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SALT LAKE CITY — Here are 10 stories you may have missed over the weekend. As always, click on the headline to read the full story.
1. Motel employee pulls Salt Lake police officer from burning vehicle
A Salt Lake City police officer is recovering with minor injuries Saturday after a good Samaritan pulled him from a burning vehicle after a traffic accident.
2. US climate report: Utah shatters dry record, parts of state break climate heat records in 2020
2020 resulted in the driest and one of the hottest years on record, a report issued by federal environmental officials Friday.
3. Utah National Guard airmen receive top honors for off-duty heroism
One Utah Air National Guard member was spending time with family at an eastern Utah reservoir, while another was at his civilian job at a shooting range. Both are credited with saving lives of others in those off-duty moments last year and were honored Saturday for their courage.
4. Inmate with COVID-19 sues Department of Corrections for shuffling prisoners amid outbreaks
An inmate in the Utah State Prison is suing the Utah Department of Corrections in an effort to stop the shuffling of large groups of prisoners from one building to the next.
5. Utahn with multiple facial fractures sues officer who arrested him for shoplifting
Wayne Dallas North knows he messed up. But North doesn't believe he deserved what happened to him the day he was arrested after running from police through a Walmart parking lot during a shoplifting investigation.
Sports
1. Locals in the NFL Playoffs: Sione Takitaki, Porter Gustin help 4-pick Browns to historic win
The Browns jumped out to a historic 28-0 lead in the first quarter, forced five turnovers including four interceptions, and pulled away for a 48-37 win over Pittsburgh for the franchise's first playoff victory since 1994.
2. A not so easy Sunday: How the Jazz won in a 'different way' against Pistons
An easy Sunday afternoon had turned into a frustrating one for Quin Snyder.
At the end of the third quarter, the Utah Jazz head coach came and dropped his clipboard in the middle of the players' huddle and walked away. The message was clear: It's up to you guys to figure it out.
3. After 2-0 start to WAC play, Wolverines come together with big goals as roles defined, flourish
Mark Madsen walked into Utah Valley's home locker room at the UCCU Center after the Wolverines' 81-77 win Saturday night over Cal Baptist as he would after any other game, win or lose, to congratulate his team and point out a few teaching moments.
This time, his team was ready for him.
4. No. 4 Red Rocks open season as 'Best of Utah' in win over in-state schools
Utah defeated in-state schools No. 17 BYU, No. 23 Southern Utah, and Utah State with an overall team score of 196.900 in the second-ever Rio Tinto Best of Utah meet at the Maverik Center in West Valley City.
BYU finished with an overall score of 195.700 for second, and Utah State edged out the Flippin' Birds of Southern Utah with a score of 194.350 to 194.325.
5. 2nd half turnovers doom Utah as they fall 79-73 to No. 17 Oregon
A four-minute stretch to open up the second half was all it took for the visiting No. 17 Oregon Ducks to capitalize.
After controlling a 10-point advantage at halftime, Utah committed three consecutive turnovers out of the break and the Ducks quickly went to work to the tune of a 9-2 run. Utah was forced to play catch-up for the remainder of the game as the Ducks outpaced the Utes 46-30 in the second half to come away with a 79-73 win to split their road trip.
