A report released last week on just 10 Weber County Flock cameras found more than 5 million data searches over the last four years. Almost 97% of those searches came from law enforcement outside Utah.
Honoring longtime UPR employees and station managers Kerry Bringhurst and Tom Williams, who are retiring this year, this endowment acknowledges the dedicated decades of service of Utah Public Radio employees over the station's 70+ years.
UPR News & Programs
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Last week, state officials received reports of a black bear wandering through a northern Utah town. By the time they caught it, they decided it should be euthanized.
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The three countries have a years-long practice of sharing wildfire resources during each other's often intense seasons, which mostly don't overlap.
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The federal government will cut back on the amount of water for Arizona, California, and Nevada after years of failed negotiations between Upper and Lower Basin states.
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Experts and everyday Utahns offered insights on the industry and how it could impact the state. Data center controversies have already cost some politicians their reelection bids.
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One fire is burning west of Bear River City, while the other is in the Hansel Valley. In other news, bison hunts in the Book Cliffs area are changing after a massive die-off from pneumonia.
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Cows took over US Highway 89 in Logan last week as ranchers relocated cattle to late summer grazing pastures.
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Matt Ward from the Millard County Chronicle Progress joins us for the first episode of a new series. Once a month, we'll check in with a different small-town newspaper.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture says the rule hampers land and wildfire management. Environmental groups argue that, according to the government's own data, it would actually increase fire risk.
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A dozen press freedom organizations signed onto a letter last week opposing the memo, which the Washington Post reported on in June. The department said its guidance has been mischaracterized.
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Classic car and truck owners gathered in New Mexico to show off their prized vehicles. Some remembered riding along the highway decades ago, while others are newer to the scene.
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Hollywood is currently terrified to make a mainstream blockbuster not connected to familiar intellectual property, so “The End of Oak Street” does deserve some credit here being a new idea.
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Salt Lake City and County sued the Department of Homeland Security over the warehouse in June, citing human rights and other issues. Now, that litigation will be put on hold.
A show designed to showcase local Utah musical artists and highlight public radio.
Stream a variety of music and talk programs in Spanish from Radio Bilingüe.
Transmite una variedad de música y programas de charla de Radio Bilingüe.
Transmite una variedad de música y programas de charla de Radio Bilingüe.
NPR News
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The U.S. stopped issuing visas for citizens of 75 countries because it said they were likely to need public assistance. A judge ruled the policy illegally discriminated on the basis of nationality.
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Dozens of cities have canceled their contracts with Flock. Some are switching to other companies, but privacy experts say they're no better than Flock.
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If Watchmen taught us that you can use superheroes to excavate the cracked foundations of the American experience, Lanterns seems content to linger in the shadow of another HBO prestige genre series, True Detective.
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The U.S. has now imposed 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian products. Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will match those tariffs "dollar for dollar" next month.
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A legal battle over what looks like a cartoon stick could help set the rules over whether creators can claim ownership of their AI-generated characters.
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The ruling comes after months of back-and-forth between the Trump administration and the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
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Three queer Black friends embark on a road trip in search of a fourth whom they haven't seen in some time. Dreams in Nightmares is a sweetly bickersome comedy-drama about friendship and freedom.
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Joyce Beatty, a Democratic representative from Ohio, asked a federal judge to stop the Kennedy Center trustees from putting President Trump's name up in three places at the arts complex.
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The Iranian regime has dismissed President Trump's threats to crush Iran economically, saying that years of U.S. sanctions have failed.
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Why is the car race in this part of D.C.? Will it be streaming? Who's paying for it? Here's what to know before the Freedom 250 Grand Prix hits the National Mall this weekend.