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Eliza Craig

Salt Lake County releases advisory as omicron surges

As Salt Lake County has reached a new peak in transmission rates, the SLCO Health Department issued a new COVID-19 advisory.
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Eliza Craig

Davis district initiates new partnership in efforts against racism in schools

A Davis School District news release announced the district is bringing in new partners for a program to combat racism and discrimination in schools. 
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FILE - Members of the House of Representatives gather in the chamber to vote on creation of a selec...
MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press

Jan. 6 committee prepares to go public as findings mount

The Jan. 6 committee investigating the violent capitol riot plans televised hearings and a series of reports in the coming month.
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Trump subpoenaed...
AP

Trump, Ivanka, Don Jr subpoenaed by NY attorney general

New York’s attorney general has issued subpoenas to former President Donald Trump and his two eldest children in connection with an investigation into the family's business practices.
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fire morning...
Eliza Craig

Busy morning for fire crews, two damaging fires in northern Utah

Firefighters were busy Monday morning. Multiple agencies were dispatched to two structure fires in South Salt Lake and Sunset.
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Deidre McPhillips, CNN

FDA expands boosters to children ages 12 and up

The US FDA on Monday expanded the emergency use authorization for Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine boosters to children ages 12 to 15.
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Eliza Craig

Utah travel woes continue with 50 flight cancellations in one day

As the holiday season comes to a close, Salt Lake City International Airport reported 53 flight cancellations in the last 24 hours.
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Becky Bruce

Colorado governor on wildfire: This hit close to home

The governor of Colorado said more than 500 homes were destroyed by a fast-moving wildfire that struck urban and suburban areas Thursday.
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MARTHA BELLISLE and TERRY TANG Associated Press

US children hospitalized with COVID in record numbers, many unvaccinated

An average of 378 kids with COVID were admitted per day to hospitals between Dec. 22 and 28, a 66% increase from the week before.
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For a second time, Lori Vallow Daybell has been ruled competent to stand trial. She faces counts of...
Becky Bruce

Trial still on track despite attorney removal in Lori Vallow Daybell case

The attorney previously representing Lori Vallow presented a clear conflict of interest said a Utah legal analyst.
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Missionary training center Coronavirus prevention sparks major changes in Provo MTC...
Eliza Craig

Missionary Training Center in Provo to require masks again

This change comes to the Missionary Training Center this week after 15% of the residents recently tested positive for COVID-19.
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Photo of one of the fish that rained down on a Texas town. Photo: City of Texarkana, Texas...
Eliza Craig

Fish rained from the sky in a Texas town

The metaphor, "raining cats and dogs," took on a whole new meaning in a Texas town. For several minutes on Wednesday it "rained fish."
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Andrew Adams, KSL TV

18 years ago, survivor of a deadly avalanche lost three friends

A survivor of a deadly avalanche in Utah County is still healing after losing his two friends. Now, he offers a message of caution.
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Denver man shot 4 of his victims at tattoo shops. Photo: Canva...
Colleen Slevin, AP

4 shot in Denver rampage were attacked at tattoo shops

Four of the people shot in a deadly rampage in Denver were attacked at tattoo shops, raising questions about why they were targeted.
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Becky Bruce

Utah leaders react to death of Nevada’s Harry Reid

Despite representing opposite political views, Utah Republicans remember Nevada Democrat Harry Reid with fondness and appreciation.
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Conservators work on a box believed to be a time capsule left in the pedestal at the former site of...
SARAH RANKIN Associated Press

Experts pull documents, money from Lee statue time capsule

Tuesday's opening of the aged copper box appeared to mark the end of a long search for the elusive 1887 time capsule.
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Family motorhome lost to explosion...
Eliza Craig

Family loses everything to motorhome explosion

A family lost everything in an motorhome explosion on Monday. A father and his child are in critical condition.
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Wreckage of a plane crash covers a street in El Cajon, California. Photo: ONSCENE.TV...
Joe Sutton, CNN

No survivors reported after airplane crashes in San Diego County

An airplane crashed Monday evening in the El Cajon area of Southern California, leaving no survivors, authorities said.
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Curt Gresseth

What to know about COVID-19 breakthrough infections

If you are fully vaccinated against COVID but have a "breakthrough infection," the good news is you probably won't have as a severe illness -- hospitalization, even death -- as an unvaccinated person.
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Becky Bruce

Airport delays, cancellations persist into third day due to COVID-19

SALT LAKE CITY — Delays and cancellations at the airport stretched into a third day on Monday after airlines reported staffing shortages caused by COVID-19.  Airport delays hit SLC As of 6:30 a.m. Monday, FlightAware.com reported 34 canceled flights at Salt Lake City International Airport and 42 delays. Nationwide, the live flight delay and cancellation […]
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NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - NOVEMBER 30: United Airlines planes sit on the runway at Newark Liberty Intern...
Pete Muntean, CNN Business

More than 6,000 flights canceled on Christmas weekend

Operational snags at airlines are coming as millions are still flying in spite of rising coronavirus cases.
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Travelers trek through Terminal E at Logan Airport, Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021, in Boston.  At least th...
DAVID McHUGH and TALI ARBEL Associated Press

Airlines cancel flights due to COVID staffing shortages

Airlines are canceling hundreds of flights as the omicron variant jumbled schedules and drew down staffing levels at some carriers during the busy holiday travel season.
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President Joe Biden signs the "Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act" into law duri...
ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press

US to lift travel ban on 8 southern African countries

The White House says the U.S. will lift travel restrictions to eight southern African countries on New Year’s Eve.
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Forrest Brown, CNN

Fees for US passports are about to pop way up

It seems few things are escaping the scourge of inflation these days -- and that will soon include US passports. On December 27, the fee for a US passport book will shoot up by $20 for all customers, the US State Department has announced.
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