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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gov. Gary Herbert said Wednesday that travelers coming into Utah will be required to identify themselves and report any coronavirus symptoms as they arrive. Authorities say highways will be “geofenced” at the five most common entry points so drivers get a text message through a federal wireless emergency alert system asking them to fill out an online form if the are staying in the state. At the Salt Lake International Airport, people will hand out cards with QR code linking to the form starting Friday. People who could spread the virus will be asked to self-quarantine and possibly get tested.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Trump administration plans to open up 2.3 million acres of land for hunting and fishing at more than 100 national wildlife refuges and fish hatcheries. It's part of a proposal unveiled Wednesday that is aimed at giving Americans more recreational access on public lands. The plan earned applause from several hunting and fishing groups, but criticism from one conservation organization that called it “tone deaf” to focus on this during the COVID-19 pandemic. The plan would allow alligator hunting at three national wildlife refuges: Banks Lake in Georgia, Laguna Atascosa in Texas and Savannah in Georgia and South Carolina.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A professional jumper has vowed not to leap anymore from cliffs inside national parks after he pleaded guilty to doing it twice in Zion National Park in Utah. Marshall Miller said Wednesday he will respect a law that prohibits BASE jumping in all national parks. Two people have died since 2013 while BASE jumping in Zion National Park. Officials say Miller made a wingsuit jump from an area called the Great White Throne that has been closed to visitors to avoid disturbances to an area used by nesting peregrine falcons. Miller said he’s made more than 5,000 jumps and it's his love and passion.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The company that makes Nerds candy says a version of the product infused with the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana that was eaten by Utah children after being donated to a food bank was counterfeit. Company officials said Tuesday they are cooperating with police investigating how the candy ended up in bags picked up by dozens of families north of Salt Lake City Friday amid widespread economic hardship during the coronavirus crisis. Authorities say two children were hospitalized after eating the candy but were later released and are expected to make a full recovery. The Utah Food Bank has said it is changing its processes to keep anything similar from happening again.
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