While Heber City works to balance its budget, residents say it’s tough to make ends meet. City leaders will decide whether to raise property taxes later this month.
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The recreation district plans to downsize a new facilities plan in light of resident feedback.
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It’s not clear how the plans the housing authority board is recommending will be executed.
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The Utah Department of Transportation is pushing its finalized plan for the highway into 2027.
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The Park City School District has removed all hazardous soil from the Treasure Mountain Sports Complex construction site. Other soil will be reburied.
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Smoke from wildfires in the Pacific Northwest and across Utah is drifting into the Wasatch Back.
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Utah’s first hybrid-electric aircraft took its inaugural trip this week, flying from Salt Lake to Cedar City.
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A Park City nonprofit will cut the ribbon on six new community-built homes in Heber this month. The organization is looking for the next set of applicants.
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The 2026 wildfire season is only halfway through, but it’s already scorched a record 285,000 acres of woodland and forest areas — continuing a trend that brings ‘concerning’ economic and ecological impacts.
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The 57th annual Kimball Arts Festival returns to Old Town this weekend. The event invites the community to meet artists, enjoy live music and try something new on Main Street.
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Park City is looking into bringing a thermal energy network to town, which heats and cools buildings using the earth. The underground systems are gaining popularity in the Intermountain West.
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Additional details weren't provided, but Trump said he thought his latest actions would be constitutional.
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Iran's parliament is reviewing a plan to ban ships linked to the U.S., Israel and other "hostile countries" from transiting the Strait of Hormuz. The Trump administration has rejected the plan.
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Snails are slimy. But there's more to that goo of theirs than meets the eye. It's a fact that may help inspire the creation of new materials.
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