BRIGHAM CITY, Utah (AP)-Not much is left of the Intermountain Indian School in Brigham City, Utah. The once-sprawling campus is now mostly barren fields of dying grass. A giant white letter “I” fades away on the nearby mountainside. Just a few buildings remain. One sits empty and abandoned. Two others […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Included in the sweeping $1 trillion infrastructure bill approved by the Senate is funding for Western water projects that farmers, water providers and environmentalists say are badly needed across the parched region. The Senate voted this week in favor of the legislation that seeks to rebuild U.S. roads and […]
Triple A-West SALT LAKE CITY-Luis Rengifo hit a 3-run homer and Jake Gatewood also went yard as the Salt Lake Bees outlasted Sacramento 11-9 Friday at Smith’s Ballpark in Triple A-West play. Ben Rowen earned the win on the mound for the Bees, who improved to 1-1 on the season […]
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Conservationists are accusing federal land managers of illegally withholding information about environmental assessments used to justify plans to create fuel breaks to slow wildfires by clearing forests and shrubs across six western states with little if any public oversight. The Center for Biological Diversity filed a […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Zion National Park may soon require reservations to hike one of its most famous trails. The Angel’s Landing hike is a narrow trail perched on the edge of a red-rock cliff in southern Utah. The number of people visiting Zion has been growing at a breakneck […]
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Conservationists are accusing federal land managers of illegally withholding information about environmental assessments used to justify plans to create fuel breaks to slow wildfires by clearing forests and shrubs across six western states with little if any public oversight. The Center for Biological Diversity filed a […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah is the nation’s fastest-growing state and remained its youngest over the last decade even as the rest of the country got older, according to new data released by the Census Bureau on Thursday. The figures provide the most detailed portrait yet of how the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Salt Lake County Council on Thursday overturned a school mask order for kids under 12 that the county’s top health official issued this week as the highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus spreads. After the vote by the Republican-controlled council in Utah’s most populous […]
The once-a-decade battle over redistricting is set to be a showdown over the suburbs, as new census data released Thursday showed rapid growth around the some of the nation’s largest cities and shrinking population in many rural counties. From Texas to Florida, some of the biggest gains came in states […]
Tony Bennett has canceled his fall and winter 2021 tour dates. The legendary crooner is pulling out of concerts in New York, Maryland, Connecticut, Arizona, Oklahoma and Canada. Ticket holders should check with the local venues for information regarding refunds. Bennett, who just turned 95, teamed up with Lady Gaga for two nights at New York’s […]
