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Will capital punishment get the kiss of death?

A closer look at Utah’s death penalty by Amy Griffin December 2, 2021

Forty years ago this April, Brenda Wright Lafferty walked across the stage at her graduation from Brigham Young University to receive her...

Investigation · Politics · Social Issues

Three murders, one gun

Families and former police search for answers 30 years after the murders of three young women, the disappearance of the gun that could connect them and an allegedly botched and politically charged investigation. by Sydnee Gonzalez June 12, 2020

When Leah Gallegos walked into her Salt Lake City workplace on the morning of May 16, 1985, her coworkers were talking about...

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Maintaining traditional Native American values in a modern world

by Erin Tapahe April 30, 2019

Patrick Willie (Navajo) is a professional Native American hoop dancer from an urban area and in his youth had long hair braided...

Feature · Social Issues

Remembering Rosie

A Utah family searches for hope and justice in the 23-year-old unsolved murder of Rosie Tapia by McKayla Robinson December 31, 2018

Lewine Tapia stood in front of television cameras and reporters for what felt like the hundredth time. The sun glared down...

Media · Social Issues

Impact of Influencers on Social Media

by Hayden Wise

Karli Eilis started on Instagram with two separate accounts, one for family and friends and one for fashion and lifestyle. “It was...

Family and Parenting · Health · Social Issues

Essential oils – A modern day mother’s kiss

by Jacob Osborn

Nine years ago, Chloe Busch, fourth daughter of the Busch family, was born with serious breathing problems. Doctors moved quickly to keep...

Family and Parenting · Health · Social Issues

“Tell Me What’s Wrong”

The journey to correctly diagnose bipolar disorder by Jenna Crowther April 26, 2018

Her hands won’t stay still. They tug at loose strands on her jeans, wrap around the hem of her shirt, reach up...

Education · Social Issues

Utah Minority Students Graduate Less than Whites

What is being done to help more minority students graduate? by Laura Spilsbury, Sohyun Lee Ribeiro and Kristine Hoyt April 25, 2018

April 24, 2018 Utah’s students of color graduate less than white students By Kristine Hoyt Minority students in Utah graduate high school...

Environment · Social Issues

Rural Utah Communities Powered on Coal

Can Sevier County survive the unsure coal market? by Kelsie Matheson

Powered by Coal Ribbons of headlights weave between fields and farmland from all over the valley every morning before the sun rises....

Social Issues

Utah’s fight taking back the homeless conversation

by Blakely Gull December 12, 2017

Dec. 16, 2017 Greg, 52, has spent the majority of his life in and out of homeless shelters due to his battle...

Social Issues

First Generation College Students: The Struggle to Graduate

by Megan Bahr and Jessica Banuelos April 21, 2017

April 27, 2017 Choking back tears, Mari Tsosie picked up a box, placed it on her hip, took the handle of her...

Environment · Social Issues

What’s next for Bears Ears?

A look inside Utah's public lands issues by Theresa Davis April 18, 2017

May 8, 2017 It seemed to be a fight of locals against federal government and special interest groups...

Social Issues

Pregnancy & Prison

The Untold Story of Women Who Give Birth Behind Bars by McKenna Flores and Jaylen Bohman April 4, 2017

April 27, 2017 Mary Serawop says she remembers every detail about returning to prison after leaving her newborn twins- only three days...

Social Issues · Sports

Bringing Back the Buzz in Charlotte

by Jenna Randle December 18, 2015

“Charlotte! We’re baaaaaaaaack,” said Dell Curry amidst the background noise of Kanye West’s “Homecoming” on December 21, 2013 as the NBA franchise...

Social Issues

More grads struggle to stay afloat despite student debt

by Cassie Arntsen December 8, 2015

April 27, 2017 Danielle Davis’s journey is not uncommon. After graduating from high school, she started college and took out a few...

Health · Social Issues

Engineering a way to conserve the culture of Peru’s Uros Islands

by Donovan C. Baltich December 1, 2015

April 27, 2017 Atiny Peruvian woman wakens long before the 5 a.m. sunrise, tiptoeing around her family’s darkened hut to get dressed....

Immigration · Social Issues

International refugees resettle in Salt Lake City

by Bryan Pearson and Hailey Gengler March 23, 2015

April 27, 2017 -Salt Lake City With a fixated gaze and cold steel both pressed against his forehead, he heard the voice...