Sand Hollow, Dead Horse Point and Bear Lake are some parks where fees are going up in 2026. Fees are capped by the Legislature, and setting them is a balancing act between access and maintenance.

Critics and environmentalists see Trump’s decision as “moving backwards to an era” where environmental effects, like the ones Utah already experiences, are ignored.

Socha is a president for parks and resorts at Buffalo, New York-based Delaware North. The company provides services in at least six national parks, including Grand Canyon, Yellowstone and Shenandoah.

The proposed bill would put vacation and sick time for state employees into a single bucket of paid time off. The catch? Employees would get fewer total leave hours.

With lawmakers focused on affordability in 2026, housing policy begins to take shape.

The old adage in real estate is “location, location, location.” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints isn’t any different when it comes to choosing temple sites.

A new plant that cleans and recycles more sewage is another big step toward stretching Washington County’s limited water supply. It highlights the massive effort and big money it’ll take to keep the St. George area growing in the desert.

Republican Sen. Brady Brammer said Utah has a problem with its supply of attorneys. To fix it, he’s proposing a feasibility study for Utah Valley University to have a law school.

As the storied independent film festival prepares to leave its longtime Utah home, attendees and film industry insiders look back.

The Milken Institute put southwest Utah’s largest city in its top spot for the first time. The ranking highlights St. George’s job growth and wage growth, both among the nation’s highest in recent years.

It's a question asked as people move from film to film and wander Park City's streets: “Will you still go to the festival when it moves to Boulder?”

The contentious highway would run through Red Cliffs National Conservation Area near St. George, a landscape that’s home to the threatened Mojave Desert tortoise.