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Month: October 2020

Central Utah Public Health Department Retracts Report of First COVID-19 Death in Millard County

Central Utah Public Health Department Retracts Report of First COVID-19 Death in Millard County

The Central Utah Public Health Department (CUPHD) was notified by the Utah Department of Health on Monday October 12 that the previously reported COVID-19 death of a Millard County resident was incorrectly attributed to Millard County. “Thanks to notifications from a few individuals regarding the residence discrepancies, we were able […]

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More people engage with verifiably false news outlets on Facebook now than in 2016

More people engage with verifiably false news outlets on Facebook now than in 2016

iStock/luchezarBy: CATHERINE THORBECKE, ABC News More people are now engaging with outlets on Facebook that repeatedly publish verifiably false content than in the lead-up to the 2016 election, new research shows. These findings come despite a slew of new efforts from social media companies to combat the spread of misinformation […]

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Fatal Accident in Central Valley

Fatal Accident in Central Valley

Just after noon on Oct. 10, deputies and EMT’s where dispatched to Central Valley were 56 year old Wayne Porter had been pinned by the neck by the bucket of a bobcat skid steer loader between the bucket and the cab. Richfield Fire Department was called to the scene and […]

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Lawyer for juror in Breonna Taylor case fires back at Kentucky AG

Lawyer for juror in Breonna Taylor case fires back at Kentucky AG

iStock/CatEyePerspectiveBy: KARMA ALLEN, ABC News (NEW YORK) — An attorney for an anonymous grand juror in the Breonna Taylor case responded to a motion filed by the Kentucky attorney general’s office to stop jurors from speaking publicly on court proceedings. Kevin Glogower, who is representing the anonymous grand juror, filed […]

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BYU Football Moves Up To No. 13 In Coaches Poll

BYU Football Moves Up To No. 13 In Coaches Poll

PROVO, Utah-In news from Sunday, BYU Football moved up to No. 13 in the Amway Coaches poll and No. 14 in The Associated Press Top 25. The Cougars improved to 4-0 this past Saturday by outlasting Texas-San Antonio 27-20. The No. 13 ranking is the highest the program has achieved […]

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Conservative Utah leaders voice support for climate action

Conservative Utah leaders voice support for climate action

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — More than 100 state leaders have signed what they are calling the first-ever Utah Climate and Clean Air Compact. The compact calls on state and local leaders to adopt seven major climate recommendations laid out in the Utah Roadmap. The roadmap is a report commissioned […]

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20 Burmese pythons seized from Salt Lake County home

20 Burmese pythons seized from Salt Lake County home

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities in Utah have seized 20 Burmese pythons from a home in Salt Lake County that police say were being kept without a exotic or dangerous animal permit. KUTV-TV reported that a probable cause affidavit said a 64-year-old man sold a baby Burmese python to […]

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Paris Hilton protest calls for closure of Utah school

Paris Hilton protest calls for closure of Utah school

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Paris Hilton has been speaking out about abuse she said she suffered at a boarding school in Utah, and on Friday she took her push nearly to the school’s front doors. Hilton organized a protest in a park near Provo Canyon School, along with several hundreds […]

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Cherry farmers pitted against gravel quarries over dust

Cherry farmers pitted against gravel quarries over dust

PAYSON, Utah (AP) — Conflict is mounting in Utah County between cherry farmers and gravel quarries. Orchard owners say the quarries are creating dust that damages their trees by coating the leaves in dust and allowing bugs to proliferate. The Salt Lake Tribune reports orchards are located where elevation, soils […]

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Coronavirus live updates: Up to 50% of US deaths could have been prevented, research letter says

Coronavirus live updates: Up to 50% of US deaths could have been prevented, research letter says

Myriam Borzee/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR and ERIN SCHUMAKER, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 1 million people worldwide. Over 37.6 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new respiratory virus, according to data […]

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