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Month: February 2018

Utah Baseball Falls to Ohio State, 7-2

SURPRISE, Ariz. – A rough start doomed the Utah baseball team in a 7-2 loss to Ohio State to open its four-game series in Surprise, Ariz., on Tuesday evening. Utah surrendered seven runs in the first inning to the Buckeyes and were forced to play catch up the rest of […]

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Lawmakers weighing more incentives for film crews in Utah

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah lawmaker won unanimous committee approval for a proposal to add $5 million to a fund designed to lure movie and television film crews to the state. Republican state Sen. Jake Anderegg of Lehi told the Deseret News he knows incentives in his bill […]

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Investigation of lawmaker’s hotel encounter comes up empty

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s Senate president says state troopers have closed an investigation into a lawmaker’s strange encounter with a woman outside his hotel room without determining who the woman was or what happened. Senate President Wayne Niederhauser said Thursday that Utah’s Highway Patrol, which provides security to […]

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Navajos settle Utah voting rights case over mail-in ballots

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Navajos who once worried they would have to drive hours to cast their ballots in Utah say a court settlement is a step forward as tribes challenge what they call discriminatory voting practices around the United States. The agreement that requires tribally accessible polling places […]

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Utah GOP Sen. Mike Lee rejects banning assault-style rifles

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Republican Sen. Mike Lee says there’s no way to ban or buyback AR-15-style assault rifles like the kind used by a shooter at a Florida high school last week without also banning hunting rifles. He made the comments Thursday in response to a question […]

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Zion National Park closes climbing cliffs to protect falcons

SPRINGDALE, Utah (AP) — Zion National Park in Utah is closing access to 13 popular rock-climbing cliffs as part of an annual effort to protect sensitive nesting sites for peregrine falcons. The National Park Service officials announced this week that climbing routes will close March 1 while wildlife biologists to […]

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Prep Sports Roundup: 2/22

*Boys Basketball* ST. GEORGE, Utah-Brady Arbon posted 16 points and 13 rebounds and the Grantsville Cowboys edged Grand 66-63 in overtime to commence the 3-A boys state quarterfinals Thursdy at Burns Arena on the campus of Dixie State University. Brayden Schultz had 16 points and 7 rebounds in the loss […]

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Utah panel endorses bill to up charge for killing police dog

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A panel of Utah lawmakers has endorsed a bill that would increase the penalty for intentionally killing a police dog. The Deseret News reports that the proposal would bump intentionally or knowingly killing a police dog from a third-degree felony to a second-degree felony. Police […]

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Utah Legislature passes resolution honoring Sen. Orrin Hatch

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s Legislature unanimously passed a resolution Wednesday honoring retiring U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch. The resolution declared the day “Orrin G. Hatch Day” in honor of Hatch and his 40-plus years in the U.S. Senate. The Republican senator was at the state Capitol during the votes […]

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More than $500M in extra revenue expected for Utah budget

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers setting this year’s state budget estimate they will have more than $500 million in surplus tax collections to work with. Legislators released estimates Wednesday showing a $453 million surplus to spend on ongoing costs like salaries and $128 million for one-time projects like […]

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