WASHINGTON — A national centrist group is throwing its support behind former Democratic Rep. Ben McAdams to run for Congress in Utah once the Republican stronghold state finalizes its new congressional maps next month.

A former member of Congress, who pulled off a rare win for a Democrat in Utah, is drawing early support from an influential national political action committee as new political boundaries offer an unexpected chance to pick up a seat in the deep-red state.

In a news release about $4 million going to the Utah Food Bank, the state's top elected leaders blamed Democrats for the federal shutdown, even as Republican control all branches of government.

The Advocacy for Community and Environment, on behalf of Beaver, Millard, Juab and Tooele counties, wrote a letter to high-level politicians recently, reiterating its concern regarding the Pine Valley Water Supply Project in central Utah, which is supported by Iron County.

Utah and six other states along the Colorado River are pushing up against a deadline to figure out as a group how to manage the river and its reservoirs.

Devon Dampier has been Utah's guy all season and the 5-foot-11, 204-pound junior has thrown for 1,375 yards and 13 touchdowns in seven games, with 442 rushing yards and five more scores. He sat out the Colorado game and watched freshman Byrd Ficklin throw for 140 yards and two touchdowns and run for 151.

Anyone who follows the Utah football program closely had a reason to feel stressed out last weekend. A 46-point win over Colorado left little doubt about the pr

A West Jordan man’s 2024 conviction of 25 sex-related crimes dating back decades has been overturned by the Utah Supreme Court. On Feb. 14, 2024, Jamison Smith, 50, was found guilty of 25 sex-related crimes,

As Utah has garnered national attention for Republican state leaders’ eagerness to fulfill President Donald Trump’s executive order titled “Ending Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets,” Gov. Spencer Cox says their vision for a yet-to-be built 1,