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Deputies release many immigrants who lack legal status with just a local charge or warning, but ICE can also request that they take someone into custody.
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Martha Harris/KUERThe fatal blow came from Senate District 15, currently held by Democratic Sen. Kathleen Riebe. The Republican-backed repeal group had no margin for error, as it only met the minimum district threshold of 26 out of 29. -
David Condos/KUERTree rings offer scientists a history book that lays out centuries of forest health. This warm, dry year is poised to leave a lasting mark.
Mars isn’t just a modern-day obsession. Earthlings were nuts for the Red Planet more than a century ago. Science writer David Baron’s new book takes us to the turn of the 20th century, where astronomers are convinced they’ve uncovered proof of life on Mars.
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Four Republicans are vying to win what is considered by many to be a blue seat. One political scientist says their only chance at winning is to run an issues-heavy campaign as close to the political center as possible. -
A recent $1B pledge from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could help chip away at a backlog dating to 1993. But Kennedy says it will take much more — $8B — to replace the seven clinics and hospitals still on the list. -
The deadline for affiliated Utah voters to switch parties is April 1. This matters for voting in a closed primary, such as the GOP primary. For open primaries, voters don’t have to switch affiliation to participate. -
Utah is eight years away from hosting the Winter Games again. While some of the organizers were here for 2002, there was still plenty to learn from how Italy did things this year. -
Last year, Utah was the first state to pass a law allowing small-scale plug-in solar at home. Now, similar bills have popped up in more than 25 other states. -
It comes in light of a New York Times investigation that revealed allegations that Chavez sexually abused two minors and raped Dolores Huerta. -
“Basically, the entire U.S. is going to be hot,” said National Weather Service meteorologist Gregg Gallina on Monday — and the heat isn't going away for a while. -
Record-warm temperatures have made March feel more like summer. But it may not be tomato time yet. -
The only problem: No one is fully fluent.
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