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Adult websites complying with new Utah warning label law

Adult websites complying with new Utah warning label law

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Some adult entertainment websites have started to comply with a new Utah law requiring warning labels on pornographic material online. KSTU-TV reports the websites Pornhub, XTube and RedTube attached an opt-in notification for visitors stating that Utah believes pornographic materials can be harmful if viewed […]

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Empty seats, delivered feasts as virus changes Thanksgiving

Americans are marking the Thanksgiving holiday amid an unrelenting pandemic that has upended traditions at dinner tables all around the country. Zoom and FaceTime calls are fixtures this year, and people who have lost family members to the virus are keeping an empty seat to honor their loved ones. Far […]

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Utah doctors warn Thanksgiving could be super spreader event

Utah doctors warn Thanksgiving could be super spreader event

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Physicians in Utah are warning that Thanksgiving could become a major super spreader event for COVID-19 transmission if people don’t follow public health guidelines. An increased number of hospitalizations across the state has prompted doctors and public health officials to advise against attending Thanksgiving gatherings […]

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Tweet on spare change generates big money for virus aid

Tweet on spare change generates big money for virus aid

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Andy Larsen is a sports writer for the Salt Lake Tribune, but with so many games scratched during the pandemic he has spent a lot of time digging into coronavirus data and its sobering implications.  Then on Monday, while he was sorting his spare change, […]

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Parents of autistic teenager sue Utah police over shooting

Parents of autistic teenager sue Utah police over shooting

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The parents of a 13-year-old Utah boy with autism have filed a federal lawsuit against the Salt Lake City Police Department alleging an officer shot the teenager 11 times. The lawsuit filed in Utah District Court claims the boy was severely injured when police responded […]

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Search and Rescue called in Sevier County to help stranded hikers

Search and Rescue called in Sevier County to help stranded hikers

On Nov. 23 around 8:40 p.m. Sevier County deputies and Search and Rescue were dispatched to three stranded hikers in Red Canyon west of Sigurd. They had left on a hike around noon and a few hours into their hike they were unable to find their way back down the […]

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Mysterious shiny monolith found in otherworldly Utah desert

Mysterious shiny monolith found in otherworldly Utah desert

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Deep in the Mars-like landscape of Utah’s red-rock desert lies a mystery: A gleaming metal monolith in one of the most remote parts of the state. Officials say the smooth, tall structure was found during a helicopter survey of bighorn sheep in southeastern Utah. A […]

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Voter turnout in Utah breaks 1964 record

Voter turnout in Utah breaks 1964 record

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah had record high voter turnout this year, with a staggering 90% of active voters casting ballots. About 1.5 million people voted in 2020, which is greater than the number of total registered voters in 2018, according to Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox. His office oversees […]

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Dixie State lacks testing capacity to enforce state order

Dixie State lacks testing capacity to enforce state order

ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — A university in southern Utah has said testing will be encouraged but not mandatory despite state health orders mandating college students get tested weekly for the coronavirus. Dixie State University spokesperson Jordon Sharp said the school does not have enough tests to even test everyone. […]

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Utah relaxes gathering restrictions ahead of Thanksgiving

Utah relaxes gathering restrictions ahead of Thanksgiving

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert will relax restrictions on social gatherings ahead of Thanksgiving weekend. An increased number of hospitalizations has prompted doctors and public health officials to advise against attending large holiday gatherings. Herbert says he will not extend his previous order that required people […]

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