I was startled. A praying mantis materialized in the flowers, inches from my hand. I was watering with a hose, and the big bug made its way gingerly up a nearby fence to escape the water. I was ...

SULPHURDALE, Utah — Like a Biblical plague, the crickets march across the fields at Amy Marshall's family ranch. They devour crops. They cover the roads. "We baited all around our fields and then we ...

Kratom, a product sold at gas stations and smoke shops across Utah, is back before lawmakers this legislative session as some families call for tighter regulati Utah mother speaks out for first time ...

MILLARD COUNTY, Utah — They're back! Pesky Mormon crickets have recently been spotted on and near the freeway that runs through the small town of Fillmore in central Utah. Farmers whose fields are ...

Sure, the Mormon cricket is just an insect, but that name, frankly, just bugs the heck out of a Utah lawmaker. And he wants to change it. Well, for one, the flightless bug known for its voracious ...