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Evening Brief: May 6, 2026

KUER's evening headlines for May 6, 2026

Embattled Salt Lake City Councilor Eva Lopez Chavez speaks at the Utah Democratic Convention at Jordan High School in Sandy, April 25, 2026. She has been accused of unwanted sexual advances by four people, but denies any wrongdoing.

SLC Council suspends Eva Lopez Chavez’s duties and launches misconduct investigation

Lopez Chavez has been accused of unwanted physical advances by four people, three of whom are fellow elected officials.

Lorna Koci, director of the Your Smile Matters campaign, April 23, 2026.

A un año de la prohibición del fluoruro en Utah, crecen la educación y la conciencia

Utah dejó de fluorurar el agua pública en mayo de 2025. Aunque los efectos en la salud no son inmediatos, los dentistas y los defensores de la salud bucal no están esperando a que las caries se acumulen.

Plastic surgeon Dr. Michael Obeng makes body markings using a surgical marker to indicate areas to be treated before performing liposuction and tummy tuck procedures at a surgical center in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026.

While cosmetic surgery booms, many say we aren’t talking enough about the ethics

A growing chorus of theologians, philosophers and bioethicists from all backgrounds is calling for more thoughtful discourse surrounding cosmetic procedures and treatments. In conservative Utah, cosmetic work is pretty common.

Morning Brief: May 6, 2026

KUER's morning headlines for May 6, 2026

Dungeon Master Mark Petersen, who's a public defender in his day job, joked that Dungeons & Dragons is “the cheapest midlife crisis I could find.”

Provo has a nerd mall. Will its major makeover displace its geeky cred?

The owners of Provo Towne Centre plan to modify or tear down parts of the mall to create a new mix of retail and housing with an outdoor concept. But the community that’s grown there worries about what it means for them.

A protester waves a "No Data Center" sign outside of a special meeting of the Box Elder County Commission at the BEC Fairgrounds in Tremonton, May 4, 2026.

More than 3,700 protests lodged over water rights for the Box Elder data center

Opponents are filing grievances with the Division of Water Rights. The state engineer will consider those and might hold a hearing before deciding whether to approve the water right’s change of use.

Sunrise over the Salt Lake Valley, Dec. 24, 2024. New subcounty population estimates show that from 2024-2025, over 50% of the state's population now lives in cities of at least 50,000 people. New housing development largely drove that growth, but it was not even across the board, as some cities actually saw population decline over that time period.

How urban: Half of Utah now lives in just these 20 cities

Utah remains one of the fastest-growing states in the nation, but new population estimates highlight uneven growth patterns.

Evening Brief: May 5, 2026

KUER's evening headlines for May 5, 2026

FILE - This photo provided by the National Park Service shows a sign marking the north entrance of Yellowstone National Park, May 7, 2018.

Bear attack injures 2 hikers in Yellowstone National Park

Park officials described the attack as a single event, with one or more bears involved, but did not specify if they were black bears or grizzlies. Yellowstone has populations of both species.

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