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Utah health care company to drop Dixie from hospital’s name

Utah health care company to drop Dixie from hospital’s name

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A major Utah health care company says it will remove “Dixie” from the name of one of its hospitals. Intermountain Dixie Regional Medical Center, located in southern Utah, will be renamed Intermountain St. George Regional Hospital, effective in January. The decision comes as institutions throughout […]

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Utah commission postpones vote on masks in schools

Utah commission postpones vote on masks in schools

PROVO, Utah (AP) — County commissioners in Utah postponed a meeting Wednesday where they were expected to discuss mask mandates after people packed the room and ignored social distancing guidelines. Fox-13 reports that the Utah County commissioners cited public safety concerns as the reason for abruptly canceling the meeting. Utah […]

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Fireworks-sparked wildfire burns through conservation area

Fireworks-sparked wildfire burns through conservation area

ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Firefighters are battling a wildfire in southern Utah that authorities say was sparked by illegal fireworks. The blaze north of St. George had grown to nearly 19 square miles and was 0% contained as of Wednesday afternoon. The Spectrum newspaper reports authorities are searching for […]

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Man accused of pointing weapon at protesters to stand trial

Man accused of pointing weapon at protesters to stand trial

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man accused of pointing a bow and arrow at protesters has been ordered to stand trial on four criminal counts. The Deseret News reported that Brandon McCormick, 57, has not yet entered a plea to four third-degree felony charges stemming from the incident. […]

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Cyanobacteria kills dog at Zion National Park

Cyanobacteria kills dog at Zion National Park

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say toxic levels of a cyanobacteria have been detected in a Utah river for the first time after a dog suffered seizures and died. The dog was at Zion National Park’s Virgin River. Public health officials in the state have since cautioned people against […]

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10 more confirmed COVID-19 deaths in Utah

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah tallied 10 more confirmed deaths from the coronavirus Tuesday, the latest sign showing the severity of a surge of case that began after businesses reopened in May. The Utah Health Department reported that Six of the deaths came in rural San Juan County in […]

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Prosecutor who declined to charge officers proposes reforms

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah prosecutor who cleared two officers in the shooting death of an armed man has released a list of proposed deadly force policy reforms. Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill released 22 recommendations on Monday that include holding officers to a higher standard […]

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Inmates sue Utah jail to allege inadequate virus response

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Federal inmates have sued officials who run a Utah jail, alleging a failure to adequately protect them from the coronavirus. Six inmates at Weber County Jail filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court on Friday, asking for more inmates be released to home confinement and […]

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Utah demonstrators try joyful approach to police protest

Utah demonstrators try joyful approach to police protest

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah protesters changed their mood from angry to celebratory in a weekend demonstration that remained focused on the message of ending police violence and systematic racism. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that demonstrators danced and passed out doughnuts and Popsicles on Sunday, saying the uplifting […]

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Purple Heart veteran moves into donated home with family

Purple Heart veteran moves into donated home with family

HUNTSVILLE, Utah (AP) — A US Army veteran was moved to rare tears in Utah after he and his family received a donated home from New York-based charitable group Tunnel to Towers. Travis Vendela lost both legs in a horrific incident in Iraq in 2007 when he was on a […]

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