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Month: May 2023

300,000 fentanyl pills, powdered fentanyl smuggled in SUV gas tank: NYC prosecutors

300,000 fentanyl pills, powdered fentanyl smuggled in SUV gas tank: NYC prosecutors

NYC Special Narcotics Prosecutor’s Office (NEW YORK) — A recent seizure of $5 million worth of fentanyl in New York City revealed a new tactic cartels are using to smuggle drugs into the United States, prosecutors and federal drug agents said Wednesday. Approximately 300,000 fake oxycodone pills containing fentanyl and more […]

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SUU Class Of 2023 Includes Record Graduate Degrees

SUU Class Of 2023 Includes Record Graduate Degrees

(Cedar City, UT) — Southern Utah University’s Class of 2023 is a history maker. SUU awarded more than 24-hundred degrees at Friday’s commencement ceremony, including record numbers of graduate degrees. Of the more than 24-hundred students collecting degrees, a record 810 scholars received master’s degrees, 18-hundred earned their bachelor’s, and […]

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U Of U Set To Break Fall Enrollment Record

U Of U Set To Break Fall Enrollment Record

(Salt Lake City, UT) — The University of Utah is on track to set another enrollment record this fall. Officals at the U said on Monday that more than six-thousand students have put down deposits toward fall tuition, traditionally an official statement of a student’s intention to enroll. According to […]

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Corrections Department Chief Suddenly Announces Retirement

Corrections Department Chief Suddenly Announces Retirement

(Salt Lake City, UT) — The leader of Utah’s prison system suddenly announced his retirement Tuesday. Department of Corrections Executive Director Brian Nielson released a statement yesterday announcing he’ll leave his post on May 15th. Tuesday’s announcement came one day after Nielson was named in a civil lawsuit filed by […]

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Opponents Of New State Flag File For 2024 Initiative

Opponents Of New State Flag File For 2024 Initiative

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Opponents of the new design for the Utah flag are making another attempt to keep it from becoming the state’s official flag. The group has filed paperwork with the state to put an initiative on next year’s ballot. An attempt to get the initiative on […]

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Utah Pausing Abortion Clinic Bans

(Salt Lake City, UT) — A judge is blocking a ban of abortion clinics across Utah. The law to ban clinics statewide would have taken effect today before Judge Andrew Stone paused the ban while the court considers a lawsuit by Planned Parenthood. The healthcare organization argued the ban singles […]

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Utah Number 1 In U.S. News Best States Rankings

Utah Number 1 In U.S. News Best States Rankings

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah is the best state in America. That’s according to U.S. News and World Report’s “Best States” rankings for 2023, released on Tuesday. U.S. News used more than 70 metrics and thousands of data points to rank the 50 states. In addition to Utah’s number-one […]

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Atlanta mass shooting live updates: One killed, four hurt; suspect at large

Atlanta mass shooting live updates: One killed, four hurt; suspect at large

Sheila Paras/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — One person is dead and four are injured from a mass shooting at an Atlanta medical center on Wednesday, police said. Police have released these images of a suspect who they say is at large. Here’s how the news is developing. All times Eastern: May […]

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Texas mass shooting suspect found hiding in closet, his partner also taken into custody: Police

Texas mass shooting suspect found hiding in closet, his partner also taken into custody: Police

San Jacinto County Sheriff (CLEVELAND, Texas) — Francisco Oropeza, the man accused of gunning down five people in an “execution-style” mass shooting in Cleveland, Texas, was taken into custody Tuesday evening after a multiday manhunt, officials said. Oropeza, 38, was apprehended at a relative’s house in Montgomery County, about 20 […]

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Teenager Dead After Crash West of Richfield

Teenager Dead After Crash West of Richfield

Around 8:00 p.m. May 2,  Richfield City Police responded to a rollover crash about 0.4 miles above the water tank on the CC road west of Richfield. In a post to their Facebook page the RCPD shared “3 juveniles were in the vehicle at the time of the accident. One […]

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