Utah’s youth residential treatment centers have been the subject of increased scrutiny in recent months. There have been activist rallies, media attention and Utah’s Disability Law Center has launched an investigation into what is sometimes called the “troubled teen industry.” And a recording leaked Wednesday by an activist organization has introduced a new turn in the story.

The Wasatch Front and the Southwest corner of Utah continue to be the fastest growing areas of the state, according to the latest population estimates released Thursday.

Proponents of Utah’s inland port hope that a centralized distribution network will do wonders for the state’s economy. The controversial project is based in the northwest corner of Salt Lake City, but is looking to expand statewide.

The state needs to spend about $270 million of federal coronavirus relief by the end of 2020. It’s allocated all but $2 million and has a tentative plan for where to send the remaining money.

As 2020 comes to a close, KUER is remembering and highlighting the lives of some of the Utahns who died of COVID-19. Sione Ray Tuineau was 35-years-old and lived in West Valley City. He was a husband, father, one of eight siblings and — by all accounts — the life of the party.

Co-Diagnostics, a company that has provided coronavirus tests to three state governments, has come under intense scrutiny for claims about its tests' accuracy and stock sales by company leaders.

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Bill Kurtis reads three news-related limericks: Dusty Denim, Extreme Pizza Supreme and Fishy Dinner Choice.

Advent adventures.

Our panelists read three stories about 400 rabbits in the news, only one of which is true.