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FILE - In this April 4, 2013, file photo, a mining dumper truck hauls coal at Cloud Peak Energy's Spring Creek strip mine near Decker, Mont.

Republicans move to lift drilling and mining restrictions in Western states

The vote by House Republicans helps clear the way for President Donald Trump’s plans to sharply expand mining and drilling on public lands. The Republican-majority Senate must still approve the House action.

Dec. 12 — EBC Winter Food and Clothing Drive

Join us for our 2025 Winter Food and Clothing Drive on Friday, Dec. 12, from 7:30 a.m.- 6 p.m. at the Eccles Broadcasd

Morning Brief: Sept. 4, 2025

KUER's morning headlines for Sept. 4, 2025

Salt Lake Community College’s Community Writing Center at the Salt Lake City Public Library, Sept. 2, 2025. The writing center will shut its doors next summer.

After nearly 25 years, SLCC Community Writing Center will close due to budget cuts

Following budget cuts spurred by the Legislature’s higher ed reinvestment plan, Salt Lake Community College’s Community Writing Center has been put on the chopping block.

Evening Brief: Sept. 3, 2025

KUER's evening headlines for Sept. 3, 2025

Utah Attorney General Derek Brown speaks alongside Melissa Holyoak, commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission, in the Gold Room at the Utah State Capitol, Sept. 3, 2025. With the proposed settlement with PornHub’s parent company, Utah is the first state to take civil action against a pornography company with help from the federal government.

PornHub will pay Utah $5M to settle child sexual abuse material allegations

The proposed consent order outlines requirements that Aylo, PornHub’s parent company, stop the distribution of illegal content nationwide, not just in Utah.

Judge Dianna Gibson holds a hearing on Utah’s congressional maps process, in Salt Lake City, Aug. 29, 2025. Judge Gibson previously ruled — based on a 2024 decision by the Utah Supreme Court — that the Legislature had violated voters’ constitutional right to make laws when legislators repealed Proposition 4, the citizen-passed Better Boundaries initiative.

Judge denies Utah lawmakers’ push to delay redrawing the congressional map

In rejecting the state's argument, Salt Lake County District Judge Dianna Gibson pointed to partisan redistricting in Texas and California for 2026 as evidence that redistricting can indeed be done in Utah in coming weeks.

Morning Brief: Sept. 3, 2025

KUER's morning headlines for Sept. 3, 2025

Why are more Mountain West communities trying to protect the night skies?

Flagstaff, Arizona, became the first ever DarkSky Community in 2001. Central Idaho is home to the only DarkSky Reserve in the U.S. and Utah has the highest concentration of places globally. More towns in Colorado want to join the ranks.

The flags of Utah, the United States and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security fly outside the federal offices in West Valley City, July 17, 2025. The building is also home to the Salt Lake City immigration court.

ICE’s detention of a Utah violinist shows how other agencies assist immigration

An agent from Homeland Security Investigations was present at violinist John Shin’s arrest. Shin’s attorney says this represents a change in how ICE arrests immigrants.

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