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Houseboats catch fire at popular destination Lake Powell on Utah-Arizona line

Houseboats catch fire at popular destination Lake Powell on Utah-Arizona line

More than half a dozen house boats momentarily caught fire at a popular boating destination on the Utah-Arizona line on Friday. The fire ignited while tourists and jet skiers stood by. The flames are now extinguished. Video from observers shows the decks of boats docked at Wahweap Marina on Lake […]

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Breakthrough proposal would aid drought-stricken Colorado River as 3 Western states offer cuts

Breakthrough proposal would aid drought-stricken Colorado River as 3 Western states offer cuts

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Arizona, California and Nevada on Monday proposed a deal to significantly cut their water use from the drought-stricken Colorado River over the next three years. The $1.2 billion proposal is a potential breakthrough in a stalemate over how to deal with a rising problem that pitted […]

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Biden proposal would let conservationists lease public land much as drillers and ranchers do

Biden proposal would let conservationists lease public land much as drillers and ranchers do

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — More than a century after the U.S. started selling oil leases on public lands, the Biden administration is seeking to let conservationists lease government property to restore it. The idea is stirring debate over the best use of vast taxpayer-owned property in the West. The proposal […]

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Utah judge to consider challenge to new abortion clinic ban

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah court on Friday will consider a request from Planned Parenthood to delay implementing a statewide ban on abortion clinics set to begin taking effect next week. The organization in a motion filed earlier this month argued a state law passed earlier this year […]

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2 empty suburban Utah homes collapse down hill; nobody hurt

2 empty suburban Utah homes collapse down hill; nobody hurt

DRAPER, UTAH (AP) — Two dangerously unstable homes in suburban Salt Lake City whose occupants were ordered to evacuate six months ago have collapsed down a hill. No one was injured when the unoccupied houses broke apart early Saturday in Draper. Officials say the homes had been in danger due […]

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Scientists: Largest US reservoirs moving in right direction

Scientists: Largest US reservoirs moving in right direction

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Parts of California are under water, emergency flood declarations are in place in Nevada, and water is being released from some Arizona reservoirs to prepare for a bountiful spring runoff. Climate experts say all the snow and rain over the winter months helped alleviate dry conditions […]

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Utah man Googled ‘Gunshot in a house’ before murder-suicide

Utah man Googled ‘Gunshot in a house’ before murder-suicide

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man who fatally shot his wife, her mother and their five kids before turning the gun on himself had done online searches about how loud different guns sound and whether neighbors could hear gunshots five days before the killings, according to court records. […]

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Utah police witnessed drive-by shooting, arrested teenagers

Utah police witnessed drive-by shooting, arrested teenagers

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake City police said that officers witnessed a drive-by shooting Saturday before pursuing the involved vehicle and arresting three teenagers. Nobody was hurt in the shooting or consequent arrests, police said. One of the vehicle’s passengers, a 14-year-old girl who was not arrested, was […]

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After 2 virtual years, Sundance returns to the mountains

After 2 virtual years, Sundance returns to the mountains

After two years of virtual editions, the Sundance Film Festival is returning to Park City, Utah, armed with a robust slate of diverse features and documentaries that will premiere over 10 days beginning on Thursday. There are documentaries about the war in Ukraine with “20 Days in Mariupol,” as well […]

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Outdoor Retailer returns to Utah while top brands boycott

Outdoor Retailer returns to Utah while top brands boycott

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Outdoor Retailer trade show is back in Salt Lake City this week after a four-year run in Denver. But missing at the massive expo are industry giants boycotting the show over Utah’s stance on public land issues. Companies including Patagonia, REI, and The North […]

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