Changes to the Bright Futures program last year have more than tripled the number of first-generation high school seniors receiving support on their path to college.
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Several Park City Mountain hiking and biking trails are temporarily closed as crews work on construction and improvement projects.
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The South Summit Trails Foundation is ramping up its bike park offerings for the 2026 season with new features at the Oakley Trail Park.
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Salt Lake City and its county have filed a lawsuit seeking to block the Department of Homeland Security’s plan to open a giant warehouse in the city that would be used to detain up to 10,000 immigrants.
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Most calls to Summit County's new short-term rental hotline have been noise complaints.
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Park City Municipal has released video footage of an incident where a man appears to strike a city councilmember during an event at the Park City Library.
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KPCW and The Park Record are hosting a primary election forum June 8 at the Kimball Junction library.
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Deer Valley mountain biking will be back at full speed this summer now that trail renovations and construction are complete.
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The Park City Council is pressing pause on water rate increases. The city will instead conduct a study to determine how to balance costs and revenue.
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The Midway City Council adopted a tentative fiscal year 2027 budget at its June 2 meeting, and will approve the final budget June 16.
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A human-caused fire sparked near Deer Creek Reservoir Jun 7, singeing just under 2 acres of sagebrush at Rainbow Bay.
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The bill provides roughly $70 billion for immigration enforcement and highlights a GOP caucus continuing to endorse Trump's immigration agenda as Democrats warn Congress has ceded its oversight role.
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As the World Cup begins later this week, match officials and team members have faced enhanced immigration scrutiny when trying to enter the United States. A FIFA referee from Somalia was turned away.
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Opinions are divided about the new facility in Kenya. The U.S. defends it. Kenyans are protesting it. Doctors who were on the ground in the 2014 Ebola outbreak voice criticism as well.
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