LOGAN, Utah (AP) — A Utah State University professor who studies factors that can hinder diverse students in engineering education is being honored by the White House. Assistant Professor Idalis Villanueva will receive the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, which honors junior faculty doing innovative research. A […]
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Trump administration will not pursue lethal measures such as euthanasia or selling horses for slaughter to deal with what officials say is an ecological and fiscal crisis caused by too many wild horses on rangelands in the U.S. West, an official said Thursday. U.S. Bureau […]
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say a body has been recovered from the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park and it’s believed to be that of a California man reported missing from a commercial river trip last month. Park rangers say the body was recovered Wednesday […]
During the Wednesday July 10 Interlocal Meeting at the Senior Citizen Center, UDOT presented the next steps for the environmental study of the Heber Valley Parkway with government officials and public attendees from Wasatch County, Heber City, Wallsburg and Midway. Brandon Weston discussed the timing of the study with councilman […]
SPRINGDALE, Utah (AP) — Biologists have confirmed there’s a new baby condor at Zion National Park in southwest Utah. Park rangers said Tuesday they estimate the California condor hatched in May, nestled in a crevice of a sweeping red-rock cliff. It is the 1,000 chick born since the start of […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Brigham Young University has updated its honor code process following widespread student criticism that it lacks transparency and compassion. University officials announced the changes Wednesday. They include following an “innocent until proven guilty” policy and allowing someone to accompany students in honor code meetings. Honor code […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Salt Lake teachers association and the city’s school district have reached a tentative agreement. The Deseret News reported Wednesday that the two sides in a labor dispute reached the working agreement after meeting with a federal mediator Wednesday. The school district says in a statement that […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — The Provo Municipal Council will move to only using lethal methods of controlling the urban deer population. The Daily Herald reports that the city will now use either professional archers or traps and euthanization. The city previously used a combination of lethal and non-lethal methods, but the Utah […]
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The Federal Communications Commission has approved a priority filing window for tribes to obtain licenses that could boost internet service in rural communities. The commission voted 3-2 Wednesday in favor of the filing window for federally recognized tribes. The 2.5 Ghz-band of spectrum largely is unassigned […]
DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — A mining company says it won’t carry out cleanup work ordered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as part of a Superfund project in southwest Colorado. The Durango Herald reported Wednesday that Sunnyside Gold Corp. sent the EPA a letter saying the company isn’t responsible for pollution flowing […]
