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University police search for Brigham Young statue vandals

University police search for Brigham Young statue vandals

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Brigham Young University police are searching for the people who vandalized an on-campus statue of Brigham Young. The Daily Herald reported campus Police Lt. Rich Christianson says surveillance video indicated there were two suspects involved but police are still investigating. Police say the vandals poured red, […]

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Utah State Men’s Basketball Announces Addition of Russian National Zahar Vedischev

Utah State Men’s Basketball Announces Addition of Russian National Zahar Vedischev

LOGAN, Utah-Utah State men’s basketball head coach Craig Smith announced the signing of 6-6 Russian national, guard Zahar Vedischev. The native of Moscow will have four seasons of eligibility to compete for the Aggies as he will be a new freshman. Vedischev played for Russia’s national squad in the U19 […]

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Official pleads guilty to human smuggling in adoption scheme

Official pleads guilty to human smuggling in adoption scheme

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A former Arizona politician has pleaded guilty in Utah to human smuggling charges in an illegal adoption scheme that stretched across three states and involved women from the Marshall Islands. Paul Petersen is a Republican who served as county assessor in metro Phoenix. The Friday […]

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Utah’s oldest active voter celebrates her 107th birthday

Utah’s oldest active voter celebrates her 107th birthday

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Provo resident MacCene Grimmett has cast a ballot every single election since she’s been old enough to vote — and that’s quite a few elections. MacCene, who has lived in the same dark red-bricked house in northern Provo since 1953, recently celebrated her 107th birthday. She […]

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Utah lawmakers approve budget, increase school spending

Utah lawmakers approve budget, increase school spending

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers unanimously approved a budget proposal that would plug an estimated $850 million state revenue shortfall following the COVID-19 pandemic. The House and Senate passed two bills during a special session Thursday that would impose less than 2% cuts across state government agencies while […]

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9 Utah counties transition to new COVID-19 risk category

9 Utah counties transition to new COVID-19 risk category

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The governor of Utah says nine rural counties will move into the green health risk status beginning Friday after recording some of the state’s lowest COVID-19 case counts and hospitalization rates. KUTV-TV reported that the counties are Beaver, Daggett, Duchesne, Emery, Garfield, Millard, Piute, Uintah […]

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Ex-politician pleads guilty to fraud in adoption scheme

Ex-politician pleads guilty to fraud in adoption scheme

PHOENIX (AP) — A former elected official in metro Phoenix accused of running an illegal adoption scheme in three states involving women from the Marshall Islands has pleaded guilty to fraud charges. Paul Petersen acknowledged submitting false applications to the Arizona’s Medicaid system for the mothers to receive state-funded health […]

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Utah passes bill banning use of knee-to-neck chokeholds

Utah passes bill banning use of knee-to-neck chokeholds

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers voted to ban knee-to-neck chokeholds similar to the one used in the death of George Floyd during a special session Thursday, though the measure stops short of criminalizing the use of all chokehold methods. Several police departments have banned the use of chokeholds […]

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Former Utah first lady tests positive for coronavirus

Former Utah first lady tests positive for coronavirus

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Former Utah first lady Mary Kaye Huntsman, wife of current Republican candidate for governor Jon Huntsman Jr., said Thursday she has tested positive for COVID-19 just as her husband recovers from having the virus. She said in an Instagram post that she’s worried about the […]

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Juab High School Wrestling Coach Joel Holman Named As NWCA Utah Head Coach of the Year

Juab High School Wrestling Coach Joel Holman Named As NWCA Utah Head Coach of the Year

MANHEIM, Pa.-Per a Friday announcement, Juab High School wrestling coach Joel Holman has been named as  the National Wrestling Coaches Association Utah Boys High School Coach of the Year award. Holman, who has led the Wasps to four consecutive 3-A state wrestling titles, also became a finalist for the NWCA […]

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