Lake Powell’s dire water level forecast is prompting an unprecedented move: transporting a massive marina to deeper waters. It’s another example of how the West’s historically dry, warm year is straining the Colorado River.
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The mayor of Ogden Valley City says they’re stuck — they can’t raise taxes or cut services, but need to balance their budget. Spring Lake is in a similar conundrum.
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Richins was convicted in March of poisoning her husband, Eric, with fentanyl in 2022. A jury also found her guilty of insurance fraud, forgery, and attempted murder for a previous poisoning attempt
Meet the “Groypers” — the chronically online young men reshaping the Republican party from the inside. The movement is growing within mainstream Republican circles, which the party may not be able to control. Journalist Antonia Hitchens joins us to talk about it.
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McNichol, a former Park City Ski Team coach, served as head coach of the U.S. squad from 2002-08, a period when the team featured ski racers such as Ted Ligety, Bode Miller, Steven Nyman, Marco Sullivan and Daron Rahlves.
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El grupo musical de Utah The King Will Come, integrado por 15 personas, fue uno de los cinco finalistas del Concurso Tiny Desk de NPR 2026. Su música promueve un mensaje de la acogida de Dios.
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Lopez Chavez lost her seat following a complaint that she lived outside of the downtown district she represents. She was also under investigation for allegations of unwanted physical advances.
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The proposed Little Cottonwood Canyon gondola would need 22 towers to support it. The nonprofit Canyon Guard opposes the project and thinks Utahns don’t get how big the infrastructure will be. So, they’ve created a virtual tour of it.
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Local fishermen are “going to want to get out now, especially if they have a boat,” says the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. The bad snowpack and drought are likely to take their toll.
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The canceled rule allowed public property to be leased for restoration in the same way that oil companies lease land for drilling. It was a key part of efforts under former President Joe Biden to refocus the Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management.
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One of the five finalists in NPR’s annual Tiny Desk Contest is a 15-member Utah musical group, The King Will Come. Their music promotes a message of God’s welcome.
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Media and public access have been a dominant issue during the early stages of the high-profile case.
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The three Western states say their proposal would save 3.2 million acre-feet of water through 2028. That’s enough water to serve more than 25 million people a year.
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