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West Nile virus cases are ticking up in Utah in multiple counties and workers in various districts are trying to quell this problem. They have amped up efforts to keep people and vulnerable animals safe. At the Salt Lake Mosquito Abatement District, for example, workers are utilizing an innovative technology to engage in high-tech battles against the bugs. Drones are …

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah football had one pitch to wide receiver Tobias Merriweather: “Come make a difference.” The veteran receiver who had stops at Notre Dame and California before eventually landing at Utah during the spring transfer portal window is hoping to live up to that request as he works into the team’s receiver rotation in just a short …

On Tuesday the Utah Jazz struck a deal to trade rookie RJ Luis Jr. to the Boston Celtics for Georges Niang and two future second-round picks (2027, 2031), league sources confirmed to the Deseret News. The Jazz are effectively helping the Celtics shed salary so they can have some financial relief under the second apron by taking on Niang’s salary, …

This is a nice bit of work by the Boston Celtics to upgrade while saving money, and the Jazz get a little bonus for helping out. First, the Celtics are trading veteran Georges Niang and two second-round picks as a sweetener to the Utah Jazz for RJ Luis Jr., a story broken by Shams Charania of ESPN. This was a …

The Boston Celtics are sending recently-acquired forward Georges Niang and two future second-round picks to the Utah Jazz for rookie wing RJ Luis Jr., according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. Niang, who previously played in Utah from 2017-21, returns to the Jazz, and his more than $8 million salary goes into the Jazz’s massive trade exception from the John Collins deal, …

A driver going 283 mph (455 km/h) trying to set a land speed record during a racing event at Utah’s famed Bonneville Salt Flats died on Sunday after he lost control of his rocket-like vehicle called the Speed Demon, organizers said. Driver Chris Raschke lost control about two and a half miles into a run and was treated by medical …

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A driver died Sunday after he crashed while he was trying to set a land speed record at an annual event on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, event organizers said. Chris Raschke, 60, died after the crash at around 3:03 p.m. MT, officials with the Southern California Timing Association, which runs the event, said in a statement. Organizers said …

The NWSL’s most dynamic attack has just added another versatile scoring threat. The Kansas City Current acquired forward Ally Sentnor from the Utah Royals, league sources said. Sentnor, 21, was named the 2024 U.S. Soccer Young Female Player of the Year. Utah will receive $600,000 of transfer funds for the playmaker, while retaining a percentage if she’s sold by KC …

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