1+ hour, 14+ min ago   (542+ words) RIVERTON — Mindie Packer's efforts to help the people of war-torn Ukraine haven't waned in the four-plus years of the nation's war with Russia. If anything, the Riverton woman's passion has intensified. She returned earlier this month from a 12-day trip…...

2+ hour, 12+ min ago   (424+ words) PAYSON — About 150 American companies launched a new coalition Friday aimed at getting defense technology into the hands of troops faster. The effort, called the Integrated Warfighter Ecosystem, brings together predominantly small and midsize businesses — many of them veteran-owned — to deliver…...

1+ day, 29+ min ago   (592+ words) WASHINGTON — Lawyers for Anthony Fauci have launched a legal defense fund for the former top U.S. infectious disease expert, saying that the need to respond to a growing number of state and federal investigations related ​to his handling of the…...

20+ hour, 21+ min ago   (562+ words) SALT LAKE CITY — When pioneers first settled the Salt Lake Valley in the middle of the 19th century, they set to work building dams and other infrastructure to divert water from City Creek and other rivers to irrigate in the valley....

20+ hour, 47+ min ago   (638+ words) FARR WEST — Two Weber County cities, Roy and Riverdale, are looking to move fire protection in the locales to the Weber Fire District, essentially shifting the operation of their respective fire departments to the special services district. Riverdale City Attorney…...

22+ hour, 48+ min ago   (349+ words) ESCALANTE — For some people who grew up around what's known as the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, that federal designation was not a welcome one. Ranchers like Link Chynoweth say the 1996 change only brought more tourists to lands that otherwise remained…...

23+ hour, 9+ min ago   (632+ words) WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has started the process to transfer $725 million to the United Nations, a congressional notification seen by Reuters showed, a move ​aid experts said was a welcome step towards paying billions in dues owed. There was no…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (363+ words) SALT LAKE CITY — Just because federal officials have dropped plans to build an immigrant detention center in Salt Lake City doesn't mean efforts to detain and deport those in the country illegally in Utah will fall by the wayside. The…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (591+ words) SALT LAKE CITY — Utah's newly-opened North Capitol building was renamed Friday for Mike Leavitt, Utah's 14th governor who served the state for a decade from 1993 to 2003. It's a rare honor for a living former public servant to have his name on…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (594+ words) WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced Friday that his administration will allow more beef to be temporarily imported into the U.S. without triggering higher tariffs, as he remains under pressure to cut costs and address affordability issues ahead of November's midterms....