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Heber Light & Power Confirms Power Outage Saturday Evening

Heber Light & Power Confirms Power Outage Saturday Evening

MIDWAY, Utah- 9:54 pm Heber Light & Power successfully corrected the problem. #PowerOutageUpdate 9:35PM 8/21/2021Power has been restored to Midway. A large tree branch fell across the overhead conductors and caused one to burn in half. If you are still experiencing no power, please call 435-654-2913. — Heber Light & […]

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Groundbreaking For Pittsburgh Temple Occurs

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa.-Saturday, the groundbreaking ceremony occurred for the Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Presiding at the groundbreaking ceremony was Elder Randall K. Bennett of the Quorum of Seventy. Upon completion, the temple will be a 32,000-square foot single story temple to be […]

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Veteran’s Widow Says Taliban Takeover ‘Heartbreaking’

Veteran’s Widow Says Taliban Takeover ‘Heartbreaking’

NORTH OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Seeing the collapse of the government of Afghanistan following the departure of U.S. forces from the country, seeing the Taliban take control, is tough for Jennie Taylor. “It’s heartbreaking. I don’t know if there’s another word for it,” the North Ogden woman told the Standard-Examiner. […]

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FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2017, file image provided the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, a wolf pack is captured by a remote camera in Hells Canyon National Recreation Area in northeast Oregon near the Idaho border. Wildlife advocates pressed the Biden administration on Wednesday, May 26, 2021, to revive federal protections for gray wolves across the Northern Rockies after Republican lawmakers in Idaho and Montana made it much easier to kill the predators. (Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife via AP, File)

Biden backs end to wolf protections but hunting worries grow

FARIBAULT, Minn. (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration is sticking by the decision under former President Donald Trump to lift protections for gray wolves across most of the U.S. But a top federal wildlife official on Friday told The Associated Press there is growing concern over aggressive wolf hunting seasons […]

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Salt Lake City Mayor Issues Mask Order for K-12 Schools

Salt Lake City Mayor Issues Mask Order for K-12 Schools

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Friday, Salt Lake City mayor Erin Mendenhall announced she had issued a mask order in the city’s K-12 schools as the highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus spreads. Mendenhall said she used her emergency powers to issue the order and that she plans to […]

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At 60, Peace Corps Plots Return to World After Virus Hiatus

At 60, Peace Corps Plots Return to World After Virus Hiatus

DEDZA, Malawi (AP) — More than a year after COVID-19 began sweeping the world, abruptly cutting short her Peace Corps stint, Cameron Beach is once again living in rural Malawi — this time on her own dime. The Peace Corps, a U.S. government program marking its 60th anniversary this year, […]

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Parents Taser Student Who Went for Officer Gun, Police Say

Parents Taser Student Who Went for Officer Gun, Police Say

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A high school student who attacked a school-resource officer and tried to take her gun has been taken into custody after parents used the officer’s Taser on the student, police said. The student was meeting with a counselor about returning to school Thursday morning when […]

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Lawsuit: Iowa Governor’s Office Violating Open Records Law

Lawsuit: Iowa Governor’s Office Violating Open Records Law

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds’ office is illegally delaying the release of public records related to its $26 million, no-bid coronavirus testing contract, a new lawsuit contends. Reynolds and her office’s public records custodian, attorney Michael Boal, are the latest officials to be accused of violating open […]

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Climate impact of coal sales from US lands scrutinized

Climate impact of coal sales from US lands scrutinized

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Thursday, U.S. officials launched a review of climate damage caused by coal mining on public lands as the Biden administration expands its scrutiny of government fossil fuel sales that contribute to greenhouse gas emissions. The review also will consider if companies are paying fair value for […]

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FILE - This July 21, 2012, file photo photo, shows the exterior of the U.S. Courthouse for the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta. A surge of COVID-19 cases sparked by the delta variant is prompting federal courts to impose new restrictions and requirements for mask-wearing and vaccinations. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)

Federal Courts Impose New covid Restrictions Amid Surge

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — When Sigal Chattah goes to federal court to challenge a school mask mandate issued by Nevada Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak, she’ll likely be required to wear a mask. That’s because U.S. District Court in Las Vegas and other courts where plaintiffs are demanding their freedoms from […]

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