Oath Keepers, COVID surge, medical cannabis and port bonds
Medical cannabis pharmacies in Utah sell products containing Delta-8 THC — despite federal warnings of serious health risks. The Utah Inland Port Au...
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From its politics to its public lands to polygamy, Utah has always been fertile ground for news. Here on KCPW, The Salt Lake Tribune presents a fresh way for Utahns to process the headlines. Behind the Headlines, a live weekly broadcast, examines the week’s top local stories through the eyes of reporters on the beat.
Expansion of Utah’s national monuments, water for Cedar City and debating cash bail
President Joe Biden will take action in the near future to restore Utah’s Bears Ears and Grand Staircase Escalante national monuments. Iron County wat...
Great Salt Lake’s future, coal intrigue, and a food writer’s farewell
Federal legislation aims to save saline lakes in the West, including the Great Salt Lake. The Utah Inland Port Authority looked into a secretive rail-...
Police shootings of minorities, lessons from polio, and Utah’s water use
A Salt Lake Tribune analysis shows Utah police disproportionately shoot at racial and ethnic minorities. Childhood polio survivors say that the unknow...
Undercounted school COVID cases, inland port’s rail plan, and trails debate
School coronavirus cases go undercounted as some parents refuse to report to Utah health officials. The Utah Inland Port pursues a new funding stream ...
Killing the death penalty, ‘fixing’ Utah Lake, and Donovan Mitchell vs. Stuart Adams
Utah lawmakers say they’ll try again to abolish capital punishment even as a county prosecutor says he’s already done pursuing the death penalty. Deve...
School masks, vaccine resistance, and stadium safety
The U.S. Department of Education launches an investigation into Utah’s law preventing schools from enacting mask mandates. Health officials hope perso...
Paiute burials, Holland’s BYU talk and embattled school board member
Latter-day Saint apostle Jeffrey R. Holland criticizes BYU faculty members and students who challenge the faith’s teachings on same-sex marriage. A Ut...
Masks in schools, misleading history lesson and Colorado River woes
Salt Lake City’s mayor pursues a mask order for schools to slow the spread of the highly contagious delta variant. History packets falsely asserting t...
SLCO mask health order reversal, LDS Church mask (and vaccine) endorsement, and new census figures
In a 6-3 party-line vote, the Salt Lake County Council votes to overturn the public health school mask order issued by county health director Dr. Ange...