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New County Councilor Malena Stevens joined Glenn Wright in declaring no conflicts, while Roger Armstrong declared that he owns his own law firm and that his wife, Beth Armstrong, is the executive director of the People’s Health Clinic, which receives grants and office space from Summit County. Councilors Doug Clyde and Chris Robinson reported more extensive potential conflicts, with Clyde’s centered around his career as a land planner and Robinson’s around his vast land holdings. Clyde’...

Why all that snow we’re shoveling may not rescue Utah from a bad water year Brian Maffly © Leah Hogsten (Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Jordan Clayton, supervisor with Utah Snow Survey for the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) shown with his dog Gus, at the Daniels Strawberry Snotel or snow telemetry network site, Feb. 3, 2021. The tall tower is equipped with wind, temperature, snow depth and solar radiation sensors. The brown tower, left, is a precipitat...

Despite recent snowstorms, experts fear Utah's water shortages later this summer could bring dry streams and farms in some areas.

Editor’s note: This story is available to Tribune subscribers only. Thank you for supporting important local journalism. The idea for a cog railway serving a busy Utah recreation destination came into sharper focus this week when proponents unveiled possible alignments and cost estimates that suggest rail could help solve the growing transportation quagmire in Little Cottonwood Canyon. A nine-mile rail line to Alta is the latest high-capacity transit option under consideration for the canyon...

Over 50 avalanches were reported over the weekend, including a fatal one in Summit County.