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Month: August 2018

Group calls for investigation into horse roundup in Utah

Group calls for investigation into horse roundup in Utah

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A wild-horse advocacy group is calling for an investigation after photos showed a horse hitting a barbed-wire fence during a roundup in Utah. The Salt Lake Tribune reports photographer Steve Paige, an observer affiliated with the American Wild Horse Campaign, says photos he shot Monday depict one […]

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Park Service nixes rafting proposal after backlash over fees

Park Service nixes rafting proposal after backlash over fees

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The National Park Service has canceled a contract proposal to run commercial rafting trips in the Grand Canyon after backlash over higher franchise fees. About 19,000 people annually go on the multiday commercial whitewater trips on the Colorado River. Permits for self-guided river trips are handled […]

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Retiring Hatch touts Supreme Court nominee in Utah speech

Retiring Hatch touts Supreme Court nominee in Utah speech

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Retiring Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch went before a hometown crowd Thursday to tout his party’s second Supreme Court nominee in as many years and take shots at Democrats who oppose him. Hatch said those on the other side of the aisle have “completely lost their […]

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Utah code enforcement officer killed, house, car set on fire

WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) — A Utah code enforcement officer is dead after being shot by a 64-year-old man who police say also set blaze to a neighbor’s house and the officer’s car. West Valley City Police Roxeanne Vainuku said the unarmed, female code enforcement officer was fatally shot […]

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Plan to purchase Utah homeless shelter not looking hopeful

Plan to purchase Utah homeless shelter not looking hopeful

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — State officials have set aside $4 million in hopes of purchasing a downtown Salt Lake City homeless shelter, but a recently released county property assessment shows that may not be enough to purchase it. The Road Home will permanently close its doors in 2019. There […]

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Evacuation order for Hill Top fire being rescinded

Evacuation order for Hill Top fire being rescinded

There was good news Thursday night for residents of Sanpete County who have been affected by evacuation orders due to the Hill Top fire.  Sheriff Brian Nielson told the crowd that as of Friday morning at 10 a.m., all evacuation orders will return to pre-evacuation status.  This means residents and […]

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Bees Outlast Rainiers

Bees Outlast Rainiers

(Salt Lake City, UT)  —  The Bees gave up three runs in the ninth inning but held on to outlast the Rainiers 8-7 at Smith’s Ballpark. Jared Walsh and Jabari Blash each homered for Salt Lake in the win. The series continues tonight.

Prep Sports Roundup: 8/9

Girls Soccer Non-Region MOAB, Utah-Corah Moody netted four goals and the Grand Red Devils doubled up Millard 6-3 in non-region girls soccer action Thursday. Rylee Miller scored twice and Audrey Camp also found the net in the loss for the Eagles. RICHFIELD, Utah-Brittan Tait amassed four goals as the Richfield […]

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BYU leads the way with 4 players named to the Polynesian Player of the Year watch list

HONOLULU, Hawaii – Four BYU football players—Corbin Kaufusi, Butch Pau’u, Sione Takitaki and Moroni Laulu-Pututau—were named to the Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Award watch list on Thursday. The Polynesian Hall of Fame announced 50 Polynesian players from 34 different FBS schools with BYU and USC leading all programs with four honorees […]

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Utah Athletics Introduces Clear Bag Policy

Utah Athletics Introduces Clear Bag Policy

SALT LAKE CITY — After a year experimenting with voluntary clear bags at University of Utah athletic events held in Rice-Eccles Stadium and the Huntsman Center, a clear bag policy to enhance public safety and make access more efficient has been officially enacted for 2018-19. The first event under the mandatory […]

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