Sean Higgins
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KUER
The largest Asian grocery store chain in the country, H Mart, is set to open its first Utah location later this year. Grocery stores have served as an important community meeting place for not just minority communities, but for Utahns as a whole.
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Courtesy of Salt Lake Community College“We know very clearly who we serve and why we serve them,” said Salt Lake Community College’s president. “I think community colleges have that legacy.” -
Laura Seitz/Deseret News, PoolThe governor said it’s “important to protect women and children in private spaces” while defending the rollout of a law that restricts transgender people from using the bathroom that aligns with their gender identity.
On July 12, 1776, James Cook set sail on his third voyage and never returned home again. He was a celebrated explorer and a gifted cartographer, and was also responsible for the deaths of many Native Hawaiians. In a new book, historian Hampton Sides tells the story of James Cook’s last journey and why it went wrong. It may have had to do with Cook’s secret orders: to claim territory for Britain before her rivals could.
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The Fairview Museum of History and Art hopes clarifying the stories of the past will help strengthen their community as the county changes and grows. -
The Utah State Auditor, charged with investigating enforcement, says the online portal already has received more than 10,000 submissions in its first week — and that none seem legitimate. -
With the June 25 primary fast approaching, campaigns are gearing up to spend big money as they make their pitch to voters. -
Drought, growth and overuse across the West have strained the Colorado River. That’s why KUER has joined a new journalism collaboration focused on exploring the river’s challenges and solutions. -
Utah’s congressional delegation also spoke out against the Department of Defense’s legislative proposal to shift members of the Air National Guard to the U.S. Space Force. -
A new study from University of Colorado Boulder researchers finds a strong chance that precipitation will make the next two decades on the Colorado River wetter than the last. -
Cedar Breaks National Monument sits at more than 10,000 feet of elevation and typically holds onto its snow into late May or early June. We got a chance to take a guided snowshoe hike before the season shut down. -
One mother told KUER she worries about her son who’s in the facility and that the show is taking advantage of an “already marginalized group of people.” -
Window collisions are a big threat during spring bird migration. New window treatments going up at Zion National Park are part of a movement to reduce glass strikes.
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