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What to Do if You Encounter a Mountain Lion What to Do if You Encounter a Mountain Lion (NCD)HYDE PARK, Utah — Two children out walking with their dog were surprised to find out that what they first believed was a kitten was actually a young cougar. It’s not a cat.’”“I was feeling really scared and I wanted to just run forward and get away from it,” Jackson told KSL. North Park police Lt. Justin Olsen told The Herald Journal that animal control is investigating the incident. “I told my little brother to go run ahead,” Lucy told The Herald Journal. Brittany Britsch, the children’s mother, told The Herald Journal that the dog was fine and did not need to go to the vet.

Edward Geddes has been formally named as the person responsible for the murder of Lina Reyes-Geddes more than 24 years ago.

South Carolina holds a primary runoff race for the U.S. Senate. Polls in South Carolina open at 7 a.m. ET and close at 7 p.m. ET.

In Mississippi, two Republican incumbents will try to fight off challengers in their runoff races. Polls in Mississippi open at 7 a.m. CT/8 a.m. ET and close at 7 p.m. CT/8 p.m. ET.

Voting concludes Tuesday in the Oklahoma primary elections. Notable races are for governor, U.S. House and U.S. Senate – including a special election.

Voting concludes Tuesday in the Illinois primary elections. Notable primaries include governor, U.S. Senate and congressional district races.

Voting concludes Tuesday in Colorado's primary elections for governor, U.S. Senate, secretary of state and House congressional district races.

Voting concludes Tuesday in the Utah primary elections, including the race for U.S. Senate.

On Tuesday, New York holds key primary elections for governor and lieutenant governor. Congressional primaries there have been delayed until August.

Election 2022 What to Watch FILE - Political staffer and Utah U.S. Senate candidate Ally Isom speaks during a Republican primary debate Wednesday, June 1, 2022, in Draper, Utah. Isom faces Sen. Mike Lee and former state lawmaker Becky Edwards in the GOP primary on Tuesday, June 28. That year, no primary challengers came forward to challenge him in arch-conservative Utah, after the one-time Tea Party insurgent successfully consolidated support from both grassroots conservatives and establishment Republicans. Though as the incumbent, Lee is the presumptive favorite in the primary, more significant challenges could lie ahead. The winner of the primary will in November take on McMullin, the former presidential candidate running as an independent.

Sen. Mike Lee has won Utah’s Republican primary by brushing off attacks from two challengers who didn’t vote for former President Donald Trump in 2020.

Judges temporarily blocked abortion bans Monday in Louisiana and Utah, while abortion rights advocates challenged laws in Texas, Idaho, Kentucky and Mississippi.

7 Fun Facts About Bees There are more than 20,000 species of bees. (NCD)SUMMIT COUNTY, Utah — At least two people were injured after a semi-truck hauling over 200 beehives turned over in Utah on Monday. >> Read more trending newsAccording to the Park City Fire District, crews have been on the scene of a semi-truck that rolled over, carrying hundreds of beehives. Two people have been transported to a hospital with multiple bee stings and other minor injuries. According to KSL-TV, the Historic Union Pacific Rail Trail has been closed in the area due to all the bees and crews have also minimized traffic in the area.

Built in the 1950s to carry tourists on day trips from the German port of Hamburg, the cruise ship looked bound for the scrap heap, until Chris Willson found the Aurora for sale on Craigslist. Today, his 293-foot ship (which once played a Bond villain's yacht) is parked near Stockton, Calif., surrounded by blueberry fields, and is being carefully restored. Correspondent Luke Burbank reports.

Utah is one of 13 states in the country with “trigger bans” that were designed to prohibit abortion if Roe were to fall.

Taylor Kornieck, making her national team debut, added a late goal. Smith, who plays for the Portland Thorns in the National Women's Soccer League, has six international goals. “As our women's national team represents the U.S. on the field today in Colorado, the occasion serves as a reminder of the rights and freedoms that women and their allies have fought for, earned and deserve,” the statement said. Colombia is hoping to secure one of CONMEBOL's spots in the 2023 World Cup, co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand. 28 in the world, Colombia missed out on the 2019 World Cup.

Sophia Smith scored twice in the second half and the U.S. women’s national team beat Colombia 3-0 on Saturday night to extend its home unbeaten streak to 68 games.

Election 2022 Mitt Romney FILE - In this June 20, 2018, file photo, Mitt Romney smiles during a campaign event in American Fork, Utah. Mitt Romney isn't up for reelection this year, but his name is surfacing in Republican primaries throughout the nation. Candidates are using the label "Mitt Romney Republican" to frame opponents as insufficiently conservative and enemies of the Trump-era GOP Candidates have employed the concept in attack ads and talking points in Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania. The anti-tax group Club For Growth, among the most active super PACs in this year's primaries, used "Mitt Romney Republican" as the central premise of an attack ad in North Carolina's Senate primary. Despite his popularity with many residents here, candidates are repeatedly deploying "Mitt Romney Republican" as a campaign trail attack in the lead-up to Tuesday's Republican primary.

Mitt Romney isn’t up for reelection this year, but his name is surfacing in Republican primaries throughout the nation.

Republicans have used the concept to frame their primary opponents as enemies of the Trump-era GOP in southeast Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Despite his popularity with many residents here, candidates are repeatedly deploying “Mitt Romney Republican” as a campaign trail attack in the lead-up to Tuesday’s Republican primary.

U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee chair Susanne Lyons said she views Salt Lake City as the leading candidate for the 2034 Olympics. She added the complexities of hosting 2030 only two years after the Summer Games in Los Angeles make that a less-likely scenario. “We will figure this out, but if we have a preference, it would be better for us to do 2034,” Lyons said in an interview with The Associated Press. The U.S. did impose a “diplomatic boycott” of the Games, refusing to send any government officials to the Games. Still, Lyons said IOC officials told her they know Salt Lake City, which hosted in 2002, could step into the role in 2030.

Utah, Washington and Michigan are well represented on Verizon Small Business' fifth annual rankings of the best small U.S. cities to start a small business.

Bears Ears Agreement FILE - Arch Canyon within Bears Ears National Monument is seen on May 8, 2017, in Utah. Leaders from agencies including the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service met with representatives from five tribal nations Saturday to sign a document formalizing the Bears Ears Commission, a governing body tasked with day-to-day decisions on the 2,125 square-mile (5,500 square-kilometer) Bears Ears National Monument. “This is an important step as we move forward together to ensure that Tribal expertise and traditional perspectives remain at the forefront of our joint decision-making for the Bears Ears National Monument. The Bears Ears Commission and Obama-era joint governance plan was altered to the chagrin of tribal officials when Trump downsized the monument in 2017. We are being asked to apply our traditional knowledge to both the natural and human-caused ecological challenges, drought, erosion, visitation, etc.,” said Bears Ears Commission Co-Chair and Lieutenant Governor of Zuni Pueblo Carleton Bowekaty.

Federal officials and tribal nations have formally reestablished a commission to jointly govern the Bears Ears National Monument in Utah.

‘Gangsta the goose’ terrorizes Utah community File photo. Anyone walking down the sidewalk ran "afowl" of the goose, which was protecting a duck's eggs. (Rena-Marie/Getty Images/iStockphoto)DAYBREAK, Utah — A goose that spent weeks guarding a duck’s eggs is now continuing its role as a guardian for the newly hatched ducklings. >> Read more trending newsThe goose, affectionately nicknamed “Gangsta the Goose,” had been attacking people for more than a month as it acted as a bodyguard for a mother duck and its eggs, UPI reported. Five weeks after Gangsta first began attacking people, the eggs hatched and video showed Gangsta escorting a duck and her 12 ducklings to the water, KSL-TV reported.

Builder sentiment is getting hit by higher interest rates, which are causing a slowdown in housing demand.

Utah Democrats are taking extraordinary action, and other groups are pursuing new strategies to safeguard democratic norms.

SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah man has been charged by a federal grand jury in Salt Lake City for allegedly torturing guinea pigs online. KTSU says the guinea pigs were purchased in October and Webster allegedly posted 23 videos on YouTube that showed him torturing them. They say titles for those videos were “Torture is Fun” and “Guinea Pig Torture,” among others. In addition to posting the videos, Webster also allegedly posted comments on his own videos talking about wanting to kill guinea pigs and torture them, according to KTVX. The U.S. Attorney’s Office District of Utah says the FBI special agents are conducting the investigation.

Same Sex Marriage Utah Sen. Derek Kitchen speaks during a news conference at the Utah State Capitol on Tuesday, June 7, 2022, in Salt Lake City. As the nation awaits a decision from the U.S. Supreme Court regarding a Mississippi law that calls for banning abortion after 15 weeks, LGBTQ advocates are pushing to codify protections for same-sex marriage in states throughout the country. Before the Supreme Court struck down bans and legalized same-sex marriage, 31 states had enacted laws banning same-sex couples from marrying. Virginia and Nevada repealed their defunct bans in 2020 and New Jersey codified marriage rights for same-sex couples in 2021. But he expressed optimism that same-sex marriage has been embraced widely enough in Utah that codifying protections for LGBTQ couples will win widespread support.

LGBTQ advocates in states with same-sex marriage bans that were nullified by the U.S. Supreme Court seven years ago are sounding the alarm that overturning Roe v.

A Utah man was sentenced today to five years in prison for evading more than $1.8 million in federal income tax and obstructing the IRS’s efforts to collect the money he owed. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Derald Wilford Geddes, of Ogden, was a dentist who owned and operated Mount Ogden Dental PC. From approximately 1998 through 2014, Geddes took repeated steps to evade the federal income taxes he owed and obstruct the IRS’s efforts to collect his tax debt. Among other efforts, Geddes filed false liens against his own properties, submitted to the IRS bogus “bonds to discharge debt” that he claimed were from the account of the former Treasury Secretary and filed false corporate income tax returns. In March 2022, Geddes was convicted at trial by a federal jury of tax evasion, filing false tax returns and impeding the IRS.

Surya will be provided a chance to participate in Round 7 with a new word, judges ruled Wednesday

— (AP) — A speller has been reinstated into the Scripps National Spelling Bee field after successfully appealing that he was denied relevant root information about a word. Spellers are permitted to ask questions about roots, and judges answer in the affirmative if a speller can identify a relevant root and its meaning. If he spells that word correctly, he will join the 12 finalists who have already advanced to compete for more than $50,000 in cash and prizes. Surya has an accomplished spelling resume and is a pupil of Cole Shafer-Ray, the 2015 runner-up who coached last year's champion, Zaila Avant-garde. A brother of another speller was the first to notice the error, and Saryn was reinstated, eventually finishing third.

A speller has been reinstated into the Scripps National Spelling Bee field after successfully appealing that he was denied relevant root information about a word.

Interior Secretary-COVID FILE - U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland speaks after signing the agreement for the Navajo federal reserved water rights settlement at Monument Valley, Utah on Friday, May 27, 2022. Haaland has tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, June 1, 2022 and has mild symptoms. The Interior Department said Haaland is isolating in Nevada where she was part of a roundtable discussion Tuesday on clean energy production on public lands. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has tested positive for COVID-19 and has mild symptoms, the agency said Wednesday. Haaland began experiencing coronavirus symptoms on Wednesday and tested positive.

Over the past decade, the number of visitors to our national parks has increased 34%, forcing many of the most popular parks to require reservations, timed entry passes, and shuttle buses in order to limit crowds and traffic.

Monkeypox: What you need to know (NCD)WASHINGTON — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed nine monkeypox cases across seven states. >> Read more trending newsCDC Director Rochelle Walensky said that monkeypox cases have been identified in California, Florida, Massachusetts, New York, Utah, Virginia and Washington. Two infected individuals live in the same household in Utah, according to People. The pair had traveled internationally in early May to “an area currently experiencing monkeypox cases.”Last week, the first case was identified in the United States in Massachusetts. The U.S. government said on Tuesday that it is releasing some of the country’s monkeypox vaccines from the Strategic National Stockpile.

Cases of monkeypox have been reported in 16 countries.

NCAA Divisions Football FILE - Utah players celebrate with the trophy after their victory over Oregon to win the Pac-12 Conference championship NCAA football game Friday, Dec. 3, 2021, in Las Vegas. The Pac-12 announced, Wednesday, May 18, 2022, it was scrapping its divisional format for the coming season Wednesday, May 18, 2022. The Pac-12 will now match the teams with the highest conference winning percentages in its title game after 11 seasons of matching winners of the North and South divisions. NCAA rules previously required football conferences that want to play a championship game to split into divisions if they cannot play a full round-robin schedule. The Big Ten and Southeastern Conference are also considering future scheduling models and whether to stick with divisions.

The Pac-12 is scrapping its divisional format for the upcoming college football season.

SALT LAKE CITY — A 13-year-old boy died after being buried under a sand dune at a Utah state park over the weekend. >> Read more trending newsThe Associated Press says the teen was digging a tunnel into the dune at Utah’s Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park Saturday night. Park rangers were notified by family, and they arrived to help dig him out. The boy was taken to the hospital in Salt Lake City. Officials say the sand dune collapse remains under investigation.

Sand Dunes Park Death This 2018 file photo shows Coral Pink Sand Dunes state park near Kanab, Utah. A teenager visiting southern Utah's State Park died on Sunday, May 15, 2022, after he was entrapped beneath a sand dune that had collapsed on him a day prior. (The Salt Lake Tribune via AP) (Uncredited)SALT LAKE CITY — (AP) — A 13-year-old Utah boy has died from his injuries a day after a sand dune he was digging in collapsed and buried him at a state park, officials said Monday. The boy had been digging a tunnel into the dune at southern Utah's Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park when it collapsed on him Saturday evening, park rangers said. The boy, Ian Spendlove, was from Santa Clara, a small town about 65 miles (105 kilometers) from Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park, officials said Monday.

Ian Spendlove was located about 6½ feet beneath the sand about 20 minutes after the collapse, officials said.

The man was found below a popular viewing area in Canyonlands that sits at 6,080 feet elevation.

“I’m just impressed with their overall consistency.”

The nation's second largest reservoir, which provides water to millions of people, is just 24% full.

GRAND COUNTY, Utah — Months after a newlywed couple was found shot dead at a Utah campsite, officials were able to identify the suspect on Wednesday, saying that he killed himself. GCSO said that Pinkusiewicz was a person of interest along with a few other people early on in the investigation. He was a former McDonald’s employee at the same location as one of the victims, Turner, in Moab, Utah. Right after, GCSO says, they learned he left Utah right after the murders and killed himself. The area where the couple was found was believed to be near where Gabby Petito was last seen.

Adam Pinkusiewicz confessed to killing Crystal Turner and Kylen Schulte before his death, the sheriff said.

A Utah man has been accused of raping, torturing and murdering a vulnerable adult when he lived in Alaska. Kirby F. Calderwood, 32, was arrested Monday by police in Ogden, Utah, the Homer Police Department said. Murnane went missing Oct. 17, 2019, when she set out for a mile walk from her apartment to a Homer medical clinic for an appointment but was never seen again.

Police: Father ran over toddler with lawnmower File photo. Police said that the child's leg was cut up, and his right foot was partially amputated. (welcomia/Getty Images/iStockphoto)HYRUM, Utah — A toddler was severely injured when he was hit by a lawnmower his father was riding, police in Utah said. >> Read more trending newsLogan police were called to the Hyrum, Utah home Friday after the father accidentally backed over his 2-year-old son, KUTV reported. The father told police he had believed his son was inside the house, police told KSL.

Insider's London-based reporter Maria Noyen had thoughts after swapping out her coffee for the Diet Coke and coffee creamer drink popular in Utah.

Every bill was an Orrin Hatch ‘Thank you’ to our nation from a caring patriot who wanted to give back,” McConnell said. Brent Hatch, the senator's son, quoted a veteran Utah journalist who called Hatch “the most important Utah politician since Brigham Young." “He really was larger than life,” his daughter, Marcia Hatch Whetton, said. Friday's memorial service also highlighted the distinctive extracurricular pursuits Hatch became known for in Washington D.C. and Utah. An accomplished songwriter, Hatch authored more than 300 tracks, including “Jesus' Love is Like a River,” and “No Empty Chairs,” which his grandchildren sang at the service.

Politicians, friends and colleagues paid tribute to the late U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch at a memorial service in Salt Lake City.

EAGLE MOUNTAIN, Utah — Two 3-year-old Utah boys have died after a man reportedly on meth crashed into the area where they were playing, according to officials. The crash happened Monday around 7:20 p.m. deputies responded to reports of a car that crashed into a horse stable. https://t.co/2wxrvNc2Zc pic.twitter.com/SXIJRqZpXG — Utah County Sheriff (@UCSO) May 3, 2022UCSO say this is when the car landed in a corral where the two boys were playing. “We of the Utah County Sheriff’s Office express our sincerest condolences to the family and friends of these two sweet boys. Expand Autoplay Image 1 of 10 Two Utah boys are dead after a man crashed into their play area (Utah County Sheriff's Office)©2022 Cox Media Group

The level of workers who retired then came back a year later is running around 3.2%, just about where it was before the pandemic.

We "express our sincerest condolences to the family and friends of these two sweet boys," police said.

NASA and the European Space Agency are gearing up to bring home a pristine sample of Martian rock. But given the small chance of life on the red planet, they have to grapple with safety questions.

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation plans to hold back about 480,000 acre-feet of water in Lake Powell to maintain Glen Canyon Dam's ability to produce hydropower for millions of homes and businesses in the region. And the water levels in the river's two primary storage reservoirs — Lake Mead and Lake Powell — have plummeted substantially over the past two decades — to such an extent that boaters found a decades-old dead body in a barrel exposed on Sunday. The action announced Tuesday is one of several that have been taken to shore up Lake Powell. The request centered on the fact that keeping water stored in Lake Powell will decrease the amount of water flowing downstream to Lake Mead, the Colorado River’s other main storage reservoir. That compromise alters agreements reached over the past 15 years triggering cuts to water users in the lower basin once Lake Mead falls to certain thresholds.

Republican Sen. Mike Lee has avoided serious challenge in deeply conservative Utah in the dozen years since he came to power in a tea party wave.

Luka Doncic and Jalen Brunson each scored 24 points and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Utah Jazz 98-96 on Thursday night in Game 6 to wrap up the first-round series.

The U.S. government has finished another environmental review of a proposed multibillion-dollar transmission line that would send wind-generated electricity from rural New Mexico to big cities in the West.

Luka Doncic had 33 points and 13 rebounds in his first home playoff game coming off a calf injury and the Dallas Mavericks routed the Utah Jazz 102-77 for a 3-2 lead in their first-round playoff series.

Rudy Gobert gave Utah the lead with an alley-oop dunk with 11.0 seconds left and the Jazz held off the Dallas Mavericks 100-99 on Saturday in Game 4 to tie the first-round series.

Utah Democrats pulling hard to defeat Republican Sen. Mike Lee took the unusual step Saturday of spurning a party hopeful to instead get behind an independent, former presidential candidate Evan McMullin.

The medicinal use of hallucinogenic mushrooms is making inroads in U.S. states as military veterans advocate for the therapeutic value of psychedelic drugs, including in conservative states like Utah, Texas and Oklahoma.

The case of a teenage couple killed and tossed down an abandoned mine shaft culminated in murder convictions Friday for a Utah man who prosecutors said killed the pair because he found them hanging out with his girlfriend.

Federal officials say it may be necessary to reduce water deliveries to Colorado River users to prevent the shutdown of a huge dam on the Arizona-Utah border.

The NBA plans to keep its next All-Star Game in Salt Lake City, despite its opposition to Utah’s ban on transgender youth athletes playing on girls teams.

Lawmakers have moved to the brink of clinching a scaled-back bipartisan compromise to provide a fresh $10 billion to combat COVID-19.

GOP lawmakers in Utah have pushed through a ban on transgender youth athletes playing on girls’ teams, overriding a veto and joining 11 other states with similar laws amid a nationwide culture war.

Republican governors in two states this week rejected legislation to ban transgender players from girls sports.

The Outdoor Retailer trade show has announced it is moving from Denver back to Salt Lake City next year despite threats of a boycott from big-name recreation companies and an environmental group.

Utah’s governor vetoed a ban on transgender students playing girls’ sports on Tuesday, becoming the second Republican governor to reject such legislation this week.

Rep. Cori Bush of Missouri has a memoir coming out this fall.

Ukrainians playing college basketball in the United States have tried to keep up their routines as Russia invades their home country.

Utah's governor says he'll veto a ban on transgender girls in youth sports.

The Utah House of Representatives has approved new rules limiting where members of the press can film and interview lawmakers, following similar action taken by the Utah Senate weeks ago.

The governors of four Rocky Mountain states say they will cooperate on developing ways to make hydrogen more available and useful as clean-burning fuel for cars, trucks and trains.

Pregnancy-related deaths for U.S. mothers climbed higher in the pandemic’s first year.

Confirmed cases of the avian flu were reported in birds in Brevard, Volusia and Indian River counties, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced Tuesday.

Utah's state Senate passed rules this week limiting where the press can go to report in statehouses, marking the latest move by Republican state lawmakers nationwide who are peeling back access to chambers after the pandemic provided new accessibility.

Details about Brian Laundrie’s remains and the items found around him at the scene of his death were revealed in a full autopsy report released by the District Twelve Medical Examiner Monday, according to WINK News.

Utah Sen. Mike Lee is facing backlash from Japanese Americans and conservation groups after blocking a proposal to create a national historic site at a former internment camp in rural Colorado.

Bojan Bogdanovic scored 23 points and Donovan Mitchell had 14 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists as the Utah Jazz shut down Golden State in a 111-85 victory that snapped the Warriors’ nine-game winning streak.

The largest natural lake west of the Mississippi is shrinking past its lowest levels in recorded history, raising fears about toxic dust, ecological collapse and economic consequences.

Either exercising more or achieving greater fitness goals are usually popular New Year’s resolutions for people, but have you thought about an even bolder resolution that will ensure you either get or remain in great shape?

President Joe Biden has nominated six lawyers to run U.S. attorney’s offices across the country.

Some conservatives are taking aim at policies that allow doctors to consider race as a risk factor when allocating scarce COVID-19 treatments, saying the protocols discriminate against white people.

The FBI says the boyfriend of slain cross-country traveler Gabby Petito admitted to killing her in a notebook discovered near his body in a Florida swamp.

Authorities say a Rhode Island man believed to have fled the U.S. and faked his death to evade prosecution for rape and financial fraud has been apprehended in Scotland after being hospitalized with COVID-19.

Just two weeks before it was to be held in Park City, Utah, the Sundance Film Festival is canceling its in-person festival and reverting to an entirely virtual edition due to the current coronavirus surge.

Stephen Curry scored 28 points and had nine assists to lead the Golden State Warriors to a 123-116 win over the Utah Jazz on Saturday.

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The U.S. National Park Service is waiving entrance fees for five days next year.

Native American tribes are awaiting a one-time windfall that could help deliver reliable, clean water to their residents.

A Utah national park famed for its otherworldly sandstone arches will require visitors to get timed entry tickets during its high season next year, the second Utah park to implement a such a system as visitation swells.

Utah coach Kyle Whittingham has been named The Associated Press Pac-12 Coach of the Year for 2021.

Denver finally saw its first snowfall of the season on Friday, shattering an 87-year-old record for the latest first snow.

If you're not necessarily in the holiday spirit, there may be a getaway for you.

Notre Dame will face Oklahoma State in the Fiesta Bowl in a matchup of two teams that just missed the College Football Playoff.