Salem Police Chief Brad James, left, puts his arm around Santaquin Police Sgt. Mike Wall during a press conference Sunday after a Santaquin police officer was hit by a vehicle and killed.

Driver of tractor-trailer fled, then turned and struck, killing Santaquin police officer, police say

SANTAQUIN — Santaquin Police Lt. Mike Wall appeared to have difficulty speaking as he recalled notification early Sunday that an officer in his department had been killed in the line of duty. “Our entire department is hurt, as well as the officer’s family,” he said, his voice cracking as officers surrounded him, one supporting him…

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Mountain West towns heavily polluted by smog, particles from wildfire smoke, report says

More than a third of Americans, or 131 million people, live in cities with unhealthy air pollution. That’s according to the American Lung Association’s latest “State of the Air” report, an annual “report card” on air quality nationwide. The spikes in deadly particle pollution are the most severe ever recorded in the organization’s 25-year history…

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