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Utah 'Love Island' contestant faces new aggravated assault charges
SALT LAKE CITY — A Salt Lake man who gained notoriety on the reality TV show "Love Island" is facing felony domestic violence charges for the second time in a little over a month. Cashel Blew Barnett, 34, was charged Tuesday in 3rd District Court...

Forests' vanishing snow is also bad news for carbon storage
Forests like Mount Mansfield State Forest in Vermont are losing their snowpacks Douglas Rissing/Getty Images Many forests are losing their winter snowpack as global temperatures rise, and that could substantially slow their growth – and reduce the...

The LDS apostle who fought the Black priesthood ban, snuffed out a polygamy scandal and became a liberal champion
To many liberal members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, apostle Hugh B. Brown stood out as an ecclesiastical icon, a fierce warrior for social justice and a passionate proponent of ending the faith’s former temple/priesthood...

Voices: Salt Lake City is working to make its streets safer and more livable. The state shouldn’t stand in its way.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Traffic-calming obstacles along 1000 East in Salt Lake City on Thursday, March 7, 2024. Unless you are bedridden in Salt Lake City, you have certainly noticed the large number of streets closed for...

Utah Senator Mike Lee revises plan to sell off public lands in Idaho and 10 other states
BOISE, Idaho — Utah Senator Mike Lee has backtracked on his controversial plan to sell millions of acres of federal land across 11 western states, including Idaho, after the Senate parliamentarian ruled his original proposal violates Senate rules....

Parkite couple competing in Saturday’s Red Bull Soapbox Race in Salt Lake City
Parkite couple Joshua and Jennifer Riff have always wanted to compete in a soapbox race. Saturday afternoon at the Utah State Capitol Grounds, they’ll get their chance, thanks to Red Bull. The couple and their team, Beehave Yourself, were chosen...

Research Project Studies High Doses of an Opioid Use Disorder Medication Among Veterans
A team of researchers at Yale School of Medicine (YSM) is helping determine risks and benefits for higher-than-previously recommended doses of a medication to treat opioid use disorder. The upper daily limit of the medication, buprenorphine, was...

Utah governor takes over Western Governors’ Association chair
Utah Republican Gov. Spencer Cox became chair Tuesday of the bipartisan Western Governors’ Association. Cox, who succeeds New Mexico’s Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, will focus the group’s efforts on meeting energy demand across the West...

"If you put the two of us in a sumo ring I'd crush him": When former Utah HC Rick Majerus served up humor in response to Rick Pitino's Utes remarks
The late former Utah coach Rick Majerus and former Kentucky coach Rick Pitino was and is one among the top college basketball coaches. Majerus, known for his strategic mind and ability to develop players, had stops at Marquette, Ball State, Utah...

Eric Alan Poulson
Eric Alan Poulson, 52, passed away on 3 July 2025 at his home in Paradise, Utah, after 3 ½ years battling metastatic esophageal cancer. Eric was born 7 June 1973 in Pocatello, Idaho, to Neil J and Marita Jean Mann Poulson. He was the second of two...

The Key Podcast: Creating a Culture Where Innovation Thrives
Getting people to try new things can be hard, especially when you’re working with faculty who are often time poor, have varying levels of digital literacy and, in some cases, are averse to change. To succeed in getting faculty to experiment with...

Utah and its flagship university are diving headfirst into artificial intelligence, come what may.
Patrick Abbott loves cinema and would very much like to be a filmmaker. As a University of Utah student, he initially studied screenwriting before turning to editing, with the pioneering editor and sound designer Walter Murch (The Godfather,...

2 wrong-way drivers cause chaos on I-15 in Salt Lake City
SALT LAKE CITY — A frightening scene unfolded Sunday night on Interstate 15 just north of downtown Salt Lake City, as two separate wrong-way drivers entered the freeway within minutes of each other, causing one head-on crash and prompting serious...

Red Bull Soapbox Race rolls into Salt Lake City; local family gears up for wild ride
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Salt Lake City is known for being part engineering, part performance, and all-out wild. The Red Bull Soapbox Race captures the energy and is rolling into the city on Saturday — and one Utah family has made the cut. The...

Utah’s school voucher program is dominated by homeschoolers. It’s made reimbursements a ‘nightmare.’
About 80% of Utah’s school voucher recipients are homeschoolers, a much higher share than in other states with similar programs, according to state officials. That’s made the more than $80 million “Utah Fits All” program especially complicated to...

A Journey in Watercolor: Tony Foster’s Green River Diaries Exhibit Lands in Stockton
Adventure, art, and ancient stories come alive this summer at the University of the Pacific’s Reynolds Gallery as it unveils Tony Foster: Watercolour Diaries from the Green River, a breathtaking exhibition of original watercolors, artifacts, and...

Hydropower dam in need of fix; Swanton Village examines bladder options
HIGHGATE – A day after getting its check-up, the Orman Croft Hydroelectric Facility – also known as the Highgate Dam – suffered a major break. A 15-foot-long hole ripped along the 47-ton rubber air bladder bolted to its concrete top. The Village...

Scientists Recreate Mass Extinction Story at Zion National Park
June 5, 2025 — Springdale, UT The Zion Human History Museum has unveiled a striking new temporary exhibit, offering visitors a chance to travel 200 million years into the past—to a time of volcanoes, climate upheaval, and one of Earth’s largest...

Utah bond deal set to fund initial phase of development on state land
Net revenue from a bond-financed 5,000-person capacity event center will help pay off $247.75 million of unrated tax-exempt debt being sold for the initial phase of a mixed-use development on land owned by the state of Utah.Piper Sandler Bond...
TruGolf acquires AI and machine learning engineering firm mlSpatial
Salt Lake City-based TruGolf Holdings Inc., a golf technology company known for its golf simulators, has signed an agreement to acquire mlSpatial, an AI and machine learning engineering firm also headquartered in Salt Lake City. TruGolf said its...