WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — A longtime Navajo Nation lawmaker has resigned, citing health reasons. Nelson S. BeGaye made the announcement Monday in an emotional speech at the start of the Navajo Nation Council’s weeklong summer session. He has served on the council since 2003. He did not elaborate on […]
LOVELAND, Colo. (AP) — Colorado wildlife inspectors have intercepted a record number of boats infested with invasive mussels as they try to keep the economically-damaging shellfish from entering state waters. The Loveland Reporter-Herald reports the Colorado Parks and Wildlife have found 51 boats with mussels so far this season across the state. […]
CONWAY, S.C.-As confirmed Thursday by CBS Sports/Sports Illustrated/WFAN (New York City) college basketball insider Jon Rothstein, Utah men’s basketball will be competing at the 2019 Myrtle Beach Invitational November 21, 22 and 24 at Conway, S.C. The Utes will draw the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers of the Sun Belt Conference in […]
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 […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — A southern Utah youth psychiatric residential treatment center will close its doors after reports of sexual abuse and violence. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that Red Rock Canyon School’s parent company said Tuesday the facility will close within 60 days. Sequel Youth and Family Services says they’re […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Utah man and a Florida man have been convicted of running a Nevada ring aimed at creating and selling synthetic marijuana known as “spice.” The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Nevada announced Wednesday that Charles Burton Ritchie of Park City, Utah, and Benjamin Galecki of Pensacola, […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — An Ogden auctioneer who’s practiced his craft for nearly 60 years is looking back on his long career of fast talking. Doug Taylor, 80, has auctioned land and autos and led estate auctions as he traveled across Utah and into Wyoming over the decades, the Standard-Examiner […]
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — Washington state cherry growers have not seen significant weather damage during the harvest season that began earlier this month. The Yakima Herald reported Thursday that warm temperatures in late May eliminated an anticipated delay for growers in the Yakima Valley and the Pacific Northwest. The Northwest Cherry Growers […]
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Wildlife advocates are seeking a court order that would force U.S. officials to consider if grizzly bears should be restored to more Western states following the animals’ resurgence in the Northern Rockies. Grizzly bears are protected as a threatened species outside Alaska. An estimated 1,900 bears […]
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A legal advocacy organization has filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging an Arkansas state law that farm organizations have used to shield themselves from undercover investigations by animal rights groups. Lawyers for the Animal Legal Defense Fund and other animal rights organizations filed the […]
