Sam Metz, Author at Daily Hampshire Gazette

Five stuffed animals left by the the Enoch Elementary School PTA are pictured at a makeshift memorial near the police tape at a home where eight members of a family were killed in Enoch, Utah, on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023.. A Utah man fatally shot his five children, his mother-in-law and his wife, then killed himself two weeks after the woman had filed for divorce, according to authorities and public records. (Laura Seitz/The Deseret News via AP)

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Eight dead in Utah murder-suicide

by Sam Metz Associated PressJanuary 5, 2023

ENOCH, Utah — A Utah man fatally shot his five children, his mother-in-law and his wife and then killed himself two weeks after the woman had filed for divorce, according to authorities and public records.Police also revealed during a Thursday news…

Richard Fierro talks during a news conference outside his home about his efforts to subdue the gunman in Saturday's fatal shooting at Club Q, Monday, Nov. 21, 2022, in Colorado Springs, Colo. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)

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‘It’s the reflex’: Veteran helped disarm club gunman

by Jesse Bedayn Associated Press, and Sam Metz Associated PressNovember 22, 2022

FILE - A formerly sunken boat sits high and dry along the shoreline of Lake Mead at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, on May 10, 2022, near Boulder City, Nev. Federal officials on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, are expected to announce water cuts that would further reduce how much Colorado River water some users in the seven U.S. states reliant on the river and Mexico receive. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

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Drought-stricken states to get less from Colorado

by Suman Naishadham Associated Press, and Sam Metz Associated PressAugust 16, 2022

Visitors view the dramatic bend in the Colorado River at Horseshoe Bend in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, in Page, Ariz., Sept. 9, 2011.

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Deadline looms for Western states to cut Colorado River use

by Sam Metz Associated Press, and Felicia Fonseca Associated PressAugust 15, 2022

Former Nevada Assemblyman Jim Marchant addresses a crowd in front of the Nevada Capitol, March 4, 2021, in Carson, City, Nev.

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Election deniers mum on fraud claims after wins

by Steve Peoples Associated Press, and Sam Metz Associated PressJune 16, 2022

Authorities arrest members of the white supremacist group Patriot Front near an Idaho pride event Saturday, June 11, 2022, after they were found packed into the back of a U-Haul truck with riot gear. (Georji Brown via AP)

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Police arrest neo-Nazi group near Idaho Pride

by Lindsay Whitehurst Associated Press, and Sam Metz Associated PressJune 12, 2022

State Rep. Kera Birkeland, a Republican high school basketball coach who led Utah's efforts to ban transgender girls from youth sports, addresses a crowd of supporters on the steps of the Utah State Capitol on Friday, March 25, 2022, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Lawmakers convened to override Gov. Spencer Cox, who vetoed their proposed ban. (AP Photo/Samuel Metz)

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Utah bans transgender athletes in girls sports despite veto

by Sam Metz Associated Press, and Lindsay Whitehurst Associated PressMarch 25, 2022

FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2012, file photo, water is released into the Colorado River at the Glen Canyon Dam in Page, Ariz. The elevation of Lake Powell fell below 3,525 feet (1,075 meters), a record low that surpasses a critical threshold at which officials have long warned signals their ability to general hydropower is in jeopardy. (Rob Schumacher/The Arizona Republic via AP, File)

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Lake Powell hits historic low, spelling trouble for power generation

by Sam Metz Associated Press, and Felicia Fonseca Associated PressMarch 16, 2022

Traffic flows along Highway 50 near Stateline, Nev., as residents begin to return to South Lake Tahoe, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 5, 2021. Cal Fire officials downgraded some evacuation orders near Lake Tahoe and allowed thousands of South Lake Tahoe residents who fled the Caldor Fire last week to return home Sunday. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group via AP)

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Residents return to Lake Tahoe area as wildfire stalls

by Sam Metz Associated PressSeptember 6, 2021

Firefighters put out hot spots near South Lake Tahoe, Calif., Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021. Authorities are reporting progress in the battle to save communities on the south end of Lake Tahoe from a huge forest fire. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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Progress reported against Tahoe fire

by Sam Metz Associated Press/Report for America, Janie Har Associated Press/Report for America, and John Antczak Associated Press/Report for AmericaSeptember 1, 2021