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Stansbury Boy Scout troop 1816 Scouts Connor Littlefield (left) and Jeremy Sloan cook hot dogs over the fire at one of the campgrounds in South Willow Canyon Wednesday evening. The use of campgrounds in South Willow Canyon and Settlement Canyon have seen a steady increase.<br>- photography / Maegan Burr Fee campgrounds usage up
Campers and recreationalists have taken full advantage of Tooele Valley’s canyons and campgrounds this summer as both Settlement Canyon and South Willow Canyon — the two canyons that charge fees —...
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Pedestrian safety a concern on 1000 North
Unfinished sidewalk pushing drivers and walkers closer together on busy street
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Judge’s ruling may reopen nuclear waste discussion
A federal judge has struck down two rulings made by the U.S. Department of the Interior in 2006 that effectively put an end to the plan of a band of Goshute Indians and Private Fuel Storage, a con...
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Col. Gerald Gladney hands off the Deseret Chemical Depot flag during the change-of-command ceremony Thursday. The ceremony was the last change of command for the DCD.<br>- photography / Maegan Burr DCD gives reins to last commander
The Deseret Chemical Depot changed commanders for the last time Thursday, as Col. Gerald L. Gladney handed over the reins to Col. Mark B. Pomeroy, whose tenure as commander of the depot will inclu...
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A grasshopper crawls on a weed in Rush Valley on Wednesday evening. Spraying for grasshoppers is planned for next week near Grantsville and in Rush Valley.<br>- photography / Maegan Burr Second-round spray planned to combat grasshopper issue
A second round of spraying for grasshoppers is planned for next week outside of Grantsville and in Rush Valley — areas that were not part of a spraying earlier this month. “It’s as bad as it was l...
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Carlson Miller Brands employee Nate Seal unloads a truck at Zacatecas Market on the corner of Main and Vine streets in Tooele on Tuesday morning. While some businesses downtown have shut their doors, Zacatecas Market owner Samuel Berumen says keeping regular store hours has helped keep them in business for the last three years.<br>- photography / Maegan Burr Downtown closures continue
Three stores have closed on one block of downtown Tooele in recent months, with two other store fronts on the same block unoccupied and now for sale, slowing what appeared to be a revival for down...
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Erda Township weighs pros and cons of incorporation
by Lisa Christensen
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As property owners petition for withdrawal, residents consider their options
Italian taken off menu at Clive
by Tim Gillie
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EnergySolutions gives up plans to import foreign nuclear waste
Archeology team back to dig at Iosepa
by Sarah Miley
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Armed with the tools of their future trade, a group of New York anthropology students and their professor have returned to Iosepa to continue digging into the past of the abandoned Polynesian settl...
Rob Bishop speaks out
by Tim Gillie
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Tooele County’s congressman explains views on topics ranging from immigration to federalism
Officials say fire season off to slow start
by Sarah Miley
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But they warn of flare ups as fuels dry out
County to amp up legal fight against RMP project
by Missy Thompson
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Tooele County will challenge the Utah Utility Facility Review Board’s decision ordering the county to issue a conditional use permit for Rocky Mountain Power’s transmission line project across Tooe...
Army hopes windmill will wind down power costs
by Lisa Christensen
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The Tooele Army Depot christened a new $3.8 million wind turbine project Wednesday that’s the first initiative of its kind in the nation for the Army. Rising nearly 400 feet above the landscape, i...
A hands-on history project in Grantsville
by Missy Thompson
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Couple looking to restore mysterious 112-year-old home
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Angry protesters shout at sheriff's deputies outside the offices of controversial Maricopa county sheriff Joe Arpaio in Phoenix. Several hundred activists marched here Thursday as a new Arizona immigration law went into effect, sparking a tense standoff with riot police in which about two dozen people were arrested.(AFP/Mark Ralston)AP - The showdown over Arizona's immigration law played out in court and on Phoenix's sun-splashed streets on Thursday, as the state sought to reinstate key parts of the measure and angry protesters chanted that they refused to "live in fear." Dozens were arrested.


Fri Jul 30 02:17:01 -0500 2010

A fast moving wildfire burns above Elizabeth Lake Road in Leona Valley near Palmdale, Calif. on Thursday, July 29, 2010. Mandatory evacuations were issued for the community of Leona Valley on Thursday evening, Los Angeles County Fire Inspector Matt Levesque said. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)AP - Firefighters plan an aggressive air attack at first light Friday against a fast-moving wildfire that exploded in northern Los Angeles County, chewing through more than 7 square miles of dry brush, forcing hundreds of evacuations and burning at least three structures.


Fri Jul 30 02:16:50 -0500 2010

Streaks of oil and a line of emulsified oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill are seen near an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Louisiana, Wednesday, July 28, 2010. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP - Even when the oily sheen starts fading from the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, it manages to become bad news for fishermen.


Fri Jul 30 02:19:37 -0500 2010