Happy Thursday, Utah! It was a cold start to the day, but temperatures are climbing into the 50s and 60s this afternoon.

A weekend storm is expected to bring rain to the valleys and heavy snow to the mountains in the northern half of the state ...

Utah is a major biodiversity hotspot for native bees, hosting about a quarter of all species found in the United States. National forests on the Colorado Plateau serve as important refuges for them.

Valley areas north of I-80 will likely pick up some decent precipitation totals, but with snow levels rising during the event ...