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According to the New York Times, Salt Lake City is reportedly one of seven warehouses the agency plans to sell or give away. ICE paid $145 million for the building in March.
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David Condos/KUERThe fire destroyed part of the southwest Utah town and took an emotional toll on residents. Still, those who lived through the disaster haven’t given up on the mountain community. -
Martha Harris/KUERDemocrats questioned whether new Justice Jay Jorgensen meets the constitutional residency requirement to be on the state’s highest courts. They also had concerns because Jorgensen and Justice Stephen Dent will be first-time judges.
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More than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, enslaved people in Texas finally learned they were free. That moment — June 19,1865 — became Juneteenth. Historian Annette Gordon-Reed talks with us about the holiday's origins, her personal connection to its history and the lasting impact of slavery in America.
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Since early 2025, the Department of the Treasury in Utah has had 1,660 fewer employees. Other industries have expanded enough to swallow the impacts of federal cuts. -
“States that choose to sue their fellow basin states over Colorado River operations should not expect Congress to reward that decision with additional federal funding,” Sen. Mike Lee said during a river oversight hearing. -
The Utah State Board of Education has entered a data privacy agreement and is partnering with Google to offer a version of its AI model to schools statewide. -
A strong monsoon season would be a big relief after Utah’s dry winter and spring. And the ingredients are lining up to make summer rains happen — just not anytime soon. -
The debate about whether Latter-day Saints are Christians dates back nearly 200 years to the days of the church’s founding. -
Residents in one of Utah’s fastest-growing cities worry about getting trapped in traffic if there’s a large-scale wildfire evacuation this summer. But the fire chief said Saratoga Springs is prepared. -
The former communications director for Gov. Spencer Cox will take over after previous District 4 councilor Eva Lopez Chavez was removed from office in May. An investigation found that she was not living in the downtown district she represented. -
The White Mesa Mill is praised for putting the Beehive State on the global energy map and playing a crucial role in our everyday technology. At the same time, it's also the target of criticism and concern over community health. -
Other lawsuits using the National Environmental Policy Act are playing out across the country. One in Maryland compelled the Department of Homeland Security to begin an environmental review.
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