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4+ min ago (1777+ words) Utah Gov. Spencer Cox believes his state needs more power " a lot more. By some estimates, Utah will require as much electricity in the next five years as it generated all last century, to meet the demands of a growing population as well as chase data centers and AI developers to fuel its economy. To that end, Cox announced Operation Gigawatt last year, declaring the state would double energy production in the next decade. Although the announcement was short on details, Cox, a Republican, promised his administration would take an "any of the above" approach, which aims to expand all sources of energy production. Despite that goal, the Utah Legislature's Republican supermajority, with Cox's acquiescence, has taken a hard turn against solar power " which has been coming online faster than any other source in Utah and accounts for two-thirds of…...

4+ min ago (1047+ words) Employee costs for family health insurance offered through their job increased more in Utah than the national average and dozens of other states amid an ongoing congressional fight over tax credits that help millions of Americans afford health care. A 50-state analysis from the State Health Access Data Assistance Center at the University of Minnesota shows a sharp 2.5 % cost increase for Americans last year, outpacing inflation. Annual health care premiums for families on employer-sponsored insurance did even more so in Utah, with the average premium increasing by more than $1,000 " a nearly 5% jump. That could affect hundreds of thousands of people, since Utah had 2.1 million residents insured through an employer in 2023 " more than 60% of the population and the highest rate of employer-sponsored coverage in the country. Some may see a boon, since individual premiums for Utahns on insurance through their job…...

1+ hour, 21+ min ago (199+ words) UCSB Gauchos (8-2, 2-0 Big West) vs. Utah Valley Wolverines (7-3) Salt Lake City; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UCSB and Utah Valley square off at Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Wolverines have a 7-3 record against non-conference oppponents. Utah Valley ranks fifth in the WAC with 9.6 offensive rebounds per game led by Jackson Holcombe averaging 2.1. The Gauchos have a 6-2 record in non-conference play. UCSB is sixth in the Big West with 34.8 rebounds per game led by Zion Sensley averaging 7.9. Utah Valley makes 52.0% of its shots from the field this season, which is 5.9 percentage points higher than UCSB has allowed to its opponents (46.1%). UCSB averages 8.5 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.0 more made shots on average than the 6.5 per game Utah Valley allows. TOP PERFORMERS: Holcombe is scoring 16.2 points per game and averaging 7.2 rebounds for the Wolverines. Tyler Hendricks is averaging 11.9 points…...

16+ hour, 56+ min ago (176+ words) Brek Bolton is one of FOX 13 Utah's Weather Authority meteorologists and reporters. You can catch him on weekday mornings on Good Day Utah and the FOX 13 News at 11 a.m. and noon. Temperatures once again reached the 60s across the Wasatch Front on Thursday, giving further proof that it has been an unseasonably warm December Yes, it's only 11 days into the month, but we are currently on track to see one of the warmest Decembers on record In fact, as of Thursday, if you look at the average temperature of each day this month, the current season is currently on top of the rankings In Salt Lake City, residents are literally feeling the warmest December in the area's history.. and by a lot Through 11 days, the average temperature of 42 degrees F is over two degrees warmer than the second warmest month in 1917.Of…...

20+ hour, 21+ min ago (424+ words) Dec 11, 2025, 12:43 PM Gail Miller makes $10-million dollar donation to Shelter the Homeless. (Derek Petersen) SALT LAKE CITY " A foundation to fight homelessness has made a major donation to homeless resource centers in Salt Lake City. The Larry H. & Gail Miller Family Foundation donated $10 million on Thursday to Shelter the Homeless" resource centers in Salt Lake City. They announced at a press conference at the Gail Miller Resource Center." "(The donation is) to make sure that these resource centers and this Gail Miller Resource Center will in perpetuity be able to look the way it does now, to be able to be beautiful forever and have all that it needs to be able to care for these vulnerable people," said Josh Romney, president and chair of Shelter the Homeless." Shelter the Homeless" resource centers provide emergency shelters, case management, housing searches, job…...

21+ hour, 7+ min ago (451+ words) by Natalie Wadas (KUTV) SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) " Utah has been hit with the largest measles outbreak in more than 30 years. The Utah State Epidemiologist stated that it's the most contagious disease scientists know of. As of this month, the Utah Department of Health and Human Services reported 115 confirmed cases. "It's a little surprising to see an uptick in measles, but it's not surprising to hear that Utah County is one of the places where we have seen more of those cases," said Elsie, a Utah County resident with several children in local schools. "I think because there's kind of been a movement towards anti-vaccination." Samantha Marberger, who also lives in Utah County and has a young child, said measles wasn't something she thought was here. "I've heard of big outbreaks like that in Texas and a few other places,…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago (568+ words) Kenny Loggins will be honored for his career music contributions with induction into the People's Music Hall of Fame on February 7, 2026. The 77-year-old singer/songwriter will be inducted during a ceremony taking place at the Eccles Theater in Salt Lake City. The People's Music Hall of Fame is a joint initiative established by the Sound Support Foundation and Adam Reader, a.k.a. the Professor of Rock. According to a press statement, the institution honors "the voices, songs and stories that have shaped generations of listeners, providing a platform to recognize the cultural and artistic importance of music across genres." [RELATED: Kenny Loggins Demands His Song "Danger Zone" Be Removed from Trending AI Video] Loggins will take part in a Q&A with Reader at the event. The ceremony also will include performances of some of Loggins' biggest hits by a collective of…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago (221+ words) SALT LAKE CITY " Utah's Division of Wildlife Resources stocked 11.6 million fish across 655 water bodies in 2025, a decrease of 1 million from the previous year as drought conditions impact the state's fisheries management strategy. The reduction reflects a careful balancing act wildlife officials must perform when determining how many fish to stock in drought-affected waters, according to Richard Hepworth, the DWR's fish hatchery coordinator. In his 28 years on the job, Hepworth has observed Utah's water bodies getting warmer, creating challenges for cold-water species like trout. To adapt, the DWR has increased stocking of warm-water species such as bass and catfish. The agency also stocks grass carp, but not the undesirable species that are outcompeting native fish in Utah Lake. These sterile grass carp serve a specific purpose: enhancing water quality by consuming algae, moss, and weeds. Because they cannot reproduce, their populations…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago (422+ words) (Seth Wenig | AP) Jennifer Shah leaves federal court in New York on Friday, Jan. 6, 2023, after a judge sentenced her to 6 1/2 years in prison. Jen Shah, the former "Real Housewives of Salt Lake City" star who pleaded guilty in 2022 to her role in a telemarketing fraud scheme, is no longer behind bars. Her future with the reality show, though, remains in doubt. The Bureau of Prisons confirmed that Shah, 52, was released Wednesday morning from Federal Prison Camp Bryan in Texas, where she's been an inmate since 2023. She then was transferred to a "community confinement" program that's overseen by the bureau's Residential Reentry Management field office in Phoenix, a bureau spokesperson said. There is no field office in Utah. That transfer indicates she'll either be in "home confinement" or a halfway house, the spokesperson said. The spokesperson noted the bureau doesn't discuss…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago (246+ words) Jennifer Shah, a former star on "The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City," has been moved from a federal prison into a community confinement program after serving less than half of her sentence for defrauding thousands of people. A Bureau of Prisons spokesperson confirmed that Shah was transferred Wednesday morning from the Federal Prison Camp in Bryan, Texas, to the program overseen by the Phoenix Residential Reentry Management Office. The transfer means that Shah is either being held in home confinement or in a halfway house. Her projected release date is Aug. 30. Jen Shah of TV series "The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City" has pleaded guilty to a fraud conspiracy charge that could result in a prison sentence. Shah pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge in July 2022, and during her sentencing she apologized to the "innocent people" she said…...