A tubing launch spot onto the Weber River near Henefer is so popular that the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is contracting a private concessionaire to manage the weekend "tubers," which descend upon the area’s parking lot in droves, in upwards of 150 vehicles.
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Today will be a very nice late spring day. Expect temperatures in the 70s for most of northern and central Utah, and into the 90s in St. George.
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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.
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Tonight will bring some scattered showers and thunderstorms, mostly around the higher elevations and in southcentral Utah.
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In other news, the Utah Transit Authority announced a youth summer pass that offers unlimited free ride access. And, the south arm of Great Salt Lake hit a significant elevation this week.
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The City of Logan is preparing a five-year plan aimed at improving quality of life for moderate-to-low income residents.
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In a presentation to the Legislative Water Development Commission on Tuesday, Utah Division of Water Resources Director Candice Hasenyager said our snowpack remains strong even with hotter temperatures forecast.
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In The Soul of Civility: Timeless Principles to Heal Society and Ourselves, Hudson scours the human experience, offering a sweeping history of social norms and giving readers insight from hundreds of civility handbooks across history and the globe.
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While Utah is just beginning to address the dust from the Great Salt Lake, Californians living near the Salton Sea are dealing with dust storms and health risks.
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USU Extension's Water Conservation and Turfgrass specialist, Kelly Kopp shares tips on efficient ways to irrigate your landscape to support plant health and function while continuing to use water efficiently.
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1. Today, partly cloudy, isolated mountain showers. Highs 70s most areas and 80s-low 90s far south.
Utah Public Radio and The Salt Lake Tribune are hiring a Cache Valley reporter.
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McDonald says that earlier in his career, he tended to avoid writing about himself directly in songs. He opens up about his life and career in the memoir, What a Fool Believes.
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The seafood chain is in hot water after a series of bad choices by a parade of executives. Almost 580 restaurants will stay open, after dozens closed abruptly last week.
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Trump's ex-lawyer Michael Cohen finished testifying in the New York case on Monday. The duration of Trump's own defense is not known, though they have already begun calling witnesses.
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The U.S. is hoping to extradite the WikiLeaks founder and try him for espionage. A court in London says Assange is free to appeal the extradition, the latest twist in years-long legal drama.
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Faliks draws from her Ukrainian-Jewish heritage and Mikhail Bulgakov's anti-censorship novel The Master and Margarita for a new album.
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The Trump's Trials team breaks down why prosecutors have a timeline problem, what Michael Cohen's testimony so far has shown, and why it may all come down to a question of sex and privacy in the end.
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Some otters rely on tools to bust open hard-shelled prey items like snails, and a new study suggests this tool use is helping them to survive as their favorite, easier-to-eat foods disappear.