Aug. 30 (UPI) –A Utah police dog was airlifted 100 miles to an animal hospital in Las Vegas after it was shot in the jaw during a carjacking incident Tuesday night. Officials used a helicopter to transport “Tess,” a veteran K9 with the Washington County …
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Utah mother sent to prison for starving son, locking him in filthy bathroom for years
Aug. 29 (UPI) –A Utah mother guilty of child abuse by starving her 12-year-old son until he weighed 30 pounds, and locked him up in a feces-covered bathroom for more than a year, has been sentenced to a maximum of 45 years in prison. Brandy Kay Jaynes, 36 …
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Utah Paleontologists Turn to Crowdfunding for Raptor Project
Millions of years ago, on a mud flat somewhere in Cretaceous Utah, a group of Utahraptors made a grave mistake: They tried to hunt near quicksand. The pack’s poor fortune has given modern paleontologists an opportunity to decode the giant raptor — its …
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Utah receivers ‘gelling’ with confidence in new offensive system
SALT LAKE CITY — Since Troy Taylor stepped onto campus, Utah’s offense has been the talk of the foothills. The new offensive coordinator brings hype to the program as the Utes gear up for their season opener on Thursday. Utah, a historically run-heavy …
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Utah football: Huntley finds more motivation as mother recovers from serious car crash
Regina Huntley has been searching frantically online. “I’ve been trying to find me a No. 1 jersey,” she said. “I’m like, ‘You guys make them or what?’” The mother of new Utah starting quarterback Tyler Huntley guarantees she’ll have her …
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Utah women’s soccer opens with win over Utah State
The Utah women’s soccer team scored twice in the first two minutes of the game and went on to beat Utah State 2-0 on Thursday night in the season opener for both teams. Natalie Vukics and Tatum Thornton scored the goals for the Utes (1-0), who enter the …
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Parts of National Monument in Utah May Lose Federal Protection
BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT, Utah — Parts of this sprawling region of red-rock canyons, towering mesas and ancient Native American sites in southeastern Utah could lose their strict federal protection as a national monument, under a recommendation that …
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A health system in Utah wants to slash the number of opioid pills it prescribes by 5 million
A health system in Utah wants to reduce the number of opioid pills it prescribes per year by 5 million. Intermountain Healthcare, which is both a health plan and a hospital, operates in Utah and southern Idaho, and its health plan has about 850,000 members.
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Mavs sign former Utah center Jeff Withey
DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Mavericks have signed free-agent center Jeff Withey, who spent the past two seasons with the Utah Jazz. The 7-foot Withey averaged 2.9 points and 2.4 rebounds in 51 games last season. He made one start. He has career averages of …
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Utah football: Zack Moss ready to be the featured runnin’ Ute
SALT LAKE CITY — Zack Moss has bounced back from a tough finish last season at California. Then, as a true freshman, the Utah running back had a pair of opportunities to score a game-winning touchdown for the Utes in the closing seconds of a 28-23 loss …
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