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Gov. Terry Branstad has signed eight bills into law, including one that creates a less-adversarial approach to investigating reports of child abuse.
Report: Medicaid expansion comes with 'significant' costs to taxpayers
No matter how it's sliced or diced, Medicaid expansion will cost the state and taxpayers, but it might also provide a savings for at least a few years and serve as a boost to the local economy.
Utahns ready to help tornado storm victims
In Moore, Okla., at least 24 people - including nine children - were killed, and more than 200 people were injured by the 200-mph winds across 17 miles.
Program urges gardeners to grow an extra row for the food pantry
As budgets tighten, nutrient-rich fresh fruits and vegetables often get ejected from the grocery cart in favor of cheaper, more filling food choices.
Utah's Common Core Opposition Turns Up The Heat at the Republican Convention
Those following the safety of our children are likely to have heard about the ongoing opposition to Common Core and CSCOPE .
Tribune and KUED kick off 'The Utah Bucket List'
About a year and a half ago, Salt Lake Tribune outdoor writer Brett Prettyman was having coffee with KUED-Channel 7 's Ken Verdoia and pitching him a few ideas for documentaries.
As Utah's star rises after 2 recessions, lessons linger
With few exceptions, the pattern of jobs distributed across Utah is largely unchanged after two recessions since the turn of the new century.
Task force aims to end teen suicide in Utah
Provo school officials have not lost one youngster to suicide in the past seven years, a remarkable fact given suicide's prevalence in other parts of the Beehive State.
Utah gun sales, permits triple since Sandy Hook
Utahns made an all-time high 23,000 gun purchases in December, the same month as the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.
Gun-toting Utah teachers to parents: Your kids are safe with us
One Utah teacher's worst nightmare goes something like this: A gunman slips into his school, draws weapons, aims and fires at his kids.
Natural gas rate hike would cost typical Utah user $50 a year
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.
Dept. of Corrections therapist charged with having sex with parolee
A therapist contracted by the Utah Department of Corrections is facing a felony charge after police say she had sex with a parolee she was counseling.
Lawsuit would force Utah to clean winter pollution
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.
Childhood neighbors battling brain tumors a sign of bigger problem?
As children they played together, growing up in the same Sandy neighborhood. Now three women, all in their early 30s, are fighting the same deadly brain tumor.
Utah GOP convention agenda includes vote on Common Core
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.
I frequently hear that Utah is one of the most conservative states in the union.
Utah board wants Herbert to reconsider Snake Valley water rejection
Tribune file photo) Dave Baker, a third-generation Snake Valley rancher, looks at the Stateline Spring which is a critical source of water for farmers and ranchers near the towns of Baker, Nev., and Utah's Garrison and EskDale.
Mysterious fungus runs rampant in Southwest; Utah sees fewer cases
A little-understood disease is on the rise in the nation's Southwest, leaving a few unlucky people with serious illness, including pneumonia and meningitis.
Salt Lake Postal Service customers savvy about mail technology
A lot of Utahns are perfectly happy to bypass the Post Office when they want to buy stamps or take other steps to use the mail.
Brian Moench's " Spray at your own risk " troubled me. Pesticides harm humans and other animals, but our state government does little.