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With rising costs squeezing many Utah families, there is a growing disconnect between economic success markers like growth and the stock market and the feelings of everyday people. Economists say don’t ignore bad vibes.

The combined amount of water in Lake Powell and Lake Mead is now the lowest it has been in nearly 70 years.

Even though Utah has resources, many people look to their neighbors when they need help with animal evacuations. Local rescues and the Utah State University extension can help with livestock and finding foster homes while locals wait to go back home.

The National Weather Service has issued a weekend extreme heat watch. Utahns should expect temperatures up to 15 degrees above the norm.

Surveillance footage, DNA evidence and the debate about the line between religious and political views dominated day two of the pretrial hearing in Provo, Utah, for the man charged with killing Charlie Kirk.

This week’s hearing in Provo is focused on determining whether the state has enough evidence against Tyler Robinson, the man charged with the murder of Charlie Kirk, to go to trial.

In a five-day preliminary hearing starting July 6, prosecutors will lay out their evidence against Tyler Robinson. When it is over, Utah Fourth District Judge Tony Graf will decide whether the case will proceed to trial, with the death penalty on the table if heRobinson is convicted.

The Declaration of Independence may fit onto one long piece of parchment paper, but a lot went into drafting it. A team from Utah helped create a new digital tool that lets readers dig into all the details.

Mark Twain is said to have declared, “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.” A Utah Valley University history professor says we’re in a rhyming moment in U.S. history, even if it feels unprecedented. And if you think misinformation in the media is something new, Greg Jackson has some news for you.

Using public tools and an “old student-owned laptop,” the UVU Center for National Security Studies stumped the majority of its study test subjects.

Outside of the Beehive State, many might gawk at the idea of students opting out of coursework that makes them feel uncomfortable. Among Utahns, there seem to be wider-ranging and more nuanced perspectives.

More than 3,500 delegates descended on Utah Valley University in Orem Saturday for the state GOP convention. Challengers Karianne Lisonbee and Phil Lyman were relying on the convention to send them to the June primary ballot.