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Wasatch County Moves To Moderate level of Transmission

Wasatch County Moves To Moderate level of Transmission

SALT LAKE CITY-Thursday, Wasatch County was moved to the moderate level of transmission under the Utah Department of Health’s covid-19 standards. This is an enhancement from the county’s previous level of high transmission. Here is the Utah data compared to the Wasatch County data per Thursday’s report. Utah recovery percentage: […]

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Wednesday covid report for Utah and Wasatch County

Wednesday covid report for Utah and Wasatch County

SALT LAKE CITY-Here are the covid stats for Utah and Wasatch County that have been updated for Wednesday. Utah recovery percentage: 95.3 [95.26] percent (355,033-372,708) Wasatch County recovery percentage: 95.6 [95.58] percent (4,160-4,352) Utah active case percentage: 4.2 [4.217] percent (15,720-372,708) Wasatch County active case percentage: 3.95 percent (172-4,352) Utah […]

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Utah nears new teen treatment rules Paris Hilton supported

Utah nears new teen treatment rules Paris Hilton supported

SALT LAKE CITY — Legislation seeking to regulate Utah’s troubled teen industry has gained final approval in the House and is headed to the governor for consideration, weeks after Paris Hilton gave emotional testimony in support of the bill. The proposal would require more government oversight of youth residential treatment […]

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A proposed ban on transgender athletes playing female school sports in Utah would affect transgender girls like this 12-year-old swimmer seen at a pool in Utah on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. She and her family spoke with The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity to avoid outing her publicly. She cried when she heard about the proposal that would ban transgender girls from competing on girls’ sports teams in public high schools, which would separate her from her friends. She’s far from the tallest girl on her team, and has worked hard to improve her times but is not a dominant swimmer in her age group, her coach said. “Other than body parts I’ve been a girl my whole life,” she said. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Lawmakers can’t cite local examples of trans girls in sports

Legislators in more than 20 states have introduced bills this year that would ban transgender girls from competing on girls’ sports teams in public high schools. Yet in almost every case, sponsors cannot cite a single instance in their own state or region where such participation has caused problems. The […]

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Watered-Down Dixie State Name Change Bill Passes Utah Senate

Watered-Down Dixie State Name Change Bill Passes Utah Senate

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A watered-down version of a bill that would start a process for Dixie State University to change its name passed in the GOP-dominated Utah Senate Wednesday after an unusual public disagreement between the state’s legislative bodies. A panel of senators approved a new version of the bill […]

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Utah Legislative Committee Advances Bail Reform Repeal Bill

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah legislative committee has advanced a bill to repeal most of a recently passed law that requires judges to release people accused of low-level crimes with the least restrictive condition appropriate to their case. The Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee on Tuesday voted 4-3 […]

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Tuesday covid-19 report for Utah and Wasatch County

Tuesday covid-19 report for Utah and Wasatch County

SALT LAKE CITY-Here are Tuesday’s covid-19 statistics for Utah and Wasatch County. Utah recovery percentage: 95.1 [95.09] percent (353,737-371,979) Wasatch County recovery percentage: 95.5 [95.46] percent (4,145-4,342) Utah active case percentage: 4.4 percent (16,293-371,979) Wasatch County active case percentage: 4.1 [4.07] percent (177-4,342) Utah death percentage: 0.52 percent (1,949-371,979) Wasatch […]

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Police Investigating Fatal Shooting of Store Owner in Ogden

Police Investigating Fatal Shooting of Store Owner in Ogden

OGDEN, UTAH (AP) — A police investigation has been launched in Utah after a grocery store owner in Ogden was fatally shot at his business on Sunday, authorities said. Ogden Police Lt. Brian Eynon said Monday that the suspected shooter entered the Super Grocery around 11:50 p.m. and talked to 65-year-old store owner […]

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Judge: Utah Schools Don’t Need to Offer Girls’ Football

Judge: Utah Schools Don’t Need to Offer Girls’ Football

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah girl whose football skills won her fame online has lost her court bid to have school districts create football teams for girls. A federal judge ruled against Sam Gordon on Monday, finding that Utah school districts aren’t legally required to create a separate […]

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Romney knocked unconscious in fall, but ‘doing better’

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Mitt Romney said Monday that he was knocked unconscious in a fall over the weekend, but he was “doing better.” The Utah Republican said the accident happened when he was spending time with his grandchildren in Boston. He told reporters he was taken to a hospital […]

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