Saturday - November 23, 2024
News Tipoffs - Utah Editors Newsletter for Friday November 08, 2024 ( 5 items )  

BLM, FWS issue final analysis, preferred approach for proposed highway
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: ST. GEORGE, Utah The Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today issued a final supplemental environmental analysis of the proposed Northern Corridor highway in Washington County, Utah. The BLM, in coordination with the FWS, identified a preferred management alternative that endorses improvement of the existing Red Hills Parkway Expressway to ease con  more

Resilience Exercise Tests Base Readiness Without Power
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Nov. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: By Kendahl Johnson, 75th Air Base Wing Public Affairs HILL AFB, Utah -- It was recently lights out for Hill AFB, as the base shut down power for an energy resilience readiness exercise (ERRE). The base intentionally cut incoming commercial power for 10 hours to assess whether Hill could stay mission-ready during adverse conditions, and to verify backup generators and energy, water,  more

Utah A.G. Reyes's CASE Strike Force Recovers Over $80k From Suspect in Statewide Home Depot Thefts
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Nov. 8 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Nov. 5, 2024: Yesterday, Utah's Crimes Against Statewide Economy (C.A.S.E.) Strike Force arrested Manuel Gonzalez for multiple thefts across Utah from various Home Depot locations. After serving a search warrant on his motel room and van, agents from the CASE Strike Force recovered over $82,000 in Home Depot products, including electrical outlets, breakers, switches and carbon monoxide detectors. Th  more

W.Va. Human Services Dept.: Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption Expands Foster Care Adoption Program Statewide in West Virginia
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Nov. 8 -- The West Virginia Department of Human Services issued the following news: The West Virginia Department of Human Services (DoHS) and the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption are proud to announce the expansion of a key initiative aimed at increasing adoptions for youth in foster care who have been waiting the longest. Through a unique public-private partnership, the Foundation's signature Wendy's Wonderful Kids(R) program will now be scaled statewide, giving m  more

Wash. U.S. Attorney: Four Business Owners Indicted for Smuggling and Illegally Importing Tens of Millions of Dollars in Emissions Defeat Devices From Canada Into Eastern Washington
SPOKANE, Washington, Nov. 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington issued the following news release: On October 18, 2024, A federal grand jury for the Eastern District of Washington returned an indictment charging John Wesley Owens, of Manson, Washington; Joshua Wesley Owens, of Mapleton, Utah; their companies Diesel Truck Products, Inc. d/b/ DPF Delete Shop Inc., and Fulfillment Solutions & More, LLC; Kevin Paul Dodd, of Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada  more