Wildfire smoke swamps Utah, the West

SALT LAKE CITY — Wildfire smoke is blanketing Utah and the West, leading to ash falling on Portland, obscured mountain views along the Wasatch Front and unhealthy air as far east as Dubuque, Iowa.More than 2,200 square miles is burning in nine Western states, according to the National Interagency Fire Center, with Oregon and Idaho each playing unwelcome host to 19 fires of more than 1,000 acres.In Montana, close to a million acres have burned, while closer to home in Weber County, firefigh