Cities jockey to get off the prison-relocation short list. The Utah GOP sues the state on the Count My Vote compromise bill. Gov. Gary Herbert unveils his vision for a $14.3 billion budget, including a big boost for education. And Wasatch Front drivers can go 70 mph, much to the chagrin of air-quality advocates. On…
FutureCar: Accelerating Into the Future, a one-hour special from IEEE Spectrum, explores the latest technological advances for the automobile, and previews cars we may see in the not-too-distant future. This special will air Friday December 12th at 10 AM and 8 PM.
Utah regulators have settled with incinerator Stericycle for air quality violations. The state wants to move the prison, but cities don’t want it. Lawmakers say they’ll hire a lawyer to defend the state’s public lands transfer law. Salt Lake City mulls over keeping the library open 24-7. And Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker says…
Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt were the “first couple” of American radio. From the 1920s through FDR’s fourth term, the president and first lady used this extraordinarily powerful new medium to win elections, combat the Great Depression and rally the nation to fight fascism. FDR’s prowess before the microphone is well documented. But few people remember…
Best of the Best presents the winners of our 14th annual TC / Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition. Innovative and insightful, the stories will engage, provoke, entertain, and transport listeners, proving that all you need to discover new worlds is . . . a little box and an antenna. This year’s winners were especially memorable. Here’s a…
Utahns react to President Obama’s action on immigration. Law enforcement weighs in on a plan to bump freeway speed limits to 70 mph. Salt Lake City considers new rules for Uber, Lyft and other online ride-sharing companies. And a group of economists say Utah can afford to take over management of public lands in Utah.…
Our forthcoming project explores the lives of our nation’s military children. During more than a decade of war, tens of thousands of these children have watched and waited as a parent was deployed to conflict zones overseas. Now, with the Department of Defense confronting budget cuts, these children face an uncertain future. What will they…
Hidden Kitchen host Frances McDormand leads us through this rich international collection of stories of land, community and food. Actor Gael Garcia Bernal takes us to his grandmother’s Sinoloa kitchen in Mexico. And Salman Rushdie takes us to Chocolate Town. Werner Herzog eats his shoe and poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti gives us his recipe for happiness…
Gov. Gary Herbert isn’t sure about plans to close the prison system’s revolving door. Utah’s NAACP wants a federal probe into Darrien Hunt’s death. The acclaimed Hoberman Arch is dismantled and homeless. And Utah’s ski industry gears up for opening day. tribune reporters Mike Gorrell, Robert Gehrke, and Jessica Miller, and etiroial writer George Pyle,…
The second time is the charm for Republican Mia Love, who clinched the 4th Congressional seat Tuesday. Utah’s senior senator will become the GOP’s senior senator, meaning Sen. Orrin Hatch will take on the title of Senate president pro tempore. The Republican wave may have surprised those on the national stage, but locally it’s business as usual, with the GOP…
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