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Salt Lake trail closures continue as Rocky Mountain Power carries out project
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 21 - 7:29 a.m. | Save Story
Salt Lake City public utilities officials are reminding residents to stay clear of several popular trails for a few more weeks as a wildfire mitigation project continues.
Great Salt Lake falls to a familiar level, but will a 'precipitous' history repeat itself?
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 20 - 3:16 p.m. | Save Story
The Great Salt Lake fell by as much as 3 feet over the last few months, leaving it at a point similar to three years ago. But experts remain hopeful for its future.
What Deer Valley's major expansion looks like on the map
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 18 - 10:31 p.m. | Save Story
Deer Valley Resort visitors will notice more options when it opens next month.
Fish and Game discover 'likely' cause of death for dozens of pigeons in Idaho
Logan Ramsey, EastIdahoNews.com | Posted Nov. 17 - 9:45 p.m. | Save Story
Wildlife officials believe the reason why dozens of pigeons were found lying dead on a downtown city block in American Falls, Idaho, is due to malnutrition.
Have You Seen This? Bungee jumping grandma puts us all to shame
Grant Olsen for KSL.com | Posted Nov. 17 - 3:36 p.m. | Save Story
This woman is 75 years old — and she's as cool as a cucumber as she prepares to go somersaulting off a 700-foot cliff.
Registering your boat or OHV out of state to save on tax money is illegal, Utah officials warn
Matt Gephardt, KSL-TV | Posted Nov. 17 - 12:01 p.m. | Save Story
A legal loophole is being exploited by many Utahns to avoid paying taxes for their vehicles, boats, or off-highway vehicles.
Look up this weekend for a celestial double feature
Taylor Nicioli, CNN | Posted Nov. 16 - 1:56 p.m. | Save Story
The Beaver Moon won't be the only sight to look out for in the skies this weekend.
These Utah ski resorts are now open
Dennis Romboy, Deseret News | Posted Nov. 16 - 10:11 a.m. | Save Story
Brighton Ski Resort opened Thursday ahead of a snowstorm expected to bring as much as 10 inches of powder to the Cottonwood Canyons over the next two days.
Black bear sightings are on the rise in Zion National Park, officials say
Stephanie DeGraw, St. George News | Posted Nov. 15 - 10:42 p.m. | Save Story
Sightings of black bears have reportedly increased this year at Zion National Park. The park is cautioning visitors to watch out for them.
Wildlife officials inspected nearly 300,000 boats for quaggas during boating season
Logan Stefanich, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 14 - 12:00 p.m. | Save Story
The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources and other partnering agencies inspected over 295,000 boats and performed over 6,000 decontaminations since Jan. 1, to prevent the spread of invasive quagga mussels in Utah.
$19,000 reward: BLM seeking public's help finding killer of protected wild stallion near Dugway
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Updated Nov. 14 - 11:02 a.m. | Save Story
Advocacy groups and the Bureau of Land Management are pooling money to help find who shot a protected wild stallion named Glory, found dead Sunday near the Simpson Springs area in Tooele County, the third killing in 20 months.
Here's what's new at Utah's 15 ski resorts in what's anticipated to be another busy season
Logan Stefanich, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 13 - 7:01 p.m. | Save Story
After welcoming a near-record number of skiers last year, Utah's 15 ski resorts are gearing up for what is anticipated to be another busy season.
Gobbling up a storm: Hundreds of wild turkeys flocking to East Idaho before Thanksgiving
Bill Schiess, EastIdahoNews.com | Posted Nov. 13 - 4:33 p.m. | Save Story
These four birds were part of a loose flock of 200 to 300 located on private property near the confluence of the Henrys Fork and the South Fork of the Snake River.
A missing Wisconsin kayaker was believed to have drowned. Officials say he faked his death
Amanda Musa, CNN | Posted Nov. 13 - 10:00 a.m. | Save Story
Ryan Borgwardt, a married father of three, has been missing since August after leaving for a relaxing fishing trip about an hour north of his home in Wisconsin. Investigators now suspect the experienced kayaker faked his death.
Want to earn a college varsity letter in freeskiing or mountain biking? Westminster's the place
Jason Swensen, Deseret News | Posted Nov. 12 - 7:56 a.m. | Save Story
Griffins' Mountain Sports Program also has snowboarding and is adding competitive climbing.
Biologists trap rare Virgin River fish, express hope 'we're making a difference'
Alysha Lundgren, St. George News | Posted Nov. 11 - 8:47 a.m. | Save Story
The Virgin River may rage, and stream flows may change across southern Utah, but biologists say this sensitive aquatic species is doing OK.
UTA to expand ski service up Little Cottonwood Canyon this season
Brianna Chavez, KSL-TV | Posted Nov. 9 - 10:31 p.m. | Save Story
As ski resorts begin to open across the state, the Utah Transit Authority will resume its regular ski service later this month and will add something slightly new.
Access is uniting unlikely alliances for area in Big Cottonwood Canyon
Amy Joi O'Donoghue, Deseret News | Posted Nov. 9 - 9:01 p.m. | Save Story
Cyle Buxton has owned land in the Big Cottonwood Canyon area for 50 years, and before that, his ancestors did for 130 years.
