The Daily Buzz

Public lands and environment reporter Brian Maffly joins us to talk about the future of the proposed Unita Basin Railway.

Crime reporter Paighten Harkins speaks about her reporting on a string of alleged “Purge” attacks in Spanish Fork and Ogden. Police have arrested a man that allegedly committed the killings.

And columnist Robert Gehrke explains why the Salt Lake City School Board have sidelined the district’s first Black superintendent.

In today’s episode, reporter Tony Semerad talks us through results from a new study that examines gentrification in Salt Lake City.

And BYU beat reporter Kevin Reynolds gives us an update from his reporting in Arlington, Texas, where he’s attending “Big 12 Media Days.”

In today’s episode, managing editor Grant Burningham talks to Anil Seth, a professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Utah about the new James Webb Space Telescope and what the images it has captured so far can tell us about the universe.

Statewatch reporter Jacob Scholl talks about who owns the land where a gondola might be built at Little Cottonwood Canyon for Snowbird and Alta.

And abortion remains legal in Utah after a judge's decision Monday. Becky Jacobs has more on that story.

Senior religion reporter Peggy Fletcher Stack discusses her latest story about modern-day religion in Egypt, with a focus on The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Jazz beat reporter Andy Larsen shares a recap of the NBA Summer League in Salt Lake City and provides a brief look at what’s to come for the Jazz’s summer league team this week in Las Vegas.

What does Utah's trigger law say about getting medication abortions by mail? Emergency contraception? Tribune reporter Becky Jacobs tries to answer questions about Utah's abortion ban.

Robert Gehrke talks about Sen. Mitt Romney's piece in The Atlantic, which avoids a big cause of America's dysfunction: Congress.

On today’s episode, I spoke with water and land use reporter Leia Larsen about the Great Salt Lake’s historically low elevation and what’s being done to save the famous landmark.

I also highlight a story from reporter Courtney Tanner about a pithy email sent by state Sen. Curt Bramble, R-Provo, in response to a concerned constituent’s question. An expert says the senator’s reply could be a sign of more systemic problems within Utah, particularly up on the Utah Capitol.

On today’s episode, I have an in-depth conversation with religion reporter Tamarra Kemsley about the experiences of women in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who have had abortions. The decision, Kemsley said, was very much a “spiritual matter” for those who decided to have an abortion.

Politics reporter Bryan Schott joins “The Daily Buzz” to discuss the 2022 Utah primary elections results and what that means for Sen. Mike Lee’s reelection chances this November. Schott also discusses the disconnect between who Republican delegates nominate and candidates that GOP voters prefer.

And opinions editors George Pyle talks to politics editor Jeff Parrott about a Californian who says he’s not bringing his family or business to Utah anymore because of the state’s abortion ban.