The Daily Buzz

Hate crimes in Utah were the higher last year than they’ve been in the last five years. The month of June, which is LGBTQ Pride Month, saw the biggest spike in hate crime reports.

Criminal Justice reporter Paighten Harkins joins “The Daily Buzz” to break down the data and explain why some LGBTQ individuals are taking extra caution this Pride Month.

And next, a surprising story out of Utah County. Investigative reporter Jessica Miller unpacks why the Utah County District Attorney is calling for the resignation of the top sheriff.

Salt Lake City Council member Alejandro Puy is the first queer and Latino man to represent the capital city's majority-minority District 2. Puy joins "The Daily Buzz" host Saige Miller to talk about community in the Beehive State.

And education reporter Connor Sanders discuss his reporting about high schoolers that can now wear their cultural regalia to their graduation commencements.

Utah is known for a lot of things. The best snow on earth, five national parks and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, just to name a few. However, among Utah’s most notable things is something most wouldn’t consider: a robust queer community.

That community went unknown to Amanda Madden and Jade Swayne until they started their “queer house experiment,” known as Iowa House. Both facilitators join ‘The Daily Buzz’ to discuss the creation — and intention — of Iowa House.

And, debate season is upon us, which means the primary election is creeping up on Utahns, too. Politics Editor Jeff Parrot explains why this debate season has been more complicated compared to previous years.

You don’t have to return from the long weekend just yet.

In fact, sit back, relax and enjoy a refreshing conversation all about beer in Utah. David Jimenez, host of The Tastemasters podcast, joins “The Daily Buzz” to discuss the world of craft beer in Utah.

And Courtney Tanner reports on the Indigenous residents Whiterock, Utah who held their first Bear Dance in over 20 years and explains why the community decided to forgo the tradition and have no they decided to bring back the dance.

Jessica Miller talks about a Utah County teen treatment center that regulators say they will shut down after they found two residents did not receive adequate medical care in recent months — resulting in one girl’s death.

And a tweet circulating after the school shooting in Texas claimed Sen. Mitt Romney had taken $13,647,676 from the National Rifle Association. That was by far more than any of his colleagues and around twice the cash of the next highest senator.

The truth, Jeff Parrott found, is that the NRA spent liberally during Romney’s presidential run in 2012 to unseat President Barack Obama. Romney took no NRA funds during his senate run in 2018.

In 2018 a bill would have given $100 million to protect Utah schools. The Legislature ended up giving the project $1 million.

And Utah state Sen. Derek Kitchen, D-Salt Lake City, announced on Wednesday that he opened a bill file to raise the minimum age for buying a gun in Utah from 18 to 21. Could that prevent school shootings?

A new virus may be in town. Although, the illness isn’t related to COVID-19 this time.

The Salt Lake County Health Department announced two possible cases of monkeypox on Monday. While the county awaits the test results of two Utahns suspected of having monkeypox from the Center of Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Sankar Swaminathan, an infectious disease expert at the University of Utah joined ‘The Daily Buzz’ to discuss if Utahns should be worried about the virus.

And there’s another shortage that’s plaguing the grocery store shelves: baby formula. Women’s Issues reporter Becky Jacobs explains what state officials are doing to ease the burden.

On today’s episode of “The Daily Buzz,” Eric Peterson with The Utah Investigative Journalism Project unpacks the details of an investigation launched by the Utah Department of Natural Resources into a bear hunt led by a well-known Utah hunting guide and why Donald Trump Jr. was part of the investigation.

And The Tribune’s energy reporter, Tim Fitzpatrick, breaks down the real cost of Utah’s cheap energy.

Data columnist and Utah Jazz beat reporter Andy Larsen joins “The Daily Buzz” to discuss membership trends in The Church of Latter-day Saints. He finds some pretty interesting statistics relating to politics and how many people consider themselves members of Utah’s predominant religion.

And the Utah Transit Authority has reimagined its bus stops in Salt Lake City’s Avenues community, but not all residents of the affluent neighbors are happy about it.

In today’s episode, Utah Jazz beat reporter Eric Walden talks to Grant Burningham about Jazz legend John Stockton’s history of supporting right-wing causes. Stockton has recently written a letter to a federal judge supporting a Utah woman who was part of the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

And I discuss a concert I got to review earlier this week at Red Butte Garden and which artists are coming to Utah this summer.