But it's not just the participant count that's swelling-it's also the spectator traffic. Any long-timer at this year's Speed Week can tell you that, by eyeball alone, there were more oglers than ever, ...

Utah geology graduate student Jeremiah Bernau, on top, operates a coring device with Ben Marconi while extracting cores from the Bonneville Salt Flats in 2019. Both were University of Utah graduate ...

Editor’s note: This story was originally published on Aug. 5, 2024. A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. One of the many natural features that make Utah ...

The team of photographer Rick Bowmer, reporter Sam Metz, Climate team photo editor Alyssa Goodman, Deputy Director for Digital News Darrell Allen, News Editor and video journalist Brady McCombs and ...

There is no mystery as to why the Bonneville Salt Flats are disappearing (”Decadeslong effort to regrow Utah’s vanishing salt flats may have backfired, Feb. 5). The federal government issued leases in ...

If you've ever driven along I-80 between Wendover, a small stopover town that sits on the very western edge of Nevada, and Salt Lake City in Utah, then you've driven across the Great Salt Lake. Not ...

Even to non-car types, the Bonneville Salt Flats are synonymous with automotive land-speed records. But few know the rich history behind one of the world's most famous test sites. The Boys of ...

Land Speed Racing, specifically at the Bonneville Salt Flats, can be a test of patience as well as an ongoing science experiment. The latter part is especially true for newcomers to the sport as they ...

A driver going 283 mph trying to set a land speed record during a racing event at Utah's famed Bonneville Salt Flats died Sunday after he lost control of his rocket-like vehicle called the Speed Demon ...

WENDOVER, Utah — Bureau of Land Management officials are asking Utah residents to remember how much damage they can cause to icons in our backyard after some drivers caused damage to the Bonneville ...