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Wildfires are on the rise across the American West and other fire-prone regions of the world, and most environmentalists agree that global warming is largely to blame.

Utah running back Harvey Langi during University of Utah football practice in Rice-Eccles Stadium Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2011, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Student protests at college campuses across the country have been a part of American culture for many years now.

This week we celebrate the arrival 167 years ago of Brigham Young and the vanguard of Mormon pioneers in the Great Basin.

Strontium is a trace element and a mineral people use to make glow-in-the-dark paints and toothpaste for sensitive teeth.

The three women are Ellen Kimball, Harriet Young and Clarissa Young. Pratt and Snow became the first two members of Brigham Young's wagon train to enter the Salt Lake Valley when they arrived as scouts on July 21, 1847.

Chuck Roberts, of West Valley City, created a special "no trespassing" sign. It lets law enforcement know a dog is on the premises and the owner does not consent to search.

According to information listed by lawmakers, people who received their bachelor's degree from BYU make up about a third of both the state House and Senate.

With just over a month to go before the football season begins, the University of Utah has been picked to finish fifth in the South Division of the Pac-12 in a preseason poll voted upon by the media.

The board meets Thursday in Chicago to consider the request for a budget increase and several other proposals, including a raise for basketball coach John Groce.

Draper a The mayor says he's optimistic that city leaders will give more time for efforts to prevent Draper's historic Park School from being torn down.

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Robert E. Marc, Ph.D., director of research at the University of Utah's John A. Moran Eye Center, has been named by the International Society of Eye Research as the recipient of the Houston, Texas-based Retina Research Foundation's 2014 Paul Kayser International Award in Retina Research.

As Pioneer Day approaches, Utah tends to remember only those Mormon settlers who survived on boiled mush, sour weeds or - in some cases - nothing at all as they crossed the Western plains.

Furniture store Lovesac will be one of the final stores committing to the Mall at University Town Center before it opens Oct. 16. Lovesac is known for modular furniture called "sectionals" that can be rearranged to create various layouts for a couch or loveseat, ottomans and so on.

Nehring, who will leave his post in February, according to an announcement issued by the court, had served eight years as a judge in 3rd District Court before he was appointed to the state's high court by Gov. Mike Leavitt in May 2003.

Gay-rights groups heralded the executive order as a historic advancement, but others, including Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, criticized Obama for not carving out contractors tied to a religion.

But he also realizes that it's addressing a hot-button issue in Salt Lake City right now: the death of Geist, the 2-year-old Weimereiner dog shot by a police officer June 18 .

Woodrats from northern Utah were better able to eat toxic plants after receiving microbe-filled fecal transplants, according to a new study by the University of Utah.

The wheezing, coughing, and gasping for breath that come with a sudden asthma attack aren't just the fault of an overactive immune system.