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The first person to wear ‘Jazz Bear’ costume dies after cancer battle
1+ day, 22+ min ago (125+ words) (Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Jazz Bear waves a flag before a game in 2017. The first man to don the Utah Jazz's iconic Bear mascot costume has died. Jon Absey spent nearly 25 years behind the "Jazz Bear" mask, starting…...
‘Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart’ Review: A Survivor Speaks Out
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (328+ words) Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart" Review: A Survivor Speaks Out'sltrib.com Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart" Review: A Survivor Speaks Out In this documentary, Smart tells the frightening narrative of her 2002 kidnapping at age 14, in Utah. (Netflix) Elizabeth Smart appears in the documentary "Kidnapped:…...
‘Are we going to freeze to death?’: Utah father charged after kids nearly die on mountain hike
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (755+ words) A Utah father is facing child torture and abuse charges after he took his three small children on a long, strenuous hike during a winter storm in Big Cottonwood Canyon and had to be rescued. Micah Smith, 31, was charged Wednesday…...
Social studies teacher known for ‘tough love’ is Utah’s 2026 Teacher of the Year
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (387+ words) (Utah State Board of Education) Joanna Andres, a social studies teacher at Park City High School, was selected as the 2026 Utah Teacher of the Year during a banquet held at the Little America Hotel in Salt Lake City on Thursday,…...
A community springs up to help a Utah preschooler who needs a bone marrow transplant
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (1862+ words) South Jordan " Kiri Duke-Rosati wrapped one hand around his father's neck, and shouted into the microphone as loud as his 3-year-old lungs would let him: "Play ball!" Kiri's appearance with his family at Wednesday night's Salt Lake Bees game in…...
Utah’s raw milk dairies ask lawmakers to streamline rules for handling a food-related outbreak
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (1095+ words) Utah lawmakers are considering a bill to create a protocol for state officials when raw milk is suspected of causing an outbreak of a foodborne illness " a move one milk producer said should bring clarity to a process that can…...