WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, is in line to become the Senate's senior Republican if several likely scenarios play out, analysts say.

SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- An American Samoan woman says her life and that of her brother are partially stalled because of the inaction of their former adoptive parents in Utah.

SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Officials in Alta, Utah, say their attempts to modernize avalanche control efforts are being hindered by protected lands in the area.

SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Jon Huntsman was re-elected governor of Utah Tuesday, keeping alive a nearly 30-year string of Republicans holding the office.

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SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission authorized the disposal of low-level nuclear waste from Canada and Mexico without informing Utah, officials say.

MURRAY, Utah, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- The Utah Transit Authority said a woman booted from a train for being nude below the waist turned out to be wearing a miniskirt concealed by her jacket.

SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 23 (UPI) -- Utah should do more to clamp down on polygamy, a New York law professor said in a debate with a member of the Utah attorney general's office.

NEWARK, N.J., Oct. 23 (UPI) -- A New Jersey fire service official says concerns that wildfire in the Wharton State Forest would spread are easing thanks to improving conditions.