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Arizona's water supply could face major cutbacks on the heels of an exceptionally hot, dry winter in the Rocky Mountains.
West Point’s chief academic advisor will become the University of Wyoming’s leader this summer, succeeding Ed Seidel.
President Ed Seidel said UW did not agree to ax any courses in closed-door meetings with Freedom Caucus lawmakers looking to cut UW’s budget.
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This comes after a mini pygmy goat drew national attention when the city denied her a permit. Her owner then sued, and the city granted the goat a 5-year permit.
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Cody Joe Roberts, 44, will serve 18 months of supervised probation and was ordered to pay $1,432 in fees and court costs. He must report to Sublette County Probation and Parole by the end of this week.
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Cody Moser with the federal Colorado Basin River Forecast Center said in a monthly briefing Tuesday that just 1.4 million acre feet of Colorado River water is expected to reach Lake Powell through July. That's less than a quarter of what's considered normal.
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Disputes over water are becoming more common across the Mountain West as populations grow and supplies tighten. Now, a coalition of counties, ranchers and water advocates in Utah and Nevada is appealing federal approval of a groundwater pipeline project in southern Utah.
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The celebrated mountaineer, who also served as the first full-time employee of the outdoor retailer REI and later as its president and CEO, died Tuesday at his home in Port Townsend, Washington, his family said.
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North Korea said its testing spree this week involved various new weapons systems, including ballistic missiles armed with cluster-bomb warheads, as it pushes to expand nuclear-capable forces.
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A man pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court and acknowledged his involvement in an attempt to illegally smuggle migrants to the U.S. when a truck crashed in Mexico in 2021, killing more than 50.
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The teen birth rate continues its decades-long downward trend. Researchers say many factors are at play, including less sexual activity and more access to contraception and abortion.