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• Warring 'dirty soda' shops headed for trial

  31-07-2017 23:47
  SALT LAKE CITY — Settlement talks are off for two Utah soda shops fighting over trademark rights to "dirty sodas" spiked with flavor shots.A judge has set seven-day trial for November 2018 in the court battle between soda chains Sodalicious and Swig, the Daily Herald reported Monday.Swig filed a federal trademark lawsuit in 2015 claiming Sodalicious ripped off the increasingly profitable concept of calling sugary drinks with extra flavor shots "dirty."Sodalicious is pushing back, saying th
  
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• Utah's Sen. Orrin Hatch says efforts to kill Obamacare are dead - for now

  31-07-2017 23:39
  Washington :Sen. Orrin Hatch says Congress is too divided to work out anything on heath care and should drop the effort to repeal Obamacare now and focus on overhauling the tax code.
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• Auditor: Recorder's office may have violated nepotism ordinance

  31-07-2017 23:35
  SALT LAKE CITY — After conducting a review of the Salt Lake County Recorder's Office, Utah State Auditor John Dougall has found the county's nepotism ordinance may have been violated.That's according to a letter Dougall sent to County Council Chairman Steve DeBry on Monday and obtained by the Deseret News.In the letter, Dougall says an employee — likely Karmen Sanone, Gary Ott's office aide who's also currently embroiled in a legal battle with Ott's family to obtain guardianship over
  
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• $50K reward to 2 men who helped capture FLDS leader

  31-07-2017 23:33
  SALT LAKE CITY — The FBI is paying out a $50,000 reward to two men who helped authorities capture a fugitive polygamous sect leader in South Dakota last month.The FBI said in a news release Monday that the money will go to a pair of men reported spotting Fundamentalist LDS Church leader Lyle Jeffs at a pawn shop, leading to his arrest the next day in a lakeside area near the South Dakota-Nebraska state.The agency declined to give their names to protect their privacy. The FBI says the rewar
  
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• Utah Board of Education to hear appeal by closed West Valley charter for teen mothers

  31-07-2017 23:03
  A West Valley charter school for pregnant teens and young mothers has one last chance to keep its doors open.
  Members of the Utah Board of Education will hear an appeal by Kairos Academy, board spokeswoman Emilie Wheeler said Monday, following the te...
  
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• Body found last month in Jordan River is that of West Jordan woman, police say

  31-07-2017 23:03
  A body found last month in the Jordan River has been identified as a West Jordan woman.
  The body of 44-year-old Zephera Smith was pulled from the river in Taylorsville on July 21, the Unified Police Department announced Monday.
  A cause of death has n...
  
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• Run for fun in Lehi and send goats to refugees in Jordan

  31-07-2017 22:48
  Run 4 Refugees, a charity race event started by Lehi locals, is again raising funds and this year's recipients will get goats.
  The event includes a 5K and 10K race, as well as a family and kid friendly 1-mile run/walk. The race will be held at Skyrid...
  
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• Police ID man arrested in car theft with a toddler in a back seat

  31-07-2017 22:42
  
  A man who police say stole a vehicle with a 1-year-old child inside it Saturday was identified Monday.
  
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• Traffic advisories in place as Tour of Utah begins

  31-07-2017 21:34
  
  With hundreds of athletes competing in the Tour of Utah, race officials have released several traffic advisories to help with businesses, residents and visitors who could be impacted by the race.
  
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• Rolly: UTA board member gets hefty mayoral campaign check from UTA contractor's subsidiary

  31-07-2017 21:25
  Provo mayoral candidate Sherrie Hall Everett received a $10,000 campaign contribution July 17 from Sunroc, a construction materials supply company, which is a rather large donation for a municipal race, but not improper.
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• In-person early voting for primary begins Tuesday

  31-07-2017 21:25
  While by-mail ballots have been in the hands of Utah voters for about a week, the option of in-person early voting begins Tuesday in advance of the Aug. 15 primary.
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• FBI: Reward has been paid to tipsters in arrest of Lyle Jeffs

  31-07-2017 21:25
  The FBI has paid out a $50,000 reward to two people who provided information that led to the June 14 arrest of Lyle Jeffs, who had absconded a year earlier while awaiting trial in a federal food stamp fraud case.
  The reward money was divided proporti...
  
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• Utah's school system ranks within the top 25. Here's one reason why it wasn't No. 1

  31-07-2017 21:20
  Utah’s education system isn’t the best in the country, but it’s far from the worst, according to a new WalletHub report.Utah ranked at No. 17 on WalletHub’s recent list of states with the best schools. It trailed Pennsylvania, Kansas, Colorado and North Carolina.Utah finished ahead of Oklahoma, Maryland, North Dakota, Florida, Indiana, Ohio and Washington in the top 25.Massachusetts led the nation, beating out New Jersey, New Hampshire, Wisconsin and Vermont within the to
  
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• Police: Man driving, drinking schnapps tried to hit officer

  31-07-2017 21:10
  
  A Fort Duchesne man accused of trying to hit a police officer while driving and drinking peppermint schnapps is facing a charge of attempted murder.
  
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• This Utah-Arizona spot was just named one of the 'strangest natural wonders' in the world

  31-07-2017 20:20
  One of the world’s strangest natural wonders rests on the Utah-Arizona border.Travel and Leisure magazine listed “The Wave” as one of the world’s strangest natural wonders."The Wave," which is also known as the Coyote Buttes, sits between Arizona and Utah. It features a sandstone formation that looks eerily similar to a wave.The list included other worldwide locations, such as the sailing stones of Death Valley’s Racetrack Playa, as well as the White Sands National
  
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• Idaho jail eyed as federal site for immigration detainees

  31-07-2017 19:53
  TWIN FALLS, Idaho — Federal officials say the Jerome County Jail in south-central Idaho would be an ideal location to house immigration detainees and could eventually be used for immigration hearings.In a document obtained through a public records request, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials say the site could be expanded to take in more inmates, the Times-News reported Sunday.Federal officials are looking for a new location because of the loss last year of access to 300 beds at
  
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• Search for missing West Bountiful man suspended

  31-07-2017 19:25
  After a week-long search for a 74-year-old West Bountiful man missing since Pioneer Day, police have called off their efforts to find him.
  West Bountiful Police Chief Todd Hixon said Monday that while searchers found John Darrell Page 2005 Ford Explo...
  
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• Cheesecake Factory offers half-price cheesecake today

  31-07-2017 19:10
  No one will be going hungry at the Cheesecake Factory today.The Cheesecake Factory announced in a Facebook event that it will offer half-price cheese cake in honor of National Cheesecake Day.The offer lasts from 11 a.m. PDT on July 30 to 11 p.m. PDT on July 31, according to the Facebook post.https://www.facebook.com/thecheesecakefactory/photos/a.10150780454514155.480385.106628409154/10155677778299155/?type=3Customers can buy any slice for half the price, but is only available for dine-in only.Cu
  
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• A.M. notes: 3rd Congressional District candidates profiled, Alta sees influx of visitors, Putin bans U.S.

  31-07-2017 18:57
  Here’s a look at the news for July 31.Alta sees influx of visitorsThe small town of Alta has faced an influx of visitors this summer, and officials have had a hard time keeping up with it, according to the Deseret News.More than 1,800 visitors came through the area on Saturday, taking a free shuttle service along Little Cottonwood Canyon. In fact, from July to September, somewhere around 100,000 cars travel along the canyon roads.But Mayor Tom Pollard told the Deseret News that meeting suc
  
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• Authorities identify woman killed in Deweyville motorcycle crash

  31-07-2017 18:52
  
  Authorities have released the names of a woman who died and her husband, who was critically injured, in a motorcycle crash over the weekend.
  
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• Imagine Dragons singer launches Utah music festival hoping to unite LGBT, religious communities

  31-07-2017 18:00
  
  Imagine Dragons and Neon Trees are some of the names coming to this year's first LOVELOUD festival on Aug. 26.
  
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• West Valley City mall stabbing victim said in improved condition

  31-07-2017 17:44
  A West Valley City mall food court employee, stabbed repeatedly during a weekend fight with three suspected gang members, was in improved condition Monday.
  West Valley City police spokeswoman Roxeanne Vainuku said the victim - in his early-20s but wh...
  
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• SLCPD: Woman remains critical after fiery weekend crash that killed husband, other man

  31-07-2017 17:44
  A 77-year-old woman, the only survivor of a fiery weekend crash that killed her husband and another man over the weekend in east-central Salt Lake City, remained in critical condition Monday.
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• Woman dies, man critical after motorcycle-car crash in Box Elder County

  31-07-2017 17:27
  A woman died and a man was in critical condition after their motorcycle collided with a car making a left-hand turn into their path Sunday in northern Utah's Box Elder County.
  The Utah Highway Patrol withheld the identities of the couple pending noti...
  
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• Meet the 3 Republican candidates in the 3rd District primary

  31-07-2017 16:40
  A crowded race to replace former Rep. Jason Chaffetz is about to narrow down.The three Republican candidates for Utah's 3rd District Congressional race will compete in the Aug. 15 primary to see who advances to the special election.Before then, read both the Deseret News' profiles on Chris Herrod, John Curtis and Tanner Ainge and their opinion pieces explaining why they believe they're the best choice.The winner of the primary will face Democrat Kathie Allen and several other candidates in Novem
  
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• 2 Utah men still have life without parole for teen crimes

  31-07-2017 16:00
  
  Utah's two prisoners serving life without parole for slayings they carried out as 17-year-olds both tried and failed to appeal their sentences, keeping them in prison despite key rulings from the U.S. Supreme Court on juvenile lifers.
  
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• Over 75 percent of Utahns support medical marijuana ballot initiative, a new poll says

  31-07-2017 15:34
  Amanda Ellis-Graham's multiple sclerosis was once so bad she could barely hold a pencil.
  She suffered from vision and hearing problems. Walking was nearly impossible because of terrible vertigo. Numbness and a sensation of pins and needles slowly spr...
  
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• Utah forecast: Triple-digit temperatures head as hot, dry high pressure system moves in

  31-07-2017 15:18
  Utah's prolonged spell of thunderstorms and rain showers are over, at least for the week ahead.
  You can credit the return of hot temperatures -- flirting with 100 degrees along the Wasatch Front and will into the triple digits in southern Utah -- to ...
  
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• By 3-1 margin, Utahns favor independent commission to redraw political boundaries

  31-07-2017 14:00
  Amid widespread allegations of past gerrymandering, Utahns, by a 61 percent to 22 percent margin, favor having an independent commission redraw political boundaries in once-a-decade redistricting.
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• What is your Harry Potter connection? Deseret News readers share their stories

  31-07-2017 08:08
  In the popular J.K. Rowling series, Harry Potter's birthday is July 31.
  We decided to celebrate by sharing readers' most spellbinding memories of the series.
  Here are reader responses about what they love about the series. Responses have been edited for clarity.
  Many people were introduced to the series by family members:
  "My entire family fell in love with the series. I was introduced to it when my aunts and uncles discovered it and started discussing it at family gatherings. My claim to fame i
  
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• Logan's 'Zootah' on a quest to recruit new animals

  31-07-2017 07:15
  
  It's one of the smallest zoos you'll find, but its director has big plans for the future.
  
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• Logan's "Zootah" on a quest to recruit new animals

  31-07-2017 07:15
  
  It's one of the smallest zoos you'll find, but its director has big plans for the future.
  
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• Herrod: I believe in Republican platform

  31-07-2017 06:45
  SALT LAKE CITY — Chris Herrod, the candidate in the 3rd Congressional District primary who advanced to the ballot by GOP delegates, likes to spell out that he's not just a Republican but a platform Republican."If you look at the Republican platform, I believe in all those planks," Herrod, a member of the Utah GOP's governing State Central Committee, recently said during a combined meeting of the Deseret News and KSL editorial boards.Herrod said he gets frustrated because in Utah, "we're ki
  
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• Chris Herrod: I believe in Republican platform

  31-07-2017 06:45
  SALT LAKE CITY — Chris Herrod, the candidate in the 3rd Congressional District primary who advanced to the ballot by GOP delegates, likes to spell out that he's not just a Republican but a platform Republican."If you look at the Republican platform, I believe in all those planks," Herrod, a member of the Utah GOP's governing State Central Committee, recently said during a combined meeting of the Deseret News and KSL editorial boards.Herrod said he gets frustrated because in Utah, "we're ki
  
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• Tanner Ainge

  31-07-2017 05:54
  SALT LAKE CITY — As a high school freshman in Arizona, Tanner Ainge wanted to play quarterback on the football team. That he'd never played the pivotal position before didn't deter him.Sadly, his highlights were the tackles he made after throwing interceptions."Tanner, you need to be a safety, not a quarterback," his father, Danny Ainge, recalled telling him.Now a candidate in Utah's 3rd Congressional District race, Tanner Ainge has again thrown himself into a rough-and-tumble game. He's y
  
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• Tanner Ainge throws himself into rough-and-tumble game

  31-07-2017 05:50
  SALT LAKE CITY — As a high school freshman in Arizona, Tanner Ainge wanted to play quarterback on the football team. That he'd never played the pivotal position before didn't deter him.Sadly, his highlights were the tackles he made after throwing interceptions."Tanner, you need to be a safety, not a quarterback," his father, Danny Ainge, recalled telling him.Now a candidate in Utah's 3rd Congressional District race, Tanner Ainge has again thrown himself into a rough-and-tumble game. He's y
  
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• Woman critically injured after falling off Davis Creek waterfall

  31-07-2017 05:17
  FARMINGTON — A woman was critically injured Sunday after she and her husband fell 40 feet off of the waterfall at Davis Creek Trail, police say.The couple was hiking with their teenage children and some friends at about 6 p.m. when they fell off the waterfall, said Davis County Sheriff's Sgt. Joshua Boucher.The man sustained a head laceration, but he was in better condition than his wife, who was unconscious. "She wasn't doing so well," Boucher said.Search and rescue crews used a helicopte
  
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• Utah protestors gather to support embattled Venezuela

  31-07-2017 04:55
  SALT LAKE CITY — With tears, chants and songs, about 100 protesters gathered on the steps of the state Capitol Sunday, joining a nationwide chorus in support of Venezuela citizens and their protests against their government.Similar rallies formed throughout the U.S., as Venezuelans protested at least seven deaths during Sunday's election over a vote to grant Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro's ruling socialist party virtually unlimited powers in the face of a socioeconomic crisis and a ba
  
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• No political party has 'exclusivity on everything that's good'

  31-07-2017 04:42
  SALT LAKE CITY — Provo Mayor John Curtis, one of three GOP candidates on the 3rd Congressional District primary ballot, is ready with an answer when asked about his brief stint as a Democrat in one of the nation's most Republican districts."I had a crazy idea that by another party coming in and also representing what we call family values, voters would have a choice," Curtis recently said in a combined meeting of the Deseret News and KSL editorial boards.Some 17 years ago, he headed up the
  
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• John Curtis: No political party has 'exclusivity on everything that's good'

  31-07-2017 04:40
  SALT LAKE CITY — Provo Mayor John Curtis, one of three GOP candidates on the 3rd Congressional District primary ballot, is ready with an answer when asked about his brief stint as a Democrat in one of the nation's most Republican districts."I had a crazy idea that by another party coming in and also representing what we call family values, voters would have a choice," Curtis recently said in a combined meeting of the Deseret News and KSL editorial boards.Some 17 years ago, he headed up the
  
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• Cards being collected for Rigby boy critically burned in lawnmower explosion

  31-07-2017 04:23
  
  Braxton Bigelow will turn 13-years-old on Monday and even though he won’t be awake for his birthday, family and friends want it to be extra special.
  
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• Victims identified after double-fatality crash near the University of Utah

  31-07-2017 04:02
  The identities of two men killed in a fiery two-car crash near the University of Utah on Friday have been released.One of them, Jeoffry Dahl, 77, who was driving an SUV west on 500 South, rear-ended a smaller car, propelling it from 1300 East two b...
  
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• 1 killed, 1 critically injured in Deweyville motorcycle crash

  31-07-2017 03:45
  DEWEYVILLE, Box Elder County — A woman died and a man was critically injured after crashing a motorcycle in Deweyville Saturday evening.The man was driving the motorcycle with the woman south on state Route 38 about 6:15 p.m. when a car traveling north made a left hand turn in front of the motorcycle, the Utah Highway Patrol reported.When the motorcycle struck the right front corner of the car, both the driver and passenger flew off the bike and hit the car and road, troopers said.The woma
  
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• Not-so-secret Cecret Lake: Alta wildflowers drawing crowds, straining city resources

  31-07-2017 03:38
  ALTA — Drawing in hikers with its vibrant wildflower fields and popular trails, Little Cottonwood Canyon is getting a lot of love this year — almost too much.While the canyon accommodates only 60 parking spots near the trailheads, more than 1,800 visitors came through the small town of Alta and up the canyon Saturday, city officials said."From July through September we'll see almost 100,000 cars on this road," Alta Mayor Tom Pollard said.The city operates a free shuttle service up an
  
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• Police arrest man in carjacking with toddler in back seat

  31-07-2017 03:14
  
  A man is in custody after police say he stole the vehicle with a 1-year-old boy sitting in the back seat Saturday night.
  
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• Two arrested for allegedly stealing Utah Highway Patrol vehicle

  31-07-2017 02:28
  A man and woman were arrested twice within a short period Sunday, first for allegedly stealing a car and then for taking off in a Utah Highway Patrol vehicle where they had been placed in handcuffs pending transportation to a jail.
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• West Jordan woman donates $4,000 for bulletproof vests for police dogs

  31-07-2017 01:20
  
  Following the recent shooting death of a Unified Police K-9, a West Jordan woman recently donated $4,000 to the West Jordan Police Department, to equip their furry allies with body armor.
  
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• Utah biologists work to save boreal toads from extinction

  31-07-2017 00:49
  
  Biologists in Utah are working to save native boreal toads from extinction in the face of habitat destruction by humans and competition from invasive species like bullfrogs.
  
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• Drivers killed in fiery Salt Lake crash identified

  31-07-2017 00:46
  SALT LAKE CITY — Police have identified the two drivers who were killed in a fiery weekend car crash in Salt Lake City.Fernando Jiminez-Martinez, 34, of West Jordan, died at the scene of the crash at the intersection of 500 South and 1100 East on Friday. The other driver, Jeoffry Dahl, 77, later died at the hospital, according to police.Dahl's wife, 77, remained hospitalized Sunday in critical condition with injuries she suffered in the crash, said Salt Lake Police Lt. Robin Heiden.Police
  
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• No kidding, Salt Lake school 'gardeners' are of the four-legged variety

  31-07-2017 00:40
  SALT LAKE CITY — One lazy summer afternoon on Marmalade Hill, a herd of 50 goats was hard at work devouring overgrown vegetation from the hillside behind Washington Elementary School.The small herd from 4 Leaf Ranch in Kamas is a green alternative for eliminating cheat grass and other plants that have overtaken the hillside."They're very good employees. They're very good at what they do. It's a natural approach to dealing with this without using any kind of harsh chemicals of any kind. Thi
  
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