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The Utah Department of Transportation authorized the purchase of land to build a base for a gondola up Little Cottonwood Canyon. But if phases one and two of the strategy to tackle snarled traffic in both Cottonwood canyons are successful, a UDOT project manager says it could change the calculation on the controversial gondola plan.
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Eric S. Peterson/The Utah Investigative Journalism ProjectThe academy promises to transform individuals experiencing addiction, criminality and homelessness into sober and productive citizens as they learn accountability from peers. There are, however, worries that their approach does more harm than good. -
Hannah Schoenbaum/APHilton returned to the Utah boarding school where she said she was abused as a teenager. It's the latest stop in her years-long campaign calling for reforms to what is commonly known as the troubled teen industry.
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Dogs have long stood beside us, not just in life, but in art as well. In a new book, cultural historian Thomas Laqueur explores why dogs, more than any other animal, so often figure in the way we picture ourselves.
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Senator Mike Lee’s push to fast-track rule changes for Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument failed to pass before a key deadline. But the fight over the southern Utah monument is likely far from over. -
Salt Lake City’s municipal golf courses are on track to generate $2.2 million more in revenue this year. The surge in Utah golf rounds will help fund upgrades with less taxpayer support. -
From personal stories to grassroots ideas, Utah policymakers say human experience is often the key to turning good intentions into effective legislation. -
Robinson's defense is asking a judge to block prosecutors from seeking the death penalty as punishment for comments made in the media about a bullet fragment recovered from Kirk’s body. The comments were made in response to speculation that the bullet fragment could exonerate defendant Tyler Robinson. -
Since early 2025, the Department of the Treasury in Utah has had 1,660 fewer employees. Other industries have expanded enough to swallow the impacts of federal cuts. -
“States that choose to sue their fellow basin states over Colorado River operations should not expect Congress to reward that decision with additional federal funding,” Sen. Mike Lee said during a river oversight hearing. -
The Utah State Board of Education has entered a data privacy agreement and is partnering with Google to offer a version of its AI model to schools statewide. -
A strong monsoon season would be a big relief after Utah’s dry winter and spring. And the ingredients are lining up to make summer rains happen — just not anytime soon. -
The debate about whether Latter-day Saints are Christians dates back nearly 200 years to the days of the church’s founding.
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