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• Inside the newsroom: Are you an abuser? A victim?

  05-08-2017 23:25
  SALT LAKE CITY — Some news stories contain a body count. Preventing that is the purpose of Lois Collins' compelling story on Page 1 of Sunday's Deseret News and online today under the headline, "Why it is so hard to spot domestic abuse early on and what to do once you see it."The numbers of those suffering some measure of domestic violence are staggering. Consider the 20,000 phone calls that are placed to domestic violence hotlines on a typical day. Some are from people simply searching fo
  
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• Bear trashes, crashes sport utility vehicle in Colorado

  05-08-2017 23:20
  
  A bear broke into a sport utility vehicle in southwestern Colorado, trashed its interior and caused it to roll out of a driveway and smash into a mailbox.
  
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• Utah commission: Keep 'Negro Bill Canyon' the same

  05-08-2017 23:06
  SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah state panel has voted to recommend retaining the name of Utah's Negro Bill Canyon after receiving conflicting opinions about whether it is offensive.The Utah Committee on Geographic Names said Friday that a lack of consensus from minority groups led to its 8-2 vote Thursday about a canyon that is home to a popular hiking spot in the eastern city of Moab, the gateway to stunning massive red rock formations.The commission's recommendation next goes to the U.S. Board o
  
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• Body found near river in St. George

  05-08-2017 22:58
  ST. GEORGE— Police are investigating the death of an adult female after a passerby found her body while he was on his morning walk.About 7:30 a.m. Saturday, officers from the St. George Police Department responded to 1545 S Dixie Dr. after a resident noticed a body in a wash along the side of the Santa Clara River.Search and rescue members and service dogs were also brought to the scene to help locate any additional evidence, as police believe the body may have washed downstream sometime w
  
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• Vernal man dies in accident at northwest Colorado coal plant

  05-08-2017 22:49
  
  A worker died in an accident at a northwestern Colorado coal processing plant.
  
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• Utahns among students exposed to Wyoming bats treated for rabies

  05-08-2017 21:20
  JACKSON, Wyo. — Public health officials are evaluating a group of people as a precaution after being exposed to wild Wyoming bats known to have rabies.The Jackson Hole News and Guide reports the group made up of mostly colleges students from Wyoming, Utah and Washington, D.C., ran into the bats at a ranch in Grand Teton National Park that they visited Tuesday.Public health officials say 13 people were treated for rabies as a precautionary measure, and there is no early indication that anyo
  
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• Utah teens go to surf camp to learn life lessons

  05-08-2017 20:20
  
  Every summer, a growing group of teens drives from Utah to the Pacific Ocean for surf camp.­ But surfing isn’t the most important part of the week.
  
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• Search for missing man continues in Summit County

  05-08-2017 19:43
  
  The search for Arizona man Melvin Heaps resumed Saturday at 7 a.m., but organizers announced they would not be searching on Sunday.
  
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• EPA chief to reconsider paying claims over mine waste spill

  05-08-2017 19:01
  SILVERTON, Colo. — The Environmental Protection Agency will reconsider whether to pay farmers, business owners and others in three states for economic losses caused by a mine waste spill that government crews accidentally triggered in 2015, the agency's leader said Friday during a visit to the site.EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, who toured Gold King Mine with Colorado lawmakers on the eve of the disaster's second anniversary, said he told people to resubmit claims rejected under the Obama
  
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• 100-year-old skier sets example for health, family Viking ancestry

  05-08-2017 18:58
  SALT LAKE CITY — As visitors first enter the exhibit and are greeted by the sight of Viking artifacts and the welcome of period re-enactors, there is something about Utah's history that adds an allure to the Viking legend.Since opening on Memorial Day weekend, the Natural History Museum estimates that about 80 percent of its visitors have come to see the Vikings special exhibit. The popularity of the new exhibit was underscored by the surprising turnout to see the exhibit during a recent f
  
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• How Viking legend's allure has ties to Utah

  05-08-2017 18:55
  SALT LAKE CITY — As visitors first enter the exhibit and are greeted by the sight of Viking artifacts and the welcome of period re-enactors, there is something about Utah's history that adds an allure to the Viking legend.Since opening on Memorial Day weekend, the Natural History Museum estimates that about 80 percent of its visitors have come to see the Vikings special exhibit. The popularity of the new exhibit was underscored by the surprising turnout to see the exhibit during a recent f
  
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• Judge weighs testimony issue in series of sex assault cases

  05-08-2017 18:54
  LOGAN — A judge is considering whether to allow seven women who prosecutors say were sexually assaulted by a former Utah State University football player to testify at each other's trials.The Logan Herald Journal reports that prosecutors said Thursday the charges against Torrey Green are largely "he-said-she-said" cases, so the striking similarity of each woman's story and the number of allegations is relevant.His defense attorney says each case is about one specific crime, and overlapping
  
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• Family pleads for fix as officials confirm 200 homes impacted by Sugar House flooding

  05-08-2017 18:18
  
  A family severely impacted by thunderstorm-spawned flooding in Sugar House on July 26 made their case to city leaders Friday that relief and a fix were needed, as officials confirmed 200 homeowners had reported damage from the event.
  
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• Is Utah's prison reform working?

  05-08-2017 14:05
  SALT LAKE CITY — Nearly two years into Utah's Justice Reinvestment Initiative — the ambitious reform aimed at curbing the steady march of drug offenders to the state prison by offering treatment instead — policymakers and prosecutors remain divided on whether the law is working.On one side, the state's Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice affirms that reclassifying some drug offenses from low-level felonies to misdemeanors has had no negative impact on public safety.On t
  
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• Rio Grande area is an open-air drug market but removal of jail restrictions offers new hope

  05-08-2017 14:00
  SALT LAKE CITY — With the former sheriff's controversial booking restrictions lifted, officers patrolling Salt Lake's explosive Rio Grande neighborhood believe they now have a chance make a dent in the state's unabashed open-air drug market.The change comes even as a study commissioned by the Utah Association of Counties gives a quantified look at what anyone passing the area known as "the block" can see: prolific drug use, undisguised dealing and continual intervention from police officer
  
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• Millcreek gingerbread house makers debut reality show on national TV

  05-08-2017 06:40
  
  A local bakery is already cranking out gingerbread houses — creating colorful, life-size ones. Their gingerbread houses are getting national attention, ones that'll possibly get these bakers their own TV show.
  
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• South Ogden business overrun with 'Pokemon Go' players

  05-08-2017 06:13
  
  Robert Higgs says a recent addition to Pokemon Go is bringing unwanted crowds to his South Ogden business.
  
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• Director of Utah's School Children's Trust resigns

  05-08-2017 05:23
  SALT LAKE CITY — Tim Donaldson, director of Utah's School Children's Trust since 2013, has resigned. The Utah State Board of Education accepted his resignation late Friday afternoon.In a statement issued late Friday, the State School Board thanked Donaldson for his expertise "and recognizes the service he has contributed to the program."The board, as part of its regular meeting, conducted a lengthy executive session early Friday afternoon. The agenda had three items to be considered in the
  
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• State to use maligned SAGE test in grades 9, 10 one more year

  05-08-2017 05:20
  SALT LAKE CITY — A divided State School Board voted Friday to use the much-maligned SAGE test one more year in grades 9 and 10 rather than conflict with state laws that require testing and risk running afoul of state procurement laws.The computer-based exam was thought to be on its way out in favor of pre-ACT tests, which administrators said students would take more seriously and the results would provide more meaningful data.But the Utah State Board of Education has since learned the suit
  
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• Utah charity to 'run for goats' for Jordan refugees

  05-08-2017 05:10
  
  The 2nd annual Run 4 Refugees 5k will be a run for goats this year.
  
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• 'Mounting mayhem': Emails show discontent over differing visions from cancer institute, U. brass

  05-08-2017 05:01
  SALT LAKE CITY — Emails obtained by the Deseret News through an open records request show that Huntsman Cancer Institute CEO Dr. Mary Beckerle voiced disagreement over the institute's funding to University of Utah administration shortly before she was fired in April.The emails, obtained Friday, also divulge the contents of U. President David Pershing's email firing Beckerle, in which he said he was "very sorry" not to do so in person and offered to look for other positions for her at the u
  
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• Ransomware targeting tax professionals on the rise, IRS says

  05-08-2017 04:20
  SALT LAKE CITY — The IRS is warning professional tax preparers to be aware of hackers using cyberattacks to extort money to keep sensitive information private after announcing that a handful of tax practitioners have been victimized by ransomware.The warning aimed at tax professionals stated that ransomware attacks are on the rise globally as criminals in the U.S. and abroad hack computer systems and hold sensitive data hostage using sophisticated infiltration schemes.The FBI recently note
  
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• Homeowners near Lehi mink farm dealing with a fly infestation

  05-08-2017 04:10
  LEHI — Seeing a fly or two buzzing around the house is something a simple fly swatter can handle.But residents near a milk farm in Lehi are seeing thousands of flies all summer long.It's been a noisy summer at Brian and Cindy Olenslager’s house in Lehi near 2900 North and 400 West. Bug zappers go off constantly; there are two in the garage and one on the kitchen counter. Their son Luke swats them on the porch with a handheld zapper. And there are fly strips hanging inside and out, co
  
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• Photos: Salt Lake County Fair is a rollicking good time

  05-08-2017 03:20
  See the world through the eyes of award-winning photojournalists. Click through the gallery above to view the unique images our visual storytellers captured today. Don't forget to follow the official Deseret News Instagram account for more photographs and videos from the staff.
  
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• GOP primary candidates have cash, but super PACs doing the spending

  05-08-2017 03:15
  SALT LAKE CITY — All three of the Republican primary candidates in the race to fill the 3rd Congressional District seat vacated by Jason Chaffetz still have money to spend in the final days of the campaign, according to new financial disclosures.Reports filed with the Federal Election Commission showed Provo Mayor John Curtis with more than $106,000 in cash on hand as of July 26, while former state lawmaker Chris Herrod had nearly $89,600, and Alpine lawyer Tanner Ainge, nearly $96,500.Cur
  
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• Fostering change in a struggling youth population

  05-08-2017 03:01
  
  One University of Utah graduate joined an exclusive club when she accepted her diploma this spring. Former foster kid Christina Andino is one of only three-tenths of a percent of foster children who graduate from college.
  
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• Herbert appoints new trustees at Salt Lake Community College

  05-08-2017 02:52
  SALT LAKE CITY — Gov. Gary Herbert has appointed Lori Chillingworth, Linda Luchetti and Brady Southwick to serve on the Salt Lake Community College board of trustees. Shawn Newell represents the SLCC Alumni Association and SLCC Student Association President Aynoa Rincon represents the student body on the board.Chillingworth is Zions Bancorp.’s director of Enterprise Retail Banking. She was a member of the executive committee of the National Association of Government Guaranteed Lender
  
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• Photos: Tour of Utah kicking into high gear

  05-08-2017 02:50
  See the world through the eyes of award-winning photojournalists. Click through the gallery above to view the unique images our visual storytellers captured today. Don't forget to follow the official Deseret News Instagram account for more photographs and videos from the staff.
  
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• Bountiful doctor re-arrested, accused of sex abuse

  05-08-2017 01:50
  BOUNTIFUL — A Bountiful doctor arrested two weeks ago in an investigation involving child pornography was back in the Davis County Jail Friday.Nathan Clark Ward, 55, of Bountiful, was arrested Friday for investigation of two counts of forcible sexual abuse, forcible sodomy, aggravated sex abuse of a child, and sodomy on a child.He was being held without bail. The Davis County Sheriff's Office is listed in jail records as the arresting agency.Friday's arrest comes on the heels of Ward's Jul
  
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• Pickleball may be a good workout for people of all ages

  05-08-2017 01:49
  
  Passionate pickleball players talk about why everyone should pick up a paddle.
  
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• Appeal granted to The Other Side Academy in permit dispute

  05-08-2017 01:39
  SALT LAKE CITY — A hearing officer ruled in favor of a vocational training school that reforms convicted criminals, saving it from shutting down its treatment programs over zoning regulations.The Other Side Academy, 667 E. 100 South, is a nonprofit vocational training school that houses and reforms convicts, drug addicts, the homeless or anyone in between. The two-year rehabilitation facility teaches life skills to students through working in teams at the academy's training schools.The aca
  
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• Emails show clash between Huntsman Cancer Institute CEO, U. administration

  05-08-2017 01:35
  SALT LAKE CITY — Emails obtained by the Deseret News through an open records request show that Dr. Mary Beckerle, Huntsman Cancer Institute CEO, voiced disagreements over the institute's funding to University of Utah administration shortly before she was fired from her post in April.Beckerle was later reinstated.The emails, obtained Friday, also divulge the contents of U. President David Pershing's email firing Beckerle, in which he said he was "very sorry" not to do so in person and offer
  
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• Utah Democratic Party hires new executive director

  05-08-2017 01:20
  SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Democratic Party has a new executive director.Alex Cragun, a Utah County native who has worked in Democratic politics since 2008, was named to the job Friday."The Utah Democratic Party is focused on finding and empowering local leaders and building communities. Alex’s experience in issue-based organizing and his campaign experience in rural Utah makes him a great fit for the executive director position,” said party Chairwoman Daisy Thomas.Cragun has wo
  
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• Safe UT app making inroads despite 36 youth suicides so far in 2017

  05-08-2017 01:15
  SALT LAKE CITY — The SafeUT app is reaching a growing number of Utah students and connecting them to life-saving services, but the need for help is profound, said Rep. Steve Eliason, addressing the Utah State Board of Education Friday.Thirty-six Utah youths died by suicide this year through July, "which is a 12 percent increase from the worst previous period we had, which was through 2015 when we had 32 fatalities," the Sandy Republican said.The Utah Department of Health has not yet publis
  
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• Man faces 11 charges in violent Moab incident

  05-08-2017 00:51
  MOAB — A man who police say threatened restaurant patrons and police with a gun in Moab now faces nearly a dozen charges.Patrick Trujillo, 27, was charged Friday in 7th District Court with two counts of assault against a police officer, a second-degree felony, and nine other charges.On Aug. 1, about 10:15 p.m., Moab police and Grand County sheriff's deputies were called to a report of a man with a gun on Main Street who had also fired a shot in front of Zax Restaurant, 100 S. Main, Moab Po
  
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