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The intersection of 13400 South and Bangerter highway will be fully closed starting on Monday, Octo...
Kelsey Earl

UDOT adds finishing touches to 6200 South project

Crews are adding finishing touches to the multi-year Bangerter Highway project which was created by UDOT to help the growing flow of traffic.
5 years ago
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Simone Seikaly

Salt Lake County Councilmembers vote to uphold indoor mask mandate

The 5-4 vote by Salt Lake County Council members keeps in place a 30-day indoor mask mandate recommended by Salt Lake County Health.
5 years ago
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Becky Bruce

Another COVID-19 case count record set in Utah: 12,990 in a single day

Amid test supply challenges and debates over remote learning, Utah set a new record Thursday for COVID-19 cases in a single day.
5 years ago
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Eliza Craig

State leaders in letter to schools: here’s how to go remote without ‘Test to Stay’

Every school in the state received the same letter. Utah leaders laid out a plan for schools to move online without Test to Stay protocols.
5 years ago
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Eliza Craig, Paul Nelson, Becky Bruce, and Kira Hoffelmeyer

UPDATE: Victims identified, suspect in custody after deadly shooting near Hunter High School

West Valley City police say the shooting, near Hunter High School, involved two groups of students, some possibly from another school.
5 years ago
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Dan Bammes

Utah schools face Test to Stay challenges, lawmakers will consider pausing the program

Some schools don't have the resources to test their students for Test to Stay. Now, Utah lawmakers are considering pausing the program.
5 years ago
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Eliza Craig

Apartment fire in Murray leaves one in critical condition, two dogs dead

Fire and police officials in Murray responded to an apartment fire Thursday morning. The fire left one person in critical condition.
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Simone Seikaly

Independent investigation finds Moab police should have cited Gabby Petito for domestic violence

Utah statute on police conduct in cases of suspected domestic violence was not followed concluded the independent reviewer, who recommended policy review and training for Moab police.
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Kira Hoffelmeyer

Salt Lake County Council members facing pressure, threats over vote on mask mandate

The pressure and threats come one day before a vote by the Salt Lake County Council to overturn an existing indoor mask mandate.
5 years ago
Container ship Ever Far, left, sails down river past the Georgia Ports Authority's Port of Savannah...
CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer

Inflation at 40-year high pressures consumers, Fed and Biden

Price gains could slow further as snags in supply chains ease, but most economists say inflation won't fall back to pre-pandemic levels anytime soon.
5 years ago
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Simone Seikaly

Davis Tech suspends public COVID-19 testing, saying move is temporary

Davis Tech has temporarily suspended public COVID-19 testing, to redistribute testing to Davis District schools.
5 years ago
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif. and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., r...
FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press

Jan. 6 committee request interview, records from minority leader McCarthy

Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson requested that McCarthy provide information to the nine-member panel regarding the violence that took place last January.
5 years ago
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Eliza Craig

UTA swears in new Executive Director

SALT LAKE CITY — The new Executive Director of Utah Transit Authority, Jay Fox, was sworn in on Wednesday. Jay Fox was sworn in to his new role as Executive Director by UTA’s Board of Trustees. He took the place of Carolyn Gonot who relocated to work with the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority in […]
5 years ago
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Eliza Craig

BYU researchers introduce drought-resistant quinoa as nations face food challenges

A team of BYU researchers may have a solution for farmers in climates that are becoming more desert-like, and it revolves around quinoa. 
5 years ago
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Lindsay Aerts and Eliza Craig

UPDATE: Salt Lake County Council will hold special meeting on Thursday to vote on mask order

Tuesday's Salt Lake County Council meeting was a marathon. The council decided they will hold a special session to vote on the mask order.
5 years ago
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Martha Harris

University of Utah will require masks this semester

The University of Utah will require people to wear masks on campus this semester even though Governor Cox says they don't have to.
5 years ago
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DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer

Omicron wave prompts media to rethink which data to report

For two years, coronavirus case counts and hospitalizations have been widely used barometers of the pandemic's march across the world.
5 years ago
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Eliza Craig

Shots fired following domestic violence incident, suspect in critical condition

Officers responded to a call about domestic violence on Monday. When they arrived, gunfire was exchanged leaving the suspect injured.
5 years ago
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 11: Novak Djokovic of Serbia practices on Rod Laver Arena ahead of t...
Jessie Yeung, CNN

Djokovic admits he didn’t immediately isolate after positive Covid test, as Australia probes possible discrepancies in tests

Tennis star Novak Djokovic on Wednesday admitted he did not immediately isolate after testing positive for Covid-19 last month -- but denied knowing he had the virus when attending public events.
5 years ago
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Simone Seikaly

Utah health officials on state’s covid risk score calculator: race/ethnicity isn’t automatic qualifier

But Utah health officials say they will reevaluate variables in the current COVID-19 risk score calculator using more recent data.
5 years ago
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JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press

Paul Petersen, ex-politician in prison for adoption scheme loses appeal

Paul Petersen was accused of illegally paying women to come to the US to give up their babies in at least 70 adoption cases in Arizona, Utah, and Arkansas.
5 years ago
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ALEXANDRA JAFFE, COLLEEN LONG and JEFF AMY Associated Press

Biden on voting rights passage: ‘I’m tired of being quiet!’

President Biden told a crowd in Atlanta he'd been having quiet conversations with Senators for months about voting legislation.
5 years ago
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Dan Bammes

As winter inversion worsens, measures are encouraged to reduce the haze

One measure residents can take to alleviate the winter inversion is to drive less, or not at all. And wood-burning is mostly prohibited.
5 years ago
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Eliza Craig

U of U police investigate bomb threat against Black Cultural Center

University of Utah police secured the Black Cultural Center at the University of Utah after a bomb threat against it early Tuesday. 
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