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Endangered condor may have hatched in Zion National Park

Endangered condor may have hatched in Zion National Park

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — There’s likely a new baby condor at Zion National Park in southwest Utah. Park rangers said Thursday that they suspect a pair of endangered California condors has hatched their first egg because of behavior changes between the birds. They estimate the chick to be about […]

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Trial delayed for Utah man accused in opioid drug ring

Trial delayed for Utah man accused in opioid drug ring

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A federal judge is delaying the trial of a Utah man accused of running a multimillion operation selling powerful opioids disguised as prescription drugs. U.S. District Judge Dale Kimball decided Friday that the trial of Aaron Michael Shamo will begin Aug. 12 to give defense […]

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Probe faults city for how it communicated water problem

Probe faults city for how it communicated water problem

SANDY, Utah (AP) — An independent investigation has determined a Salt Lake City suburb violated technical notice rules and should have warned residents sooner when part of the city’s water system became contaminated. The Salt Lake Tribune reports a law firm examined the city of Sandy’s response when a pump failed tainting […]

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Parents of slain Utah student discuss daughter’s death

Parents of slain Utah student discuss daughter’s death

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The parents of a University of Utah student killed by her ex-boyfriend have said their formerly shy daughter was brimming with confidence and excited to graduate before she was fatally shot on campus last year. Jill and Matt McCluskey told the Deseret News newspaper in Salt Lake […]

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Utah gears up for more mosquitoes than usual this summer

Utah gears up for more mosquitoes than usual this summer

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — By the time lunchtime rolled around, Quinten Salt only had one vial of mosquito larvae in his pocket. That was a lower number than usual — but not surprising considering recent weather conditions. The wetter- and colder-than-usual spring has made it difficult for local mosquito […]

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30 dead deer found at Utah landfill starved, died of disease

30 dead deer found at Utah landfill starved, died of disease

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah officials have determined that more than 30 deer found near a landfill in northeastern Utah died from starvation, diseases and other causes. The Division of Wildlife Resources said Friday said officials found plastic bags and latex gloves in some of the deers’ remains but […]

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Montana shooting victim returning home a paraplegic

Montana shooting victim returning home a paraplegic

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A Montana man who was shot eight times during a shooting spree that killed another man and critically injured a highway patrol trooper is returning home this weekend. Casey Blanchard of Stevensville was treated at the University of Utah Hospital after being shot March 14 in […]

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Police confirm missing Utah girl’s body has been found

Police confirm missing Utah girl’s body has been found

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A body found after a five-day search is that of a 5-year-old girl taken from her home and killed by her uncle, Utah police confirmed on Thursday. Elizabeth “Lizzy” Shelley’s remains were located in a heavily wooded area less than a block from her home […]

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Study finds slight drop in 2019 Sundance attendance

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — An economic impact study estimates that attendance at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival saw a slight drop from the previous year. The study from Y2 Analytics released Wednesday says that nearly 122,000 people attended some part of the 11-day Utah event in 2019, down from […]

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Trump nominates former federal prosecutor for Utah judge

Trump nominates former federal prosecutor for Utah judge

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A former U.S. attorney for Utah has been nominated by President Donald Trump to become a federal judge. The White House announced Wednesday that former state prosecutor David Barlow was nominated to be a federal judge in Utah. Barlow previously served as general counsel to […]

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