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Feds announce start of public process to reshape key rules on Colorado River water use by 2027 By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A public process started Thursday to reshape the way Colorado River water is distributed, with federal officials promising to collect comments about updating and enacting rules in 2027 to…
She wrote book on husband’s death; police say she killed him By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — After her husband died last year, she wrote a children’s book on grief. Now she’s charged with murder in his death. Kouri Richins, 33, was arrested Monday and is accused in charging documents of…
Last week, the Western Interstate Hydrogen Hub L.L.C. (WIH2) applied for a $1.25 billion grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (D.O.E.) to advance the hydrogen economy in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. The submission is in response to the D.O.E.’s Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs (H2Hubs) Funding Opportunity Announcement (F.O.A.) to establish infrastructure-based hydrogen…
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Eight family members, five of them children, were found dead from gunshot wounds in a southern Utah home, according to authorities who did not provide more details or a potential motive for the killings. The victims were found Wednesday when police did a welfare check at the residence, according to…
Wyoming alfalfa farmers will want to read the latest research on how a well-known enemy – the alfalfa weevil – is showing signs of resistance to insecticides already in their arsenal. A new publication released by the University of Wyoming Extension assesses insecticide resistance in alfalfa weevil populations in Wyoming, Montana, and Utah. Suggestions for…
Wyoming residents are encouraged to check their freezers for ground beef products, which the U.S.D.A. thinks are contaminated with potentially deadly bacteria. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced the recall of 28,356 pounds of ground beef on Friday, Jan. 7. Inspectors suspect the beef may be contaminated with E. coli.…
After two weeks of hard work, the Utah Conservation Corps completed several trail improvements at the Four Bear, and Peaks Divide trails near Cody. The Bureau of Land Management hosted the Utah Conservation Corps this summer for two weeks. During that time, they improved two popular trails near Cody, preserving the landscape and safety of outdoor…
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish toymaker Lego said Wednesday it had asked a Utah-based gun company to stop producing a product that makes a pistol look like it is covered with the famous multi-colored building brick. “We have contacted the company and they have agreed to remove the product from their website and not make…
With National Small Business Week approaching & COVID-19 having caused around 100,000 permanent business closures in 2020, WalletHub has released its report on 2021’s Best Small Cities to Start a Business. To determine the most business-friendly small markets in the U.S., WalletHub compared more than 1,300 cities with fewer than 100,000 residents across 20 key…
Where did it come from? No one knows. As you may have heard, a mysterious metal monolith was found near Moab Utah recently and no one knows where it came from or how long it was there before being discovered. Of course, when this became news, a ton of people flooded to the area in…