A company spun out of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory began survey flights over the Uinta Mountains this year. Water managers are already using the data to manage Colorado River water wisely.
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Salt Lake City considers 500 and 600 South as its “grand boulevards.” Upgrades could make the downtown core a much friendlier place for the city’s bikers and pedestrians.
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The Fairview Museum of History and Art hopes clarifying the stories of the past will help strengthen their community as the county changes and grows.
Scholars say the New Testament was authored by these familiar names: Matthew, Mark, Luke, John and Paul. But they had important help: slave labor. That's the part biblical scholar Candida Moss wants to talk about — the enslaved people who helped create the foundational text of Christianity.
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Utah might have one of the lowest underage drinking rates in the country, but statewide survey data shows nearly half of Utah teens who drink do it with their parents’ approval.
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Observers are closely watching whether the eventual replacement for Romney ends up being a moderate Republican or someone who leans farther right.
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Since Utah's Sanpete County Sheriff’s Office hired Cheryl Swapp in 2023, recidivism has dropped sharply.
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Arkansas and Tennessee filed the lawsuit in federal court April 25, calling the new rules an illegal interpretation of a 2022 federal law.
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The bulk of funds will be allocated to widening roads and building new interchanges in counties across Utah.
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With a virtually guaranteed Olympics in 2034 and Utah’s new NHL team to face off in the fall, youth sports could get a huge boost in participation and financial assistance.
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Thousands of immigrant workers survived perilous conditions to build the transcontinental railway – a new monument wants to make sure we don’t forget about them.
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A new Utah State University study defined large spring rainfall events – and found evidence they’ll be fewer and further between as the climate warms.
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In annual reports sent to Dark Sky International, Utah’s national and state parks list light pollution from development and tourism as the main threat to maintaining their certification.
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