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The Supreme Court Building is seen in Washington, Tuesday, March 28, 2017.

Supreme Court appears split in Navajo Nation water rights case

The high court heard arguments Monday in a case that states argue could upend how water is shared in the Western U.S. if the court sides with the Navajo Nation.

Morning Brief: March 20, 2023

Brittany Tichenor-Cox speaks at an Izzy’s Village panel discussion addressing mental health in children, in Salt Lake City, March 11, 2023.

Brittany Tichenor-Cox wants to grow ‘Izzy’s Village’ into a safe space for everyone

The latest Annie E. Casey Foundation Kids Count found that 13% of children in Utah experience anxiety or depression.

Carlota Strifler, 73, poses in front of an alkaline hydrolysis machine. "It isn't a frightening looking piece of equipment to me," she said, "and by the time I'm ready for it, I'm not going to be looking at it anyway."

Bathed to the bone: Rather than fire, you can be cremated with water

People are choosing alkaline hydrolysis for themselves and loved ones. The process is considered more environmentally friendly than traditional flame cremation.

Evening Brief: March 17, 2023

FILE - Phillip Yazzie waits for a water drum in the back of his pickup truck to be filled in Teesto, Ariz., on the Navajo Nation, on Feb. 11, 2021. The U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide a critical water rights case in the water-scarce Southwest. The high court will hold oral arguments Monday, March 20, 2023, in a case with critical implications for how water from the drought-stricken Colorado River is shared and the extent of the U.S. government’s obligations to Native American tribes.

Feds want the Supreme Court to end Navajo fight for Colorado River water

Arizona, California and Nevada, and other basin states, argue that more water for the Navajo Nation would cut into already scarce supplies for cities, agriculture and business growth.

Morning Brief: March 17, 2023

Morgan Williams, owner of Blendyd studios

Utah’s gusto for entrepreneurs often overlooks women of color

Utah’s economy is a hotbed for business startups but ranks low in women-owned startups. Can more be done to boost female entrepreneurship?

Evening Brief: March 16, 2023

Gov. Spencer Cox holds his monthly news conference at PBS Utah in the Eccles Broadcast Center in Salt Lake City, Thursday, March 16, 2023.

Gov. Cox gives state employees leave to help with flood response

Gov. Spencer Cox addressed flooding, water and the bills from the recent legislative session during his March monthly news conference.

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