Utah News Dispatch

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Grizzly bears in the lower 48 states are federally protected as a threatened species. A new memo from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Brian Nesvik says that endangered animals may be killed as long as the action was not “intentionally directed at a particular animal or animals.”

Trump administration says developers, loggers can kill endangered species

by Utah News Dispatch
Published: Sep 28, 2026

New homes are under construction in Heber Valley on Sept. 19, 2026.

‘Threat’ to block state funds from Wasatch County stirs anger over ‘top down’ development pressure

by Utah News Dispatch
Published: Sep 21, 2026

A Motorola automatic license plate reader in Summit County.

Utah lawmakers are eyeing new Flock camera regulations amid misuse controversies

by Utah News Dispatch
Published: Sep 17, 2026

Meta will pay up to $17.1B in landmark child safety settlement

Meta to pay $17.1B, institute new protections on apps in landmark child safety settlement

by Utah News Dispatch
Published: Aug 28, 2026

The Utah State Capitol building in Salt Lake City.

Utah lawmakers move to set higher bar for ballot initiatives — but voters will have a say in 2026

by Utah News Dispatch
Published: Aug 27, 2026

Community members protest ahead of a special Box Elder County Commission meeting to discuss the Stratos project, a massive data center proposed for an unincorporated area in Box Elder County, Utah, on May 4, 2026.

After data center debacle, Gov. Cox says MIDA has had ‘mission creep’ and needs ‘major reform’

by Utah News Dispatch
Published: Aug 21, 2026

A firefighter looks over a burned area from the Rocky Canyon Fire near Henefer, Utah, in a photo shared by fire officials on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026.

Utah’s intense, dangerous fire season could be its most expensive

by Utah News Dispatch
Published: Aug 14, 2026

A rendering of Morpheus, a micro nuclear reactor being developed by Nuclea Energy.

A compact, transportable nuclear reactor may come to Utah under new agreement

by Utah News Dispatch
Published: Aug 10, 2026

Students work in an art class at Wasatch Junior High School in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, March 12, 2024.

You’re not imagining it: Your kid’s school supplies cost more this year

by Utah News Dispatch
Published: Aug 3, 2026

High school students unlock magnetic locking pouches containing their phones after class with a newly established a phone-free policy in 2024. After the success of cellphone bans nationwide, state lawmakers are turning to legislation restricting how much time students can look at screen.

States move to limit classroom screen time

by Utah News Dispatch
Published: Jul 27, 2026

Karlee Kump, community health manager at Intermountain Primary Children's Hospital (left) with McKell Christensen of the Utah Drowning Prevention Coalition. Jordanelle Life Jacket Loaner Station on May 24, 2024.

State officials say bringing a life jacket to the water isn’t enough — they want you to wear it

by Utah News Dispatch
Published: Jul 24, 2026

The Bears Ears buttes, namesake of the Bears Ears National Monument, are pictured on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025.

Maps show new reduced Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante boundaries

by Utah News Dispatch
Published: Jul 21, 2026

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