In 1857–58, Latter-day Saint settlers of Utah Territory waged a war of resistance against the federal government when a newly elected U.S. president sent troops to occupy the Salt Lake Valley.

Yet, Utah is less than equal to many others, with nearly 70% of its territory under federal control, compared to under 3% in states like New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio.

Utah also argued that the language of the property clause, which says Congress “shall have power to dispose of and make all needful rules and regulations respecting the territory or other ...

The Utah War, also known as the Mormon Rebellion, took place from May 1857 to July 1858, with it being caused by rising tensions between Mormon settlers in the Utah Territory and the United States ...

Utah politicians seek to ignore the U.S. Constitution by claiming 18.5 million acres of your federal public land ... Utah territory could move toward statehood, which occurred in 1896.

Utah didn’t become a U.S. territory for another two years, and a state 44 years after that. Thus, he concluded, “Utah cannot claim to ‘take back’ land that never belonged to it.

The Republican primary race for Utah’s 2nd Congressional District has now entered recount territory as Trump-endorsed incumbent Celeste Maloy – with all counties reporting – is only leading ...

Did you feel the earthquake rattle parts of Utah this morning? Just after midnight, the University of Utah seismograph stations reported a 3.9 magnitude earthquake.