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Feds: Moving Land Agency will Save Money, Improve Decisions

DENVER, CO. | By DAN ELLIOTT and BRADY McCOMBS (AP) — The Trump administration said Tuesday that it can save taxpayers millions of dollars, make better decisions and trim a "top heavy" office in Washington by ... Read More...

Government Restrictions on Religion Increasing Worldwide

NEW YORK | By DAVID CRARY, National Writer (AP) — Government restrictions on religion have increased markedly in many places around the world, not only in authoritarian countries, but also in many of Europe's d... Read More...

2 Big U.S. Coal Companies Combine Wyoming, Colorado Operations

WYOMING | COLORADO (AP) - Two of the world's largest coal producers have announced they will combine mining operations in Wyoming and Colorado in an attempt to improve their competitiveness against natural gas... Read More...

Jury Orders Utah Movie-Filtering Company to Pay $62 Million

SALT LAKE CITY, UT. (AP) — A Utah-based movie-filtering company has been ordered to pay more than $62 million to Disney and other Hollywood studios. A California jury decided the damages Monday against the ... Read More...

Beware of Scammers Targeting You Via SMS Messages

IDAHO FALLS – Text messages are a great way for businesses to stay in touch with their customers. It’s a convenient way to keep up to date on account activity, appointment reminders and track deliveries. But... Read More...

Plan to Expand Hunting, Fishing in Wildlife Refuges Revealed

NATIONWIDE | By JOHN SEEWER (AP) — The Trump administration on Wednesday proposed opening up more federally protected land for hunting and fishing in what it called a major expansion of those activities in the ... Read More...

Energy Secretary Says U.S. Can Make oil, Gas, Coal Cleaner

SALT LAKE CITY, UT. | By BRADY McCOMBS (AP) — The Trump administration is committed to making fossil fuels cleaner rather than imposing "draconian" regulations on oil, gas and coal, U.S. Energy Secretary Rick P... Read More...

National Weather Radar System Upgrades On Track

BOISE, ID. | By KEITH RIDLER, (AP) — An eight-year plan for a major upgrade to the nation's weather radar stations to help predict dangerous storms and improve air traffic safety is on track at the midway point... Read More...

President Taps Former Evanston Resident, Wyoming Native for Interior Post

JACKSON, WY. (AP) — President Donald J. Trump has nominated a Wyoming man to be assistant secretary for fish, wildlife and parks at the U.S. Interior Department. The Buckrail reports that Robert Wallace was ... Read More...

Israel Preserves Holocaust Survivors’ Memorabilia for Future

RAMAT GAN, ISRAEL| By ARON HELLER, (AP) — Under a fluorescent light, an archivist from Israel's Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial snaps photos and scans into her mobile database the last remnant that a pair of elde... Read More...