More than half of Utah is now in severe drought, but it is far from the only Western state experiencing dry conditions. Utah ...

The drought across much of the mountain west follows a year when many states recorded some of their warmest average temperatures in the last 130 years. 2024 was Colorado’s fourth-warmest year in ...

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The change affects 4.5 million Tricare beneficiaries, including eight states -- or portions of those states -- that will shift to the West Region from the East.

Further, some beneficiaries in new carve-out areas are now in the West Region, where a new contractor, TriWest Healthcare Alliance, takes over effective Jan. 1.