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• Orem grade schoolers' study finds most drivers make illegal left-hand turns

  22-05-2017 22:04
  
  OREM — More than half of drivers make illegal left-hand turns, according to a new study cited by Orem police.The study found 57 percent of 256 drivers observed at the intersection of 800 North and 800 West on Jan. 14 and Jan. 28 failed to stick to their designated lane, veering wide into lanes where they weren’t supposed to go under Utah law.While Orem Police Lt. Craig Martinez found the numbers to be revealing, the authors of the study proved to be even more surprising.Madi Yablonov
  
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• BLM to begin crafting travel plan for Book Cliffs

  22-05-2017 22:00
  
  SALT LAKE CITY — The Bureau of Land Management is holding a pair of public meetings and soliciting comment as it begins the task of crafting an environmental analysis of a travel management plan in the Book Cliffs.The agency is designing the plan to establish a network of roads for travel and transportation for both motorized and nonmotorized use.Such a plan is meant to accommodate public access for a variety of purposes, including recreation, hunting, grazing, mineral exploration and ener
  
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• Salt Lake Valley's Greek Orthodox Parish welcomes new senior priest

  22-05-2017 21:30
  
  Members of the Salt Lake Valley's Greek Orthodox community will welcome a new priest on Pentecost Sunday at Holy Trinity Cathedral.
  The Rev. Archimandrite George Nikas, 47, was born in Athens, Greece, but grew up in the northeastern United States, hi...
  
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• One of 2 women hospitalized from Midvale crash has died

  22-05-2017 21:30
  
  One of two women critically injured in a four-vehicle crash in Midvale last week has died.
  Unified Police confirmed Monday that Jennifer Chavez, 41, succumbed to her injuries over the weekend.
  Chavez and another woman were transported from the scene ...
  
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• Mormon church dedicates Paris temple in style

  22-05-2017 21:30
  
  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Sunday dedicated its new Paris temple in style, mirroring the nobility and grandeur of its French surroundings.
  The temple - the first in France - becomes the 156th operating worldwide.
  "This is like...
  
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• National Choreographic Festival kicks off with lush, vivid dancing

  22-05-2017 21:05
  
  "NATIONAL CHOREOGRAPHIC FESTIVAL," through May 27, Ballet West, Eccles Theater, 131 Main St. (801-869-6900 or balletwest.org); running time: 1 hour, 55 minutes with two intermissions.
  Ballet dancers from across the nation defied gravity at the Eccles Theater last weekend. They walked on the moon, scaled their comrades like step ladders and, not infrequently, the females spent more time suspended in the air than on solid ground.The inaugural National Choreographic Festival, hosted by Ballet West,
  
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• Carjacking victim uses cellphone, a little help from mom for rescue

  22-05-2017 20:50
  
  SOUTH SALT LAKE — An 18-year-old woman who police say was carjacked late last week was able to escape thanks to some quick thinking and her mother.On Thursday, the woman was stopped at a red light at 210 W. 3900 South when Tracy Carol Freeman, 54, approached her vehicle, said South Salt Lake police detective Gary Keller. The driver thought Freeman was going to ask for money so she rolled down her window, Keller said.Instead, Freeman opened the passenger side door, jumped in and told the wo
  
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• USA Today says Park City is a hot spot for s'mores

  22-05-2017 20:45
  
  Where can you find good s'mores in Utah?Park City, apparently.USA Today’s 10 Best recently ranked Park City’s best spots for a delicious campfire snack.The list said that Park City’s proximity to campsites has created a culture that knows how to make a solid s’more.“A visit to Park City, Utah, is incomplete without a s’mores roasting session. In fact, this gooey custom takes place all over the idyllic mountain town,” according to USA Today’s 10 Bes
  
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• Is Park City the best place for s'mores?

  22-05-2017 20:45
  
  Where can you find good s'mores in Utah?Park City, apparently.USA Today’s 10 Best recently ranked Park City’s best spots for a delicious campfire snack.The list said that Park City’s proximity to campsites has created a culture that knows how to make a solid s’more.“A visit to Park City, Utah, is incomplete without a s’mores roasting session. In fact, this gooey custom takes place all over the idyllic mountain town,” according to USA Today’s 10 Bes
  
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• Rolly: Republican's email use didn't spur same questions in Draper

  22-05-2017 20:40
  
  I wrote last week that the complaints lodged against Draper City Councilwoman Michele Weeks by Mayor Troy Walker and council colleagues were politically motivated because she had run for the Utah Senate as a Democrat.
  The fact that she won a council ... <iframe src="http://www.sltrib.com/csp/mediapool/sites/sltrib/pages/garss.csp" height="1" width="1" > </frame>
  
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• Here's what could happen to Salt Lake City's Lamb's Grill

  22-05-2017 20:40
  
  The fate of Lamb's Grill, which shut its doors last month after years of financial struggle, should be decided within the next few weeks, the building owner and former operator says.
  John Speros, who along with his father operated the venerable Salt ...
  
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• Frustrated Utah Republicans, Democrats form new centrist political party

  22-05-2017 20:35
  
  SALT LAKE CITY — Some disaffected Republicans and Democrats who say extreme views are co-opting their parties have decided to carve out a middle ground in Utah politics.Taking a centrist approach, the group announced the formation of the United Utah Party at the state Capitol on Monday."We are not forming another extremist, fringe political party," said BYU political science professor Richard Davis, a former Utah County Democratic Party chairman. "We are people who are in the center of the
  
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• Man who picked up California runaway arrested in Salt Lake, police say

  22-05-2017 20:19
  
  SALT LAKE CITY — A man accused of picking up a runaway teenage girl in California and taking her all around the Northwest, all while providing her drugs and taking inappropriate pictures, has been arrested in Salt Lake City.Amado Jesus Jiminez, 34, of Riverbank, California, was arrested late Friday by Salt Lake police officers who received a tip about where the missing 15-year-old girl might be. Jiminez was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail for investigation of sexual exploitation of a
  
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• New centrist party forms in Utah to attract disaffected Republicans, Democrats

  22-05-2017 20:13
  
  A group of centrist Utah Republicans and Democrats - tired of dominance in their parties by the far right or left - have formed the new United Utah Party.
  Former Utah County Democratic Chairman Richard Davis, a Brigham Young University political scie...
  
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• Utah man sentenced to prison for shotgun slaying during argument over stolen money

  22-05-2017 19:57
  
  A 32-year-old man has been sentenced to prison for up to life for fatally shooting another man on an Ogden street two years ago during an argument over stolen money.
  Andrew Dominic Esquer, of Ogden, was found guilty in March by a 2nd District Court j...
  
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• Elizabeth Smart celebrates 'special blessing day' for new baby James

  22-05-2017 19:41
  
  Elizabeth Smart’s baby had a blessed Sunday.Smart posted a photo on Instagram over the weekend of herself, husband Matthew Gilmour and new baby James, saying it was a “special blessing day” for the ybaby.Comments on the post included people celebrating James Smart’s blessing. It’s unclear if this refers to the same baby blessing that's common within The Church of the Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.See the photo below.https://www.instagram.com/p/BUW33T3DSsdSmart r
  
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• Murray woman injured in rollover crash dies

  22-05-2017 18:50
  
  MIDVALE — A Murray woman injured in head-on crash last week has died.Unified police announced Monday that Jennifer Chavez, 41, died over the weekend from injuries sustained in a crash on May 17.The four-car collision at 7434 S. State left two women, including Chavez, in critical condition. The second woman, 29, whose name was not released Monday, remained hospitalized in critical condition, said Unified Police Lt. Brian Lohrke.Lohrke said investigators believe the 29-year-old woman drifted
  
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• Chaffetz plans to meet with Comey on Monday. Here's what you need to know

  22-05-2017 18:45
  
  Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz plans to meet with former FBI director James Comey on Monday after weeks of speculation about Comey’s firing amid his investigation into Russia’s ties to President Donald Trump, according to Politico.Chaffetz, who serves as chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, said Sunday that he hasn’t spoken to Comey yet but plans to do so.Chaffetz previously asked the FBI for all documents related to meetings between Comey and Trump after
  
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• Trump touched a glowing orb in Saudi Arabia, and everyone made the same joke

  22-05-2017 18:40
  
  President Donald Trump became a meme again over the weekend.Trump, who’s in the middle of a trip abroad this week, visited Saudi Arabia over the weekend.While there, Trump, along with Saudi King, and Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi, gathered at the opening of the Global Center for Combating Extremist Ideology on Sunday.The three leaders reportedly “activated” the new center when they placed their hands on a glowing and mystical orb, which glowed as an introduction video
  
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• 97-year-old Utah woman sends grandsons in WWII bomber to remember her late husband

  22-05-2017 18:35
  
  SALT LAKE CITY — Some things in life are worth waiting for. In a way, Affra Nelson's been waiting a lifetime to see a B-17 Flying Fortress in person."Grandma called us up, and she was so excited," said Matt Snell, Affra Nelson's grandson. "She was elated."When Nelson saw an article in the paper about the vintage World War II bomber making a stop in Utah, she grabbed the phone immediately."She called us all directly," Snell said. "Invited us individually — who can say no to their 97-y
  
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• A.M. notes: Huntsman Corp. plans to merge, President Eyring dedicates Paris temple, Trump heads to Israel

  22-05-2017 18:15
  
  Here’s a look at the news for May 22.Huntsman Corp., Clariant near mergerHuntsman Corp. and Switzerland’s Clariant are close to a merger that could result in the market giants earning a combined worth of $14 billion, the Deseret News reported.The deal could be announced on Monday, according to the Deseret News.In total, Clariant would control close to 52 percent of the group.But Huntsman Chief Executive Peter Huntsman would also be the chief executive of the new group. Current Claria
  
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• Utah forecast: Near-idyllic spring in the north, a summer rehearsal in the south

  22-05-2017 16:53
  
  Near-idyllic spring days usher in the Wasatch Front's new work week, but southern Utahns are already in full dress rehearsal for summer weather.
  After Monday's highs in the mid-70s, Tuesday brings sunny morning skies to the Salt Lake and Tooele Valle... <iframe src="http://www.sltrib.com/csp/mediapool/sites/sltrib/pages/garss.csp" height="1" width="1" > </frame>
  
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• Cottonwood Heights police on hunt for serial armed robber

  22-05-2017 16:53
  
  Cottonwood Heights police are on the hunt for a serial armed robber who had hit several area businesses in the city's Park Centre area over the past few weeks.
  On Sunday, following a 6:40 p.m. holdup at the Game Stop, 6949 Park Centre Drive, police s...
  
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• Graduation day is a milestone for the students and a polygamous town

  22-05-2017 15:35
  
  Hildale :The public school here is expected to have about a 525 percent increase in graduates.Water Canyon School will hold commencement today for about 25 graduates. The school, which ranges from kindergarten to 12th grade, had just four last yea...
  
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• Arrest rate triples for 'noncriminal' undocumented immigrants in Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Montana

  22-05-2017 15:35
  
  Under President Donald Trump, undocumented immigrants without a criminal history are more likely to be arrested by Salt Lake City-based U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents than they are in other areas.
  Arrest rates for people suspec...
  
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• 'Matchless vistas' on first recorded climb to Angels Landing in Zion National Park in 1924

  22-05-2017 15:05
  
  Editor's note: Portions of this were previously published on the author's blog.Angels Landing is defined by Zion National Park as one of its strenuous hikes. It is 5.4 miles roundtrip and climbs a total of 1,488 feet. "Not for young children," according to the National Park Service's information, the final mile of the hike being dominated by sheer vertical cliffs and drop offs. This trail is not for the faint of heart, or for those fearful of heights.In fact, metal chains were added decades ago
  
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• Why polygamists are leaving their historic hometowns along the Utah-Arizona border

  22-05-2017 14:00
  
  Recent news stories revealed that members of the polygamous Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints are leaving their traditional homes in twin towns along the Utah-Arizona line.
  Why are they moving out? Where are they going? Will ...
  
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• Huntsman Corp., Swiss company agree to $20B merger

  22-05-2017 04:00
  
  SALT LAKE CITY — Utah's Huntsman Corp. and Switzerland's Clariant agreed to a merger late Sunday in an all-stock deal that would result in a chemicals giant with a combined value of $20 billion.The deal, described as a merger of equals, comes as companies in the industry look for way to cut costs and boost revenue. The merged company will be called HuntsmanClariant.The combination of both companies will create a leading global specialty chemical company with sales of approximately $13.2 bi
  
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• Fraying social fabric hurting nation's economy, Sen. Mike Lee says

  22-05-2017 02:33
  
  SALT LAKE CITY — Many Americans — poor, middle class and wealthy — feel that something is amiss in society that can't be reduced to economic anxiety but relates more to a sense that nation's social fabric is fraying, Sen. Mike Lee said.The Utah Republican says those concerns are reflected in family and community health trends, including the decline in marriage and churchgoing, distrust in the country's institutions, fewer mixed-income neighborhoods and growing numbers of unempl
  
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• Lack of Workers, Not Work, Weighs on Utah’s Economy

  22-05-2017 02:16
  The state’s 3.1 percent jobless rate has helped drive up wages, yet the biggest problem is no longer a dearth of jobs but of people to do them.
  
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• Lack of Workers, Not Work, Weighs on the Nation’s Economy

  22-05-2017 02:16
  In Utah, the 3.1 percent jobless rate has helped drive up wages, and the biggest problem is no longer a dearth of jobs but of people to do them.
  
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• 2-year-old Utah boy drowns after wandering away from campsite

  22-05-2017 02:01
  
  A 2-year-old boy drowned Sunday after wandering away from his family's campsite in Blacksmith Fork Canyon in Cache County and apparently falling into a river.
  Family members began looking for the child about 10 a.m. after they realized he was missing... <iframe src="http://www.sltrib.com/csp/mediapool/sites/sltrib/pages/garss.csp" height="1" width="1" > </frame>
  
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• What’s Weighing on Utah’s Economy? Not a Dearth of Work, but of Workers

  22-05-2017 01:33
  The state’s jobless rate, 3.1 percent, has helped drive up wages. But the biggest problem is no longer a lack of jobs — it’s a lack of workers.
  
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• Utah drivers hit 329 gates at rail crossings last year - costing UTA $320,000

  22-05-2017 00:24
  
  It is far from rare for motorists to crash into the gate arms at TRAX or FrontRunner rail crossings.
  The Utah Transit Authority sees "an average of one a day," according to Chief Safety Officer Dave Goeres.
  More precisely, drivers crashed into 329 cr...
  
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• LDS Church dedicates Paris temple in style

  22-05-2017 00:24
  
  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Sunday dedicated its new Paris temple in style, mirroring the nobility and grandeur of its French surroundings.
  The temple - the first in France - becomes the 156th operating worldwide.
  "This is like...
  
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• 2-year-old boy drowns in Blacksmith Fork River during family camping trip

  22-05-2017 00:03
  
  BLACKSMITH FORK CANYON — A 2-year-old boy drowned Sunday after apparently falling into a small tributary of the Blacksmith Fork River in Cache County.The child went miss about 10 a.m. after being left unattended for a few minutes during a family camping trip, according to Cache County Sheriff's Lt. Mike Peterson. Family members searched for the boy for 30 to 45 minutes before calling 911.The boy was found unresponsive at about 12:15 p.m. in the Left Hand Fork waterway, a small river that f
  
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