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MATTHEW BROWN

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Trump nominee for public lands post withdraws after her criticism of Jan. 6 attack surfaces

President Donald Trump’s nominee to oversee an agency that manages a quarter-billion acres of public land has withdrawn her nomination

Trump nominee for public lands post withdraws after her criticism of Jan. 6 attack surfaces
Business|Economy|Environment|Political|US

Trump administration rolls back forest protections in bid to ramp up logging

President Donald Trump's administration has rolled back environmental protections around future logging projects on more than half of U.S. national forests under an emergency designation issued Friday that cites the dangers of wildfires

Trump administration rolls back forest protections in bid to ramp up logging
Crime|Political|US

Fire at New Mexico GOP headquarters under investigation as arson

A fire that damaged the entryway to the New Mexico Republican Party headquarters in Albuquerque is being investigated as arson

Fire at New Mexico GOP headquarters under investigation as arson
Health|Political|US

Utah bans fluoride in public drinking water, a first in the US

Utah has become the first state to ban fluoride in public drinking water, despite widespread opposition from dentists and national health organizations

Utah bans fluoride in public drinking water, a first in the US
Election|Health|Political|US

Former Utah Rep. Mia Love, the first Black Republican woman elected to the US House, has died

Former U.S. Rep. Mia Love of Utah, a daughter of Haitian immigrants who became the first Black Republican woman elected to Congress, died on Sunday

Former Utah Rep. Mia Love, the first Black Republican woman elected to the US House, has died
Travel|US

Aircraft catches fire after landing in Denver, sending passengers onto wing as smoke engulfs plane

A fire on an American Airlines plane after it diverted mid-flight and landed at Denver International Airport sent fleeing passengers to a wing amid billowing smoke

Aircraft catches fire after landing in Denver, sending passengers onto wing as smoke engulfs plane
Crime|US

Utah judge orders release of suspect in 1977 Hawaii killing after prosecution stalls

A 66-year-old suspect in the 1977 killing of a Hawaii teenager has been released from a Utah jail

Utah judge orders release of suspect in 1977 Hawaii killing after prosecution stalls
Environment|Political|Science|US

Lawmakers urge Trump administration to cancel owl-killing plan, say it would cost too much

A bipartisan group of lawmakers urge the Trump administration to scrap plans to kill more than 450,000 invasive barred owls in West Coast forests in coming decades

Lawmakers urge Trump administration to cancel owl-killing plan, say it would cost too much
Health|Political|US

Utah will be the first state to ban fluoride in drinking water

Utah's governor intends to sign legislation making the state the first to ban fluoride in public water systems

Utah will be the first state to ban fluoride in drinking water
Environment|Political|US

Life-saving avalanche forecasts could be hindered by Trump budget cuts

Officials in the Western U.S. who protect the public from avalanches are sounding the alarm about the Trump administration firing hundreds of meteorologists and other scientists

Life-saving avalanche forecasts could be hindered by Trump budget cuts
Crime|Political|US

Man who was mad about Chinese spy balloon gets 4 years probation for threatening ex-Speaker McCarthy

A Montana man has been sentenced to four years of probation for threatening to assault former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy

Man who was mad about Chinese spy balloon gets 4 years probation for threatening ex-Speaker McCarthy
Crime|US

Former Colorado sheriff’s deputy convicted of homicide in shooting death of man in crisis

A former Colorado sheriff’s deputy has been convicted of criminally negligent homicide in the shooting death of a 22-year-old man in distress who called 911 for help after his car got stuck in a small mountain community

Former Colorado sheriff’s deputy convicted of homicide in shooting death of man in crisis
Crime|Environment|Political|US

'Life-threatening cold' hits parts of US following deadly weekend flooding

Harsh has cold descended on the nation’s midsection as a polar vortex grips the Rockies and northern Plains

'Life-threatening cold' hits parts of US following deadly weekend flooding
Environment|Political|US

Trump wants states to clean up forests to stop wildfires. But his administration cut off funds

President Donald Trump’s administration is holding up money for wildfire mitigation projects funded through legislation championed by his Democratic predecessor

Trump wants states to clean up forests to stop wildfires. But his administration cut off funds
Americas|Crime|US

Man linked to Arizona teen Alicia Navarro sentenced to prison for child sexual abuse images

A Montana man who had been living with a teenager who disappeared from her home in Arizona years earlier was sentenced to decades in a prison for possession of child sex abuse material

Man linked to Arizona teen Alicia Navarro sentenced to prison for child sexual abuse images
Americas|Crime|Political|US

US border czar blames leaks for hindering immigration raids in Colorado suburb spotlighted by Trump

Donald Trump's border czar is blaming news leaks for hindering a large-scale immigration operation in Colorado

US border czar blames leaks for hindering immigration raids in Colorado suburb spotlighted by Trump
Environment|Political|US

Trump administration will consider redrawing boundaries of national monuments as part of energy push

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has ordered federal officials to review and consider redrawing the boundaries of national monuments created under previous presidents to protect unique landscapes and cultural resources

Trump administration will consider redrawing boundaries of national monuments as part of energy push
Business|Environment|Political|US

Senate confirms Doug Burgum as interior secretary after Trump tasked him to boost drilling

The Senate has confirmed Doug Burgum as interior secretary

Senate confirms Doug Burgum as interior secretary after Trump tasked him to boost drilling
Political|US

Trump's FBI chief pick, Kash Patel, insists he has no 'enemies list' and won't seek retribution

Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, is insisting to deeply skeptical Democrats that he does not have an “enemies list” and that the bureau under his leadership would not seek retribution against the president’s adversaries or launch politically motivated investigations

Trump's FBI chief pick, Kash Patel, insists he has no 'enemies list' and won't seek retribution
Business|Economy|Environment|Political|Technology|US

Trump pumps coal as answer to AI power needs but any boost could be short-lived

President Donald Trump's return to office could bring some temporary relief to the beleaguered U.S. coal industry

Trump pumps coal as answer to AI power needs but any boost could be short-lived
Crime|US

Colorado DNA analyst appears on forgery charges as validity of more than 500 cases in doubt

A former Colorado Bureau of Investigation DNA scientist appeared in court Thursday to face criminal charges over data tampering that authorities said raises questions about the validity of more than 500 cases

Colorado DNA analyst appears on forgery charges as validity of more than 500 cases in doubt
Entertainment|Lifestyle|US

Rep. Lauren Boebert apologizes after getting kicked out of show and falsely denying she vaped

Rep. Lauren Boebert is apologizing after getting kicked out of a musical play last weekend and then falsely denying that she had been vaping

Rep. Lauren Boebert apologizes after getting kicked out of show and falsely denying she vaped
Crime|News|US

A grandmother seeks justice for Native Americans after thousands of unsolved deaths, disappearances

Kaysera Stops Pretty Places’ death remains unsolved four years after her body was found in a Native American reservation border town

A grandmother seeks justice for Native Americans after thousands of unsolved deaths, disappearances
Crime|News|US

Prosecutors seek to show enhanced bodycam video of Elijah McClain's fatal encounter with police

Colorado prosecutors are focusing on police body camera footage — both raw and digitally enhanced — as they build their case against two officers charged in the death of Elijah McClain

Prosecutors seek to show enhanced bodycam video of Elijah McClain's fatal encounter with police
Crime|News|Uncategorized|US|Videos

Video of Elijah McClain's stop by police shown as officers on trial in Black man's death

Elijah McClain’s mother left a Colorado courtroom in tears as prosecutors showed jurors disturbing video footage of the 2019 confrontation with police in a Denver suburb that led to McClain's death

Video of Elijah McClain's stop by police shown as officers on trial in Black man's death

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