In response to shootings across the nation, the Utah Legislature passed a law last year mandating that all public schools have armed security on site.

At Holliday Lake State Park, rangers are working to keep it safe and accessible for you. Alyssa Menard is the park manager ...

Utah boasts far more than cringey reality shows and ultra-strict colleges. In fact, Salt Lake City has become one of America's trendiest cities and we all know Zion National Park is among the best in ...

Layoffs rippling through the federal government are affecting national parks and forests in Washington state, including at ...

“Both the Democratic and Republican parties in our state have been using ranked choice voting to fill vacancies from before ...

A state senator wants to work with the federal government on land trades and facility acquisitions to create two new state ...

The demonstration was organized by Utah March, and the group encouraged participants to show their support for immigrants, the LQBTQ+ community, and women’s reproductive rights. The march began as a ...

Utah student reading scores decreased again in 2024, though not as significantly as nationwide averages. Wasatch Back students perform better than the state average.

Heber City’s Proposed 4,000-Acre Annexation Heber City is currently considering the annexation of nearly 4,000 acres northeast of town, known as the Wasatch Highlands development.The proposal includes ...

The Great Salt Lake appears to have been a big draw last year, too. Antelope Island — always a crowd-pleaser — leaped past Snow Canyon to be Utah’s third most-visited state park in 2024, as it ...

(Photo: Isaac Hale, Deseret News) Meanwhile, Wasatch Mountain State Park in Wasatch County was the fastest grower among the Top 10. It surpassed 800,000 visits, an 18% jump from 2023, bouncing up ...