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Provo council overrides mayor, implements mask mandate

Provo council overrides mayor, implements mask mandate

PROVO, Utah (AP) — The Provo Municipal Council has overridden a mayoral veto and implemented a mask mandate ahead of a new school year starting at Brigham Young University. The Daily Herald reports the Thursday vote means people must wear facial coverings indoors and outdoors in public areas and at […]

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RSL, Utah Royals owner faces backlash for comments

RSL, Utah Royals owner faces backlash for comments

Real Salt Lake and Utah Royals owner Dell Loy Hansen has come under criticism for comments he made on a radio show after RSL players decided not to take the field for a match to protest racial injustice. Hansen said he felt personally disrespected and suggested the matter might discourage […]

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Provo mayor vetoes mask mandate; override vote expected

Provo mayor vetoes mask mandate; override vote expected

PROVO, Utah (AP) — The mayor of Provo, Utah has rejected a proposed city ordinance mandating people wear facial coverings indoors and outdoors in public areas and at large gatherings during the pandemic. The Daily Herald reported that Mayor Michelle Kaufusi vetoed the mandate. She argued she didn’t think it […]

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Provo Municipal Council issues mask mandate; veto expected

Provo Municipal Council issues mask mandate; veto expected

PROVO, Utah (AP) — City officials in Utah have unanimously passed an ordinance in Provo mandating people wear facial coverings indoors and outdoors in public areas and at large gatherings during the pandemic. The Daily Herald reported that the Provo Municipal Council voted Tuesday during its second special public meeting […]

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Utah students implore parents to stop fighting mask mandates

Utah students implore parents to stop fighting mask mandates

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — High school seniors joined Gov. Gary Herbert at a weekly briefing imploring parents to stop fighting Utah’s face covering mandate in schools. Three Enterprise High School students on Wednesday voiced frustration with parents and other community members who planned a no-mask protest Monday  in St. […]

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Black Republican seeking swing House seat set for RNC speech

Black Republican seeking swing House seat set for RNC speech

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Black conservative running for Congress in Utah is set to speak at the Republican National Convention Wednesday. Burgess Owens is in a race that could test GOP’s ability to recapture the suburban districts that gave Democrats control of the House. Owens is a former […]

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Utah aims to close out series against Denver in game 6

Denver Nuggets (46-27, third in the Western Conference during the regular season) vs. Utah Jazz (44-28, sixth in the Western Conference during the regular season) Lake Buena Vista, Florida; Thursday, 4 p.m. EDT LINE: Jazz -2.5; over/under is 219.5 WESTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND: Utah leads series 3-2 BOTTOM LINE: The […]

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Murray scores 42, Nuggets beat Jazz 117-107 in Game 5

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Jamal Murray scored 33 of his 42 points in a second half where he played every minute and the Denver Nuggets avoided elimination by beating the Utah Jazz 117-107 in Game 5. The Nuggets trail the sixth-seeded Jazz 3-2 with Game 6 on Thursday. […]

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Antetokounmpo voted NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year; Gobert finishes 3rd

Antetokounmpo voted NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year; Gobert finishes 3rd

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo has been voted NBA Defensive Player of the Year, becoming the fifth player to win that award and MVP in a career. The Milwaukee Bucks All-Star was MVP last year and is the favorite to repeat this season. He ended the two-year […]

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Mormon leader backs peaceful efforts to combat racism

Mormon leader backs peaceful efforts to combat racism

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A high-ranking leader from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints vowed support this week for “peaceful efforts to overcome racism” while lamenting that some people in the movements are attacking religious freedom. Quentin L. Cook also defended early church leader Brigham Young. Young […]

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