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Utah could receive virus vaccine as early as mid-December

Utah could receive virus vaccine as early as mid-December

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Health officials say Utah could receive its first round of a coronavirus vaccine as early as mid-December. Wider distribution likely won’t be available until July. The first doses in Utah will go to staff in emergency departments, urgent care facilities, COVID-19 units and long-term care […]

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Utah lawmakers consider K9 training restrictions after audit

Utah lawmakers consider K9 training restrictions after audit

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers are now considering adding further training requirements for dogs and their handlers. At an interim committee hearing on Tuesday, legislators unanimously approved a bill that would require annual certification for Utah police dogs and their handlers. The bill would also amend provisions so […]

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Salt Lake Tribune hires Sacramento Bee exec as top editor

Salt Lake Tribune hires Sacramento Bee exec as top editor

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Salt Lake Tribune has hired Sacramento Bee President Lauren Gustus as its new editor. The Tribune reported Tuesday that Gustus becomes the third woman to serve as the newspaper’s executive editor in its 150-year history. She will oversee all news gathering processes and a […]

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Knicks move up with second first-round pick in Jazz swap

The New York Knicks moved up a few spots with their second pick of the NBA draft’s first round by completing a trade with the Utah Jazz. The Knicks acquired the No. 23 pick from Utah, sending the Nos. 27 and 38 picks to the Jazz. New York also received […]

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Salt Lake City all in on future Olympic bid, timing unknown

Salt Lake City all in on future Olympic bid, timing unknown

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A committee preparing a bid for Salt Lake City to host a future Winter Olympics says the desire to bring the Olympics back to Utah in 2030 or 2034 remains firm despite the impact of the coronavirus pandemic upending plans for the Tokyo Games. Salt […]

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Salt Lake City all in on future Olympic bid, timing unknown

Salt Lake City all in on future Olympic bid, timing unknown

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A committee preparing a bid for Salt Lake City to host a future Winter Olympics says the desire to bring the Olympics back to Utah in 2030 or 2034 remains firm despite the impact of the coronavirus pandemic upending plans for the Tokyo Games. Salt […]

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Field of tulips joins worried mom with widow battling cancer

Field of tulips joins worried mom with widow battling cancer

When the coronavirus upended daily life, Amy Baird was frightened by a sterile new world of uncertainty, uncomfortable masks and scarce embraces. The 38-year-old was driving a familiar road near her home in Spanish Fork, Utah, when she caught her breath at the sight of hundreds of red and white […]

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The Davis Clipper to shutdown; cease publication in December

The Davis Clipper to shutdown; cease publication in December

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Managers of a weekly newspaper in northern Utah have announced it will stop publication and close down, saying its business model no longer works. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that the Dec. 4 edition of The Davis Clipper will be its last after 129 years […]

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Utah State Prison reports 3rd inmate dies from COVID-19

Utah State Prison reports 3rd inmate dies from COVID-19

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Department of Corrections has reported that a third inmate has died after contracting the coronavirus at the state prison. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that the 50-year-old man was the youngest inmate in Utah to die after testing positive for COVID-19. He was […]

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Home of Utah governor-elect site of COVID-19 protest

PROVO, Utah (AP) — The home of elected Utah Gov. Spencer Cox became the site of a demonstration over the weekend where several residents gathered to protest against how the coronavirus has been handled in the past few weeks. The Daily Herald reported that 60 demonstrators went to Cox’s home […]

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