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Tourists visit the South Rim of the Grand Canyon on November 1, 2022. The portion of the Colorado River which runs through the canyon is receiving a boost of water designed to rebuild beaches and sandbars.

An extra boost of water is flowing into Grand Canyon after a wet winter

The Bureau of Reclamation is releasing a "high-flow experiment" from Glen Canyon Dam after forecasts showed a boost to Lake Powell.

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland speaks at an event to celebrate the designation of the Avi Kwa Ame National Monument on April 14, 2023, in Las Vegas. The Interior Department announced a partnership with the National Endowment for the Humanities on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, to document the experiences of thousands of Native American, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian students at federally funded schools across the country. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

$4M set aside to gather oral histories on Indigenous boarding schools

The effort is an extension of a tour launched by the Interior Department to hear often traumatic stories from Native Americans, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians who were sent to U.S.-funded boarding schools.

Morning Brief: April 26, 2023

An aerial view of the Red Bridge Fire captured by the Utah National Guard. The fire started on Sunday, April 23, in the River Bottoms south of Fort Duchesne. The Utah National Guard says they completed 20 bucket drops fighting the fire, April 24, 2023.

Sorry, Utah. Even with a wet year, we’re not out of the woods for wildfires

“A lot can change between now and the heart of summer,” said Jon Meyer, the assistant state climatologist at the Utah Climate Center.

Evening Brief: April 25, 2023

Morning Brief: April 25, 2023

Around 100 people protested Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' speech at the state GOP convention, held at Utah Valley University in Orem, April 22, 2023.

Seeing struggles with young voters, new Utah GOP leadership looks to recruit Gen Z

Young voters broke heavily for Democrats in 2022, even in deep-red Utah.

Evening Brief: April 24, 2023

Salt Lake City Public Library employees gather outside the main library downtown to announce their intent to unionize to the Library Board of Directors, April 24, 2023.

Salt Lake City Public Library employees want to unionize

If successful, Salt Lake City Public Library Workers United would be the first library workers union in Utah.

Dorian Hale, 3, marches through the mud outside his family home in Shiprock, N.M., on Feb. 1, 2023. His mother is happy to watch him grow after partaking in a study that helps families with nutrition.

Ditching soda in tribal communities, where water scarcity feeds childhood obesity

In the Southwest, tribal health organizations are finding ways to counter the factors — including the lack of access to clean drinking water — that contribute to high rates of childhood obesity in Native communities.

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