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This photo taken Monday, April 25, by the Southern Nevada Water Authority shows the top of Lake Mead drinking water Intake No. 1 above the surface level of the Colorado River reservoir behind Hoover Dam. The intake is the uppermost of three in the deep, drought-stricken lake that provides Las Vegas with 90% of its drinking water supply.

Vegas water intake now visible at drought-stricken Lake Mead

by Associated Press
Published: May 1, 2022

The federal government has finished another environmental review of a proposed transmission line that will carry wind-generated electricity from rural New Mexico to big cities in the West and similar reviews are planned for two more projects that would span parts of Utah and Nevada, the U.S. Interior Department announced Thursday.

Big US energy transmission projects inch closer to approval

by Associated Press
Published: Apr 30, 2022

Republican Sen. Mike Lee may have been an upstart when he toppled a longtime senator in a tea party wave more than a decade ago, but in the dozen years since he’s managed to avoid a serious challenge in deeply conservative Utah.

Utah Sen. Mike Lee prepares for toughest reelection fight yet

by Associated Press
Published: Apr 29, 2022

Luka Doncic and Jalen Brunson each scored 24 points and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Utah Jazz 98-96 on Thursday night in Game 6 to wrap up the first-round series.

Utah Jazz eliminated in first round of NBA Playoffs by Dallas Mavericks

by Associated Press
Published: Apr 29, 2022

Jacky Hunt-Broersma runs her 102nd marathon in 102 days, this one at Veterans Oasis Park, Thursday, April 28, in Chandler, Ariz.

102 marathons in 102 days: Amputee’s unofficial world record

by Associated Press
Published: Apr 28, 2022

Keyon Dooling, now an assistant coach in the Utah Jazz organization, spent parts of 13 seasons in the NBA as a member of seven different teams.

Ex-NBA Players Association VP and Jazz assistant arrested

by Associated Press
Published: Apr 28, 2022

A Pinyon Jay perched on a branch in the Deshutes National Forest in Oregon.

Protections sought for pinyon jays

by Associated Press
Published: Apr 26, 2022

Wynn Bruce set himself on fire in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday.

Boulder climate activist’s self-immolation stirs questions on faith, protest

by Associated Press
Published: Apr 26, 2022

$Utah decriminalized polygamy in 2020, reducing it from a third-degree felony, punishable by prison time, to an infraction on par with a speeding ticket. Advocates and residents of polygamous communities say the move has opened up previously closed societies and convinced more people to report abuse.$