic-slowing projects could face new restrictions under Utah bill
2+ week, 5+ day ago (478+ words) (Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Construction of a protected bike path extension along 300 West in Salt Lake City in 2025. A new bill increases state oversight of projects like this one. State legislators" interest in the design of Salt Lake…...
How this small Utah town improved its students’ reading scores by 20 percentage points in a year
3+ week, 6+ day ago (987+ words) (Rick Bowmer | AP) A solar farm sits behind homes on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, in the small town of Mona. State leaders are pushing this legislative session to see a big J-U-M-P in students" test scores after a dire new report noted…...
Water-strapped southwest Utah moves ahead with reuse plans. Here’s how to weigh in.
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1083+ words) (Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Chief Toquer Reservoir under construction on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025. "If you're paying attention, this is the slide that should keep you awake at night," said Ben Woolf, pointing to a graph of water demand and…...
Measles infection confirmed in another Utah county, elementary students may have been exposed
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (367+ words) (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) An example of a measles virus. Summit County health officials announced Saturday they have confirmed the first measles case in the county amid the ongoing national outbreak. The patient, an elementary school student, may…...
6-year-old child and mother found dead in Canyonlands National Park
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (227+ words) A 6-year-old boy was found unresponsive inside a vehicle in Canyonlands National Park on the morning of Jan. 8 and was later pronounced dead, according to the San Juan County Sheriff's Office. Park rangers were notified at approximately 8:15 a.m. of a suspicious…...
This Utah charter school is under review after it gave ‘little oversight’ to its bookkeeper, allowing years of payroll errors
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1125+ words) A Utah charter school is under state review after it mismanaged staff benefits for at least five years, a new state audit revealed, attributing the widespread discrepancies to a former employee who had "little to no oversight" during her decade-long…...
Watch out for measles during holidays, Utah health officials warn as the case count rises
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (418+ words) (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) An example of a measles virus. Utah health officials are urging people to be careful over the holidays to prevent the spread of measles. Christmas is a time when people travel long distances to…...
Soaring red rocks, perfect blue skies and half-empty tours
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (1212+ words) (Gabe Castro-Root | The New York Times) The sandstone formations known as, from left: the West and East Mitten buttes and Merrick Butte at Monument Valley, in the Navajo Nation, Ariz., Oct. 6, 2025. The red sandstone buttes and rugged expanses of Monument…...