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The Salt Lake Tribune
A scientist said the city’s protections were already less than the least it could do.
Thys Reynolds
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UPR
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The Salt Lake Tribune
A show designed to showcase local Utah musical artists and highlight public radio.
UPR News & Programs
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The Trump administration is trying to restrict elements of voting by mail. Utah clerks say it's logistically too late for any rulings to affect November's election. -
Central and southern Utah are at the most risk. In other news, Utah County confirmed the state's third human case of West Nile virus this year. It's a rare, more serious version of the illness. -
A fresh and soulful jazz set blending blues, swing, and contemporary grooves—featuring Miki Yamanaka, Nicole Yvette with Kurt Elling, Skinny Hightower, and the Brothers Nevala Aucoin. -
The floods rushed down burn scars from the Cottonwood Fire in late July, closing State Route 153 through the canyon. In other news, Gov. Spencer Cox chose two nominees for the Utah Supreme Court.
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Jason Thompson and Patrick Belmont are running to represent Cache County in the Utah House. Here's what they had to say about their platforms. -
Challenger Scott Mershon wants the district to increase transparency and take a larger role in protecting the Great Salt Lake. -
Writer Craig Johnson is the New York Times bestselling author of the Walt Longmire mystery novels. The latest book in the Longmire series is "The Brothers McKay." -
While our Founding Fathers were crafting our democracy in 1776, the Dominguez-Escalante expedition was crossing through Utah trying to find a path from Santa Fe to California. -
That number goes as high as two-thirds for some regions. Climate change is also making heatwaves more frequent and intense, compounding on the problem. -
Teton County started raising money in February, when early signs of a bad fire season were already showing. Since then, they've raised nearly $200,000, helping secure the position for three years. -
In other news, a new Box Elder County wildfire has burned 4,500 acres so far. And, private land near Zion National Park is being protected from development through a conservation easement.
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Our hosts discuss the U.S. threatening Iran with an "economic D-Day," the record-breaking $40 trillion national debt, and out-of-state police accessing Utah's Flock cameras.
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.
The AgWellness podcast explores mental health in the farming and ranching community.
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NPR News
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After the Census Bureau issued a report tied to a Trump-aligned think tank, the bureau's parent agency cut language banning political interference from its scientific integrity policy, NPR learned. -
The highly regarded FEWS NET network stopped posting data on Afghanistan, Somalia and Yemen -- then says it will start posting again in September. What's the reason for this back-and-forth? -
Kalshi says Santos did not cooperate with its investigation into bets he placed on his own attendance at the State of the Union. The company also fined the disgraced congressman more than $71,000. -
Federal regulators and 22 states allege that the tech giant made billions by manipulating how much brands and sellers paid for ads on its platform. -
Former Congressman George Santos has been banned from the prediction market site Kalshi for life. The betting site announced several enforcement actions against suspected insider traders.
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Annie Lowrey explores the administrative burdens people face applying for government benefits. It's not just about wasted time: "When the government treats us like this, we don't trust it," she says. -
The soccer star is ending 21 years of Argentine national-team duty but will continue to play at club level with Inter Miami in U.S. Major League Soccer. -
A group of the country's private sector power producers says Nepali authorities lost crucial time in rescuing hundreds of people trapped in hydropower tunnels. -
Russian forces relentlessly battered Kyiv and cities in the region around the Ukrainian capital for a fifth straight day, leaving some supermarket shelves bare after repeated strikes on warehouses. -
U.S. threats erupt into attacks in the Strait of Hormuz, and Iran retaliates against U.S. targets in the United Arab Emirates and Jordan in the first exchange of fire since July 29.
