A Senate committee voted down SB 209, a bill that would have launched a dam-and-reservoir project and created Gooseberry Narrows State Park in Sanpete County. Supporters said it would unlock long‑unused water rights; opponents warned it would divert downstream flows.

Students at Utah Valley University plan a sit-in after Border Patrol was listed as a recruiter at the campus career fair. Organizers say the action will be peaceful.

City staff briefed council on a plan to sell the long-dormant Northwest Pipeline site for $1M to a developer group proposing nearly 200 affordable units and ground-floor retail.

Utah County Attorney Jeff Gray found a Saratoga Springs officer’s October 2024 shooting unjustified; investigators found no gun and prosecutors will review charges.

State officials want to pay farmers to lease water back to the Great Salt Lake and have asked lawmakers for about $5 million to pilot the idea.

Pockets of freezing fog may reduce visibility Saturday morning before clearing to mostly sunny skies and a high near 53°F.

Three undocumented Mexicans were indicted in Utah for distributing fentanyl, after a large-scale drug bust by federal law enforcement seized 177,000 pills.

A University of Utah study of Azores clouds finds the 2020 shipping‑fuel switch changed droplet size and rainfall but left cloud reflectivity largely unchanged. The results complicate simple assumptions about aerosol cuts and warming.

A 22-year-old man died after a crash on I-15 north of Brigham City. Troopers say his car may have struck another vehicle and the investigation is ongoing.

Hawaiian singer Kalani Pe‘a will perform at The Covey in Utah, highlighting his fusion of traditional and modern music, alongside local Polynesian dance.

Utah paid roughly $30 million for the shuttered U.S. Magnesium plant and says it will dedicate the site's water rights to benefit the Great Salt Lake.

Park City's Planning Commission discusses the 2025 General Plan, Main Street reopens post-Sundance, the city adopts a new transit vision with bus lanes, and artists can submit bike rack designs by January 30.

A car crashed into a North Logan home, causing no injuries; firefighters responded quickly. The cause is unclear, and authorities are investigating the incident.