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Without qualified interpreters at doctors' offices, non-English speakers can face bad — even fatal — health outcomes. A hospital in rural Colorado is training its existing bilingual staff to address the service gap.

The Utah Climate Center's Bradley Vernon predicts increased valley rain and mountain snow this week.

Ski areas on public lands have to be primarily focused on snow sports. But now, that focus won't be determined by revenue, which could help these businesses adapt to a changing climate.

The annual Whiting Award for Emerging Writers comes with $50,000 to support each winner's work. It's one of the largest prizes granted to promising new authors.

The newly-incorporated city is asking residents to weigh in on if they want a new name. In other news, Thursday is the Great Utah ShakeOut, which teaches earthquake preparedness.

Utah has now passed 600 confirmed measles cases since the outbreak began last June. The state is currently the epicenter of measles outbreaks in the U.S.

Insurance coverage of blockbuster obesity drugs has been spotty at best over the years, and it looks like things are getting worse, not better. Plans are dropping coverage or restricting it further.

In The Take, an older woman and a younger woman agree to exchange 10 years of their lives through a blood transfusion. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with author Kelly Yang.

Barn swallows have been nesting in an old barn in Rye, N.H., for decades. This year, the returning birds will find themselves locked out, and that has ruffled a lot of feathers around town.

Picking up trash in Mangrove forests has become a calling for one Florida man.