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Merit Medical Signs Asset Purchase Agreement with PENTAX Medical to Acquire C2 CryoBalloon Technology
Asset acquisition would expand Merit’s Endoscopy portfolio with an innovative device to treat patients suffering from Barretts esophagus and other gastrointestinal disorders. Asset acquisition is projected to add approximately $6 million to $8...

Attorney General Bonta Sues El Cajon for Illegally Sharing License Plate Data with Out-of-State Law Enforcement
SAN DIEGO — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today filed a lawsuit against the City of El Cajon over its refusal to comply with state law prohibiting the sharing of license plate data with federal and out-of-state law enforcement agencies....
SINTX Technologies Strengthens IP Portfolio with New U.S. Patent Notice of Allowance Covering Antipathogenic Fabrics
New method patent expands SINTX’s infection-prevention IP portfolio in $30 Billion Total Addressable Market U.S. Patent Notice of Allowance reinforces competitive advantage and enables broader licensing and product opportunities across key markets...

Utah Fraud Prevention Coalition to Host Second Semi-Annual Conference to Combat Rising Fraud
MIDVALE, Utah, Sept. 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As fraud losses continue to surge across Utah and the nation, the Utah Fraud Prevention Coalition (UFPC) will host its United Against Fraud Conference on Thursday, October 2, 2025, at the Zions...

Attorney General Jackley Joins AG Letter Urging U.S Senate to Pass Funding Extension
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, Sept. 29, 2025 Contact: Tony Mangan, Communications Director, 605-773-6878 PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined a coalition of 26 Attorneys Generals in urging the U.S. Senate to pass...

Utah Wildlife Board approves updates to bighorn sheep and mountain goat statewide management plans, other items
Salt Lake City — The Utah Wildlife Board approved a few updates to the mountain goat and bighorn sheep statewide management plans during the midplan review, as well as updates to population objectives for deer on three hunting units in...

Foreign National Facing Federal Charges Following Alleged Firearms Theft in Park City, Utah
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah –A foreign national, living in the United States illegally, was charged by felony information after he allegedly broke into the Park City Gun Club, stole firearms, and fled from police in a vehicle before crashing at a park...

Child Predator in Utah Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Carlos Arturo Aparicio Hernandez, aka Raiza Daniela Yasira Aparicio Hernandez, 40, of Taylorsville, Utah, was sentenced to 360 months’ imprisonment after he pretended to be a minor female and communicated with a child victim...

Utah’s first new railroad in a century opens at Lakeview Business Park
Grantsville, Utah, Sept. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Savage Tooele Railroad, Utah’s first new short-line railroad in more than a century, opened yesterday to provide companies in northwest Utah with a cost-effective and sustainable connection to...

Hunting deer in Utah this year? Visit a DWR check station to get deer tested for chronic wasting disease
Salt Lake City — Hunters are again being asked to bring their harvested deer to various stations across the state during this fall’s hunts, so Utah Division of Wildlife Resources biologists can test the animals for chronic wasting disease. Chronic...

CommonSpirit Health Partners with ESO to Launch First EMS-Hospital Data Exchange in Utah
SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CommonSpirit Health, and ESO, a leading data services and software provider for EMS, fire departments, hospitals, and government agencies, have partnered to improve patient outcomes and empower...

Governor Newsom announces appointments 9.17.25
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Lucia Saldivar, of Sacramento, has been appointed as Deputy Director of Board and Bureau Relations at the California Department of Consumer Affairs. Saldivar has been...

Media Advisory: First Lady Abby Cox and Utah Foster Care launch the statewide expansion of Care Communities
Contact: Gina Phillips Utah Foster Care 801-836-5066 [email protected] Julia Pappas Utah Governor’s Office 385-977-6099 [email protected] First Lady Abby Cox and Utah Foster Care launch the statewide expansion of Care Communities Salt Lake City,...

Survey reveals most US voters say nation is undergoing political crisis
(MENAFN) According to recent polling data, nearly eight out of ten registered voters in the United States view the nation as being in the midst of a political crisis. The findings come in the aftermath of the assassination of conservative figure...

Gov. Cox and Utah leaders sign Great Salt Lake 2034 Charter with $200 million in private sector commitments
FARMINGTON, Utah (Sept. 24, 2025) — Surrounded by state leaders, researchers, philanthropists, and advocates, Gov. Cox today convened a historic roundtable at the Eccles Wildlife Education Center and announced bold new steps to secure the future...

Update: Terra Clean Energy Corp. Enters into Definitive Agreements to Acquire Uranium Claims on The San Rafael Swell, Utah, United States
Vancouver B.C., Sept. 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TERRA CLEAN ENERGY CORP. (“Terra” or the “Company”) (CSE: TCEC, OTCQB: TCEFF, FSE: C9O0), is pleased to announce that, further to its press release dated September 16, 2025, and to clarity the...

Terra Clean Energy Corp. Enters into Definitive Agreements to Acquire Uranium Claims on The San Rafael Swell, Utah, United States
Vancouver B.C., Sept. 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TERRA CLEAN ENERGY CORP. (“Terra” or the “Company”) (CSE: TCEC, OTCQB: TCEFF, FSE: C9O0), is pleased to announce that, further to its press release dated September 16, 2025, it has entered into...

2025 Government Experience Awards Spotlight Digital Equity and Human-Centered Innovation
Winners from across the country are setting the standard for people-first services, blending technology with creativity to build trust with residents SACRAMENTO, CA, UNITED STATES, September 24, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Center for Digital...