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Navajo Nation to create its own managed health care entity

Navajo Nation to create its own managed health care entity

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP)-The Navajo Nation says it is seeking to become one of the first Native American tribes to create its own managed health care entity. The tribe recently announced it plans to contract with Molina Healthcare to work toward a managed health care offering under New Mexico’s Centennial Care […]

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$1.5M agreement permanently keeps Utah trail open to hikers

$1.5M agreement permanently keeps Utah trail open to hikers

ZION NATIONAL PARK, Utah (AP)-A Utah farming family has reached an agreement with land officials allowing permanent access to a portion of private land along a trail bordering Zion National Park. The Salt Lake Tribune reported Tuesday that the Bulloch family owns about a mile stretch of the 16-miles Zion Narrows […]

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Mitchell keys game-ending run as Jazz top Magic 109-102

Mitchell keys game-ending run as Jazz top Magic 109-102

SALT LAKE CITY (AP)-Donovan Mitchell scored 30 points, including eight down the stretch as the Utah Jazz closed the game with a 19-5 run for a 109-102 win over the Orlando Magic. With the 15-11 Jazz trailing 97-90, Mitchell awoke a moribund offense and energized the crowd with a highlight-reel […]

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Navajo Nation to create its own managed healthcare entity

Navajo Nation to create its own managed healthcare entity

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP)-The Navajo Nation says it is seeking to become one of the first Native American tribes to create it’s own managed healthcare entity. The tribe recently announced it plans to contract with Molina Healthcare to work toward a managed healthcare offering under New Mexico’s Centennial Care Medicaid program. […]

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Harding propels Weber State past Bethesda 109-62

Harding propels Weber State past Bethesda 109-62

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Jerrick Harding tossed in 22 points and Weber State rolled to a 109-62 victory over Bethesda on Tuesday night. Harding hit 4 of 6 from 3-point range and all five of his shots inside the arc for the Wildcats (4-6). Cody John added 17 points, while […]

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Note says wife didn’t kill man found in Utah freezer

Note says wife didn’t kill man found in Utah freezer

SALT LAKE CITY (AP)-Utah authorities have found a notarized letter in an apartment that they believe was written by a man whose body had been in a freezer for a decade. Police say the note discovered Monday says his wife didn’t kill him. The body of the 69-year-old man was discovered […]

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High school graduation rate in Utah has increased to 87.4%

SALT LAKE CITY (AP)-A new report says the high school graduation rate in Utah this year has increased for the seventh consecutive year. The state Board of Education has released data Monday stating that 43,500 students graduated from district and charter high schools representing about 90% who entered as freshmen […]

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Interior Department, states appeal sage grouse ruling

Interior Department, states appeal sage grouse ruling

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP)-The Interior Department, Idaho and Wyoming are appealing a court ruling that halted a Trump administration plan to ease land-use restrictions that protect struggling sage grouse. The notices filed Monday say the agency and states will seek a review by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals of […]

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Whistleblower questions Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints’ use of member donations

Whistleblower questions Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints’ use of member donations

SALT LAKE CITY (AP)-The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is defending how it uses and invests member donations after a former church employee alleged in a complaint to the Internal Revenue Service that the faith had improperly built a $100 billion investment portfolio using member donations that are […]

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Utah man who shot at snowplow truck after crash charged

Utah man who shot at snowplow truck after crash charged

SALT LAKE CITY (AP)-A Salt Lake City man faces criminal charges for shooting at a stolen truck fitted with a snowplow after it crashed into his SUV. At least one shot fired by 55-year-old Jon Michael Clara on Nov. 23  struck a family’s car, passing between those inside but shattering […]

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