Utahns picked up books in schools, libraries and workplaces Friday for the first statewide Utah Reads Read-a-Thon, with more than 275,000 students and adults expected to participate.
Good grades have paid off for Greydon Holliday, a seventh-grade student at Albert R. Lyman Middle School.
Artificial intelligence has ushered in a new era of deception, making scams more sophisticated and harder to spot than ever before.
Utah health, poison control, and agriculture officials are issuing an urgent public health warning following four deaths across the state linked to high-potency, illegal chemical compounds found in
Utah faced its most severe wildfire season in nearly two decades in 2026, with 1,227 fires burning 560,823 acres across the state.
Stupid is as stupid does. That pretty much sums up how I learn life’s lessons. I wish I had that personality that readily accepts wisdom and advice from others, but I don’t.
Hundreds of San Juan School District high school students gathered at San Juan High School on Sept. 29 for Civics Day, where they learned about voting, government and civic participation.
The Manti‑La Sal National Forest plans to conduct prescribed burns this fall and into winter, as conditions allow, on the Monticello, Ferron/Price, and Sanpete Ranger Districts across San Juan, San
Canyonlands Natural History Association is now accepting applications for its 2027 Discovery Pool grant program.
Utah entered 2026 with heightened concerns about the wildfire season, given the record-low snowpack.
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