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Some Utah experts support sage grouse protection rollbacks

ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) – An iconic bird species known for dramatically puffing up “bulbous yellow air sacs” on its chest and producing “weird pops and whistles” to attract mates across wester...

DATE: Dec 7, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

San Juan Basin Archaeological Society to meet

San Juan Basin Archaeological Society will host a talk by Andrew Earles, “Five Days in Babylon,” at 7 p.m. Wednesday via Zoom. Babylon is an iconic ancient city that sits on the b...

DATE: Dec 7, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Ska Brewing releases new cocktail-flavored hard seltzers

Flavors include Paloma, Pina Colada and Pomegranate Mojito

DATE: Dec 7, 2020 | CATEGORY: Food

7 smart tips for baking better cookies

We’ve baked a lot of cookies in our time. Dozens of batches, untold hundreds (thousands?) of individual treats. Between all that cooking, along with a healthy dose of developing and editing ...

DATE: Dec 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Food

New migration maps a tool to help big game in West

Atlas provides in-depth look at routes, obstacles for animals

DATE: Dec 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

CSU gets gardener growing in Southwest Colorado

By Suzan Ringer Gardening in Southwest Colorado is always tricky, especially if you are trying to be successful at high elevation. This year made it even more challenging. ...

DATE: Dec 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Permit system on the way to control crowds on Ice Lakes Trail

High visitation has led to significant impacts on the landscape, Forest Service says

DATE: Dec 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Allium essentials

Onions, shallots, scallions and leeks are mostly interchangeable in recipes. Here’s how to use what you have.

DATE: Dec 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Food

Faith takes forefront as Georgia Senate runoffs heat up

ATLANTA – Bishop Reginald Jackson stepped to the microphone at a drive-in rally outside a church in southwest Atlanta as his voice carried over a loudspeaker and the radio to people gathered...

DATE: Nov 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Religion

Examining China’s claims of coronavirus on frozen foods

BEIJING – China says it has detected the coronavirus on packages of imported frozen food, but how valid are its claims and how serious is the threat to public health? Frozen shrim...

DATE: Nov 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Food

As a homeless teen, I foraged for wild food to survive. The lessons still shape my cooking.

Etta James sings about a Sunday kind of love as I pour a tiny mountain of flour onto the kitchen table. I push a crater into the center and crack an egg. One should be enough. I can always a...

DATE: Nov 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Food