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New Open-Pit Phosphate Mines Approved In Eastern Idaho

SODA SPRINGS, Idaho (AP) — Federal officials have approved two open-pit phosphate mines in eastern Idaho that include environmental protections intended to prevent the type of pollution caused by past phosphate... Read More...

Million-dollar Opioid Drug Ring Started Small According To Second In Command

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A man who prosecutors call the second-in-command of a multimillion-dollar online opioid drug ring said Thursday the operation started small, when he needed cash for student loans so he let... Read More...

Panel Asks Wyoming Governor For Migration Protection Order

PINEDALE, Wyo. (AP) — A committee charged with shaping Wyoming's policies for safeguarding wildlife migration is asking Gov. Mark Gordon for an executive order that will keep designated routes largely unscathed... Read More...

US Air Force Completes Installation Of New Wings On A-10 Jets

HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah (AP) — The U.S. Air Force has completed installing new wings on 173 A-10 attack jets to lengthen the service lives of the decades-old jets whose main mission is close support of ground... Read More...

EPA Reverses Approval For Poison Traps Used By Ranchers

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday reversed its preliminary decision allowing continued use of deadly sodium cyanide traps, blamed for injuring people and pets as well as their ... Read More...

Boise Says No To Ada County Landfill Wastewater

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Boise city officials say the Ada County Landfill can't dump water that soaked through the region's trash into the Boise wastewater treatment system. The Idaho Press reports the city turne... Read More...

Salt Lake City Schools And Teachers Negotiate Pay Raise Deal

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Salt Lake City school district has negotiated a tentative deal with its teachers that would include an annual salary raise. The Salt Lake Tribune reported Friday that the deal would... Read More...

Wyoming Climbing Accident Claims Life Of 1 Person

RIVERTON, Wyo. (AP) — One person has died and another has been injured after both fell last weekend in a mountain climbing accident in western Wyoming. The Fremont County Sheriff's Office says the climbing a... Read More...

Man Ordered To Stand Trail For Murder Of 15 Year Old Utah Girl

SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah man has been ordered to stand trial in the death of a 15-year-old girl he had allegedly harassed online after their relationship ended. Third District Judge Royal Hansen ruled on Tues... Read More...

Wyoming DOH Issues Recreational Advisory For Eden Reservoir

Farson, Wyo. — The Wyoming Department of Health has issued a recreational use advisory for Eden Reservoir in Sweetwater County due to a harmful cyanobacteria bloom, more commonly known as blue-green algae. O... Read More...