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Shots fired at security booth at Provo missionary center

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Police are investigating shots fired at the security booth outside the Missionary Training Center in Provo. Police said the driver of a white SUV shot multiple rounds at the main security booth at around 2:30 a.m. Monday.  Photos released by police show bullet holes in the […]

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2 killed in small plane crash in southwest Utah

2 killed in small plane crash in southwest Utah

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say two people were killed in a small plane crash in southwest Utah. The Deseret News reports the crash happened near Hamilton’s Fort on Sunday morning, and the National Transportation Safety Board is investigating. A spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration says the single-engine […]

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Utah has deadliest week since start of coronavirus pandemic

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah Department of Health report of a coronavirus death Sunday brought the state’s number of deaths for a seven-day period to the highest mark since the pandemic outbreak began in March. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the latest fatality related to the coronavirus was […]

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Wilford Brimley, ‘Cocoon’ and ‘Natural’ actor, dies at 85

Wilford Brimley, ‘Cocoon’ and ‘Natural’ actor, dies at 85

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Wilford Brimley, who worked his way up from movie stunt rider to indelible character actor in films including “Cocoon” and “The Natural,” has died. He was 85. Brimley’s manager says the actor died Saturday morning in a Utah hospital. She says he was on dialysis and […]

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Utah protesters arrested after fighting with police officers

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah protest over the death of a man who was fatally shot by police has resulted in skirmishes with officers and several people being taken into custody. KSTU-TV reports that Cottonwood Heights Police say officers took eight people into custody and impounded three vehicles […]

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Rangers investigating vandalism at Zion National Park

Rangers investigating vandalism at Zion National Park

SPRINGDALE, Utah (AP) — Zion National Park rangers are seeking information about vandalism at the park after several blue squares were found painted on the sandstone. A park spokesman said Friday that most of the paint was removed, but park staff often cannot restore vandalized sites to their former condition. […]

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Utah State University sued over student expulsion

Utah State University sued over student expulsion

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (AP) — A lawsuit filed in federal court accuses Utah State University of unlawfully discriminating against and expelling a student with Down syndrome. The Deseret News reports Emily Arthur was in the Aggies Elevated program which offers students a mix of career exploration and independent living […]

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Utah mask order addresses concerns; exemption request nixed

Utah mask order addresses concerns; exemption request nixed

PROVO, Utah (AP) — The Utah County Commission will no longer consider a letter requesting that the county health department ask the governor to grant the county exemptions to the statewide public K-12 school mask mandate after a new state order seemingly addressed all concerns. The Daily Herald reported that […]

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Utah governor says postponing election would be ‘foolish’

Utah governor says postponing election would be ‘foolish’

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican Utah Gov. Gary Herbert says the state has no intention of delaying the November election following President Donald Trump’s suggestion that increased mail-in voting due to the coronavirus pandemic would result in fraud. Herbert characterized postponing the election as “foolish.” Meanwhile, the state hit […]

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Utah businesses accused of price gouging to return $13K

Utah businesses accused of price gouging to return $13K

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Division of Consumer Protection has ordered the return of more than $13,000 to consumers who paid higher-than-normal prices for goods at the start of the coronavirus pandemic. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that the state has received 933 complaints from customers claiming they […]

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