Utah News

Utah, a state that has always been a leader in the percentage of residents who volunteer, appears to have inadvertently found a way to boost volunteerism: a four-day workweek.

Fourteen individuals are charged in three federal indictments -- two returned Wednesday and one returned in June -- with violations of federal drug laws in connection with the alleged distribution of cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine in Utah.

Utah's OneStop Business Registration reached a new milestone by registering its 100,000th business online Wednesday.

Pictured here is one of the two existing coal-fired units operating at the Intermountain Power Project near Delta.

The Utah Department of Health is reporting 14 swine flu-related deaths in Utah, up from 10 deaths reported two weeks ago.

The brother of a 16-year-old boy whose kidnapping sparked protests over the lawlessness in the region has been murdered.

Utah's Fire Marshall Ron Morris wants a ban on all novelty lighters that look like toys in the state because he says they are intriguing to children and are very dangerous.

For the first time in four decades, bar patrons were able to walk in the door of most any Utah watering hole, pull up a stool and order a drink without passing the quiz: "Are you a member?" Hundreds, if not thousands, of drinkers turned out to exploit their newfound freedom in a series of bar crawls in downtown Salt Lake City, including one ...

Utahns could see a wet Fourth of July as a departing high-pressure system and approaching low-pressure system could bring rainfall over the holiday weekend.

A man at the Utah State Prison was stabbed in the head by a fellow inmate Saturday.

Bartender Becca Jones prepares drinks recently at the Oyster Bar in Salt Lake City.

Ellie Smith performs at DISH Las Vegas charity event for Three Square at the Spring Preserve.

Two new locations and one new fish species at an existing advisory location have been added to Utah's mercury fish consumption advisory list.

Bartenders in Utah threw open their doors Wednesday as the state ditched a 40-year-old requirement that customers fill out an application, pay a fee and become a member of a private club before setting foot in a bar.

The Senate plans to hold a hearing next week looking into antitrust issues surrounding college football's Bowl Championship Series.

Nick Jennings, left, and Joe Aragon, both of Salt Lake City, enjoy a meal and drinks while watching sports at the Fiddler's Elbow in Salt Lake City on Saturday, June 27, 2009.

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced Monday that close to 700,000 acres of federal land in Western states, including Utah, will be set aside as solar energy study areas to be evaluated for their suitability for large-scale solar energy production.

A Utah Department of Health report shows there were 89 serious medical errors last year in Utah hospitals and surgical centers.

Premier Resorts International is still avoiding answering the question, "Where did the money go?" Two weeks ago, the affiliate Premier Resorts of Utah submitted a Statement of Financial Affairs to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Salt Lake City listing its assets and liabilities.

TOOELE, Utah -- An ambitious director might look at Mitch Halligan's property and see an instant B-movie classic: "Invasion of the Grasshoppers." The place is overrun with the greasy little bugs.