Western States Face Reckoning Over Water but Avoid Cuts for Now
Amid prolonged drought and climate change in a region that's only getting thirstier, when that reckoning will arrive — and how much time remains to prepare for it — is still a guess.
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Amid prolonged drought and climate change in a region that's only getting thirstier, when that reckoning will arrive — and how much time remains to prepare for it — is still a guess.
A Fresno teenager who went missing while hiking in the snowy Utah mountains was found alive Friday after spending a frigid night alone, authorities said.
The family and friends of missing Utah tech CEO Erin Valenti confirmed Saturday that her body was found inside a car in a south San Jose neighborhood.
Music, bells and cannon fire rang out Friday in the Utah desert where the final spike of the Transcontinental Railroad was hammered into place 150 years ago by Leland Stanford, opening the far West to a new wave of expansion.
A woman who recently graduated from UCSF Medical School and was in the first year of medical residency at the University of Utah was killed by her boyfriend in an apparent murder suicide, authorities said Monday.
Jaylon Johnson returned an interception 100 yards for a touchdown and Zack Moss ran for two scores to lead Utah to a 40-21 victory over No. 14 Stanford on Saturday night.
The body of a firefighter who died battling the Mendocino Complex fires was escorted from Ukiah to the Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport by an honor guard Wednesday afternoon so his remains can be returned to Utah.
A Draper City, Utah fire battalion chief was identified as the firefighter who died from injuries sustained while fighting the Ranch Fire in Lake County.
A Tesla that crashed while in Autopilot mode in Utah this month accelerated in the seconds before it smashed into a stopped firetruck, according to a police report obtained by The Associated Press.
In a statement Wednesday, Tesla said that drivers are repeatedly warned to keep their hands on the wheel and maintain control of their vehicle at all times.
A Tesla sedan with a semi-autonomous Autopilot feature rear-ended a fire department truck at 60 mph apparently without braking before impact.
Tourists have reportedly been picking up the fossilized footprints of dinosaurs and throwing them into a park lake.
One veteran's post on social media has prompted a VA clinic in Salt Lake City, Utah, to apologize for the disarray and dirty conditions found at the facility.
Rudy Gobert had 17 points and 15 rebounds and the Utah Jazz pulled away from the undermanned, injury-plagued Golden State Warriors in the third quarter on the way to a 110-91 victory Sunday night.
A Utah lawmaker is planning legislation calling on his fellow lawmakers to endorse a movement in California for that state to secede from the United States.
One man was killed and another injured when two trucks collided head-on on a Utah freeway -- a horrific fiery crash captured on a police dash cam video.
Kevin Durant had 38 points and 13 rebounds and the Warriors beat the Jazz 102-91 on Saturday night to take a 3-0 lead in the Western Conference semifinal series.
Reid Travis scored 13 of his 26 points in the final 8-plus minutes as Stanford pulled away to beat Utah 81-75 in a seesaw Pac-12 Conference game.
A 2-year-old boy in Utah has been caught on a nanny cam saving his twin brother by pushing a fallen dresser off him.
Cal stopped Zach Moss from the 1-yard line on the final play to win its second straight matchup against a ranked opponent, 28-23 over No. 18 Utah on Saturday.
People have been reporting unusual lights in the sky above California, Utah and Nevada. Scientists are saying its space junk.
A Utah man who became the first person in the continental U.S. to die after being infected with the Zika virus passed it to a caregiver, creating a medical mystery about how it spread between them, health officials said Monday.
Utah health officials say a person infected with Zika has died, and while the exact cause is unclear, it marks the first death related to the virus in the continental U.S.
The vandalism is part of a "tidal wave of graffiti" at Arches and other national parks in recent years
A new report underscores the urgency to retrofit older brick homes and unreinforced buildings in Utah and Nevada.
