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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Congressman Rob Bishop says he wants answers on a 3-million-gallon mine waste spill accidently unleashed by an EPA crew, and Congressional hearings on the disaster could begin in September. Bishop chairs the House Committee on Natural Resources, and visited Lake Powell yesterday. He says that the EPA was slow to communicate with local officials about the spill that started at an abandoned mine in Colorado Aug. 5.
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Families in St. George will be able to learn more about themselves next fall after The LDS Church completes its stand-alone family history library. The Deseret News reports that the church broke ground on the St. George Family History Center last weekend. The church says it operates 4,800 family history centers worldwide, but the new St. George location incorporates interactive displays for quick information.
PAGE, Ariz. (AP) — The public has more time to comment on a proposal to increase fees and change the way permits are doled out at a monument near the Arizona-Utah border. The biggest draw at Vermilion Cliffs National Monument is a geologic feature known as The Wave. Only 20 people are allowed to visit the richly colored upheaval each day.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Jazz have signed free agent guard/forward Treveon Graham. Graham completed his fourth season at Virginia Commonwealth in the spring, averaging 16.2 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.6 assists. He was not drafted.
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