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OUT WEST ROUNDUP | Science says hotter weather turbocharges western wildfires
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Science says hotter weather turbocharges West’s wildfires As temperatures rise in the U.S. West, so do the flames. The years with the most acres burned by wildfires have some of the hottest temperatures, an Associated Press analysis of fire and weather data found. As human-caused climate change has warmed the world over the past 35…
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OUT WEST ROUNDUP: Polygamous town picks outsider as police chief
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Utah Polygamous town under scrutiny picks outsider as chief SALT LAKE CITY – A polygamous community on the Utah-Arizona border has hired an outsider as its new police chief, selecting a retired Salt Lake City area police officer with no ties to the fundamentalist Mormon group that controlled the town for a century until federal…
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Out West Roundup: Counties across Wyoming big economic winners from eclipse tourism
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Wyoming Counties across Wyoming big economic winners from eclipse tourism CHEYENNE – Cheyenne and Laramie County were among the biggest winners in Wyoming from tourism activity associated with the Great American Eclipse in August. And while the overall number of out-of-state visitors fell short of higher-end estimates, the Wyoming Office of Tourism is touting the…
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Out West Roundup: Polygamous sect slowly losing control over remote Utah town
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Utah Polygamous sect slowly losing control over remote Utah town HILDALE, Utah – In a place where political contests are virtually unknown, the campaign signs offer the latest hint that a polygamous group is losing its grip on this remote red rock community straddling the Utah-Arizona border. “For Hildale mayor vote Donia,” reads one sign…
