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• Sandy man already charged with rape now accused of hogtying woman

  08-08-2017 23:20
  SANDY — A Sandy man has been charged with beating and hogtying his girlfriend in 2015.Gavin William Hess, 42, was charged Monday in 3rd District Court with aggravated kidnapping, a first-degree felony, and aggravated assault, a third-degree felony.In September of 2015, Hess "became angry and upset" and then punched his girlfriend in the head and face repeatedly outside his house in the yard, according to charging documents.Hess then sprayed the woman with a garden hose, continued hitting h
  
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• County mayor's night in shelter inspired Draper mayor to offer sites

  08-08-2017 21:27
  
  Draper City Mayor Troy Walker is finally explaining why Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams inspired him to offer two potential sites for a future homeless center in his city.
  
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• Malfunction forces closure of Wahweap pumpout station

  08-08-2017 21:09
  GLEN CANYON NATIONAL RECREATION AREA — Emergency repair of a malfunctioning sewage lift station at the Wahweap Marina will necessitate closing all boat pumpouts until further notice.The affected areas are limited to the pumpout dock and fuel dock, including the restrooms. There is not an active sewage spill at this time.Boaters can use the pumpout station at Stateline Marina.
  
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• Sheriff's office: Ogden woman, teen identified as victims in Idaho slaying

  08-08-2017 20:57
  
  An Ogden woman and teen were identified Tuesday by Idaho authorities after their remains were found with another Ogden woman in June.
  
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• LDS Church leaders release, excommunicate Elder James J. Hamula

  08-08-2017 20:49
  
  The First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the LDS Church excommunicated a member of the Quorum of the Seventy, Elder James J. Hamula, on Monday.
  
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• Highland woman infected with E. coli sues Costco over chicken salad

  08-08-2017 20:35
  SALT LAKE CITY — An aspiring Broadway actress says her promising career ended when she became infected with E. coli bacteria in chicken salad bought at Costco in Lehi.Chloe Rodgerson, 20, underwent a kidney transplant as a result of her illness that also rendered her diabetic, according to a federal lawsuit filed Monday in Salt Lake City. She has undergone numerous surgeries, suffered severe headaches, seizures, abdominal pain, chronic diarrhea, nausea and depression.The Highland woman fac
  
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• Safety features aim to keep students safe in Utah schools

  08-08-2017 19:58
  
  A new school with state-of-the-art design and technology aims to keep students safe as the new academic year is about to begin.
  
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• New safety features aim to protect students in Utah schools

  08-08-2017 19:58
  
  A new school with state-of-the-art design and technology aims to keep students safe as the new academic year is about to begin.
  
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• Ghana MTC complete; open house underway

  08-08-2017 19:19
  
  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced the completion of its new Missionary Training Center in Accra, Ghana, and released photos of the facility Monday.
  
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• Redneck roundup: Larry the Cable Guy and Jeff Foxworthy are coming to USANA

  08-08-2017 18:55
  SALT LAKE CITY — It’s a big deal for Dan Whitney to miss a University of Nebraska home game.The Nebraska native, better known by the stage moniker “Larry the Cable Guy,” would only miss a Cornhuskers game under very special circumstances. And one of those circumstances, as it turns out, is a visit to Salt Lake City on a tour with comedian Jeff Foxworthy and musician Eddie Money.“You know, I think it’s going to be fun because I’m actually missing two Nebr
  
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• This might be the 'ultimate stargazing' road trip through Utah

  08-08-2017 18:45
  With the solar eclipse right around the corner, Americans are in search for great places to see the stars.And Vogue wants to give your road trip some style.The fashion and beauty magazine recently shared tips on “how to plan the ultimate stargazing road trip in Utah.”Astronomers at the International DarkSky Assocation told Vogue that the Southwest — specifically Utah — may be the best place to visit.“Home to ancient hoodoos, sandstone cliffs and the famous Delicate
  
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• This interactive map offers custom music playlists for Salt Lake City and Provo

  08-08-2017 17:57
  What music do Americans like the most? A new New York Times interactive data map offers a clue.The New York Times reviewed the top 50 most-watched YouTube videos in the United States from January 2016 to April of this year and broke down how popular artists were in various parts of the country.“If one part of a map is lighter, it doesn’t mean people there weren’t watching the artist’s videos; it just means fans were more likely to listen to a variety of other artists,&rdq
  
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• A.M. notes: Draper mayor influenced by McAdams. Utah students see drastic change, Boy Scouts warn of sickness

  08-08-2017 17:50
  Here’s a look at the news for Aug. 8.McAdams influenced Draper mayor’s decisionRemember when Draper Mayor Troy Walker offered to host a homeless shelter site in his city and all the controversy it drew?Well, according to the Deseret News, Walker’s decision came after learning about Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams’ stay in the homeless shelter.Draper residents weren’t happy to hear Walker’s decision earlier this year, protesting at a town hall meeting in the
  
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• Summit County apologizes for performance of National Anthem at demolition derby

  08-08-2017 17:45
  
  Summit County officials have apologized for a particularly controversial rendition of the National Anthem at the county fair's annual Demolition Derby.
  
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• Book review: 'Crystal Blade' captivates with passion, betrayal, magic and twists

  08-08-2017 16:00
  "CRYSTAL BLADE" by Kathryn Purdie, Katherin Tegen, $17.99, 384 pages (f) (ages 14 and up)
  Utah author Kathryn Purdie's second book in the No. 1 New York Times best-selling Burning Glass trilogy, "Crystal Blade," is sure to entrance readers with its great storytelling.After Sonya, once the Sovereign Auraseer, compelled Emperor Valko to abdicate and put an end to the One Day War, Riaznin was free from imperial rule. With Valko imprisoned and awaiting trial, Sonya is free from what was once her fat
  
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• City inquiry into $13K found in safe uncovers no misdeeds

  08-08-2017 15:59
  
  Kaysville City Manager Shayne Scott says the investigation that led to the discovery last year of $13,000 in a Kaysville Public Works Department safe has concluded with no revelations of misdeeds.
  
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• Wife's battle with cancer leads Utah doctor to share lessons of hope

  08-08-2017 15:05
  Park City — Dr. Robert Winn walked up the road toward a weedy trailhead, retracing the steps he had taken so many times before.It was a recent July afternoon, and the sun shone in a brilliantly blue Park City sky as Winn — “call me Winnie,” he says — looked up at a winding road and down to the gentle brook that flows past the parking lot where he took a phone call 12 years ago that forever changed his life.On May 27, 2005, Winn’s wife had called to say she had
  
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• Amy Choate-Nielsen: Wife's battle with cancer leads Utah doctor to share lessons of hope

  08-08-2017 15:05
  Park City — Dr. Robert Winn walked up the road toward a weedy trailhead, retracing the steps he had taken so many times before.It was a recent July afternoon, and the sun shone in a brilliantly blue Park City sky as Winn — “call me Winnie,” he says — looked up at a winding road and down to the gentle brook that flows past the parking lot where he took a phone call 12 years ago that forever changed his life.On May 27, 2005, Winn’s wife had called to say she had
  
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• Who writes the clever road warnings that appear over Utah's highways?

  08-08-2017 14:47
  SALT LAKE CITY — On the Fourth of July, drivers on Utah's freeways were treated to the reminder, "You're not a firework; don't drive lit." On Pioneer Day, they were told, "If yer eyes are saggin', pull over yer wagon."The warnings on the overhead variable message signs (VMS) are designed to be eye-catching as drivers cruise down Utah freeways. "Message Mondays" usually feature clever word play or something themed to a holiday, while Friday posts feature statistics, usually pretty grim: For
  
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• In our opinion: It's time to look at the Road Home homeless shelter's culture

  08-08-2017 14:05
  Shocking conditions in the homeless district in Salt Lake City demand compassion.Compassion, however, is not a laissez faire approach toward drug use and violence. Compassion demands holding people accountable for flouting the law while providing genuine opportunities for individuals to get clean and live up to the demands of the citizenry. Where addiction and mental health are concerned, there need to be adequate services with similar aims.The Road Home homeless shelter in Salt Lake City should
  
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• 2 dead in minivan rollover in Daggett County

  08-08-2017 07:00
  MANILA, Daggett County — Two people have died and three more are in the hospital Monday after a minivan carrying a family from Bountiful rolled at least three times in Daggett County.The driver, Mark Matthews, 48, and a female passenger named Sage Edson, age unknown, died at the scene, the Daggett County Sheriff's Office said in a prepared statement. Edson was thrown from the car.Crews were called about 4:45 p.m. to the crash south of Manila.A medical helicopter flew a 25-year-old woman to
  
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• Former extreme skier sharing 'The Art of FEAR'

  08-08-2017 06:47
  
  Former extreme skier Kristen Ulmer, once called fearless, says she was anything but. Now she's using what she's learned about fear to help others use it as a tool in their lives.
  
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• Police triple presence near troubled Salt Lake City shelter

  08-08-2017 06:27
  
  Salt Lake City police are beefing up their nighttime presence near an overcrowded homeless shelter that's been the scene of violence in recent weeks.
  
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• Flooding wipes out lane in Parowan Canyon, floods some homes

  08-08-2017 06:11
  
  Heavy summer rainstorms and sooty runoff from the Brian Head Fire burn scar sent sludge over the highway overnight Monday in Parowan Canyon, wiping out one lane.
  
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• Man arrested, jailed in Utah in Colorado man's death

  08-08-2017 05:51
  
  An 18-year-old murder suspect from Colorado has been arrested and jailed in Utah.
  
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• EPA: No review of mine spill claims after New Mexico, Navajo Nation sued

  08-08-2017 05:45
  DENVER — Days after the Environmental Protection Agency pledged to reconsider damage claims it previously rejected after a mine spill, the agency said Monday it could not review multimillion-dollar requests from New Mexico and the Navajo Nation because both have sued the agency.In a written statement, the EPA said the law prevents it from reconsidering claims from anyone who has filed suit. That could rule out a review of the two largest claims from the 2015 spill in southwestern Colorado,
  
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• Man arrested, jailed in Utah in Fort Collins man's death

  08-08-2017 05:40
  FARMINGTON — An 18-year-old murder suspect from Colorado has been arrested and jailed in Utah.Dylan Joseph Thompson, of Fort Collins, was booked into the Davis County Jail on Friday.Detectives with the Fort Collins Police Department say they believe Thompson killed William Grabusky, 65, and then traveled to Utah. Fort Collins police joined Davis County officers in making the arrest, according to a department Facebook post.Thompson is being held without bail for investigation of murder, tam
  
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• Report credits Utah high school athlete concussion protocol, finds defibrillator policies lacking

  08-08-2017 05:30
  SALT LAKE CITY — Utah's stringent approach to concussion protocol is protecting the well-being of high school athletes, according to a new national report.But critical athlete safety precautions such as accessible defibrillators and detailed emergency action plans are not required in Utah, and that significantly hurts the state's standing in protecting those same competitors, according to the report from the University of Connecticut's Korey Stringer Institute.In all, Utah earned 44 points
  
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• 2 killed, 3 hospitalized in Daggett County crash

  08-08-2017 05:21
  
  Two people were killed and three others were hospitalized following a single-vehicle crash Monday afternoon.
  
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• Photos: 50 years of fun

  08-08-2017 04:37
  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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• Stansbury Park man dead following crash with truck in Tooele

  08-08-2017 04:25
  TOOELE — A 35-year-old man has died after a crash Monday on state Route 36.Christopher Bryson, of Stansbury Park, succumbed to his injuries at University Hospital, authorities said.Bryson was driving northbound in a Subaru Impreza about 8:52 a.m. when a 60-year-old woman in a silver Chevrolet Colorado going southbound drifted across a center turning lane and into his path, according to a prepared statement from the Utah Highway Patrol.Bryson was in "extremely critical condition" when he wa
  
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• S.L. County mayor's night in shelter fueled Draper mayor's compassion, then controversy

  08-08-2017 04:15
  DRAPER — Mayor Troy Walker's controversial offer of a shelter site earlier this year was bolstered by Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams' stay in the Salt Lake Valley's homeless epicenter, the Draper mayor confirmed Monday.But rather than the same profound compassion and willingness to act that Walker says enveloped him as McAdams had recounted his experience, furious Draper residents answered their mayor's proposal to build a resource center for the homeless with outrage, insults and accu
  
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• Stansbury Park man dies following crash on state Route 36

  08-08-2017 04:13
  
  A 35-year-old man was airlifted to a hospital and later died after the vehicle he was driving collided with a pickup truck on state Route 36 Monday morning, authorities said.
  
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• Health departments honored for supporting breast-feeding moms

  08-08-2017 03:12
  SALT LAKE CITY — South Jordan mother Momste Vera said she didn't know much about nursing her baby before talking with peer counselors at the Salt Lake County Health Department."In the program, you learn so many things about a pregnancy," she said. "I needed to learn how I’m going to breast-feed my baby, and my baby needs to learn, too."Vera started going to a breast-feeding counseling program in the first few weeks of her pregnancy. And she's now nursing her 4-month-old daughter, tha
  
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• Nevada town fights for right to be silly with 'post-impressionist' art

  08-08-2017 03:03
  
  A tiny community on the Utah-Nevada border is fighting for the right to be silly — or to make art, depending on which roadside attractions one might prefer.
  
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• Warbird show hopes to 'keep history alive' for aviation enthusiasts

  08-08-2017 02:30
  WOODS CROSS — As the vintage aircraft flew over the state Capitol Monday, Chris Ryan banked to the right, tipping his wing down towards Salt Lake City to offer an unobstructed view of the buildings below.For Ryan and Barry Hancock, flying the Beechcraft Beech 18 twin engine offers them a unique view of Utah and an opportunity to share their passion for flight with their passengers.The flying pair will have the chance to take passengers up in the air in the recently restored Beechcraft Beec
  
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• Personal experience prompts Boy Scout to warn hikers about altitude sickness

  08-08-2017 02:27
  
  Eli Peterson knows what severe altitude sickness feels like. And now the 13-year-old Boy Scout wants to warn and educate hikers other how to recognize and treat the illness.
  
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• Feds to give states more flexibility in protecting wild bird

  08-08-2017 02:10
  WASHINGTON — The Interior Department on Monday unveiled a plan to protect the threatened sage grouse that gives Western states greater flexibility to allow mining, logging and other economic development where it now is prohibited.Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke announced the strategy for the ground-dwelling bird that has suffered a dramatic population decline across its 11-state range. Zinke insisted that the federal government and the states can work together to protect the sage grouse and
  
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• S.L. company pays for employees' humanitarian service

  08-08-2017 01:58
  SALT LAKE CITY — For some people, charity can be expressed through serving others in need. And for one Utah employer, encouraging its employees to serve begins with helping to make that service financially possible.Salt Lake City marketing company Experticity has instituted a benefit policy that pays its charitable employees — those who participate in payroll giving — to go on humanitarian trips in an effort to foster a culture of generosity and selflessness in service to commu
  
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• PE, health, arts no longer middle school core requirements

  08-08-2017 01:55
  SALT LAKE CITY — Physical education, health, the arts, and college and career readiness courses will no longer be core requirements in Utah middle schools under a policy change adopted by a divided Utah State Board of Education.Over objections of some board members who described the policy as "not ready for prime time" and others who said the change will deprive some youths from exposure to activities that could enrich their school experience, the board voted 9-6 on Friday to amend the pol
  
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• Search scaled back for missing Arizona hiker

  08-08-2017 01:11
  SALT LAKE CITY — A week after a 74-year-old hiker failed to return from a day trip in the Uinta Mountains, search crews are scaling back efforts to find him.Volunteers helping Summit County teams look for Melvin Heaps, of Arizona, said Monday on Facebook they would be ready to help again if new information becomes available.The Summit County Sheriff's Office also is pulling back, saying it will continue to search but with fewer resources. The office made the announcement in a Sunday statem
  
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• Salt Lake man charged with killing girlfriend's child

  08-08-2017 00:08
  COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS — Criminal charges were filed Monday against a Salt Lake man in the death of his then-girlfriend's young daughter.Jake Don Jensen, 29, is charged in 3rd District Court with child abuse homicide, a first-degree felony, and child abuse, a second-degree felony.In January of 2016, emergency crews were called to a Cottonwood Heights home, 6956 S. Virginia Hills Dr., where a 19-month-old girl was having a seizure. When crews arrived, the seizure had stopped. The girl's mother
  
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