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Utah wildlife officials are working to control the state’s black bear population in areas where mule deer are struggling. This story and more in the Wednesday morning news brief.
Wednesday morning, January 6, 2021
State
Utah Senate’s Majority Caucus Holds Special Election
Utah Governor Spencer Cox appointed Sen. Dan Hemmert, R-Orem as Director of the Governor s Office of Economics. Hemmert had served as Majority Whip in the Utah Senate. Tuesday, the majority caucus elected Sen. Ann Millner, R-Ogden to fill that seat. Sen. Kirk Cullimore, R-Sandy, will step into Millner’s former position as Assistant Majority Whip.
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SALT LAKE CITY In many ways, 2020 was a year unlike any other.
If there was one headline in the news that could possibly sum it up, it was a CNN guest column with the headline 1918 + 1929 + 1968 = 2020, published back in the thick of protests over police brutality during a pandemic that also resulted in economic calamity.
Of course, 2020 didn t produce something as quite as deadly as the 1918 pandemic or as financially devastating as Black Thursday, or even as violent as 1968. Having those moments in one year, however, was unique. And 2020 produced hardships that those other years didn t, like some of the worst wildfires ever recorded.
Another Monolith But This Its Out of Gingerbread and in San Francisco! Published December 28th, 2020 - 11:46 GMT
A mysterious monolith made out of gingerbread appeared in Corona Heights Park in the US (Twitter)
Highlights
More than a dozen monoliths have popped up all over the world, starting with a shiny metal one spotted in the Utah desert on November 18 by officials with the Division of Wildlife Resources.
We re almost at the finish line for 2020, but there s still time for at least one more monolith and, apropos of the season, this one s made out of gingerbread.
Dotted with frosting and gumdrops, a confectionery tower was discovered Christmas Day by visitors to San Francisco s Corona Heights Park.