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Utah Gov. Spencer Cox and U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz on Thursday struck an $18.4 million deal to help Beaver and Piute counties recover from wildfire and flooding damage. Cox and Schultz signed the agreement Thursday ahead of touring areas impacted by the over 97,000-acre Cottonwood Fire in Beaver County (including where flash flooding […]
The University of Utah’s “AI supercomputer” was christened “Redtail” as it went online last month. As its designers showcased its features to students for the first time, the supercomputer had already ranked among the world’s fastest and most energy efficient. Redtail, expected to be an essential part of what university officials describe as a new […]
Intermountain Health’s Downwinders Clinic will host meetings to help inform those who may qualify for the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, also known as RECA. Now that more Utah regions are eligible for payment, the clinic is making stops across the state, including some cities in the north. The RECA compensation is a $100,000 one-time payment […]
A century-old Utah tradition gathering Latter-day Saints, cattle, bucking horses and blinding belt buckles has evolved from a Wild West show into a high-stakes event for rodeo fans — one that awards Olympic-quality medals and fills thousands of seats in a relatively new stadium. The Days of ’47 Rodeo, which celebrates the arrival of Mormon […]
On July 27, an etched image of a renowned C-123 aircraft was installed in Sunset Veterans Park, which is located in Davis County near Hill Air Force Base. The C-123 gained notoriety due to its use during the Vietnam War, especially as an aircraft used to spray toxic herbicides in an effort to remove tree […]