Utah News

Utah governor vetoes transgender sports ban, faces override

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s governor vetoed a ban on transgender students playing girls’ sports on Tuesday, becoming the second Republican governor to reject such legislation this week. Cox said his move was a... Read More...

Outdoor Retailer show moving to Utah despite boycott threats

DENVER | SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Outdoor Retailer trade show has announced it is moving from Denver back to Salt Lake City next year despite threats of a boycott from big-name recreation companies and an env... Read More...

Lake Powell hits historic low, raising hydropower concerns

UTAH (AP) — A critical Colorado River reservoir has fallen to a record low level, raising new concerns about a power source for millions of people in the U.S. West. Federal water officials that Lake Powell on t... Read More...

Salt Lake won’t host 2024 national GOP convention

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake City is no longer in the running to host the 2024 Republican National Convention. Gov. Spencer Cox confirmed during his monthly press conference on PBS-Utah that the state capito... Read More...

Voting groups sue, say redistricting wrongly diluted Utah voices

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Two voting-rights groups sued the state of Utah Thursday, seeking to block new redistricting maps they say unfairly solidify one-party GOP control and ignore a voter-approved independent c... Read More...

Study: Fewer crashes after Utah set strictest DUI law in US

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Car crashes and traffic deaths decreased in Utah after the state enacted the strictest drunken driving laws in the nation. A study published Friday by the National Highway Traffic Safety A... Read More...

Race is on to save the Great Salt Lake

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The largest natural lake west of the Mississippi is shrinking past its lowest levels in recorded history, raising fears about toxic dust, ecological collapse and economic consequences. But... Read More...

Woman dead in apparent hunting accident in northern Utah

ECHO, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a 58-year-old woman is dead after being shot in an apparent hunting accident in the northern Utah mountains on Monday. The Summit County Sheriff's Office says the woman was rid... Read More...

President Biden picks 6 lawyers for US prosecutor posts

WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — President Joe Biden has nominated six lawyers to run U.S. attorney’s offices across the country. The nominees announced by the White House on Wednesday for the top law enforcement positi... Read More...

Utah gov exempts state Capitol, facilities from mask mandate

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — GOP Gov. Spencer Cox exempted from a mask mandate the Utah Capitol and other state facilities Monday as conservative lawmakers prepared to begin meeting for the year, but the Salt Lake Cou... Read More...