Nate Hegyi
Reporter, Mountain West News BureauNate Hegyi is the Utah reporter for the Mountain West News Bureau, based at KUER. He covers federal land management agencies, indigenous issues, and the environment. Before arriving in Salt Lake City, Nate worked at Yellowstone Public Radio, Montana Public Radio, and was an intern with NPR's Morning Edition. He received a master's in journalism from the University of Montana.
When he's not doing radio, he likes to run, fish and listen to Bruce Springsteen tapes in his '99 Toyota Tacoma.
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Nevada is among the first states to request one of the CDC's new COVID-19 "strike teams" to help reduce infections and increase vaccinations, specifically in Las Vegas.
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In Libby, Mont., an estimated 1 in 10 have an asbestos-related illness, after decades of pollution from a now-shuttered mine. With lungs already scarred, many fear contracting the coronavirus.
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This story was powered by America Amplified , a public radio initiative. Frank Fahland has been slowly building his dream house near Libby, Mont., for...
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More than 24 local public health officials have quit since April amid backlash against coronavirus restrictions. A historian says that's unprecedented. Health officials describe what pushed them out.
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This story was powered by America Amplified , a public radio initiative. Tourism to Yellowstone and Glacier national parks is humming along this summer...
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This story was powered by America Amplified , a public radio initiative. For Dr. Lori Drumm, the trouble began after she cancelled a rodeo in rural Deer...
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This story is part of a collaboration between the Mountain West News Bureau and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Read about how a U.S. border town...
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This is part of a collaboration between the Mountain West News Bureau and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation looking at how U.S.-Canada border towns...
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As anti-racism protests continue, people with guns are now coming to them. Rampant rumors of antifa violence draw some; others say they are protecting protesters.
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This story was powered by America Amplified , a public radio initiative. If you want a hearty breakfast in the small town of Thompson Falls, Montana,...
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This story was powered by America Amplified , a public radio initiative. It's Cinco de Mayo in Sandpoint, Idaho, and a downtown pub is giving away free...
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This story is powered by America Amplified , a public radio initiative. It's a sunny, spring afternoon and Holly Spriggs and her teenage son, Sawyer...