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• Utah’s drought and low reservoirs add up to more intense algal blooms Jeff Mortensen guides the boat Odyssia through algal blooms in Utah Lake toward a boat ramp at the Lindon Marina in Vineyard on Monday, July 19, 2021. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsUtah Lake, Scofield among infested waterbodies Utah’s drought is driving reservoir levels down and contributing to the spread of harmful algal blooms as the state continues to swelter under the heat — and the prime season for bloom formations remains ahead. A half-dozen water bodies in the state are…
• What Utes are most likely to receive Pac-12 preseason honors next week? Utah linebacker Devin Lloyd sacks Oregon State quarterback Chance Nolan during game at Rice-Eccles stadium in Salt Lake City on Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. Lloyd is considered one of top linebackers in the country heading into the 2021 season. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsLinebacker Devin Lloyd seems like a no-brainer, but a couple other players appear to be solid candidates Due to the pandemic, it’s been five years since we last saw the Olympic Games and it’s been a…
• Utah pharmacist surrenders license after fraudulently distributing COVID-19 vaccine cards Spenser Heaps, Deseret NewsA Utah pharmacist surrendered his license in a disciplinary hearing with the Utah Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing after he allegedly prepared and distributed COVID-19 vaccination cards without administering the vaccine. A stipulation and surrender order filed with the division on Monday states that Herriman pharmacist Bruce F. Whatcott admitted to meeting with a patient in June whose employer requested them to be vaccinated since their position required travel. Whatcott also admitted that he allowed the…
• Could Texas and Oklahoma going to the SEC impact BYU or Utah at all? Utah running back Zack Moss (2) runs the ball near the goal line during the Utah-BYU football game at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019. Could Utah or BYU be affected if Texas and Oklahoma move to the SEC? | Colter Peterson, Deseret News Ah, conference realignment talk. The subject that gets college sports fans riled up perhaps unlike any other is back after a bombshell report from the Houston Chronicle’s Brent Zwerneman Wednesday said that…
• Sheriff's office identifies hiker who died from fall at Bridal Veil Falls A Department of Public Safety helicopter and crew fly the body of an adult male off the mountain after they along with members of the Utah County Search and Rescue worked to secure and recover the body from a very steep rock face west of Bridal Veil Falls in Provo Canyon on Sunday, July 18, 2021. The man fell on Saturday afternoon while climbing with a juvenile who did not witness the accident. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsA man…
• Low water in Utah challenging boaters’ holiday weekend plans People put a jet ski in the water next to a boat ramp that is closed and has an abrupt drop-off due to low water at the Willard Bay North Marina in Willard, Box Elder County, on Monday, July 19, 2021. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsHouseboats being impacted at Lake Powell Water levels at Lake Powell have declined so much that multiple boat ramps are closed and owners of houseboats have until Saturday to remove their vessels from the Wahweap…
• High school football: Region 4 headlines Deseret News preseason top 25 rankings, including preseason No. 1 Corner Canyon Corner Canyon’s Cody Hagen (3) runs the ball and dives into the end zone for a touchdown in the 6A football state championship game against Lone Peak at Cedar Valley High School in Eagle Mountain on Friday, Nov. 20, 2020. Corner Canyon won the game. | Yukai Peng, Deseret News With four of the top five teams in the Deseret News preseason top 25 football rankings this season, Region 4 will once again be the center of attention for high school…
• Could the Jazz use the biannual exception this year? Utah head coach Quin Snyder talks with his team in a huddle as the Utah Jazz and the Denver Nuggets play an NBA basketball game at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City on Friday, May 7, 2021. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News This article was first published as the Jazz Insiders newsletter. Sign up to receive the newsletter in your inbox each Thursday. The Milwaukee Bucks are NBA champions. In his first trip to the NBA Finals, Giannis Antetokounmpo…
• See photos from Garth Brooks’ record-breaking performance at the University of Utah Country music superstar Garth Brooks performs at Rice Eccles Stadium at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on Saturday, July 17, 2021. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsGarth Brooks took the stage at the University of Utah’s Rice-Eccles Stadium Saturday night in a performance the country music superstar said he’s “been waiting for.” ...read more Source:: Deseret News – Utah News
• Drug firms reach $26B settlement over opioid crisis — will Utah sign on? This Aug. 29, 2018, file photo shows an arrangement of Oxycodone pills in New York. A $26 billion settlement between the three biggest U.S. drug distribution companies and drugmaker Johnson & Johnson and thousands of states and municipalities that sued over the toll of the opioid crisis is certainly significant, but it is far from tying a neat bow on the tangle of still unresolved lawsuits surrounding the epidemic. | Mark Lennihan, Associated PressUtah among more than 40 states deciding…