LOGAN, Utah, June 21 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service issued the following news release: A detailed, high-resolution map of the rusty patched bumble bee's genome has been released by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) scientists, offering approaches for bringing the native pollinator back from the danger of extinction. Putting together the rusty patched bumble bee gen  more

KANAB, Utah, June 24 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument research yields North America's oldest mosasaur * * * A fossil unearthed by a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) team is unlocking new information about the evolution of the most successful marine reptile family during the later part of the dinosaur age. The new research, published in Cretaceous Research, focuses on  more

HILL AFB, Utah, June 24 -- The U.S. Air Force Hill Air Force Base (75th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: Flightline workers have a new option for quick snacks and healthier food options at the latest unmanned retail market in the 388th Munitions Squadron's building 928. The unmanned market offers meals, snacks and beverages, including better-for-you options such as salads, wraps, fresh fruit, protein bars, breakfast burritos and more. Hill BX General Manager Tammy Hairston led a ribb  more

RAWLINS, Wyoming, June 21 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release on June 20, 2023: Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm today celebrated the groundbreaking of the TransWest Express Transmission Project, a new high-voltage interregional transmission line that will extend from south-central Wyoming through northwestern Colorado and central Utah, ending in southern Nevada. The transmission line will add more than 1,000 jo  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. AB 33) entitled "Union Pacific Railroad Co. - Abandonment Exemption - In Weber and Davis Counties, Utah": * * * On May 2, 2023, Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) 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 milep  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, June 22 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah, Trina A. Higgins, issued the following news release on June 21, 2023: A federal grand jury in Salt Lake City returned an indictment today charging two foreign nationals living in Utah with multiple federal crimes including possession and distribution of narcotics. According to court documents, Lenin Rafael Rodriguez-Villafranca, a/k/a "Jose Santiago Funez Villafranca," 23, of Magna, Utah, and Onesy Basilo Avilez-Flore  more