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The Nation’s Weather for Thursday, July 2, 2020 _____ NATIONAL SUMMARY Showers and thunderstorms will tend to congregate over the southeastern…
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Longest-serving member of Utah Legislature concedes primary
The longest-serving member of the Utah Legislature has been ousted, months after sponsoring a controversial tax-overhaul…
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Cities require face coverings as virus cases surge in Idaho
Two Idaho cities are making face coverings mandatory as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases keeps…
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Utah university to consider dropping ‘Dixie’ from its name
After years of resisting calls to change, a university in Utah is considering dropping “Dixie” from its name in another example of the nation’s…
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Utah GOP governor’s race still tight between Cox, Huntsman
The Republican race for the first open Utah governor’s seat is close as the coronavirus has made counting ballots more complicated.…
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Officials: Oregon could reach 900 new COVID-19 cases a day
Oregon had a record 281 new confirmed coronavirus cases Wednesday, but officials predict that the increase may become much steeper during the next…
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The Nation’s Weather for Thursday, July 2, 2020 _____ NATIONAL SUMMARY Showers and thunderstorms will rumble across much of the Southeast and…
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Wyoming tourist county pursues COVID-19 indoor mask order
Health officials in a northwestern Wyoming county busy with visitors to Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks want to require people to wear…
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Black Lives Matter, counter-protesters argue in Boise
Boise Mayor Lauren McLean on Wednesday condemned counter-protesters after she said they used physical violence to interrupt a Black Lives Matter…
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Work can continue on central Idaho trail crossing ranch
A federal judge has ruled that work can continue on a public trail on an easement crossing private land that connects the popular tourist…
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Idaho appeals judge’s education funding initiative rulings
Two federal court rulings involving the state’s ballot initiative process are “judicial activism,” Idaho Republican Gov. Brad Little said, and has…
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Judge orders online signatures accepted for Idaho initiative
A federal judge on Tuesday ordered Idaho officials to accept online signatures for an effort aimed at putting a $170 million education funding…
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The Nation’s Weather for Wednesday, July 1, 2020 _____ NATIONAL SUMMARY Showers and thunderstorms are forecast for much of the East Coast and…
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Ex-Wyoming mayor, police officer plead guilty in data case
The mayor of a small Wyoming town has resigned as part of a plea agreement with prosecutors to charges she misused a police…
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NY adds Idaho, other states to quarantine list
New York is urging travelers from eight additional states to self-quarantine for 14 days as it awaits a decision on the reopening of indoor dining in…
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Idaho may hold traditional elections despite coronavirus
Idaho residents may vote in person during elections in August and November despite the continuing spread of the coronavirus, officials…
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The Nation’s Weather for Tuesday, June 30, 2020 _____ NATIONAL SUMMARY A stalled storm system in the upper levels of the atmosphere will…
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Officials searching for missing ISU professor in Glacier park
Search and rescue teams looking for a missing Idaho man in western Montana have discovered his vehicle in Glacier National Park, Flathead County…
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Black bear rescued as cub released back into Wyoming woods
When Taz McBride first laid eyes on “Hissy” he was up close with the tiny black bear in his grandmother’s Melody Ranch…
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Inmate at Idaho state prison dies in apparent suicide
Authorities say a 23-year-old inmate at the Idaho State Correctional Institution has died in an apparent…
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Utah wildfire destroys 1 home, evacuates 3,100 homes
A wildfire that prompted the evacuation of about 3,100 homes on Sunday destroyed one home near Saratoga Springs and damaged 12 others, city officals…
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New Utah virus cases top weekly record as infections surge
Utah health officials have reported the most coronavirus cases in one week since the pandemic began as a surge in infections continues across the…
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The Nation’s Weather for Monday, June 29, 2020 _____ NATIONAL SUMMARY Showers and thunderstorms will bring wet and cooler conditions to much of…
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The Nation’s Weather for Sunday, June 28, 2020 _____ NATIONAL SUMMARY Showers and thunderstorms will continue eastward along an associated cold…
Continue Reading Health experts anticipate influx of older virus patients
Hospitals are preparing for a potential influx of older patients after a recent spike in coronavirus infections among young people visiting bars who…
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The Nation’s Weather for Saturday, June 27, 2020 _____ NATIONAL SUMMARY Strong to severe thunderstorms will rumble across portions of the Ohio…
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Wyoming teen gets up to 20 years for bringing guns to school
A Wyoming judge sentenced a teenager to up to 20 years in prison Thursday for bringing firearms and ammunition to his school in 2018 after he said he…
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University of Utah to drop ACT, SAT requirement for 2 years
Prospective students at the University of Utah will no longer be required to submit ACT or SAT scores for the next two years in response to the…
Continue Reading Idaho domestic terrorist released early from federal prison
An Idaho man imprisoned for more than two decades for bombing a Planned Parenthood clinic and robbing a bank in Spokane Valley in 1996 walked free…
Continue Reading Justice Department: Helicopter hounded trail building crew
BOISE, Idaho (AP) – A low-flying helicopter last weekend harassed a work crew building a public trail on an easement crossing private land that…
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Utah primary will look different due to coronavirus
Next week’s primary elections in Utah will be slightly different due to legislation passed to accommodate struggles voters may have faced during the…
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Utah records 2nd-most COVID-19 cases as surge continues
Utah reported its second-highest daily number of new coronavirus cases Thursday as the state deals with a troubling surge that has already led the…
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The Nation’s Weather for Friday, June 26, 2020 _____ NATIONAL SUMMARY Severe thunderstorms erupting in the western Great Lakes and Midwest will…
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University of Wyoming to allow shared dorm rooms this fall
Some students at the University of Wyoming will be allowed to share dorm rooms under a revised plan to resume in-person classes during the…
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Face masks required in Utah state buildings, largest county
Utah Gov. Gary Hebert said Wednesday he will require face masks at state-run buildings that include liquor stores and higher education offices and…
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Idaho unemployment numbers trigger rare extended benefits
So many Idaho workers lost jobs so quickly this year due to the coronavirus pandemic that an unemployment extended benefits program will go into…
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COVID-19 in Cheyenne hits animal shelter, five restaurants
An animal shelter halted pet adoptions and five restaurants sanitized facilities Wednesday amid a spike in coronavirus cases in Wyoming’s capital…
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The Nation’s Weather for Thursday, June 25, 2020 _____ NATIONAL SUMMARY Spotty afternoon thunderstorms will rumble across portions of the…
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Teton Aviation sued after fatal plane crash in 2018
The son of a man who died in a 2018 plane crash in Grand Teton National Park has filed a $3 million wrongful death lawsuit against Teton…
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Utah official apologizes for sending out gun-designed mask
A state official has apologized after a family was sent masks featuring a gun, the American flag and the phrase “don’t tread on me” as part of a…
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US inmates got virus relief checks, and IRS wants them back
Hundreds of thousands of dollars in coronavirus relief payments have been sent to people behind bars across the United States, and the IRS wants the…
Continue Reading Cheyenne health officials: Event could worsen COVID-19 spike
Health officials worry an event in Wyoming’s capital city last weekend could worsen a spike in coronavirus…
Continue Reading Judge rules in favor of education funding ballot initiative
A federal judge on Tuesday ordered Idaho officials to decide by Friday afternoon whether to put an education funding initiative on the November…
Continue Reading Utah governor: No economic shut down despite virus spread
Gov. Gary Herbert says he has no plans to shut down the economy even though he shares some of the concerns of the state’s epidemiologist.…
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The Nation’s Weather for Wednesday, June 24, 2020 _____ NATIONAL SUMMARY Humid, sticky air will encompass much of the South tomorrow, providing…
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Wyoming mayor resigns after charge of misusing her office
A Wyoming mayor resigned after being charged with using police department records for her personal…
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Trump says he’ll issue executive order to protect monuments
President Donald Trump says he’ll issue an executive order to protect monuments that are coming under new scrutiny as America wrestles with racism…
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Documents: Lori Vallow-Daybell called kids ‘zombies’ before their deaths
Newly released court documents in the case of two kids who were found dead in rural Idaho reveal allegations that their mother believed they were…
Continue Reading Wyoming COVID-19 new-case count ties early-May previous high
The number of people infected with the coronavirus in Wyoming grew by the fastest rate since early May in numbers released…
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The Nation’s Weather for Tuesday, June 23, 2020 _____ NATIONAL SUMMARY A cold front will stretch from the eastern Great Lakes to the southern…
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California bans state-paid travel to Idaho over new laws
Attorney General Xavier Becerra on Monday added Idaho to a list of 11 other states where state-funded travel isn’t allowed because he determined that…
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Police: Wyoming prosecutor says bishop abuse case still open
A criminal investigation into a retired Roman Catholic bishop accused of childhood sexual abuse by more than a dozen men remains open, police in…
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University police search for Brigham Young statue vandals
Brigham Young University police were searching for the people who vandalized an on-campus statue of Brigham…
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The Nation’s Weather for Monday, June 22, 2020 _____ NATIONAL SUMMARY A cold front will dig into the Midwest tomorrow and initiate a few…
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The Nation’s Weather for Sunday, June 21, 2020 _____ NATIONAL SUMMARY A cold front will move across the central Plains tomorrow bringing…
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The Nation’s Weather for Saturday, June 20, 2020 _____ NATIONAL SUMMARY The storm that has brought daily showers and thunderstorms across the…
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Trump administration supports Idaho transgender sports ban
A recently passed Idaho law banning transgender women from competing in women’s sports – the first such law in the nation – received support from the…
Continue Reading Official pleads guilty to human smuggling in adoption scheme
A former Arizona politician pleaded guilty in Utah Friday to human smuggling and other charges filed in an illegal adoption scheme that stretched…
Continue Reading Idaho: Throw out education funding ballot initiative lawsuit
State officials say a lawsuit seeking more time to collect signatures for an education funding ballot initiative should be thrown out.…
Continue Reading 9 Utah counties transition to new COVID-19 risk category
Nine rural counties in Utah will move into the green health risk status beginning Friday after recording some of the state’s lowest COVID-19 case…
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Former Utah first lady tests positive for coronavirus
Former Utah first lady Mary Kaye Huntsman, wife of current Republican candidate for governor Jon Huntsman Jr., said Thursday she has tested positive…
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The Nation’s Weather for Friday, June 19, 2020 _____ NATIONAL SUMMARY A slow-moving storm system will continue to douse the upper Ohio Valley…
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Utah says economy recover plan won’t risk residents health
Utah state leaders said Wednesday that updated plans intended to help drive economic recovery won’t compromise the health of residents even though…
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The Nation’s Weather for Thursday, June 18, 2020 _____ NATIONAL SUMMARY The stalled out storm system that has plagued portions of the Southeast…
Continue Reading Idaho coronavirus spread linked to infected bar patrons
Health officials in southwestern Idaho say a coronavirus outbreak linked to patrons at six Boise bars has spread to 34 confirmed…
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Man arrested for allegedly stealing beehives in 5 states
A man who stole dozens of beehives across the West has been arrested in Washington state.…
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The Nation’s Weather for Wednesday, June 17, 2020 _____ NATIONAL SUMMARY Showers and thunderstorms will persist across portions of the…
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Idaho prosecutors seek death penalty for shooting suspect
Boise County prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against an Idaho man accused of fatally shooting an 11-year-old boy in…
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Canada, US extend border restrictions to July 21
Canada and the US have agreed to extend their agreement to keep their border closed to non-essential travel to July 21 during the coronavirus…
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Train cars catch fire and explode after Wyoming derailment
A train operated by Union Pacific Railroad derailed in Wyoming, causing several rail cars to catch on fire and…
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