U.S. Air Force

The Hansen Federal Building in Ogden, pictured here Feb. 28, 2025, houses the IRS and other federal agencies.

The uncertainty of federal workforce cuts is leaving northern Utah feeling anxious

Macy Lipkin

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

The air traffic control tower on Oct. 9, 2024, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah.

Politics & Government

Utah’s Hill Air Force Base confirms drone sightings

Caroline Ballard

An uptick in drone sightings could signal a more crowded aviation ecosystem. The military, photographers, hobbyists, law enforcement, and even search and rescue operations all use unmanned aerial vehicles.

Sailboat on the Great Salt Lake with The Great Saltair in the distance, June 15, 2024. With Great Salt Lake’s sentinel landscape designation, it’s not just military installations that will see the benefits. Program administrators say it can also open the door to more conservation and recreational opportunities, like sailing.

Science & Environment

Can the military and conservation coexist? Great Salt Lake says yes

Sean Higgins

Over 2.7 million acres surrounding Great Salt Lake have been designated as a sentinel landscape by the federal government for its importance to national defense and conservation.

U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs assigned to the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings stage for combat training sorties at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, July 14, 2020.

Business & Economy

Utah’s defense and aerospace industry is booming amid global conflicts

Pamela McCall

According to the president and CEO of Utah’s defense and aerospace association, the industry brings as much as $25 billion to the state economy every year. Aaron Starks sat down with KUER to discuss the state of the industry in Utah.

Brig. Gen. Daniel Boyack, assistant adjutant general-Air, briefs Utah Gov. Spencer Cox on the capabilities of the KC-135R Straotanker on the flight line of Roland R. Wright Air National Guard Base in Salt Lake City, April 28, 2021.

Politics & Government

Cox and other governors see Pentagon plan as a ‘federalization’ of the National Guard

Saige Miller

Utah’s congressional delegation also spoke out against the Department of Defense’s legislative proposal to shift members of the Air National Guard to the U.S. Space Force.

Utah Department of Transportation crews work on the Mountain View Corridor projects in Utah County on April 25, 2024. The $466 million project will create a new route to Salt Lake County — bypassing I-15

Business & Economy

Road construction season is here. UDOT will spend billions on projects

Saige Miller

The bulk of funds will be allocated to widening roads and building new interchanges in counties across Utah.

FILE - In this photo released by the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), a Russian Tu-142 maritime reconnaissance aircraft, top, is intercepted near the Alaska coastline, Monday, March 9, 2020. A small and nonthreatening balloon spotted flying high over the mountainous Western United States was intercepted by fighter jets over Utah, Friday, Feb. 23, 2024, according to the North American Aerospace Defense Command.

Politics & Government

Small, nonthreatening balloon intercepted over Utah by NORAD

Associated Press

North American Aerospace Defense Command fighter pilots sent to investigate the balloon determined it was not maneuverable and did not present a threat to national security.

Flowers laid by firefighters are seen in front of the home of Craig Robertson, Thursday, Aug 10, 2023, in Provo, Utah. Robertson was killed by FBI agents Wednesday during a confrontation after making violent threats against President Joseph Biden and other public officials.

Politics & Government

Provo man who was killed after threats to Biden believed the government was corrupt

Associated Press

The family insisted in a statement Thursday that Air Force veteran Craig Deleeuw Robertson would not have committed violence over political disagreements.