Bears Ears

Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch's office says President Donald Trump will visit Utah on Monday to announce details about his plan to shrink two national monuments in the state.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Native Americans who have long bemoaned their lack of participation in federal land decisions scored a victory when President Barack Obama designated a new national monument in southern Utah.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Republican attorney general of Utah says he's going to sue over President Barack Obama's designation of the Bears Ears National Monument that spans 1.35 million acres in the state.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — President Barack Obama has designated two new national monuments in Utah and Nevada at sites that have become key flashpoints over public land in the U.S. West.

Imagine you’re dealing with a series of neighborhood break-ins.  What makes more sense?  Do you put up a 2-million-acre perimeter and fence the area to prevent any human footprints or do you have a cop patrol your block after sunset?  If your name is Barack Obama you follow the first and foolish option...

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Tribal leaders in the Southwest are outlining a proposal Thursday to designate a section of southeastern Utah as a national monument.