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Hoping to encourage lawmakers to address a potential ecological disaster before it’s too late, more than 400 people joined a virtual rally Saturday afternoon to speak about the shrinking Great Salt Lake.

Residents of Logan are now able to rent out their basements under a new law intended to help alleviate Utah’s shortage of affordable housing — but local housing specialists are not confident the law will have much, if any, effect on the people it seeks to...

For years, Cache Valley believers of Bigfoot have felt alone in their experiences. But the COVID-19 pandemic — and a Facebook group — has brought together these people with unusual encounters.

Logan Pride vendors and attendees are hoping an apparent increase in attendance at this year’s festival is indicative of an improved culture of inclusion in Cache Valley.

An entrepreneurial baker has opened an online store that sells and delivers homemade pies to the residents of Cache Valley.

Kaysville officials were surprised by criticism they received in response to this year's April Fools' Day joke.

Cache County residents as young as 16 briefly had access to COVID-19 vaccines that were leftover from clinics, but a change in distribution procedures means they are waiting their turn again.

Many school employees were elated to be among the first Utahns to gain access to COVID-19 vaccines.

A Brigham City entertainment company has found renewed purpose during the COVID-19 pandemic as parents sought personal connections for their children.

Logan bar employees and customers are expecting to see an increase in student-driven nightlife when the new Cache Bar opens in November — and even those who will be competing for the younger patrons are excited.

Greenhouses and nurseries in Cache Valley have experienced an increase in customers during the COVID-19 pandemic—and perhaps even because of it.

Cache Community Gleaning is hosting weekly apple-picking “date nights” at locations throughout the valley, offering volunteers a budget-friendly fall activity that also supports others in need.

Saturday brought the latest installment of the Provo City Library's AuthorLink series, featuring New York Times best-selling young adult authors - and close friends - James Dashner, Brendan Reichs and Ally Condie in a raucously unconventional book reading...

Utah’s haunted houses are preparing for the 2020 Halloween season with confidence thanks to a collective effort to build rules aimed at keeping a real-world horror at bay.

A need for companionship among people spending more time at home during the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a rise in cat adoptions in Utah.

Heber City community members have created a Facebook group in response to new restrictions that resulted in the removal of pride flags from the town’s Main Street.

Heber City community members have created a Facebook group in response to new restrictions that resulted in the removal of pride flags from the town’s Main Street.

Mikelle Moore and Heather Wall are among 10 female health leaders from across the nation being recognized in 2019.

Despite some stocking issues, food pantry organizers said the program to put food in schools is going well.

On Feb. 25 a man was arrested after he was pulled over a warrant for his arrest.

Construction is underway for a new city administration building and an apparatus bay to store trucks and equipment. Both should be complete by this fall.

The Cache Valley branch of this international organization is providing a family of six a new home.

As the Logan High School Innovations program continues into its second year, administrators are focused on improving the shortcomings of last year’s program and moving to competency-based grading.

A large tub and wooden cabinets have been installed in a few of the maternity suites at Logan Regional Hospital.

An attempted telephone scam was reported to the Logan Police Department on Jan. 15 — and police say the potential victim knew just what to do.

North Logan City Council members are still undecided on selling a parcel of land housing the Streets Department’s trucks, shed and other equipment.

Logan School District will make a decision to rebuild or remodel Ellis Elementary in January, but some members of the community are concerned about preserving the 125-year-old school.

In recognition of National Skier Safety Month, Snowbasin Resort is hosting a variety of contests, activities and lessons for guests throughout January.

In response to complaints from citizens and city officials, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources increased available turkey hunting permits from around 500 to 2,500 in 2018.

Four separate sections of the Cache National Forest will soon be ablaze. The prescribed fires are lit periodically to mimic natural fire progression and to help maintain biodiversity in the forest.

Logan Light and Power has announced plans to begin the reconstruction process and improve the spillway function at Third Dam in Logan Canyon, a diversion spot for the hydroelectric powerhouse providing Cache Valley with electricity.

The Hildale Branch Library in Washington County will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday afternoon to celebrate the grand opening of the first library in a city long-dominated by member of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint...

As undocumented immigrants in Northern Utah anxiously wait to see what the new administration’s focus on illegal immigration will mean for their lives, many Latinos in Cache Valley are turning to their churches for comfort. Others, though, are too afraid ...

Utah Department of Transportation planners have honed in on a road configuration they believe will improve safety and efficiency — and pass environmental muster — when a heavily trafficked Northern Utah highway is updated in coming years.

Political science professors at Utah State University called a recent immigration-related survey “biased” and “meaningless” because of how it was conducted.

Trail advocates in Northern Utah are trying to remind members of the public to treat the region's trails with respect.

Saturday brought the latest installment of the Provo City Library's AuthorLink series, featuring New York Times best-selling young adult authors - and close friends - James Dashner, Brendan Reichs and Ally Condie in a raucously unconventional book reading...

The Cache County Council is considering a request to transfer an acre of property to Weber County.

In preparation for the renovation of the historic Old Rock Church in Providence, owner Ralph Call is about to begin restoring a bungalow that sits on the same property.

In the wake of a suicide attempt by a woman who stopped taking medication for her bipolar disorder when she became pregnant, police and psychologists in Northern Utah are warning against the arbitrary discontinuation of psychotropic medications.

The concentration of fine particulate matter in the air reached a high of 102.6 micrograms per cubic meter on Friday — a level of nastiness that even those in often-smoggy Cache County haven’t seen in a long time.

A new project aimed at strengthening relationships around children impacted by trauma has been launched by a Logan-based non-profit. The Trauma Resiliency Project at The Family Place began on Jan. 3.

For the first time, North Logan’s Valentine’s Day dance will be open to couples as young as 25, rather than just senior citizens.

The effects of President Donald Trump’s executive order to halt the travel of refugees and all immigrants from seven predominantly Muslim countries are already hitting multiple resettlement agencies in Utah.

Children’s author Nora Ericson and her sister, artist Lisa Ericson, will appear at The King’s English Bookshop on Saturday at 11 a.m. to promote their second co-written children’s book, “Dill and Bizzy: Opposite Day.”

On Thursday, a Cache County Animal Control officer responded to a complaint about Kitty Haven Sanctuary — an animal sanctuary in Trenton which takes care of abandoned cats.

Plans are being made to re-open a historic — and possibly haunted — property in Logan Canyon.

Flat screen televisions and Bluetooth speakers weren’t the only deals on Black Friday weekend. The Cache Humane Society exempted adoption fees – helping cats and dogs find their fur-ever homes in Logan.

The Shop-With-A-Cop annual holiday charity event will move to a new location in Cache County this year, but officers expect to continue creating memorable experiences.

Cheers erupted from Providence Elementary on Monday as the Cache Education Foundation delivered $6,200 in combined grant money to the school. The grants will be used to purchase non-consumable items used in the classroom.

The Logan City Council on Tuesday increased the price to purchase winter parking permits to $75 — and Mayor Craig Petersen hopes this will decrease vehicles parked overnight in the street.

As a volunteer for an online crisis counseling agency, Utah State University sophomore Catie Giraldes usually takes about eight calls in a two-hour shift. On Wednesday around 2 a.m., Giraldes was called in to respond to around 25 people in crisis.

As the sun rose above the mountains west of Cache Valley on Saturday, upland game hunters were out walking through fields hoping to be one of the lucky ones.

A Mormon-created online platform that links local volunteers to nearby service projects is being tested in Cache Valley — and organizers from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are pledging that the program won’t be used for proselytizing.

The Logan City Police Department is awaiting lab results in multiple investigations in which synthetic opioid abuse is suspected.

A new Logan business is celebrating its grand opening this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. with special deals and a chance to win prizes.

The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food is no longer accepting trichomoniasis tags on bulls as a form of official individual identification, and beef producers are expressing concerns the change will mean new costs.

Cache Valley smoke and vape stores expressed relief and concern after the kratom ban was temporarily lifted on Sept. 30.

An anti-abortion organization is working to introduce "healthy relationship education" to students in Cache County.

Horse owners in northern Utah are scrambling to keep their animals safe from West Nile Virus following reports of six confirmed cases, resulting in four deaths, since Aug. 24.

An increase in cougar hunting permits, approved this month by the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, still leaves the state short of the all-time high for authorized kills.

The North Logan City Library has added paddleboards to its inventory as part of an effort to attract more of a vital demographic.

A hearing on Tuesday will allow Logan residents to voice concerns over utility companies that have torn up yards -- and left property owners to clean up the mess.

A hearing on Tuesday will give residents of Adams neighborhood a chance to voice their concerns about the availability of street parking, a growing concern in the densely populated area to the west of Utah State University.

Indonesians in northern Utah are feeling the effects of drug-related violence in their homeland.

With a ban on kratom approaching, tobacco and vape stores carrying the product across the Wasatch Front are preparing to get rid of remaining stock.

Sky View High School's juniors have until Christmas to make a momentous choice -- completing their studies as Bobcats or being part of the first graduating class from Green Canyon High School.

Cache County residents are now covered by Smart911, a service that enables cell phone users to create online profiles accessible to dispatchers in an emergency.

For the principal of Green Canyon High School, one of the most exciting parts about starting a new school is choosing its traditions.

The Division of Wildlife Resources may soon allow Utah anglers to try a new bait: corn.

Twenty dogs displaced by the Louisiana flooding crisis are en route to Utah, where they will be taken in by staff at the Cache Humane Society in Logan.

It's been a noisy, dusty and sometimes confusing return to school for students and faculty at Logan High, where a major renovation is expected to continue through the academic year.

A proposal to add apartment complexes to the Elk Mountain residential area was approved by the Hyrum planning commission on Thursday evening over the objections of several residents who complained the development would change the town's character.