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As the Cottonwood Fire burned across Beaver and Piute counties, residents of Junction and Circleville found themselves preparing for the possibility of evacuation. Their experiences offer a firsthand account of how two small communities responded as the nation's largest wildfire approached.
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Sharon Chischilly for ProPublica/KJZZColorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming are resisting the deal because it would allow the Navajo and Hopi to lease water to cities downstream, likely the growing towns around Phoenix. -
John Trumbull/Library of CongressThe Declaration of Independence may fit onto one long piece of parchment paper, but a lot went into drafting it. A team from Utah helped create a new digital tool that lets readers dig into all the details.
When Jeff Strong's son left The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, it sparked difficult questions about faith, family and why so many people are leaving. RadioWest talks with Strong about his book "Torn" and the growing divide many Latter-day Saint families are navigating.
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Más allá de lo estético, los nuevos diseños comparten un tema común para identificarlas fácilmente como placas de Utah. -
“I don't hear anybody saying we shouldn't treat the landscape to protect communities, improve forest health and reduce risks,” said U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz. “We all want the same thing.” -
Beyond looking cool, the new designs share a common theme to make them easily identifiable as Utah plates.
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Obtener un pago es complicado, pero las investigaciones y la aplicación de la ley son prioridad por los altos costos. -
The only place to find the Coral Pink Sand Dunes tiger beetle is in a tiny sliver of the southern Utah desert. So as climate change and recreation threaten its fragile habitat, it has nowhere else to go. -
The preliminary hearing will mark the first time that Kirk’s family will be in the courtroom with the man accused of killing him. Robinson has not yet entered a plea. -
There’s no good time to lower a reservoir, said one researcher, but this is “probably the least bad time.” -
Getting a payout is tricky, but investigations and enforcement are a priority because of the high costs.
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The U.S. Wildland Fire Service says they were responding to the Knowles and Gore fires on Saturday. Wildfire activity has intensified across the western U.S. due to hot, dry, and windy weather.
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