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Month: August 2021

Kalani Sitake Receives Contract Extension Tuesday

Kalani Sitake Receives Contract Extension Tuesday

PROVO, Utah-Tuesday, BYU director of athletics Tom Holmoe annnounced a contract extension for head football coach Kalani Sitake. Sitake, who is 38-26 (.594) in his sixth season at the helm of the Cougars’ program, received an extension through the 2025 season. Sitake led the Cougars to an 11-1 record in […]

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Prep Sports Roundup: 8/31

Prep Sports Roundup: 8/31

Volleyball Non-Region ENTERPRISE, Utah-Noah Moyle posted 18 kills and the Enterprise Wolves waxed Richfield 3-1 Tuesday in non-region volleyball play. The Wolves prevailed 25-23, 26-24, 18-25, 25-20. SALINA, Utah-Avaia Stowell’s 30 kills led the way and the Juab Wasps smoked North Sevier 3-0 in non-region volleyball action Tuesday. The Wasps […]

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Beaver County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Help in Locating Stolen RZR

Beaver County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Help in Locating Stolen RZR

The Beaver County sheriff’s Office is seeking the publics help in locating a stolen side by side. It is believed that the 2021 Polaris RZR S was stolen near Lebaron Reservoir east of Beaver on Aug. 26. It is black with blue LED lights in the wheel wells and has […]

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Florida Department of Education to withhold salaries for Broward, Alachua county boards; schools plan to keep mask mandates

Florida Department of Education to withhold salaries for Broward, Alachua county boards; schools plan to keep mask mandates

miljko/iStock (FLA.) — Florida’s Department of Education announced on Monday that it would withhold school board members’ salaries in Alachua and Broward counties because of their school mask mandates. Both counties’ school districts said on Tuesday they still plan on requiring masks because of the COVID-19 pandemic and are exploring legal action. The department’s announcement […]

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Utah governor questions efficacy of masks amid virus surge

Utah governor questions efficacy of masks amid virus surge

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has cast doubt on the efficacy of mask-wearing after health leaders made some of their most impassioned pleas yet for state residents to mask up and get vaccinated. Cox, a Republican, said Tuesday that his administration is encouraging people to wear […]

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US athletes dominate at Tokyo Paralympics

US athletes dominate at Tokyo Paralympics

PeskyMonkey/iStock (NEW YORK) — As the Tokyo Paralympic Games near their end, Team USA athletes have already made history — smashing world records at the international competition. Here are some of the highlights from Team USA’s stint at the games so far: US swimmers break multiple records Anastasia Pagonis, 17, won a gold […]

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Mormon vaccine push ratchets up, dividing faith’s members

Mormon vaccine push ratchets up, dividing faith’s members

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Members of the faith widely known as the Mormon church remain deeply divided on vaccines and mask-wearing despite consistent guidance from church leaders. Members who support the stance say they fear that some Latter-day Saints who refuse to get vaccinated are allowing their political views […]

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Covid-19 Outbreak At Sanpete County Jail

Sanpete County officials have reported an outbreak of Covid-19 among two dozen inmates at the county jail. Most of the inmates have been isolated from the general population at the jail. Officials have not commented on the vaccination status of the inmates, but family members of inmates have confirmed that […]

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Biden defends Afghanistan withdrawal, recommits to evacuate remaining Americans

Biden defends Afghanistan withdrawal, recommits to evacuate remaining Americans

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden, speaking to the nation Tuesday, gave his fiercest defense yet of his self-imposed deadline to withdraw the U.S. military from Afghanistan — a day after the last troops left the country, bringing America’s longest war to a close — but only after a […]

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Biden to defend Afghanistan troop withdrawal while leaving some Americans behind

Biden to defend Afghanistan troop withdrawal while leaving some Americans behind

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden is set to address the nation Tuesday, defending his self-imposed deadline to withdraw the U.S. military from Afghanistan — a day after the last troops left the country, bringing America’s longest war to a close — but only after a chaotic and deadly […]

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