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9 injured as truck crashes into COVID-19 testing site

9 injured as truck crashes into COVID-19 testing site

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A truck crashed into a coronavirus testing site in Salt Lake City Thursday, injuring nine people and demolishing a medical trailer. Authorities are investigating the cause of the crash but say the driver may have suffered some sort of medical problem at the site near […]

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Family of slain Utah college student confronts her killer

Family of slain Utah college student confronts her killer

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Family members of a Utah college student who was found strangled and burned last year following a search for her that captured the nation’s attention called her killer a “monster” Friday. They confronted him during a hearing where he was sentenced to life in prison […]

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Slain Utah college student’s family gets $13.5M settlement

Slain Utah college student’s family gets $13.5M settlement

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The parents of a University of Utah track athlete who was killed by her ex-boyfriend on campus two years ago have reached a $13.5 million settlement with the university. University of Utah President Ruth Watkins said Thursday at a news conference that the college didn’t […]

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Salt Lake City to pay $6M to host vice presidential debate

Salt Lake City to pay $6M to host vice presidential debate

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The University of Utah is prepared to host the vice presidential debate Wednesday between Vice President Mike Pence and Sen. Kamala Harris, but some have questioned if the cost of the event was worth it. University spokesman Chris Nelson said the event is expected to […]

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Student death suspect pleads not guilty in child porn case

Student death suspect pleads not guilty in child porn case

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A tech worker accused of killing a Utah college student has pleaded not guilty to 19 felony counts linked to child pornography allegedly found on his computer. A judge entered the pleas to sexual exploitation of a minor charges Thursday on behalf of 32-year-old Ayoola […]

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University of Utah to halt in-person classes ahead of debate

University of Utah to halt in-person classes ahead of debate

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The University of Utah will stop in-person classes for two weeks as the state deals with a coronavirus spike shortly before a planned U.S. vice-presidential debate. Officials said Monday the temporary move to online remote learning comes as Utah during a surge that began after […]

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University of Utah pays $450K to stop cyberattack on servers

University of Utah pays $450K to stop cyberattack on servers

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The University of Utah says it paid extortionists almost half a million dollars after a ransomware attack on some of its computer servers. The college is telling students, staff and faculty to change their university passwords. The university says in a statement it paid $457,000 […]

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Utah homeowners group sorry about notice to remove BLM signs

Utah homeowners group sorry about notice to remove BLM signs

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah homeowners association apologized after asking residents to take down their Black Lives Matter signs. One of those residents was Dan Carlson, a professor at the University of Utah. He posted a photo on social media Tuesday of the notice that the Daybreak homeowners […]

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Utah cop accused of mishandling explicit images loses job

Utah cop accused of mishandling explicit images loses job

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A police officer accused of showing off explicit images of a University of Utah student while investigating an extortion case she filed before her 2018 death has lost his job. Officials said Friday that Officer Miguel Deras’ employment with the Logan City Police Department ended […]

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Probe: Police commented on explicit photo in extortion case

Probe: Police commented on explicit photo in extortion case

SALT LAKE TRIBUNE (AP) — An investigation found Wednesday that a group of University of Utah police officers made inappropriate comments about explicit photos of a student who had submitted the pictures as evidence in an extortion case shortly before her shooting death. The findings came after the Salt Lake […]

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