Utah Gov. Spencer Cox and 10 other Western governors gathered at Deer Valley Resort's Stein Eriksen Lodge for the annual Western Governors' Association annual meeting.
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Dan Hemmert is MIDA’s next executive director. He previously served as a Utah state senator and led the Governor’s Office of Economic Development.
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Governors from across the U.S. West gathered in Park City June 30 for their annual meeting.
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AUSL reigning champions, the Utah Talons women's softball team leads the league with a 10-4 record.
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The ski area near Beaver lost its largest day lodge to the Cottonwood Fire, but some of the resort remains nearly untouched.
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Nearly 200 countries have joined the Plastic Free July movement with more than 170 million participants, including Wasatch Back residents.
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Seven new sites were listed on Preservation Utah’s endangered historic places list for 2026, including an old mining building in Park City.
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The national Operation Dry Water campaign is focused on preventing boating under the influence.
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The Provo City Council now has the final say on the proposed 20,000 seat amphitheater at the base of Provo Canyon.
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Salt Lake City bookstores teamed up with Utah’s LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce on the giveaways, which they say they won’t stop until the state stops banning books.
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Local crews and volunteers are urgently removing garlic mustard — a noxious weed covering around 1,200 acres in Summit County. The abnormal winter shortened the pulling season.
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While the U.S. isn't a bona fide soccer nation yet, the past three weeks have perhaps shown what it would feel like if it were.
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Police are investigating whether negligence during construction work caused the collapse in the eastern city of Lahore on Tuesday.
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As he marches on, his flag blows back into his face, leaving him unaware he is only a step away from a perilous fall. As usual with Banksy's art, the statue presents a sharp critique of society.
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