Opinion: Utah is ready for a geothermal boom, but bureaucratic red tape is in the way

The United States is in the middle of a national energy emergency. It’s going to take an all-of-the-above approach to get out of it, and Utah is poised to lead the way in the West. Our state has vast, untapped power beneath our feet including geothermal …

What Florida can learn from Utah's ban on fluoride in water

With Florida set to ban fluoride in public drinking water, health officials in Utah — the first state to impose a similar prohibition — say Floridians without fluoridated water will suffer the most. “There's a large population of children, mostly from …

Golf cart crash sends Utah 9-year-old to the hospital in critical condition

ST. GEORGE, Utah — A 9-year-old in southern Utah had to be life-flighted to Las Vegas following a crash between a scooter and a golf cart in St. George. Police say the 9-year-old was taken to the hospital in very critical condition. According to officers, …

Survey: Is Utah Mammoth a good name for an NHL franchise?

What makes a great name for a hockey team? With the Utah Hockey Club officially deciding to be known as the Utah Mammoth last week, we have debated the new name at length here at The Athletic. Some people here like it. Others … well, not so much. Part of …

House Republicans look to rollback energy tax credits benefiting Utah businesses, municipalities

LAYTON — Nestled at the edge of the Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve in western Davis County are fields that fill the surrounding air with a sweet, floral aroma and the view with bursts of color. They're part of Perennial Favorites, a wholesale …

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New Era of Utah Basketball Begins

  A new era is underway for the University of Utah men’s basketball team, and it’s being built on transfers, opportunity and a fresh coaching philosophy. Following a busy offseason that saw a near-total roster overhaul, newly appointed head coach Alex …

Utah trauma doc gets national honor

SALT LAKE CITY — Whenever possible, during the 34 years Steve Allen was in charge of the post-traumatic stress disorder clinic at the George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, aka the VA Hospital, he would walk to and from work. It …

She made a temporary move for Goldman Sachs. Then Utah converted her.

Gemma Carlaw expected to be a temporary Utahn. The native Londoner moved from the UK in 2013 for Goldman Sachs, to join its burgeoning global markets team in Salt Lake City. It was a short-term change, she thought — she’d put in two years in Utah, get some …

Inside the 24/7 fight at Utah’s 2 busiest airports to keep migrating birds out of airplane engines

Utah’s two busiest airports both sit next to wetlands — major pit stops along a migratory bird superhighway literally called the “Pacific Flyway” that make it uniquely tricky to keep airplane traffic from colliding with cruising waterfowl. Among the most …