Brady Mccombs, Author at Valley News

In this photo provided by Adam Graehl, food and other merchandise lies on the floor at the Stater Bros. on China Lake Blvd., after an earthquake, Thursday, July 4, 2019, in Ridgecrest, Calif. The strongest earthquake in 20 years shook a large swath of Southern California and parts of Nevada on Thursday, rattling nerves on the July 4th holiday and causing injuries and damage in a town near the epicenter, followed by a swarm of ongoing aftershocks. (Adam Graehl via AP)

Calif. towns survey damage

by John Antczak Associated Press, and Brady Mccombs Associated PressJuly 5, 2019

LOS ANGELES — Communities in the Mojave Desert tallied damage and made emergency repairs to cracked roads and broken pipes Friday as aftershocks from Southern California’s largest earthquake in 20 years kept rumbling.The small town of Ridgecrest,…

FILE - In this Jan. 3, 2019, file photo, a woman walks past trash piled next to a garbage bin at Ocean Beach in San Francisco. National parks across the United States are scrambling to clean up and repair damage caused by visitors and storms during the government shutdown while bracing for another possible closure ahead of the usually busy President's Day weekend. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, file)

National parks rush to clean up toppled trees, trash after government shutdown

by Brady Mccombs Associated Press, and Felicia Fonseca Associated PressFebruary 1, 2019

FILE - In this Jan. 3, 2019 file photo, Rebecca Maclean, a housing program specialist for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in Pittsburgh, stands outside her home in Pittsburgh. Maclean, whose furlough began Dec. 21, was washing dishes and listening to NPR when the news broke of a deal to temporarily end the shutdown. She isn’t celebrating quite yet. “I’m cautiously optimistic at this point,” she said. “Until (Trump) puts ink to paper, I’m not going to check my bank balance.” (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

As Shutdown Ends, Workers Have Little Faith About Future

by Brady Mccombs Associated PressJanuary 26, 2019

Esther Anastasia holds a sign during a protest rally with government workers and their supporters in Boston, Friday, Jan.11, 2019. The workers rallied with Democratic U.S. Sen. Ed Markey and other supporters to urge that President Donald Trump put an end to the shutdown so they can get back to work. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Federal Workers Get $0 Pay

by Brady Mccombs Associated Press, and Michelle Smith Associated PressJanuary 11, 2019

Salt Lake City Council Chairwoman Erin Mendenhall, Fraser Bullock, chief operating officer of the 2002 Winter Games, Jeff Robbins, president and CEO of the Utah Sports Commission, Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski, Gov. Gary Herbert, USA Olympic speed skater Catherine Rainey-Norman and Salt Lake County Councilman Jim Bradley raise their arms in celebration after the USOC choose Salt Lake over Denver to bid on behalf of the U.S. for future Winter Games, Friday, Dec. 14, 2018 in Salt Lake City. Salt Lake City got the green light to bid for the Winter Olympics — most likely for 2030 — in an attempt to bring the Games back to the city that hosted in 2002 and provided the backdrop for the U.S. winter team's ascendance into an international powerhouse. (Steve Griffin/The Deseret News via AP)

Salt Lake City Tries Again With Olympic Bid

by Brady Mccombs Associated PressDecember 18, 2018

FILE - In this July 22, 2013, file photo, an 11-year-old boy looks over a Boy Scout-themed Norman Rockwell exhibition at the Church History Museum in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Mormon church, the largest sponsor of Boy Scouts troops in the United States, announced Thursday, May 11, 2017, it is pulling older teenagers from the organization as the religion takes a step toward developing its own global scouting-like program. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Mormons Plan to Exit Boy Scouts

by Brady Mccombs Associated PressMay 11, 2017

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints President Thomas S. Monson looks on during the morning session of the two-day Mormon church conference Saturday, April 1, 2017, in Salt Lake City. Mormons will hear guidance and inspiration from the religion's top leaders during a church conference this weekend in Salt Lake City as well as getting an update about church membership statistics. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Mormon Leaders Encourage More Baptisms for Dead

by Brady Mccombs Associated PressApril 2, 2017

This May 1, 2016, file photo, skiers pay the price for late season turns at Alta, Utah, as they hike up the mountain. Utah resorts still want skiers and snowboarders to come enjoy their groomed slopes and high speed lifts this season, but they're also offering expanded options for people who want to get a taste of the backcountry without the risk of going alone. (Scott Sommerdorf /The Salt Lake Tribune via AP, File)

by Brady Mccombs Associated PressNovember 20, 2016

FILE - This handout photo, taken Aug. 17, 2005, file photo, provided by the US Geological Survey/Princeton University shows an American pika. A new study shows populations of the rabbit-like animal known as the American pika are vanishing in many mountainous areas of the West as climate change alters habitat. The U.S. Geological Survey research unveiled Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016, found ranges of the mountain-dwelling herbivore are decreasing in southern Utah, northeastern California and in the Great Basin that covers most of Nevada. (Shana S. Weber/USGS, Princeton University via AP)

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Climate Killing Off Furry Critter

by Brady Mccombs Associated PressAugust 28, 2016

David Hall, founder and president of the NewVista Foundation, is buying land in central Vermont to execute his vision of an eco-friendly community of 20,000 residents in Strafford, Sharon, Tunbridge and Royalton. Hall talks with the Valley News Editorial Board in West Lebanon, N.H. June 2, 2016. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Mormon Church Won’t Endorse Vt. Development

by Brady Mccombs Associated PressAugust 20, 2016