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Central Utah Public Health Department Retracts Report of First COVID-19 Death in Millard County

Central Utah Public Health Department Retracts Report of First COVID-19 Death in Millard County

The Central Utah Public Health Department (CUPHD) was notified by the Utah Department of Health on Monday October 12 that the previously reported COVID-19 death of a Millard County resident was incorrectly attributed to Millard County. “Thanks to notifications from a few individuals regarding the residence discrepancies, we were able […]

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Fatal Accident in Central Valley

Just after noon on Oct. 10, deputies and EMT’s where dispatched to Central Valley were 56 year old Wayne Porter had been pinned by the neck by the bucket of a bobcat skid steer loader between the bucket and the cab. Richfield Fire Department was called to the scene and […]

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Conservative Utah leaders voice support for climate action

Conservative Utah leaders voice support for climate action

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — More than 100 state leaders have signed what they are calling the first-ever Utah Climate and Clean Air Compact. The compact calls on state and local leaders to adopt seven major climate recommendations laid out in the Utah Roadmap. The roadmap is a report commissioned […]

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20 Burmese pythons seized from Salt Lake County home

20 Burmese pythons seized from Salt Lake County home

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities in Utah have seized 20 Burmese pythons from a home in Salt Lake County that police say were being kept without a exotic or dangerous animal permit. KUTV-TV reported that a probable cause affidavit said a 64-year-old man sold a baby Burmese python to […]

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Paris Hilton protest calls for closure of Utah school

Paris Hilton protest calls for closure of Utah school

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Paris Hilton has been speaking out about abuse she said she suffered at a boarding school in Utah, and on Friday she took her push nearly to the school’s front doors. Hilton organized a protest in a park near Provo Canyon School, along with several hundreds […]

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Cherry farmers pitted against gravel quarries over dust

Cherry farmers pitted against gravel quarries over dust

PAYSON, Utah (AP) — Conflict is mounting in Utah County between cherry farmers and gravel quarries. Orchard owners say the quarries are creating dust that damages their trees by coating the leaves in dust and allowing bugs to proliferate. The Salt Lake Tribune reports orchards are located where elevation, soils […]

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Utah meatpacking plant had 441 virus cases, 1 death

HYRUM, Utah (AP) — A newly released inspection report has revealed that a coronavirus outbreak at a meatpacking plant in northern Utah was more widespread than local health officials previously reported. FOX-13 reported that the Utah Occupational Safety and Health Division report said the JBS Beef Plant in Hyrum had […]

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Suspects in Milburn shooting in custody

The suspects in a shooting incident yesterday in Milburn are in custody.   Brett Gilman Johnson, 51, and Jamie Carol Cleghorn, 41, were wanted on outstanding warrants, and when Sanpete County Sheriff’s Deputies and a Fairview law officer tried to arrest the pair at a home in Milburn, shots were fired […]

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Utah surpasses 500 coronavirus deaths as surge persists

Utah surpasses 500 coronavirus deaths as surge persists

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah has surpassed the grim milestone of 500 deaths from the coronavirus as the number of new cases and hospitalizations continue to break records. Utah set a daily case count record with 1,501 new COVID-19 cases reported Thursday. There is also a record 237 patients […]

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Utah man charged with assault in face mask confrontation

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man is facing an assault charge after police said he punched a restaurant customer who asked him to wait outside because he was not wearing a mask. Jonathan Crocker was charged with the misdemeanor after police responded to a report last month of […]

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