Utah fire cause for smoke in Roaring Fork
Hazy skies over Garfield County are caused by a far-reaching wildfire in Brian Head, Utah.
According to CBS affiliate KUTV-TV in Salt Lake City, the fire now covers 8,000 acres. The blaze started on Saturday.
As on Thursday morning, KUTV reports the fire is 15 percent contained and was likely human-caused.
More information can be found here.
Hazy skies hung over Glenwood Springs on Thursday, caused by a wildfire in Utah. (Chelsea Self / Post Independent)
Garfield County commissioners defend Uinta Basin Railway against local opposition
Garfield County commissioners are bucking the Western Slope trend against the proposed Uinta Basin Railway (UBR), 88 miles of new track that would connect the eastern Utah oil fields to Gulf Coast refineries via the national railroad network running through Colorado.
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