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University of Utah says car marked with N-word on MLK Day

University of Utah says car marked with N-word on MLK Day

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Multiple people are responsible for the writing of the N-word on a frosty car windshield shortly before Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations at the University of Utah and “appropriate actions” are being taken, school officials said Tuesday. Monday’s vandalism is not considered a criminal […]

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So-called conversion therapy banned in conservative Utah

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The discredited practice of conversion therapy for LGBTQ children is now banned in Utah, making it the 19th state and one of the most conservative to prohibit it. Supporters navigated a winding path to passage and some dissent remains, but barring it in Utah could […]

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Bean’s double-double helps Utah State overwhelm Air Force

Bean’s double-double helps Utah State overwhelm Air Force

LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Justin Bean scored 16 points with 13 rebounds and Sam Merrill scored 15 and Utah State beat Air Force 72-47 on Tuesday. Bean and Neemias Queta, scored 14, combined to shoot 11 of 15. Diogo Brito added 10 off the bench for the Aggies. Utah State […]

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So-called conversion therapy banned in conservative Utah

So-called conversion therapy banned in conservative Utah

 SALT LAKE CITY — (AP) — The discredited practice of conversion therapy for LGBTQ children is now banned in Utah, making it the 19th state and one of the most conservative to prohibit it. Supporters navigated a winding path to passage and some dissent remains, but barring it in Utah could […]

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$3M-plus bail for 3 Utah drug suspects arrested in Nevada

$3M-plus bail for 3 Utah drug suspects arrested in Nevada

WEST WENDOVER, Nev. (AP) — Three drug-trafficking suspects from Utah have been jailed in Nevada on bail set at more than $3 million each after a police officer says he spotted them near the state line transferring a bag between two vehicles, one that had been reported stolen. A drug-sniffing […]

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AG asks Arizona Supreme Court to stop new rideshare fees

AG asks Arizona Supreme Court to stop new rideshare fees

PHOENIX (AP) – The Arizona Attorney General’s Office has filed a special action with the state Supreme Court seeking to overturn the rideshare ordinance at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. State prosecutors also filed a request Tuesday with Arizona’s high court to stop the fees from going into effect on […]

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Ambersnail found in Arizona, Utah to lose endangered status

Ambersnail found in Arizona, Utah to lose endangered status

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — An amber-colored snail found in Arizona and Utah could be losing it status as an endangered species. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services wants to remove the Kanab ambersnail from the list of threatened and endangered species, saying it’s not a valid subspecies. […]

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Judge deals blow to woman charged for being topless at home

Judge deals blow to woman charged for being topless at home

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A judge refused to overturn part of Utah’s lewdness law Tuesday in a blow to a woman who’s fighting criminal charges after her stepchildren saw her topless in her own home. Judge Kara Pettit sided with prosecutors who argued that lewdness is commonly understood to […]

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At Sundance, an annual rebirth for American movies

NEW YORK (AP) — The Sundance Film Festival, coming at the start of a new movie calendar, is an annual rite of renewal. New movies. New filmmakers. New voices. And that feels especially welcome this year. Sundance always rolls around just as the worst movies are being dumped in theaters […]

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US: Endangered Fish on Upswing in Colorado River Basin

US: Endangered Fish on Upswing in Colorado River Basin

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — An endangered fish found in the Colorado River basin is on the upswing, federal officials said Tuesday as they proposed reclassifying the humpback chub as threatened. The fish that gets its name from a fleshy bump behind its head is one of four endangered fish that make their […]

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