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  1. the environment
    As America’s Largest Reservoir Hits Record Low, a Dam Debate ReturnsNow that the Colorado River basin’s water supply is drying up, should we consider undoing some of America’s greatest engineering feats?
    By Chas Danner
  2. indecency
    Utah Theater in Trouble for Screening DeadpoolUndercover cops were sent to investigate!
    By Abraham Riesman
  3. Gay Rights
    Restaurant Bans Alligator to Protest Mississippi’s Anti-LGBT LawA Utah deli says it won’t use any ingredients from the Magnolia State.
    By Clint Rainey
  4. reproductive rights
    Utah Requires Anesthesia for Abortions After Week 19Lawmakers are worried about fetal pain but not really about maternal health.
    By Kat Ward
  5. Previewing the Democrats’ March 22 Primaries: Some Western Relief for Sanders?Sanders is expected to sweep the caucuses in lily-white Idaho and Utah, while Clinton wins the Arizona primary. 
    By Ed Kilgore
  6. Previewing the GOP’s March 22 Primaries: What Will Happen in Utah and Arizona?Anything other than a winner-take-all win for Trump in Arizona and a winner-take-most win for Cruz in Utah would be a surprise.
    By Ed Kilgore
  7. Trump Would Create a Wildly Fluid Nov. ElectionJust a few months ago, all of the key dynamics seemed set in concrete. That’s no longer true.  
    By Ed Kilgore
  8. amazing things
    Poll: Utah Would Support Democrat If Trump Becomes Republican NomineeThe state hasn’t supported a Democratic presidential candidate in more than 50 years.
    By Chas Danner
  9. Food Fight
    Utah’s ‘Dirty Soda’ Wars Are AmazingThere is a battle brewing over 44-ounce cups of Dr Pepper spiked with coconut syrup and half-and-half.
    By Chris Crowley
  10. phew
    Utah School Decides Not to Make Students Create ISIS Propaganda“We don’t want students going on the internet and looking up terrorist things.”
    By Elaine Godfrey
  11. natural disasters
    Death Toll Rises to 18 As Utah Recovers From Flash Floods Two people remain missing.
    By Jen Kirby
  12. Lawsuits
    Woman Claims Her Starbucks Came With a Near-Fatal Dose of Cleaning SolutionShe’s suing the company for $2 million.
    By Clint Rainey
  13. Relenting
    Combative Owner Decides His Restaurant’s Sign Looks Better Without a Giant“I just decided it would look better without the weenie. And oh my God! It’s beautiful.”
    By Alan Sytsma
  14. Signs
    An Entire Town Is Livid Because a Restaurant’s New Sign Features a GiantThe owner refuses to back down, of course.
    By Clint Rainey
  15. Utah Representative Scared of Grandma’s Opinions on the Death Penalty“She scared me. I’m glad she’s not my grandmother.” 
    By Jaime Fuller
  16. capital punishment
    Utah Legislators Pass Bill That Makes Execution by Firing Squad LegalThe state is the only one that has used a firing squad for an execution in recent years.
    By Jaime Fuller
  17. helmet head
    Kim Kardashian Had an Existential Crisis About Ski HelmetsTo helmet or not to helmet.
    By Erica Schwiegershausen
  18. Video Feed
    A Man Was Hospitalized for 3 Days After Chugging EggnogHe annihilated the competition, however, in the drinking contest.
    By Clint Rainey
  19. death penalty
    Utah Wants the Right to Shoot You to DeathWhich, actually, may be a tad more humane than lethal injection.
    By Katie Zavadski
  20. Cooking Up A Storm
    A Cafe’s Facebook Page Turned Into a ‘War Zone’ After a CookThey’re getting an surge of overwhelmingly negative reviews.
    By Clint Rainey
  21. police shootings
    Utah Autopsy Confirms Black Man Shot in the BackDarrien Hunt, 22, had a small steel sword, and may have been acting as an anime character.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  22. police shootings
    Darrien Hunt Shot 6 Times in the Back by PoliceWhat we know so far in the shooting of 22-year-old Darrien Hunt.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  23. equal rites
    Gay Marriage Ban Overturned in ColoradoIs another Supreme Court fight next?
    By Adam K. Raymond
  24. capital punishment
    Utah Lawmaker Wants to Bring Back Firing SquadsPaul Ray argues that it’s a more “humane” method of execution.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  25. it’s about time
    The Book of Mormon Headed to Utah in 2015For a run in Sal Tlay Ka Siti.
    By Halle Kiefer
  26. graphic tees
    Utah Mom Buys All of PacSun’s Sexy T-ShirtsCleaning out the store. 
    By Maggie Lange
  27. equal rites
    United States Will Recognize Marriages of Utah’s Same-Sex Newlyweds The state will not.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  28. equal rites
    Supreme Court Stops Gay Marriage in Utah for NowThe state’s decision is on pause during an appeal.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  29. Pride
    Utah Scoutmaster and Son Deliver Pizza to Same-Sex WeddingsThe Boy Scouts of America do not officially endorse this act of kindness.
    By Belle Cushing
  30. equal rites
    Utah Better Get Used to the Idea of Gay Marriage, Like, NowAnother federal judge struck down another ban.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  31. Silly Laws
    In Utah, Restaurants Still Can’t Pour Alcohol in Front of CustomersThe “Zion curtains” rule might get repealed.
    By Sierra Tishgart
  32. ‘The New Normal’ Finds a Utah HomeLast week KSL-TV, a Utah NBC affiliate, refused to air The New Normal because of all its frightening gay characters. (What with their loving […]
    By Jesse David Fox
  33. The Chain Gang
    Hot Dog on a Stick Attempting New Things on SticksThe iconic Southern California chain will also open in Dubai and Las Vegas this year to counter stagnant growth.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  34. stuck in the mittle
    Mitt Romney’s Fund-raisers Seem to Be Having a Nice Time in Utah800 of them descended on a Park City resort for some quality time with the candidate.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  35. coming out
    Watch a Democrat Come Out of the Closet“We need to talk.”
    By Brett Smiley
  36. equal rites
    Mormons Participate in Utah Gay Pride Parade for First TimeStraight Mormons showed up to march.
    By Brett Smiley
  37. election 2012
    Primary Challenger Uses Orrin Hatch’s Old Tricks Against HimCall it karma.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  38. Mediavore
    The U.N. Declares Famine in Somalia; The First Lady Tackles Food DesertsMichelle Obama is urging Wal-Mart and SuperValu stores to offer healthier options and build in low-income neighborhoods.
  39. notorious b.i.g.a.m.i.s.t.s.
    Should Polygamy Be Illegal?The next great marriage debate commences … now!
    By Dan Amira
  40. the hunt for red november
    Jon Huntsman’s Former Chief of Staff Endorses Mitt RomneyHot Mormon love triangle.
    By Dan Amira
  41. early and awesome
    Jon Huntsman, Governor, Ambassador, Dropout Keyboardist for a Band Called WizardWIZARD!
    By Nitasha Tiku
  42. scary things
    Military Base That Tests Chemical and Biological Weapons on LockdownNo one will say why.
    By Nitasha Tiku
  43. Mediavore
    The Bazaar and Katsuya Expanding to South Beach; Tacos Don Jorge Recalls ItsWhile Jose Andres and Katsuya Uechi will replicate in Miami, Jorge Portillo is happy to be off of four wheels.
  44. early and often
    South Carolina GOP Makes Strides With Haley, Scott VictoriesAnti-incumbent trend continues.
    By Josh Duboff
  45. Mediavore
    Costco Protects Sarah Palin; Teacher In Trouble for Hooter’s TripTomatoes hidden for Palin’s safety and a teacher takes an ill-advised field trip.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  46. Lawsuits
    Tempeh TantrumA graffiti artist threatened to sue when she couldn’t eat vegan in prison.
    By Daniel Maurer
  47. Empire Building
    Vongerichten Has Plans for Park CityPlus, news on the Co. front.
    By Daniel Maurer