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Capitol North softball: Three L-Cats, two Warriors earn first-team all-conference honors | Sports

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Five area players — three from Lake Mills and two from Lakeside Lutheran — were voted first-team all-conference in Capitol North softball voting held recently. Lake Mills senior Tessa Kottwitz, junior Belle Topel, freshman Haydenn Sellnow as well as Lakeside Lutheran senior Nora Statz and junior Jenna Shadoski garnered first-team accolades. Kottwitz, a three-time all-conference … Read more

Utah man charged with adopting and torturing multiple dogs

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A Cottonwood Heights man was charged Friday with torturing animals. Police say he has a history of adopting animals, mainly dogs, and abusing them just days after taking them home. (Spenser Heaps, Deseret News) Estimated read time: 3-4 minutes COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS — A Cottonwood Heights man who police say has a history of adopting animals, … Read more

PACC suspends most shelter admissions following dog’s death from possible ‘strep zoo’ infection

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PostedApr 25, 2022, 4:53 pm Paul Ingram TucsonSentinel.com Following the death of a dog over the weekend, Pima Animal Care Center will halt non-emergency admissions, officials said. On Sunday morning, a dog was found dead in its kennel, and veterinarians with PACC are concerned the dog had Streptococcus equi zooepidemicus, or “Strep zoo.” As a … Read more

Ripon Family Claims ‘Excessive Force’ During Search Warrant, San Joaquin County Sheriff Says Illegal Fireworks Operation – CBS Sacramento

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RIPON (CBS13) — A Ripon family at the center of a search warrant as part of an ongoing investigation into an illegal fireworks operation called the tactics used by law enforcement to serve the warrant “excessive.” In short clips taken from the family’s security cameras (one at the front door and one above the garage) … Read more