The council discussed at length the potential benefits and liabilities of a unique financing model.
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The Utah Department of Transportation will announce where it intends to build the bypass in January. After the announcement, locals will have several ways to share feedback.
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The Park City Council has adopted the updated Clark Ranch Conservation Easement. It protects most of the land as open space.
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The map includes roughly 60,000 buildings across Utah on the outer edges of development with wildfire risk.
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Wasatch County Sheriff Jared Rigby said his office is making some changes as it heads into 2026, including more frequent check-ins with county leaders.
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As measles started to spread across the country, the Summit County Health Department took a proactive approach. It partnered with school districts to protect students before outbreaks in the Wasatch Back.
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Utah's Department of Transportation bought 7 acres from Stuart Adams' development company — more than the highway project needed. An auction to sell off the land at a state profit was later abruptly canceled.
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Like in her debut novel “The Measure,” New York Times Bestselling author Nikki Erlick’s second book “The Poppy Fields” asks readers a thought-provoking question: “What would you be willing to risk to make your grief go away?”
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Civic leaders say "test events" will help residents, governments and athletes prepare for Utah 2034.
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Wohali avoided a foreclosure Monday after missing a $3 million-plus payment during bankruptcy proceedings.
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Two Americans will head to Milano Cortina this winter to compete in ski mountaineering. Team USA secured its spot in the 2026 Games at Solitude Mountain Resort Dec. 6.
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The etymology of mistletoe — a plant with small, oval evergreen leaves and waxy white berries — may strike some as repugnant.
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An accused gunman in Sydney's Bondi Beach massacre was charged with 59 offenses including 15 charges of murder on Wednesday, as hundreds of mourners gathered to begin funerals for the victims.
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The Trump administration announced Tuesday it was expanding travel restrictions to an additional 20 countries and the Palestinian Authority, doubling the number of nations affected by sweeping limits.
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