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• Utah State football’s Frank Maile calls for probe of USU president’s alleged comments about his faith, culture

  13-12-2020 22:58
  
  Utah State football assistant coach Frank Maile issued a statement Sunday in response to the reports that university president Noelle Cockett raised concerns over his cultural and religious background when Aggies players lobbied for him to stay on as the Aggies permanent head coach.Maile said he was not aware of the videoconference that was reportedly attended by Cockett, USU athletic director John Hartwell and the football team’s leadership council. He also said the team’s leadershi
  
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• Artists, activists rush to save Black Lives Matter murals

  13-12-2020 22:53
  
  Indianapolis • Neither woman could bring themselves to watch the video of George Floyd’s final moments, his neck pinned under a Minneapolis police officer’s knee.But as their city grieved, Leesa Kelly and Kenda Zellner-Smith found much-needed comfort in the messages of anguish and hope that appeared on boarded-up windows as residents turned miles of plywood into canvases. Now, they’re working to save those murals before they vanish.“These walls speak,” said Zel
  
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• Utah State football’s Frank Maile speaks out about USU president’s alleged comments regarding his faith, culture

  13-12-2020 22:51
  
  Utah State football assistant coach Frank Maile issued a statement Sunday in response to the reports that university president Noelle Cockett raised concerns over his cultural and religious background when Aggies players lobbied for him to stay on as the Aggies permanent head coach.Maile said he was not aware of the videoconference that was reportedly attended by Cockett, USU athletic director John Hartwell and the football team’s leadership council. He also said the team’s leadershi
  
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• Coronavirus in Utah: State’s deadliest week ends with 2,083 new cases, 17 more deaths reported

  13-12-2020 22:39
  
  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.The deadliest week in Utah during the coronavirus pandemic culminated Sunday with 17 more deaths reported by the Utah Department of Health, to go along with 2,083 new positive cases of COVID-19.Utah has now totaled 1,055 deaths related t
  
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• Navajo Nation reports 203 new COVID-19 cases, 7 more deaths

  13-12-2020 22:19
  
  Window Rock, Ariz. • Navajo Nation health officials have reported 203 new COVID-19 cases and seven more deaths as they implement a weekend-long lockdown for reservation residents.As of Saturday night, the tribe has now reported 19,420 cases and 718 known deaths since the pandemic began.Navajo Department of Health officials said more than 181,000 people on the vast reservation that includes parts of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah have been tested for COVID-19 and over 10,000 have recovered.The
  
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• Letter: Stop complaining about ‘Housewives’

  13-12-2020 22:00
  
  Stop complaining about Scott D. Pierce’s articles regarding “The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City.” I enjoy all of Scott’s articles, even if I don’t end up watching the show he is writing about.I rarely read articles in the sports section, but that doesn’t mean I think the Salt Lake Tribune should do away with them.Jill Haslam, HolladaySubmit a letter to the editor
  
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• Homeless encampment in Ogden grows during pandemic

  13-12-2020 21:57
  
  Ogden • At night, sleeping in his tent along 33rd Street in Ogden outside the Lantern House homeless shelter, Danny Gomez feels the bite.“It’s real cold, cold, sometimes,” he said. He piles on the blankets, puts on a couple pair of socks and a coat, while some also top their tents with extra coverings to keep the cold air at bay.It’s not always enough, but regardless, Gomez sees few other housing options than the burgeoning tent city that started taking shape along 3
  
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• Coronavirus in Utah: Officials report 2,083 new cases, 17 more deaths

  13-12-2020 21:22
  
  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.A deadly week in Utah culminated Sunday with 17 more deaths, reported by the Utah Department of Health, to go along with 2,083 new positive cases of COVID-19.The state has now totaled 1,055 deaths related to the coronavirus, and is up to
  
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• BYU Cougars show they can win ugly if they need to

  13-12-2020 19:00
  
  It’s been a while since the BYU football team has played in a tight game and won.In fact, one would have to go all the way back to Oct. 10 against UTSA to find a game that BYU won by less than 17 points. That game, which was homecoming, ended in a 27-20 victory for the Cougars after they gave up the first three points.Fans might not think the 28-14 victory over San Diego State on Saturday was close because of the two-touchdown advantage. But much like looking in the side mirror of a car, i
  
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• Law enforcement in Farmington kill armed man who crashed his car into a police vehicle

  13-12-2020 18:15
  
  A 29-year-old man who became involved in an altercation with law enforcement in Farmington early Sunday morning was shot and killed.The Utah Department of Public Safety issued a statement saying that, just after 2 a.m., the Farmington Police Department and Utah Highway Patrol were close to wrapping up a stolen vehicle investigation near the intersection of 650 West and State Street when a man crashed his car into a Farmington Police Department patrol vehicle.The driver emerged from his car armed
  
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• Letter: Allyson Gamble is missed

  13-12-2020 18:00
  
  I note with sadness the passing of Allyson Gamble, the executive director of the Utah Capitol Preservation Board. I joined the team working on the restoration shortly after the closing in 2004. I knew Allyson as the assistant to David Hart, architect of the Capitol, and as the director of communications for the board. She was a true propelling force on every project. She was also a trusted adviser to architect Hart.But I also witnessed true and unmitigated suffering as she worked each day while
  
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• Utah football’s second-half effort at No. 21 Colorado was high-water mark of weird, shortened season

  13-12-2020 17:50
  
  In taking stock of what this University of Utah football season has been, the second half Saturday afternoon at No. 21 Colorado had to have been the most-satisfying half of the season if you’re a Utes fan.Trailing 21-10 early in the third quarter after Buffaloes senior quarterback Sam Noyer hit freshman wide receiver Brenden Rice for a 61-yard touchdown, Utah didn’t give up another point.The defense stiffened, and the offense continued to methodically get things done. The offensive l
  
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• One man dead after being shot by law enforcement in Farmington

  13-12-2020 16:35
  
  A man who became involved in an altercation with law enforcement in Farmington early Sunday morning was shot and killed.The Utah Department of Public Safety issued a statement saying that, just after 2 a.m., the Farmington Police Department and Utah Highway Patrol were conducting a stolen vehicle investigation when an unnamed individual unexpectedly entered the scene.The man “aggressively engaged the officers and troopers and a shooting occurred,” the statement said. He was transport
  
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• Why Salt Lake City plans to launch a year-round market at the state Fairpark

  13-12-2020 16:14
  
  For people who live in Salt Lake City’s Fairpark neighborhood, running to the store for fresh fruits and vegetables can be a major outing as grocery stores are few and far between. That might change in May, when a new, year-round public market is scheduled to open at the Utah State Fairpark.The market was endorsed by the Salt Lake City Council on Dec. 1. The council’s resolution says many areas on the west side of Salt Lake City — where the Fairpark is located at 155 N. 1000 We
  
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• With holiday events canceled, Utah caterers offer treats to go, holiday foods and delicious themed meals

  13-12-2020 16:10
  
  The December calendars of caterers and event planners are usually filled with weddings, celebrations and work and family holiday gatherings. But with the coronavirus pandemic this year, those calendars are empty.Since Maxine Turner started her company, Cuisine Unlimited, in 1980, she’s seen the industry in Utah skyrocket — especially after the 2002 Winter Olympics — and also shrink slightly, after the recession in 2008. Still, nothing prepared her for this year.“When the
  
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• Was that racism on ‘Real Housewives of Salt Lake City’? Here’s what experts say we can learn from it.

  13-12-2020 16:08
  
  It’s a typical “Real Housewives” scene — a luxurious lunch in a swanky restaurant, the women glammed up and sparkling, the conversation disintegrating into chaos.Mary Cosby tells Jen Shah, “Don’t be ghetto.” She says she considers Shah a “hoodlum.” And a distraught Shah tells the group that Cosby told her that when Cosby goes to a 7-Eleven “’and I see Black people, I go to a different 7-Eleven.’”After Shah’s 7-El
  
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• Andy Larsen: How I distributed $55K sent to me by everyday Utahns to help others

  13-12-2020 16:08
  
  What do you do when you suddenly have $54,972 in your Venmo account?I faced that situation in the wake of my accidental fundraising efforts right before Thanksgiving. I was looking to give away $165 in spare change to a family or two in need and my tweet went viral, resulting in the most stunning social media night of my life. People started sending me money. I ended up garnering nearly $55K from 992 people. It was insane.I referred to this special group of online donors as the Exclamation Point
  
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• Richard L. Friedman: What to do about doctors who push misinformation?

  13-12-2020 15:03
  
  It’s bad enough when our political leaders promote quack theories about coronavirus and its treatment; but what do we do about the doctors who enable them and use their medical authority to promote pseudoscience?Take Scott Atlas, a former Stanford University radiologist with no training or expertise in public health or infectious disease. As President Trump’s special adviser on coronavirus, he cast doubt on the efficacy of face masks, long after science had confirmed their efficacy.
  
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• Scott D. Pierce: Do you want to watch Stephen King’s ‘The Stand’ during a pandemic?

  13-12-2020 14:00
  
  The people behind the new miniseries adaptation of “The Stand” are either incredibly lucky or incredibly unlucky — I’m not sure which.Will the real-life COVID-19 pandemic prompt viewers to watch the CBS All Access drama about a fictional pandemic that wipes out most of the world’s population? Or will it strike too close to home?There are decided differences between the real and fictional pandemics. In Stephen King’s novel and this miniseries, the U.S. military
  
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• Nearly 80% of the money budgeted for Operation Rio Grande was used for policing, jail beds and court costs

  13-12-2020 14:00
  
  Nearly $8 of every $10 allocated by state and local governments for Operation Rio Grande, a massive safety and social services campaign, were spent on court costs and policing and jailing the predominantly homeless population around Salt Lake City’s Pioneer Park.Spending data, which The Salt Lake Tribune has compiled for the first time since the two-year operation ended, show far less money — about 18% of the $55.3 million in new funding — went into housing, shelter and service
  
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• During COVID-19 pandemic, Salt Lake City elementary students failed fall classes at triple last year’s rate

  13-12-2020 14:00
  
  Editor’s note • Through a grant from the Walton Family Foundation, The Salt Lake Tribune is reporting in-depth on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on education.Student scores dropped across all grade levels and for every core subject in Salt Lake City elementary schools this fall as kids attended classes entirely online during the pandemic.The sobering finding comes from an analysis by The Salt Lake Tribune of data it obtained through a public records request to the Salt Lake City
  
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• Letter: Eroding faith in our democracy

  13-12-2020 13:30
  
  Our illustrious Attorney General Sean Reyes is embarrassing Utah in the worst way. He has signed on to a pathetic effort to undermine a democratic election for the sole purpose of eroding Americans’ faith in the electoral process. To what end — so we won’t have faith in the next presidential election?The election is over and there is nothing any of them can do about it. Joe Biden will be our president for the next four years. There must be another reason they are hell bent on d
  
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• BYU shuts down San Diego State in final three quarters for 28-14 win

  13-12-2020 07:19
  
  After narrowly losing to unbeaten Coastal Carolina a week ago, the BYU football team said all the right things. Coach Kalani Sitaki said it was an opportunity for “redemption” after the Cougars shed their undefeated tag and dropped in the Associated Press poll.TheNo. 14 Cougars got some of that redemption Saturday in a 28-14 win over the San Diego State Aztecs. BYU finishes the season 10-1 and still hasan outside opportunity for a New Year’s Six bowl appearance. The team was ra
  
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• State colleges: Wyoming outlasts Aimaq, Utah Valley

  13-12-2020 07:16
  
  Orem • Hunter Maldonado had 30 points as Wyoming edged past Utah Valley 93-88 on Saturday.Drake Jeffries had 21 points for Wyoming (5-1), which earned its fourth consecutive victory. Marcus Williams added 12 points.Fardaws Aimaq scored a career-high 27 points plus 20 rebounds and three assists for the Wolverines (2-3). Trey Woodbury added 23 points and eight assists. Jordan Brinson had 19 points.
  
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• The Triple Team: Jazz open preseason firing from 3-point range; Miye Oni impresses

  13-12-2020 06:54
  
  Three thoughts on the Utah Jazz’s 119-105 win over the Phoenix Suns from Salt Lake Tribune Jazz beat writer Andy Larsen.1. Jazz took a bundle of threesOf course it’s folly to take huge conclusions from one preseason game, and that applies this season as much as any other. It’s one game — really, the starters only played one half — and within one half, anything can happen.But it can be revealing in terms of how the team chooses to approach the contest after a couple
  
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• Homeless camps have been cleared out in Salt Lake City. Unhoused people say they don’t know where they will stay now.

  13-12-2020 06:35
  
  People experiencing homelessness in Salt Lake City aren’t sure where they will go now that they have been forced out of the camps where they were living downtown.Dozens of unhoused people had to move on Wednesday and Thursday because the Salt Lake County Health Department cleared encampments in the Rio Grande area. Health Department officials said they cleared the camps to decrease public safety hazards.A group of people pushed out of Rio Grande have taken shelter under a nearby overpass,
  
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• Jazz open preseason with 119-105 victory over Suns at Vivint Arena

  13-12-2020 05:48
  
  There was plenty of weirdness within the confines of Vivint Smart Home Arena on Saturday night — the plexiglass shield behind the players’ socially-distanced seats; the stands being populated by just a couple hundred mask-wearing relatives of team and organizational employees; piped-in crowd noise; coaches in polos and sneakers instead of suits.And yet, there were also plenty of familiar sights, too: Donovan Mitchell pushing the pace in transition;Rudy Gobert dissuading would-be pain
  
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• Columbus Crew rout Seattle Sounders 3-0 in MLS Cup final

  13-12-2020 04:58
  
  Columbus, Ohio • Lucas Zelarayan scored midway through the first half and added the clincher in the 82nd minute and the Columbus Crew won their second MLS Cup title, beating the defending champion Seattle Sounders 3-0 on Saturday night.Derrick Etienne Jr. also scored in the first 45 minutes for Columbus. The Crew withstood Seattle’s second-half pressure and finally celebrated after Zelarayan’s goal.Zelarayan, the MLS newcomer of the year and largest signing in franchise history,
  
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• Letter: Our representatives must represent us

  13-12-2020 03:30
  
  I submit this open letter to Sen. Mike Lee, Reps. Chris Stewart and Rob (short time) Bishop, and Rep.-elect Burgess Owens:Your highest priority is to understand and promote the will of the people. We elected you to represent our voice in government. We did not anoint you to boost your ego, or to promote your religious beliefs, or to advance your personal agendas. You are not the mouthpiece for the lobbyists that gifted you, your friends and your family members material resources and money. You a
  
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• Utah State makes it official, hires Blake Anderson as its new football coach

  13-12-2020 02:12
  
  Utah State has made its hiring of Blake Anderson as its new football coach officialThe school announced late Saturday will become the Aggies’ 29th head football coach, replacing Gary Andersen, who was let go three games into this season after an 0-3 start.USU has scheduled a press conference for Monday morning to introduce the former Arkansas State coach, who was hired after producing some of the most prolific offenses in the Sun Belt Conference while at ASU.“I have watched his Arkan
  
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• BYU dominates Utah most of the way, and Cougars roll to easy 82-64 basketball victory over Utes

  13-12-2020 02:12
  
  The 261st men’s basketball meeting between Utah and BYU was close competitive for a while Saturday afternoon, until it wasn’t.The Cougars dominated the paint, using a 15-2 first-half run to take control on their way to a 82-64 decision over the Utes in front of a family-and-friends crowd at the 19,000-seat Marriott Center in Provo.BYU (6-2), which was coming off a 74-70 home loss to Boise State, finished with 36 points in the paint, for which Utah had no answer. Richard Harward, a 6-
  
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• George Pyle: Utah to America: We’re sorry

  13-12-2020 02:01
  
  A letter to the United States of America,We’re sorry.On behalf of the state of Utah — or, at least, the sane precincts of it — I wish to humbly apologize for the recent behavior of two worthies who purport to speak for us in the halls of power and the public arena.Please understand that, as a one-party state, Utah sometimes sends signals that it doesn’t grasp the finer points of democracy. It can be really embarrassing sometimes. Please understand that it isn’t the
  
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• Letter: UTA’s big payday

  13-12-2020 01:30
  
  On the cover of the Dec. 9 Tribune, there was an article that legislative leaders are contemplating the possible $450 million expansion of UTA Frontrunner. On page B6 of the same day, there was an article on a lost 41% of UTA ridership that probably will not return.$450 million to expand a service that is losing riders. It makes one wonder which legislators’ friends and or families could be looking at a big payday down the road.Gus Wheeler, Salt Lake CitySubmit a letter to the editor
  
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• Arizona fires Kevin Sumlin following blowout loss to rival Arizona State

  13-12-2020 00:39
  
  Tucson, Ariz. • Arizona fired football coach Kevin Sumlin following a blowout loss to rival Arizona State that extended a record losing streak.Sumlin was fired Saturday, less than 24 hours after a 70-7 loss to Arizona State that stretched the Wildcats’ losing streak to 12 games spanning two seasons. “When we hired Kevin three years ago, we had very high hopes for our football program,” Arizona athletic director Dave Heeke said in a statement. “Unfortunately, we simpl
  
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• Robert Kirby: Having a prophet isn’t the same as having a brain

  13-12-2020 00:10
  
  I always hated story problems in elementary school. The idea behind them, presumably, is to get you emotionally invested and make it a bit more imperative to solve the problem.For example, Sally has eight cookies to take to the home of her grandmother, who is infected with the coronavirus. If Sally gives two cookies to friends along the way, and another is stolen by a dog, will Sally catch COVID-19?See? Rather than just a colorless equation, there is an actual imaginary person involved who needs
  
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