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Growing up in Utah is now a largely urban experience. But the Cowboy Camp organized by the USU Extension wants to get more teens to trade screen time for saddle time.
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Jesse Juchtzer/DRI ScienceFrom March to July, snow typically melts at about 9 millimeters of water per day. But on snow-eater heat wave days, that rate jumps to about 17 millimeters per day. -
U.S. Forest ServiceFriends and family are sharing what they'll miss about Chris Andersen and Miles Elliott. Their deaths have also further shaken the wildland fire community, which has lost several firefighters in this intense and ongoing season.
Was Mary Todd Lincoln really as terrible as history remembers? She was criticized for her spending, her manners and her mental health. But historian Lois Romano argues that much of the hatred directed at Mary Todd Lincoln had less to do with who she was than with what Americans expected a First Lady to be.
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Citizens and legal residents can take the written test in their native language, including French, Mandarin Chinese and Swahili. But those who only qualify for a driving privilege card must take it in English. -
The Sevier County sheriff said Saturday that the pilots were killed when their Sikorsky Skycrane helicopter went down Friday morning. The helicopter was among those fighting a fire in the Fishlake National Forest. -
Federal data show Lake Mead fell Friday to a level just below the prior record low set in July 2022. The record comes after the worst snowpack on record for the Colorado River Basin. -
In an email obtained by The Associated Press, the Bureau of Reclamation told various groups that water from Glen Canyon Dam in northern Arizona would not be released “due to significant hydropower generation concerns under already strained system conditions.” -
The Sikorsky S64 helicopter was one of seven working a fire in central Utah that was caused by lightning on July 27. The National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration will investigate. -
A new generation of small nuclear reactors is poised to come online in the next few years, as Utah, Wyoming and Idaho are all jockeying for a leg up in the new industry rush. -
Utah lawmakers pushed for a 15% cut to the state portion of the fuel tax between July and December, but thanks to the Iran war and rollercoaster oil prices, the change might be tougher to spot. -
The recent nuclear power symposium in Ogden is one part of Utah’s ongoing outreach to get residents as excited about nuclear as the state’s leaders and some in the business community. -
The oldest was built in Kirtland, Ohio, in the 1830s and no longer functions as an active temple. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints purchased the site two years ago. On Aug. 16, a new temple will be dedicated in the nearby suburb of Independence.
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