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Utah Youth Sports Giving Day raised over $4.3 million in two weeks for youth sports nonprofits across the state, Miller Sports + Entertainment announced Wednesday.

Leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints named and sustained one new Area Seventy during the leadership meeting of the faith’s October 2026 general conference.

For years, Utah’s medical cannabis program has been viewed as unusually restrictive compared with programs in other states.

As more data centers are being proposed across the country, local residents often have unanswered questions about the effects they may have on their communities.

The Olympic torch relay is returning to the U.S. for the first time since the 2002 Winter Games in Utah.

In 2025, almost half of Utah’s children were not reading at their grade level.

RIVERDALE, Weber County — Three children and their father died after their Riverdale house caught fire early Thursday, leaving their mother and three other children in the hospital, according to the Riverdale Fire Department.

Easton Mack and his younger brother Griffin are X-men.

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For home football games, Cottonwood High School places a large cannon behind the end zone to celebrate big plays for the home team.

Three Utahns, including one of the most accomplished alpine ski racers of all time, are among the nine-member 2026 U.S.

UFC is back in Salt Lake City for its fourth numbered event in the state with Silva vs.

Most people likely have at least heard of U.S.

A Utah legislative audit found the state’s Judicial Conduct Commission “generally followed” its guidelines in handling a complaint against a Supreme Court justice, but the panel’s processes need improvement.

Major changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) — food stamps — took effect Thursday, including small upward adjustments to account for inflation.

It was the best and worst day of his life.

Editor’s note: This story was originally published on Oct. 1, 2024.

DAVIS, Calif. — The UC Davis football team is 16th in the latest Football Championship Subdivision rankings, and the Aggies have a talented defensive tandem in linebacker Porter Connors and safety Rex Connors, twin brothers and fifth-year graduate players…

Sixty-five years ago, Americans were challenged to ask not what their country could do for them, but what they could do for their country.

This article was first published in the Ute Insiders newsletter.

As data center proposals pop up around the country, those with questions and concerns in some locales can feel intimidated trying to go up against the deep-pocketed forces pressing for their development.

As humanitarian and nonprofit organizations around the world work to help those in need, they are often working in competition for resources, government support and even volunteers.

A section of Zion National Park was closed Wednesday afternoon due to a “major” rockfall, according to park officials.

First singles First round (Oct. 8) At Brighton High School No. 16 Savannah Jett, Mountain View vs.

Here are events, concerts, sporting events and more that offer the opportunity to support our local community that are going on in October.

First singles First round (Oct. 3) At Brighton High School No. 16 Nadia Bateman, Cedar Valley vs.

Last year, 10 Death Row inmates filed suit against Tennessee, saying that its primary method of execution, the injection of a drug called pentobarbital, amounted to the “cruel and unusual” punishment prohibited by the Constitution.

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Just a few weeks after Steve Pearce was sworn in as the director of the Bureau of Land Management this past May, he traveled to Grand Junction, Colorado — the agency’s brief, former national headquarters — for a round table discussion with two presidential

In the 1960s, the psychologist Harry Harlow placed newborn rhesus monkeys in clean, temperature-controlled cages with food, water and everything they seemed to need.

With 31 yards on Saturday at TCU, senior running back LJ Martin will take residency among BYU’s top five rushers in program history.

Three days before its first Big 12 road test of the season at TCU, BYU has given an initial update on the health status of some of its players.

As the West grows more concerned about rising electricity rates and a strained power grid, Utah leaders hold an opposing, optimistic view.

Believe it or not, the Utah Mammoth are about to kick off their third season of existence.

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Election Day is nigh.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s “State of the Force” address Wednesday appeared focused on two purposes: to announce several new initiatives, including a “future of warfare” effort co-led by Elon Musk — while also lambasting frequent targets such as “wok…

Well after most of their BYU football teammates had left the practice field Tuesday afternoon, offensive tackles Bott Mulitalo and Siosiua Latu-Finau continued to work out together, under the direction of a graduate assistant coach.

Three months after saying he nearly fainted during a show in Utah, legendary rocker Rod Stewart has announced he is hitting the road one last time.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced that South Korea would be committing $200 billion to the U.S.

As one of the most popular golfers on the PGA Tour, Utah’s Tony Finau draws large crowds almost every time he plays.

On Sept. 26, 1926, Church President Heber J.

Nearly 100 years ago, near the end of 1926, newspaper readers in America were presented with a diatribe, of sorts, by Frank G.

Rainn Wilson said his “dream has come true.”

For most of his career, Pablo Torre has been asking questions about sports.

Week 3 of “Dancing with the Stars” Season 35 is now complete, and after a shocking an elimination, the remaining 12 contestants will move onto Mariah Carey Night next week.

A version of this article was first published in the Right to the Point newsletter.

This article was first published in the State of Faith newsletter.

Ross Douthat, an American writer, journalist and TV correspondent for CBS News’ “60 Minutes,” believes everyone should be religious.

A bipartisan group of senators released the long-awaited permitting reform deal aimed toward expediting the approval of certain projects and lowering energy costs, reviving hope that a national framework could be approved after the midterm elections.