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A state lawmaker wants to loosen Utah's eviction laws by limiting the penalties a renter can be required to pay.

As such, advocates at Clean Slate Utah and Rasa Legal work toward getting some criminal records — misdemeanors and nonviolent, lower class felonies — expunged from their criminal record from the state's court system. This would give 25% of Utahns the chance to live the life they want.

The Mexican consul in Utah is monitoring the immigration issue, like many, awaiting a clearer sign of what President-elect Donald Trump plans as his inauguration is upcoming.

Here are the updated top-25 team rankings in the transfer portal as of Friday, Jan. 17 at 8 p.m. ET: 25. Virginia Cavaliers (Points: 42.66) 24. Minnesota Golden Gophers (42.70) 23. Alabama Crimson Tide (43.76)

BYU was the only FBS school to extend him an offer, but he did receive interest from Nevada, San Jose State, Southern Utah, UCLA, Utah, and Weber State. He did not see any game action in his one ...

The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Wednesday on a Texas law that requires pornography websites to verify the ages of their visitors.

The amount of employees from the University of Utah’s diversity offices who left after the state's new anti-DEI law passed provides, for the first time, an accounting of how the law has contributed to staff attrition at Utah's flagship school.

SALT LAKE CITY ( ABC4) — The 2025 Utah Legislative Session is fast approaching, and every day local politicians reveal more bills that they plan to debate during the 45-day conference. The bills that pass in both the Utah House and Senate will go to Gov. Spencer Cox’s desk where he will either veto the bill or sign it into law.

An event invites Utahns to begin the process of clearing their records at no cost and highlights the lasting impact of Utah's

University of Utah Athletics Director Mark Harlan recently announced significant changes to the university’s approach to Name, Image, and Likeness operations, s

A top five overall prospect in the 2025 Top247 rankings, five-star Georgia defensive line enrollee Elijah Griffin capped his high school career with a strong performance during Under Armour All-America week. Here's an excerpt from his updated scouting report from Andrew Ivins, 247Sports director of scouting: