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Salt Lake City, UT – Utah Governor Spencer Cox declared a state of emergency on Thursday, April 24, in response to worsening drought conditions affecting much of the state. The executive order covers 17 counties, with nearly half of Utah now experiencing severe or extreme drought. The declaration comes after updated streamflow forecasts and rising temperatures raised concerns across multiple regions. According to state officials, 42% of Utah is currently grappling with severe drought, while 4% of the state faces extreme drought conditions. The counties impacted by the declaration include Washington, Iron, San Juan, Kane, Juab, Emery, Grand, Beaver, Garfield, Piute,…

Ogden, Utah — Kent Cody Barlow, a man accused of depraved indifference murder in the deaths of two young children, was back in court Thursday as a judge ruled to allow limited evidence from one of his previous convictions to be presented to jurors. The ruling came as part of ongoing proceedings in Barlow’s trial, where he faces charges related to the fatal crash that took the lives of three-year-olds Hunter Jackson and Odin Ratliff in May 2022. The children died when Barlow, reportedly high on methamphetamine, crashed his vehicle at speeds of approximately 120 mph into a stable where…