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2+ hour, 10+ min ago (201+ words) SALT LAKE CITY " A 25-year-old driver is now facing several charges after Utah Highway Patrol says he was arrested while going the wrong way on Interstate 15. The arrest happened shortly after another wrong-way driver hit and killed a young Utah couple nearby. Jeremy Meepuhkweyehguht Navanick was arrested Saturday and faces DUI, open container in vehicle, alcohol restricted driver, and driving on a suspended or revoked license. According to court documents, on Saturday, a trooper with Utah Highway Patrol was near the intersection of 600 South and 450 West when he witnessed a vehicle suddenly make a U-turn and begin going the wrong way on 600 South. At the time the trooper witnessed the illegal turn, officials say all of I-15 was shut down due to a fatal wrong-way crash. The trooper pulled over Navanick and claimed that when the window of the vehicle was…...

7+ hour, 8+ min ago (1856+ words) One size fits all. That's great for hats in the Zion National Park gift shop but not for water conservation goals. So at the start of this decade " and for the first time " Utah figured it would ditch that statewide approach and set goals that account for regional differences in water supplies and uses. After all, life in Salt Lake County isn't like living in the eastern rural counties along the Colorado border. Water, as it turns out, "is very hyperlocal," said Candice Hasenyager, director of the Utah Division of Water Resources. The Beehive State needs to do more with less as growth, climate change and Colorado River uncertainties stress its limited water supply. Halfway through the initiative, however, the results are mixed. "There are some areas that have already exceeded the goals, which is great," Hasenyager said. "Then there…...

12+ hour, 21+ min ago (1349+ words) McKenzie Romero, Utah News Dispatch The number of confirmed measles cases in Utah have surpassed 100, with'state health officials reporting'102 as of Nov. 25, the last update available from the Thanksgiving holiday week. Of those, 24 were recorded in the last three weeks. Expecting the state and national measles surge to continue amid low vaccination rates, distrust and some isolating themselves from medical care, Utah health officials are bracing for the outbreak to get worse in coming months. "I think we actually have more to come before it gets better," Utah State Epidemiologist Leisha Nolen told Utah News Dispatch on Wednesday. The largest number of Utah's confirmed cases are concentrated in Washington County in southwest Utah, where health officials have recorded 74 cases. But last week, the highly contagious virus started spreading in a high school further north, in Wasatch County, with at'least eight…...

12+ hour, 46+ min ago (109+ words) Martha Stewart took Instagram followers along on her latest adventure on Friday, November 28, posting a series of stunning shots from her trip to Utah. She carried a simple walking stick as she posed against the warm-toned rock formations, blending cozy practicality with her signature polish. Fans wasted no time sharing their admiration in the comments. "I feel like Martha gets younger & cooler every year " one wrote, while another added, "Welcome to Utah Martha. Looks amazing." Others couldn't get over her chic desert vibe, with one declaring, "Omg Martha in the desert is a new level of iconic I didn't even know could be reached."...

18+ hour, 13+ min ago (33+ words) Let's be real. Zion National Park is stunning. Those towering sandstone cliffs, those epic hikes, that perfect Utah light. There's a reason millions of people flock there every year. The problem?...

22+ hour, 51+ min ago (1115+ words) BY SEAN WALKER, KSL.COM SALT LAKE CITY " Four of the 64 teams that heard their names called into the 2025 NCAA women's volleyball tournament bracket Sunday were from the state of Utah. Book your travel plans accordingly. The tournament opens Dec. 4-6, followed by regionals Dec. 11-14 and the national championship Dec. 21 in Kansas City. All matches will be broadcast on the ESPN family of networks. Big Ten champion Nebraska earned the No. 1 overall seed. BYU earned a No. 5 seed in the Los Angeles regional, and will open the tournament against Big West champion Cal Poly (25-7). Fourth-seeded USC will host Ivy League champion Princeton in the other regional match Thursday. The Trojans and Tigers will follow the opening match between the Cougars and Mustangs at 6 p.m. MST. The Cougars are one of 10 Big 12 teams in the bracket, and back in the Big Dance for…...

23+ hour, 33+ min ago (834+ words) Note to readers " This story is made possible through a partnership between The Salt Lake Tribune and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. The dust blowing from the dry bed of the Great Salt Lake is creating a serious public health threat that policymakers and the scientific community are not taking seriously enough, two environmental nonprofits warn in a recent report. Around 800 square miles of lakebed sit exposed, baking and eroding into a massive threat to public health. Dust storms large and small have become a regular occurrence on the Wasatch Front, the urban region where most Utahns live. After reviewing the report, however, two scientists who regularly study the Great Salt Lake argued the nonprofits" findings rely on assumptions and not documented evidence. The report warns that while much of the dust discussion and new state-funded dust monitoring network…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago (123+ words) A silver alert was issued Saturday morning for a Salt Lake City woman who's been missing since Friday afternoon. SALT LAKE CITY " A silver alert was issued Saturday morning for a Salt Lake City woman who's been missing since Friday afternoon. Amy Anderson, 59, was last seen in the area of 258 West 700 South around 1:00 p.m. Friday. She was last seen wearing a striped printed tank top, pink pants, and a white jacket. She is 5-foot-5, weighs 150 pounds, and has brown hair with blue eyes. She has been diagnosed with both schizophrenia and dementia. If you see Amy, or know where she is, contact Salt Lake City Police at 801-799-3000, or simply call 911....

2+ day, 3+ hour ago (138+ words) by Jonathan May, KUTV SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) " A woman in downtown Salt Lake City was struck by a TRAX train and had to be pulled out from underneath the train by first responders. The incident happened around 8:40 p.m., according to the Utah Transit Authority. Officials reported that a woman ran across Main Street at 300 South. Officials said she was hit by a northbound Blue Line train coming into Gallivan Plaza Station. The Utah Transit Authority reported 1530-minute delays on the TRAX Blue and Green lines Saturday evening due to a train-versus-person incident. No details were released about specific injuries, but she was transported in non-life-threatening condition to the hospital to be checked out. A bus bridge was put in place between City Center Station and Courthouse Station....

2+ day, 10+ hour ago (1071+ words) Nov 29, 2025, 3:09 PM Ken Bohney waits for a train to pass through a railroad crossing in Salt Lake City on April 16, 2012. Initial information collected as part of a study of Salt Lake City's east-west transportation divide underscores the challenges that exist in Utah's capital city. (Kristin Murphey, Deseret News) (Kristin Murphey, Deseret News) BY CARTER WILLIAMS, KSL.COM SALT LAKE CITY " Between roads blocked by trains and congestion from freeway traffic, nearly three out of four Salt Lake City commuters who responded to a survey as part of'the city's east-west study'said they deal with travel delays multiple times a day, usually daily. That underscores the challenges that exist in Utah's capital city. "It's real clear that there's a really robust mobility challenge in the city," said Joe Taylor, a transportation planner for Salt Lake City. "You try to get from one…...