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2 businesses didn’t force employees to work sick

PROVO, Utah (AP) — The Utah County Attorney on Tuesday refuted reports that two businesses linked to dozens of coronavirus cases forced employees to keep working after testing positive. David Leavitt said his office found the allegations made public by county leaders weren’t true, though he acknowledged the virus could […]

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Suspect in date killing of Utah woman called ‘monster’

Suspect in date killing of Utah woman called ‘monster’

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Relatives of a Utah woman who police say was killed after meeting a man via the popular dating app Tinder have called the suspect a monster. The family of Ashlyn Black also called the killing a senseless and evil act. The family made the statement […]

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7-year old struck while riding bike in Ephraim

An accident in Ephraim Saturday evening, May 23, sent a 7-year old child to the hospital.  The child, not a resident of Ephraim, was riding a bike at approximately 300 North and 200 East, rode in front of a truck and was struck.  The child was not wearing a helmet […]

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Pandemic stalls plastic-bag control efforts in northern Utah

Pandemic stalls plastic-bag control efforts in northern Utah

LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Restrictions aimed at reducing the use of single-use plastic bags have been put on hold in northern Utah during the coronavirus pandemic. But officials close to the issue said the efforts won’t be forgotten. The Herald Journal reports that in response to COVID-19 some stores have […]

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Teacher wants to make rare flower available for landscaping

Teacher wants to make rare flower available for landscaping

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Brigham Young University professor Mikel Stevens will never forget the day when he stumbled across a flower called a penstemon that was different than any he had seen before. He tells the Daily Herald that he sat in his vehicle for a few minutes as he […]

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Man shot, killed by Salt Lake City police officer

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A man was shot and killed by a Salt Lake City police officer who responded to a report of a group being threatened by two people with a gun. Salt Lake Police Sgt. Keith Horrocks says officers were dispatched at about 2 a.m. Saturday. When […]

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Teenage girl dies after tree falls at Detroit Lake

Teenage girl dies after tree falls at Detroit Lake

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A teenage girl died at Detroit Lake Sunday afternoon after the top of a large tree fell and hit two pontoon-style boats tethered together near the shoreline in the Box Canyon area. The 13-year-old girl, who was visiting from Utah along with family members, was severely […]

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Utah has not spent $1.5M on rooms, overflow center for virus

Utah has not spent $1.5M on rooms, overflow center for virus

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Officials say Utah allocated nearly $1.5 million for quarantine lodging and a hospital overflow site for coronavirus treatment but did not use the funds. KUER-FM reports the quarantine and hospital site contracts will expire at the end of May and June, respectively. The state spent […]

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Man asked to be shot after killing date met on Tinder

Man asked to be shot after killing date met on Tinder

LAYTON, Utah (AP) — Police say a man accused of choking and stabbing a woman after meeting her on the popular dating app Tinder asked police to shoot him after reporting the killing. Ethan Hunsaker was arrested Sunday on suspicion of murder in the death of 25-year-old Ashlyn Black of […]

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70-year-old man dead after 5-day hiking trip in Utah

70-year-old man dead after 5-day hiking trip in Utah

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV-TV) — Authorities say a 70-year-old man has died after collapsing while returning from a five-day hike in a canyon in southeastern Utah. KUTV-TV reported that the Kane County sheriff’s office was responding to an emergency incident in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area on Wednesday when […]

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