News Clips | July 18-August 1, 2023

If there's one thing Utah does well, it's parade floats — and this history of excellence goes back a looooooong time.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis picked up a number of endorsements for his 2024 U.S. presidential campaign on Friday, July 21 as part of his scheduled appearance at a private barbecue fundraiser in Salt Lake City.

ARUP marks the first blood donation service in Utah to follow the new federal guidelines.

As temperatures climb to triple digits, local firefighters and medical professionals are educating Utahns about fire safety and heat-related injuries.

A massive data breach that initially exposed the personal details of millions of people in Oregon and Louisiana has now reached Utah.

Over the past few years, several new insights into the character of Yellowstone’s magma reservoir have been published. These results are largely based on seismic data—particularly on the variable speed of seismic waves in the subsurface.

Federal agencies have awarded millions of dollars to scientific studies on Native American human remains, undermining the goals of NAGPRA as tribes fight for repatriation.

Domestic violence is a troubling situation around Utah, and unfortunately, it’s on the rise, according to a University of Utah professor. Domestic violence statistics gathered by KSL.com found that 22 people were killed in the first six months of the year as a result of domestic violence.

This Pioneer Day heat wave is a big cause for concern as temperatures in many parts of the state remain in the triple digits or upper 90s.

A new study by researchers at the University of Utah found that emissions from idling vehicles in COVID-19 testing lines caused an increase in local pollution hotspots in the testing area.

Our culture of health is declining in Utah, and we need to move in the opposite direction to have the best quality of life.

Even the youngest state in the nation grows old eventually.

A new exhibition at the Smithsonian American Art Museum challenges the old mythology of the frontier.

New experiments in the deserts of Utah and Nevada show how advances in fracking—technology developed by the oil industry—can be repurposed to tap clean geothermal energy anywhere on Earth.

A new study reveals most of Utah's earthquakes can't be felt. Larger earthquakes like the 2020 magnitude 5.7 in Magna cause damage and are felt in a wide area. But University of Utah researchers say most of the state's seismic activity comes in groups of much smaller shakes.