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Man escorted off flight after physical fight over masks

Man escorted off flight after physical fight over masks

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Police say a man who refused to wear a face mask on a Utah-bound flight was escorted off the plane after he and another man got into a physical altercation. Rylie Lansford boarded the flight in Mesa, Arizona, Saturday and was sitting near both passengers. […]

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Utah business granted bar establishment license in Logan

Utah business granted bar establishment license in Logan

LOGAN, Utah (AP) — An alcohol regulatory agency in Utah has granted a Logan business a bar establishment license, making it the first new bar in the county not attached to a restaurant in about 30 years. The Herald Journal reported that the Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control granted […]

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Wright-Phillips, Rossi strike quickly, LAFC beats RSL 3-1

Wright-Phillips, Rossi strike quickly, LAFC beats RSL 3-1

SANDY, Utah (AP) — Bradley Wright-Phillips and  Diego Rossi scored in a five-minute span midway through the first half to help Los Angeles FC beat Real Salt Lake 3-1 on Sunday night. Tied for seventh with Real Salt Lake in the Western Conference entering the game, Los Angeles jumped ahead […]

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Top teacher hopes more equitable system follows pandemic

Top teacher hopes more equitable system follows pandemic

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah has a new teacher of the year. John Arthur teaches sixth grade at Meadowlark Elementary School in Salt Lake City. He credits his own teachers for helping him find his voice when he was a self-described shy Korean boy.  The Deseret News reports now […]

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Utah records 3rd day in a row of over 1,000 new virus cases

Utah records 3rd day in a row of over 1,000 new virus cases

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (AP) — An increase in COVID-19 cases in Utah is continuing with another 1,068 additional reported infections. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the case number Saturday marks the eighth day of more than 1,000 daily cases in the last two weeks. The Utah Department of Health […]

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Mormon leaders call for end to racism, protest violence

Mormon leaders call for end to racism, protest violence

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Top leaders from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints urged members Saturday to root out racism and make the faith an “oasis of unity” while also decrying violence at recent racial injustice protests they said amounted to “anarchy.” Dallin H. Oaks, the second-highest-ranking […]

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Trench collapses, kills worker south of Provo

Trench collapses, kills worker south of Provo

SPANISH FORK, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a 36-year-old man died after the trench he was working in collapsed at a construction site south of Provo. Spanish Fork Police Lt. Brandon Anderson tells KSL-TV that emergency crews were called to the site late Saturday afternoon, and the man’s co-workers had […]

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Mormon president calls on members to help end racism

Mormon president calls on members to help end racism

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ president called on members to help end racism, saying Sunday at the faith’s signature conference that God loves people of all races equally and that it pains him to see Black people suffer prejudice. Russell M. Nelson’s […]

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Zach Wilson helps No. 22 BYU rout Louisiana Tech 45-14

Zach Wilson helps No. 22 BYU rout Louisiana Tech 45-14

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Zach Wilson completed 24 of 26 passes for 325 yards and two touchdowns and ran for three scores to help No. 22 BYU beat Louisiana Tech 45-14. The Cougars rolled up 513 total yards and averaged 8.0 yards per play. Tyler Allgeier added 93 yards and […]

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Utah reports 15 more COVID-19 deaths as surge persists

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah has reported 15 more coronavirus deaths following medical examiner investigations as the pandemic spikes in the state. Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Erik Christensen said his office has seen a “notable increase” in the number of virus-related death investigations they’ve conducted in the past few […]

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