think so, the ip block is owned by folks in phoenix
there may be a data center in idaho falls. Bit comcast and time warner were mucking about with their backbones yesterday that may have affected routing. But google news used to have a change location on their main page but that has been turned off unless you log in. Fek that
Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free American and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 59 years. meep