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Heber-Kamas Ranger District Burns Slash Piles Friday

Heber-Kamas Ranger District Burns Slash Piles Friday

UINTA-WASATCH-CACHE NATIONAL FOREST, Utah-Friday, fire personnel for the Heber-Kamas Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest successfully burned 13 slash piles to reduce hazardous fuels in the Iron Mine area. #uwcnf Heber-Kamas Ranger District fire personnel successfully burned 13 slash piles for approximately 15-20 acres to reduce hazardous fuels in […]

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Japanese internment camp in Colorado named historic site

DENVER (AP) — President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan bill into law Friday designating a former World War II Japanese American internment camp in rural Colorado as a federal historic site managed by the National Park Service. Camp Amache is owned by the town of Granada and is listed on […]

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Ukraine war ups pressure for US oil; industry faces hurdles

Ukraine war ups pressure for US oil; industry faces hurdles

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — In the oil fields of northern Montana, industry veteran Mac McDermott watched crude prices whipsaw from $75 a barrel in January to more than $120 as Russia pressed its war in Ukraine, then down again when coronavirus worries in China raised the specter of a global slowdown. […]

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UDOT Reports Crash Near Jordanelle

UDOT Reports Crash Near Jordanelle

WASATCH COUNTY, Utah-Thursday evening, UDOT reported a crash on westbound US 40 at milepost 10 near Jordanelle Reservoir. CrashWB US 40 at MP 10 (Jordanelle Reservoir) Wasatch Co.Est. Clearance Time: 10:30 PMFor updates: https://t.co/jaVMw7vcLm — UDOT Traffic (@UDOTTRAFFIC) March 18, 2022 The latest real-time information is available on the UDOT […]

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Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox speaks during a COVID-19 briefing at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. Cox unveiled a plan Friday to ramp up Utah's COVID-19 vaccine distribution as the state sees a post-holiday surge in new cases. Cox, a Republican, said he will issue an executive order requiring facilities to allocate their doses the week they are received and have local health departments manage distribution, with an expectation of administering 50,000 doses a week. (Jeffrey D. Allred/Deseret News, via AP, Pool)

Voting groups sue, say redistricting wrongly diluted voices

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Thursday, two voting-rights groups sued the state of Utah, seeking to block new redistricting maps they say unfairly solidify one-party GOP control and ignore a voter-approved independent commission. The League of Women Voters and Mormon Women for Ethical Government say the Republican-controlled Legislature swept aside […]

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Reveals Details For General Conference

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Reveals Details For General Conference

SALT LAKE CITY-Thursday, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints revealed vital details for those wishing to attend General Conference April 2 and 3 at the Conference Center on Temple Square in Salt Lake City. Because of parking and accessibility concerns pertaining to construction on and around Temple Square […]

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Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox speaks during a COVID-19 briefing at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. Cox unveiled a plan Friday to ramp up Utah's COVID-19 vaccine distribution as the state sees a post-holiday surge in new cases. Cox, a Republican, said he will issue an executive order requiring facilities to allocate their doses the week they are received and have local health departments manage distribution, with an expectation of administering 50,000 doses a week. (Jeffrey D. Allred/Deseret News, via AP, Pool)

Salt Lake City won’t host 2024 national GOP convention

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake City is no longer in the running to host the 2024 Republican National Convention. Gov. Spencer Cox confirmed during his monthly press conference on PBS-Utah that the state capitol won’t host the convention ahead of the next presidential election. “It’s not really that […]

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Crash Reported North of Heber City

Crash Reported North of Heber City

WASATCH COUNTY, Utah-Wednesday afternoon, UDOT reported a crash on westbound US 40 at milepost 11. This is two miles north of Heber City. CrashWB US 40 at MP 11 (2 mi N of Heber) Wasatch Co.Left Lane ClosedEst. Clearance Time: 5:00 PMFor updates: https://t.co/jaVMw7vcLm — UDOT Traffic (@UDOTTRAFFIC) March 16, […]

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Haaland: Report on Indigenous boarding schools expected soon

The Interior Department is on the verge of releasing a report on its investigation into the federal government’s past oversight of Native American boarding schools. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland told journalists during a call Wednesday that the report will come out in April but didn’t specify a date. She first […]

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Physicist Eugene Parker, namesake of NASA probe, dies at 94

Physicist Eugene Parker, namesake of NASA probe, dies at 94

CHICAGO (AP) — Eugene Parker, a physicist who theorized the existence of solar wind and became the first person to witness the launch of a spacecraft bearing his name, has died, his son and the University of Chicago said Wednesday. His son, Eric Parker, said Eugene Parker died peacefully at […]

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