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Brien McElhatten retweeted
Jun 12
NEW: A key deadline has been missed on a Republican plan to change the Grande Staircase Escalante National Monument's management plan. Senator @BasedMikeLee's office was in charge of the deadline. His office did not answer when asked why it was missed.
abc4.com/news/politics/insid…
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My colleague @LindsayOnAir with the latest ripple in the Colorado River negotiations saga:
Jun 11
NEW: Senator @BasedMikeLee, @GovCox, and other state leaders are pushing to withhold millions in federal dollars from states that sue other states over the Colorado River negotiations. Arizona has signaled plans for that. I sit with Utah's #2 in command on Colorado River negotiations, Amy Haas, over why Utah feels the threat is necessary.
Full episode on the Colorado River stalemate SUNDAY on Inside Utah Politics on @abc4utah.
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🔥 🔥 Single engine air tanker pilots helped to save the day when a brushfire threatened homes in Salt Lake City today 6/10/26.
We met one of these airborne firefighters who says the ops tempo is increasing because our warming climate is leading to more frequent fires:
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Most wildfires in Utah are human-caused. Target shooting is a common reason:
Jun 7
#GlambertLaneFire update: The fire is now 95% contained after crews worked the fire overnight. The fire has been determined to be human-caused, with a preliminary finding related to target shooting.
Last report.
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Brien McElhatten retweeted
Jun 7
#GlambertLaneFire update: The evacuation order for homes in the area of Mahogany Street and Roman Street has been lifted for residents. #kthffsl
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Some evacuations after a brush fire sparks in Saratoga Springs:
Jun 6
#GlamertLaneFire update: Evacuations are occurring in the area of Mahogany Street and Roman Street. Fire is estimated at 15-20. Strong winds are making suppression efforts difficult. Multiple resources on scene. The cause of the fire is under investigation. #kthffsl
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On assignment over Lake Powell and the #ColoradoRiver. @lighthawk_org pilot Chuck Schroll shares his perspective on water in the West.
Story soon on ABC4 Utah
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Fire pilots are flying more missions as a warming climate makes wildfires more frequent and intense.
Their new digs at the Tooele Air Center keep the pilots cool under the pressure of an increased ops tempo:
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As climate change makes wildfires more frequent and intense, firefighting pilots are flying more missions over more months:
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Brien McElhatten retweeted
A Utah judge rules cameras & media WILL be allowed in the courtroom during future court proceedings for Tyler Robinson, the man accused of shooting & killing Charlie Kirk.
Judge Tony Graf says defense attorneys did not provide enough evidence to warrant banning media coverage.
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Brien McElhatten retweeted
May 8
The NYT says ABC's move is the "most aggressive posture taken yet by a television network toward the Trump administration."
May 8
Breaking via the NYT: "ABC has accused the Federal Communications Commission of violating its free speech rights, potentially setting the stage for a protracted, high-stakes legal battle between the network and the Trump administration." nytimes.com/2026/05/08/busin…
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Brien McElhatten retweeted
A new drought statement is available for Utah and Uinta County, WY. Extreme (D3) drought conditions continue to expand across Utah. For more information, check out: weather.gov/slc/DroughtInfor… #utwx #wywx
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Track data centers along with us:
EXCLUSIVE: As artificial intelligence and data centers boom across the state, ABC4 has created an interactive map so that you can track projects in your area.
Learn more here: tinyurl.com/4mdu7mem
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Really big deal:
Apr 23
NEW: Absent a biblical rainfall event this summer, Corpus Christi will be the first American city in modern history to run out of water. 💦
Schools & hospitals hope to drill wells. Lawns are dry. How will petrochemical plants handle it? We don’t know.
kut.org/energy-environment/2…
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Heads up #Arizona friends
Apr 22
Arizona Public Service Co. says it could temporarily shut off power in some high-risk communities Wednesday in the Flagstaff area because of heightened wildfire danger.
knau.org/knau-and-arizona-ne…
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A win for Science:
“We cannot yet say that Mars ever harbored life, but our findings further support the evidence that Mars was a habitable world around the time that life on Earth originated,"
Apr 21
Mars rover carries out chemistry experiment never done beyond Earth, discovers more building blocks of life cbsnews.com/news/mars-curios…
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How cool is this?
Apr 14
Jesse, Steve, Laddy, and Vlad….such an incredible feeling to welcome you aboard Integrity after a nearly 700,000 mile journey. Forever thankful for your service to our crew and the nation.
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Brien McElhatten retweeted
#BREAKING: Former Box Elder County judge pleads guilty to sex crimes against children.
In Nov. 2024 -- police said Kevin Christensen spoke with another user who claimed to be a 13-year-old girl and engaged in "graphic sexual chats."
His sentencing is scheduled for June 8th.
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Oh boy
Apr 9
Interior secretary says 'nobody will be happy' with Colorado River decision tucson.com/news/local/enviro… via @tucsonstar
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