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• UDOT to auction parcels along Redwood Road on April 10

  21-03-2018 23:34
  TAYLORSVILLE — The Utah Department of Transportation will conduct a public land auction for parcels located along Redwood Road in Riverton on Tuesday, April 10.The auction will be held at 10:30 a.m. at the Calvin Rampton Building, 4501 S. 2700 West.Participants are asked to arrive early and bring a picture ID in order to sign in and go through building security.Information and proceedures about the acution, as well as parcel details, appraisals, and bid and registration forms, can be found
  
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• Granite District seeks nominations for Absolutely Incredible Kid contest

  21-03-2018 23:29
  SOUTH SALT LAKE — Parents, teachers, staff and students are invited to submit nominations for Granite School District's Absolutely Incredible Kid contest, which recognizes a student who has transformed difficult situations into academic success.Nominations, which are due by 10 p.m. Friday, March 30, can be submitted online at surveymonkey.com/r/IncredKid18. Nominations will be sent to a committee for review. The recipient will then be honored at an assembly in front of his or her peers.
  
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• 'These cute faces are the front lines': Utah school wins national award for kindness

  21-03-2018 23:28
  SOUTH JORDAN — In the midst of nationwide anxiety over violence in schools, children from a Salt Lake Valley school have won a national award for their simple acts of kindness."I think (being kind) is one of the most important things. I think it should be No. 1 on your list to do, is to at least give someone a smile," said 9-year-old Annabel George, a student at Daybreak Elementary School in South Jordan.She said she felt "pretty excited" when she found out the school won the Middle School
  
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• Resigned Utah teacher investigated in messages with students case

  21-03-2018 22:29
  KAYSVILLE — A teacher who recently resigned from the Davis School District is being investigated for inappropriate communication with students over social media, according to court documents.As of Wednesday, the man who taught at both Davis High School and Kaysville Junior High School and was a track coach, had not been arrested or charged. However, Davis School District spokesman Chris Williams confirmed he has resigned.The teacher "admitted to the inappropriate and sexual content messagi
  
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• Resigned Davis teacher investigated in messages with students case

  21-03-2018 22:29
  KAYSVILLE — A teacher who recently resigned from the Davis School District is being investigated for inappropriate communication with students over social media, according to court documents.As of Wednesday, the man who taught at both Davis High School and Kaysville Junior High and was a track coach, had not been arrested or charged. However, Davis School District spokesman Chris Williams confirmed he has resigned.The teacher "admitted to the inappropriate and sexual content messaging and
  
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• UDOT wants public’s help in redesigning website

  21-03-2018 22:22
  TAYLORSVILLE — The Utah Department of Transportation is seeking the public's help in redesigning its website through the form of an online survey.The survey, which will be available through Saturday, March 31, can be found online at udot.utah.gov.
  
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• Utah to let women get birth control from pharmacy

  21-03-2018 21:24
  
  Women in conservative Utah will soon be able to get birth control directly from a pharmacist rather than visiting a doctor each time they want to obtain or renew a prescription, a move taken by only a few other states, many of them liberal.
  
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• Police: Man wanted in Layton robbery likely connected to Salt Lake County robberies

  21-03-2018 21:08
  
  A man suspected in a Layton bank robbery is also believed to be connected to at least two gas station robberies in the Salt Lake Valley, police said Wednesday.
  
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• New Utah law will allow women get birth control from pharmacy

  21-03-2018 20:54
  SALT LAKE CITY — Women in Utah will soon be able to get birth control directly from a pharmacist rather than visiting a doctor each time they want to obtain or renew a prescription, a move taken by only a few other states.Gov. Gary Herbert signed a measure into law Tuesday allowing those 18 and older to get pills, the patch and some other contraceptive devices, putting Utah in line with a handful of other states that have passed similar laws, including California, Colorado and Oregon."I th
  
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• Utah resolves dispute with Big Tobacco to keep settlement money flowing

  21-03-2018 20:35
  SALT LAKE CITY — Utah has resolved a dispute with Big Tobacco over a 20-year-old settlement agreement to ensure millions of dollars that were at risk continue to flow into the state.Philip Morris USA, R.J. Reynolds and other major tobacco companies challenged Utah's enforcement of the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement, threatening the annual payments that have totaled more than $634 million since 2000.Under the revised agreement, the state will receive an immediate payout of $60 million and
  
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• 3 restaurants, 5 hikes in Salt Lake Valley that allow dogs

  21-03-2018 20:01
  
  If you'd love to have your dog tag along with you in all of your adventures and outings, check out these pet-friendly spots in Salt Lake City.
  
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• Police question 3, seek 4th passenger in Granite police shooting

  21-03-2018 19:59
  SALT LAKE CITY — Three teenagers who ran off after their friend was shot by a Granite School District police officer on Tuesday have been found and questioned, district officials said Wednesday.None of the three were arrested. Investigators are still searching for a fourth person, who Granite School District spokesman Ben Horsley confirmed Wednesday is an adult man.Meanwhile, no updates were provided about the teenager who was shot. At last word on Tuesday, he was in extremely critical con
  
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• Judge rejects cult leader's request to withdraw guilty plea

  21-03-2018 19:00
  SALT LAKE CITY — A judge on Wednesday rejected a motion by the purported leader of a doomsday cult to withdraw his guilty plea."The court finds that the defendant knowingly and voluntarily entered into the plea agreement. Therefore, the motion to withdraw defendant's plea is denied," 5th District Judge Matthew Bell ruled, according to court documents.Samuel Warren Shaffer, 34, of Cedar City, pleaded guilty on Feb. 21 to rape of a child, a first-degree felony carrying a potential sentence o
  
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• Police still seeking fourth witness in officer-involved shooting

  21-03-2018 18:55
  
  Three of the four individuals riding as passengers inside a vehicle at the time of a shooting involving a Granite School District police officer have been located and questioned, a school district spokesman said Wednesday.
  
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• Purported leader of doomsday cult wants to withdraw plea

  21-03-2018 18:30
  CEDAR CITY — The purported leader of a doomsday cult wants to withdraw his guilty plea.Samuel Warren Shaffer, 34, of Cedar City, pleaded guilty on Feb. 21 to rape of a child, a first-degree felony carrying a potential sentence of 25 years to life in prison, and one count of child abuse, a second-degree felony punishable by one to 15 years in prison. He was originally charged with two counts of child kidnapping, a first-degree felony, and four counts of child abuse, a second-degree felony.B
  
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• Poll round 3: Who is the most prominent Utahn?

  21-03-2018 16:54
  
  Ain’t it sweet? We’re on to the second week of competition as we try to find the most prominent Utahn.
  
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• Joe Bauman: Remembering Stephen Hawking and 2 of his visits to Utah

  21-03-2018 14:30
  Editor's note: A version of this was previously published on the author's blog.A boy in his early teens stood beside Stephen Hawking's wheelchair, asking a scientific question. The world's most famous astrophysicist smiled up at him with his lopsided grin — and then nothing happened. Minutes passed. He must not have been impressed with the query, or maybe he didn't hear, I thought. But then came Hawking's famous, computer-generated voice, giving an insightful answer.During that pause, I le
  
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• Gov. Herbert signs bills to remove ill officials, fund homeless shelters

  21-03-2018 14:19
  
  Gov. Gary Herbert's office announced Tuesday that he has signed 136 more bills and seven concurrent resolutions, bringing the total number of signed pieces of legislation from the 2018 General Legislative Session thus far to 325.
  
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• Motorcyclist dies in crash in Saratoga Springs

  21-03-2018 14:11
  SARATOGA SPRINGS — A motorcyclist was killed Tuesday night after being hit by a car.The man on the motorcycle was going through the intersection of Commerce Drive and Crossroads Boulevard just after 8:30 p.m. when a woman in a car didn't yield while making a left turn and hit him, Saratoga Springs Police Cpl. Andres Gianfelice said.The motorcyclist, in his 30s, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to authorities. No other injuries were reported.Gianfelice said the car's driver did n
  
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• Election ruling draws mixed reviews from Utah caucusgoers

  21-03-2018 06:29
  MIDVALE — Evan Boberg, a used car salesman, believes a federal appeals court made a bad decision Tuesday when it effectively allowed Utah candidates to continue gathering voter signatures to make their way onto primary election ballots."They're wrong," said Boberg, a Republican precinct chairman for Sandy's Precinct 2. "I think a political party has a right to determine how it selects a candidate."Boberg and dozens of other Republicans met in classrooms at Hillcrest High School Tuesday in
  
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• Motorcyclist killed in Saratoga Springs crash

  21-03-2018 06:26
  
  A man in his 30s died after his motorcycle was hit by a car Tuesday night, Saratoga Springs police say.
  
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• Woman levels accusations against former MTC president

  21-03-2018 06:12
  PROVO — The LDS Church is investigating a woman's claim that a former president of the Missionary Training Center in Provo sexually assaulted her while she was a missionary there in 1984, an allegation that he denies.The woman, who is 55, posed as a reporter in December to confront Joseph L. Bishop, 85, who served as MTC president from 1983-86 and as president of Weber State College in the 1970s. She told Bishop that he groomed her by making her feel special, then took her to a basement st
  
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• Officer looking for truant students shoots, critically injures juvenile

  21-03-2018 06:12
  
  A Granite School District officer looking for truant students shot and wounded a juvenile, who he said tried to run over him, leaving the victim hospitalized in extremely critical condition Tuesday.
  
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• Colorado man dies in Emery County rollover crash

  21-03-2018 05:13
  
  A Colorado man died in a rollover crash on I-70 in Emery County Tuesday afternoon, Utah Highway Patrol officials said.
  
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• SLC pauses northwest quadrant development agreements, citing uncertainty with inland port bill

  21-03-2018 04:41
  
  Salt Lake City leaders on Tuesday pushed pause on new development agreements in the northwest quadrant, citing uncertainty with the bill signed by the governor last week establishing an inland port authority in the city's northwest quadrant.
  
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• Provo officials heard about sexual misconduct by police chief years before alleged rape

  21-03-2018 04:10
  
  Provo city officials learned about complaints of sexual misconduct by former Police Chief John King more than a year before a rape allegation brought about King’s resignation, according to a new lawsuit and interviews with those close to the case.
  
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• Utah governor signs bills to remove ill officials, fund homeless shelters

  21-03-2018 03:44
  SALT LAKE CITY — Gov. Gary Herbert signed bills allowing removal of incapacitated elected officials, provided state money for homeless shelters and reduced the window for setting off fireworks Tuesday.According to a news release from the governor's office on Tuesday, Herbert signed 136 more bills and seven concurrent resolutions, bringing the total number of signed pieces of legislation from the 2018 Legislature to 325.SB38, which rose out of the controversy surrounding former Salt Lake Co
  
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• Salt Lake City pauses northwest quadrant development agreements, citing uncertainty with inland port bill

  21-03-2018 03:41
  SALT LAKE CITY — City leaders have pushed pause on new development agreements in the northwest quadrant, citing uncertainty with the bill signed by Gov. Gary Herbert last week establishing an inland port authority in the city's northwest quadrant.City officials said SB234 — which may see changes in a special legislative session later this spring — has put any new development agreements in limbo since it's not clear whether the city or the Utah Inland Port Authority will have th
  
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• BYU, U. grad programs rank in top 10 nationwide

  21-03-2018 03:05
  
  Brigham Young University's graduate-level accounting program and the University of Utah's graduate programs in nursing informatics and environmental law rank among the top 10 nationally, according to new rankings by U.S. News & World Report.
  
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• What’s a vernal equinox and why does it mark the first day of spring?

  21-03-2018 02:33
  
  Thanks to the state’s fifth-warmest winter on record, it’s felt like spring in Utah for the past few months already. But Tuesday, it became official.
  
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• Summit County lawsuit alleges pharma companies pushed dangerous opioids to make a profit

  21-03-2018 02:12
  COALVILLE — In order to make more money, pharmaceutical companies pushed dangerous, prolonged opioid use on patients with chronic pain, despite knowing the risks for decreased efficiency and increased addiction.Meanwhile, local governments and service providers, like those in Summit County, have been burdened with the consequences of a nationwide epidemic of drug abuse.That is the argument behind a massive lawsuit filed in 3rd District Court on Tuesday as Summit County became the first cou
  
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• Bountiful gynecologist admits to streaming child porn

  21-03-2018 02:00
  
  A Bountiful gynecologist accused in state court of sexually abusing children pleaded guilty to a federal child pornography charge Tuesday.
  
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• 'It's our turn to speak': 40 Utah teens discuss how to combat school violence

  21-03-2018 01:49
  SALT LAKE CITY — Forty teenagers representing 10 high schools from Davis, Salt Lake and Utah counties came together Monday with a question to answer: How do you create lasting change and prevent school violence, even after media attention of the Parkland, Florida, high school shooting has faded and the well-publicized walkouts and coming marches are over.The event, created and organized by the Deseret News, was headlined "Beyond the March" to empower students and amplify their voices for c
  
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• Arrest made in suspected sexual assault at Dimple Dell

  21-03-2018 01:26
  SANDY — Police have arrested a 15-year-old boy in connection with a report of sexual assault Monday at Dimple Dell Regional Park.Sandy Police Sgt. Jason Nielsen declined to release the teen's name. Nielsen said several tips led detectives to the suspect, who was arrested sometime Tuesday."We just really want to express our thanks to the public," Nielsen said.The boy was being held in the Salt Lake Valley Detention Center for investigation of a range of felonies: aggravated kidnapping, aggr
  
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• Police: 15-year-old arrested in connection with Sandy sex assault

  21-03-2018 00:57
  
  A teenager has been arrested in connection with a case involving a jogger who police say was sexually assaulted on a trail in Sandy Monday afternoon.
  
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• UTA using K-9s to protect against threats on mass transit

  21-03-2018 00:27
  SALT LAKE CITY — With public safety concerns growing in the wake of numerous violent incidents around the nation, the Utah Transit Authority is maintaining vigilance on public transportation routes.Explosions in Texas, along with recent shootings in Florida and Maryland have created higher senses of alert from law enforcement across the U.S. While Utah has avoided any large-scale incidents, local authorities are focusing energies on readiness and taking proactive steps to ensure preparedne
  
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• Adweek features BYU AdLab’s winning video from ANDY Awards

  21-03-2018 00:20
  Fleas, moths, bed bugs and mice don't mess with this pest control company, especially when they dance and sing in unison. This performance designed by BYU's AdLab also just put their ad in a league of its own.Adweek featured BYU AdLab's pest extermination video that earned the top student award at the ANDY Awards in an article published Tuesday.The three-minute ad, "Pests Do Not Mess With the Orkin Man," features a catchy jingle sung to the melody of "My Favorite Things" from "The Sound of Music
  
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• New 'YouTube Director' service offers free — sorta — video ad production

  21-03-2018 00:18
  SALT LAKE CITY — As online advertising in general, and digital video advertising in specific, continue to gobble up market share, YouTube announced a new program Tuesday that's likely to make it even easier for businesses to expand their outreach via the world of 0's and 1's.YouTube's new "YouTube Director" service offers start-to-finish production services for a 30-second video advertisement that includes help with planning/scripting the piece, an on-site professional video shoot, editing
  
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