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Judge halts plan to move Forest Service headquarters to Salt Lake City
A federal court in California paused USDA relocations and office closures, saying the agency must make its case to Congress first.
First storm of the ski season buries Little Cottonwood, misses northern Utah
Alta and Snowbird reported well over a foot of new snow from the remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel, while Park City and the Ogden Valley and Logan-area resorts saw little.
The Colorado River crisis and Utah's stake, explained
With Lake Powell and Lake Mead at record lows, the federal government imposed a two-year plan that cuts Lower Basin deliveries but spares Utah from forced cuts for now.
The Great Salt Lake's long decline, explained
After a record-dry winter, the lake sits about a foot above its 2022 record low, and the state is relying on conservation, water leasing and a causeway berm to hold the line.
Early snow shuts Guardsman Pass between Park City and Big Cottonwood
UDOT expects the mountain route to reopen Thursday morning, and the closure is temporary rather than the pass's usual winter shutdown.
Prescribed burns planned across thousands of acres of Dixie National Forest
Broadcast and pile burns near Duck Creek, Pine Valley, Escalante and along state Route 12 could send smoke over southern Utah highways this fall and winter.
Cedar Breaks visitor center and museum to close for winter by Oct. 17
Snow already closed the high-elevation monument's visitor center for a day this week, and the park service says water may be shut off early.
Groups sue to stop oil truck route near Nine Mile Canyon rock art
Three groups say the BLM skipped required reviews when it approved paving and straightening Gate Canyon's road between Uinta Basin oil fields and Carbon County rail yards.