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Craig Patterson, avalanche forecaster, killed. Why didn't his air bag save him?
Craig Patterson was an experienced avalanche forecaster. Craig Patterson deployed his avalanche air bag near Kessler Peak. Why didn't it save him?
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Did guns trigger western wildfires? (+video)
So far this year, dozens of wildfires have been traced to shooting. But politicians are hesitant to restrict gun use and gun rights advocates are skeptical of the link between shooting and fire.
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After Supreme Court ruling, Medicaid expansion faces uncertainty
A main goal of the Affordable Care Act was to increase the rolls of insured Americans, with about half coming from Medicaid. But the Supreme Court made it easier for states to opt out of the expanded program.
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Monster wildfire rages in Colorado (+video)
Thousands flee homes as western wildfires persist. Utah's Governor Gary Herbert estimates the fire has caused millions of dollars worth of damage. Soot and smoke also worry residents.
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Colorado wildfires keep Pikes Peak railway closed (+videos)
Colorado wildfires are hurting the state's tourism industry. The Pikes Peak cog railway has been shut down for three days. More than 4,800 people have been evacuated from homes near Colorado Springs.
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Too many wildfires caused by gun owners, says Utah governor (+video)
The Dump fire in Utah, touched off by ricocheting bullets sparking dry cheatgrass, became the 20th wildfire this year caused by target shooters. Many states, including Utah, are prevented from imposing emergency gun controls.
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GOP governors see Mitt Romney as one of their own, but hesitate to endorse him
Just eight of the 29 Republican governors have endorsed Romney, and while he’s one of their own – a former state chief executive – there are good reasons to hold back, including the GOP’s divisive nominating campaign.
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In Pictures: Mormons in politics
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State illegal immigration laws: What have they accomplished?
Five years into a legislative surge, state illegal immigration laws have yielded few arrests. But they have stirred a populist backlash, say immigrant rights groups.
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Republicans fear 'war on the West' in new wild lands protection
Western Republican lawmakers and governors object to Obama administration plans to consider whether millions of acres of federal land in the West should be protected as 'wild lands.'
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In Pictures: Taking office 2011
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'Outing' illegal immigrants: Utah grapples with 'listgate'
The release of a list of 1,300 alleged illegal immigrants in Utah comes as the state debates a strict immigration law like its neighbor Arizona's.
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Ronnie Lee Gardner executed by firing squad in Utah
Ronnie Lee Gardner was executed shortly after midnight Friday. A firing squad killed the death row inmate in Utah.
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Ronnie Lee Gardner to face Utah firing squad, barring 11th hour stay
Ronnie Lee Gardner, the condemned killer from Utah, will face a firing squad shortly after midnight.
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Utah uses eminent domain to seize land of ... Uncle Sam
A new eminent domain law in Utah authorizes seizure of some of the federal government's vast land holdings. It's designed to pick a fight with Uncle Sam.
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Obama reaches across political divide for envoy to China
Governor Jon Huntsman of Utah is a Republican moderate and China expert seen as a possible presidential candidate.
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