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Utah universities eliminate cultural centers, lose employees ahead of anti-DEI law start date
Utah universities are eliminating their diversity, equity and inclusion offices, moving away from cultural centers and redirecting their staff to serve schoolwide departments to assure compliance with the state’s new anti-DEI law. Weber State University is eliminating all of its cultural centers — for Black, Native, Hispanic, Asian, LGBTQ+, women and undocumented students, Brad Mortensen, […] The post Utah universities eliminate cultural centers, lose employees ahead of anti-DEI law start date appeared first on Utah News Dispatch.
Gov. Cox addresses the trans bathroom bill, U of U campus protests, and more
Gov. Spencer Cox addressed the transgender bathroom bill, water levels, graduation protests, and more in his May press conference. The first question Gov. Cox addressed to the media was the implementation of House Bill 257, the transgender bathroom bill. “What the law says is, it's illegal for people of a...
Portion of Bangerter Highway in South Jordan to close in both directions all weekend
SOUTH JORDAN — Drivers who typically take the Bangerter Highway will have to add extra time to their weekend commute. The Utah Department of Transportation will shut down the highway in both directions from 9800 South to 10400 South from Friday at 10 p.m. to Monday at 5 a.m.
Dead foxes and squirrels puzzle Millcreek neighborhood
MILLCREEK — A neighborhood in Millcreek is puzzled by some strange things happening with foxes and squirrels where they live. Neighbors have reported five dead foxes and three dead squirrels to the Department of Wildlife Resources, and neither know what’s killed them. The neighborhood located near 4500 South...
Defense in Kouri Richins case files motions to disqualify prosecution, suppress evidence
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Kouri Richins defense on Friday filed a motion to disqualify the prosecution from the case. Richins is charged with giving her husband a fatal dose of fentanyl in 2022. She was arrested the following year, shortly after publishing a children's book on dealing with the loss of a loved one that featured Eric Richins as an angel throughout the story.
‘Tats for Cats’: Tattoo artists and animal shelter team up for fundraiser this weekend
This weekend, Salt Lake County Animal Services and Fallen Angel Tattoos are teaming up for the purrfect fundraiser — "Tats for Cats", where people can get flash tattoos while helping animals.
New Hawaiian Airlines service to Utah officially takes off
SALT LAKE CITY — Lokesh Amaranayaka says he knows that the Hawaiian Islands "have a special place" in many Utahns' hearts. The Beehive State is home to about 50,000 Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islanders, which — according to the University of Utah's Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute — is the fifth-highest total in the U.S. It's also a popular vacation destination.
'A forest of dead trees': University of Utah study looks at new insect killing Utah's fir trees
SALT LAKE CITY — A small, invasive insect is setting up shop within Utah's long-stressed conifer forests and wreaking havoc on some portions of the state's subalpine fir population. First introduced in the Pacific Northwest around a century ago, the balsam woolly adelgid — commonly referred to as BWA...
These were Utah's fastest-growing cities in 2023 — and the cities that lost population
SALT LAKE CITY — No Utah city led the nation in growth last year, but over a dozen communities gained at least 1,000 new residents between 2022 and 2023, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau. The state also topped the U.S. in housing unit growth for...
Granite School District holds reunification drill in case of emergency
WEST VALLEY CITY — Parents at Academy Park Elementary School picked up their students from school in a way they’re not used to. School administrators, along with Granite School District Police and West Valley City Police guided parents through a reunification drill, something that would go into effect in case of emergency.
Main Street revitalization still on the table for downtown SLC
SALT LAKE CITY — The proposed Main Street revitalization project in downtown Salt Lake City is still on the table. Peter Makowski, the deputy director of Salt Lake City’s Business Development Division, said that despite Smith Entertainment Group’s proposal to revitalize the blocks between the Delta Center and City Creek Center, a redesign of Main Street could still happen.
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