Utah Government News

The 2014 Utah legislative session has come to a close, and our winter inversions have cleared for a season.

Utah has a long history of strong ties to the United Kingdom, with many Utahns able to track their familial lineage to Great Britain.

Gov. Gary Herbert's proposed alternative to Medicaid expansion is getting attention from neighboring states that initially rejected the coverage available under President Barack Obama's health care law.

Researchers at the University of Utah are offering a vision of the future for the American West, and it's a hot one.

In petitions filed April 7 and April 9, the state's attorneys allege that Third District Judge Elizabeth A. Hruby-Mills 'abused [her] discretion' by approving an adoption for one Lesbian couple and ordering the agency to issue a new birth certificate for their child.

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The largest U.S. outbreak of measles to occur in 15 years - affecting 214 children so far - is likely driven by travelers returning from abroad and by too many unvaccinated U.S. children, according to new research. The finding could highlight the dangers of a trend among some U.S. parents to skip the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine for their children, out of what many experts call misguided fears over its safety.

Agencies, businesses and schools across Utah are participating today in the third-annual Great Utah ShakeOut, the state's only statewide earthquake drill.

SAAVI volunteer Macy Keith leads a group of men and women in support of awareness about sexual assault at the Walk A Mil in Her Shoes event Wednesday afternoon.

Sir Peter Westmacott, the British ambassador to the United States, is interviewed prior to speaking on the U.K.-Utah business relationship at the Salt Lake Chamber Wednesday, April 16, 2014, in Salt Lake City.

The State of Utah is about to embark on its latest renewal of a grim tradition: preparing for the "big one " with The Great Utah ShakeOut .

At 17 years old, Marco learned that his kidneys were failing. To stay alive, he had to go to the University of Utah every Monday, Wednesday and Friday and be hooked to a life-saving dialysis machine from 5:30 to 10 a.m. "I barely even knew what a kidney or dialysis was, and suddenly, I found myself hooked up to a machine just to stay alive," said ... (more)

Utah used to be known for only two things - the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and skiing.

The mystic soul of poet Rainer Maria Rilke seemingly foretold Utah's forecast when he penned these words: "Spring has returned.

The reason for the green citrus fruit's absence is one of economics: the price per case of limes shot up from $14 to a whopping $100 after weather heavily damaged southern Mexico's lime crop.

Washington a Gov. Gary Herbert said the White House and outgoing Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius are inching closer to approving his alternative plan for expanding health-care for low-income Utahns through a block grant to the state, and the governor added that he's hopeful for a resolution this summer.

The Deseret News reports authorities are investigating the apparent suicide after 35-year-old David Finch died Sunday at Dixie Regional Medical Center.

After deductions have been tallied, checks have been cut and April 15 fades into a distant memory, most Utahns will stop stressing about their taxes.

The royal re-modelling of Miss Middleton: The red suit may be exactly the same but a host of subtle differences show just how much Kate has changed in just three years Pictured in their mugshots: The disgraced South Carolina politician, 51, and his 22-year-old 'girlfriend' whose pregnancy scare appears in Southern Charm Is this the worst Twitter ... (more)

In light of the tragic story unfolding in Pleasant Grove, advocates are promoting Utah's Safe Haven law to help potential parents know there are safe alternatives if they can't take care of their new baby.