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The tribe released two rehabilitated golden eagles in Montana last year — and one died in Colorado months later, likely due to lead poisoning. Voluntary changes by hunters can help the problem. -
In other news, Zion-Mt. Carmel Highway is fully reopened much sooner than expected after a rockfall last week. And, Utah's Hogle Zoo broke ground on an expansion for its African Savanna animals. -
California and the Great Basin, which includes much of Utah, had especially strong connections. Runoff conditions and soil moisture were synchronized two-thirds of the time. -
In other news, Ammon Bundy, known for an anti-government standoff in Oregon, was arrested during a traffic stop in southern Utah. And, state officials approved almost a dozen boater access projects.
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Three candidates running for the U.S. House of Representatives in Utah Congressional District 2 reveal what priorities they've heard from voters. -
Shireen Ghorbani sits down with Katie Matheson, the new executive director of Alliance for a Better Utah, to discuss her background and goals for the political non-profit. -
In other news, three Utah cities are getting $1.8 million for emergency winter shelter space. And, a new hiking-only trail in Deer Valley serves as a connection to a larger trail network.
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Poet Caleb Nolen joins us to talk about his recent publication, "Afterlight," a collection of poems about growing up in the late 1990s and early 2000s. -
Born into a small Lebanese village, Moudi Sbeity arrived in Utah as an 18-year-old queer evacuee with a stutter. Sbeity is now a writer and founder of the Salt Lake City restaurant Laziz Kitchen. -
The John Wesley Powell National Conservation Area, or Greater Dinosaur, is part of our public lands. Conservation groups are rallying to protect it in the face of changing federal regulations. -
The tour company owner said dozens of potential international customers decided not to book trips partly because of those costs. The new surcharge also applies at two national parks in Utah. -
Hunters and hikers were among almost 133,000 people opposing potential changes to the Travel Management Rule in national forests. Snowmobile groups were part of the 1% of commenters in favor.
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Pope Leo XIV said he would undergo surgery after doctors found a "localized nodule" in his lung. -
The eye of Hurricane Simon was just off the Pacific coast of Mexico early Sunday and was expected to move inland later in the day as an extremely powerful storm. -
The move escalates Trump's fight with the press amid court battle over barring CNN, Politico and MS NOW from the White House. -
Her epic ride — carrying her injured dad on her $20 hot pink bicycle — made headlines. Promises were made — financial help, training for a cycling career, even a movie deal. Were any of them kept? -
A group of international researchers is pushing to rigorously study the potential health benefits of sauna and other heat therapies. They hope to bring scientific legitimacy to the age-old practices. -
People who lose their jobs in this economy are taking longer to find new work. Nearly four in ten people exhaust their unemployment benefits before they land a new job. -
In a highly competitive Washington congressional race, the incumbent Democrat has angered part of her party base and the Trump-backed Republican challenger faces backlash against the party in power. -
Harmeet Dhillon has pushed out hundreds of longtime attorneys, replaced many with inexperienced ideological allies, and used the division's enforcement powers to pursue the president's agenda. -
A projectile struck a passenger terminal at the international airport in Riyadh on Sunday, a day after a missile hit the same terminal and killed 12 people, officials said. -
Pike's attorneys say she is grateful for the care of first responders and her medical team.
