A nonbinary Yosemite ranger was fired after hanging a transgender pride flag from El Capitan as a message that everyone belongs in national parks. They told @AP their termination sends the opposite message. New w/ @MatthewBrownAP & @BrittanyKPeters.

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Three firefighters were injured after a blaze that started in a restaurant’s kitchen scorched century-old buildings in downtown Salt Lake City’s nightlife hub, officials said Tuesday. For @AP w/ @sbrumfieldAP.

Nicholas Rossi, the man accused of faking his death and fleeing to the UK to avoid rape charges, faced an alleged victim in court Monday as his first of two Utah trials began. For @AP.

The Montana bar shooting suspect has been caught after a weeklong search. His family tells @AP they warned local authorities he was a danger to himself and asked them to perform wellness checks. Authorities declined to comment on that today.

Two wildfires burning in the U.S. West — including one that has become a “megafire” on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon — are so hot they’re spurring the formation of “fire clouds” that create their own erratic weather systems. For @AP w/ @SMBNewMexico.

This is a PSA that you should go hiking after work this summer (for best results, do it in Utah)

It was such a special experience to hear Andrea Gibson speak at the premiere “Come See Me in the Good Light” at Sundance this year. Honored to write the obituary today for an artist who touched so many lives. For @AP w/ @hitalie.

A Utah judge on Wednesday set an execution date for a man with dementia who has been on death row for 37 years. Ralph Leroy Menzies would become only the sixth U.S. prisoner executed by firing squad since 1977. For @AP.

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The man who inadvertently fatally shot a demonstrator at the Salt Lake City “No Kings” rally while trying to stop an alleged gunman was a military veteran and “safety volunteer” for the protest, according to police and organizers. For @AP w/ @Jesse_Bedayn.

Demonstrators with Run for Their Lives have staged global events since 2023 calling for Hamas to release Israeli hostages, but they say the walk in Boulder, Colorado, was the first in which they have faced violence. For @AP w/ @apheatherh .

Trump fast-tracks Utah uranium mine, but industry revival may wait for higher prices. New for @AP w/ @meadgruver on the push to shore up sources of nuclear energy through expedited environmental reviews.

The U.S. Supreme Court backed a multibillion-dollar oil railroad expansion in Utah on Thursday in a ruling that scales back the use of a key environmental law and could accelerate development projects around the country. For @AP w/ @lwhitehurst .

The Democratic controlled cities of Salt Lake City & Boise adopted new city flags showing support for LGBTQ+ people in defiance of their states’ GOP-controlled Legislatures, which banned pride flags in schools & government buildings. For @AP w/ @boiseboone.

RT @RDunhamDP: Utah judge to decide if death row prisoner with dementia can be executed. @AP @H_Schoenbaum @mrbrown….

How Utah dentists are preparing patients for the first statewide fluoride ban. @AP 🎥 by yours truly. Read more:

With Utah’s first-in-the-nation ban on fluoride in public drinking water set to take effect Wednesday, dentists who treat children and low-income patients say they’re bracing for an increase in tooth decay among the state’s most vulnerable. New for @AP 🦷