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The latest Utah news from Tuesday morning, Jan. 18, 2022

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This is the second in a two-part series about the vaccine rollout in Indian Country. Part one looks at the success of the rollout on rural reservations.

This is the first in a two-part series about the vaccine rollout in Indian Country. Part two looks at the challenges of vaccinating our region's urban Native population.

Native American Utahns shared stories of losing family members Wednesday night with a state task force formed to study the missing and murdered Indigenous women crisis. But the group has only met twice so far because of COVID-19 and few people showed up to testify.

Correcting mistakes of the past is often tougher than it sounds. Almost two decades later, those involved in responding to the Rodeo-Chediski Fire say they’re still learning what it will take to get ahead of wildfires, and the effects they have on headwater forests.

As the coronavirus pandemic continues, advocates in Utah are worried that more people are dying from opioid overdoses. But, they say there isn't enough data to truly understand the current scope of the problem here.

Two Utah cities have pulled out of a nuclear power plant investment — saying the financial risks are just too high. But 28 other towns and service…

This story was powered by America Amplified , a public radio initiative. Frank Fahland has been slowly building his dream house near Libby, Mont., for...

As wildfires rage throughout the West, funneling smoke through the Wasatch Front, leaders of Utah’s outdoor recreation industry met Tuesday to talk about…

A local state of emergency has been declared in St. George because of flooding and damage from a storm that battered the city Sunday night.

Skies are hazy across the region thanks to the many wildfires burning in the West , and that smoke is more dangerous during the pandemic.