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The Downbeat: The Utah Jazz are a playground for basketball addicts
SLC Dunk - Utah
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July 31, 2025
Calvin Barrett is a writer, editor, and prolific Mario Kart racer located in Tokyo, Japan. Currently writing for SB Nation and FanSided, he has covered the Utah Jazz and BYU athletics since 2024 and graduated from Utah Valley University. A...
Jake Retzlaff, former Jewish football star at Mormon university, to play for Tulane
The Times of Israel
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August 3, 2025
Jake Retzlaff is embracing some new nicknames. “BYJew” is an endearment of the past for the Jewish quarterback who used to start for Brigham Young University, the Mormon flagship in Provo, Utah. Now, “Kosher Cannon,” “Shabbat Shotgun” and “Bayou...
Congresswoman Maloy Addresses Wildfire Concerns In Utah's 2nd District
KSUB 590/107.7- Utah
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July 30, 2025
During the August congressional recess, Utah’s 2nd District Congresswoman Celeste Maloy is spending her time back home, meeting with constituents and focusing on legislative priorities tied closely to the needs of her district. In an interview...
USDA to relocate hundreds of Jobs to Salt Lake City in major reorganization
KUTV - Utah
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SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture will move hundreds of jobs out of Washington, D.C., to five regional hubs across the country, including one in Salt Lake City, as part of a sweeping reorganization aimed at cutting costs...
USDA will move some Washington staff to Salt Lake City and other field offices
KUER - Utah
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July 25, 2025
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will move thousands of employees out of the nation's capital in a reorganization the agency says will put them closer to customers while saving money, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said Thursday. Around...
One Utah man’s quest to track the bugs fighting invasive trees on the Colorado River
KUER - Utah
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July 31, 2025
Killing a tamarisk tree is a tough job. Unless you’re a hungry tamarisk beetle. Then it’s just lunch. In their native Asia, the trees and beetles live in equilibrium. But when tamarisks were introduced to the West in the 1800s for ornamentation...
Utah Lake is a popular recreation draw. Here's how much economic weight it has
KSL - Utah
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PROVO — Utah Lake is a key water source and an environmental marvel, but a new report details how it also has a strong economic value within the Utah Valley. The lake generated 1.1 million visitor days from people outside of Utah County in 2024,...
Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #167
Ballotpedia
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July 30, 2025
Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board governance, the politics surrounding it, and education policy. In today’s edition, you’ll find: On the issues: The debate over prenatal...
Mesa County sheriff: AG lawsuit over alleged immigration enforcement violation is about politics, not fairness
Denver 7 - Colorado
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July 31, 2025
MESA COUNTY, Colo. — The Mesa County sheriff’s deputy at the center of a lawsuit brought by Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser is facing disciplinary action for his alleged role in sharing information with federal immigration officials, Sheriff...
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...
The long tail of COVID-19 and why it still matters in politics
Deseret News - Utah
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July 31, 2025
This article was first published in the Right to the Point newsletter. Sign up to receive the newsletter in your inbox each week. With 2028 nearer in the mirror than it seems, California Gov. Gavin Newsom is tilling the middle ground of America,...
Four people killed in a shooting at a Montana bar
Nagaland Post
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August 2, 2025
The ATF says multiple people have been shot at a Montana business, and authorities are searching for a suspect. Officials warned people to avoid the area of Anaconda. The suspect’s home was cleared by a SWAT team and the suspect was still at...
Here's what Utahns think about directly paying college athletes
Deseret News - Utah
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July 31, 2025
A new poll found half of Utahns agree with a court decision allowing colleges to pay athletes. The House v. NCAA settlement lets schools set aside $20.5 million to pay players. Utah lawmakers passed a bill this year clearing the way for colleges...
Senate Democrats warn of research and layoff implications of USDA decentralization plan
The Gazette - Colorado
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Senate Democrats slammed the Agriculture Department's decision to decentralize its operations and relocate employees based in Washington, citing possible downsizing and research implications. On Wednesday, Deputy Agriculture Secretary Stephen...
Utah nonprofits serving immigrants see funding cuts, more demand in Trump’s second term
The Salt Lake Tribune - Utah
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(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Christian Center of Park City pantry assistant Ereidy Santos works alongside Jaime Mira, deputy director of food insecurity, in the center's food pantry on Thursday, July 17, 2025. Utah nonprofits that...
Just average? New economic study marks a drop from previous high marks for Denver area
The Denver Gazette - Colorado
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A recent report tracking the metro Denver area’s economic performance over recent months is warning that the standout grades the area had been posting for almost a decade are now showing signs of slumping. Consumer spending, population increase...
Pritzker seeks more authority over homeowners insurance business
Chronicle Media - Illinois
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July 31, 2025
State Farm homeowner premiums will rise by roughly 27 percent in Illinois, prompting calls for greater regulation. (Capitol News Illinois file photo) SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker is asking state lawmakers for more authority to regulate the...
Back in Utah, Moore weighs in on Epstein, town halls and Big, Beautiful Bill
FOX 13 Salt Lake City - Utah
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July 30, 2025
OGDEN, Utah — Congressman Blake Moore said he would support releasing some files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. "I absolutely support transparency, but you have to protect potential victims’ private information as well. It’s...
LeClaire-Schlosser Group Brokers Sale of 467-Unit Self-Storage Facility in West Valley City, Utah
REBusinessOnline
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July 30, 2025
6WEST VALLEY CITY, UTAH — The LeClaire-Schlosser Group of Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Towne Storage Colt Plaza, a 60,325-square-foot self-storage facility in West Valley City. A joint venture between Towne Storage and a local...
Market Street shops brace as construction continues to stifle business
Billy Penn - Pennsylvania
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July 30, 2025
Angelo Pizza opened his namesake restaurant on Market Street in November 2020, and survived the pandemic. But it’s ongoing construction, not COVID-19, that has proven the biggest threat to his business. “If I were a newer business, we probably...