Lake Powell is projected to have worst snowmelt on record - and Utah rivers are not far behind. The state estimated that they've already experienced their peak runoff. Approximately 94% of the state is now in severe drought or worse, including nearly 60% in extreme or exceptional drought — the two worst categories. A group of state and federal agencies recommend Governor Spencer Cox make an emergency drought declaration for all of Utah.

Brunch places for Mother’s Day in Utah; Senator John Curtis eyeing a run for Utah Governor?

Water rights request for massive Box Elder data center withdrawn after thousands of Utahns file protests (The Salt Lake Tribune)

Box Elder’s commissioners felt their hands were tied on the data center vote (KUER)

Moore, Lisonbee respond to proposed data center backlash (Deseret News)

CentraCom ‘not anywhere near’ MIDA data center project, it says, after online speculation suggests ties to Cox (Salt Lake Tribune)

Utah Senate president defends donations as group calls for ethics investigation (KUTV)

‘You’re going against the whole community’: Residents speak out against proposed Iron County Data Center (ABC4)

Utah governor: Beehive State is a bright spot amid global turmoil (Deseret News)

Why Gov. Cox says 'prosperity' should be a means, not an end (KSL)

How 100 Women Who Care is changing lives in Utah (Deseret News)

Names of 2 fallen northern Utah police officers added to state memorial (KSL TV)

Utah’s online porn age verification law now includes VPNs. Critics say it won’t work (KUER)

Utah-based tech company Instructure hacked, affecting millions of users globally (KSL)

Heard a cool sound effect in a Hollywood movie? It may have come from this Utah family business. (Salt Lake Tribune)

Tech is turning increasingly to religion in a quest to create ethical AI (AP)

Why young and old men are leaving the labor force at record rates (Washington Post)

‘No reasonable cause’ for 5 discrimination complaints against Grand County, Utah agency says (The Salt Lake Tribune)

Trial scheduled for Cottonwood Heights woman accused of killing husband (Fox 13)

Hurricane woman dies after being struck by car in crosswalk, police say (St George News)

Tremonton parents arrested, accused of killing child through torture (KSL)

Weber County Sheriff’s Office implements new policy after child sexual abuse case ‘mishandled’ (KSL TV)

Layton police investigating confrontation between Utah senator and ABC4 reporting team (Salt Lake Tribune)

Opinion: Let’s not overdo the ‘purity culture’ critique (Deseret News)

Utah hot tub company creates 'Arctic moments' (KSL)

Salt Lake City reveals its vision for the future of its oldest park (KSL)

It’s official: This Salt Lake City street is now named after labor icon Dolores Huerta (The Salt Lake Tribune)

‘If you want more, ask’: Chipotle CEO promotes bigger portions (Fox 13)

Saturday Swap Meets brings 'treasure hunt' to Southern Utah (St George News)

‘It's yum’: Home-based sourdough bakery rises in Bloomington (St George News)

Dino-nuggets get a friend: New whimsical tater tot shapes are here (Deseret News)

US trade court rules Trump tariffs illegal, but issues narrow block (Reuters)

US employers defy economic shock from Iran war and add a surprisingly strong 115,000 jobs in April (AP)

5 signs of toxic relationship with your money (KUTV)

Utah's first teacher apprenticeship program opens in Salt Lake City School District (KSL)

Why a ‘Beehive’ school is again ranked as the Beehive State’s top high school (Deseret News)

A lost ‘golden goose’ or ‘reasonable’ deal? How a landfill tested Utah’s school trust lands system (Utah News Dispatch)

Ogden opts to take part in renewable energy program, joining 6 other Utah locales (KSL)

How a proposed Paiute golf resort could strain St. George area’s water supply (The Salt Lake Tribune)

Opinion: Utah can’t afford to wait on permitting reform (Deseret News)

Going fishing in Utah? Here's what you need to know in a drought (Deseret News)

Water supply 'staggeringly anomalous' for Utah this year, experts say (Fox13)

A year in, what’s on Pope Leo XIV’s to-do list? And what has he done so far? (AP)

Risk of surgery complications increases with poor air quality, Utah study finds (KSLNR)

Increasing number of children use GLP-1s for weight loss (Deseret News)

Salt Lake County DA, mental health experts, families call for Utah mental health reform (KSL TV)

Utah’s fluoride ban is a year old; so are many of the kids it will harm, dentists say (Utah News Dispatch)

Housing advocates expect homelessness numbers to fall slightly (Utah News Dispatch)

Pentagon begins releasing new files on UFOs and says the public can draw its own conclusions (AP)

With Spirit in liquidation, here's what happens next to its planes (NPR)

Karoline Leavitt announces birth of baby girl and will take maternity leave (Washington Post)

A dive into what it means to have American pride: the active responsibility of holding the country accountable to its own promises (Deseret News)

Speaker Johnson cites prayer as key to defending freedom and liberty on 75th National Day of Prayer (Deseret News)

Rubio meets with Pope Leo at Vatican only days after Trump’s latest criticism (ABC4)

Why this former U.S. ambassador says the trade system has ‘failed America’ (Deseret News)

Tennessee Republicans pass new map erasing majority-Black US House district (Reuters)

Alabama Republicans look to set new US House primaries if courts allow redistricting (AP)

Trump drives across Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to inspect new blue coating he’s putting on it (AP)

Judge rules Trump administration’s cancellation of humanities grants was unconstitutional (AP)

Anti-woke Vivek Ramaswamy confronts racism in his run for Ohio governor (Washington Post)

Poll: Voters aren’t so sure about Trump’s sweeping election bill (Politico)

Supreme Court districting ruling creates confusion in Louisiana early voting (PBS Newshour)

Immigrants are giving up their cases and leaving the U.S. in soaring numbers (Washington Post)

Trump administration tries to shore up its footing with immigration hardliners (Politico)

Russia and Ukraine fight on despite WW2 celebration ceasefire proposal (Reuters)

Ukraine’s weirdest front line (Politico Magazine)

The companies making billions from the Iran war (BBC)

Opinion: The history of the War Powers Act and what it means for Iran (Deseret News)

UAE countering Iranian air attack after Trump says ceasefire still in effect (Reuters)

These numbers show the global impact of Iran’s grip on the Strait of Hormuz (AP)

Iran refugees have lost hope in Trump, US after ‘we won’ comment (News Nation)

Iran hawks erupt over terms of Trump’s peace proposal (The Hill)

Global perceptions of US fall below Russia under Trump, survey finds (Reuters)

Study shows how a potato-based diet changed the genetics of Andean people (Reuters)

Sudan was already at war and hungry. Now its farmers are hit by another conflict (AP)

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

1348 - A ship from Bordeaux carrying the plague, lands in Melcombe Regis (now Weymouth), Dorset and begins spreading in England.

1541 - Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto lands in Florida.

1792 - Militia Act establishes conscription under federal law.

1846 - Future president Zachary Taylor fights the Battle of Palo Alto, north of the Rio Grande River.

1884 - Harry S. Truman born. He became the 33rd president of the United States.

1886 - The first serving of Coca-Cola, which contained cocaine, was sold at a pharmacy in Atlanta, Georgia.

1945 - Victory day in Europe as Germany surrenders.

1958 - President Eisenhower federalizes National Guard troops and orders them removed from Central High School in Little Rock. They were there on the orders of Arkansas governor Orval Faubus to keep the school segregated.

1963 - Sean Connery stars in his first James Bond movie, “Dr. No”

1980 - The World Health Organization declares smallpox eradicated. There is evidence of the disease going back 3500 years, causing widespread death, disfigurement and blindness. It is the only human disease to be completely eradicated.

1984 - Soviets announce boycott of 1984 Olympics.

2018 - President Donald Trump pulls the US out of the multilateral Iran nuclear deal.

2020 - U.S. unemployment surged to 14.7%, a level last seen when the country was in the throes of the Great Depression