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"It’s heartbreaking to see these children struggling to survive when measles could have been easily prevented by a safe mechanism that is readily available and well studied," said Nathan Money, a hospital pediatrician in Salt Lake County and Utah County.

Salt Lake City School District ended its community education program in July after a 54-year run. Now, two former students are picking up where it left off.

More independent bookstores have opened than closed in Utah. It’s part of a national indie bookstore boom, even though reading for fun is on the decline.

Defensores de la salud en Utah advierten que el aumento de las primas de seguros tras el fin de los subsidios de la Ley de Cuidado de Salud Asequible ha provocado que miles de residentes pierdan su cobertura, y la inscripción podría seguir disminuyendo.

"It's just very natural to categorize people ... to put states into boxes," said University of Utah psychologist Samantha Moore-Berg. But what about when someone like CNBC says Utah is a bad place to live?

Federal wildlife officials downlisted the razorback sucker to threatened status, but its life is still difficult.

July 24 is Pioneer Day in Utah, but don’t call them “Mormon” pioneers. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is fighting to control the name. Others say it’s an identity that can’t be owned.

Increased demand normally drives rent prices up in warmer months. But this July, Salt Lake City’s median apartment rent is down more than 2% year over year.

Overuse, drought and climate change have pummeled the lake fed by the imperiled Colorado River to near historic lows, made worse by the driest winter on record and extreme heat. Even so, businesses on the lake say there's still plenty of water to recreate.