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Utah officer charged after allegedly ordering K9 to attack Black man who was surrendering
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A Salt Lake City police officer was charged Wednesday in connection with allegedly ordering a police dog to attack a Black man who was surrendering to police, on his knees with his hands in the air. Nickolas Pearce ...
Locksmith helps save Utah woman who wrote ‘911’ on her hand in a silent plea for help
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A woman being held in her Midway, Utah, home was rescued Friday after she wrote "911" on her hand to signal that she needed help. Wasatch County Sheriff's deputies were called to the home by a locksmith who'd been h...
Man pleads guilty to aggravated murder of University of Utah student in exchange for life sentence
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The man charged with killing University of Utah student Mackenzie Lueck pleaded guilty to aggravated murder and desecration of a human body Wednesday, according to Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill. The pl...
Prosecutors in Utah file drug trafficking charges against alleged ‘white supremacist gang’ members
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Federal prosecutors in Utah say 18 people associated with "white supremacist gangs" have been charged with trafficking in drugs and illegal possession of firearms. Virginia governor says Trump's rhetoric embolden...
Evacuations ordered in Colorado and Utah as crews battle new blazes
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Blazes roaring through Colorado and Utah have pushed people from their homes and caused damage that officials have not yet been able to assess. Two wildfires are believed to have broken out in Utah on Saturday, burn...
Why that viral Utah ad is so incredibly appealing
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On Tuesday morning, the two candidates running to be the next governor of Utah -- Spencer Cox, the Republican, and Chris Peterson, the Democrat --appeared in an ad together. Yes, you read that right. The Republican ...
University of Utah settles with family of murdered student Lauren McCluskey and renames its violence prevention center in her honor
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The University of Utah has settled two lawsuits with the parents of Lauren McCluskey, a 21-year-old student who was killed by an ex-boyfriend she had complained about to police more than 20 times. McCluskey's body w...
Utah sent every phone in the state an emergency alert warning about rapidly rising Covid-19 cases and overwhelmed hospitals
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The alarming alert was sent to everyone in Utah who had a phone capable of receiving one: the state has reached a record number of Covid-19 cases, and it was time to get serious. "State of Utah: COVID-19 is spreadin...
Football game between UCLA and Utah is postponed, bringing this weekend’s postponement tally to 15
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The college football season appears to be in disarray after a 15th Division I game, scheduled for this Saturday, was called off due to Covid-19. The game between Utah at UCLA is the latest to be canceled. The Pac-1...
Former NFL player and Republican unseats Democratic Utah Congressman Ben McAdams
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Republican and former NFL player Burgess Owens will defeat Democratic incumbent Rep. Ben McAdams in Utah's 4th Congressional District race, CNN projected Tuesday. McAdams' loss is at least the ninth one this month f...
Utah helicopter crew discovers mysterious metal monolith deep in the desert
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What started as routine wildlife assistance took an extraterrestrial turn for Utah's Department of Public Safety after officers stumbled upon a mysterious monolith in the middle of rural Utah. Officers from the Utah...
‘It’s working!’: Utah officials thrilled to see animals using highway wildlife overpass
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In an effort to reduce accidents involving wildlife on a busy highway, Utah officials got creative: they built a bridge. New video shows the plan has been a success. The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources built the...
A Colorado photographer said he watched the now-famous monolith in southeast Utah fall to the ground
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The mysterious monolith discovered last week in a Utah desert just disappeared -- but it wasn't taken by aliens or government conspiracies. It was moved by another phenomenon: TikTokers. Colorado adventure and outd...
Utah Sen. Mike Lee blocks votes to establish Smithsonian museums for Latinos and women
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Washington Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah on Thursday blocked consideration for legislation to establish a National Museum of the American Latino and an American Women's History Museum as part of the Smithsonian In...
Utah university board votes to drop ‘Dixie’ from name after recent grads worried it affected job prospects
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Dixie State University in Utah is considering a name change after a recent study found the school's name had negative connotations and affected students and alumni looking for job opportunities outside the state. T...
Utah State football game canceled after players reportedly vote not to play because of comments from university president
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Members of the Utah State football team unanimously voted Friday to not play in Saturday's game against Colorado State in Fort Collins, Colorado, according to a statement from the players given to digital sports net...