Planes are pictured at Salt Lake City International Airport in Salt Lake City on Saturday, May 4, 2024. Utah has remained the top state overall in the nation, according to the latest U.S. News and World Report ranking. As one of the fastest-growing states in the country, Utah has proven year after year that it can sustain its increasing population. According to the latest U.S. News and World Report ranking, the Beehive State has remained at the top. The study focused on over 70 metrics and thousands of data points...

SALT LAKE CITY — Miss USA titleholder and former Miss Utah USA Noelia Voigt announced Monday she would be stepping down from her current Miss USA role. "I realize this may come as a large shock to many," she wrote on Instagram. "Never compromise your physical and mental well-being." Voigt, 24, was crowned Miss Utah USA while representing Park City on July 8, 2023, and won the Miss USA title on Sept. 29, 2023. She promised she would use her bilingual and bicultural heritage to connect with people across the...

SALT LAKE CITY — A late-season winter storm that arrived in Utah this weekend has already produced over 2 feet of snow in some parts of the Wasatch Mountains, but some areas could receive another foot of snow by the end of Tuesday. The National Weather Service extended its winter storm warning for the Wasatch and West Uinta mountain ranges on Monday. It was originally slated to expire Tuesday morning, but it'll now remain in place throughout Tuesday. While Alta Ski Area has wrapped up its 2023-2024 season, the resort...

Natalie Gochnour, associate dean at the David Eccles School of Business and director of the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, unveils the 2024 Utah Economist magazine covers during the One Utah Summit at the Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City on Friday, April 12, 2024. Utah government and business leaders united at a Friday gathering to celebrate the state’s high-flying economy, including a plaudit earlier this week from The Wall Street Journal that named the Salt Lake metropolitan area the country’s top spot for jobs, but also cautioned that...

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah will receive $317 million in federal funding to address disparities in internet access and affordability for residents after the Department of Commerce accepted the state's Digital Equity Plan, the agency announced Thursday. "High-speed internet isn't a luxury anymore; it's become an absolute necessity," President Joe Biden said in remarks on broadband investment last year. "With this funding, along with other federal investments, we're going to be able to connect every person in America to reliable high-speed internet by 2030." As part of the $2.3 trillion...

Karl Stoss, Future Host Commission for the Olympic Winter Games chair, Colin Hilton, Olympic Legacy Foundation president and CEO, and Fraser Bullock, president and CEO of the Salt Lake City-Utah Committee for the Games, remark on an Austrian flag flying as members of the International Olympic Committee’s Future Host Commission, IOC, U.S. Olympic and Paralympic leaders arrive to tour the Utah Olympic Oval in consideration for the 2034 Games in Kearns on Friday, April 12, 2024. Stoss is Austrian. A pair of short track speedskating coaches at the Utah Olympic...

Gov. Spencer Cox and Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson pose for a photo with Keith B. McMullin, retired president and CEO of Deseret Management Corporation, as they honor individuals and companies for their contributions at work and to the state. One Utah Summit returned to Salt Lake City at the Grand America Hotel on Friday, April 12, 2024. Derek Miller, president and CEO of Salt Lake Chamber, also joined. Keith McMullin, former president and CEO of Deseret Management Corp., received the Utah Business Leader Community Impact Award at the One Utah...

SALT LAKE CITY — Arizona Coyotes head coach Andre Tourigny thought he was done dealing with new stuff after 30 years coaching hockey. "My wife texted me yesterday, she said, 'You've coached 30 years. I thought we've seen everything?'" There had always been some uncertainty around the Arizona franchise — failed attempts to find a permanent home can have that effect — but Wednesday's news that the NHL was preparing an alternative schedule for the Coyotes in case of a move to Utah made the rumors feel more legitimate. And...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An evacuation notice was lifted Friday for the southern Utah town just after public safety officials said they were able to release enough water to prevent a total breach. Nearly 1,800 residents of Panguitch, a gateway town to the crimson-colored hoodoos of Bryce Canyon National Park, had been on high alert in the days since inspectors discovered an unexpected 60-foot (18-meter) crack in the Panguitch Lake Dam on Monday night. Residents rushed to gather their valuables in case of an evacuation as safety crews emptied...

SALT LAKE CITY — "This is our era," Will Hardy boldly declared in a Utah Jazz promo video commemorating the franchise's 50th season. Sounds good. Except for, y'know, nobody having the slightest idea yet whether that will wind up being a good thing. Thursday night's 124-121 victory over the Rockets in the final home game of the 2023-24 season snapped a 13-game losing streak for the team and elicited an outpouring of good vibes mania. Whether the win will prove to be a microcosm of things to come — as...