Kirk Siegler
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National
Alien Enthusiasts In Roswell, N.M., Eagerly Await The Release Of UFO Report
People in "the UFO capitol of the world," Roswell, N.M., are eagerly anticipating the release of a Defense Department report on their investigations into UFOs.
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National
Homebuyers Squeezed As Western States See Prices Double Or More In Last Decade
The pandemic has made the housing market even tighter in the mountain West, where first-time buyers are trying to decide whether this is just the future or a bubble headed eventually for a bust.
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Environment
Montana Environmentalist Is Biden's Pick To Head Bureau Of Land Management
President Biden has nominated a Montana environmentalist to push his agenda calling for millions of dollars to restore ecosystems and clean water sources over some 600 million acres of public land.
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National
Much Of The Relief Along The U.S.-Mexico Border Is Coming From Volunteer Aid Groups
Absent federal funding, volunteer aid groups are providing much of the humanitarian relief along the U.S.-Mexico border.
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National
Why The U.S. Government Is Dropping Off Migrants In Rural Arizona Towns
The Border Patrol says the pandemic limits how many people they can safely hold at facilities. Officials say funding and jurisdiction issues also prevent them from transporting migrants to cities.
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National
Federal Government Is Accused Of Leaving Migrants In Border Towns
In rural Arizona, the Border Patrol is now dropping off migrants from overflowing detention facilities in to small towns that are cut off from transportation and other services.
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Politics
Biden Pressured To Restore Boundaries Of 2 National Monuments In Utah
Amid pressure to reverse a Trump administration decision, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland travels to Utah to tour the Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears national monuments.
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National
Colorado City Of Boulder Is In Mourning After Gunman Kills 10 People
People are trying to come to grips with Monday's mass shooting at a grocery store. A 21-year-old man from suburban Denver has been charged with 10 counts of murder in the first degree.
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Environment
The Celebration Over, Deb Haaland Now Faces A Long To-Do List At Interior
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has a long and seemingly insurmountable to-do list, including a pledge to begin repairing a legacy of broken treaties and other abuses against tribes.
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National
Federal Aid is Finally Coming To Washington Town Decimated By Wildfire
Five months after most of the farming town of Malden, Wash., was destroyed, President Biden has approved a stalled federal aid package.