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Biologists wade through Utah ponds in search of frog eggs

Biologists wade through Utah ponds in search of frog eggs

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Utah wildlife biologists are monitoring a sensitive species by wading through ponds in search of their eggs. The Daily Herald reports Division of Wildlife Resources officials were near Diamond Fork Canyon on Monday searching for eggs belonging to the Columbia spotted frog to monitor their population […]

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Scott Sommerdorf  |  The Salt Lake Tribune             
After midnight, Utah Governor Gary Herbert thanks the Representatives for their work as the Legidlators ended the 2012 session in the Utah House of Representatives, Thursday, March 8, 2012.

Rent payments can be postponed, gov says as COVID toll rises

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — As the number of coronavirus cases and deaths grew in Utah, authorities announced a freeze on evictions Wednesday and advocates demanded the release of more inmates. Epidemiologist Angela Dunn says seven people have died, and more than 1,000 people have been infected. Meanwhile, Utah Gov. […]

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Utah’s Gobert Back In Gym

Utah’s Gobert Back In Gym

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Jazz center Rudy Gobert is already back in the gym after being cleared of coronavirus. Gobert posted videos on social media of him on the basketball court and doing boxing drills. Gobert was the NBA’s first player to test positive for COVID-19, but has since […]

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Salt Lake City to turn ‘Hobbitville’ into public art park

Salt Lake City to turn ‘Hobbitville’ into public art park

SALT LAKE CITY (The Salt Lake Tribune) — Salt Lake City officials have announced plans to turn an eclectic community known as Hobbitville into a public art park amid efforts to protect the property from development. The Salt Lake Tribune reported Tuesday that the Salt Lake City Council approved a […]

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Coronavirus takes life of 5th person as it spreads in Utah

Coronavirus takes life of 5th person as it spreads in Utah

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Health officials say a woman who was in hospice care in a long-term facility became the fifth person to die in Utah after contracting the coronavirus,  State epidemiologist Angela Dunn said Tuesday the woman died in the Weber-Morgan County area and no one else has […]

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Utah governor signs bills involving abortions, polygamy

Utah governor signs bills involving abortions, polygamy

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The governor of Utah has signed bills that place new rules on abortion providers in the state and remove the threat of jail time for polygamists. Republican Gov. Gary Herbert approved bills over the weekend that make the penalty for multiple marriages similar to a […]

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Utah medical group retracts on malaria drugs for coronavirus

Utah medical group retracts on malaria drugs for coronavirus

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah medical association has rescinded a recommendation it made last week on behalf of state health officials for doctors to treat coronavirus patients using malaria drugs. The about-face by the Utah Medical Association came after a group of infectious disease doctors pushed back over […]

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Utah has 4 coronavirus deaths; Herbert says young not immune

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Four people have died in Utah from complications associated with the coronavirus. State officials on Monday warned people to continue staying in their homes to prevent the disease from spreading and eventually sickening more people than the health care system can handle. More than 800 […]

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‘The Last Dance’ look at Jordan’s last title starts April 19

‘The Last Dance’ look at Jordan’s last title starts April 19

The long-awaited look at Michael Jordan’s last championship season with the Chicago Bulls is finally set for release. ESPN and Netflix announced on Tuesday that the 10-part documentary series called ‘The Last Dance’ will run in the U.S. over five consecutive Sunday nights starting April 19 and running through May […]

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Analysis: USA Basketball may face roster challenges for 2021

Analysis: USA Basketball may face roster challenges for 2021

Knowing when the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics will be solves one problem for USA Basketball. And it creates a few others. Let’s assume that the 2020-21 NBA season is over by next July, a premise that also assumes some sort of normalcy returns to the sports world and that the global […]

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