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Month: January 2021

Prep Sports Roundup: 1/29

Prep Sports Roundup: 1/29

Boys Basketball Region 12 RICHFIELD, Utah-Max Robinson led the way with 19 points and the Richfield Wildcats pounded Emery 61-43 in Region 12 boys basketball action Friday. Treven Brazier had 14 points in defeat for the Spartans. MONROE, Utah-Ridge Tebbs amassed 21 points and Carter Peterson added 17 points and […]

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Less than half of the COVID-19 vaccines sent to this state have been administered

Less than half of the COVID-19 vaccines sent to this state have been administered

Oleksii Liskonih/iStockBy ERIN SCHUMAKER, ABC News (MONTGOMERY, Ala.) — Alabama continues to struggle with its vaccine rollout, with less than half of the COVID-19 vaccines delivered to the state making it into arms, according to health officials. While there’s a discrepancy between the vaccine data the state health department and […]

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COVID live updates: UK variant will likely become more ‘dominant’ in US, Fauci says

COVID live updates: UK variant will likely become more ‘dominant’ in US, Fauci says

Samara Heisz/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, ERIN SCHUMAKER, EMILY SHAPIRO and IVAN SHAPIRO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now infected more than 101.5 million people worldwide and killed over 2.1 million of them, according to real-time data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and […]

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GOP Congressman recognizes Biden win, says sorry to liberals

GOP Congressman recognizes Biden win, says sorry to liberals

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Newly elected Republican Rep. Burgess Owens says he accepts Joe Biden’s win as president and has apologized for characterizing liberals in as Marxists and socialists.  Owens is a staunch supporter of former President Donald Trump and voted Jan. 6 to object to the certification of […]

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Utah lawmakers seek to repeal bail reform bill after months

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers have introduced a bill to repeal almost of all of a recently passed law that requires judges to release people accused of low-level crimes using the least restrictive condition appropriate to their case. KUER-FM reported that Republican state Rep. Mike Schultz is sponsoring […]

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Uintah County gets scrutiny for funds used on tubing hill

Uintah County gets scrutiny for funds used on tubing hill

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Government leaders in Uintah County are defending the decision to use several hundred thousand dollars in coronavirus relief funding to build a snow tubing hill. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that Buckskin Hills Ski and Snow Tubing Hill opened earlier this month outside of Vernal […]

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Utah State Men’s Basketball Star Neemias Queta Named Finalist for Prestigious Awards

Utah State Men’s Basketball Star Neemias Queta Named Finalist for Prestigious Awards

LOGAN, Utah-Utah State junior center Neemias Queta has been named as one of ten finalists nationally for the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar award. This was confirmed by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Friday. This is awarded annually to the top center in NCAA Division I men’s basketball. The other 10 […]

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COVID live updates: South Africa variant likely spreading in US, CDC director says

COVID live updates: South Africa variant likely spreading in US, CDC director says

Samara Heisz/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, ERIN SCHUMAKER, EMILY SHAPIRO and IVAN SHAPIRO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now infected more than 101.5 million people worldwide and killed over 2.1 million of them, according to real-time data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and […]

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Sanpete County Approves 2021 Budget

Sanpete County Approves 2021 Budget

Sanpete County has approved a budget of $16.6 million. While most local government institutions in Utah are seeing a decline in revenue, the county is expecting a two percent raise from last years $16.2 million. Taxes are expected to account for about 50 percent of the counties revenue. Several projects […]

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Utah GOP lawmakers pushing legislation targeting abortion

Utah GOP lawmakers pushing legislation targeting abortion

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Utah are pushing several measures targeting abortions. Legislation that would make biological fathers responsible for paying half of the mother’s out-of-pocket pregnancy costs passed a House committee Wednesday. Republican Rep. Brady Brammer says he hopes this “pro-life” legislation increases “the responsibility for […]

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