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Registered nurse Sophie Woodbury, left, poses for a photo with state epidemiologist Dr. Angela Dunn, and fellow registered nurses Monte Roberts, Amanda Vicchrilli, William Brunt and Julie Nelson at LDS Hospital in Salt Lake city on on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020. Woodbury, Roberts, Vicchrilli and Burnt were vaccinated for the coronavirus by Nelson. (Jeffrey D. Allred/The Deseret News via AP)

Report: More Women in Utah Leaving Health Care Industry

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A newly released report by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has shown more women in the health care industry are leaving the profession as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Women lost more than 1.5 million health care jobs across the nation in April […]

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Yosemite climbers face new obstacle: overnight permits

LOS ANGELES — Climbing El Capitan and the famous big walls of Yosemite National Park got a bit harder Friday. The park added red tape to cut through before climbers can begin the physically grueling and mentally demanding feat of inching up vertical granite walls that take days to conquer […]

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Swastika Found Scratched Into Salt Lake City Jewish Center

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A swastika was found scratched into the door of a Jewish community center in Salt Lake City Sunday morning. Salt Lake City police received a call reporting the vandalism at the Chabad Jewish Community Center Synagogue around 8:30 a.m., according to the department. In a […]

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Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox speaks during a COVID-19 briefing at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. Cox unveiled a plan Friday to ramp up Utah's COVID-19 vaccine distribution as the state sees a post-holiday surge in new cases. Cox, a Republican, said he will issue an executive order requiring facilities to allocate their doses the week they are received and have local health departments manage distribution, with an expectation of administering 50,000 doses a week. (Jeffrey D. Allred/Deseret News, via AP, Pool)

Utah to Consider School Mask Prohibition in Special Session

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox called on state lawmakers Monday to convene for a special session this week to consider bills involving allocating federal coronavirus relief funds and a prohibition on mask requirements in schools. Cox said two of the more contentious proposed measures will not be considered […]

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FILE - In this Feb. 19, 2021, file photo, firearms are displayed at a gun shop in Salem, Ore. The first legal test of whether a wave of U.S. counties can legally declare themselves "Second Amendment Sanctuaries," and refuse to enforce certain gun laws is playing out in a rural Oregon logging county. The measure Columbia County voters narrowly approved last year bans local officials from enforcing most federal and state gun laws, which includes things like universal background checks or any prohibition on carrying guns. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky, File)

Second Amendment Sanctuaries Facing 1st Court Test in Oregon

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The first court test of whether local governments can ban police from enforcing certain gun laws is playing out in a rural Oregon county, one of a wave of U.S. counties declaring itself a Second Amendment sanctuary. The measure that voters in the logging area of […]

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Salt Lake City K-9 Officer Charged in Second Biting Incident

Salt Lake City K-9 Officer Charged in Second Biting Incident

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (AP) — A Salt Lake police K-9 officer already facing a criminal charge accusing him of releasing his dog on a Black man who was kneeling in his yard with his hands up has been charged in connection with a second biting incident. The Salt Lake […]

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Crash Near Deer Creek Reservoir

Crash Near Deer Creek Reservoir

WASATCH COUNTY, Utah-Saturday, UDOT reported a crash at milepost 20 on U.S. Highway 189 at Deer Creek Reservoir at 1:28 pm. The estimated clearance time is 2:30 pm. More information is available at udottraffic.utah.gov or on the UDOT app. CrashUS 189 at MP 20 (Deer Creek Reservoir) Wasatch Co.Est. Clearance […]

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Salt Lake City Police Warns of Guns Found in Carry-On Bags

Salt Lake City Police Warns of Guns Found in Carry-On Bags

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (AP) — Salt Lake City Police are asking travelers to check carry-on bags before coming to the airport after several guns were found at the security checkpoint. In April, Transportation Security Agency officers found four guns in travelers’ bags on a single morning, KUTV reported. “We’re […]

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Navajos Say New Arizona Restrictions Will Complicate Voting

Navajos Say New Arizona Restrictions Will Complicate Voting

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona Republicans say the voter restrictions they’re pushing after President Joe Biden’s win in the state last year are designed to strengthen the integrity of future elections. To some, the changes will make voting more difficult than it already is. The bills, some signed into law this past […]

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Lab technician Derek Richins mixes wool from 16 bales, from the same farm, to ensure a random selection at Wasatch Wool Laboratories in Midvale, Utah, on Tuesday, April 27, 2021. (Kristin Murphy/The Deseret News via AP)

Utah Hosts Nation’s Only Commercial Wool Testing Lab

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — When covid-19 swept into the United States last year, the domestic supply chain for food and all manner of products took a tectonic hit, underscoring just how vulnerable the country is when it comes to getting goods to market. Some of those most hardest hit […]

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