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During the pandemic, the country lost thousands of movie screens. Utah has seen theater closures over the past few years in towns like Park City, Sandy, American Fork, and West Valley City.

During his visit, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he plans to tell the CDC to stop recommending water fluoridation in communities nationwide.

The simple mayonnaise and ketchup-based dipping sauce can be found throughout the state as an accoutrement to french fries and has become one of Utah’s most famous foods.

Wyatt Johnson, a recent high school graduate watched how his family’s routine impacted the air they breathed at home.

Two Utah households on opposite sides of the Salt Lake Valley recorded every polluting habit, leading one to change beloved routines.

High housing costs are cutting into Utahns’ budgets for necessities like food. The Utah Food Bank has seen higher demand than in recent years as households in the state struggle with food insecurity.

Native Americans have grown food in the desert for ages, but many tribal agricultural traditions have disappeared. Now, people in southeast Utah are working to bring Navajo traditions back — one fruit tree and garden bed at a time.

Eastern Idaho and western Wyoming are hotspots for salmon shares from Bristol Bay, Alaska. Customers are increasingly buying wild sockeye in bulk because they say it tastes better, and they want to support small businesses.

Capitol Reef National Park’s fruit orchards — planted by Mormon pioneers — are a big attraction. But as old trees die and heirloom varieties become harder to find, the park is racing to preserve a juicy piece of Utah history.

From cherries to apricots to pears, Utah has thousands of fruit trees on public and private property. Individuals and community organizations are working to make sure all that food doesn’t go to waste.

Within the next two years, 12 new eateries and shops will join existing local names as the airport finishes phase four (the last phase) of its massive overhaul.

As part of its Fighting Hunger Statewide Initiative, the Utah Food Bank built new facilities in Springville, Blanding, Montezuma Creek and the Monument and Hurricane valleys.