Utah Man Drowns Trying to Rescue Girl in Reservoir

As a 12-year-old girl on a tube drifted away in a reservoir, her brother-in-law jumped in to save her. She survived.

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Tanner Martin Announces His Own Death

Tanner Martin has documented his fight against colon cancer for hundreds of thousands of followers. His death was announced in a recorded video.

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Mike Lee Draws Outrage for Posts Blaming Minnesota Assassination on Far Left

The Republican senator from Utah suggested in social media posts that the killings were the work of “Marxists,” and mocked Minnesota’s Democratic governor. He later issued a more sober condemnation of the violence.

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Interior Department Weighs Less Conservation, More Extraction

A leaked version of the department’s five-year strategic planning document favors privatization and economic returns from the nation’s public lands.

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Trump Administration to Fast-Track Velvet-Wood Uranium Mine in Utah

An environmental review of the project, known as Velvet-Wood, would normally take roughly a year. The government says it will complete the process in two weeks.

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2 Fall to Their Deaths From Scenic Overlook at Bryce Canyon National Park

Tourists spotted the bodies of a man and a woman on Tuesday at the bottom of Inspiration Point, a popular lookout area at the park in Utah, the authorities said.

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Utah Bans Most Flags, Including Pride, at Schools and Government Buildings

The new law is among the most restrictive governing displays of flags, and is part of a polarizing debate focused on the Pride flag and other expressions of L.G.B.T.Q. support.

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Utah Becomes First State to Ban Fluoride in Public Water

Medical experts warn the move could have consequences for oral health, especially among children.

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Mia Love, First Black Republican Woman Elected to Congress, Dies at 49

Ms. Love, who represented Utah in Congress from 2015 to 2019, was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2022.

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Are Schools Succeeding? Education Department Cuts Could Make It Hard to Know

At least 800 education department research employees and outside partners have lost jobs. The cuts will decimate research and data collection.

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