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PacifiCorp to hasten move away from coal-fired power

PacifiCorp to hasten move away from coal-fired power

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A major Western U.S. utility is speeding up plans to use less coal-fired power over the next decade. Portland, Oregon-based PacifiCorp said Thursday it plans to reduce coal-fired generation by two-thirds by 2030. The utility intends to implement a big buildout of wind and solar energy […]

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Finland agrees to return Native American remains to tribes

Finland agrees to return Native American remains to tribes

CORTEZ, Colo. (AP) — Finland has agreed to return to Native American tribes ancestral remains and artifacts taken more than a century ago from what is now Mesa Verde National Park in the Southwest United States. The White House announced the agreement during a news conference in Washington on Wednesday. […]

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Oldest of Navajo Nation fairs runs through Sunday

Oldest of Navajo Nation fairs runs through Sunday

SHIPROCK, N.M. (AP) — The oldest of several Navajo Nation fairs starts this week in Shiprock. The Northern Navajo Nation Fair features traditional dances and ceremony, art displays, livestock sales, a rodeo, parade and royalty pageants. The exhibit hall, Indian Market and carnival open Thursday on youth and elder day […]

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Ex-Attorney General accepts $600K settlement deal from state

Ex-Attorney General accepts $600K settlement deal from state

(Information from: Deseret News, http://www.deseretnews.com) SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Former Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff has accepted a $600,000 settlement from the state to pay for legal fees accrued during an abandoned criminal case against him. The Deseret News reported Wednesday that Shurtleff faced multiple charges including bribery before a […]

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Utah higher education enrollment sees 3% increase statewide

Utah higher education enrollment sees 3% increase statewide

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Statewide enrollment in Utah’s higher education system has increased by 3% or more than 5,400 students. The Utah System of Higher Education released enrollment numbers Wednesday saying there are more than 189,000 students enrolled in public colleges for the fall of 2019. State education officials […]

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Finland agrees to return Native American remains to tribes

Finland agrees to return Native American remains to tribes

CORTEZ, Colo. (AP) — Finland has agreed to return to Native American tribes ancestral remains and artifacts taken more than a century ago from what is now Mesa Verde National Park in the Southwest United States. The White House announced the agreement during a news conference in Washington on Wednesday. […]

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Utah issues new emergency rule amid vaping-related illness

Utah issues new emergency rule amid vaping-related illness

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah is issuing a new emergency rule restricting the sale of flavored e-cigarettes and requiring warnings about unregulated THC products amid an outbreak of lung illness related to vaping. The Utah Department of Health said in a statement Wednesday that all tobacco sellers will be […]

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Health officials report Utah’s 1st West Nile death of 2019

Health officials report Utah’s 1st West Nile death of 2019

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Department of Health has confirmed this year’s first human death from West Nile virus. Authorities said Saturday that a central Utah resident at least 65 years old died from the disease carried by mosquitoes sometime between Sept. 21 and 28. Information about the […]

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Oldest of Navajo Nation fairs runs through Sunday

Oldest of Navajo Nation fairs runs through Sunday

SHIPROCK, N.M. (AP) — The oldest of several Navajo Nation fairs starts this week in Shiprock. The Northern Navajo Nation Fair features traditional dances and ceremony, art displays, livestock sales, a rodeo, parade and royalty pageants. The exhibit hall, Indian Market and carnival open Thursday on youth and elder day, […]

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Ex-Attorney General accepts $600K settlement deal from state

Ex-Attorney General accepts $600K settlement deal from state

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Former Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff has accepted a $600,000 settlement from the state to pay for legal fees accrued during an abandoned criminal case against him. The Deseret News reported Wednesday that Shurtleff faced multiple charges including bribery before a jury found him not […]

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