The NBA offseason craziness continues. Chris Paul was supposed to be the most coveted free agent point guard of the summer, but instead he’s headed to the Houston Rockets in a blockbuster trade. The deal between the Los Angeles Clippers and Houston is …
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Lawmaker Blames Utah Wildfire on Environmentalists
Insisting that logging could have cleaned up dead, bug-infested trees that are fueling a Utah wildfire, Utah Rep. Mike Noel, a Republican state lawmaker, blamed federal mismanagement and lawsuits by “tree hugger” environmentalists for the blaze that has …
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Utah officials blame lack of logging for major wildfire
A helicopter crew on firefighting operations captured dramatic video of a wildfire in southern Utah raging across forested areas near a resort town. That fire is now the nation’s largest and has grown to more than 72 square miles. (June 27) SALT LAKE CITY …
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The Utah Wildfire Has Grown to Become the Largest Active Fire in the U.S.
(SALT LAKE CITY) — The nation’s largest wildfire has forced more than 1,500 people from their homes and cabins in a southern Utah mountain area home to a ski town and popular fishing lake. Firefighters battled high winds Monday as they fought a fire that …
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Utah’s Mike Lee says there’s only one amendment that could get him to vote for the Senate health care bill
Utah Sen. Mike Lee has skewered the Senate health care bill as it stands, fervently pledging to vote against the Republican legislation that looks to repeal Obamacare (which he says it ultimately does not do). But in an 800-word essay posted on Lee’s …
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Expert fire crew brought in to battle Utah wildfire
June 24 (UPI) –Fire officials in Utah brought in an elite firefighting crew to battle a growing 37,560-acre blaze in the rural southwestern portion of the state. The Type 1 incident management team — also known as “hotshots” — a group of expert …
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The Latest: Spreading Utah wildfire has burned 13 homes
Officials say a Utah wildfire has burned a total of 13 homes as it spreads through an area with houses and cabins near a popular fishing lake. Forest Service spokeswoman Cigi Burton said Friday that nine more homes were destroyed overnight. But she says …
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Fire restrictions ordered for 5 Utah counties
SALT LAKE CITY — A fire restriction order for five Utah counties went into effect Thursday as weather forecasts call for extremely dry conditions in the coming weeks. The order, signed by Utah State Forester Brian Cottam, calls for restrictions to all …
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Op-ed: Utah should not buy the fear-mongering of the alcohol lobby
The Utah Legislature has enacted an important and lifesaving law to make Utah’s roads safer for families by lowering the impaired driving limit to .05 percent BAC. Yet, this newspaper recently published an opinion piece from Candace Lightner opposing Utah …
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Tribune Editorial: Utah imam had every right to come home again
This is your captain speaking: “We will not separate the family.” Thus was the family of Yussuf Awadir Abdi allowed to board the aircraft for the last leg of their frightening and convoluted flight from Kenya to Salt Lake City. Whoever — or whatever …
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