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A week out, Utah’s 2nd District primary race remains too close to call — but not close enough for a recount
It’s been a week since the Republican primary elections in Utah, and the race between Rep. Celeste Maloy and challenger Colby Jenkins in the 2nd Congressional District is still too close to call. But even though the race is a nail-biter, it doesn’t appear it’s close enough for a recount.
Utah Outdoor Recreation targets off-highway, boater DUIs
The division says alcohol use is a leading factor in recreational boating fatalities and is participating in a national Operation Dry Water campaign to bring awareness to the dangers. Alcohol use is the leading known contributing factor in recreational boater fatalities, as well as incidents involving OHVs, according to the...
Sundance Institute brings free summer screenings to Utah
A new free film screening series from Sundance Institute will give Utahns a second chance to see some of the films featured in the 2024 Sundance Festival. The series, Local Lens, will showcase 10 films in various Park City and Salt Lake City locations between July 17-21. “For us, it...
Largest geothermal energy development in the U.S. is here in Utah
MILFORD, Utah — Something exciting is happening in southwest Utah. The largest new geothermal energy development in the country is underway near Milford, Utah. Some 125 wells are planned to be drilled on over 100,000 acres of land leased from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). What is geothermal...
University inclusion centers close and USU Eastern employee scandal on Access Utah
We talked with Tribune reporter Courtney Tanner about this and the closure of inclusion centers at various Utah college campuses. We’ll also hear a portion of our 2013 interview with legendary lyricist Sheldon Harnick. Tom Williams worked as a part-time UPR announcer for a few years and joined Utah...
With the anti-DEI law in effect, some University of Utah students are wary of the change
Utah’s anti-diversity, equity and inclusion law went into effect July 1. That means DEI hiring practices and offices are no longer allowed at state-run universities, public schools and government entities. Some schools, like the University of Utah, are going a step further and closing centers used by women, minorities...
Intermountain Health Transplant Program first in Utah to use new state-of-the-art organ-saving technology
Salt Lake City — Intermountain Health’s Transplant Program is the first in Utah to use a new state-of-the-art organ-saving device that helps to maintain donated livers in a near-physiological state outside the body to enhance successful transplantation. This new organ-saving technology being used by Intermountain, called the OrganOx,...
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