Sheri Quinn
News DirectorSheri's career in radio began at 7 years old in Los Angeles, California with a secret little radio tucked under her bed that she'd fall asleep with, while listening to The Dr. Demento Radio Show. She went on to produce the first science radio show in Utah in 1999 and has been reporting local, national and international stories ever since. After a stint as news director at KZYX on northern California's Lost Coast, she landed back at UPR in 2021.
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Right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, was shot and killed on Wednesday during a speaking event at Utah Valley University. -
Sgt. Lee Sorensen and Officer Eric Estrada were killed in duty on Aug. 17. On Aug. 29, Utah State University hosted Sorensen's funeral. -
Elephants in South Africa repeatedly visit the carcasses of other elephants and move the bones around. Researchers at Kruger National Park are working to understand this mysterious behavior. -
Now celebrating its 10th anniversary, the annual City Nature Challenge encourages people to find and photograph plants and wildlife in their own cities using iNaturalist. -
A Utah judge denied Utah's demand to dismiss a lawsuit that accuses state of leaders of failing to protect Great Salt Lake. -
Electric air taxis are expected to transport passengers and packages in the next few years. -
Cache County recently secured a $570,000 state grant to construct two miles of Bonneville Shoreline Trail from Hyde Park to Smithfield.
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Several large dogs from animal shelters in Los Angeles were flown to Cache Valley to make room for ones that had been displaced by the LA wildfires. -
The new study published Tuesday zooms in on just how much farmers in the Great Salt Lake basin need to cut back on livestock-feed crops, and suggests how to make it easier for everyone. -
In other news, a Utah bus driver is being charged with sexual exploitation of a minor after being accused of possessing child pornography.
