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• Saturday’s win showed BYU has work to do and short week to prepare for Houston

  12-10-2020 23:35
  
  “Love them up.”That’s the mentality the BYU football team is focusing on moving forward.The 14th-ranked Cougars know they didn’t give their best effort against UTSA on Saturday. In fact, most of BYU’s mistakes were self inflicted. But at the end of the day, the Cougars still came out with a win.And that’s what is centering the team as it prepares during a shortened week for the game at Houston on Friday.“I think a big thing with our team this year, [coac
  
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• Conductor Thierry Fischer will extend his Utah Symphony contract until 2023

  12-10-2020 23:07
  
  Thierry Fischer will take the podium at the Utah Symphony for longer than he once anticipated.Fischer, the symphony’s principal conductor and music director since 2009, has extended his contract one more year, to August 2023.Negotiations began earlier this year between the conductor and Utah Symphony | Utah Opera’s then-interim president, Patricia Richards, said USUO’s current president Steven Brosvik, who arrived at the job in August.Part of the reason is, yes, the COVID-19 pa
  
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• New freeway forces removal of iconic Layton water tank

  12-10-2020 23:03
  
  A $489 million project converting U.S. 89 into a freeway in Davis County led to removal of a longtime landmark on Monday — the old Layton water tank.“This water tank has probably been here since before I was born,” said Utah Senate President Stuart Adams, R-Layton. “Everyone asked where Layton was. If you came in on [highway] 89, you said, ‘Turn at the water tank.’”Layton Mayor Joy Petro said the tank “has been an iconic landmark here. This is kind
  
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• Utahns view Trump more favorably than Mike Lee or Mitt Romney

  12-10-2020 22:22
  
  President Donald Trump’s approval rating has crested above 50% in Utah. However, the state’s two Republican senators are struggling with how voters see them.A statewide survey from Y2 Analytics found that 53% of Utahns say they approve of the way that Trump is handling his job. That includes 37% who say they “strongly” approve and 15% who “somewhat” approve, while 48% of respondents say they disapprove of Trump, including 41% who say they feel “strongly&
  
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• Sen. Mike Lee says he’s symptom free of COVID-19, attends Supreme Court confirmation hearing

  12-10-2020 22:04
  
  Sen. Mike Lee — who tested positive for COVID-19 the same day as President Donald Trump — said Monday that he is symptom free and personally attended the confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett.“I feel great,” he said on KSL Radio shortly after the hearing began. “I was cleared by the Office of the Attending Physician this morning. Good as new, ready to go, and am excited for today’s hearing.”That led Senate Judiciary Committee C
  
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• RSL forward Sam Johnson sidelined following shooting at house party

  12-10-2020 22:03
  
  RSL forward Sam Johnson has been prohibited from engaging in any team activity following a shooting at a party at a house he owns in West Jordan.The party took place overnight on Oct. 3 to the early morning hours of Oct. 4 near 5600 West and Mirror Lake Drive. There were about 100 people at the home, according to West Jordan Police Department Sgt. J.C. Holt, when a gunshot was fired causing partygoers to scatter. Holt said he believes Johnson was not at the party when the shot was fired.Later, a
  
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• Astrid S. Tuminez: Utah’s universities need to better support Latino students

  12-10-2020 22:00
  
  As we mark Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15 to Oct. 15), we celebrate the rich culture of the Latino community and the many significant contributions made to this country by Hispanic Americans, including such luminaries as architect Joseph Phillip Martinez, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor and actor and playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda. Historically, Hispanic Americans have a well-documented track record of contributing to American culture and the economy.At Utah Valley University, we are ded
  
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• Utah coronavirus cases up 988 Monday; strain on hospitals remains high

  12-10-2020 21:10
  
  With 988 new coronavirus cases reported on Monday, Utah’s rate of new diagnoses declined slightly amid a testing lull — but the strain on Utah hospitals remained as high as ever.The Utah Department of Health on Monday reported a seven-day average of 1.145 new positive test results per day — below Sunday’s rate of 1,161, but far above the state’s goal to keep weeklong averages to fewer than 400 new cases per day.Utah’s death toll from the coronavirus stood at 5
  
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• Utes wide receiver Jaylen Dixon enters NCAA Transfer Portal

  12-10-2020 21:04
  
  A deep stable of pass-catching options at the University of Utah is now smaller by one.Jaylen Dixon, a redshirt junior slot receiver, announced Monday afternoon he has entered his name into the NCAA Transfer Portal. A three-star recruit in Utah’s 2017 recruiting class, Dixon took a redshirt in 2017, then caught 56 passes for 932 passes and three touchdowns across the 2018 and 2019 seasons.The return of a healthy Britain Covey to Utah’s offense may have helped fuel Dixon’s depar
  
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• Utah football’s three-way QB competition enters second week

  12-10-2020 19:43
  
  Two facts back up any argument that Jake Bentley will be the starting quarterback at the University of Utah this fall.Any graduate transfer with one year of eligibility is going to choose his next destination based on how likely it is that he’ll get to play. In this case, Bentley is a graduate-transfer quarterback from the University of South Carolina.Furthermore, Bentley started 33 games across four seasons for an SEC program. That is 33 more than either of his fellow-competitors, redshir
  
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• Gordon Monson: Here’s a champion we should all emulate

  12-10-2020 19:07
  
  Out of the din, out of the fog, out of the noise, here’s a heads up, a clarion call, a positive moment to note.At long last.One that is worth paying close attention to and emulating — for people from all walks of life, be it politics, business, social media, sports, whatever, wherever, so many of whom have too few good examples to follow, too few lights to guide them, too few markers by and from which to be properly directed and taught.Indeed, it’s too often a cold, cruel, clas
  
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• As Utah ballots arrive in mailboxes this week, officials urge returning them early

  12-10-2020 18:45
  
  Utah voters will begin receiving ballots in the mail this week as election officials make two special requests: please vote early, and vote by mail instead of waiting to come to an in-person election center on Nov. 3, Election Day.“I’ve been inundated with questions from voters about where their ballots are,” says Salt Lake County Clerk Sherrie Swensen. “But the state doesn’t allow us to mail any earlier than 21 days before Election Day” — so they are be
  
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• Why we are raising money to get reports on Utah’s ‘troubled teen’ treatment centers

  12-10-2020 18:44
  
  I’ve spent a year looking into the “troubled teen” treatment centers scattered throughout our state, and I’ve run into the same problem repeatedly — records that should be easy to get are not.I’m talking about state reports in which investigators found abuse or neglect. I’m talking about the basic inspections.Utah’s Department of Human Services has them and agrees they are public documents. But to get them, they are requiring that we pay redaction
  
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• Conservative Utah leaders voice support for climate action

  12-10-2020 18:20
  
  More than 100 state leaders from across the political spectrum gathered virtually Wednesday morning to sign, what they are calling, the first-ever Utah Climate and Clean Air Compact — urging the state to become a national leader on climate action.The compact calls on state and local leaders — as well as all Utahns — to adopt the seven major recommendations laid out in the Utah Roadmap, a report commissioned by the state Legislature that recommends seven ‘mileposts’
  
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• Watch live: Health care is focus as Barrett Supreme Court hearing opens

  12-10-2020 18:05
  
  Washington • Senate Democrats branded Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett a threat to Americans' health care during the coronavirus pandemic Monday at the start of a fast-tracked hearing that Republicans are confident will end with Barrett’s confirmation to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg before Election Day.In a competing effort to approvingly define the 48-year-old Barrett, who sat silent and wearing a face mask, Republican senators called P
  
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• Body found in Payson Canyon may be of missing hiker

  12-10-2020 16:42
  
  A body recovered from Payson Canyon is believed to be that of a Payson man who has been missing since Sept. 30.Detective from the Utah County Sheriff’s Office recovered the body near the Grotto at Payson Canyon on Sunday night, the sheriff’s office reported on its social media. The office’s search and rescue team brought the body down from the mountain using a technical rigging system.Sheriff’s deputies say they believe the body is that of Craig Edwin Nielsen, 48, of Pays
  
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• Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing opens

  12-10-2020 16:13
  
  Washington • Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing began Monday as the Republican-led Senate charged ahead to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg with President Donald Trump’s pick and cement the conservative court majority before Election Day.Barring a dramatic development, Republicans appear to have the votes to confirm the 48-year-old conservative appellate judge to a lifetime seat on the Supreme Court.The Senate Judiciary Committee, meeting on a fed
  
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• Sen. Mike Lee says he’s cured of COVID-19, attends Supreme Court confirmation hearing

  12-10-2020 16:08
  
  Sen. Mike Lee — who tested positive for COVID-19 the same day as President Donald Trump — said Monday that he is cured and personally attended the confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett.“I feel great,” he said on KSL Radio shortly after the hearing began. “I was cleared by the Office of the Attending Physician this morning. Good as new, ready to go, and am excited for today’s hearing.”That led Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman
  
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• Utah man caught with 20 Burmese pythons in his home

  12-10-2020 16:06
  
  A Holladay man has been arrested and is facing charges after animal-control officers found 20 Burmese pythons roaming around his residence.According to a probable cause statement filed by a Unified police officer, the man, 64, sold a baby python — which is considered an exotic animal — to an undercover officer. After the sale, Salt Lake County Animal Services verified that the man had no permits for either exotic or dangerous animals since 2017.Officers served a search warrant Friday
  
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• Watch live: Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing opens

  12-10-2020 15:31
  
  Washington • Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing began Monday as the Republican-led Senate charged ahead to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg with President Donald Trump’s pick and cement the conservative court majority before Election Day.Barring a dramatic development, Republicans appear to have the votes to confirm the 48-year-old conservative appellate judge to a lifetime seat on the Supreme Court.The Senate Judiciary Committee, meeting on a fed
  
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• Who is Levi Sap Nei Thang and why is she buying up hundreds of oil and gas leases in Utah and across the West?

  12-10-2020 14:15
  
  The federal government recently finished a series of rather standard auctions for new oil and gas leases in Utah and nearby states. And one glaring thing stood out.Most of the parcels offered, including 16 of the 22 in Utah, were bought by a self-described humanitarian, entrepreneur and author from Myanmar.Levi Sap Nei Thang has no known history in the energy business, although she has seen success developing fragrances and designing handbags, according to her website. Despite her lack of experi
  
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• Some Utahns refuse to get tested for COVID-19 — including a state lawmaker. Health officials are worried.

  12-10-2020 14:00
  
  On social media, in rallies and at campuses across the state, growing groups of Utahns are declaring that they won’t get tested for COVID-19 — even if they have symptoms.Some say they don’t want to contribute to the rising numbers that could push their schools to close. Others don’t want to be forced to quarantine for two weeks. A few suggest the results wouldn’t be accurate anyway and insist the severity of the pandemic is a hoax. And one state lawmaker is refusing
  
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• Robert Gehrke: This big change to Utah’s ballot should lead to more thoughtful voters

  12-10-2020 14:00
  
  Your 2020 ballot should show up in your mailbox sometime this week and it is going to be a little different than in years past — look for the big change right at the top.Gone completely is the first section of the old ballots, the one that lets voters fill in a single bubble and vote a straight-party ticket, casting a vote for every Republican or Democrat or Libertarian or whatever party listed.It took Rep. Patrice Arent, D-Millcreek, nearly eight years, but she finally passed HB70 earlier
  
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• Letter: Decrease prison populations

  12-10-2020 13:00
  
  We all have some idea of what prisons are like: cramped bodies forced into too-small cells and massive bunk rooms filled with hundreds of people stacked two and three high. Overcrowded yards are the only exercise most get.As we collectively learn about COVID-19, we should all be seeing red flags in the prison system. But it is even worse than the obvious overcrowding and inability to socially distance. In prison systems all across the country, there have been reports of even the barest precautio
  
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• Letter: What if politicians donated as much as they spent?

  12-10-2020 05:30
  
  Wouldn’t it be nice if every dollar of political advertising spent had to be matched by a dollar donated to the Utah Food Bank, Head Start, the YWCA or any other worthy charitable organization founded to provide assistance to the underserved populations in Utah?Jonathan C. Seegmiller, Salt Lake CitySubmit a letter to the editor
  
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• Senators weigh COVID risk for Barrett Supreme Court hearing

  12-10-2020 04:49
  
  Washington • Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett vows to be a justice “fearless of criticism” as the split Senate charges ahead with confirmation hearings on President Donald Trump’s pick to cement a conservative court majority before Election Day.Barrett, a federal appeals court judge, draws on faith and family in her prepared opening remarks for the hearings, which begin Monday as the country is in the grips of the coronavirus pandemic. She says courts “should
  
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• Utah Jazz mailbag: Draft prospects the fans have their eyes on

  12-10-2020 04:45
  
  Arizona guard Josh Green (0) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Oregon Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020, in Tucson, Ariz.| Rick Scuteri, Associated PressSALT LAKE CITY — As the NBA Finals wrap up, the league turns its full attention to the upcoming draft, scheduled for Nov. 18.
  But the Utah Jazz have been out of the playoffs for a few weeks, giving fans plenty of time to scour draft boards and cultivate a list of favorites that they hope the Jazz are able to pick up with
  
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• Los Angeles Lakers run past Miami Heat for 17th NBA championship

  12-10-2020 04:34
  
  Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James (23) celebrates with his teammates after the Lakers defeated the Miami Heat 106-93 in Game 6 of basketball’s NBA Finals Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.| Mark J. Terrill, Associated Press LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — The ultimate anguish. The ultimate joy.
  This season, for LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers, had it all. And it ended in the only fashion that they deemed would be acceptable, with them back atop the basketbal
  
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• Lakers rout Heat in Game 6 to claim their 17th NBA championship

  12-10-2020 04:20
  
  Lake Buena Vista, Fla. • The ultimate anguish. The ultimate joy.This season, for LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers, had it all. And it ended in the only fashion that they deemed would be acceptable, with them back atop the basketball world.For the first time since Kobe Bryant’s fifth and final title a decade ago, the Lakers are NBA champions. James had 28 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists, and the Lakers beat the Miami Heat 106-93 on Sunday night to win the NBA Finals in six ga
  
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• Letter: Kaysville doesn’t need fiber internet

  12-10-2020 03:30
  
  Kaysville fiber proponents brag about offering gigabit speeds that are crazy fast — the Ferrari of the internet world. It’s the kind of thing that gets a lot of attention. Most Kaysville residents and business owners don’t need a Ferrari — who does? Indeed, Netflix recommends only 5 Mbs for HD streaming, and Zoom recommends only 4 Mbs. No matter how many people you have in your house, you don’t need gigabit speeds to do multiple routine things. Yes, fiber is fast, b
  
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• Thiesmann impressed by Washington QB Alex Smith’s remarkable comeback after breaking his leg

  12-10-2020 03:24
  
  Joe Thiesmann didn’t cringe, but he was curious to see how Alex Smith would react to getting hit.After entering an NFL game for the first time since breaking his right leg in gruesome fashion 23 months ago, Smith didn’t have to wait long. He absorbed two sacks from Aaron Donald, got up each time and finished the game that Washington lost 30-10 to the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday.Smith completed his remarkable comeback 693 days after a broken tibia and fibula, 17 surgeries and a life-th
  
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• Dak Prescott has gruesome injury, Cowboys rally to beat Giants

  12-10-2020 03:13
  
  Arlington, Texas • After Dak Prescott’s season ended on a gruesome ankle injury, his running mate for all five of their seasons with the Dallas Cowboys had a hard time getting through the postgame interview.Ezekiel Elliott sounded crushed, even after backup Andy Dalton led a drive to Greg Zuerlein’s second game-ending field goal of the season as the Cowboys rallied twice in a 37-34 victory over the winless New York Giants on Sunday.“I can’t even think right right now
  
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• Security guard jailed in deadly shooting at Denver protests

  12-10-2020 02:04
  
  Denver • A private security guard working for a local TV station was jailed for investigation of first-degree murder in the deadly shooting of another man during dueling right- and left-wing protests in downtown Denver, police said Sunday.Matthew Dolloff, 30, was taken into custody in connection with a clash that took place Saturday afternoon in Civic Center Park.A man participating in what was billed a “Patriot Rally” slapped and sprayed Mace at a man who appeared to be Dolloff
  
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• Letter: We must modernize mental illness treatment

  12-10-2020 01:30
  
  I’d like to share my experience with mental illness in response to the article “Police shooting of boy with autism in Salt Lake City leads to calls for more crisis intervention teams.” In 2017, I experienced a psychotic break. It took nine months from onset to be diagnosed with bipolar 1 disorder. Without belaboring the details, I experienced visual and auditory hallucinations and panic attacks nonstop for three months of that period, and I would not let anyone take my car keys
  
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