Duck Thurgood
Reporter | EditorDuck is a general reporter and weekend announcer at UPR, and is studying broadcast journalism and disability studies at USU. They grew up in northern Colorado before moving to Logan in 2018, so the Rocky Mountain life is all they know. Free time is generally spent with their dog, Monty, listening to podcasts, reading, or wishing they could be outside more.
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In other news, a Utah Supreme Court Justice has resigned after facing scrutiny from Republicans about an alleged conflict of interest. And, an emergency drought declaration could come this month. -
Allegations against the councilmember surfaced last month. In a unanimous vote, the council voted to suspend Lopez Chavez from some duties during the investigation. -
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.
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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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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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In other news, Utah gas prices jumped 20 cents in the last week. And, don't panic if you see smoke along Great Salt Lake's eastern shore this weekend — it's probably not a wildfire.
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The northern Utah ski town has about 8,000 residents, but sees millions of visitors each year — creating unique problems when it comes to food waste. -
In other news, a bat in southwest Utah tested positive for rabies, the first such case this year. And, Utah has a new custom license plate to celebrate America 250.
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Over the weekend, delegates chose which candidates they wanted to see at the primaries in June. That included an upset for Democrats and challengers to Republican incumbents.
