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Mi'kmaw can now fish a total of 3,500 traps during the 2022-2023 commercial lobster season.

The Delta Waterfowl University Hunting Program hopes to provide future land managers with experiences that will help them better understand hunters and their role in conservation.

With reservoir levels across the state at historic lows, water districts and individuals are struggling to find enough water to meet demand. One community on the edge of Box Elder County is torn between public and private water sources.

For the past several years, some students at Bear River High School have been showing up before regular hours at Pete Watkins’ classroom, where they learn skills that will set

The Great Salt Lake in Utah is the largest body of water in the western hemisphere without an outlet to the sea. Its levels fluctuate naturally, but scientists say the record-low water levels the lake has seen in recent years are worrying. A megadrought means less precipitation, and a growing population is taking more water before the lake can refill. Stephanie Sy reports.

Darren Parry is the author of "The Bear River Massacre: A Shoshone History", and teaches Native American History at Utah State University. His lecture “History, Healing and Re-story-ation” will explore how the Bear River Massacre was a defining moment for the Northwestern band of the Shoshone Nation, and how the massacre did not trap the Shoshone people in death but offered them a chance of rebirth. Parry states “My message is one of hope and of peace in the face of violence. Wha...

The mother of triple murderer Mauricio Eduardo Johnson was led out of court in handcuffs this morning to begin serving a 364-day jail term for helping her son as he tried to escape.

Restoration of the Bear River Massacre site is underway Monday as some 400,000 invasive trees will be removed.

Less than two hours from Salt Lake City, The Cabins at Bear River Lodge is a scenic getaway for any group.

The Great Salt Lake shrunk to historic lows this year and water levels continue to drop. The largest natural lake west of the Mississippi River supports mineral extraction, recreation, brine shrimp and migratory birds.