A Salt Lake City artist’s mother grew up near the Nevada Test Site. After her death, a surprising finding in her remains helped inspire new research into downwinders and the lasting effects of radiation exposure.
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The Utah Department of Health and Human Services has released one of the most significant comprehensive reports on youth suicide.
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The federal government recently finalized a new river plan to help keep it from plunging further, causing concerns and uncertainty among those who rely on its water. Even farmers not facing cuts are struggling to plan what to plant and how much due to the uncertainty.
Can anyone own the word Mormon? The LDS Church is suing podcaster John Dehlin over his use of the term, raising a bigger question about who gets to use the word and what it means today. "RadioWest" explores the complicated history of Mormon and its evolving meaning.
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The court filing Friday comes after a federal judge in Boston handed down a new decision blocking President Donald Trump's order for two weeks. The whipsawing legal battle unfolding days before the first states begin sending out mail ballots could have major ramifications for the midterms.
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Gov. Cox nominated a district judge and private-sector attorney to the Utah Supreme Court, with both emphasizing their originalist judicial philosophies and limits on judicial power.
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U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani put a new 14-day hold on the plan following a fresh round of lawsuits just days before mail ballots begin to go out. The case could be headed back to the Supreme Court, which sided with Trump earlier this week
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“It felt like you were suffocating,” said one Wayne County resident. When smoke from the Widemouth 2 fire overlapped with a heat wave this summer, it left some Utahns without air conditioning in a tough spot.
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More than three quarters of all wildfires in the U.S. are caused by human behavior including accidents, negligence and arson.
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Law enforcement agencies that collaborate with ICE can request reimbursement and bonuses, thanks to funding from the Big Beautiful Bill. At least two in Utah have signed on.
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The latest legal development in the fight over mail-in voting has left Utah election officials weighing their options as a new Postal Service rule could upend ballots ahead of November’s midterm elections.
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“For the first time, Meta must put kids’ safety ahead of its business model,” said Attorney General Derek Brown. Utah's share of the massive settlement is worth $212 million.
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The Utah State Correctional Facility sits just off the Great Salt Lake — and shares in its problems like mosquitoes and the need to conserve water. The landscaping work inmates are doing offers something else harder to measure: purpose and pride.
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