Utah

usa air quality: California, Los Angeles, San Diego have worst air quality in USA. Check state, county-wise list

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California, Arizona, Colorado, Michigan, Nevada, Utah and New Mexico have been slapped with failing grades for ozone pollution, short term fine particle pollution and annual particle pollution levels, Fox Weather reported quoting American Lung Association 2024 study. The areas also include prominent urban cities and localities such as Los Angeles, San Diego, Denver, Salt Lake, … Read more

Children’s author Kouri Richins tried before to kill her husband, new counts allege

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A Utah woman who authorities say fatally poisoned her husband in 2022, then published a children’s book about grief, now faces another attempted murder charge for allegedly drugging him weeks earlier, on Valentine’s Day. Kouri Richins, 33, is accused of killing her husband with a lethal dose of fentanyl at their home in a small … Read more

Texas Oilman Jim Finley’s Key Role In Utah’s Oil Boom

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Jim Finley is a bit of a ghost. Outside of oil industry circles, few people have probably ever heard of the man. He rarely speaks in public. One exception was in October 2021, when Finley, the CEO of Texas-based Finley Resources, presented to a coalition of seven oil-producing counties in eastern Utah. Following his speech, … Read more

Chinese exchange student found in Utah mountains in suspected ‘cyber kidnapping’

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A foreign exchange student has been found after being reported missing last week, according to local authorities. The student, Kai Zhuang, had been staying with a host family in Riverdale, Utah, at the time of the incident. Riverdale Police said they received a report of a kidnapping Friday. “Officers were contacted by the high school … Read more

Group representing social media giants sues Utah over parental consent law

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A group representing several social media giants, including Google, Meta, TikTok and X, sued Utah on Monday over the state’s new social media law that requires platforms to verify user ages and obtain parental consent for minors. The Utah Social Media Regulation Act, which is set to go into effect in March, also requires social … Read more