Mountain West

People in serious car crashes or ski accidents can lose a lot of blood quickly. The faster they get blood, the better their chances of surviving.

After one of the West's worst snow years on record, communities must live with less water. Around this time of year, home gardeners are starting to grow their own produce as utilities enact outdoor watering restrictions.

Some lawmakers in our region are arguing abortion bans help keep a population young and growing. Others say they lead to more people leaving the state.

Cross-country ski areas are doing their best to adapt, but they lack the same tools available in the far bigger downhill skiing industry.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission granted the permit to Bill Gates-backed TerraPower to build a sodium-cooled nuclear reactor in Kemmerer, about 130 miles northeast of Salt Lake City.

Steve Pearce, a former Republican congressman from New Mexico, would next need to clear a vote in the full Senate in the coming weeks to be confirmed.

Modern drones map farmland, inspect power lines and help fight wildfires. Nationwide, the drone industry now employs more than 100,000 people — and demand for trained pilots continues to grow.

Steve Pearce, Trump's pick to lead the Bureau of Land Management, said he would not propose large-scale sales of public lands.

Porsche Lane, the pygmy goat, became the focus of a lawsuit over constitutional rights when her owner was told she couldn't keep the goat at home.

There's been an especially steep drop in fertility rates in Western states, including Wyoming, which has also seen a big jump in the cost of housing.

Maybe, but even the ones that want to be environmentally friendly face energy challenges.

Flagstaff, Arizona, became the first ever DarkSky Community in 2001. Central Idaho is home to the only DarkSky Reserve in the U.S. and Utah has the highest concentration of places globally. More towns in Colorado want to join the ranks.