The governor said it’s “important to protect women and children in private spaces” while defending the rollout of a law that restricts transgender people from using the bathroom that aligns with their gender identity.
-
“We know very clearly who we serve and why we serve them,” said Salt Lake Community College’s president. “I think community colleges have that legacy.”
-
The largest Asian grocery store chain in the country, H Mart, is set to open its first Utah location later this year. Grocery stores have served as an important community meeting place for not just minority communities, but for Utahns as a whole.
On July 12, 1776, James Cook set sail on his third voyage and never returned home again. He was a celebrated explorer and a gifted cartographer, and was also responsible for the deaths of many Native Hawaiians. In a new book, historian Hampton Sides tells the story of James Cook’s last journey and why it went wrong. It may have had to do with Cook’s secret orders: to claim territory for Britain before her rivals could.
More from RadioWest
More from RadioWest
-
The Fairview Museum of History and Art hopes clarifying the stories of the past will help strengthen their community as the county changes and grows.
-
The Utah State Auditor, charged with investigating enforcement, says the online portal already has received more than 10,000 submissions in its first week — and that none seem legitimate.
-
With the June 25 primary fast approaching, campaigns are gearing up to spend big money as they make their pitch to voters.
-
Drought, growth and overuse across the West have strained the Colorado River. That’s why KUER has joined a new journalism collaboration focused on exploring the river’s challenges and solutions.
-
Utah’s congressional delegation also spoke out against the Department of Defense’s legislative proposal to shift members of the Air National Guard to the U.S. Space Force.
-
A new study from University of Colorado Boulder researchers finds a strong chance that precipitation will make the next two decades on the Colorado River wetter than the last.
-
Cedar Breaks National Monument sits at more than 10,000 feet of elevation and typically holds onto its snow into late May or early June. We got a chance to take a guided snowshoe hike before the season shut down.
-
One mother told KUER she worries about her son who’s in the facility and that the show is taking advantage of an “already marginalized group of people.”
-
Window collisions are a big threat during spring bird migration. New window treatments going up at Zion National Park are part of a movement to reduce glass strikes.
KUER is listener-supported public radio. Support this work by making a donation today.