More than 150 workers are scheduled to be laid off from a Vernal oilfield as the company cites a “significant downturn” in ...

Utah passed a law to insulate oil companies against efforts to make them pay for their role in global warming. A nationwide version is in the works. By David Gelles and Karen Zraick Republicans at the ...

Birth defects are physical or functional abnormalities present at birth. They include club foot (pictured), heart conditions, neural tube defects (such as spina bifida), Down syndrome, cleft ...

Fifteen years after she lost her first baby to a rare and devastating birth defect, Andrea Lopez takes comfort in knowing that other Latina mothers might finally avoid the same pain. In January, ...

A new wildfire burning in Uintah County prompted response efforts Tuesday evening. The Dry Fork Fire sparked about 13 miles northwest of Vernal on Bureau of Land Management land and is estimated at 50 ...

A Utah teen with some serious fancy footwork proved he is one of the best of his age at the World Irish Dance Championships in Illinois.Seventeen-year-old Logan Utah Rep. Trevor Lee beaten at Davis ...

WASHINGTON — Legislation to expand research on birth defects among children of toxic-exposed veterans passed the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee on Wednesday, along with two other bills that aim to ...

VERNAL, Utah (ABC4) — Two teen girls have been reported missing out of Vernal, according to the Uintah County Sheriff’s Office. Kian Tourstone, 17, and Sofia Rose, 17, were last seen at around 9:30 ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: This may be a losing battle, but as an adult with a birth defect, I completely abhor the phrase “special needs” in all its forms. People with disabilities have the SAME basic needs ...

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In a joint agreement with the Utah Petroleum Association, Utah’s state leadership promised to support increased energy production on Monday afternoon. Gov. Spencer Cox, Senate President J. Stuart ...

"A train derailment that spills oil in the headwaters of the Colorado River would be catastrophic," Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., wrote in a letter urging the Surface Transportation Board to conduct a ...