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• Top man at corrections talks new prison he helped locate, design

  24-07-2017 23:40
  DRAPER — When Rollin Cook, the man who as executive director of the Utah Department of Corrections oversees some 7,000 inmates locked up in the state prison system, was a teenager at Hillcrest High School, he landed an after-school job doing janitor work at O.C. Tanner, Salt Lake City’s world-renowned recognition awards company.Among his duties, he cleaned the offices of founder and owner Obert Clark Tanner — the O.C. in O.C. Tanner — and company vice president Brent Evan
  
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• Q-and-A with the top man at corrections

  24-07-2017 23:40
  DRAPER — When Rollin Cook, the man who as executive director of the Utah Department of Corrections oversees some 7,000 inmates locked up in the state prison system, was a teenager at Hillcrest High School, he landed an after-school job doing janitor work at O.C. Tanner, Salt Lake City’s world-renowned recognition awards company.Among his duties, he cleaned the offices of founder and owner Obert Clark Tanner — the O.C. in O.C. Tanner — and company vice president Brent Evan
  
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• Woman injured in South Salt Lake shooting expected to recover, police say

  24-07-2017 23:21
  SOUTH SALT LAKE — A 42-year-old woman who was shot in the leg and torso Sunday afternoon at a house in South Salt Lake is expected to recover, police said Monday.The woman's "condition has improved" and the hospital expected to discharge her late Monday, said South Salt Lake police spokesman Gary Keller.The shooting at 390 E. 2700 South is still under investigation, but Keller said it appears it was an "isolated incident."No other details, including the woman's name, were released on Monda
  
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• Months of hard work pay off big for Days of '47 float makers and crowds

  24-07-2017 23:21
  Spectators and entrants for Monday's Days of '47 Parade had the same advice for would-be participants: start early.One float coordinator, Matt Dickamore, said his group began construction in March after months of design planning. The work initially...
  
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• Founded in 1647? Kennedy Center replaces Utah flag after BYU grad points out historical error

  24-07-2017 23:21
  Washington :Utah's state flag hung for some 15 years in the Hall of States at the John F. Kennedy Center For the Performing Arts here until a Holladay native discovered a pretty big historical error.
  The flag noted the date of the Mormon pioneer's a...
  
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• Canadian polygamous leader found guilty of having 25 wives

  24-07-2017 23:21
  Cranbrook, British Columbia :Two former leaders of an isolated polygamous community in Canada were convicted Monday of practicing polygamy after a decades-long legal fight, setting up another potential court battle over the constitutionality of Cana...
  
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• Police arrest Midvale man in Magna shooting death of Murray woman

  24-07-2017 22:31
  MAGNA — Police have arrested a man suspected in the shooting death of a Murray woman in a Magna home earlier this month.Officers booked Todd Elwin Hull, 46, into the Salt Lake County Jail on Friday for investigation of murder in the death of Paige Espinoza, 25, Unified police detective Ken Hansen said.Investigators say Espinoza was shot and killed in a "drive-by or walk-by" shooting through a basement window of a home in Magna at 8360 W. Mix Ave. Multiple shots were fired into the southeas
  
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• Police make arrest in the shooting death of 25-year-old Paige Espinoza

  24-07-2017 21:59
  The Unified Police Department has arrested Todd Elwin Hull, 46, in connection with the shooting death of Paige Espinoza on July 16.
  Hull was incarcerated at the Summit County jail on an unrelated charge when arrested, Detective Ken Hansen said.
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• Months of hard work pays off big for Days of '47 float makers and crowds

  24-07-2017 21:32
  Spectators and entrants for Monday's Days of '47 Parade had the same advice for would-be participants: start early.One float coordinator, Matt Dickamore, said his group began construction in March after months of design planning. The work initially...
  
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• Kennedy Center in nation's capital replaces Utah flag that said the state was founded in 1647

  24-07-2017 20:56
  Washington :Utah's state flag hung for some 15 years in the Hall of States at the John F. Kennedy Center For the Performing Arts here until a Holladay native discovered a pretty big historical error.
  The flag noted the date of the Mormon pioneer's a...
  
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• Two killed in Duchesne County head-on

  24-07-2017 20:07
  Two people were killed Sunday afternoon on Duchesne County's State Route 87 near Ioka.
  Utah Highway Patrol Trooper Evan Kirby said the 4:36 p.m. head-on collision killed the drivers of a 1995 Chrysler and a 2008 Hyundai sedan.
  Two passengers in the C...
  
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• Ogden names first Hispanic Pioneer Day parade grand marshals

  24-07-2017 20:07
  Ogden :The owners of a northern Utah restaurant chain say they've honored to be the first Hispanic grand marshals of the Ogden Pioneer Days Grand Parade.
  The Standard-Examiner newspaper reported Monday that Javier and Amanda Chavez say they've been ...
  
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• Photos: Annual Days of '47 Parade marks Pioneer Day in Utah

  24-07-2017 19:44
  Scenes from the Days of '47 Parade on Monday in downtown Salt Lake City. Check back later for a full report on the Pioneer Day tradition and other festivities.
  
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• Tremonton residents asked to temporarily limit water use after 'major' water line break

  24-07-2017 19:38
  TREMONTON, Box Elder County — Tremonton officials asked residents to restrict water use temporarily Monday after a "major" water line break drained the city's water tanks.City officials sent a message on Facebook notifying residents to limit water use for a couple of hours after they had to shut off the city water system's main pump while repairing the break.City officials later reported that the line had been fixed but urged residents to continue to conserve water use until the water tank
  
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• Murray man killed in Midvale motorcycle crash

  24-07-2017 18:02
  MIDVALE — A Murray man riding a motorcycle was killed Sunday night after a car struck him in the middle of an intersection, police say.Steven Colgate, 29, died from his injuries when the crash occurred about 8:30 p.m. at the intersection of 7500 South and State Street, according to Unified police detective Ken Hansen.He wasn't wearing a helmet."It's a tragic accident," Hansen said. "His life perhaps could have been saved by wearing a helmet."The incident is still under investigation, but w
  
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• South Salt Lake invests in helping refugees learn, succeed and thrive in Utah - and it's working

  24-07-2017 17:51
  South Salt Lake :Something remarkable is happening in South Salt Lake.
  The city of 25,000 has 14 community centers - including one specifically dedicated to refugees, called the Hser Ner Moo Community Center.They promise this: Every child has the ...
  
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• Rolly: Confederate flag shows up again - this time in Draper

  24-07-2017 15:16
  The Confederate flag is like a cockroach. It keeps popping up, no matter how many times you try to kill it.
  The latest appearance was at the Draper Days Parade on July 15 as the Utah chapter of the Sons of Confederate Veterans proudly marched in Conf...
  
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• Court adjourns for two retiring Utah judges

  24-07-2017 15:11
  Even before J. Frederic Voros Jr. and Stephen Roth were appointed to the Utah Court of Appeals, they were well-known and well-respected by members of the judiciary.
  Voros, who served for years as chief of the criminal appeals division in the Utah Att...
  
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• South Salt Lake: A leader in refugee resettlement and education

  24-07-2017 14:00
  South Salt Lake :Something remarkable is happening in South Salt Lake.
  The city of 25,000 has 14 community centers - including one specifically dedicated to refugees, called the Hser Ner Moo Community Center.They promise this: Every child has the ... <iframe src="http://www.sltrib.com/csp/mediapool/sites/sltrib/pages/garss.csp" height="1" width="1" > </frame>
  
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• The past celebrations (and one protest) of Pioneer Day

  24-07-2017 06:40
  On July, 24 1847, the first set of Mormon pioneers entered the Salt Lake Valley after a 1000 mile journey across the country. Their leader, President Brigham Young, declared, "This is the right place." It became the place they would settle and call home.A few years later in 1849, the first parade was held in Salt Lake City. The Nauvoo Brass Band and cannon fire entertained people throughout the city.Pioneer Day, as a territory wide celebration, took off in 1857 to commemorate the 10th anniversar
  
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• 2 killed in head-on collision in Duchesne County

  24-07-2017 06:29
  IOKA, Duchesne County — Two people were killed Sunday afternoon in a head-on collision on state Route 87 after one vehicle crossed the center line, police said.The Utah Highway Patrol said a car traveling east with a driver and two passengers at about 4:36 p.m. suddenly drove west of center for an unknown reason and crossed into the westbound lane.The car hit another vehicle traveling west with a driver and four passengers. Troopers say the violent impact killed both drivers.Police say the
  
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• Woman injured in South Salt Lake shooting

  24-07-2017 05:53
  SOUTH SALT LAKE — A 42-year-old woman was shot in the leg and torso Sunday afternoon in a house at 390 E. 2700 South.South Salt Lake police spokesman Gary Keller said officers were dispatched to an older house converted into apartments at about 5 p.m. on a report of shots fired.Police found the victim with gunshot wounds to the leg and torso. She was taken to an area hospital and in serious but stable condition.No other details were released. Keller said the investigation is continuing.
  
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• Activities, service, fun and heat — all crammed into 10 days of National Scout Jamboree

  24-07-2017 05:05
  GLEN JEAN, West Virginia — No matter if you’re a first-timer or a multi-timer, a National Scout Jamboree provides plenty of adventures to cram into 10 summer days and many memories to last a lifetime.Running from last Wednesday to this coming Friday, the Boy Scouts of America event at the 14,000-acre Summit Bechtel Reserve in southern West Virginia is no different.“I thought it was going to be fun, but not as much fun as I’m really having” said 15-year-old Gage Mous
  
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• Gunman escapes in high speed pursuit

  24-07-2017 03:46
  MIDVALE — An officer on patrol in Midvale early Sunday was confronted at gunpoint by a man in dark sedan, which then sped off in a pursuit on I-15 and I-215 that police say reached speeds of 120 mph.Unified police said the incident began at 3 a.m. near 475 W. 2nd Ave., where an officer saw a man in a dark sedan point a gun at him.The car sped off on 7200 South and onto I-15 and I-215. Police called off the chase for public safety reasons because of the high speeds.Authorities are looking f
  
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• Fire crews contain two Box Elder County wildfires

  24-07-2017 03:39
  Grouse Creek :Fire officials on Sunday said they have 100 percent containment on a wildfire that burned grass and brush near Grouse Creek in Box Elder County.
  The wildfire - which started at 1 p.m. Saturday - burned 703 acres before being contained ...
  
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• About Utah: Salt Lake has grown to become ‘a really good place’

  24-07-2017 02:20
  SALT LAKE CITYHolding her infant son in her lap and sitting beside her then-husband who had won a football scholarship to play for the University of Utah, Kathy Christy surveyed the landscape of her new home from the front seat of a Volkswagen Beetle.So this was the place, huh?“Oh, culture shock,” she remembers. “Never been in such a sea of white.”It was 1971, some 124 years after the initial band of Mormon pioneers first set foot in the Salt Lake Valley, but in terms of
  
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• Fire crews have two Box Elder County wildfires under control

  24-07-2017 01:33
  Fire officials on Sunday said they expect to have 100 percent containment by day's end on a wildfire burning grass and brush near Grouse Creek in Box Elder County.
  The wildfire - which started at 1 p.m. Saturday afternoon - burned 703 acres and was 8... <iframe src="http://www.sltrib.com/csp/mediapool/sites/sltrib/pages/garss.csp" height="1" width="1" > </frame>
  
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• New driver-assist tech may be moving faster than consumers can handle

  24-07-2017 01:20
  SALT LAKE CITY — The most efficient action that could be taken to reduce traffic-related fatalities, which broke the 40,000 count in 2016 for the first time since 2007, couldn't be more straightforward.Remove humans from the equation.According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, drivers are responsible for 94 percent of all crashes. And of these, 41 percent are attributable to a driver's inattention, internal and external distractions and inadequate surveillance. Another
  
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