This is the 11 of a series of columns to help Utahns get ready for emergencies, disasters and the Great Utah ShakeOut 2013. This week, make plans to attend the Utah Prepare Conference and Expo on... Read more »

The Utah court system will make a big change Monday by opening trial proceedings to television and radio coverage. Read more »

The obvious injuries to 4-year-old Ethan Stacy did not cause his death. Instead his death was classified a homicide due to a combination of drug toxicity, scalding injuries and aspiration... Read more »

College and university students in Utah will pay 5 percent more in tuition next year after the Utah Board of Regents approved the boost on Friday. Read more »

Forty years ago, the last 2,500 U.S. combat troops were withdrawn from South Vietnam, ending the war. Decades later, post-traumatic stress disorder, suicide and homelessness still plague many... Read more »

KAYSVILLE — Neighbors of a Kaysville family offered support in the form of colorful chalk art Friday, as they dealt with grief from the death of the family's 13-year-old girl. Rebecca... Read more »

In police interviews read and played in court Thursday, Nathan Sloop repeatedly said the death of his 4-year-old stepson was "an accident." Read more »

A man, saying he wanted to set the record straight, insisted Thursday he is not the “thrill-seeker” that witnesses and previously released photographs made him appear to be after a... Read more »

The Utah Board of Regents on Friday is expected to pass a tuition increase, raising the total for students at Utah's public colleges and universities by 5 percent. Read more »

Nathan Sloop and his new wife, Stephanie, believed they needed to "break" her 4-year-old son, Ethan Stacy. Read more »

Police are investigating the unexpected death of a 13-year-old Centennial Junior High School student. Read more »

Many Utahns would proclaim Utah is a great state, but it helps to have a nod as one of the country's "elite." Read more »

Fueled by social media and his column in The New York Times, Utahn Carl Richards, a financial planner who likes to sketch his advice, has become a one-man conglomerate. Read more »

Now is the time to plan and prepare for an emergency if you have someone with access and functional needs. Read more »

Reduce, reuse and keep on mining. That's the message going out to Utah elementary students this spring in an Earth Day poster contest sponsored by the Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Mining. Read more »

Members of the Clearfield Community Church held Palm Sunday services at Wasatch Elementary School, eager to prove that the fire which ravaged their church building on Tuesday could not prevent them... Read more »

Hundreds of Boy Scouts braved chilly spring temperatures Saturday to gather bags of canned fruit, vegetables, meat and other items from the doorsteps of generous Utahns to help supply the local... Read more »

A 911 caller today is not going to see or experience any difference, but the technological upgrade means there will soon be more options for reporting an emergency and more flexibility for the 911... Read more »

Sunset officials voted this week to switch to a mail-only ballot system for the city's municipal elections later this year. Read more »

Wasatch County made strides in this year's healthiest county rankings, knocking Summit and Davis counties down a notch and taking hold of fourth place Read more »

As parishioners at Clearfield Community Church watched a three-alarm fire consume the place they have worshiped for decades Tuesday, all they could do was pray. Read more »

In 2012, the Deseret News, Emergency Essentials, Utah Disaster Kleenup and Be Ready Utah teamed up to bring Utahns four months of emergency preparedness information. This year, readers will be... Read more »