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Businessman found guilty in fraud scheme with polygamists

Businessman found guilty in fraud scheme with polygamists

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A California businessman accused of helping a pair of Utah polygamists expand a biodiesel fraud scheme that ended up stealing nearly $500 million in government funds was found guilty Monday on 10 counts including money laundering and mail fraud. The verdict against gas station owner […]

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Utah tech firm settles over band’s pay for canceled event

Utah tech firm settles over band’s pay for canceled event

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah technology company settled a lawsuit with the booking agency for The Killers that disputed the agency’s contention the rock band should be paid for a scheduled show at the firm’s canceled conference. Qualtrics LLC did not disclose the terms of its settlement agreement […]

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Romney proposes $1,000 checks as some Utah restaurants close

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican Sen. Mitt Romney is proposing $1,000 checks for every American. This comes amid the shutdown of bars, restaurants and resorts in many places in the country, including some of Utah’s most popular areas. Salt Lake County restaurants will close to diners late Monday, though […]

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Donovan Mitchell says he still doesn’t even feel sick

Donovan Mitchell says he still doesn’t even feel sick

NEW YORK (AP)-All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell of the Utah Jazz says he showed no symptoms of being sick before testing positive for the coronavirus, and he continues to have no signs of illness since going into isolation. Mitchell, speaking to ABC’s “Good Morning America” in an interview broadcast Monday, also revealed that […]

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Utah tech giant sues band’s agency over postponed summit

Utah tech giant sues band’s agency over postponed summit

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah technology company has sued the booking agency for The Killers, claiming the rock band wants to be paid for a scheduled show at the firm’s annual conference which was canceled because of the coronavirus outbreak. Qualtrics LLC filed its lawsuit against Los Angeles-based […]

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Ex-Florida official defends Colorado ski closure complaint

DENVER (AP)-Colorado’s governor and a state lawmaker criticized a former Florida lieutenant governor who complained that his vacation was ruined when Vail closed its ski resort because of concerns about the coronavirus. Former lieutenant governor Jeff Kottkamp tweeted his displeasure Saturday after industry giants Vail Resorts and Alterra Mountain Company […]

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FILE - In this Saturday, March 14, 2020 file photo, a Transportation Security Administration agent hands a passport back to a traveler as she screens travelers, at a checkpoint inside an airline terminal at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York. The coronavirus pandemic that's caused many Americans to avoid airports has others booking spur-of-the moment trips at dirt-cheap ticket prices.  (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)

Cheap fares luring travelers to fly despite pandemic

(AP)-With the coronavirus pandemic escalating in the U.S. and overseas, Dylcia McBlackwell couldn’t justify taking a single spring vacation. Air fares were so cheap, she decided to book three. Now the 39-year-old food service worker from Chicago has tickets to fly to Denver to visit friends next month followed by […]

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9 more residents of Salt Lake County get virus, state says

9 more residents of Salt Lake County get virus, state says

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Nine more residents of Salt Lake County have contracted the new coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases in Utah’s most populated county to 14, health officials said Saturday. All of the new cases are linked to travel or contact with a person who has […]

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Vail, Alterra close 49 ski resorts amid virus outbreak

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — As ski resorts across the United States grappled with how to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus without having to close, industry giants Vail Resorts and Alterra Mountain Company decided Saturday they would shutter 49 of North America’s most well-known resorts. Vail Resorts said […]

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Ski Resorts Stay Open While Trying to Prevent Virus Spread

Ski Resorts Stay Open While Trying to Prevent Virus Spread

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Ski resorts in United States are grappling with how to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus as most planned to stay open as ski season nears an end. Some resorts are closing enclosed gondolas or aerial trams while others are encouraging skiers to ride […]

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