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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.

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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.

It's been a tough, rough week. You need to laugh, and when the sun is out, you've got something you can laugh about.

In rapid succession, the official Utah position on same-sex marriage has gone from mainstream conservative to merely retrograde to downright nasty.

Per capita, Utah has the highest number of young people in the country, and local advocates say it's everyone's job to make sure they grow up emotionally healthy and free from abuse and neglect.

The Bureau of Land Management is in the process of seizing 1,000 cattle from rancher Cliven Bundy as a 20-year feud between the two parties finally came to a head this year.

Utahns will get a chance to see some big names in the GOP, including potential presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, later this month at the Western Republican Leadership Conference .

Protecting the Medicaid ACOs from special interests who benefit from unconstrained Medicaid growth will be an ongoing battle.

Utah Department of Human Services, Division of Child and Family Services and Prevent Child Abuse Utah employees plant blue pinwheels at the Multi-Agency State Office Building in honor of Child Abuse Prevention Month Wednesday, April 9, 2014, in Salt Lake City.

The Utah Attorney General's Office is petitioning the Utah Court of Appeals to halt same-sex adoption proceedings as it appeals a federal judge's ruling that overturned the state's constitutional definition of marriage.

Curt Clawson addresses the media after his opponents finished speaking at their presser about his involvement with a Utah man convicted of assaulting a child.

A warm and breezy midweek forecast applied to the entire state of Utah as spring firmly took the region in its grip.

The 4-year-old struggled and cried in the arms of her father, Mario Astorga. Gissel received four vaccinations Tuesday at the South Main Public Health Clinic, including one for measles, mumps and rubella.

The ceremonial signing of Senate Bill 41 into law took place at Monroe Elementary School March 26, commemorating the involvement of fourth grade students from the school in advocating for the change of the state tree from the Colorado blue spruce to the quaking aspen.

When Utahans walk into the Utah DABC State Liquor Stores this month they will find that the number of marked down items has dropped back into the "high average" range.

When Sue Boerke was preparing for the birth of her first child, she felt delivering at home would be the best fit for her family.

The lawyers Utah tapped to defend a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage are more than hired hands selected for their experience and expertise .