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Salt Lake City school board member resigns in plea deal to election bribery allegations
KTVX - Utah
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July 28, 2025
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — The Salt Lake City school board member accused of attempting to bribe his opponent in backing out of the election has been forced to resign as part of a plea deal. In a plea in abeyance, Mohamed Baayd was ordered to submit...
Task force to examine gradual retirement for Louisiana higher education faculty, staff
KSLA - Louisiana
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July 30, 2025
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana Illuminator) – Louisiana is considering adopting a phased retirement program that would allow higher education faculty and staff to gradually reduce their duties over the final years of their careers. A legislative task...
Why Morgan Scalley Will be Utah Football’s Next Great Coach
The Daily Utah Chronicle
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July 30, 2025
The University of Utah has been one of the top teams in college football since the early 2000s. With multiple unbeaten seasons, including a national championship in 2008, the Utes have a long-standing tradition of excelling under strong coaching....
Musical mastermind Danny Elfman to visit Salt Lake City as FanX guest
KTVX - Utah
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July 28, 2025
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Danny Elfman, the composer behind hundreds of iconic music scores both on TV and the silver screen, is coming to Salt Lake City as a guest at FanX. The legendary 72-year-old composer will be making his first appearance at...
Why are some states better than others at defending religious liberty?
Deseret News - Utah
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July 30, 2025
Some states are more proactive than others in protecting religious freedom, a new report from First Liberty Institute’s Center for Religion, Culture and Democracy found. Florida ranked first in the report’s 2025 edition, which is up from sixth...
Utah Jazz’s Taylor Hendricks reveals inner child during shopping spree with local kids
Deseret News - Utah
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July 30, 2025
On Tuesday afternoon in West Jordan, normal, everyday shoppers at Walmart pushed their carts past the school supply aisles and were shocked when they spotted Utah Jazz forward Taylor Hendricks towering over a crowd of kids less than half his size....
SkoPurp Soccer Episode 94: International Pride, Utah Preview, and More
BVM Sports
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July 30, 2025
The Orlando Pride are set to return to action after a break for international tournaments, with a focus on player performances during the hiatus. Notable achievements include Anna Moorhouse’s team taking the Women’s Euros and Zambia's players...
How Snapchat gets Utah kids hooked: 5 newly revealed details from state’s lawsuit against message app
The Salt Lake Tribune - Utah
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July 30, 2025
When the state of Utah first sued Snapchat in June, much of the legal complaint was redacted — but last week, Snapchat’s lawyers filed a motion to keep a few paragraphs blacked out, while agreeing to make the rest public. The suit, filed by the...
Bailey fights to reinstate women’s records erased by NCAA
Legal Newsline - Illinois
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JEFFERSON CITY -- Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey recently joined a letter urging the National Collegiate Athletic Association to restore to female athletes the records, titles, awards and recognitions they earned but were denied because...
Rep. Blake Moore addresses Epstein files, immigration and Trump’s tax bill during Utah visit
Deseret News - Utah
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July 30, 2025
Rep. Blake Moore says people are "thrilled" about business provisions within the recent budget reconciliation bill. The congressman also spoke on the potential release of the Epstein files, saying he wants to protect the victims. He also spoke on...
5 Mesa County sheriff’s deputies disciplined in wake of traffic stop that led to Utah teen’s immigration arrest
The Colorado Sun
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July 30, 2025
The Mesa County Sheriff’s Office has punished five deputies in the wake of a June traffic stop along Interstate 70 in western Colorado that led to the immigration arrest of a 19-year-old college student from Utah. Deputy Alexander Zwinck, who...
Utah LGBTQ+ Economic Summit & Expo returns September 18 with business awards, job fair, and resources for growth
Q Salt Lake Magazine - Utah
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July 30, 2025
The Utah LGBTQ+ Economic Summit & Expo is set to return Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, bringing together LGBTQ+ and allied business owners, professionals, and job seekers for a day focused on economic empowerment, networking, and inclusion. Held at the...
Midwest biofuels plant explosion, building collapse leaves 3 dead, including 2 children
Fox News
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Fremont Mayor Joey Spellerberg confirmed an employee and his two young daughters were killed in an explosion Tuesday at Horizon Biofuels. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! At least three people are dead, including two children, after a...
'Lessons From My Teachers' with Sarah Ruhl on Access Utah
Utah Public Radio
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This episode first aired on May 20th, 2025 On this episode, we talk with critically acclaimed author, MacArthur genius, two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, and Tony Award–nominated playwright and author, Sarah Ruhl, about her new book. "Lessons From...
Redacted details in Utah’s Snapchat lawsuit are now public
The Missoula Current - Montana
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July 30, 2025
Katie McKellar (Utah News Dispatch) Utah state officials announced in a news release Tuesday that most of the state’s lawsuit against Snapchat has now been unredacted, which they said reveals “new, alarming details” that expose the “disbursing...
Halle Berry shows off her bikini body on Utah vacation: ‘Fine as wine’
Page Six
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July 30, 2025
Halle Berry knows how to vacation. The actress took a trip to Utah with boyfriend Van Hunt, where she’s posed in a series of outdoorsy looks, including a sultry swimsuit snap. On Tuesday, Berry, 58, shared an Instagram carousel of photos from her...
5 Sheriff's deputies disciplined for sharing immigration information
The Daily Sentinel - Colorado
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Four Sheriff's deputies have been disciplined in relation to a Signal chat that was sharing information with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in a manner the Colorado Attorney General's Office said was against Colorado law.Mesa County...
Retro revival: Utah Retro GameXpo to spotlight gaming’s past, present and future this month
Standard Examiner - Utah
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1 / 4 In this 2024 photo, Tracy Charlton, center, founder of the Utah Retro GameXpo poses with convention guests at the Davis Conference Center. Photo supplied 2 / 4 In this undated photo, the convention floor at the Davis Conference Center is...
Basketball Hall of Fame Announces Updated Format For UConn, Women's Showcase
Patch
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July 30, 2025
SPRINGFIELD, MA — The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame has announced an updated format, game times and TV information for the 2025 Women’s Showcase, which will take place on Nov. 21 and 23 and Mohegan Sun Arena. The defending national champion...
Say what? 9 Utah places with quirky names
KSL - Utah
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Remember struggling to figure out how to pronounce words in your high school Spanish or French class? That was nothing compared to all the non-Utahns trying to say some of our town names. At least in class, there were rules you could turn to for...