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Search and rescue calls on the rise in Utah’s outdoors

Search and rescue calls on the rise in Utah’s outdoors

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Search and rescue calls are on the rise this spring along the Wasatch Front. KUER reports Salt Lake County Search and Rescue received about double the amount of calls in May that they did last year, a pattern exemplified when a hiker and a climber […]

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Salt Lake to keep mask mandate after Utah lifts state rule

Salt Lake to keep mask mandate after Utah lifts state rule

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake City will continue its mask mandate after it the rule is lifted statewide April 10, the mayor said Wednesday. The rest of the county decided not to require masks, though, and the city’s rule may violate a new state law. Democrat Erin Mendenhall […]

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Official: Utah sergeant could face charges in fatal shooting

Official: Utah sergeant could face charges in fatal shooting

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah prosecutor says a police sergeant was not justified in his involvement in a fatal shooting in Salt Lake City last summer and could face criminal charges. KUTV reports charges have not been filed against West Valley City Police Sgt. Jason Vincent, but the […]

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District to restart class amid court case, statehouse debate

District to restart class amid court case, statehouse debate

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake City students are expected to resume in-person learning for at least two days per week amid arguments by legislative leaders and attorneys representing parents. But the Deseret News reports that if that plan changes, the Salt Lake City School District could lose funding […]

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Leader of suburban dark-web opioid drug ring to be sentenced

Leader of suburban dark-web opioid drug ring to be sentenced

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah man once at the center of a multimillion-dollar opioid ring is set to be sentenced on Thursday. Aaron Shamo was convicted of shipping fake prescription drugs all over the country from his home in suburban Salt Lake City during the nation’s opioid epidemic. […]

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Utah officer charged with assault after dog bites Black man

Utah officer charged with assault after dog bites Black man

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Prosecutors say a Utah police officer was charged with aggravated assault after ordering a dog to attack a Black man who had put his hands in the air. Jeffery Ryans was in his backyard on April 24 when police responded to a domestic dispute call. […]

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Salt Lake City schools to delay start after major wind storm

Salt Lake City schools to delay start after major wind storm

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake City schools will delay their first day until Monday due to continued power outages after a windstorm tore through Utah this week. The storm knocked down trees and caused significant damage from Salt Lake City to Logan. Gov. Gary Herbert declared a state […]

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Utah sees virus surge — but not in county with mask order

Utah sees virus surge — but not in county with mask order

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah has seen a surge in coronavirus cases _ but not in densely populated Salt Lake City, where cases are dropping a month after the county instituted a mask mandate. In a rare scenario, case counts in Salt Lake County have started returning to late-June […]

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Utah school district’s schedule to mix class, home learning

Utah school district’s schedule to mix class, home learning

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Salt Lake County school board has approved a schedule for reopening that will include a four-day week of class time in response to the coronavirus pandemic. KUTV-TV reported the Jordan School District board voted to require students to be in classrooms Monday through Thursday […]

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Black woman sues Utah police officer for unlawful arrest

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Black woman who says she was unlawfully arrested and charged with driving under the influence despite passing numerous sobriety tests in 2018 is suing a Utah police officer for violating her constitutional rights. According to the lawsuit filed Monday, Donna Miller alleges that Murray […]

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