The 1990 Radiation Exposure Compensation Act is set to expire in June. Now, Congress — and Utah’s delegation — is grappling over whether to expand or merely extend the program.
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Los terapeutas y organizaciones de Utah están tratando de cerrar las brechas y la vergüenza en materia de salud mental en la comunidad latina.
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Latino parents say the school's “Padres y Madres Líderes” group has given them the confidence to get more deeply involved with their kid’s education.
In 1888, the daily Salt Lake Herald-Republican reprinted a story from a Canadian paper. The headline? That a family of whales was flourishing in the Great Salt Lake. True? No, but the idea caught on and became local folklore. The short film “Whales of the High Desert” examines the story and asks what it means to believe that whales could ever thrive here, so far from the ocean.
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The Coyotes’ game against Edmonton on Wednesday night will likely mark the end of an era, a 28-year run of ups and downs in the desert punctuated by an anticipated move to Utah that will take the hopes of fans across Arizona with it.
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The START AgriTech event at Utah Tech University focuses on emerging technologies that could help make agriculture more sustainable in dry places.
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The party candidates seem to be getting more diverse, including more women and people of color winning their convention races.
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The U.S. Department of Education’s rollout of an updated student aid application promised to make the process easier. But riddled with problems, the number of completed applications have dropped.
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Utah State Board of Education member Natalie Cline faced calls to resign after lawmakers said she bullied a student on social media has lost her nomination for reelection. She needed at least 40% of the delegate votes at the Salt Lake County Republican Convention, but fell short of that threshold Saturday.
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The Arizona Coyotes will likely be sold to Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith shortly after the team’s final game, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press.
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The Cliven Bundy family is still grazing cattle on disputed southern Nevada rangeland where armed protesters and federal agents took part in a tense showdown in 2014.
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Samuel Bateman pleaded guilty to conspiring to transport underage girls across state lines. But his deal hinged on whether others charged in the case would also plead guilty.
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Arizona Coyotes players have been informed the NHL club is expected to relocate to Salt Lake City, a person with knowledge of the meeting tells The Associated Press.
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