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Azim Kakaie, 34, speaks during an interview Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021, in Salt Lake City. The first Afghan refugee to arrive in Utah since the nation's swift takeover by the Taliban is a man who built a life as an air-traffic controller in Kabul before he had to flee the country. Kakaie said that his wife tried to leave the country for days and endured beatings at Taliban checkpoints before she was able to board a plane. She's now in Germany.

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1st Afghan refugee since Taliban takeover arrives in Utah

by Associated Press
Published: Sep 3, 2021

Cox, a Republican, said his administration is encouraging people to wear masks but said it is unclear whether they are effective against the highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus.

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Utah governor questions efficacy of masks amid virus surge

by Associated Press
Published: Sep 1, 2021

“Our greatest export as a county is, we export our kids,” Wayne County Commissioner Stanley Wood said. “And we bring retirees back in.”

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Census figures reflect aging of rural Utah

by Associated Press
Published: Aug 29, 2021

United and Delta already require new hires to be vaccinated. Two smaller carriers, Hawaiian and Frontier, have said they will require either vaccination or regular testing for current employees.

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Delta will charge unvaccinated employees $200 per month

by Associated Press
Published: Aug 26, 2021

Rocky Mountain Power's Energy Vision 2020 plan is coming to fruition.

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Rocky Mountain Power completes major wind power project

by Associated Press
Published: Aug 25, 2021

“It just sort of seems like nobody cares," she said. “Kids with disabilities often get left behind. They don’t get considered when these types of decisions are being made."

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School mask mandate ban challenged in new Utah lawsuit

by Associated Press
Published: Aug 24, 2021

Schulte's aunt Bridget Calvert previously said the couple told friends that a “creepy guy” was making them uncomfortable in the days prior to their deaths.

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Slaying of newlywed women at a campsite investigated in Moab

by Associated Press
Published: Aug 23, 2021

Parents at the school ran to help the officer, who told them to use her stun gun. The Taser subdued the student.

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Parents Taser student who went for officer’s gun in Cottonwood Heights

by Associated Press
Published: Aug 20, 2021

The Alpine School District, which declined to identify the teacher, said in a statement that the district disavowed her comments.

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Utah teacher who shared political views no longer at school

by Associated Press
Published: Aug 19, 2021

The Blawn Wash Gather in July 2014. Two helicopters were used to bring wild horses to the gather site.

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Wild horse roundups ramping up as drought grips the US West

by Associated Press
Published: Aug 18, 2021

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Western states face first federal water cuts

by Associated Press
Published: Aug 17, 2021

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Alligator pulls handler into enclosure and a bystander jumps in to help

by Associated Press
Published: Aug 16, 2021

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1st Afghan refugee since Taliban takeover arrives in Utah

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Utah governor questions efficacy of masks amid virus surge

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Census figures reflect aging of rural Utah

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Delta will charge unvaccinated employees $200 per month

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Rocky Mountain Power completes major wind power project

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School mask mandate ban challenged in new Utah lawsuit

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Slaying of newlywed women at a campsite investigated in Moab

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Parents Taser student who went for officer’s gun in Cottonwood Heights

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Utah teacher who shared political views no longer at school

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Wild horse roundups ramping up as drought grips the US West

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Western states face first federal water cuts

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Alligator pulls handler into enclosure and a bystander jumps in to help

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