Tag: utah
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Trump reduces size of 2 national monuments in Utah amid public lands revamp | OUT WEST ROUNDUP
UTAH Trump shrinks national monuments President Donald Trump on July 13 sharply reduced the size of two national monuments in Utah, undoing protections established by his Democratic predecessors on public lands that are sacred among many Native Americans. Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in southern Utah have ancient cliff dwellings, petroglyphs and scenic…
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New Mexico governor could seek billions after DEA let fentanyl hit streets | OUT WEST ROUNDUP
NEW MEXICO Governor rips DEA policy ALBUQUERQUE — New Mexico’s governor said on June 29 that state officials could pursue billions of dollars in civil damages after revelations that U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents repeatedly allowed shipments of fentanyl to flow into drug-plagued communities as investigators sought to build bigger cases. Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan…
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100-plus campers evacuated as hundreds of firefighters join battle against Snyder Mesa fire near Colorado-Utah border
More than a hundred campers recreating along the Colorado River have been evacuated, as more firefighters have joined the battle against a wildfire raging near the Colorado-Utah border. More firefighters are expected to arrive to help against the Snyder Mesa fire, which claimed the lives of three firefighters over the weekend in what has been…
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Mesa County burnover tragedy renews focus on fire shelter limits
On Saturday, three federal firefighters died and two were injured in a burnover in the Snyder fire in Mesa County near the Colorado-Utah border while attempting to use shelters. The incident has renewed attention to the history and capabilities of wildland fire shelters — the last-resort equipment all firefighters carry. The need for better protection…
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3 firefighters who died fighting Snyder Mesa fire identified; one once worked as a snowmaker in Vail
Federal authorities on Monday identified the three firefighters who died responding to the Knowles Fire at the Colorado-Utah border, one of whom once worked for a resort in Vail. Across Colorado, several fires are burning, with zero containment in what had been a frantic and deadly start to the state’s wildfire season. The U.S. Department…
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3 firefighters killed, 2 injured while tackling wildfires on the Colorado-Utah border
Grand Junction • Three firefighters died and two were injured while tackling fires on the Colorado-Utah border, the U.S. Wildland Fire Service reported Sunday. At Grand Junction Regional Airport, the flag-draped bodies of the three firefighters were transferred from a helicopter to Mesa County Coroner’s Office trucks. A dozen firefighters who had helped recover the bodies…
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Multiple fires converge at Colorado-Utah border
A wildfire in Mesa County had combined with others to the east, tearing through tens of thousands of acres, wildfire authorities said on Sunday. The Snyder fire, which ignited from lightning on the evening of June 26, had combined with at least two other fires and burned through 28,000 acres, according to the Upper Colorado…
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Heat, wind and drought conditions spark wildfires across US West | OUT WEST ROUNDUP
Heat, drought spark wildfires Extreme heat and dry, windy conditions fueled several wildfires in the West on June 21, including an uncontained blaze in Utah that forced the evacuation of a small town southwest of Salt Lake City. The Iron Fire in Utah’s Juab County was first detected on June 20 and had blackened 34…
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Utah agave enters death bloom ‘grand finale’ at Denver Botanic Gardens
The 25-year-old plant shot up a towering stalk to produce seeds before its demise A few years into Dan Johnson’s 29-year horticulture career at the Denver Botanic Gardens, the nonprofit acquired a hard-to-come-by agave plant. The now decades-old Utah agave has “survived multiple hailstorms, polar vortexes, crazy swings in weather … through all of it,…
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Sodas in Colorado Springs getting ‘dirty’ with Swig planning 10-location expansion
Swig, the Utah-based company known for “dirty sodas,” will expand into Colorado Springs, the company has announced. The locations will be the first in Colorado. The franchise agreement between the company and father-son duo Alex and Alan Knox will see 10 locations open in Colorado Springs and the surrounding areas. Swig is known for bringing…