SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 26 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: The Bureau of Land Management seeks public input during a 30-day comment period on a proposed land exchange of approximately 92,000 acres of BLM-managed public lands for approximately 116,000 acres of trust lands managed by the Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration. The proposed exchange, as analyzed in an environmental assessment, would help prot  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, May 24 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 23, 2023, entitled "Utah Job Openings and Labor Turnover - March 2023": * * * Utah had 102,000 job openings in March 2023, unchanged from February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that the job openings rate in Uta  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 27 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Salt Lake City Corporation to use $495K in Brownfields funding for cleanup of former Schovaers Electronics site; Salt Lake County to use $1M for environmental assessments in Magna Township * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is awarding two Brownfields grants to Salt Lake City-area partners to assess, clean up and revitalize properties in Salt Lake City. The Salt Lake  more

DENVER, Colorado, May 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Region 8 Office is previewing an upcoming grant competition for a Region 8 focused Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center (EJ TCTAC) to help Region 8 communities and other environmental justice stakeholders access federal technical assistance and resources to address environmental and energy justice concerns. EPA Re  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Media Bureau issued the following letter (Docket No. DA 23-439) on May 24, 2023: * * * To: Park Public Radio, Inc. c/o Jeff Sibert, 3340 Utah Ave S, St. Louis Park, MN 55426 In re: New NCE FM, St. Louis Park, Minnesota Facility ID No. 768436 Application File No. 167193 New NCE FM, St. Louis Park, Minnesota Facility ID No. 768433 Application File No. 167194 Dear Applicant: We have before us the above-referenced applications (  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration awarded Utah a $5 million Advanced Transportation Technology and Innovation (ATTAIN) program grant to expand connected vehicle capability. The Utah Department of Transportation (DOT) will receive the grant for its Connected Communities program as part of a $52.78 million investment package under the  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release on May 22, 2023: * * * Court order agreed to by principals permanently bans them from selling "wealth creation" programs * * * As a result of a lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission and the Utah Division of Consumer Protection (DCP), the principals of a Utah-based real estate investment training company will pay $15 million and be banned from selling money-making opportunities under a court order the  more

HILL AFB, Utah, May 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Hill Air Force Base (75th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: By Donovan Potter, 75th Air Base Wing Public Affairs The 531st Commodities Maintenance Squadron officially opened their new 24,000 square-foot F-35 canopy shop in building 850 on May 17, allowing for future forecast needs by tripling the former workspace. The shop meticulously refurbishes to perfection, canopies for the Air Force's F-35A conventional takeoff and landing stealth fig  more

HILL AFB, Utah, May 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Hill Air Force Base (75th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: All Hill employees and spouses are invited to the FIRST Robotics Open House on June 1 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Miller Advanced Research and Solutions (MARS) Center just outside the West Gate at 633 Falcon Hills Dr, Sunset, UT 84015. The event is sponsored by the Hill STEM Outreach Program. Attendees will be able to connect, get some swag, and learn how they can get involved wi  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, May 26 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Philip R. Sellinger, issued the following news release on May 25, 2023: A businessman and former resident of Utah has been charged with illegally operating an unlicensed money transmitting business, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Christopher James Scanlon, 43, originally from Utah and now residing in the United Kingdom, is charged by complaint with one count of conspiring to control and own an u  more

LAKEWOOD, Colorado, May 24 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Mountain Regional Field Office issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will end data collection for the 2022 Census of Agriculture on May 31. Arizona, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming producers who have not yet returned their completed questionnaires have just one week left to respond.  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following notice (Docket No. AB 33) entitled "Union Pacific Railroad Co. - Abandonment Exemption - in Weber and Davis Counties, Utah": * * * Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 C.F.R. part 1152 subpart F--Exempt Abandonments to abandon service over the portion of the Hill Field Industrial Lead extending from milepost 0.6 to milepost 6.8, a tota  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 25 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah, Trina A. Higgins, issued the following news release: United States Attorney, Trina A. Higgins, has named Assistant United States Attorney, Melina Shiraldi, to lead the District of Utah's Environmental Justice Initiative. May marks the one-year anniversary since U.S. Attorney Higgins was sworn in as the first female presidentially appointed U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah. As part of her ongoing commitment to pu  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 23 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah, Trina A. Higgins, issued the following news release on May 22, 2023: A Minnesota man was sentenced today to 25 years' imprisonment following a 2021 shooting incident with Utah Highway Patrol troopers. The defendant admitted that he discharged a firearm during and in relation to carjacking and possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute offenses. According to court documents, on May 19, 2021, James Howard K  more