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US releases environmental analysis of plan to stop fires

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Federal officials have released a draft environmental analysis for a proposal intended to stop rangeland wildfires in a huge swath of the West that hosts cattle ranching and recreation and is home to imperiled sage grouse. The analysis released Friday looks at the impact of altering […]

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EPA: No serious health risk from southwestern Colorado mines

EPA: No serious health risk from southwestern Colorado mines

DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency says contamination from nearly 50 mining sites in southwestern Colorado doesn’t pose a serious risk for human health. The Durango Herald reports that the Bonita Peak Mining District Superfund site assessment released Thursday didn’t find any risks to people working or hiking, hunting or […]

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Utah relinquishes oversight of polygamous trust with homes

Utah relinquishes oversight of polygamous trust with homes

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah judge says the time has come to let a community board have final decision-making authority about who is entitled to buy homes and properties in a trust that once belonged to Warren Jeffs’ polygamous sect, ending court oversight that began 14 years ago. […]

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WinCo’s frozen raspberries from Washington farm recalled

WinCo’s frozen raspberries from Washington farm recalled

BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — Frozen red raspberries from a Washington state farm are being recalled across the western U.S. WinCo Foods says it sold frozen red raspberries manufactured by Rader Farms of Bellingham, Washington, that may be contaminated with norovirus. The 12-ounce packages with a “Best By” date of February […]

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Snowmelt fills rivers in US Southwest, easing drought fears

Snowmelt fills rivers in US Southwest, easing drought fears

DENVER (AP) — A welcome surge of melting snow is pouring out of the Rocky Mountains and into the drought-stricken rivers of the southwestern U.S., fending off a water shortage but threatening to push rivers over their banks. Last winter brought above-average snowfall to much of Colorado, Utah and Wyoming, […]

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Court rejects challenge to regulation of gun silencers

Court rejects challenge to regulation of gun silencers

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is rejecting a challenge to federal regulation of gun silencers, just days after a gunman used one in a shooting rampage that killed 12 people in Virginia. The justices did not comment Monday in turning away appeals from two Kansas men who were convicted of violating federal law […]

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EPA will drill into Colorado mine for cleanup investigation

EPA will drill into Colorado mine for cleanup investigation

DENVER (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency plans to drill a test well into an inactive mine tunnel in southwestern Colorado to get information for a Superfund cleanup. The EPA said Friday it will drill into the American Tunnel next month to measure water levels and investigate how the passage […]

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Colorado skier numbers up after extended snow season

Colorado skier numbers up after extended snow season

DENVER (AP) — A ski resort trade association expects visits to Colorado ski resorts to be up 13% from last year following a snowy winter and spring that extended the ski season. The Denver Post reports Colorado Ski Country USA released its projections Thursday, showing a nearly 12% increase in visits from […]

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Utah sex suspect found dead after chase, authorities say

Utah sex suspect found dead after chase, authorities say

ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a Utah man sought in an alleged sex crime involving a juvenile is dead after his car plunged into a river in a northwestern Arizona gorge. Bart Graves with the Arizona Department of Public Safety said Monday that Guadalupe Guillermo Nunez intentionally exited […]

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New grave marker honors former slave, Utah settler

New grave marker honors former slave, Utah settler

COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS, Utah (AP) — The story of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints pioneers who travelled West to settle the territory that is now Utah is enshrined in monuments, museums and history books. But far fewer people know the stories of the African American slaves and pioneers who […]

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