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In this image from House Television, the vote total with final passage of the bill with protections for same-sex marriages is shown, on the House Floor, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, in Washington. The bipartisan legislation, which passed 258-169, would also protect interracial unions by requiring states to recognize legal marriages regardless of "sex, race, ethnicity, or national origin." (Senate Television via AP)

Owens votes ‘present’ as bill protecting same-sex and interracial marriages clears Congress

The final 258-169-1 House vote on the Respect for Marriage Act sends the legislation to President Joe Biden, a monumental step in a decadeslong battle for nationwide recognition of such unions.

A dead Brewer’s sparrow documented by Utah state historic preservation officer Chris Merritt on May 15, 2022. In an attempt to find a solution to all the dead birds he observed at his office building, Merritt began documenting them – the species, as well as where and when they were found.

To reduce bird-window collisions, Salt Lake Valley volunteers undertake a grim survey

“This is not one of our more fun projects,” said Tracy Aviary’s conservation director. But the survey helps identify species that are particularly vulnerable to building collisions.

A snow-dusted North Window in the pre-dawn light at Arches National Park, Feb. 24, 2022.

Cooperation, not ‘polite rejection,’ will help national parks overcrowding, says Rep. Moore

Overcrowding has been an issue at some of the nation’s most popular parks over the past decade.

A still from "Shortcomings" by Randall Park, an official selection of the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.

Sundance Film Festival unveils its 2023 lineup

After two pandemic-hobbled years, plans are in motion to return in full force for the festival which runs from Jan. 19-29, 2023.

This undated photo provided by the Coconino County Sheriff's Office shows Samuel Bateman, who faces state child abuse charges, and federal charges of tampering with evidence. Bateman is the leader of a small polygamous group near the Arizona-Utah border.

Colorado City polygamous leader had 20 wives, many of them minors, says FBI

The details of Samuel Bateman's life were alleged in an FBI affidavit released last Friday. Bateman faces state and federal charges of child abuse and tampering with evidence.

Granite School District Board of Education members and district superintendent Rich Nye discuss closing Twin Peaks, Spring Lane and Millcreek elementaries during a board meeting at the Granite Education Center on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022.

Granite School Board votes to close 3 elementary schools

Twin Peaks, Spring Lane and Millcreek elementaries could close as soon as after this school year.

Evening Brief: Dec. 6, 2022

Emergency personnel respond to the Ville 647 fire in Richfield, Utah, Nov. 21, 2022.

The Richfield fire has added to the small town’s existing housing challenges

Central Utah faces the same housing crunch as the rest of the state and the loss of an affordable housing project is an even bigger blow

Morning Brief: Dec. 6, 2022

The receding waterline along the eastern shore of the northern arm of the Great Salt Lake leaves the earthen sculpture of the Spiral Jetty high and dry, Aug. 3, 2022.

Will time run out on Romney’s bill to fund research to save the Great Salt Lake?

The Saline Lake Ecosystems in the Great Basin States Act has passed the Senate. Now the vote is in the House with a busy calendar and the approaching end of the 117th Congress.

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