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Adult film star calls for veto of Utah porn-filter bill

Adult film star calls for veto of Utah porn-filter bill

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An adult film star has called on the governor of Utah to veto a bill that would mandate pornography filters on all new cellphones and tablets sold in the state. Cherie DeVille said in a letter published Saturday in The Daily Beast that the law […]

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13 have died since 2000 on Angels Landing trail at Zion

13 have died since 2000 on Angels Landing trail at Zion

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Records compiled by FOX 13 show that 13 hikers have fallen and died from Angels Landing, or the trail to it, since 2000 at Zion National Park. The tally includes two Utah men who have died in the last month. Of the 13 people, most […]

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Pedestrian dies after hit-and-run crash in southwestern Utah

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities are looking for a driver who was involved in a hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian in southwestern Utah. Police in Hurricane were sent to the scene after reports of a man who was acting strangely on the main road through town Sunday morning. […]

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Inmate back in custody after jail escape in northern Utah

Inmate back in custody after jail escape in northern Utah

LOGAN, Utah (AP) — An inmate is back in custody after escaping a county jail in northern Utah by scaling two fences. Cache County sheriff’s officials say 37-year-old Cecil Vijil was outside for recreation time when he scaled the yard fence and an outer perimeter fence at the jail Sunday […]

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Gov says anti-porn bill has needed message, despite worries

Gov says anti-porn bill has needed message, despite worries

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican Utah Gov. Spencer Cox says a bill that would mandate pornography filters on every device sold in the state would send an important message about keeping explicit online content away from kids. Cox didn’t say whether he would sign the bill at a Thursday […]

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Utah SWAT member driving to standoff hits, kills BYU student

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah County Sheriff’s Office has said that a SWAT team member hit and killed a BYU student while driving to a standoff. Utah County Sheriff’s Sgt. Spencer Cannon confirmed Thursday that a SWAT employee at the sheriff’s office T-boned and killed 22-year-old Joseph Spencer […]

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Park City students fight online filters for LGBTQ searches

Park City students fight online filters for LGBTQ searches

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Park City High School students wasted no time contacting their principal when they recently discovered that filtering software blocked access to LGBTQ search terms on school-issued computers. School administrators fixed the issue, but the episode raised questions about how it happened and what teachers and […]

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Rise In Thefts Involving Scrap Metal, Metal Wire and More Reported In Millard County

Rise In Thefts Involving Scrap Metal, Metal Wire and More Reported In Millard County

Recently, Millard county has been affected by a rash of thefts involving scrap metal, copper wire, automobile catalytic converters and other items. Current pricing of certain metals and materials has increased in the scrap and recycle industry which often results in the increase of theft of these items. According to […]

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Utah County commissioner to join Gov. Spencer Cox’s staff

Utah County commissioner to join Gov. Spencer Cox’s staff

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Utah County Commissioner Tanner Ainge has resigned from the county commission after being appointed to work with Republican Gov. Spencer Cox and his administration. The Daily Herald reported that the governor’s office announced Wednesday that Ainge was nominated to serve on the Economic Development Board, a […]

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Utah accelerates plan to get all adults COVID-19 vaccines

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah adults can begin signing up for a COVID-19 vaccine on March 24 _ one week earlier that previously planned because the state has unallocated doses, Gov. Spencer Cox said Thursday. Cox said Thursday during a televised news conference on PBS-Utah that about 15% of […]

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