Complaints of state overreach on zoning issues have turned into rallying cries for local self-government.
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Two major winter sports competitions are coming to Park City on back-to-back weekends in January. Tourism officials are building on the events as advance winter lodging bookings remain below last year.
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Heber City elected officials will face new limits on publishing personal opinion pieces in the city newsletter. The council narrowly approved the change this October.
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The future land use map will inform policymaker decisions on issues like housing and open space.
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Wasatch Back voters will be asked to choose candidates for state and local offices as well as vote on two Utah constitutional amendments.
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The proposed town east of Heber could have a population of up to 2,200 residents when complete.
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A project to replace the Interstate 80 bridge near Jeremy Ranch and Pinebrook will continue through the winter, weather depending.
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A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Trump administration against Utah’s top election official, Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson, that sought Utah voters’ sensitive private information.
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The Park City community celebrated the life of pilot Ryan Cutter who died last month while fighting California’s Dome Fire.
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Transbasin diversions that fueled growth on the Wasatch Front had ramifications for farmers, the Ute Indian Tribe and the environment.
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Wasatch Back Meals on Wheels is facing a funding shortage that’s left more than 300 seniors on its waiting list for meal deliveries.
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The Trump administration is attempting to prosecute James Comey for what it calls a decade-old leak of classified information. Comey's lawyers immediately dismissed the effort as invalid and outside the time limit.
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The proposed rule is a major step forward in addressing a form of fraud that has robbed SNAP recipients of millions.
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Maurene Comey served as a federal prosecutor in Manhattan for around a decade. A judicial ruling finding her dismissal unlawful adds to concerns of politically motivated firings at the DOJ.
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