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On Monday, the Box Elder County Commission voted in favor of a controversial data center project — an undertaking that would create the largest single data center campus in the U.S.
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In other news, The King's English Bookshop cancelled its promotion of Gov. Spencer Cox's new book just two days after first announcing it. -
Heat claims more lives than all other natural disasters combined, but is not officially recognized as a natural disaster. That's why cities, counties, and states are mobilizing to address the problem. -
In other news, half of Utah's fastest-growing communities in 2024-2025 were in Utah County. And, two hikers were injured in a bear attack at Yellowstone National Park on Monday.
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There have been multiple federal efforts to sell public lands for housing, including by Utah lawmakers. Some housing and conservation groups argue these proposals need to ensure affordability. -
USU Extension's Professor Emeritus Teresa Hunsaker shares her strawberry recipes for the spring and summer months from strawberry lemonade bars to strawberry BBQ sauce. -
The seven Western states have only five months until the current agreements expire. A warm winter with low snowpack has also made water supply forecasts more dire. -
Utah is one of only two states that don't already have their own historical museum. In other news, white sturgeon may get stocked in two northern Utah reservoirs.
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For most Americans, fairy tales feel like Disney inventions. But the "original" stories were filled with sharp moral lessons, psychological terror, and bizarre magic. -
A week and a half after Jump the Moon's Executive Director Michael Bingham stepped down, the art studio held their first annual escape room fundraiser. -
Salt Lake Tribune editor Sean Means and reporter Addy Baird talk about the week’s top stories, including Box Elder County delaying a vote on a hyperscale data center, and more. -
Major last minute legislature cut funds have left the Utah Woman and Leadership Program trying to find new community partners. -
When one has the opportunity to experience the grandeur of the Milky Way, witness a shooting star, or identify a new constellation, such moments can spark curiosity, a sense of awe, and provide memories that last a lifetime.
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The war in Iran has pushed global oil prices higher, which boosts oil company revenues. But major U.S. oil companies aren't signaling plans to increase production to bring down prices at the pump. -
Across six locations in Indonesia, NPR spoke with locals about how nickel mining is changing the land and daily life. It's brought jobs, but also concerns about environmental damage and public health. -
This year's winner in NPR's College Podcast Challenge is a letter to a grandparent that grapples with health issues including dementia. It's the story of a family learning to talk about hard things. -
The remarks contrast with Border Czar Tom Homan's softer messaging earlier this year, after two U.S. citizens were killed by immigration officials in Minneapolis. -
The vast majority of Americans — 8 in 10 — say there should be age caps for members of Congress, as well as term limits, according to the latest NPR/PBS News/Marist Poll. -
Campaign staffers are turning private polling data into personal paydays. They describe election prediction market as a "Wild West" for staffers. -
The dozens of passengers, including the wife of a Dutch man who died, left the cruise ship during a stop at the British territory, the Dutch foreign ministry said on Thursday. -
The French league leader will face Arsenal in the final in Budapest, Hungary, on May 30, after the Gunners defeated Atletico Madrid 1-0 on Tuesday to progress 2-1 on aggregate. -
The area, called MacArthur Park, is a densely populated immigrant neighborhood west of downtown LA where federal immigration authorities and the National Guard made a brief show of force last summer. -
President Trump has signed off on a new U.S. counterterrorism strategy that sets eliminating drug cartels in the Western Hemisphere as the administration's highest priority.
