Utah News

Washington a A plunge in the cost of gas drove down a measure of U.S. consumer prices last month by the most since December 2008.

The Utah Republican Party could be on the verge of making a significant change to the way candidates are selected.

A 17-year-old driver and two passengers who allegedly were huffing an aerosol can crashed their car into a Riverton house Friday afternoon after the driver lost consciousness behind the wheel.

Plans for the West Davis Corridor have changed again, and the Utah Department of Transportation wants to take the path of least resistance.

PROVO a The soon-to-behead of the National PTA told Utah members Thursday he believes it's possible for the group to reverse a trend of declining membership in some states and misconceptions about its politics.

The Salt Lake Tribune) Wasatch Peak Academy first-grader Joshua Tibbitts, 7, reads out loud with the rest of his class on Wednesday, May 15, 2013.

"There are good days and bad days. Life still goes on whether I have a tumor or not," she said during a recent doctor's appointment at the Huntsman Cancer Institute.

For most of the past five years, Utahns have enjoyed the benefits of an abundance of natural gas that has kept the lid on monthly bills for the fuel used to keep their homes warm and their water hot.

Landslide experts say last month's rock avalanche at the Bingham Canyon Mine in Utah has all the signs of being North America's biggest one to date, not counting ones that happened before records were kept or those tied to volcanoes.

Bluffdale a Families of veterans who want to scatter their ashes but still honor their memories with markers have a new option: the Utah Veterans Cemetery & Memorial Park in Bluffdale.

WildEarth Guardians filed suit against the Environmental Protection Agency in the U.S. District Court in Denver on Wednesday, saying the agency failed to uphold the Clean Air Act and to protect Utahns' health by not making the state clean up fine-particle pollution.

The Utah senator who takes the lead in setting state liquor policy on Wednesday said lawmakers will closely consider the National Transportation Safety Board's recommendation that states reduce their drunk-driving thresholds.

The 30-year-old was charged Wednesday in 2nd District Court with torture of a companion animal, a third-degree felony.

Brighton's Jackson Barton stands with his parents Paul and Mikki between basketball games at the school in Salt Lake County Friday, Feb.

As the three girls hit by a car in Midvale Tuesday afternoon were recovering Wednesday, others were discussing distracting driving and measures to prevent it.

Opponents of the Common Core State Standards are taking their fight to Utah's Republican Party, asking delegates to vote on a strongly worded resolution opposing the new educational benchmarks at the party's organizing committee this Saturday.

Utah Attorney General John Swallow speaks out Jan. 14, 2013, in his office at the state Capitol about allegations that he was involved in improper deals.

Former presidential candidate Mitt Romney is reportedly building a new house in Utah, which would be one of the three houses where he plans to split his time.

Sen. Orrin Hatch is calling on Internal Revenue Service Acting Commissioner Steve Miller to resign over the targeting of tea party groups seeking tax-exempt status.

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