BC-UT--Utah News Coverage Advisory, UT

Good morning. Here’s an updated look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up in Utah.

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TOP STORIES:

AMUSEMENT PARK OVERSIGHT

SALT LAKE CITY _ A state lawmaker plans to again propose legislation this session that would add state oversight of amusement parks in Utah, one of only six states that doesn’t have a state agency assigned to keep tabs on amusement park. SENT: 270 words.

GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN-WILDFIRES

PORTLAND, Ore. _ Just two months after a wildfire wiped out Paradise, California, officials are gearing up for this year’s fire season and fear the government shutdown could make it even more difficult than one of the worst in history. By Gillian Flaccus. SENT: 830 words, photos.

SPORTS

BKC--TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY-UTAH VALLEY

OREM, Utah _ Texas Rio Grande Valley plays Utah Valley at UCCU Center.

BKC--IDAHO STATE-WEBER STATE

OGDEN, Utah _ Idaho State plays Weber State at Dee Events Center.

BKC--BYU-PEPPERDINE

MALIBU, Calif. _ BYU plays Pepperdine at Firestone Fieldhouse.

BKC--PORTLAND STATE-SOUTHERN UTAH

CEDAR CITY, Utah _ Portland State plays Southern Utah at America First Event Center.

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