Utah News Dispatch

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Flags adopted as official banners of Salt Lake City, circumventing the state’s ban on most flags being displayed at government buildings and schools, hang outside the Salt Lake City and County building on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. The official city flags include the Salt Lake City flag, pride flag, Juneteenth flag and transgender flag.

Politics

‘Dumb flags’ and a ‘dumb bill’: Utah governor rolls his eyes at SLC’s workaround of flag ban

Utah News Dispatch 15 hours ago

The 1896 Sears mansion in Salt Lake City’s Liberty Wells neighborhood sustained major damage in the Magna Earthquake and was later demolished.

News

Seismologists say past research underestimates earthquake risks for Wasatch Front

Utah News Dispatch Jun 11, 2025

For “Family Connection Week” from June 9 to June 15 2025, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox wants Utahns to put down their screens and spend time with their families.

Health

Gov & Politics Health Utah Gov. Cox wants you and your family to unplug this week. Here’s why

Utah News Dispatch Jun 9, 2025

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A nurse gives Michaella a measles, mumps and rubella virus vaccine made by Merck at the Utah County Health Department on April 29, 2019 in Provo, Utah. These were Michaella's first ever vaccinations. She asked that only her first name be used.

News

Measles outbreak hasn’t hit Utah yet, but health officials are bracing for when it does

Utah News Dispatch Jun 2, 2025

Uranium mine waste (gray-green rock) at the now-closed Shinarump Mine site, 10 miles northwest of Moab.

Politics

Feds green-light uranium mine in Utah, first project approved under emergency energy declaration

Utah News Dispatch May 28, 2025

A supporter wears an “I love Medicaid” button during a news conference held at Pioneer Park in Salt Lake City on May 6, 2025.

Politics

Analysis: Upwards of 80K Utahns could lose health insurance under ‘big, beautiful’ bill’

Utah News Dispatch May 27, 2025

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Aimee Colton (left), UDOT social media manager, and Elizabeth McMillan, UDOT director of communications, pose for a selfie while holding the Golden Post Award for 2025 best social media team during the Government Social Media conference in Orlando, Florida on May 21, 2025.

News

Utah Department of Transportation’s ‘scrappy’ social media team wins national award

Utah News Dispatch May 22, 2025

The downtown Salt Lake City skyline is backdropped by fresh snow on the Wasatch Mountains on Monday, January 15, 2024.

News

Utah economy, job creation lead the nation but aren’t safe from federal policies’ impact

Utah News Dispatch May 19, 2025

A solar installation in Emery County, with PacifiCorp’s Hunter coal-fired power plant in the background, is pictured on Wednesday, July 31, 2024.

Environment

Tax bill proposal terminating clean energy credits may increase Utahns’ energy costs

Utah News Dispatch May 16, 2025

The Newspaper Rock Petroglyphs are pictured along Indian Creek in Bears Ears National Monument near Monticello on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025.

Environment

In push for efficiency, Navajo president urges federal administration to protect Bears Ears

Utah News Dispatch May 15, 2025

Health

As Utah’s fluoride ban begins, health officials urge Utahns to protect their teeth

Utah News Dispatch May 6, 2025

Voters sign the referendum at a local signature gather at O'Shucks in Pinebrook on April 1, 2025.

Politics

Referendum appears likely as labor groups meet signature threshold in effort to overturn union bill

Utah News Dispatch Apr 29, 2025

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