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Bureau of Reclamation outlines potential Colorado River guidelines alternatives
Emma Pitts, Deseret News | Posted Nov. 26 - 10:06 p.m.
The Bureau of Reclamations has released potential alternative guidelines to replace the current Colorado River management plans that expire post-2026.
Families in Utah and Arizona in mourning after deadly plane crash in Mesa
Dan Rascon, KSL-TV | Posted Nov. 7 - 8:01 a.m.
A fiery plane crash took the lives of five people on Tuesday night in Mesa, Arizona, including a 12-year-old boy.
5 killed when small jet crashes into vehicle after taking off in suburban Phoenix
Associated Press | Posted Nov. 6 - 12:31 p.m.
Four of the five people who died when a small jet crashed into a vehicle in Arizona on Tuesday have been identified.
Mike Lee makes closing pitch for Donald Trump during Arizona campaign stop
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 4 - 10:00 a.m.
Utah Sen. Mike Lee helped make closing arguments for former President Donald Trump during an event hosted by conservative commentator Tucker Carlson in Glendale, Arizona Thursday.
Officials identify remains found at Hoover Dam 15 years ago
Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 2 - 4:03 p.m.
Authorities have identified human remains that were found at the Hoover Dam 15 years ago as a Michigan man who was visiting family in New Mexico.
Biden apologizes to Native Americans for federal boarding school system
Gitanjali Poonia, Deseret News | Posted Oct. 25 - 8:38 p.m.
President Joe Biden marked his visit Friday to Arizona's Tribal communities with a historic apology. The commander-in-chief expressed remorse for the U.S. government's boarding school policies that harmed Native American communities.
72-million-year-old fossil found near Utah leads to discovery of muskrat-sized prehistoric mammal
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Oct. 24 - 5:05 p.m.
A previously unknown muskrat-sized mammal species was discovered through a 72-million-year-old fossil uncovered near the Utah-Colorado border.
Grand Teton grizzly bear that delighted visitors for decades is killed by vehicle in Wyoming
Mead Gruver, Associated Press | Posted Oct. 23 - 6:02 p.m.
A female grizzly bear that delighted visitors for decades in Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park has been struck and killed by a vehicle.
At least 2 dead and hundreds rescued in severe New Mexico flash flooding
Alaa Elassar and Cindy Von Quednow, CNN | Posted Oct. 20 - 8:43 p.m.
At least two people have died and hundreds have been rescued in Roswell, New Mexico, according to the New Mexico State Police, after extreme overnight rainfall brought severe flooding, stranding motorists and sweeping away cars.
One of the last Navajo Code Talkers from World War II dies at 107
Associated Press | Posted Oct. 20 - 5:28 p.m.
One of the last remaining Navajo Code Talkers who transmitted messages during World War II using the tribe's native language has died. John Kinsel Sr. was 107.
Not exactly smooth sailing at the 52nd Albuquerque balloon fiesta after 4 incidents
Associated Press | Posted Oct. 13 - 10:21 p.m.
A drone show and a flawless farewell mass ascension ended Sunday's last day of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. But it wasn't all smooth sailing for this year's nine-day event hot air balloon.
12 rescued after being trapped in former Colorado gold mine tourist site for hours; 1 dead
Jesse Bedayn and Matthew Brown, Associated Press | Posted Oct. 10 - 8:37 p.m.
Authorities say 12 people have been safely rescued after being trapped for hours at the bottom of a former Colorado gold mine when an elevator malfunctioned at the tourist site. One person died in the accident Thursday.
Utah, 7 other states take next step to build Intermountain West electric vehicle grid
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Oct. 5 - 9:00 p.m.
Utah transportation officials say they are ready to take the next step to expand charging stations across rural routes in coordination with seven other Intermountain West states.
New U. Health center to study obesity in rural children across Mountain West
Ivy Farguheson, KSL.com | Posted Oct. 3 - 6:16 a.m.
The new Mountain West Prevention Research Center has been funded with $5 million to study obesity among rural children in Utah, Montana, Wyoming, Nevada, Idaho and New Mexico
Why 4 California condors will be released in the wild near Utah — and how to watch
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Sept. 26 - 6:23 a.m.
The Arizona-Utah flock of California condors has suffered heartbreaking setbacks over the past few years, but it is about to receive a much-needed boost.
UDOT still exploring rail expansion options within Utah, Intermountain West
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Sept. 20 - 9:12 p.m.
Utah transportation officials say they are still interested in expanding transportation options that would boost regional travel.
The playbook for Trump and Harris to win the West
Brigham Tomco, Deseret News | Posted Sept. 16 - 10:03 a.m.
The issues voters are most worried about this election cycle are felt especially deep in Utah's swing-state neighbors, Nevada and Arizona. One issue may be getting swept under the rug.
Newborn rattlesnakes at a Colorado 'mega den' are making their live debut
Mead Gruver, Associated Press | Posted Aug. 31 - 5:13 p.m.
A "mega den" of hundreds of rattlesnakes in Colorado is getting even bigger now that late summer is here and babies are being born. Thanks to livestreamed video, scientists watching the den are learning more about rattlesnakes, including how they care for their young.
Trial opens for man charged with killing 10 people at Colorado supermarket
Keith Coffman, Reuters | Posted Aug. 26 - 12:49 p.m.
Jury selection was set to begin on Monday in the long-delayed trial of a man charged with murdering 10 people at a Boulder, Colorado supermarket in 2021.
Montana Supreme Court rules minors don't need parental permission for abortion
Amy Beth Hanson, Associated Press | Posted Aug. 15 - 5:54 p.m.
Montana's Supreme Court ruled that minors don't need their parents' permission to get an abortion in the state.
Black bear mauls 3-year-old girl in tent at Montana campground
Associated Press | Posted Aug. 13 - 9:26 p.m.
A black bear mauled and injured a 3-year-old girl in a tent at a private campground just north of Yellowstone National Park.
2 injured by lightning strike at Horseshoe Bend
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Aug. 13 - 2:56 p.m.
Two women were hospitalized in Utah after being struck by lightning while visiting a popular Glen Canyon National Recreation Area site just south of the Utah-Arizona border Monday afternoon.
30% fee increase proposed for campground near Lake Powell
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Aug. 12 - 4:06 p.m.
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area officials unveiled a proposal to increase the nightly camping fee at a campsite near Lake Powell.
Is a super eruption at Yellowstone imminent? A geophysicist explains
Logan Ramsey, EastIdahoNews.com | Posted Aug. 5 - 8:05 p.m.
After the "most-recorded" hydrothermal explosion happened in Yellowstone National Park last month, many wonder if a super volcano eruption is imminent.
