The proposed data center for Box Elder County has frustrations boiling over as county commissioners receive death threats and a Utah senator smacks a phone out of a reporter’s hands. Community members are also exploring their options to put the issue on the ballot.

Former Congressman Rob Bishop sworn into Utah House again; residents 'shocked' over Roy City's proposed 55% property tax increase

Scientists raise concerns over hyperscale data center impact on ecology (KSL TV)

Data centers have to report water usage, under new Utah law (KSL Newsradio)

Massive Utah data center complex ‘can’ be powered by renewables, O’Leary says — after state insisted ’100%’ natural gas (Salt Lake Tribune)

Voices: Utah can welcome data centers — without selling out its principles (Salt Lake Tribune)

Nursery owned by MIDA board member asks for ‘respect’ amid calls for boycott over data center plan (Salt Lake Tribune)

State agencies start scrutinizing Box Elder County data center project (Fox13)

Despite concerns, central Utah residents mostly welcome new data center (Fox13)

Salt Lake City councilwoman suspended from several roles amid conduct investigation (KSL)

Who released a confidential report about a Supreme Court justice? A Utah commission is investigating. (The Salt Lake Tribune)

How will Salt Lake City balance growth and budget challenges? (Deseret News)

Gov. Cox makes case for Utah in front of international investors (Deseret News)

Ron Winterton: Heavier trucks cause public safety concerns among Utah voters (Deseret News)

Ian Bremmer, renowned political scientist, spoke at the Crossroads of the World summit on the state of the world: ‘Fraught, volatile, uncertain’ (Deseret News)

Former Congressman Rob Bishop sworn into Utah House again (KUTV)

Residents 'shocked' over Roy City's proposed 55% property tax increase (Fox13)

‘I was blindsided’: When recruiting goes wrong (Deseret News)

Sold-out St. George Marathon to welcome runners home with brand new bathroom facility (KSL)

Special Olympics torch run reaches Utah Capitol (KSL)

KUTV director of news operations dies after courageous battle with cancer (KUTV)

Sculptor behind a Washington war memorial will bring a monument to Utah’s Capitol. The Capitol Preservation Board chose the “Grand Liberty Arch” over monuments commemorating the transcontinental railroad and Utah women. (Salt Lake Tribune)

Opinion: The greatest risk of AI is not job loss, it’s the loss of human agency (Deseret News)

Man released from jail after 2 years following dismissed murder charge (KSL)

3 semitrucks crash in Spanish Fork Canyon (KSL)

Uintah County man arrested, accused of abusing his family over years (KSL)

Utah scam prompts warning after callers ask victims to cut up cards, mail in chips (KUTV)

A BYU dean wrote in support of a man charged with child sex abuse crimes. It’s not an isolated case. (Salt Lake Tribune)

Riverton community rallies to bring home woman critically injured in Mexico golf cart accident (KSL)

'Let's dance!' Longtime 'Footloose' dance ban abolished by Utah city leaders (Fox 13)

Heber Valley teen honors father's legacy through growing business (Fox 13)

With high gas prices, what Congress and states could do to give drivers relief (Fox 13)

Utah’s consumer sentiment lowest since 2023, survey says (ABC4)

US jobless claims increase less than expected amid low layoffs (Reuters)

US productivity slows further in first quarter (Reuters)

Holly Richardson: A mother’s advice to 2026 graduates. (Deseret News)

Utah Tech University 2026 Commencement Ceremonies to celebrate 3,078 graduates (KSL)

Class of 2026 faces tough job market and AI concerns as graduation season approaches (Fox13)

Shared ground: Coalition forms to promote affordable housing on public lands (Deseret News)

'He'll have to get much sicker': Families call for 'treatment before tragedy' for severely mentally ill (KSL)

Jack’s Basket volunteer shares resources for parents of kids with Down Syndrome (ABC4)

FDA blocks studies finding COVID, shingles vaccines safe (Deseret News)

Opinion: Heavier trucks cause public safety concerns among Utah voters (Deseret News)

FDA blocks studies finding COVID, shingles vaccines safe (Deseret News)

Why sitting all day is so bad for you — and what to do about it (Washington Post)

The revolving door: New data reveals Utah’s homeless-to-arrest pipeline (Deseret News)

First Step House to launch mobile mental health team (KSL TV)

‘Cruel’ and ‘unconstitutional’: Facing fierce backlash over new anti-camping proposal, SLC Council vows revisions (Salt Lake Tribune)

Woman volunteers put finishing touches on 'Habitat' homes in Tooele County (KUTV)

Kids staying at this family homeless shelter facility now have a place to play (Utah News Dispatch)

Foreclosure filings jump to six-year high as rising property taxes, insurance costs and debt strain U.S. homeowners (WSJ)

Man accused of shooting at Secret Service agent near White House faces 3 federal charges (Deseret News)

What people — including passengers — are saying about hantavirus cruise ship outbreak (Deseret News)

Judge releases note that cellmate says he found after Jeffrey Epstein’s suspected suicide try (AP)

Nearly 500 homes damaged in Mississippi storms as multiple tornadoes reported (AP)

Controversy mounts as Patel accuses FBI of political espionage (Deseret News)

Rubio says visit to Vatican already planned as Trump continues Pope Leo criticism (Deseret News)

How the Iran War exposed a generational divide on U.S.-Israel relations (Deseret News)

Campaign staffers tell NPR they make 'thousands' betting on their own candidates (NPR)

In a new poll, Americans voice broad bipartisan support for age caps in Congress (NPR)

Jet-Fuel Prices Are Spiking and Trump’s Advisers Are Worried (WSJ)

Inside a MAGA influencer’s turn against the right-wing machine (Washington Post)

Border czar promises 'mass deportations are coming' to fulfill Trump's promises (NPR)

Russia seizes stake in farming giant in new high-profile asset grab (Reuters)

Putin’s Strongman Image Is Fading as Ukraine Brings War Home to Russia (WSJ)

US fires on Iranian-flagged tanker during Strait of Hormuz standoff (Fox 13)

Israeli attack kills son of Hamas leader negotiating with Trump-led board (Reuters)

Iran considering US proposal as Trump says war will be 'over quickly' (BBC)

A small town in Germany braces for end to decades of life with US troops (Reuters)

War and Energy Shortages Boost China’s Influence in Asia (NYT)

May 15 — Utah Taxes Now Conference with Utah Taxpayers Association, 9:00 am, Grand America Hotel, Register here

May 19-21 — Interim Days

June 23 — Utah primary election

Aug 4-6 — One Utah Summit, SUU America First Event Center, Register here

Aug 13 — Titan of Public Service Gala with the Orrin G. Hatch Foundation, Grand America

Nov 3 — General election

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1826 - Varina Howell (Davis) is born. She became the first lady of the Confederate States of America when her husband became the president.

1843 - The first Japanese immigrant arrives in the US, a 14-year-old fisherman named Manjiro.

1845 - Mary Eliza Mahoney is born. She became the first Black registered nurse in the US.

1867 - Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel patents dynamite in England, the first of three patents he would receive for the explosive material. (And yes, that Nobel…)

1915 - A German submarine torpedoes and sinks the Lusitania, killing 1198 people.

1945 - Nazi Germany signed an unconditional surrender at Allied headquarters, ending its role in World War II.

1994 - Edvard Munch’s "The Scream" is recovered after its theft three months earlier.

2020 - Father and son arrested for the murder of Ahmaud Arbery in Brunswick, Georgia, after video of the killing surfaces.