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Tribe warns US government against moving ahead with mine
Anita Snow, Associated Press | Posted April 8 - 5:01 p.m.
Native American tribal members fighting plans for an enormous copper mine on land they consider sacred say they are increasingly worried U.S. officials will move forward on the project even as they await a federal appellate court ruling in the case.
Small towns reclaim abandoned ski areas as nonprofits
Brittany Peterson, Associated Press | Posted April 8 - 3:38 p.m.
Under the gaze of the imposing Spanish Peaks in southern Colorado, the 50-acre Parker-Fitzgerald Cuchara Mountain Park is the story of so many American ski areas, only the community was determined to change the script.
Defending the dark: Utah's dark sky advocates protect Utah's shining natural resource
Ryan Boyce for KSL.com | Posted April 7 - 6:18 a.m.
As Utah kicks off Dark Sky Month for its third year in a row, protectors of the night sky share their experiences and advice for making the most of it.
Alec Baldwin co-defendant gets 6 months probation on 'Rust' gun charge
Associated Press | Posted March 31 - 1:37 p.m.
A codefendant in the case against actor Alec Baldwin in the fatal 2021 shooting of a cinematographer on a movie set in New Mexico has been convicted of unsafe handling of a firearm and sentenced to six months of probation.
Angler breaks Idaho's northern pike record with impressive catch
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted March 28 - 12:55 p.m.
Thomas Francis's catch hasn't made just one man's epic fishing story, but it's made national headlines this week.
Utah man dies in small-airplane crash in rural Wyoming
Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com | Posted March 23 - 7:13 p.m.
A Cache County man has been identified as the person killed in a plane crash outside of Casper, Wyoming, earlier this week.
Arizona launches hotline for public to report 'inappropriate' school lessons
Eddie Sun, CNN | Posted March 11 - 5:27 p.m.
Arizona's top education official launched a hotline this week for state residents to report K-12 class curriculum and lessons that they deem "inappropriate," the Arizona Department of Education said in a press release.
Are pygmy rabbits endangered? Groups seek protections
Amy Joi O'Donoghue, Deseret News | Posted March 11 - 12:31 p.m.
A coalition of conservation groups are seeking federal protections for the pygmy rabbit, aptly named because as the smallest rabbit in the world, you can hold it in the palm of your hand.
US focuses bison restoration on expanding tribal herds
Matthew Brown, Associated Press | Posted March 7 - 10:14 a.m.
U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland says her agency will work to restore more large bison herds to Native American lands. Haaland issued an order March 3 for government workers to tap into Indigenous knowledge in their efforts to conserve bison.
How snowfall impacts drought in Utah, California, Colorado
Amy Joi O'Donoghue, Deseret News | Posted March 5 - 10:01 a.m.
In true, dramatic California fashion, the state's Sierra Mountains region is on pace to break a 40-year-record for snowfall, turning an area once stricken by drought into a place of excess.
St. George, the fastest growing metro in the US, is looking for water to keep the boom going
Bill Weir, CNN | Posted March 5 - 7:14 a.m.
In a bright-red county in Utah, there is a ban on growing grass outside new businesses. Only 8% of a home's landscaping can have a grass lawn in St. George.
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Is the West growing too fast?
Kyle Dunphey, Deseret News | Posted March 2 - 11:07 a.m.
An exclusive Deseret Magazine poll reveals an evolving landscape with existential challenges, from drying waterways to the perils of unchecked growth.
Upper Colorado River Basin to suspend downstream releases from Flaming Gorge
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Feb. 28 - 6:16 a.m.
Utah and three other states have agreed to suspend additional releases from the Flaming Gorge, ending a program that began last year as an effort to boost Lake Powell reservoir levels.
Man jailed in Arizona crash that killed 2 cyclists, hurt 11
The Associated Press | Posted Feb. 26 - 9:45 p.m.
Authorities say a man has been arrested in connection with a crash that killed two bicyclists and injured 11 others in a Phoenix suburb.
5 dead in Nevada crash of medical plane that may have broken apart before crash
The Associated Press | Posted Feb. 26 - 6:01 p.m.
Authorities say a medical transport flight that crashed in northern Nevada, killing all five people aboard including a patient, apparently broke apart before hitting the ground.
2 killed, 11 hurt after pickup truck strikes bicyclists in Arizona
The Associated Press | Posted Feb. 25 - 4:43 p.m.
Two people were killed and 11 others injured after a pickup truck crashed into a group of bicyclists Saturday morning in Arizona.
Utah's Zion and Arches among most-filmed national parks in US
John Clyde for KSL.com | Posted Feb. 21 - 6:19 a.m.
Both Zion and Arches are in the top 10 of the most-filmed U.S. national parks.
California is lone holdout in Colorado River cuts proposal
Felicia Fonseca and Suman Naishadham, Associated Press | Posted Feb. 1 - 10:01 p.m.
Six Western states that rely on water from the Colorado River have agreed on a model to dramatically cut water use in the basin. California is the holdout.
In the West, pressure to account for Colorado River water lost to evaporation
Suman Naishadham, Associated Press | Posted Jan. 31 - 12:56 p.m.
The West's multidecade drought has sent water levels in key reservoirs along the river to unprecedented lows. Officials from Nevada and Arizona say that they and California must account for how much water is actually in the river.
1 of the 4 spikes driven at Promontory Summit fetches $2.2M at auction
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 30 - 12:00 p.m.
The Arizona spike, which was ceremoniously driven in Utah to mark the transcontinental railroad completion in 1869, sold for more than $2 million during a recent auction.
Here's how much the drought has weakened so far this winter for Utah, the West
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 25 - 8:03 a.m.
The vast majority of Utah remains in drought but the severity has started to weaken as a result of several major storms that have slammed the state this winter.
Low Lake Mead: Does that mean no marinas, concessions in the future?
Amy Joi O'Donoghue, Deseret News | Posted Jan. 24 - 6:21 a.m.
As Lake Mead shrinks, the National Park Service has developed a three-option plan, including ripping out infrastructure for concessions and eliminating drinking water availability.
Utah to receive $25.2M to help reduce wildfire risks in Wasatch, Pine Valley regions
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 22 - 9:50 p.m.
Two national forests in Utah are among the U.S. Forest Service's 11 priorities slated to receive a cut of $490 million for projects to help reduce wildfire risks across the fire-prone West.
EXPLAINER: Tackling threat of mudslides in soaked California
Julie Watson and Doug Glass, Associated Press | Posted Jan. 16 - 2:25 p.m.
The record rainfall in California has soaked its steep hillsides, causing hundreds of landslides and heightening the threat to communities. With climate change predicted to produce more severe weather, officials are scrambling to put in basins, nets and improve predictions of where landslides might occur to keep homes and people safe.
