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July 5, 2017

Crews battling 35 large, uncontained wildfires in the West

Thirty-five large, uncontained wildfires were burning in the West, and firefighters were making initial attacks on another 112 new blazes to prevent them from spreading.

July 5, 2017

Southwest braces for flooding from remnants of Tropical Storm Javier

The Southwest will see another round of storms on Wednesday as rains associated with former Tropical Storm Javier in Mexico head north.

July 5, 2017

Fire concerns remain high amid record heat across West

A brush fire that broke out Sunday near downtown Los Angeles threatened a densely populated, hilly neighborhood along a freeway as sizzling temperatures elevated fire danger across the West.

July 5, 2017

Wind, heat whipping up wildfires across the dry West

Fueled by hot and dry weather, wildfires threatened homes in California and other Western states as crews struggled to corral flames that have scorched miles of brush and timber.

July 5, 2017

Mississippi may become fourth state to revamp execution method

Mississippi lawmakers want to bring back the firing squad, electric chair and the gas chamber as execution methods, a step three other states have taken recently but for a different reason.

July 5, 2017

Two Utah climbers disappear on Pakistan mountain

Two Utah climbers have been reported missing in Pakistan on one of its highest mountain peaks.

July 3, 2017

Girl who died after contracting E. coli was cleaning dirty yard, family says

The family of one of two children who died after contracting an E. coli infection said the 6-year-old had recently been cleaning debris in their housing complex yard.

June 27, 2017

Utah wildfire: Country's largest active fire grows in size

The nation’s largest active fire is raging across Southern Utah near the ski resort town of Brian Head.

June 24, 2017

Concert planned to honor London attack victim from Utah

The life of a Utah man who ran a recording studio at his home before he was killed in a high-profile London attack will be celebrated Saturday with the local music he loved.

June 21, 2017

Utah man sought after 3 bodies found in Idaho, police say

Police in Idaho are searching nationwide for a man they say should be considered "armed and dangerous" in connection with the shooting deaths of three women in Idaho.