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Utah Supreme court overturns death sentence for man who murdered witness in 1985
The entrance to the Utah Supreme Court inside the Matheson Courthouse in Salt Lake City is pictured on Wednesday, January 3, 2024. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for Utah News Dispatch) The Utah Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Douglas Lovell this week, ruling that attorneys for the convicted murderer...
IOC awards 2034 Winter Games to Utah and pushes state officials to help end FBI investigation
As expected, Salt Lake City will be an Olympics host again after the IOC formally awarded the 2034 Winter Games to the United States bid. The capital city of Utah was the only candidate after the International Olympic Committee gave Salt Lake City exclusive negotiating rights last year in a fast-track contest for 2034. Salt Lake City’s final approval was in a vote Wednesday by IOC members. The IOC also made an unusual demand, pushing local officials to pledge to help end an FBI investigation into actions taken by the World Anti-Doping Agency regarding Chinese swimmers who were allowed to compete at the last Olympics despite positive drug tests.
56-year-old hiker in Utah is at least 5th person to die in state and national parks due to heat
A 56-year-old hiker died at a Utah state park after she fell into “distress” because of a lack of water in sweltering 106-degree heat, officials say, in at least the fifth death at state and national parks this month alone. Hurricane City police responded to a call for...
IOC pushes Utah officials, US Olympic leaders to persuade FBI to drop WADA probe as part of 2034 Games deal
A deal among the International Olympic Committee, Utah officials and U.S. Olympic leaders was struck to help Salt Lake City receive the Winter Olympics in 2034.
Near-record heat and storms for some Utah areas this Pioneer Day
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) – Happy Pioneer Day, Utah! We celebrate the holiday with a spike in daytime highs, thanks to a large high-pressure ridge centering up over Utah, Arizona and Nevada. Temperatures will be roughly 5-10° above average, nearing record highs in northern Utah with Salt Lake City forecast to hit 104° this afternoon, […]
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