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Utah Man Who Sold Machine-Gun Converters Loses Appeal

OGDEN, UT. (AP) — A Utah man has lost an appeal of his conviction for illegally making and selling more than 1,400 machine-gun converter devices for AR-15-style rifles. The Standard Examiner reports that Sco... Read More...

Crews Rescue Utah Teen After Slip Near Waterfall

PROVO, UT. (AP) — Authorities say a Utah teenager escaped more serious injury by grabbing an improvised rope as he fell near a waterfall. Utah County Sheriff's Sgt. Spencer Cannon says the 17-year-old boy la... Read More...

Wyoming Judge Sends Dad to Jail for Attack on Teen Found in Daughters Bedroom

GILLETTE, WY. (AP) — A Wyoming judge has imposed a one-year jail sentence on a 39-year-old man for punching and using a gun to threaten a 16-year-old boy the man found in a bedroom with his daughter. The Gil... Read More...

LGBTQ Pride Flags Spurs Debate in Small Town of Heber City

HEBER CITY, UT. | By GRETEL KAUFFMAN, Deseret News (AP) — When Allison Phillips Belnap asked to adorn her town's lampposts with rainbow flags, she expected some critics. "It would have been naive for me to t... Read More...

Wyoming Governor Attends White House Meeting with President Trump

CHEYENNE, WY. (AP) — Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon participated in a meeting about workforce related topics with President Donald Trump at the White House. Also at the lunch meeting Thursday were Secretary of Lab... Read More...

Rock Springs Newspaper Plans Reduction of Print Days

ROCK SPRINGS, WY. (AP) — A Wyoming newspaper says it is reducing the number of days it goes to print each week from five to two. The Rock Springs Rocket-Miner reports it will become a twice a week publicatio... Read More...

Oil Company Wants Idaho Royalties Lawsuit Moved to Federal Court

BOISE, ID. (AP) — A Texas-based oil and gas company wants a lawsuit alleging fraud and breached leases over Idaho natural gas royalties moved to federal court. The Idaho Statesman reports Alta Mesa submitted... Read More...

Water Could Be Shut Off to Some Eastern Idaho Irrigators

BOISE, ID. | By KEITH RIDLER, (AP) — The director of the state Department of Water Resources on Thursday issued an order potentially cutting off water to some groundwater pumpers. Gary Spackman issued the or... Read More...

Vice President, Interior Secretary Visit Yellowstone

WEST YELLOWSTONE (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence and Interior Secretary David Bernhardt are visiting Yellowstone National Park. They plan to tour Old Faithful Thursday before Pence speaks to employees about... Read More...

Wyoming Drug-Manufacturing Operation to Close Down

CODY, WY. (AP) — Wyoming's only drug-manufacturing business is closing its operations in Cody, resulting in about 80 employees losing their jobs. The Cody Enterprise reports that Cody Laboratories has been... Read More...