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Black woman sues Utah police officer for unlawful arrest

Black woman sues Utah police officer for unlawful arrest

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Black woman who says she was unlawfully arrested and charged with driving under the influence despite passing numerous sobriety tests in 2018 is suing a Utah police officer for violating her constitutional rights. According to the lawsuit filed Monday, Donna Miller alleges that Murray […]

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Virus outbreak at homeless shelter near Salt Lake City

Virus outbreak at homeless shelter near Salt Lake City

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake County officials are reporting a COVID-19 outbreak at a homeless center for men near Salt Lake City. The county said in a news release Friday that 94 of 205 people tested positive. Tests were done after two men tested positive last week at […]

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Salt Lake City to turn ‘Hobbitville’ into public art park

Salt Lake City to turn ‘Hobbitville’ into public art park

SALT LAKE CITY (The Salt Lake Tribune) — Salt Lake City officials have announced plans to turn an eclectic community known as Hobbitville into a public art park amid efforts to protect the property from development. The Salt Lake Tribune reported Tuesday that the Salt Lake City Council approved a […]

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More drive-up COVID-19 testing centers coming to Utah

More drive-up COVID-19 testing centers coming to Utah

The University of Utah and ARUP Laboratories are opening more drive-up COVID-19 testing centers in the state of Utah and they say more are coming. Four new centers are now open in the Salt Lake and Davis counties. University of Utah Health CEO Dr. Michael Good stated that drive-up testing […]

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Utah residents still reporting damage days after earthquake

Utah residents still reporting damage days after earthquake

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Five days after a magnitude 5.7 earthquake shook parts of Utah, residents continue to report damage. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the Greater Salt Lake Municipal Services District asked those within its boundaries to submit online notices of home or business damage from the March […]

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Scott Sommerdorf  |  The Salt Lake Tribune             
After midnight, Utah Governor Gary Herbert thanks the Representatives for their work as the Legidlators ended the 2012 session in the Utah House of Representatives, Thursday, March 8, 2012.

Utah governor repeals criminal penalties for gatherings

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s governor has repealed local orders creating criminal penalties for people who gather in groups of 10 or more as health officials warn that the coronavirus make take months to deal with. Republican Gov. Gary Herbert said Thursday the orders in Salt Lake and Utah […]

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Earthquake hits Salt Lake City area

Earthquake hits Salt Lake City area

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — With much of normal life at a screeching halt to combat the coronavirus, millions of people in Utah are hunkered down in the safety of their homes. But on Wednesday morning, even that protection felt fragile as an earthquake strong enough to shut down the […]

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Romney proposes $1,000 checks as some Utah restaurants close

Romney proposes $1,000 checks as some Utah restaurants close

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican Sen. Mitt Romney is proposing one-time $1,000 checks for every American adult. This comes amid the shutdown of bars, restaurants and resorts in  many places in Utah and the rest of the country. Salt Lake County restaurants will close to diners late Monday, though […]

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9 more residents of Salt Lake County get virus, state says

9 more residents of Salt Lake County get virus, state says

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Health officials say nine more residents of Salt Lake County have contracted the new coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases in Utah’s most populated county to 14. The Salt Lake County Health Department says all of the new cases are linked to travel or […]

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Bill targeting gun show background checks passes Utah House

SALT LAKE CITY (Deseret News) — A bill targeting a new Salt Lake County rule to require gun show vendors in county facilities to run background checks on customers has passed the Utah House of Representatives. The Deseret News reported the bill that passed without debate aims to clarify state […]

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