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A protester is led away by Cottonwood Heights police officers during a march Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020, in Cottonwood Heights, Utah. The protest was a &quot;March for Justice&quot; focused largely around Zane James, who was fatally shot by police in Cottonwood Heights in 2018. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Dueling protesters including armed men face off in Utah

By BRADY McCOMBS and SOPHIA EPPOLITO - Associated Press

In this Friday, May 29, 2020, photo, people practice social distancing while attending the &quot;Corona Conundrum&quot; at the Parker Theatre (formerly the Utah Children’s Theatre) in Salt Lake City. The theater reopened but requires guests to wear masks and sit in socially distanced reserved seating due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Ivy Ceballo/The Deseret News via AP)

Live theater is changing in creative ways during pandemic

By VALERIE JONES - Associated Press

This photo provided by Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office shows Connor Peebles. A third person has been charged in the destruction of a Salt Lake City police car set on fire during protests over the death of George Floyd. Connor Peebles, 21, of Belmont, Michigan, helped flip the vehicle onto its roof Saturday May 30, 2020, prosecutors said in court documents. Peebles was charged Wednesday, June 3, 2020, with felony counts of criminal mischief and rioting. (Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office, via AP)

Man accused of pointing bow and arrow at protesters charged

By SOPHIA EPPOLITO - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 18, 2020, file photo, people gather during the Utah Business Revival rally, which wants Utah's economy to be re-opened, in Salt Lake City. A Utah judge has blocked a concert protesting coronavirus restrictions, siding with county health officials who said the event expected to attract thousands of people could worsen the pandemic. Judge Dianna Gibson decided Friday, May 29, 2020, said there was a real risk of spreading the virus among the audience and others they could bring it back to. The decision came hours after Utah marked its largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

COVID-19 cases spike in Utah a month after reopenings

By SOPHIA EPPOLITO - Associated Press

Utah National Guard members are shown, Monday, June 1, 2020, in Salt Lake City. Approximately 200 Utah National Guard members have been activated by order of Utah Governor, Gary R. Herbert, to assist local law enforcement agencies in response to violence and looting in downtown Salt Lake City to deter criminal activity and protect life and property. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Officials call protest in Salt Lake City ‘mostly peaceful’

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A protester looks on as a flipped over police vehicle burns Saturday, May 30, 2020, in Salt Lake City. People converged on downtown Salt Lake City, Saturday to protest the death of George Floyd who died in Minneapolis police custody on May 25. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Utah police brutality groups reflect on volatile protests

By BRADY McCOMBS - Associated Press

Protesters march near the Salt Lake City Police Department to protest the death of George Floyd during a rally Saturday, May 30, 2020, in Salt Lake City. Protests across the country have escalated over the death of George Floyd who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on Memorial Day.(AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Curfew enforced after volatile protests in Salt Lake City

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Construction workers look at the rubble from a building after an earthquake Wednesday, March 18, 2020, in Salt Lake City. A 5.7-magnitude earthquake has shaken the city and many of its suburbs. The quake sent panicked residents running to the streets, knocked out power to tens of thousands of homes and closed the city's airport and its light rail system. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

5.7-magnitude quake shakes Utah; Salt Lake airport closed

By Brady McCombs and Lindsay Whitehurst - Associated Press

In this Feb. 28, 2020 file photo, Mayor David Depretis of Baldwin Borough brings in the sign announcing &quot;Fish Fry Today,&quot; after Holy Angels parish sold out of fish in Pittsburgh, Pa. The parish church prepares 2,000 pounds of fish and often sells out early, according to organizer Cindy Depretis, who is married to the mayor. On March 12, Pittsburgh Bishop David Zubik suggested that people enjoy the fish fries with a take-out order rather than dining in due to virus concerns. (AP Photo/Rebecca Droke)

Across faiths, religious rules bent as virus alters worship

By DAVID CRARY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2002, file photo, Simon Ammann, of Switzerland, competes in the men's K90 Individual ski jump at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics in Park City, Utah. Salt Lake City may shift its focus to bidding for the 2034 Winter Olympics rather than the games four years earlier following the announcement last month that Sapporo, Japan will bid for 2030, organizing committee members said Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

Salt Lake City vows transparency, frugality in Olympic bid

By BRADY McCOMBS - Associated Press

Buttigeig draws crowd of thousands for Salt Lake visit

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FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2002, file photo, Simon Ammann, of Switzerland, competes in the men's K90 Individual ski jump at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics in Park City, Utah. Salt Lake City may shift its focus to bidding for the 2034 Winter Olympics rather than the games four years earlier following the announcement last month that Sapporo, Japan will bid for 2030, organizing committee members said Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

Salt Lake City eyes 2034 Olympics after Sapporo bid for 2030

By BRADY McCOMBS - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the Davis County Sheriff's Office shows Lev Aslan Dermen. Openings arguments are set Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020, in Utah for a California businessman who prosecutors accuse of being a key figure in a $511 million tax credit scheme carried out by two executives of a Salt Lake City biodiesel company linked to a polygamous group. The men from the polygamous group pleaded guilty last year to money fraud and other charges and are expected to testify against Lev Aslan Dermen, who has pleaded not guilty. (Davis County Sheriff's Office, via AP)

Polygamy, fraud and luxury cars on tap in Utah trial

By BRADY McCOMBS - Associated Press

Concord fire chief to retire after 40 years in fire service

By ALYSSA DANDREA - Associated Press

Copper mine near Salt Lake City to remain open through 2032

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Man found in freezer was husband of recently deceased woman

By BRADY McCOMBS - Associated Press

Man’s body found in freezer recently deceased woman’s home

By BRADY McCOMBS - Associated Press

This Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019 photo, shows the Mountain Dell Dam, 5 miles east of Salt Lake City. The window-like arches on the outside of the towering Mountain Dell Dam provide an artistic facade that fits with the natural beauty of the Utah mountain canyon where the century-old structure sits. The dam is listed in poor condition because of deteriorating concrete that allows seepage from the reservoir, said David Marble, Utah assistant state engineer. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Historic dam east of Salt Lake City 1 of 5 in poor condition

By BRADY McCOMBS - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019, photo, Salt Lake City mayoral candidate Erin Mendenhall talks about the next stage of her campaign after finishing with the most votes in the partial results from the primary election held a day earlier, in Salt Lake City. Democrats Luz Escamilla and Erin Mendenhall face off in the Nov. 5 election. (Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)

The Latest: City councilwoman takes early lead in mayor race

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Contra Costa County Sheriff deputies investigate a multiple shooting in Orinda, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019. Four people were killed and four others wounded in a Halloween night party shooting at a large rental home in a wealthy San Francisco Bay Area community, police said Friday. The shooting in the city of about 20,000 just east of Berkeley, happened at a party attended by 100 people said police chief David Cook. (Ray Chavez/East Bay Times via AP)

Sheriff: 4 dead in Halloween night shooting in Northern California

By Stefanie Dazio and Daisy Nguyen - Associated Press