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On Scene Commander of Recovery Jasmine Nakayama attaches the sample return capsule from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission to a helicopter for transport to the cleanroom, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023, shortly after the capsule landed at the Department of Defense's Utah Test and Training Range. The sample was collected from the asteroid Bennu in October 2020 by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft.

What it was like on the ground in Utah as NASA’s asteroid sample stuck its landing

The sample from the OSIRIS-REx mission could shed light on the history of the solar system and how life came to be. As one NASA scientist put it, “It’s the first time we’ll be able to look for the building blocks of life and trust the results, right, that this is not contamination.”

A wildlife agent holds an invasive rusty crayfish that was found in Grand Lake in September 2023. The species can pose a threat to other fish and plants, and Colorado Wildlife is focused on stopping it from spreading to other nearby bodies of water.

Officials are on alert after the rusty crawfish shows up near the Colorado River

The invasive rusty crayfish was discovered in Lake Granby, and Colorado Parks and Wildlife is concerned because of its proximity to the Colorado River.

Ogden Mayoral Debate

2023 Ogden Mayoral Debate, Oct. 19 at 6:30 p.m.

Empower Utah's Voice with Planned Giving

Carlee Faust, who has been homeless in Salt Lake City for about a year, stands in front of a recently fenced-off area on 500 West behind the old Rio Grande Depot on Sept. 20, 2023. Many homeless people used to live in the area, including some of her friends.

Fences go up near the Rio Grande Depot after Salt Lake clears 500 West homeless camp

After Salt Lake City fenced off the median island on 500 West, advocates are worried that people have been pushed farther away from homeless services.

Bumblebees, like this one in Salt Lake City at Red Butte Gardens, are among Utah’s many native bees. They may not be as famous as the honeybee, but they are actually better for the state’s plants.

Utah’s native bees are in trouble and fall is a great time to help them

Don’t wait till the fall. Beehive State gardeners can act now to plant late-bloomers or, even better, they can put off trimming up the yard.

The wood from Hickory trees have a Janka wood hardness scale rating of 1,820.

The Janka Wood Hardness Scale

When you're contemplating a remodel of your house, or trying to decide which cutting board to buy, how do you know which wood is best?

Gov. Spencer Cox speaks at his monthly news conference in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023.

America is on ‘a very dark path,’ says Gov. Cox, and it ‘scares the hell out of me’

Utah’s governor pointed to polarization fueled by social media and cable news as one of the warning signs of a republic in decline.

Park City’s Church of Dirt offers breathtaking views of the Wasatch mountains. But what started out as a little-known community space is now plagued by overuse.

The beauty and whimsy of Park City’s Church of Dirt has now become its curse

City officials worry that the picturesque venue is suffering from a “privatization” of public open space.

The new, larger city hall under construction downtown is a sign of the growing pains St. George is going through as it rapidly expands, Sept. 20, 2023.

They’re packed ‘like sardines’ at city hall so St. George is building a new one

The new, larger city hall under construction in downtown is a sign of the growing pains St. George is going through as it rapidly expands.

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