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Angels recall major league veterans Jared Walsh, David Fletcher; demote prospects Adams, Paris
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels have selected the contracts of major league veterans Jared Walsh and David Fletcher from Triple-A Salt Lake. The Angels also sent prospects Kyren Paris and Jordyn Adams back to Salt Lake and designated reliever Gerardo Reyes for...
Olympic committee gives Salt Lake City official go-ahead as bidder for future Winter Games
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee officially endorsed Salt Lake City on Thursday as the American bid city for an upcoming Winter Olympics, with the committee's chairman saying that while the U.S. bid remains flexible, it would prefer hosting in 2034 over 2030. ...
Montana man who was mauled by a grizzly bear is doing well but has long recovery ahead, family says
A Montana man who was mauled by a grizzly bear that bit off his lower jaw is doing well at a hospital in Salt Lake City but has a long recovery ahead, his family said Monday. Rudy Noorlander, the owner of a snowmobile and all-terrain vehicle rental business in Big Sky, “is...
Let skeeters feed on you for science? Welcome to front lines of mosquito control
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — It's lunchtime at the Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District and a colony of sabethes cyaneus — also known as the paddle-legged beauty for its feathery appendages and iridescent coloring — find their way to Ella Branham. “They're not very aggressive...
Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania
LNP/LancasterOnline. September 3, 2023. Editorial: Fancy, expense-paid trips and free Phillies World Series tickets benefit state lawmakers, not their constituents Sometimes, the principle of the thing matters more than the actual money involved. That’s the case...
Florida football team alters its travel plans with Tropical Storm Idalia approaching the state
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida is altering its travel plans for the team's season opener at No. 14 Utah on Thursday night, hoping to avoid Tropical Storm Idalia. A team spokesman said Monday that the Gators will practice in Gainesville on Tuesday, fly to Dallas and spend the...
John Warnock, who helped invent the PDF and co-founded Adobe Systems, dies at age 82
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — John Warnock, who helped invent the PDF and co-founded Adobe Systems, has died. He was 82. The Silicon Valley entrepreneur and computer scientist died Saturday surrounded by family after a nearly two-year battle with pancreatic cancer, the company said. ...
US judge sides with Nevada regulators in fight over Utah bus firm's intrastate v. interstate routes
RENO, Nev. (AP) — A U.S. judge has denied a Utah bus company's bid to block Nevada regulation of routes that run primarily between Reno and Las Vegas but briefly cross into California, siding with regulators who say their ability to ensure the safety of buses in Nevada is in the public's best...
Armed Utah man shot by FBI last week carried AR-15 in 2018 police encounter, records show
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A 75-year-old man shot by officers trying to arrest him for social media threats he made against officials including President Joe Biden had a history of "exercising his 2nd Amendment rights, albeit a little recklessly,” according to Utah police records. ...
Utah man accused of threatening president pointed gun at agents, FBI says
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah man accused of making violent threats against President Joe Biden before a trip to Salt Lake City last week pointed a handgun at FBI agents attempting to arrest him, the agency said on Monday. Craig Robertson, a 75-year-old Air Force veteran, was...
