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A joint motion to stay filed in Salt Lake City and County’s lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security confirms what was previously reported by the New York Times.
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The governor is scheduled to meet the press at 10:00 a.m. MDT on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2026.
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Spenser Heaps/APThe prosecution and defense in the Charlie Kirk case have filed dueling court documents focused on whether the crime included aggravating factors like political targeting that would make Tyler Robinson eligible for the death penalty if convicted.
Caroline Crampton survived cancer but was left with hypochondria — that fear that something, anything, might make you terribly ill. Her book is part memoir and part history, chronicling her own struggles with hypochondria, along with those of Marcel Proust’s and Virginia Woolf’s.
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Native desert plants evolved not just to handle hot, dry weather but to thrive in it. Now scientists are looking for clues that might help farm crops survive in a warming world. -
The town hall live-streamed from Grand Junction, Colorado, on Aug. 19. PBS News science correspondent Miles O'Brien and guests explored what comes next for the Colorado River.
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One day after Trump's national monument cuts, Moab-based Kimmerle Mining filed seven claims within the old boundaries of Bears Ears. Less than a month later, Craig Rosequist filed two claims within Grand Staircase. -
“For 25 years, the Roadless Rule has tied the hands of local land managers with a one-size-fits-all federal policy,” said Utah Gov. Spencer Cox. “Rescinding it restores the flexibility to make thoughtful decisions based on the needs of each forest and each community.” -
Photographer Tad Nichols documented Glen Canyon’s beauty before Lake Powell’s creation when the Colorado River was dammed in the early 60’s. Now, 60 years on, Powell is receding, and photographer Dawn Kish is walking in Nichols’ footsteps. -
Utah’s push to expand energy production faces new scrutiny after three advocacy organizations accused the state Office of Energy Development of using taxpayer dollars to make false or deceptive claims about nuclear energy. -
New data shows Utah is producing far fewer vehicle emissions than it did in 2011, even as the state’s population and total miles driven have continued to climb. -
Powell reached the new low on Aug. 15. The two lakes on the Colorado River are the country's largest reservoirs and provide water and electricity for millions of people, as well as farms and wildlife. -
From March to July, snow typically melts at about 9 millimeters of water per day. But on snow-eater heat wave days, that rate jumps to about 17 millimeters per day.
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