U.S. House lawmakers are considering legislation adding a question about citizenship to the decennial Census Bureau headcount, similar to change unsuccessfully sought by former President Trump.
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted May 3 - 10:27 p.m.
The Mexican Senate approved a change to make it easier for U.S.-born kids of Mexicans to register their Mexican citizenship, an issue at times when their parents are deported from the United States.
Indigenous Health and Wellness Connections is hosting a gathering on Sunday in Salt Lake City to mark Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives Day of Awareness.
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted May 3 - 12:00 p.m.
The northbound lanes of U.S. 89 near Layton will be closed from Friday night to Monday afternoon to accommodate installation of a pipeline across the roadway.
The steep road to Powder Mountain, site of two fatal motor vehicle crashes since 2018 stemming from brake failure, will be getting a runaway truck ramp.
Cinco de Mayo, marking Mexico's victory over invading French forces on May 5, 1862, looms and numerous activities featuring Mexican music and folkloric dancing are scheduled around Utah.
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted May 2 - 12:03 p.m.
The University of Utah has released preliminary details of some of the changes to its equity, diversity and inclusion policies, as required by HB261, approved by lawmakers this year.
The Utah Pride Center faced financial uncertainty after the 2023 parade and festival but has scaled back costs and operations as the 2024 festival looms to address the money situation.
Utah Board of Education officials helped host a workshop meant to help immigrants navigate the process of converting their foreign credentials into Utah teaching licenses.
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted April 29 - 10:32 p.m.
Hill Air Force Base and Hill Aerospace Museum officials ceremoniously unveiled a $22 million, 91,000-square-foot addition to the museum, which boosts indoor space at the facility by 70%.
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted April 29 - 8:33 p.m.
Foes worried about the environmental impact of the proposed Weber County inland port project are pushing for more study into the plans as the date nears to formally consider the project.
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted April 29 - 6:17 a.m.
For six weeks in 1923, numerous Utes were held in a stockade in Blanding as part of the so-called Last Indian War. Now, Ute leaders are calling for a new look at what happened.
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted April 28 - 7:10 p.m.
Jace Norton learned Q'eqchi' while serving a mission to Guatemala and parlayed his skills into a company that helps federal officials contend with unaccompanied minors from the nation.
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted April 26 - 9:09 p.m.
The Somos Foundation has helped more than 800 Latino students over the years with scholarship money and announced the latest 20 recipients at an event on Thursday.
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted April 26 - 1:11 p.m.
Weber County officials are happy Snowbasin ski resort has been picked as a proposed site for the 2034 Olympics and hold out hope the Ice Sheet, host site for curling in 2002, will also be a location.
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted April 25 - 8:39 p.m.
A contingent of pro-Palestinian advocates is installing a memorial to Palestinians killed in the Israel-Hamas war at the Salt Lake City-County Building.
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted April 25 - 7:13 p.m.
After failure of a ballot question last November calling for up to $98 million in bonding for jail upgrades and a new sheriff's office structure, Weber County officials are considering a scaled-back plan.
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted April 24 - 8:03 a.m.
Undocumented immigrants in Utah sometimes gather outside locales like Home Depot seeking work, drawing fire from some, though they do so because they say they have no other options.
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted April 23 - 8:04 a.m.
UDOT has started work on a new I-15 interchange in Farmington. Plans are in the works for new or improved interchanges at 1800 North in Sunset and 24th Street in Ogden.
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted April 21 - 10:17 a.m.
With Passover to start Monday, Utah's Jewish community is alternately troubled at a spike in antisemitism in the wake of the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel and resolute in marking the holiday.
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted April 20 - 9:10 p.m.
While renovating a home, Jeremy Peterson found hardtack with handwritten notes on it, indicating it came from a Black soldier who fought in the 1898 Spanish-American War.
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted April 19 - 12:01 p.m.
Graduation celebrations by Latinos, the LGBTQ community and others attending Utah's universities can proceed this spring, but officials are parsing HB261 to determine whether they can continue next year.
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted April 18 - 12:00 p.m.
Utah Commissioner of Higher Education Geoffrey Landward addressed moves to adjust to the new state law revamping diversity programs, HB261, noting both challenges and possibilities.
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted April 18 - 10:02 a.m.
An audit shows Ogden leaders should track whether efforts to bolster the Ogden-Hinckley Airport's fortunes actually yield results to help counter its annual losses.