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With over 90% of the state experiencing extreme drought and a heat wave bringing record highs throughout the state this past week, and Gov. Spencer Cox announced a “weekend of prayer” for locals to pray for rain. But Utahns can do their part — without divine intervention — to save the water we’ve got. According…

The Bill Gates-backed company TerraPower, Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon and PacifiCorp announced plans June 2 to build a uranium-fueled Natrium reactor at a retiring coal plant in Wyoming, which will use nuclear power to produce carbon-free energy and benefit Rocky Mountain Power, a supplier of electricity in Utah. Gov. Spencer Cox’s energy adviser, Thom Carter,…

The drought is over for Utah — at least when it comes to purchasing cold beer in liquor stores. On June 8 at 11 a.m., the first state-run store to offer refrigerated beer will open in Taylorsville, said Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control Executive Director Tiffany Clason in a news release. “The DABC is…

A committee created to consider a name change for a university in Utah voted Monday to choose a replacement that does not include Dixie — a regional term many consider offensive because of its association with the Deep South and slavery. Dixie State University in St. George has been studying the impact of changing its…

Ready to get into fishing, but not quite ready to commit to a fishing license yet? Utah has you covered: Fishing will be free for everyone — no license required — at any public body of water on Saturday, June 12. In a news release, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources encouraged anglers — both…

Simone Biles was untouchable in the U.S. Championships as she won her seventh all-around U.S. Championship on Sunday, but Utah’s local connections did themselves proud too. Biles won the meet scoring 119.65, 4.7 points ahead of second-place Suni Lee. Utah’s gymnastics team was well represented with MyKayla Skinner finishing ninth and future Utah gymnasts Grace…

Los Angeles • Kawhi Leonard scored 28 points, Marcus Morris added 23 and the Los Angeles Clippers finally won at home, finishing off the Dallas Mavericks 126-111 on Sunday in Game 7 of the first-round playoff series. Playing in front of a small but noisy mix of masked fans and cardboard cutouts, the Clippers did…

Here is what fans and media were talking about doing Game 4 of the first round series between the Utah Jazz and Memphis Grizzlies. Rudy Gobert’s situational defense The TNT crew at halftime was missing Shaquille O’Neal. But in his stead was Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green, who provided a video breakdown of how…

The Jazz’s already-incendiary offense turned it up another notch in the third quarter Monday night, as they shot 65% from the field, scored 41 points, and went into the final 12 minutes with a 100-87 lead. Rudy Gobert, held to one point at halftime, came alive, scoring 13 points in the period, including three very…

St. George and Dixie Power, the area’s electricity provider, are trying to avoid rolling blackouts this summer — and they’re soliciting residents’ help to do so. A new campaign called “Use Less, Save More” uses a color-coding system to alert residents when the risk of a blackout is higher — and what residents can do…

A small plane crashed in Eden, Utah, on Saturday morning near the Powder Mountain Ski Resort. Two men were in the plane. One was declared dead at the scene, while the second was transported to the University of Utah Hospital with severe burns, according to a news release from the Weber Fire District. Dispatchers received…

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Memphis, Tenn. • The Utah Jazz were just walking into their Saturday morning shootaround at a practice gym across the street from the team hotel when they got the heavy news — Mark Eaton, literally and figuratively one of the biggest figures in team history, had died. Derrick Favors, who had spent 8.5 years with…

Despite countless cries in the streets and public comments during City Council meetings last summer calling to defund the police, Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall’s proposed budget for fiscal 2021-22 proposes a 5% increase to their department. In Mendenhall’s video introducing the proposed budget, she claims that “it’s time to blaze a new trail.”…

As one story of a Jazz fan getting in trouble for heckling an opposing player comes to a close, another opens. Two Jazz fan incidents drew nationwide attention on Thursday — one stemming from a March 2019 incident, and one from an incident at Wednesday’s Game 2 first-round playoff matchup between the Jazz and the…