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• Warrant: Orem man fled country after Herriman arson

  09-10-2017 23:55
  HERRIMAN — Unified Fire Authority officials on Monday confirmed that a large fire that destroyed a home in Herriman in July is being treated as an arson investigation.In addition, the main suspect is an Orem man, who investigators say made sexual advances toward the homeowner's son but was rejected, and then fled the country after the fire, according to Unified firefighters and court documents.On July 22, fire crews were called to a burning house at 14652 S. Quiet Glen Drive (4950 West) ab
  
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• Reports: Hatch added to list of GOP targets by Steve Bannon

  09-10-2017 23:26
  SALT LAKE CITY — Steve Bannon, a former chief strategist for the White House, has added Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch to a list of GOP senators he plans to target, according to multiple reports.Bannon plans to back primary challengers to almost every Republican senator who runs for re-election next year in an effort to depose Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and streamline Senate voting procedures, according to Bloomberg News. Reportedly, only Sen. Ted Cruz is safe.But should Hatch run again, "he w
  
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• Police investigating possible DUI in case of man who hit school bus in Sandy

  09-10-2017 23:15
  SANDY — A man that police say was driving erratically before he hit several vehicles, including a school bus, may have been drving under the influence, according to a newly unsealed search warrant filed by police.On Sept. 19, a black Nissan Versa rear-ended a school bus just before 8 a.m. near 8835 S. 700 East. The vehicle then traveled approximately 100 yards more, hitting three more vehicles before stopping.The man's 11-year-old son was in the car at the time. No one on the bus nor any o
  
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• Police detain 2 after alleged Springville armed robbery

  09-10-2017 23:04
  
  Springville police arrested two people after searching for three persons of interest in an alleged armed robbery Monday afternoon, according to Springville Police Chief Scott Finlayson.
  
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• Support cancer patients by giving blood with Red Cross

  09-10-2017 22:35
  SALT LAKE CITY — During Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the American Red Cross encourages eligible donors to give blood to support cancer patients and others.According to the American Cancer Society, nearly 1.7 million new cases of cancer are expected in the U.S. this year. Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women, with nearly 253,000 women expected to be diagnosed in 2017.Cancer patients may need blood products during chemotherapy, surgery or treatment for complications.To donat
  
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• Man drowns at Flaming Gorge trying to retrieve boat

  09-10-2017 22:30
  DUTCH JOHN, Daggett County — A man drowned in Flaming Gorge on Sunday while trying to retrieve his boat that had broken away from the dock, according to investigators.Daggett County Sheriff Erik Bailey said a 67-year-old man from Longmont, Colorado, was at Cedar Springs Marina about 8 a.m. Sunday when "something mechanically went wrong" and the strap holding the boat broke.The man dove into the water to try to retrieve the boat, and deputies believe he succumbed to hypothermia.The man's na
  
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• BYU announces 2.9% tuition increase for 2018-19 academic year

  09-10-2017 22:25
  PROVO — Brigham Young University on Monday announced a 2.9 percent increase for both undergraduate and graduate tuition for the 2018-19 academic year. This will bring the undergraduate rate per semester from $2,730 to $2,810, an increase of $80.According to a statement from the BYU, the increase is intended to cover cost increases in areas such as supplies, library and laboratory materials, and travel.Next year's tuition for graduate students will be raised from $3,440 to $3,540 per semest
  
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• Judge tells Beaver County to hold its horses with mismanagement claims

  09-10-2017 22:20
  SALT LAKE CITY — Beaver County officials may be aggravated, frustrated and downright angry over the proliferation of wild horses in their area, but that's not sufficient to bring a case against the federal government on assertions of mismanagement.That ruling, from U.S. District Judge Clark Waddoups, tossed a lawsuit brought by Beaver County against the U.S. Department of the Interior and set a Nov. 10 deadline for the county to file a new complaint that proves it has a legal claim worth c
  
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• Immunization clinic set for Oct. 25 in Eagle Mountain

  09-10-2017 21:52
  EAGLE MOUNTAIN — The Utah County Health Department will hold an immunization clinic from 3-5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 25, at City Hall, 1650 E. Stagecoach Run.Vaccines that will be offered include flu; hepatitis A and B; pneumococcal; varicella; polio; HPV; measles, mumps and rubella; diphtheria, tetanus and acellular pertussis; polio; meningococcal; tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis; and shingles.Insurances that will be accepted include Altius, Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, DMBA, Educ
  
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• Holladay History Night set for Oct. 26

  09-10-2017 21:50
  HOLLADAY — The city’s historical commission will hold its third annual Holladay History Night from 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26, at City Hall, 4580 S. 2300 East.A new DVD, the third chapter of the city’s history, will be shown. There will also be displays, pictures, artifacts, pioneer entertainment and refreshments.
  
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• Longtime hospital volunteer prescribes hope to transplant patients

  09-10-2017 21:30
  SALT LAKE CITY — Like clockwork, every Thursday, George Gates is at the hospital."A positive attitude is really what you have to have," the 75-year-old hospital volunteer told Sylvia Eyre, who moments earlier received a devastating diagnosis."You hear the word 'cancer,' and you think, 'Well, I don't have much left,'" said Eyre, who has liver cancer and needs a transplant.It's something Gates knows all about."I want to be your cheerleader," said Gates, telling her about his liver transplant
  
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• 1 man killed in rollover crash near St. George

  09-10-2017 21:26
  
  One man is dead after his truck, which was pulling a camper, rolled on southbound I-15 near St. George Monday afternoon, according to the Utah Highway Patrol.
  
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• Man once shot by police accused of assaulting, disfiguring woman

  09-10-2017 21:21
  BLUFFDALE — Police arrested a man Friday who they say nearly beat a woman to death and caused disfiguring to her face.Timothy James Peterson, 35, of Bluffdale, was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail for investigation of aggravated assault and aggravated kidnapping.Police had been looking for him since Oct. 1 when a Bluffdale officer on patrol noticed a vehicle at Wardle Fields Regional Park, 14148 S. 2700 West, after hours. As the officer approached the car, he noticed Peterson at the b
  
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• Woman, child attacked in Orem home in 'act of cowardly violence,' police say

  09-10-2017 21:16
  OREM — Calling it "an act of cowardly violence," Orem police arrested an aggressive man who they say broke into a woman's home Sunday night and attacked the sleeping woman and her young child.Rodolfo Villalobos Jr., 21, was booked into the Utah County Jail for investigation of attempted murder, aggravated burglary, child abuse, obstruction of justice and failing to disclose his identity.About 11 p.m. Sunday, police were called to a house near 300 West and 600 North on a report of a home in
  
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• Curtis launches new website for 3rd District campaign

  09-10-2017 20:57
  PROVO — John Curtis, the Republican nominee for Utah’s 3rd Congressional District, launched a new campaign website Monday at johncurtis.org.The website features Curtis’ stance on key issues, endorsements, a brief summary of his accomplishments as a businessman and mayor of Provo, and a portal where voters can share issues or thoughts that are important to them.“I’m excited to have a brand-new site that dives deep into the issues and tells our story,” Curtis sa
  
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• Bountiful to collect household hazardous waste Saturday

  09-10-2017 20:55
  BOUNTIFUL — The city will conduct a household hazardous waste collection program 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the city’s maintenance facility, 950 S. 200 West.Items that will be accepted include antifreeze, batteries, car cleansers, drain cleaners, flea powder, insecticides, mothballs, paint and paint thinner, lacquer, rodent poison, photographic chemicals, motor oil and weed killers.
  
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• Delivery men rescue clerk after she was attacked, stabbed

  09-10-2017 20:11
  
  A man who recently got out of jail for threatening a Maverik store employee with a knife was arrested early Monday after police say he went to another Maverik and stabbed an employee in the neck.
  
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• Former astronaut, TOPGUN graduate to speak at Ogden space camp

  09-10-2017 19:59
  
  Kent Rominger has 1,600 hours and almost 27 million miles of space travel under his belt, as well as 26 years as a naval aviator. Now, he hopes to inspire others to pursue what they love best.
  
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• EPA chief starting process to repeal Obama-era Clean Power Plan

  09-10-2017 19:05
  SALT LAKE CITY — In a move surprising just about no one, the Trump administration announced its intent to repeal a controversal federal rule reducing emissions from the nation's power plants by 30 percent.The Obama-era Clean Power Plan, which was legally challenged by Utah and about two dozen other states, sought to direct more investment in alternative energy sources by regulating greenhouse gas emissions from power plants.Each state, under the rule, was required to come up with an indivi
  
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• A.M. notes: The tragedy of Lily McClish, groups rally for police reform, BYU professor's new video

  09-10-2017 18:30
  Here’s a look at the news for Oct. 9.The tragic story of Lily Clara McClishThe Deseret News reported this weekend on the tragic story of Lily Clara McClish, a 13-year-old girl who committed suicide after months of bullying.McClish, who won student of the month honors at Grand County Middle School last January, took her life Jan. 26. Her mother said she was a victim of bullying from her friends.But Lily suffered more bullying than her mother knew about, according to the Deseret News.“
  
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• Coloradan drowns in Flaming Gorge Reservoir

  09-10-2017 17:57
  
  A Colorado man drowned in the Flaming Gorge Reservoir while trying to retrieve his boat Sunday morning, according to Daggett County Sheriff Erik Bailey.
  
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• Convenience store clerk stabbed multiple times with pocketknife

  09-10-2017 17:11
  
  A convenience store clerk is recovering in a hospital after a man jumped the counter and stabbed her multiple times in West Valley City Monday morning, police said.
  
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• Provo explores renaming Squaw Peak but hasn't agreed on new moniker

  09-10-2017 17:00
  PROVO — Chauma Jansen didn’t know the name of the mountain peak looming over BYU until she walked on campus. And every time someone said, “I went hiking at Squaw Peak this weekend,” she cringed.As a Sioux, Assiniboine and Navajo woman raised in Kamas, Jansen didn't hear the name of a popular hiking destination. Instead, she recalled the stories of Native American women’s pain and murder at the hands of white settlers.“It just brings up a lot of those feelings
  
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• In our opinion: UTA's unfortunate new benefits package for top executives

  09-10-2017 14:05
  The Utah Transit Authority has a public relations problem, and that is one reason the timing and structure of its newly revamped benefit system for top executives is so unfortunate.When people believe the agency misallocated funds — a belief based partly on a legislative audit three years ago that was critical of extra compensation for senior officials and partly on an ongoing federal investigation into transit development deals — it's not surprising that many feel the agency is tone
  
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• Police: Man accidentally shot during Brian Head hunting trip

  09-10-2017 06:28
  
  A 34-year-old man was critically injured Sunday morning after an apparent accidental shooting during a hunting trip, the Iron County Sheriff’s Office said.
  
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• Groups rally for policing reforms in shooting's aftermath

  09-10-2017 04:24
  
  Members of Black Lives Matter and the group Utah Against Police Brutality organized a rally of close to 200 people Sunday demanding justice in the aftermath of the Aug. 13 officer-involved shooting death of Patrick Harmon, 50, in Salt Lake City.
  
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• Officials ID Alpine man who died from debris dropped by helicopter

  09-10-2017 02:42
  
  Officials have identified a man who died Saturday when he was hit by debris dropped from a helicopter in an area where the Brian Head Fire burned in July.
  
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• Alpine man killed by debris in airdrop identified

  09-10-2017 02:11
  BRIAN HEAD, Iron County — Police on Sunday identified the man who died Saturday when he was hit by debris dropped from a helicopter during a reseeding operation.Bryan Burr, 58, of Alpine, was part of a crew working to help control the effects of erosion in an area where a large summer wildfire burned nearly 71,000 acres near Brian Head.He was on the ground calling out locations to drop straw mulch over the burn scar when he was struck on the head by falling debris. When crews reached him,
  
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• About Utah: This just in from the silent majority

  09-10-2017 01:36
  SALT LAKE CITY — Two NFL owners emailed me last week, each expressing a similar sentiment: They’re not at all happy about the way many players are behaving during the playing of the national anthem, and they’re particularly not happy about the conduct of the players on the team they own.Both men, coincidentally, are named Chuck, and although they’ve never personally met, both own the same team: the Green Bay Packers.They are among the 360,760 stockholders who collectively
  
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• About Utah: Here's what 2 NFL owners would like to say to their team about kneeling during the national anthem

  09-10-2017 01:35
  SALT LAKE CITY — Two NFL owners emailed me last week, each expressing a similar sentiment: They’re not at all happy about the way many players are behaving during the playing of the national anthem, and they’re particularly not happy about the conduct of the players on the team they own.Both men, coincidentally, are named Chuck, and although they’ve never personally met, both own the same team: the Green Bay Packers.They are among the 360,760 stockholders who collectively
  
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• Salt Lake company expands into online STEM programs for teachers, consumers

  09-10-2017 01:21
  SALT LAKE CITY — Give a kid an electronic toy and you can probably expect a week or two of interest before it finds a place at the back of a closet.But give a kid a circuit board with an array of cool sensors, a programmable microcontroller and an interface that can both teach and help edit computer code to manipulate the electronics, and something truly remarkable may just happen."The big eye-opener for me is how kids just gravitate to these kits," said Kevin Reeve, co-founder of Logan's
  
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• Meet Kodey Hughes, leader of the band — and the school district

  09-10-2017 01:21
  EUREKA, Juab County — When Tintic School District Superintendent Kodey Hughes made an impassioned plea to restore music as a core requirement for seventh- and eighth-graders, it was personal.“I was from a very deprived, poor family, a single father. He was a miner. His interest was not my education," Hughes said at a recent public hearing before the State School Board.But because he attended elementary and middle schools that required music, learning to play “a rusty old trumpe
  
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• Ogden church converted into drug, alcohol rehab center

  09-10-2017 00:30
  OGDEN — Aiming to provide a more immersive treatment experience for people battling drug and alcohol addiction, a former Catholic church in Ogden has been converted into a rehabilitation center.Ryan West opened North Wasatch Recovery in the former St. Mary's church about a year ago in order to provide continuous care aimed at helping people recover and reintegrate into society, the Standard-Examiner reported.The vast majority of people who detox only will relapse within three months, so th
  
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