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First Day of School Postponed in Delta

First Day of School Postponed in Delta

Kids excited for their first day of school in Delta will have to wait a little bit longer. On Aug. 17, Delta received a large amount of rain, causing flooding, some of which damaged schools. In a post to their Facebook Page on Aug. 18, the Millard School District confirmed […]

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Red Flag Weather Warning

Red Flag Warning issued August 17 at 3:​27​AM MDT until August 17 at 9:​00​PM MDT by NWS Saltlake …RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR LIGHTNING AFTER AN EXTENDED DRY PERIOD, MICROBURSTS, GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER […]

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Alligator pulls handler into enclosure in front of guests

Alligator pulls handler into enclosure in front of guests

WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) — Guests at a reptile and bird center in Utah jumped into an enclosure over the weekend to rescue a handler after she was bitten by an alligator. Video taken by one of the guests shows an unidentified handler at Scales and Tails Utah in […]

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Pioneering program for visually impaired babies turns 40

Pioneering program for visually impaired babies turns 40

LOGAN, Utah (AP) — When it comes to working with visually impaired infants and their parents, few are as experienced, skillful and knowledgeable as Elizabeth Dennison. The Herald Journal reports she started Utah’s Parent-Infant Program for the Blind and Visually Impaired 40 years ago and it has since become internationally […]

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Coronavirus patients fill Utah hospitals past capacity

Coronavirus patients fill Utah hospitals past capacity

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Coronavirus patients are filling Utah hospitals beyond capacity. Officials with the state’s largest health care system said Friday that intensive care units are at 102% capacity. Intermountain Healthcare doctors about 90% of the hospitalized coronavirus patients are not vaccinated. Infectious disease physicians say the surge […]

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Zion weighing reservation system for famous cliffside hike

Zion weighing reservation system for famous cliffside hike

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Zion National Park may soon require reservations to hike one of its most famous trails. The Angel’s Landing hike is a narrow trail perched on the edge of a red-rock cliff in southern Utah. It is one of the most sought-after destinations in a park […]

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Salt Lake County council votes to overturn school mask order

Salt Lake County council votes to overturn school mask order

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Salt Lake County Council has overturned a school mask order for kids under 12 that the county’s top health official issued this week as the highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus spreads. The Republican-controlled council in Utah’s most populous county voted to cheers […]

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Utah’s breakneck growth kept it the youngest state in U.S.

Utah’s breakneck growth kept it the youngest state in U.S.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah is the nation’s fastest-growing state, and new data shows it remained the youngest over the last decade. The Census Bureau released new data Thursday that provides the most detailed portrait yet of how the state has changed since 2010. The number of people under […]

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Mormon leaders urge members to mask up, get COVID-19 vaccine

Mormon leaders urge members to mask up, get COVID-19 vaccine

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has renewed its prior calls to members to get a COVID-19 vaccine and to wear face masks in public gatherings. Church leaders said Thursday that available vaccines have proven to be both safe and effective and urged […]

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Salt Lake County seeking mask order for children under 12

Salt Lake County seeking mask order for children under 12

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The top health official in Utah’s most populous county says she will seek a mask mandate in schools for kids under the age of 12. Salt Lake County Health Director Angela Dunn said Tuesday that she issued an order of constraint requiring children under 12 […]

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