2+ week, 20+ hour ago  (249+ words) A spring heat wave is already melting this year's dismally bad snowpack in the Colorado Rockies, and new projections show that only a quarter of the normal amount of water will flow through the river this summer. "That's the third…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago  (398+ words) A new study led by the University of Illinois finds that much of that information isn't publicly available, creating challenges for communities trying to plan in a region where water is already scarce. Data centers " the massive facilities that power…...

3+ day, 53+ min ago  (505+ words) President Trump is headed to Arizona and Nevada this week where he is expected to tout his "No Tax on Tips" measure signed into law last summer. Less than 3% of all workers have tipped jobs, but that percentage is higher…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (244+ words) Betting apps that take wagers on everything from sports to what public officials might say next have become increasingly popular. But online "prediction markets" are getting pushback from Nevada and Arizona. Sports betting apps use a "bookmaker model," also known…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (285+ words) As the Trump administration pushes for more development and resource extraction, Tribal leaders and community advocates are calling on Congress to protect one of the Southwest's last free-flowing rivers. The M. H. Dutch Salmon Greater Gila Wild and Scenic River Act would…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (392+ words) The lean, deeply tanned man with a white beard and bright blue eyes has a request before we sit down. "I'd like to feed the quail," he says, sack of seed in hand. "I call them just like I called…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (251+ words) Ride with High Fives is a special celebration of adaptive winter sports. The event is part of Lee Canyon's Feel Good Fridays fundraiser, taking place every Friday through the end of the winter season. You can support a great cause…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (221+ words) The desert-adapted plant already grows across much of the Mountain West, including Nevada, Idaho, New Mexico, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah and Arizona. Scientists say it could help farmers produce renewable fuels like ethanol and biodiesel while using significantly less water than…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago  (478+ words) A glove containing DNA found about two miles from the house of Today show host Savannah Guthrie's mother appears to match those worn by a masked person outside her front door in Tucson the night she vanished, the FBI said…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (357+ words) Sixteen states are broadening their lawsuit over President Trump's declaration of a national "energy emergency," which he issued on the first day of his presidency. Arizona and New Mexico are part of the coalition and Colorado joined the ongoing legal…...