The International Olympic Committee said Utah could remain the host of the 2034 Winter Games if they didn’t undermine the World Anti-Doping Agency.
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Taberon Dave Honie is scheduled to die by lethal injection on Aug. 8 for the 1998 killing of his girlfriend’s mother.
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The monsoon has fizzled so far this year in Utah. Even so, it’s “been a tale of two summers” where northern Utah has been drier than the southern end of the state.
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One of Utah’s oddities is its state bird: the California Gull. To celebrate Pioneer Day, RadioWest is talking about the story that made Utah honor the gull and other folktales from our state’s history. Join us for stories about Utah’s rich cultural past.
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Lovell has twice been convicted of capital murder and was sentenced to death by lethal injection for the 1985 killing of Joyce Yost. Justices upheld his conviction and sent the case back to a lower court for resentencing.
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They’ve been going at it for decades. The tension reached a new level when the International Olympic Committee awarded the 2034 Winter Olympics to Salt Lake City but inserted contract language demanding its leaders pressure the U.S. government to lobby against a anti-conspiracy law passed in 2020.
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The Utah Department of Transportation controls Main Street and has a variety of ideas to improve pedestrian safety in Moab. But advocates say they leave out a big one: lowering speed limits.
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Although the state has changed a lot since it first hosted the Games in 2002, people say Utah knows what to expect this time around.
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Salt Lake City’s final approval in a vote by International Olympic Committee members will bring back the Winter Games 32 years after first hosting in 2002.
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Provo sees the statewide program as a one-size-fits-all conservation solution that doesn’t fit its needs. One water expert disagrees.
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“I revere this office, but I love my country more,” President Joe Biden said from behind the Resolute Desk.
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The ever-stretched Colorado River is in peril. PBS News science correspondent Miles O’Brien hosts a live discussion, at 7 p.m. EDT / 5 p.m. MDT that looks at these challenges and answers your questions.
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Relatives of victim Claudia Benn offered emotional testimony about the crime on Tuesday before Utah's parole board. They said her slashing and stabbing death still traumatizes their close-knit Native American community.
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