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New River Gorge visitors to get water safety tips

Fri, 24 May 2013 03:08:31 -0400

GLEN JEAN, West Virginia - Water safety programs are being offered to New River Gorge visitors during the Memorial Day holiday weekend.

1 dead, 3 hurt in head-on crash in Glenwood Canyon

Thu, 23 May 2013 22:28:22 -0400

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado - Troopers say a fiery head-on crash between a tractor-trailer and a car on an Interstate 70 construction zone in Glenwood Canyon left one woman dead.

Popular Utah climbing spot may get face lift

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:03:03 -0400

SALT LAKE CITY - The U.S. Forest Service is looking to improve access to the world-renowned rock-climbing routes in lower Little Cottonwood Canyon.

Woman from Ky. hit by train in W.Va. identified

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:01:27 -0400

GLEN JEAN, West Virginia - The National Park Service has identified a homeless woman from Kentucky who was killed by a train in the New River Gorge National River.

Man fell 150+ feet to death at Provo Canyon falls

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:20:23 -0400

PROVO, Utah - Utah County sheriff's deputies are investigating the death of a man who fell more than 150 feet near Bridal Veil Falls in Provo Canyon.

Azusa rock-mining company to begin disputed dig

Wed, 22 May 2013 21:49:28 -0400

AZUSA, California - A rock-mining company will begin its dig in the foothills above the San Gabriel Valley after controversy delayed the project for three years, Azusa city officials said Wednesday.

Edison, CPUC reach $37M deal on Malibu Canyon Fire

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:26:09 -0400

LOS ANGELES - The California Public Utilities Commission has reached a proposed $37 million settlement with Southern California Edison over fallen power lines blamed for starting the October 2007 Malibu Canyon Fire.

Land trust opens new Oregon office, raises profile

Sun, 19 May 2013 19:10:12 -0400

VANCOUVER, Washington - A Vancouver, Washington-based organization dedicated to preserving land near the Columbia River has opened a new office in Hood River, Oregon, in an effort to raise its profile.

Utah's newest trail opens at Provo Canyon

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:56:38 -0400

OREM CITY, Utah - Utah's newest trail has opened for foot, bike and horse use.

Colorado 3A High School Track Results

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:38:22 -0400

LAKEWOOD, Colorado - Here are Friday's results in the finals of the Colorado Class 4A state track and field championships at Jefferson County Stadium. (Running events in meters):

New travel strategies mulled for Wasatch canyons

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:08:47 -0400

SALT LAKE CITY - For now, the undertaking is called Access Wasatch.

New adventure tour opening in NC mountains

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:11:20 -0400

SALUDA, North Carolina - A new adventure tour in opening in the North Carolina mountains.

Judge declines to reconsider ruling on mining ban

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:13:05 -0400

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona - A federal judge in Arizona is refusing to reconsider a ruling upholding the Interior Department's authority to ban new hard rock mining claims on federal land.

Poetry finally joining e-book revolution

Fri, 17 May 2013 07:37:32 -0400

NEW YORK - Over the past two years, publishers have been steadily filling one of the largest gaps in the e-book catalogue - poetry.

New adventure tour opening in NC mountains

Fri, 17 May 2013 06:13:58 -0400

SALUDA, North Carolina - A new adventure tour in opening in the North Carolina mountains.

2 sentenced in Waldo Canyon wildfire burglary

Thu, 16 May 2013 08:31:34 -0400

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado - Two burglars who were convicted of looting the home of a pair of Waldo Canyon fire evacuees have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms.

Girl killed in ATV crash in Tooele County

Mon, 13 May 2013 09:26:16 -0400

SALT LAKE CITY - Tooele County sheriff's deputies are investigating the death of a 7-year-old girl killed in an all-terrain vehicle crash over the weekend.

Girl, 15, dies from ATV crash injuries in NE Minn.

Thu, 09 May 2013 15:44:10 -0400

CANYON, Minnesota - A 15-year-old girl has died after an all-terrain vehicle crash in northeastern Minnesota.

Grand Canyon Education's shares soar

Wed, 08 May 2013 15:35:03 -0400

Grand Canyon Education Inc.'s shares soared Wednesday after the for-profit education company reported first-quarter results that far exceeded market expectations, and it issued a strong full-year forecast.

Second man killed in swinging death near Moab

Mon, 06 May 2013 15:12:27 -0400

SALT LAKE CITY - The high-risk sport of swinging wildly on ropes through canyon and arch openings in southern Utah has left a second man dead in little more than a month.

State monitors health of Coastal Bend ecosystem

Sun, 05 May 2013 11:22:00 -0400

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - The signs are all around us.

89-year-old San Diego woman earns degree from GCU

Sat, 04 May 2013 06:13:35 -0400

PHOENIX - An 89-year-old San Diego woman has earned a degree from Grand Canyon University in Phoenix.

Grand Canyon redesigns Bright Angel trailhead

Thu, 02 May 2013 10:16:55 -0400

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Arizona - The start of one of the Grand Canyon's most iconic and popular trails has been redesigned and now includes an etched rock sign marking the Bright Angel trailhead.

Grand Canyon redesigns Bright Angel trailhead

Thu, 02 May 2013 08:48:48 -0400

Gun raffle for girl's rugby team provokes backlash

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:57:07 -0400

SALT LAKE CITY - A gun raffle for a girl's community rugby team is provoking a backlash from educators in St. George who say it's foolish and in poor taste.