Utah primaries test Trump's pull in a state that has half-heartedly embraced him
Republican voters in Utah are set to decide whether retiring U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney will be succeeded by someone similarly willing to challenge GOP hard-liners or a farther-right candidate who pledges to fall in line with former President Donald Trump.
Tribes say their future is at stake as they push for Congress to consider Colorado River settlement
Navajo officials are celebrating the signing of legislation outlining a proposed water rights settlement that will ensure supply from the Colorado River and other sources for three Native American tribes and more security for drought-stricken Arizona.
No hate crime charges filed against man who yelled racist slurs at Utah women's basketball team
A northern Idaho prosecutor wonโt bring hate crime charges against an 18-year-old accused of shouting a racist slur at members of the Utah womenโs basketball team while the team was in Idaho to attend the NCAA Tournament.
Police say use of racial slur clearly audible as they investigate racist incidents toward Utah team
Police investigating racist incidents directed toward the Utah womenโs basketball team when they were near their Idaho hotel while in town for the NCAA Tournament say theyโve found an audio recording in which the use of a racial slur was clearly audible.
Polygamous sect leader pleads guilty in scheme to orchestrate sexual acts involving children
The leader of an offshoot polygamous sect near the Arizona-Utah border has pleaded guilty to conspiring to transport underage girls across state lines in what authorities say was a scheme to orchestrate sexual acts involving children.
Louisiana Legislature opened window for sex abuse survivors to sue, but state's high court shut it
Advocates for adult victims of childhood sexual abuse say they will ask Louisianaโs Supreme Court to reconsider a ruling that wiped out 2021 legislation giving them a renewed opportunity to file damage lawsuits.
Eagles' Don Henley quizzed at lyrics trial about time a naked 16-year-old girl overdosed at his home
Don Henley has testified that what he calls a โpoor decisionโ led to authorities finding drugs and a naked 16-year-old girl suffering from an overdose at his Los Angeles home in 1980 and spurred the Eagles co-founderโs arrest.
Utah governor approves censure of school board member who questioned a student's gender
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has signed legislation censuring a conservative member of the state Board of Education whose social media post questioning the gender of a high school basketball player triggered a firestorm of derogatory comments.
YouTube mom who gave parenting advice, Ruby Franke, pleads guilty in child abuse case
A Utah mother of six who gave parenting advice via a once-popular YouTube channel called โ8 Passengersโ has pleaded guilty to four counts of aggravated child abuse for physically and emotionally abusing two of her children.
Total GivingTuesday donations were flat this year, but 10% fewer people participated in the day
The nonprofit organization GivingTuesday estimates that donors gave $3.1 billion this year on what has become one of the most important fundraising dates for U.S. nonprofits, the Tuesday after Thanksgiving.
Utah's multibillion dollar oil train proposal chugs along amid environment and derailment concerns
One of the United States' biggest rail investments in more than a century could be an 88-mile line in Utah that would run through tribal lands and national forest to move oil and gas to the national rail network.
Washington and Oregon leave behind heritage -- and rivals -- for stability in the Big Ten
A day after leaving behind more than a century as a tenant to the premier athletic conference on the West Coast, Washingtonโs leadership says stability was at the forefront of its decision to join the Big Ten Conference.