WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Nevada Department of Corrections - Silver State Industries have announced a saddle-started wild horse and burro adoption event at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center (NNCC) on Saturday, February 24, 2024. Up to 20 saddle-started wild horses, and one burro, trained by the NNCC inmates, will be offered for adoption. The once-wild   more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2024: A federal grand jury in Salt Lake City, Utah, returned an indictment today charging seven defendants in a romance scam that cost victims around the United States and the world $8 million in losses. The announcement, made on Valentine's Day, comes as part of the U.S. Attorney's Office's ongoing efforts with law enforcement partners to raise awareness and  more

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 15 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2024: Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is announcing a final rule to list a subspecies of silverspot butterfly (Speyeria nokomis nokomis) as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. This action follows a public comment period on the draft rule and the completion of a peer-reviewed Species Status Assessment. While the silverspot butterfly is  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 15 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Feb. 14, 2024: Today, Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes received a letter from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) notifying him that it outlawed voice calls generated by artificial intelligence (AI). AG Reyes has worked to address robocall concerns for years, and recently joined a bipartisan letter addressing this issue. The FCC's action comes after officials in New Hampshire processed   more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 15 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined an amicus brief, led by the State of Alabama, in Turtle Mountain v. Howe. The case involves a challenge to North Dakota's recent state redistricting map and is currently pending in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. The coalition of attorneys general submitted the brief in support of North Dakota. The case commenced in February 2022, when the Turt  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 15 -- Gov. Spencer J. Cox, R-Utah, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2024: Gov. Spencer J. Cox signed one bill today. He has signed 14 pieces of legislation from the 2024 General Legislative Session to date. Information on the bill signed today can be found below: * SB 39 (https://le.utah.gov/~2024/bills/static/SB0039.html) Water Shareholder Amendments * * * Original text here: https://governor.utah.gov/2024/02/13/gov-spencer-cox-signs-one-bill-in-the  more