Utah's reservoirs see significan drops amid worsening drought

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah is now entirely in moderate to severe drought, with state officials urging increased water conservation as reservoir levels drop sharply. Between June 1 and July 1, reservoir storage across the state fell by 10%, a five-fold increase …

Conservationists sound alarm over spending bill’s impact on Utah monument

Nearly 900,000 acres of public lands in Utah could be left in an administrative limbo unless House lawmakers strike language from the annual Interior Department appropriations bill, conservationists say. More than 60 organizations — including the …

Recycle Utah considers 4-acre parcel for facility relocation

Recycle Utah Executive Director Jim Bedell said a plan to build a new 30,000 square-foot facility with state-of-the-art features has been put on the “back burner” after talks with Park City and Summit County officials. “We think we need to make that …

Colorado sheriff’s deputy who alerted ICE to Utah student violated state law, AG says

7 AWESOME Movies Shot In Utah

Living here in Utah, it feels like we always get crapped on. People say it's boring, or too white, or nothing to do. But, if you've ever lived in Utah, you know that it's actually one of the BEST places to live, and definitely one of the most …

Patrick Kinahan: An excellent Utah season could prompt Whittingham's exit

SALT LAKE CITY — Piecing together his own logic, Kyle Whittingham could well turn over the reins of the Utah football program to Morgan Scalley after this season. Admittedly stirring up retirement talk each time he's broached the subject in recent …

Former Army recruiter charged with sexually assaulting 2 students in southern Utah

ST. GEORGE — A former Utah Army National Guard recruiter in southern Utah has been charged with sexually assaulting a college student and a high school teenager. Thomas William Tobin III, 50, of Hurricane, was charged last week with two counts of rape, a …

Freedom Academy: Utah Teens Explore the True Meaning of Freedom and Leadership

The morning air was warm as the sun began closing in on the highest peak at Camp Williams, Utah. Slowly, teenagers about to start their senior year of high school began to trickle into the entrance of the Army National Guard Readiness Center. Little did …

Trader Joe’s confirms a seventh Utah location will open soon. Here’s where.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) A Trader Joe’s grocery store in Salt Lake City in 2022. The company, which is historically tight-lipped about new store openings, confirmed that its seventh Utah location is coming soon. Trader Joe’s is officially …

Hiker who died in Utah rock slide was prominent attorney working for Salt Lake City

(Rick Egan | Salt Lake Tribune file photo) Hikers on the Bell's Canyon Trail in 2020. A hiker who died in a rock slide near the canyon on July 19, 2025, has been identified as a prominent Utah attorney. The hiker who died in a rock slide near Bell’s …