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The Pac is back with a new lineup. Oregon State and Washington State remain, while six new football programs join: Boise State, Colorado State, San Diego State, Utah State, Texas State and Fresno State.
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The only person to break the sound barrier in a car has earned another world record, this time in a show of force for hydrogen power. British driver Andy Green reached 406.320 mph in a car powered by two hydrogen internal combustion engines, setting the record for that vehicle category.
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Growing up in Utah is now a largely urban experience. But the Cowboy Camp organized by the USU Extension wants to get more teens to trade screen time for saddle time.
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Trout need cool water to survive. But record heat this summer has driven water temperatures to levels that can kill fish. Wildlife officials are responding by banning fishing during certain hours on rivers and streams across the U.S. West.
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Hidden beneath layers of insulation at Heber Valley’s Soldier Hollow Nordic Center is a bounty of snow protected from Utah’s glaring summer heat. Hopefully, the gift-wrapped package will pay off for the 2034 Winter Olympics.
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The U.S. Biathlon board of directors voted Wednesday to push back a planned merger with U.S. Ski & Snowboard in order to review the details after facing opposition from its community. A working group is being set up and will present a draft by late August.
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The only place to find the Coral Pink Sand Dunes tiger beetle is in a tiny sliver of the southern Utah desert. So as climate change and recreation threaten its fragile habitat, it has nowhere else to go.
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There’s no good time to lower a reservoir, said one researcher, but this is “probably the least bad time.”
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As men face growing challenges with loneliness and belonging, some Utahns are finding community through the outdoors — but breaking into the state's recreation culture can be intimidating for beginners.
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High schoolers in Utah County are pushing for girls to race the same distance as boys on mountain biking courses.
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It’s been a year since the new Marshall White Center opened in Ogden. Many families have qualified for reduced-cost memberships, but what exactly is free is still in question.
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McNichol, a former Park City Ski Team coach, served as head coach of the U.S. squad from 2002-08, a period when the team featured ski racers such as Ted Ligety, Bode Miller, Steven Nyman, Marco Sullivan and Daron Rahlves.
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Lake Powell’s dire water level forecast is prompting an unprecedented move: transporting a massive marina to deeper waters. It’s another example of how the West’s historically dry, warm year is straining the Colorado River.
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The proposed Little Cottonwood Canyon gondola would need 22 towers to support it. The nonprofit Canyon Guard opposes the project and thinks Utahns don’t get how big the infrastructure will be. So, they’ve created a virtual tour of it.