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Ripple effects of the Trump administration's crackdown on U.S. medical research promise to reach every corner of America. Delays in funding from the National Institutes of Health and massive planned cuts to that money, if they survive a court fight, would cost jobs.

The federal government is the largest employer in Weber and Davis counties. Leaders worry mass layoffs could hurt the local economy.

An estimated 1,000 National Park Service employees have been fired so far. That includes at least 20 rangers, by one unofficial count, from Utah’s popular and busy national parks.

The February mass firing of National Park Service employees has hit parks in southern Utah, including Zion and Bryce Canyon. That’s spurring worries about long lines and crowds as the parks’ busy season ramps up.

Workers who maintained trails, removed combustible debris from forests and secured funding for wildfire mitigation projects say the loss of these federal positions could impact public safety.

Massive federal layoffs are hitting communities across the West, including rural, recreation hotspots like McCall, Idaho. Here's how that town is responding.

Utah’s national park lands see over 15 million visitors each year, and that number continues to grow. Zion National Park is the country’s third-most visited park.

North America’s largest primary magnesium producer, US Magnesium, says the decision was due to a decline in the price of lithium carbonate.

Less than 1% of hands-on construction workers in Colorado are women. One group wants to encourage young girls about the variety of jobs in the industry through an interactive field day.

The Salt Lake News Guild would be the first union in the 154-year history of the newspaper.

New consumer sentiment numbers show Utah out ahead of the national mood, something attributable to the state’s natural optimism.

“We know very clearly who we serve and why we serve them,” said Salt Lake Community College’s president. “I think community colleges have that legacy.”