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Gov. Spencer Cox speaks during the PBS Utah Governor’s Monthly News Conference at the Eccles Broadcast Center in Salt Lake City on Thursday, April 21, 2022.

Gov. Cox issues emergency drought declaration

In a wide-ranging news conference, Cox addressed inflation and the texts between Sen. Mike Lee and the Trump White House.

Gov. Spencer Cox speaks during the PBS Utah GovernorÕs Monthly News Conference at the Eccles Broadcast Center in Salt Lake City on Thursday, April 21, 2022.

VIDEO: Utah Gov. Spencer Cox's April monthly news conference

During his monthly news conference, Cox focused on water, the impact of inflation on Utahns and more.

The University of Utah sign in front a tree-filled quad.

Audit finds University of Utah policing issues during McCluskey murder haven’t been fixed

It was found that the University’s housing department delays reporting some campus safety issues to the school’s police department, negatively impacting public safety.

Utah really needs more substitute teachers. Here’s what I learned when I volunteered

KUER’s Jon Reed responded to a school district's call for help by filling in as a sub. The situation is not as dire anymore, but that doesn’t mean it’s no longer a problem.

Canyon Overlook Trail climbs 163 ft. in a half-mile to the edge of Zion Canyon. From the end of the trail, you stand 1,000 ft. above the canyon floor and find sweeping views of the Towers of the Virgin, the Streaked Wall, and the Zion-Mt. Carmel Highway switchbacks down below.

AM Brief: U’s response to racist incidents, oil and gas leasing & Canyon Overlook Trail construction

The latest Utah news for Tuesday morning, April 19, 2022.

The low water levels of Lake Powell are seen at Lone Rock Beach, March 21, 2022.

Gov. Cox is likely to declare another state of emergency due to Utah’s drought

Roughly 99% of Utah is currently in severe drought or worse, and the state's total water storage is less than half of full capacity.

As seen in this rendering, the Department of Defense's "Project PELE" is focused on small-scale, truckable nuclear microreactors that could act as portable or backup power sources.

PM Brief: Missing teen found in Utah, ‘inclusion’ bills & a nuclear microreactor

The latest Utah news for Monday evening, April 18, 2022.

Photo of Gov. Cox, Lt. Gov. Henderson and others.

Salt Lake NAACP, Utah Police Chiefs Association celebrate newly-passed police reform laws

Gov. Spencer Cox and Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson held a ceremonial bill signing for several law enforcement and mental health bills Tuesday.

PM Brief: Clearing big game corridors & Northern Utah falls short on ozone standards

The latest Utah news for Tuesday evening, April 12, 2022

The American flag flies above the Utah state flag. The two flag poles are framed by a deep blue sky.

AM Brief: Tribal water rules, designing a new state flag & banning Russian wood imports

The latest Utah news for Monday morning, April 11, 2022.

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