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Utah’s record warm, dry winter has created a recipe for bad summer wildfires. But Dammeron Valley residents have prepared for years for a drought-stricken season like this.
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Matthew Daly/AP, fileEnergy Secretary Chris Wright said the microreactor being developed by Antares Nuclear Inc. at the Idaho National Lab reached “criticality,” meaning it achieved a self-sustaining chain reaction. -
Chris Clements/KNAUThe application for preliminary permits is Nature and People First's latest proposal for energy development on tribal land. The federal government denied a similar proposal by the company in 2024.
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College sports are getting more expensive. To meet rising costs, the University of Utah is doing something no other school has tried: a private equity partnership. Journalists from The Athletic and The Salt Lake Tribune talk us through it.
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Robinson’s defense attorneys are asking the Utah Supreme Court to take up the issue of whether cameras should be allowed in the courtroom for this extraordinarily high-profile case. -
KUER will carry live coverage of the 2026 2nd Congressional District Republican primary debate, online and on air, on Monday, June 1, at 6 p.m. MDT.
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KUER will carry live coverage of the 2026 3rd Congressional District Republican primary debate, online and on air, on Monday, June 1, at 1 p.m. MDT.
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Hasta que se restablezca la confianza en las vacunas, “tenemos que anticipar que habrá muchos más brotes” en Estados Unidos, dijo el Dr. Andrew Pavia de Utah. -
The framework is designed to protect the environment and Utah’s economic growth. -
A new data analysis from Mormon Metrics shows a flip — more people who leave The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are now Republican. -
As Utah prepares for its June 23 primary, postal workers and union leaders are urging voters to trust the state’s vote-by-mail process — despite a Trump executive order and ongoing political scrutiny. -
Box Elder County rejected two referendum applications seeking to put the commissioners’ decision on the massive Stratos Project data center to a vote. Opponents have vowed to appeal. -
Former congressman Ben McAdams, State Sen. Nate Blouin, and newcomers Liban Mohamed and Michael Farrell are vying for the Democratic nomination in Utah’s new left-leaning congressional district.
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