At the center of these statewide trends is a race to represent the area surrounding Utah’s Capitol, a fitting microcosm of the forces leading young families to flee a state best known for strong family formation.

A former member of Congress, who pulled off a rare win for a Democrat in Utah, is drawing early support from an influential national political action committee as new political boundaries offer an unexpected chance to pick up a seat in the deep-red state.

In a news release about $4 million going to the Utah Food Bank, the state's top elected leaders blamed Democrats for the federal shutdown, even as Republican control all branches of government.

Another consequential matchup in the competitive Big 12 kicks off under the lights this weekend in one of three ranked-on-ranked matchups in college football, a

Utah and six other states along the Colorado River are pushing up against a deadline to figure out as a group how to manage the river and its reservoirs.

The Advocacy for Community and Environment, on behalf of Beaver, Millard, Juab and Tooele counties, wrote a letter to high-level politicians recently, reiterating its concern regarding the Pine Valley Water Supply Project in central Utah, which is supported by Iron County.

As the clock ticks down towards many Utahns losing their SNAP benefits due to the prolonged government shutdown, the state announced Thursday that it is committing up to $4 million to local food banks