Updated 3:00 p.m. MDT 8/20/19: Utah Wildfire Info and Inciweb are currently tracking eight fires across the state — of which, three are larger than 1,000 acres. 

Host and podcaster from Wyoming Public Radio joins staff of NPR Utah

Effective this week, public radio listeners in Utah will hear a new voice during afternoon drive. KUER NPR Utah announced today that Caroline Ballard is the station’s new local host of the popular afternoon program “All Things Considered,” which airs weekdays from 4 to 7 p.m. 

Seven years after running for president as the GOP standard bearer, U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney on Monday described himself as a “renegade Republican” and said that he is “not part of the Republican establishment these days.” 

The way the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints responds to abuse has been put under a magnifying glass in the past year, in part due to a number of high profile abuse cases that showed how local church leaders can get things wrong and sometimes cause more harm than good. In an attempt to improve that process, the Church released new online training for youth leaders last Friday.

The National Center for Veterans Studies at the University of Utah released research on Friday that offers new insight into suicide prevention among military personnel. 

Updated 8:00 p.m. MDT 8/15/19: For the first time in Salt Lake City history, two women will face off in a mayoral race this November.

Bryce Canyon National Park announced its official certification this week as an International Dark Sky Park.

Updated 12:15 a.m. MDT 8/14/19: Salt Lake City’s mayoral primary was too close to call Tuesday night with just over 700 votes separating three candidates.