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Month: September 2020

Communities in Colorado grapple with town names that hold troubling history

Communities in Colorado grapple with town names that hold troubling history

marekuliasz/iStockBy CLAYTON SANDELL, ABC News (NEW YORK) — In the shadow of Denver’s old airport tower, the neighborhood known as Stapleton is a place with big parks and modern homes. But residents recently decided the neighborhood had an outdated name. “Stapleton was named after the airport but the airport was […]

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Nuggets edge Jazz 80-78 to complete comeback from 3-1 down

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Nikola Jokic made the tiebreaking basket with 27 seconds left and the Denver Nuggets advanced to the second round of the NBA playoffs by the slimmest of margins. Denver beating the Utah Jazz 80-78 in Game 7 on Tuesday night when Mike Conley’s 3-pointer […]

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Prep Sports Roundup: 9/1

Prep Sports Roundup: 9/1

Volleyball Region 12 RICHFIELD, Utah-The Richfield Wildcats won a five-set thriller over Carbon, 3-2 in Region 12 volleyball action Tuesday. Region 14 MANTI, Utah-The Union Cougars stonewalled Manti 3-0 Tuesday in Region 14 volleyball action. The Cougars prevailed 25-16, 25-13 and 25-16 to oust the Templars. MT. PLEASANT, Utah-The North […]

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Deadly opioid ‘ISO’ implicated in at least 19 overdoses in US after China bans fentanyl

Deadly opioid ‘ISO’ implicated in at least 19 overdoses in US after China bans fentanyl

BackyardProduction/iStockBy DR. HEATHER J. KAGAN, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A deadly and potent opioid, nicknamed “ISO,” first hit the illicit drug market in the United States last year, and since August 2019 has taken the lives of at least 19 Americans, alarming addiction experts and prompting the Drug Enforcement […]

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Pilots report mysterious man with jetpack flying near planes

Pilots report mysterious man with jetpack flying near planes

william87/iStockBy ALEX STONE and MINA KAJI, ABC News(LOS ANGELES) — There is a mystery unfolding in Los Angeles. It wasn’t Buzz Lightyear or Robert Downey Jr. in “Iron Man,” but pilots landing at Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday evening reported seeing a man wearing a jetpack flying near their […]

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Kenneth Walker, boyfriend of Breonna Taylor, sues police and city of Louisville for immunity

Kenneth Walker, boyfriend of Breonna Taylor, sues police and city of Louisville for immunity

kuzma/iStockBy Ivan Pereira, ABC News (LOUISVILLE) — Kenneth Walker, the boyfriend of Breonna Taylor who allegedly opened fire at the officers who shot and killed her, announced Tuesday he’s suing the city of Louisville, its police and others, for immunity against his actions that night under Kentucky’s “stand your ground” […]

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2 Utah schools move to remote learning after virus outbreaks

2 Utah schools move to remote learning after virus outbreaks

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Two Utah schools have halted in-person classes and shifted to online learning after coronavirus outbreaks during the first weeks of the school year. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that the American Preparatory Academy charter school closed a campus in Draper on Tuesday after 15 students […]

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UVU Men’s Basketball To Host Tryouts September 9

UVU Men’s Basketball To Host Tryouts September 9

OREM, Utah-Utah Valley University head men’s basketball coach Mark Madsen confirmed open tryouts for the Wolverines squad will be underway September 9 from 2:00-4:00 pm at the NUVI Basketball Practice Facility. Students hoping to participate in this tryout will need to have completed a medical physical before participating, while submitting […]

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Utah State quarantines students as COVID found in wastewater

Utah State quarantines students as COVID found in wastewater

LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Utah State University says nearly 300 students have been quarantined after wastewater samples from four dormitories showed elevated levels of the coronavirus. Students were being tested who live in the Rich, Jones, Morgan and Davis dorms. There have been no reported positive tests for COVID-19 in […]

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Utah school changes to remote learning after virus outbreak

Utah school changes to remote learning after virus outbreak

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah County high school plans to close temporarily and shift to a schedule that mixes online and in-person classes after reporting a cluster of coronavirus cases. The Salt Lake Tribune reports Alpine School District announced the change Monday at Pleasant Grove High School near […]

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