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• Bills beat Colts 27-24 for first playoff win in 25 years

  09-01-2021 23:26
  
  Orchard Park, N.Y. • The Buffalo Bills earned their first playoff victory in a quarter-century on Saturday when Josh Allen threw two touchdown passes, scored another rushing, and Micah Hyde batted down Philip Rivers’ desperation pass for a 27-24 win over the Indianapolis Colts in a wild-card game.Buffalo snapped an 0-6 postseason skid by winning its first playoff game since a 37-22 win over Miami on Dec. 30, 1995. And it came in the Bills’ first home playoff game in 24 years, wi
  
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• Davis County jail inmate dies by suicide

  09-01-2021 22:46
  
  An inmate died by suicide Wednesday night at the Davis County jail where he had been incarcerated for four months, according to the Davis County Sheriff’s Office.His was the fourth suicide the jail has seen in the past year.“We are distraught by this young man’s death and send our condolences to his family, friends and loved ones,” said Sheriff Kelly Sparks in a news release.The jail had five suicides in 2016 and one in 2017. There were no suicides in 2018 and 2019, but t
  
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• Salt Lake City west side residents say burning bridge is affecting their health

  09-01-2021 22:24
  
  People who live in the Fairpark and Rose Park neighborhoods of Salt Lake City say noxious fumes filled their streets and homes on Thursday and Friday after a chemical-coated railroad bridge caught fire.Jake Van Epps, who lives in the Fairpark neighborhood about half a mile from the fire, said he was coughing and tearing up Friday morning just driving his child to day care. He said the smoke had cleared up a bit by the afternoon.The fire started about 9 p.m. Thursday, according to the Salt Lake C
  
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• Davis County jail inmate commits suicide

  09-01-2021 21:35
  
  An inmate died by suicide Wednesday night at the Davis County jail where he had been incarcerated for four months, according to the Davis County Sheriff’s Office.His was the fourth suicide the jail has seen in the past year.“We are distraught by this young man’s death and send our condolences to his family, friends and loved ones,” said Sheriff Kelly Sparks in a news release.The jail had five suicides in 2016 and one in 2017. There were no suicides in 2018 and 2019, but t
  
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• Lawmaker seeks to make Provo Canyon’s Bridal Veil Falls a state monument

  09-01-2021 21:23
  
  Just weeks after the Utah County Commission voted to protect Bridal Veil falls as a public asset, a legislator is seeking to further elevate the landmark’s status.Rep. Keven Stratton, R-Orem, filed a bill request Thursday titled “Bridal Veil Falls State Monument Designation.” The bill request is still pending, and does not yet have a number or text, but Stratton said his goal is to highlight Bridal Veils as a natural wonder and assist the county in preserving its public access.
  
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• State reports nine deaths from COVID-19, slight decrease in rate of new infections

  09-01-2021 21:16
  
  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.Reporting 2,613 new coronavirus cases Saturday, the state saw a slight dip in the COVID-19 surge it’s seen since the holidays.Vaccinations reported in past day/total vaccinations • 10,181 / 99,612.Cases reported in past day &b
  
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• BYU’s Zach Wilson is projected as a top-10 NFL draft pick, but how did he get here?

  09-01-2021 18:05
  
  With the NFL draft just around the corner, BYU’s Zach Wilson has scorched his way into top draft charts and is expected to be a top-10 draft pick — maybe even a top-5 pick.But a year ago, when the Cougars were getting ready to open spring ball, Wilson was caught in a three-way battle for the starting quarterback gig. So how did he get to this point, poised to possibly be the second quarterback selected in the 2021 draft?Easy — Wilson didn’t compete with anyone other than
  
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• Dakar Rally a dangerous adventure for St. George dirt biker

  09-01-2021 17:52
  
  Even at 90 mph, with one eye on the terrain ahead of him and another on a scroll that serves as his map, Skyler Howes has seen some pretty extraordinary things while racing a motorcycle through the Saudi Arabian desert.He’s seen a camel tuck and roll when it tripped while running with a pack through a rocky wash. He’s seen grasshoppers so big he thought they were birds — until one splatted onto his goggles. He’s seen the contorted remnants of the bike of one of the world&
  
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• Justin Bean carries Utah State over New Mexico, 82-46, for season sweep of Lobos

  09-01-2021 16:43
  
  Lubbock, Texas • Justin Bean recorded 13 points and 13 reboundsas Utah State extended its winning streak to eight games, routing NewMexico 82-46 on Friday night.Neemias Queta added 11 points and 13 rebounds for the Aggies. Queta also had three blocks — bringing hiscareer total to 156 and setting theall-time career blocks record at USU.MarcoAnthony had 12 points and eight rebounds for Utah State (9-3, 6-0Mountain West Conference). Steven Ashworth added 10 points.TheAggies dominated on
  
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• What RSL’s recent long-term deals say about the trajectory of the club

  09-01-2021 15:00
  
  When Real Salt Lake signs a player, every deal has its unique circumstances. Some are exercised contract options. Some are one-year deals. Some come with options for a second year.But in the past year, RSL has been signing players to longer contract extensions. The most recent was Justen Glad, who re-signed with the club for four years.There have been others like Glad. Corey Baird and Aaron Herrera signed four-year extensions in the past year. Pablo Ruiz — who in 2020 was returning from a
  
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• Utah men’s basketball begins critical four-game, eight-day home stretch with No. 17 Oregon

  09-01-2021 15:00
  
  The University of Utah men’s basketball team had no choice but to be flexible this week, even though it meant its schedule got harder as a result.The Utes were to host Oregon State late Wednesday night, but COVID-19 issues with the Beavers postponed that game. The scheduling trickle-down effect in the aftermath of that postponement was profound.Utah (4-3, 1-2 Pac-12) will host No. 17 Oregon on Saturday night at the Huntsman Center, a game that was supposed to be on Sunday afternoon. Colora
  
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• Yappy reunion — retired Utah preacher gets back four of her dogs

  09-01-2021 14:00
  
  In a kind of Christmas miracle, the Rev. Nurjhan Govan was able to spend the holidays with four of her beloved Yorkies — mother and daughter Zion and Tiny as well as Squirt and Eyes Jr.The joyous celebration, even amid an isolating pandemic, was a long time coming.The retired powerhouse pastor of the historic Trinity African Methodist Episcopal Church, Salt Lake City’s oldest Black church, spent much of 2020 without her canine companions after 10 Yorkies were impounded by Salt Lake C
  
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• Why there are fewer cars now on Salt Lake City’s 400 South

  09-01-2021 14:00
  
  If you think there is less traffic along 400 South now than there was 20 years ago, you’re right. If you think light rail has nothing to do with that, you’re wrong.A new study shows TRAX continues to reduce congestion along Salt Lake City’s main corridor tying downtown with the University of Utah — even as both are growing dramatically.Thanks to the trains, volumes of automobile traffic along heavily traveled 400 South remain well below levels seen before the Utah Transit
  
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• ‘Constant breaking of your heart:’ How Utah police respond to mental health crises

  09-01-2021 14:00
  
  Victoria Thomas remembers the snow and how the heavy flakes came down, falling on the body of her dead son, Marc Neal, as police investigated the February 2020 shooting in her front yard. She remembers investigators digging around for officers’ shell casings.Neal, 56, was a loving son, Thomas said, but he struggled with mental illness. She said that illness led to the confrontation with officers and she blames it for his death.She also remains upset at the officers who fired at him.In 2020
  
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• Utah Jazz get back on track, beating Bucks behind a record 3-point effort and some defensive stinginess

  09-01-2021 07:25
  
  The Utah Jazz were blown out in Brooklyn. Then blew an 18-point lead in Manhattan. So, naturally, in Milwaukee on Friday night, against a Bucks team that came in having won four in a row, the Jazz pretty much led from start to finish.Naturally.Their 131-118 victory perhaps wasn’t quite the total team effort that Jordan Clarkson said the team had been missing since its season-opener in Portland, but it probably wasn’t too far off.The franchise-record 25 made 3-pointers obviously playe
  
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• State colleges: USC edges Utah 60-59 in women’s basketball

  09-01-2021 06:24
  
  It was a game of runs and lead changes at the Galen Center in Los Angeles on Friday, as the Utah women’s basketball team battled USC, falling just short in a 60-59 defeat. Utah is 3-6 overall this season and 2-6 in Pac-12play. Despite holding the lead for over 24 minutes of the game, Utah’s offense stumbled in the second half, shooting just 25 percent from thefloor while being outscored 24-22. The Utes shot 30 percent overall and34 percent from the 3-point line for the game. Utah&rsq
  
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• The Triple Team: Jazz outgun Bucks from deep to set new franchise record for threes

  09-01-2021 05:46
  
  Three thoughts on the Utah Jazz’s 131-118 win over the Milwaukee Bucks from Salt Lake Tribune Jazz beat writer Andy Larsen.1. The 3-point attackThe Jazz set a new franchise record with 25 3-point makes tonight on 53 shots, well eclipsing their previous record of 22. This makes sense. The Bucks have been the best defensive team in the league in the past two seasons on the back of a strategy which protects the rim at all costs. They have Brook Lopez down there protecting the rim, and Giannis
  
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• Jana Riess: At the Capitol, we saw the best and the worst of U.S. Mormonism

  09-01-2021 05:30
  
  The man who “hopped down” into the Senate chambers during Wednesday’s assault on the U.S. Capitol has been identified as Josiah Colt, a former missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, according to East Idaho News.Acquaintances of Colt’s are registering shock. A high school girlfriend said on Twitter that she had no idea the Idaho native “grew up and became a terrorist.” A man who knew Colt in high school told KTVB that he was “shoc
  
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• Early observations from the Utah Jazz’s 131-118 win in Milwaukee

  09-01-2021 04:53
  
  The Utah Jazz were blown out in Brooklyn. Then blew an 18-point lead in Manhattan. So, naturally, in Milwaukee on Friday night, against a Bucks team that came in having won four in a row, the Jazz pretty much led from start to finish.Naturally.Their 131-118 victory perhaps wasn’t quite the total team effort that Jordan Clarkson said the team had been missing since its season-opener in Portland, but it probably wasn’t too far off.Here are some early thoughts and observations from the
  
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• BYU-Pepperdine game rescheduled for Jan. 27

  09-01-2021 04:34
  
  Although BYU basketball had its first three West Coast Conference games on the schedule postponed, causing a scramble that led the first Gonzaga game of the season to be bumped up, the Cougars have gotten one of their postponed games back.The men’s basketball game between BYU and Pepperdine, which was originally scheduled for Dec. 31, has been rescheduled for Jan. 27 in Malibu, California.The Waves were set to be the Cougars’ league opponent, but COVID-19 related issues within Pepper
  
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• Shelly Cluff: Some Utah leaders are complicit in unmooring followers from truth

  09-01-2021 02:05
  
  When Sen. Mitt Romney stood on the Senate floor and said, “The best way we can show respect for the voters who were upset is by telling them the truth,” it hit me like a bolt of lightning. That’s it, I thought, he nailed it.One of the greatest costs of the Trump presidency has been a loss of ability, for many, to distinguish what is true. That loss was fueled by reluctance from Republican leaders, including many in Utah, to alienate the “Trump base,” a reluctance so
  
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• Joe Ingles ends longest active games played streak

  09-01-2021 00:59
  
  Andy Larsen: Joe Ingles won’t play tonight due to Achilles pain. He’s had the league’s longest consecutive games played streak, which will end tonight.
  
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• Twitter bans Trump, citing him as a risk of inciting violence

  09-01-2021 00:48
  
  Twitter banned President Donald Trump’s account Friday, citing “the risk of further incitement of violence.”The social platform has been under growing pressure to take further action against Trump following Wednesday’s deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Twitter initially suspended Trump’s account for 12 hours after he posted a video that repeated false claims about election fraud and praised the rioters who stormed the Capitol.Twitter’s move deprives Tru
  
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• A third Latter-day Saint apostle has contracted and recovered from COVID-19

  09-01-2021 00:35
  
  Three Latter-day Saint apostles have contracted COVID-19, and three now have beaten it.The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced for the first time Friday that Ulisses Soares and his wife, Rosana, “experienced mild cases of COVID-19” over the holidays.“They were both at home, away from other church leaders,” church spokesman Eric Hawkins said in a news release, “and were able to completely recover before returning to full activity.”The 62-year-
  
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• Man killed in avalanche near Park City Mountain Resort

  09-01-2021 00:22
  
  A 31-year-old man from Clinton, Utah, died after being caught in an avalanche Friday in the backcountry near Park City Mountain Canyons Village.He has not been named yet because his family has not been notified.The man’s girlfriend saw the man get caught in an avalanche as he tried to snowboard down a steep slope, according to a news release from the Summit County Sheriff’s Office. Numerous agencies, including Summit County Search & Rescue, Park City Fire District and Park City M
  
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• BYU offensive line coach Eric Mateos to join Jeff Grimes at Baylor

  09-01-2021 00:20
  
  Not even a week after former BYU offensive coordinator Jeff Grimes left Provo for the same position at Baylor, it seems another coach is following suit: BYU offensive line coach Eric Mateos will leave the Cougars to join Grimes’ offensive staff in Texas.The news, initially reported by Colt Barber at SicEm365 on Wednesday, was made official by Baylor on Friday.“I have known Eric for several years,” BYU coach Dave Aranda said in a statement. “The thing that I admire most ab
  
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• Bagley Cartoon: Don Gone

  09-01-2021 00:00
  
  This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Jan. 10, 2021. You can check out the past 10 Bagley editorial cartoons below:Mad HattersBeer Gut PutschMr. Cox Goes to Governin’Coup Coup for ConspiraciesAmerica’s EnemiesWe Are Still HereHell of a YearCriminal ClassMaking a ListHo Ho HerpetologyWant more Bagley? Become a fan on Facebook.
  
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