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“This is to protect lives in Utah, to protect the lives of visitors,” said Vicki Varela, managing director of the Utah Office of Tourism. “That’s what our visitors are watching for. They want to know that they’re coming to a place where people are showing personal responsibility.” After bleeding millions […]
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s lone congressional Democrat faced his Republican challenger on the debate stage Monday night as the candidates vie for the closely watched suburban Salt Lake City seat. U.S. Rep. Ben McAdams highlighted times he had voted against his party leadership as he framed himself as […]
Interior Secretary Deb HaalandDeb HaalandIndigenous advocacy group launches campaign against new voting bills Biden nominates Interior deputy as department’s top lawyer Overnight Energy: Haaland making moves: Discusses public lands drilling, creates unit to investigate missing and murdered Native Americans MORE met with Utah politicians, tribal leaders and other stakeholders Wednesday […]
BLUFF, Utah—Ranchers, wildcatters, Native Americans and environmentalists are among the many looking to see how Interior Secretary Deb Haaland balances their competing interests over the vast tracts of federal lands she oversees. They will be watching closely Thursday, when the Laguna Pueblo tribe member and former New Mexico congresswoman tours […]
There are nine Utah County Republicans vying to fill a vacancy on the Utah County Commission created after Commissioner Tanner Ainge resigned on March 17. The Utah County Republican Party Central Committee will select a candidate to fill the vacancy. Skyler Beltran, vice chair of the Utah County Republican Party, […]
A Provo-based startup that helps residents rent their stuff out to other people in the community is expanding up the Wasatch Front after a successful year-and-a-half pilot run in Utah County. In November 2019, Yoodlize launched a rental platform allowing Utah County residents to use an app to find people […]
Utah’s Alfonso Plummer, center, drives to the basket during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Southern California, Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) Jae C. Hong AP LOS ANGELES Tahj Eaddy scored 18 points and Southern California pulled away in the […]
While the COVID-19 pandemic has led to many struggles for businesses across the country, some stories that were born out of the COVID-19 pandemic showcased local persistence, adaptability and strength. Businesses came together to partner for sustainability, diversity, mental health awareness and local. Here are the top five business stories […]
OpinionThe opinions expressed here are solely those of the writer and do not necessarily reflect the official position of the Sierra Club. We still don’t know where it came from. Not precisely, anyway. Suffice it to say that the Utah monolith that made headlines this late autumn was not a […]
It was there… but now it’s gone. Utah Department of Public Safety Aero Bureau Two men have taken credit for removing the strange monolith that’s captured the internet’s attention since being spotted in the Utah desert last week. As mysteriously as it showed up, the strange monolith disappeared, and Sylvan Christensen and Andy Lewis […]
It was there… but now it’s gone. Utah Department of Public Safety Aero Bureau Last week the internet went crazy when a strange 2001: A Space Odyssey-esque metal monolith was spotted in the Utah desert. Then, as mysteriously as it showed up, the strange metal object went missing. The state’s Bureau […]
The monolith (which is not really a monolith). Zak Podmore/The Salt Lake Tribune If you knew exactly where to look, you could find it on Google Earth going back as far as 2016: an L-shaped aberration in the Utah redrock, formed by a strange, right-angled object and its shadow. But […]
Posted: Nov 29, 2020 / 01:55 PM CST / Updated: Nov 29, 2020 / 02:27 PM CST This Nov. 18, 2020 photo provided by the Utah Department of Public Safety shows a metal monolith installed in the ground in a remote area of red rock in Utah. The smooth, tall […]
An image provided by the Utah Department of Public Safety, a monolith discovered by wildlife officials in southeastern Utah, Nov. 18, 2020. (Utah Department of Public Safety via The New York Times) At first it sounded like a plot twist from a science fiction novel by Philip K. Dick. A […]
SALT LAKE CITY — Now that Thanksgiving is over, the remaining holidays of the year are in sight. Many Utahns have already started decorating for Christmas. Given all that has happened in 2020, who could blame anyone for celebrating the season early? But for those of you who haven’t started […]
Liza Story is a 36-year-old realtor in Park City, Utah — a 40-minute drive from Salt Lake City — where the real estate market is hot. During the pandemic, she’s noticed a barrage of buyers fleeing California to escape wildfires and city lockdowns; people who can now do their jobs […]
During the Utah Valley Chamber of Commerce Executive Summit on Thursday, officials from Envision Utah gave a presentation regarding the Valley Visioning report that is set to be released next week. The report accounts for projected massive population growth in the area by 2050, addressing questions in regards to where […]