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Court docs: 2 held in Seattle woman’s slaying skip bond

DALLAS (AP) — Two women charged with murder and evidence tampering in the 2020 slaying in Texas of a Seattle woman have cut off their ankle monitors and fled while free on bond, a court filing said. Nina Marano, 50, and her wife, Lisa Dykes, 58, were free on their […]

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Hunters kill 20 Yellowstone wolves that roamed out of park

Hunters kill 20 Yellowstone wolves that roamed out of park

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Twenty of Yellowstone National Park’s renowned gray wolves roamed from the park and were shot by hunters in recent months — the most killed by hunting in a single season since the predators were reintroduced to the region more than 25 years ago, according to park […]

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Heber Light & Power Customers Are Experiencing Outages This Morning

Heber Light & Power Customers Are Experiencing Outages This Morning

HEBER CITY, Utah- 8:34 am The Heber City-based utility confirms power has been restored. Power has been restored. — Heber Light & Power (@heberutahpower) January 6, 2022   7:43 am Thursday morning, Heber Light & Power has announced 24 customers are experiencing a power outage. Power is out to 24 […]

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Navajo leader OKs $557M in virus relief funds for members

Navajo leader OKs $557M in virus relief funds for members

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Navajo President Jonathan Nez has signed legislation to provide $557 million in hardship assistance to tribal members amid the coronavirus pandemic. Nez approved the bill late Tuesday to send $2,000 checks to adult tribal members and $600 for each child using federal virus relief funding. […]

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Sundance cancels in-person film festival due to virus surge

NEW YORK (AP) — Just two weeks before it was slated for Park City, Utah, the Sundance Film Festival is canceling its in-person festival and reverting to an entirely virtual edition due to the current coronavirus surge. Wednesday, festival organizers announced the festival will start as scheduled on Jan. 20 but […]

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UDOT Reports Crash On SR 32

UDOT Reports Crash On SR 32

WASATCH COUNTY, Utah-UDOT reported a crash Wednesday afternoon at 12:53 pm at milepost 2 on SR 32 two miles east of US 40. CrashSR 32 at MP 2 (2 Mi E of US-40) Wasatch Co.Est. Clearance Time: 2:00 PMFor updates: https://t.co/jaVMw7vcLm — UDOT Traffic (@UDOTTRAFFIC) January 5, 2022 The estimated […]

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US hospitals seeing different kind of COVID surge this time

US hospitals seeing different kind of COVID surge this time

Hospitals across the U.S. are feeling the wrath of the omicron variant and getting thrown into disarray that is different from earlier COVID-19 surges. This time, they are dealing with serious staff shortages because so many health care workers are getting sick with the fast-spreading variant. People are showing up at emergency rooms in […]

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Dave Bateman, CEO of Entrata, speaks during StartFEST at the Covey Center for the Arts in Provo on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015. Bateman, a Utah tech company founder and onetime prominent figure in state Republican politics, is facing calls to step down after he sent an email screed to a several fellow executives outlining an antisemitic vaccination conspiracy theory.   (Stacie Scott/The Deseret News via AP)

Tech founder called on to step down after antisemitic email

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah tech company founder and onetime prominent figure in state Republican politics is facing calls to step down after he sent an email screed to a several fellow executives outlining an antisemitic vaccination conspiracy theory. David Bateman, founder and board chair of the company […]

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Salt Lake City Council Member Amy Fowler, says a few words during the swearing in ceremony, on Monday, Jan. 3, 2022. Salt Lake City has sworn in a historic new city council where the majority of members identify as LGBTQ, and most are people of color. (Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)

Historic Salt Lake City council majority LGBTQ, people of color

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake City has sworn in a historic new city council where the majority of members identify as LGBTQ, and most are people of color. Councilwoman Victoria Petro-Eschler said Monday the makeup of the seven-member council is not just a “demographic novelty,” in conservative Utah, […]

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Winter Weather Advisory

Winter Weather Advisory

Winter Weather Advisory issued January 06 at 4:​39​AM MST until January 06 at 5:​00​AM MST by NWS Saltlake …WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING… Snow will continue to decrease across the Cache Valley and Wasatch Back this morning, while trending towards rain in some […]

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