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Month: September 2018

Court upholds protection for rare bird in Colorado, Utah

Court upholds protection for rare bird in Colorado, Utah

DENVER (AP) — A rare bird found only in Colorado and Utah will stay on the endangered species list, at least for now. A federal judge in Denver on Friday upheld a 2014 decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect the Gunnison sage grouse as a threatened […]

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Mormon church to increase food donations to charities

Mormon church to increase food donations to charities

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Mormon church is planning to increase food donations to community charities by more than 20 million pounds (9 million kilograms) annually over the next several years. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced the changes to its welfare operations in a Thursday […]

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Ex-Salt Lake mayor says he’s dropping ’02 Olympics suit

Ex-Salt Lake mayor says he’s dropping ’02 Olympics suit

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A former Salt Lake City mayor is dropping a lawsuit claiming the National Security Agency conducted “blanket” surveillance in Salt Lake City during the 2002 Winter Olympics in Utah. Rocky Anderson said in court documents Thursday that he’s been so stymied in his efforts to […]

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Suit challenges drilling on public land in Colorado, Utah

Suit challenges drilling on public land in Colorado, Utah

DENVER (AP) — Environmental groups have asked a judge to overturn the sale of drilling rights on public land in Colorado and Utah, saying the Trump administration didn’t consider the potential threat to public health and the environment. A lawsuit filed Thursday in Denver federal court seeks to reverse oil […]

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Prep Sports Roundup: 9/27

Girls Soccer 2-A South PAROWAN, Utah-Laci Sissener found the net twice and the Parowan Rams stymied Millard 5-2 in 2-A South girls soccer action Thursday. Paige Cummings and Rylee Miller each scored in defeat for the Eagles. Non-Region BEAVER, Utah-Emmalene Palmer and Savannah Ence each amassed hat tricks as the […]

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Beaver Boys Golf Wins 2-A State Title; the 7th in school history

Beaver Boys Golf Wins 2-A State Title; the 7th in school history

RICHFIELD, Utah-Thursday afternoon, the Beaver Beavers won the 2-A boys’ state golf title at Cove View Golf Course of Richfield. This was the Beavers’ 7th all-time golf state title, going back-to-back this season. The Beavers’ collective score of 619 allowed them to earn the title, decisively besting second-place Gunnison, who […]

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Eastern Utah river tested after train derails, spills coal

Eastern Utah river tested after train derails, spills coal

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah water officials are testing an eastern Utah river after a train derailed over the weekend and sent 40 to 50 tons (36 to 45 metric tons) of coal into the river and surrounding wetlands. Department of Environmental Quality District Engineer for Southeast Utah Scott […]

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DWR approves use of corn for bait

DWR approves use of corn for bait

Salt Lake City — Starting Jan. 1, 2019, you can use corn as bait at any fishing water in Utah. You can also keep more lake trout at Flaming Gorge Reservoir, enjoy a two-day possession limit statewide, and have a better chance at catching big channel catfish at Cutler Reservoir. […]

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Utah Men’s Basketball To Appear Numerous Times on ESPN and Pac-12 Networks

Utah Men’s Basketball To Appear Numerous Times on ESPN and Pac-12 Networks

SALT LAKE CITY-Thursday, the Pac-12 announced the television networks and start times for its men’s basketball schedule for the 2018-19 season. This, of course, entails the University of Utah as the Utes will be part of either national or regional telecasts for all of their games this season. The Utes […]

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Sen. Hatch calls Ford ‘attractive,’ ‘pleasing’

Sen. Hatch calls Ford ‘attractive,’ ‘pleasing’

A long-serving Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee says the woman accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of a sexual assault when they were teenagers is “attractive” and “pleasing.” Utah’s Orrin Hatch made the comments as the committee broke for lunch after hearing several hours of testimony from Christine Blasey […]

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