Good morning. Salt Lake City will have a high of 46° and a low of 26°.
I visited the Loveland Living Planet Aquarium for the first time this year, and I can't believe it took me seven years of living in Utah to go. Having grown up on the West Coast, I had no idea landlocked Utah had such an impressive aquarium.
Did you know the aquarium was a dream 17 years in the making for Brent Andersen? Read more about the history of the aquarium from my colleague Doug Robinson.
Gas prices in Utah have some commuters turning to public transit
Utah Transit Authority's Free Fare February is over, but with gas prices rising, some Utahns are still opting for the cost savings of public transportation over the convenience of driving.
Depending on the distance, buses and trains can cost as little as $2.50 per trip, or $5 for a day pass.
Read more about why some Utahns are turning to transit — and some are even giving up their cars completely.
The Beehive State’s total fertility rate has been falling faster than the nation’s since 2009. But is it about to stabilize?
What could be behind the decline? Some possible factors:
Utah has the fourth-highest total fertility rate nationally. Of those top four states, Utah has the lowest fertility rate for 15- to 19-year-olds, indicating a decline in teen births, which researchers point to as a positive trend.
Jessica Sanders, the University of Utah School of Medicine’s director of family planning research, said there has also been a reduction in unintended pregnancies in Utah.
More Americans are postponing their first marriage and growing numbers of adults ages 25 to 54 people are “unpartnered” — neither married nor living with a partner, according to a 2021 Pew Research Center analysis of 2019 census data.
Read more about what one researcher learned from studying reproductive decisions in a country with one of the lowest fertility rates in the world.
More in Politics
Utah tweaks conservation permit program to improve revenue transparency (KSL.com)
Introducing the Deseret News Midweek Edition
The Deseret News midweek edition features local stories from the combined newsrooms of the Deseret News, KSL-TV, KSL NewsRadio and KSL.com. Subscribe to the Utah Bundle today to receive your copy of the midweek edition delivered to your mailbox each Wednesday, starting March 23.
Faith
‘Many Faiths, One Heart’ brings women together to serve (Church News)
The Washington D.C. Temple site’s history is as American as the capital city itself (Deseret News)
The Cougars exceeded expectations during a historic regular season.
They won a program-record 26 games, dominated the West Coast Conference, earned the outright regular season championship, rose to their highest ranking (No. 15) in the Associated Press poll and received a program-best No. 6 seed in the Big Dance.
But it all ended abruptly Saturday afternoon at the Crisler Center, where BYU fell 61-57 to No. 11 Villanova in the Big Dance.
What will coach Jeff Judkins remember most when he looks back on the memorable 2021-22 campaign? Read more.
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