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• 17-year old charged with first-degree murder in Tanner Park shooting

  29-10-2020 23:32
  
  A 17-year old boy is being charged as an adult for allegedly fatally shooting a man and injuring two other people after a drug deal went wrong at Tanner Park earlier this month.Andrew Whatcott has been charged with first-degree murder for the death of Domnyk Marez, according to court documents filed Thursday in 3rd District Court.Salt Lake City officers were called to the park, near Parleys Canyon at 2695 E. Heritage Way, around 4 p.m. on Oct. 18 on a report that three people had been shot. They
  
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• Hear about this week’s top Utah stories on Behind the Headlines

  29-10-2020 23:30
  
  In this week’s Utah news:With Utah reporting 1,837 new coronavirus cases and hospitalizations reaching a new record high Thursday, Gov. Gary Herbert declared that “the time for talk is over — it’s time for action.” But that action isn’t coming from the Utah Capitol. Herbert said local governments will have to decide whether to enforce the mask orders and gathering restrictions that are in effect in almost every county — rules that many Utahns have defied
  
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• New Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith went to BYU, and someone created a jersey combining the two

  29-10-2020 22:58
  
  Ryan Smith, CEO of Qualtrics, speaks at a press conference announcing Smith’s purchase of the Utah Jazz from Gail Miller at Vivint SmartHome Arena in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020. | Melissa MajchrzakA sector of sports fans loves to create jersey concepts, and after it was announced Wednesday that BYU grad Ryan Smith will become the majority owner of the Utah Jazz, a Twitter user created a concept combining the Cougars and the Jazz.
  @volcoug, a Tennessee Volunteers fan who be
  
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• Adam Reiser: Republicans should beware of swinging the pendulum too far right

  29-10-2020 22:58
  
  “Pendulum politics” is a term that describes American government. Its parents are separation of powers and checks and balances. Its progeny is moderation.American government is wisely designed to ensure that the country does not veer too far left or too far right for too long a time. If ever it tries, it inevitably, like a pendulum, swings back the other direction. The consequence is that hyper-partisan legislative behavior is unsustainable; politically extreme moves are promptly und
  
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• Lisa Adams: Kindness counts when picking a president

  29-10-2020 22:57
  
  Because kindness counts, I will be voting for Joe Biden.In the fall of 2009, our son, William, was working as a page in the United States Senate, when he met Vice President Biden.Senate pages spend long days sitting on the steps of the Senate chamber rostrum, waiting to be summoned by a senator to deliver a note or run an errand. The pages prepare the chamber in advance and clean up after. They are the first people there, and the last to leave.When the Senate is in session, the pages put in very
  
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• Jonathan M. Ruga: When it comes to his nonprofit, Burgess Owens hasn’t been open with voters

  29-10-2020 22:57
  
  By all measures, and no matter who you are supporting, this election is critical to the future of our country and of Utah. Voters are already returning ballots in large numbers – and that’s a good thing.In Utah’s 4th Congressional District, Burgess Owens is challenging Rep. Ben McAdams. As it is the only competitive congressional race in our state, most Utahns have seen and heard something about the two candidates. However, with less than a week left until Election Day, we feel
  
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• Jana Riess: Sen. Mike Lee is just one example. Latter-day Saint men still like Donald Trump.

  29-10-2020 22:41
  
  On Wednesday, Sen. Mike Lee, a Latter-day Saint from Utah, outraged many when he compared President Donald Trump to a righteous military hero from the Book of Mormon.“To my Mormon friends, my Latter-day Saint friends, think of him as Captain Moroni,” Lee told rallygoers in Arizona. He also stated that the president “seeks not the praise of the world” and wants only “the well-being and peace of the American people.”Lee’s comments were problematic for anyo
  
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• At Utah’s old prison site, the public wants parks, transit and housing

  29-10-2020 22:26
  
  Utahns want the state prison site in Draper transformed into a vibrant community that generates jobs and offers access to mass transit and new parks and trails.Newly released survey findings on the Point of the Mountain also indicate residents want the 700 acres of soon-to-be-vacated land to be developed in a sustainable way that doesn’t worsen air pollution.In mid-September, state officials announced they were stepping up planning for what may be the most valuable piece of real estate in
  
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• EPA guts plan that would have slashed pollution from Utah coal plants

  29-10-2020 22:04
  
  Federal environmental officials have approved Utah’s new plan for limiting coal-fired power plant emissions to address “regional” haze marring the state’s famous national parks, although environmentalists say it’s a step backward when it comes to improving air quality.The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s decision, announced Wednesday, applies to PacificCorp’s Hunter and Huntington power plants in Emery County. The revised emission-reduction plan cr
  
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• Bob Rees and Clifton Jolley: When does it matter what a person says?

  29-10-2020 22:01
  
  “Many people … say they can’t vote for a man who says the things President Trump has said. I understand these concerns. Indeed, I share many of them. But it also has been taught that actions speak louder than words. And when we look at what President Trump has actually done … his record is strong.”— Sen. Mike Lee, quoted in the Deseret News, Oct. 25“Three weeks [into his presidency] and Joe’s shot.”— President Donald Trump, Oct. 27We&
  
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• Pac-12 releases weekly men’s hoops matchups, Utah opens Dec. 3 vs. Washington

  29-10-2020 21:35
  
  The University of Utah men’s basketball schedule is coming into full focus after the Pac-12 released its reorganized weekly matchups for its 20-game league slate on Thursday morning.The Utes will begin league play Dec. 3 vs. Washington, then travel to Arizona State on Dec. 22. Utah was already scheduled to play the Huskies and Sun Devils in December before the COVID-19 pandemic altered everything. The original Washington game date was transferred to the new schedule, while Arizona State wa
  
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• Howard Lehman: Trump has made the U.S. less safe and secure

  29-10-2020 20:59
  
  Donald Trump’s campaign now is asking Americans whether we are better or worse off than four years ago. A more relevant question is whether Americans are more or less secure than four years ago. Without a doubt, Trump’s policies have made us less secure and safe.First, his national security policies have significantly weakened our global standing. The U.S. has retreated from important international agreements, pulled out of global institutions and broken with our important allies. Ev
  
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• Kirk Robinson: Amendment E is a bad way to protect wildlife

  29-10-2020 20:56
  
  Amendment E on the election ballot would amend the Utah Constitution to guarantee the right of Utah citizens to hunt and fish in perpetuity. It would also make hunting and fishing the “preferred method of managing and controlling wildlife.”It is worth noting that there is no movement afoot to outlaw hunting and fishing in Utah. Nor is there a realistic chance that such a movement would succeed. It is true that hunting is in decline throughout most of the country, but it remains a sig
  
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• Bill Christensen: Vote for Utah’s outdoor heritage and legacy

  29-10-2020 20:55
  
  The lamps glow in the old cabin as I walk with my children and grandchildren through the double doors and enter what feels like a different century. It is like a museum – furniture, paintings and pictures from the early 20th Century and the late 19th surrounding us. Old mule deer and antelope mounts decorate the room.This is the scene in my great grandfather’s cabin built in 1919 by C.B. Stewart. On one wall is a painting of George Romney and above the old-style piano a photo of Isaa
  
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• Utah’s early vote: Younger voters are turning out and the GOP is catching up

  29-10-2020 20:54
  
  Maybe we shouldn’t call it early voting anymore, with less than a week to go until the polls officially close. Middle voting? Noon voting? Maybe just plain ol’ voting?Still, with early votes processed from this election already equalling 65% of Utah’s total 2016 turnout, it’s clear that we have a large part of the electorate already represented. And once again, we’re getting daily files from the state reflecting all the votes that have been processed — but not
  
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• Utah’s jobless claims still high as benefits deadline looms

  29-10-2020 20:47
  
  Utah officials are girding for end-of-year cutoffs in COVID-19 relief for thousands of residents who remain unemployed.Thirty-two weeks into the pandemic, the state on Thursday reiterated its caution that traditional jobless aid and supplement benefits from the federal government will not last as long as the pandemic.Roughly 32,869 Utahns are now getting jobless help week to week, accord to the latest data. Nearly 3,410 of them are independent contractors and another 8,468 are folks who’ve
  
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• Weekly Run newsletter: After the initial shock, the Utah Jazz’s sale makes a lot of sense

  29-10-2020 20:40
  
  Not a subscriber to the Weekly Run newsletter? Sign up here.“Holy [expletive].”That was my first tweet of the day Wednesday morning. Jazz PR had sent out a group text to a bunch of local media types who regularly cover the team, letting us know to look for an email about a big announcement coming soon from Jazz owner Gail Miller.About a minute after I read the email, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski tweeted the news that Miller is selling the team to Qualtrics CEO Ryan Smith.“Ho
  
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• Two Utah ski resorts rank among the top five in North America

  29-10-2020 19:50
  
  Of 220 ski resorts in North America, two of the top five are in Utah.Snowbird ranked No. 3 and Alta Ski Resort is No. 4 for the 2020-21 season, according to an algorithm created by ZRankings.com. Among the factors the algorithm considers are vertical drop, vertical continuity, snow quantity, snow quality, snow consistency, acreage, lift system, ease of access, town ambience and trail makeup as well as ZRankings' own experts' input.Christopher Stiener, a former Park City resident, founded ZRankin
  
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• Eye on the Y: Getting to know Zach Wilson a little bit more. Maybe too much?

  29-10-2020 19:42
  
  Eye on the Y is a weekly newsletter covering BYU athletics. Subscribe here.Because I know y’all signed up for this newsletter to get the insight and knowledge that isn’t quickly available through a simple Google search, here’s a bomb for you: Zach Wilson watches “The Bachelorette.”I don’t know why, but when I found that out Tuesday night, it really made me chuckle. I’ve known a couple of other guys are part of Bachelor Nation — Kyle Griffitts stand
  
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• Seven Utah cities have now bailed out of an Idaho nuclear power project

  29-10-2020 19:21
  
  Three more Utah cities voted this week not to move forward with a first-of-its kind nuclear power project that proponents have pitched as the future of clean energy but that opponents have lined up against over concerns about financial risk.Beaver, Bountiful and Heber are the latest municipalities to exit the small modular nuclear reactor pursuit, following in the footsteps of Murray, Kaysville, Lehi and Logan, which also backed out in recent weeks.While the move may reduce their risk, it leaves
  
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• 30-minute delays expected this weekend on I-15 in Sandy

  29-10-2020 19:19
  
  The Utah Department of Transportation is warning about delays of 30 minutes or more this weekend on northbound lanes of Interstate 15 in Sandy.Crews plan to reduce that side of the freeway to two lanes between 11400 South and 9400 South beginning Saturday at 9 p.m. through Monday at 5 a.m.The lane closures will allow work on a bridge at 10000 South (Sego Lily Drive). UDOT expects that work will require similar closures on up to two additional weekends.This bridge work is part of the I-15 Northbo
  
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• Utah reports 1,837 new COVID-19 cases, ten deaths for the second day in a row

  29-10-2020 19:15
  
  Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing free access to critical stories about the coronavirus. Sign up for our Top Stories newsletter, sent to your inbox every weekday morning. To support journalism like this, please donate or become a subscriber.Utah reported 1,837 new coronavirus cases Thursday anda new record high number of admitted patients, at 317. “We’re very concerned about the direction we’re going now. We could have a crisis of care if we don’t be
  
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• Three Points: RSL might already see the writing on the wall, questionable yellow cards, and Herrera will be missed

  29-10-2020 19:14
  
  Here are three observations from Real Salt Lake’s 2-0 loss to the San Jose Earthquakes from beat writer Alex Vejar.1. RSL might already see the writing on the wallDefender Aaron Herrera’s body language during the postgame press conference said it all.Herrera is usually a pretty energetic person. Even after a loss, he may not be happy but he would sit up and be engaged. Wednesday night though, he was slumped in his chair, and his voice was much more muted than usual. The upset and fru
  
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• Trump administration delists the gray wolf

  29-10-2020 19:07
  
  The gray wolf will no longer enjoy federal protection in a long-anticipated decision announced Thursday by Interior Secretary David Bernhardt just five days ahead of the presidential election.In a move that is sure to be challenged in court, Bernhardt proclaimed gray wolves, once hunted out of existence in Utah and other Western states, “fully recovered” during a speech given at a Minnesota wildlife preserve, arguing the apex predator’s survival no longer requires protection un
  
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• McAdams says Owens attack ad rejected by a newspaper was based on ‘lies’

  29-10-2020 19:05
  
  Democrat Ben McAdams says a campaign ad from his Republican rival Burgess Owens is deceptive and dishonest.The ad in question, which was rejected by the Deseret News, claims McAdams “was investigated by the FBI for corruption" when he was Salt Lake County Mayor. It is true that McAdams was the subject of an investigation in 2015 while he was Salt Lake County Mayor. The ad ignores the fact that he was ultimately cleared in that probe, while his accuser pleaded guilty to fraud.“These a
  
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• Watch ‘Trib Talk’ live: The future of The Salt Lake Tribune

  29-10-2020 18:39
  
  Watch live here.There are big changes ahead in 2021 for The Salt Lake Tribune.On the next episode of “Trib Talk,” reporter Tony Semerad will talk to Tribune Executive Vice President Tim Fitzpatrick and interim Editor David Noyce, to discuss the move to a weekly printed paper, the end to the joint operating agreement between The Tribune and Deseret News and how these changes will help ensure that The Tribune is around for generations to come.Watch this special discussion live at noon
  
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• This week in Mormon Land: Family proclamation turns 25; Oaks says Black lives matter; Utah senator compares Trump to a Book of Mormon hero

  29-10-2020 17:54
  
  The Mormon Land newsletter is a weekly highlight reel of developments in and about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, whether heralded in headlines, preached from the pulpit or buzzed about on the back benches. Want this free newsletter in your inbox? Subscribe here.Black lives matter vs. Black Lives Matter
  (Courtesy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Dallin H. Oaks of the First Presidency talked to Brigham Young University students about racism on Tuesday, Oct. 27
  
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• Navajo Nation seeks more paper applications for virus funds

  29-10-2020 17:37
  
  Farmington, N.M. • The Navajo Nation said it is working to release more paper applications for a tribal hardship assistance program after application shortages caused challenges for chapters and tribal members.The Navajo Nation Office of the Controller made applications available Monday to enrolled members of the tribe who are 65 and older or who have disabilities. The Navajo Nation CARES Fund Hardship Assistance Program applications are open to all other enrolled tribal members on Nov. 2,
  
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• Red All Over: My thoughts on The Tribune’s print changes and a possible Utes-Cougars bowl game

  29-10-2020 17:36
  
  Red All Over is a weekly newsletter covering Utah athletics. Subscribe here.This was a tough week for newspapers in the state of Utah with The Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News announcing on Monday that they will cease printing daily at the end of the year, moving to a weekly print newspaper and daily websites.The announcement struck me on a personal level, as I am a newspaper enthusiast.As a wee lad growing up on suburban Long Island, I remember thumbing through the Newsday sports section, sto
  
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• Sen. Mike Lee asks social media giants for even one example of blocking liberal content. They struggle.

  29-10-2020 17:20
  
  Sen. Mike Lee again accused top executives of Google, Facebook and Twitter of bias against conservatives in how they block or moderate content — and then reveled when two of the three could not come up with, at his urging, any specific example of flagging or blocking a liberal group’s content.So Lee tweeted after a Senate Commerce Committee hearing on Wednesday, “Big Tech suppresses #ProLife groups all the time but can’t name one time they suppressed Planned Parenthood, N
  
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• ‘Trib Talk’: The future of The Salt Lake Tribune

  29-10-2020 16:55
  
  There are big changes ahead in 2021 for The Salt Lake Tribune.On the next episode of “Trib Talk,” reporter Tony Semerad will talk to Tribune Executive Vice President Tim Fitzpatrick and interim Editor David Noyce, to discuss the move to a weekly printed paper, the end to the joint operating agreement between The Tribune and Deseret News and how these changes will help ensure that The Tribune is around for generations to come.Watch this special discussion live at noon on Thursday, Oct
  
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• Sen. Mike Lee says Donald Trump is like Book of Mormon hero Captain Moroni

  29-10-2020 15:38
  
  Americans may have called President Donald Trump just about everything possible this year, good and bad. But standing by his side at an Arizona rally on Wednesday, Sen. Mike Lee called him something new to urge Latter-day Saints to vote for him: “Captain Moroni.”That’s a reference to an ancient military commander in the Book of Mormon who inspired soldiers to fight for their freedom. He also expressed anger over his government leaders' apparent indifference about liberty. The s
  
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• At least 1 dead as Hurricane Zeta hammers Gulf Coast

  29-10-2020 14:58
  
  New Orleans • Hurricane Zeta slammed into the storm-weary Gulf Coast on Wednesday, pelting the New Orleans metro area with rain and howling winds that ripped apart buildings and knocked out power to thousands before rapidly making its way through Mississippi and Alabama with strong gusty winds, heavy rains and dangerous storm surge.Zeta weakened to a Category 1 hurricane with winds of 80 mph as it moved into southern Mississippi few hours after landfall, but forecasters said it remained a l
  
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• Burgess Owens says Deseret News won’t run his ads, but that’s not entirely true

  29-10-2020 14:39
  
  Republican Burgess Owens leveled an explosive allegation Wednesday night during a guest appearance on Fox News, claiming a local news outlet is refusing to run his ads for the rest of the election.Owens told host Laura Ingraham “I have a news flash and this kind of gives you an idea where our country is at this point. An hour before coming to the show, we got an email from Deseret News, a major news outlet here that they are ceasing our advertisements five days before the election. They de
  
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• Letter: This Gen-Z reader will miss printed Tribune

  29-10-2020 13:38
  
  I just read your article explaining how The Tribune will switch from daily printed deliveries to a redesigned online platform and only one printed delivery a week. I am a 15-year-old, part of a digital generation who many people believe to prefer electronics to paper. Yet I am deeply saddened by this decision.I understand that newspapers everywhere are struggling financially. It is the unfortunate truth that people are trending towards online platforms more and more. However, we have not forgott
  
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• Robert Gehrke: Losing the daily newspaper hurts, but it was always about the news first

  29-10-2020 13:00
  
  As a kid I remember sprawling The Salt Lake Tribune on my parents' floor, back when the pages were a lot bigger and I was a lot smaller, and crawling across it — the comics, the sports, the news — until my elbows were black with newsprint.My parents had an old typewriter where I’d write stories about my Little League games or Atari games I played — breaking news for sure. I’d draw cartoons in my own homemade newspaper. My goal was to take Pat Bagley’s job, and
  
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• Lydia May: Again, only men represent Utah in Congress

  29-10-2020 13:00
  
  Once again, no major party in Utah has nominated a woman for the U.S. House. Because both of our senators are men, it’ll be another two years, another six men representing us in Washington.In the 15 years I’ve been alive, we have sent only one woman to Congress. In the more than 100 years Utah has been a state, we’ve never had a female U.S. senator. This is disappointing because representation matters.Our identity is inseparably tied to our lives. Representation matters not onl
  
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• Letter: What about those of us who aren’t digital?

  29-10-2020 13:00
  
  How disappointing! A shock that brought tears. The lead story in the paper Tuesday stated that the printed daily edition of The Salt Lake Tribune would end on Dec. 31.You promise to “provide reliable and informative news” in your weekly edition, but who wants the news when it’s a week old? It will contain the obituaries and the puzzles. Whoopie! I suppose you’ll print an expanded comic section also?You underestimate those of us who are not “digital,” but hold
  
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• Letter: Trump not invited to our family home evenings

  29-10-2020 13:00
  
  There have been so many letters regarding this election, I have refrained from adding my opinion unless I felt there was something new I could add to the debate. Heather Mae Donbrosky’s Oct. 16 letter sent me over the edge, however, because of her not-so-subtle inference that active members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints must be Trump supporters.Ms. Donbrosky states she is an American patriot and student of our nation’s history, both of which are commendable. I am
  
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• Letter: Save the Great Salt Lake

  29-10-2020 13:00
  
  Thank you for publishing the column by Leland Myers, former chair of the Great Salt Lake Advisory Council, about the importance of personal water conservation for saving the Great Salt Lake.The Advisory Council was created by the Utah Legislature to study the declining lake and figure out how to keep it from disappearing. The council’s findings are alarming and suggest that without action by state legislators, the lake could be gone in 20 years.Mr. Myers didn’t mention in his piece t
  
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• Letter: I will miss the print Tribune

  29-10-2020 13:00
  
  I was deeply saddened to read the announcement that my daily ritual of starting the day with my Salt Lake Tribune over a cup of coffee will end in two months. Since moving to Utah 22 years ago, my morning SLTrib has been my connection to my adopted home.I know that nothing I say will change your decision, but I cannot be silent.Yes, you will offer to sell me an on-line subscription, but it’s not the same. I get The New York Times online, but I have no choice what to read without scrolling
  
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• RSL loses 2-0 to San Jose but still one spot from a playoff berth

  29-10-2020 05:39
  
  Real Salt Lake doesn’t like to speak in “must-win” terms. The argument is it creates too much undue pressure on a team that understands what is at stake as the end of the Major League Soccer season draws closer.But RSL continues to drop points in games that have massive postseason implications, as evidenced by a 2-0 loss to the San Jose Earthquakes, who started the evening just two points ahead of Salt Lake in the Western Conference standings.Now with just two games left in the
  
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• Why Gail Miller and the Miller family decided time was right to sell the Utah Jazz

  29-10-2020 05:00
  
  Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell talks to team owner Gail Miller after the Jazz beat the Dallas Mavericks at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News After much ‘soul searching’ and discussion, family determined selling franchise was the right decision
  When the stunning announcement came that the Utah Jazz had been sold, there was one question that almost everyone asked: What would Larry have done?
  The late Larry H. Miller,
  
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• Inside Gail Miller’s decision to sell the Utah Jazz

  29-10-2020 05:00
  
  Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell talks to team owner Gail Miller after the Jazz beat the Dallas Mavericks at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News After much ‘soul searching’ and discussion, family determined selling franchise was the right decision
  SALT LAKE CITY — When the stunning announcement came that the Utah Jazz had been sold, there was one question that almost everyone asked: What would Larry have done?
  The
  
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• Feds look to approve helium well inside new wilderness area as opponents decry political ‘mischief’

  29-10-2020 04:37
  
  A Denver company is seeking to cash in on skyrocketing helium prices with a proposal to drill in a remote corner of Utah’s Emery County near sinuous bends in the Green River and the Horseshoe Canyon unit of Canyonlands National Park.While most people think of helium as the lighter-than-air stuff filling party balloons, the inert gas is vital to scientific research and medical diagnostic procedures that could be put at risk if new sources aren’t developed.The trouble with the proposal
  
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• Midvale woman fatally stabbed in alleged domestic violence case

  29-10-2020 04:16
  
  A woman was stabbed to death tonight in Midvale in what police are calling a domestic homicide.Unified police were called to a home at 100 block of West Settlement Circle just after 6 p.m. after two children ran to a neighbor’s house and said their father was hurting their mother, according to spokesperson Sgt. Melody Cutler.Cutler said police found a woman inside the house who had been stabbed and was in critical condition. The fire department arrived on the scene and declared her dead.Po
  
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• Health group asks for more public information on COVID-19 guidelines

  29-10-2020 03:54
  
  A public health group is saying it is frustrated by what it sees as a lack of support from political leaders on COVID-19 precautions — but stops short of asking for restrictions to be enforced.The Utah Public Health Association on Tuesday called on state leaders to do more to educate the public, to increase access to testing and to “include public health officials to enforce [state] requirements.”But board member Carrie Butler said “enforcement” means providing supp
  
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• Family and friends celebrate Bernardo Palacios-Carbajal’s birthday five months after he was killed by police

  29-10-2020 03:29
  
  Bernardo Palacios-Carbajal was 22 years old when he was shot and killed by Salt Lake City police this summer, a death that helped to catalyze a movement against police violence in Utah’s capital.On Wednesday, he would have turned 23, and a group of about 100 family and friends came together to celebrate his life and reflect on what his death has meant to the community.The party took place near 300 W. 800 South, where a group of anonymous artists painted a series of murals to honor people i
  
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• What lies ahead for newly minted Jazz owner Ryan Smith?

  29-10-2020 03:08
  
  Utah Jazz owner Gail Miller, Qualtrics CEO Ryan Smith and his wife, Ashley Smith, pose for a photograph at Vivint SmartHome Arena in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020. The group announced Wednesday that Miller is selling the Jazz to Smith. | Melissa MajchrzakSALT LAKE CITY — On Wednesday Gail Miller said that 2020, like much of her life, has been an “unexpected journey,” with the latest unexpected moment being the sale of the Utah Jazz.
  The announcement of the sale, f
  
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• All sides suggest potential remedies as Title IX girls football trial ends

  29-10-2020 02:54
  
  All sides in the bench trial to determine whether three Utah school districts and the Utah High School Activities Association violated Title IX and the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution by not providing high school football for girls mapped out what they’d like the judge to do should the plaintiffs win the case.The trial officially ended Wednesday with closing arguments that lasted about eight hours. After each side made its case for the last time, they entertained the notio
  
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