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On a wild Saturday that saw No. 2 BYU and No. 8 Texas Tech both lose, No. 10 Utah delivered a 21-13 statement win over No. 14 Houston The Utah Utes stand alone at the top of the Big 12 Conference. On a wild Saturday that saw No. 2 BYU and No.
Two weeks after Hasan Al Ogaili signed a plea deal, he asked a judge to let him take it back. He felt coerced to plead guilty, he said. But the judge wouldn’t let him, and in December 2024, he sent Al Ogaili to prison for raping two girls he had met on Snapchat.
Utah is one of the best states for business. It’s even earned a reputation as the “startup state.” Yet, overwhelmingly, women aren’t getting in on that success. Here, only about 16% of businesses are women-owned —45th in the nation, according to a 2025 report from Utah State University researchers.
A few months ago, I had the opportunity to take a special tour of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints's new Temple Square VisitorsCenter in Salt Lake City. It felt great to be back on Temple Square for the first time in years. The area has been mostly closed while the church has undertaken extensive renovations to the Salt Lake Temple, which is scheduled to reopen in 2027.
Every Utahn feels what the data shows: Stuff is expensive. Gas prices are up by $1.40 since last year. Utah has one of the least affordable housing markets in the country. Nine out of 10 renters can’t afford to buy a home. Healthcare premiums are climbing.
“It’s a nice start to the water year,” says a hydrologist, though the increase doesn’t solve the lake’s drought problems. 23, 2026. The lake's level has risen nearly 10 feet since its low point on Sept. 15, experts say.
Federal officials brushed off a bird flu otbreak as Utah prioritized the fur industry’s interests. Little has been done to stop the spread of the virus and ensure it can’t spread to humans, a failure that experts called “irresponsible” and “astounding.”