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• Cattle drive begins Tuesday in Logan Canyon

  11-08-2017 23:09
  LOGANMotorists in Logan Canyon are being warned to moo-ve to the side of the road as more than 1,400 cattle are herded to different pastures beginning Tuesday.
  According to the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, the cattle will be moved along the highway in groups of 200 to 300 over a two-day period between 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. The drive will start at Temple Fork Road to the cattle guard below Twin Creeks, a distance of 2.5 miles.
  Motorists can expect some delays and should slow down when dri
  
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• Photos: Rise and shine: Sandy Balloon Festival gets underway

  11-08-2017 22:08
  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 makes first court appearance on child sex abuse charges

  11-08-2017 22:06
  
  A popular Bountiful doctor accused of sexually abusing two young girls and viewing child pornography made his initial court appearance Friday.
  
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• Two killed in Nephi skydiving accident when parachute fails to open

  11-08-2017 21:32
  NEPHITwo skydivers were killed Thursday when their parachute failed during a tandem jump over the Nephi Municipal Airport, according to the Nephi Police Department.
  Serena Whelchel, 35, a skydiving instructor from California, and Wendi-Kay Gabaldon, 41, of Tooele, were killed after jumping about 6:30 p.m. The jump was organized through Sky Dive the Wasatch.
  "It appears that the parachutes did not properly function," Nephi Police Chief Michael Morgan said Friday in a prepared statement. "The caus
  
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• Tooele woman, instructor die in Nephi skydiving accident

  11-08-2017 20:47
  
  A Tooele woman and her instructor died after their parachutes apparently did not open during a skydiving jump Thursday evening, police said.
  
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• Jail sentence for 2 members of polygamous sect in Canada

  11-08-2017 20:33
  
  A former husband and wife from a Canadian polygamous community have been sentenced for taking a 13-year-old girl to the United States to marry the now-imprisoned leader of their sect.
  
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• Midway man in brochures controversy sues police, prosecutors

  11-08-2017 20:32
  SALT LAKE CITYA Midway man once charged under Utah's commercial terrorism statute is now suing the Wasatch County law enforcement and prosecutors who brought the case against him.
  Scott Jay Eckersley, 40, was accused in 2015 of taking scores of free tourism brochures out of stands owned by a competitor and replacing them with his own materials. He was charged in June 2015 with four counts of commercial obstruction, a second-degree felony.
  Eckersley resolved the case through a deal with prosecuto
  
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• Nominees announced for 5th District Court vacancy

  11-08-2017 19:54
  SALT LAKE CITYThe 5th District Judicial Nominating Commission has selected five nominees to fill a vacancy on the court, which covers Beaver, Iron and Washington counties.
  The position was created by the Legislature during the 2017 session.
  The nominees are Matthew Bell, assistant U.S. attorney; Jack Burns, an attorney with Burns Law Office; Washington County deputy attorneys Eric Gentry and Rachelle Shumway; and Jay Winward, an attorney with Winward Law PLLC.
  Written comments can be emailed by
  
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• Increasing number of Utah wedding photographers creating stiff competition

  11-08-2017 19:32
  
  Photography is quickly becoming a hot trend within the Beehive state. This trend is beginning to take a toll on already-established photographers within the state.
  
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• This is the best Utah-based franchise to open

  11-08-2017 19:18
  A new report may help Utah business owners figure out which franchise to open next.
  HowMuch.net recently found which franchise headquartered in every state would present the best opportunities and success.
  In Utah, Yesco franchiseswhich creates lights and billboard displays across the statepresent the best opportunities, according to HowMuch.net.
  Yesco recently developed a new sign outside of the Shops at South Town.
  Yesco also developed signs at The Forum shops in Las Vegas.
  Yesco fell in the c
  
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• A.M. notes: Curtis leads in new poll, former BYU QB scores TD, rising tension with North Korea

  11-08-2017 19:14
  Here’s a look at the news for Aug. 11.Curtis leads in new pollProvo Mayor John Curtis still leads both attorney Tanner Ainge and former state lawmaker Chris Herrod in a new poll about the 3rd Congressional District special primary election, according to the Deseret News.The poll found that about one-third of voters have either voted for Curtis through the mail or plan to on Tuesday, the day of the special election.Meanwhile, Herrod corralled 23 percent of voters and Ainge gathered 15 perce
  
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• Official picked to monitor punishment in polygamous towns

  11-08-2017 19:06
  PHOENIXA judge overseeing a religious discrimination case against polygamous communities in Arizona and Utah has appointed an official to monitor municipal decisions involving housing rights and make sure other changes ordered by the court are carried out.
  Roger Carter, city manager of Washington, Utah, was appointed to monitor municipal operations in the sister cities of Colorado City, Arizona, and Hildale, Utah, on behalf of the court. His appointment on Aug. 3 was a response to a 2016 jury ve
  
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• Idaho’s extreme conditions, eclipse traffic have fire officials on edge

  11-08-2017 18:31
  
  Idaho wildfires have burned more than 256,000 acres this season — and we’re facing another five or six weeks of higher than normal fire potential, according to the Boise-based National Interagency Fire Center.
  
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• Drew Clark: Bringing fiber optics to all of Wasatch Front is possible

  11-08-2017 18:15
  Many business models have been disrupted by the internet. The next incumbent industry being challenged includes the old-style cable and telecom companies. They do everything they can to throw mud on the open-access fiber-optic infrastructure — including UTOPIA — that some of us enjoy along the Wasatch Front.Don't fall for it. The future is brighter than the negativism of these companies and their allies in the Utah Taxpayers Association. That negativism leads to flawed studies like t
  
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• Doctor accused of sexual abuse due in court

  11-08-2017 17:31
  
  A popular doctor at the center of an investigation by the Internet Crimes Against Children task force is scheduled for an initial court appearance in Farmington Friday afternoon.
  
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• Davis County family copes with 3 cancer diagnoses in past year

  11-08-2017 17:18
  
  Preparations were underway in Kaysville this week for a fundraiser as a family dealt with its third cancer diagnosis in the past year.
  
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• This Utah mother turns her husband's old dress shirts into adorable clothes for her daughters

  11-08-2017 16:31
  A Utah woman found a unique way to give her children “hand-me-down” clothing — by taking them from her husband.Stephanie Miller of Salt Lake City told ABC News and “Good Morning America” this week that she has repurposed her husband’s clothes for her daughters.She’ll rework her husband’s old dress shirts into cute dressed for her daughters, ages 3 and 4. She also has two sons, a 5-year-old and 5-month-old.https://www.instagram.com/p/BWrHU0DB9jh/Mil
  
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• Utah mom goes viral for turning her husband's old shirts into clothes for her daughters

  11-08-2017 16:30
  A Utah woman found a unique way to give her children “hand-me-down” clothing — by taking them from her husband.Stephanie Miller of Salt Lake City told ABC News and “Good Morning America” this week that she has repurposed her husband’s clothes for her daughters.She’ll rework her husband’s old dress shirts into cute dressed for her daughters, ages 3 and 4. She also has two sons, a 5-year-old and 5-month-old.https://www.instagram.com/p/BWrHU0DB9jh/Mil
  
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• Groups move to ban cyanide traps that kill predator animals

  11-08-2017 15:57
  
  Predator-killing cyanide traps such as one that sickened a boy in Idaho and killed his dog should be banned, environmental groups told the federal government Thursday.
  
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• Utah man wrongly accused of drugging officer gets $50K

  11-08-2017 15:25
  
  A Utah city has paid $50,000 to settle with a Subway worker who was wrongly accused of drugging a police officer's drink in a case that made national headlines, its attorney said Thursday.
  
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• Wasatch Front Ice Cream Tour — seventh stop: Big Scoops Creamery

  11-08-2017 15:05
  ROY — Big Scoops Creamery in Roy lives up to its name.The creamery has been serving up generous portions of its “super premium gourmet ice cream” to customers since 2000, according to the company's website.The shop offers a variety of frozen treats, from ice cream sandwiches to malts to sundaes, as well as ice cream cones.With 23 different base flavors made on-site and more than 50 mix-in options, the possible flavor combinations are endless. Base flavors vary from banana and s
  
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• Orrin Hatch: Back to school is an important time to remember our teachers

  11-08-2017 15:05
  As summer comes to a close and Utah’s students get ready to go back to school, I’m reminded of the critical role education plays in helping children reach their full potential. Many factors contribute to a student’s success, but none is more crucial than the presence of talented teachers.Our teachers are indispensable. In fact, study after study prove that teacher quality is the single-greatest determinant of student success. This fact is even more pertinent as school districts
  
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• Newsweek says Utah is 'leading the way' in banning life without parole for children

  11-08-2017 14:15
  Utah is one state “leading the way” when it comes to banning life without parole for children, according to Newsweek.A Newsweek opinion piece asked the question of why the United States continues to sentence children to life in prison without the possibility of parole.Several states aren’t complying with a recent Supreme Court decision that labeled the move unconstitutional. But that hasn’t stopped states from sending children to prison without parole.“The shameful
  
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• A look back at the '99 Salt Lake tornado: Salt Lake City's "biggest weather story of the century"

  11-08-2017 08:28
  Eighteen years ago today, a massive tornado ripped through downtown Salt Lake City, causing one death, at least 81 injuries and an estimated $170 million in damages.
  The giant funnel shocked Utahns and weather experts alike by striking before any warning could be issued.
  Here's a look back at eyewitness accounts of the stunning event and the reasons why no one involved can forget what one Utah climate expert called Salt Lake City's "biggest weather story of the century."
  "The ceiling turned to s
  
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• Salt Lake County GOP extends investigation into acting recorder

  11-08-2017 07:17
  SALT LAKE CITYThe Salt Lake County Republican Party late Thursday announced it will continue investigating a county administrator accused of covering up former Recorder Gary Ott's health issues in order to keep her job.
  The party decided in a closed meeting to push back by a month its vote on taking disciplinary action against Julie Dole. The decision to prolong the investigation allows her to remain in the running to replace Ott as Salt Lake County recorder.
  "We held off because we believe we h
  
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• Idaho, Wyoming prepare for eclipse invasion

  11-08-2017 06:16
  
  In a dozen states, some jurisdictions have issued disaster declarations anticipating huge crowds for the Aug. 21 eclipse. Oregon is even calling out the National Guard. Wyoming and Idaho are getting ready, too. But will the crowds really come?
  
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• Man killed in Springville crash

  11-08-2017 06:02
  SPRINGVILLEA man died Thursday after being ejected from a vehicle during a collision between two trucks.
  Robert James Talbot, 65, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident near 2600 West and 400 South in Springville. Police did not indicate where he was from.
  The accident occurred about 11:35 a.m. When officers arrived, they found a Dodge truck on its roof and a flat-bed dual wheeled truck that was pulling a horse trailer off of the road, Springville police said in a statement.
  The driver
  
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• 'Now the real work begins': Medical cannabis advocates cleared to collect initiative signatures

  11-08-2017 05:41
  
  Efforts to put a medical cannabis initiative on the voting ballot reached a new milestone Thursday when Lt. Governor Spencer Cox granted approval to the Utah Patients Coalition to begin gathering petition signatures.
  
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• Two former NFL greats talk why football is OK

  11-08-2017 05:10
  
  Two football legends from Utah think you should definitely put your kids in youth football.
  
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• Photos: Shriners honor double amputee track star

  11-08-2017 04:02
  Double amputee track star Hunter Woodhall hugs patient Kadence Joy after he was honored at Shriners Hospitals for Children-Salt Lake City on Thursday. Woodhall, who will leave shortly to attend the University of Arkansas, recently made history as the first double amputee to earn a track and field scholarship at an NCAA Division 1 school. While there, he hopes to continue breaking down bearers for athletes with physical differences throughout his collegiate career. As a patient ambassador for Shr
  
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• Photos: Mountain lion gets escort from normally-quiet Tooele neighborhood

  11-08-2017 03:56
  Tom Becker, a biologist with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, left, and Tooele Police Sgt. Jeremy Hansen carry a tranquilized mountain lion from the backyard of a home in Tooele on Thursday. At back center is veterinarian Jon McCormick. Karolina Burton said nothing much usually happens in her Tooele neighborhood until she came home Thursday to see a couple of dozen police and animal control cars focused on her next-door neighbor's yard. "I couldn't actually see the animal in the bushes.
  
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• Professor helps students to find refuge in education

  11-08-2017 03:31
  
  For Tino Nyawelo the journey from war-torn South Sudan to professor of physics at the University of Utah was difficult. But, his REFUGES, or Refugees Exploring the Foundations of Undergraduate Education in Science program is helping a new generation.
  
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• 6 who dropped out or were disqualified still on Utah County ballots

  11-08-2017 03:31
  PROVOSix candidates who have dropped out of their political races or were disqualified are still appearing on Utah County's primary election ballots.
  Though Utah County election officials have worked to keep an up-to-date list of its candidates, six candidates either dropped out of or were disqualified from local municipal races after the ballots were printed, leaving the county with no time to reprint and reissue ballots before the Aug. 14 mail-in deadline.
  American Fork City Council candidate
  
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• U. earns top 20 global ranking for commercializing tech

  11-08-2017 03:04
  SALT LAKE CITYThe University of Utah has earned its way onto another list of top institutions for tech research, this time landing at No. 19 on the Nature Index 2017's assessment of leading global institutions for commercializing technology and innovation.
  The Nature Index employed a novel method for assessing the commercialization successes that track back to academic research by evaluating citations noted in patent applications. The index also normalized the data to level the playing field amo
  
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• Several posters with racist comments removed from U. campus

  11-08-2017 02:46
  
  Posters containing racist comments were removed from several locations on the University of Utah campus Thursday.
  
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• County GOP to vote on potential discipline for acting recorder

  11-08-2017 02:46
  
  The Salt Lake County Republican Party will decide this evening whether to sanction a county administrator accused of covering up her then-boss Recorder Gary Ott's health issues in order to keep her job.
  
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• Sculptures created with healthy food headed to food bank

  11-08-2017 02:43
  SALT LAKE CITYShortly after accepting a position as the Salt Lake County Health Department's dietician in 2015, Leslie Chan said she was shocked when she walked into a local food pantry and "all I saw were cases of Mountain Dew and Twinkies."
  And it sparked her desire for change.
  "I wanted a fun and creative way to get the word out to the public to donate healthy food to food pantries," Chan said, which is why she decided to organize "a community display and food drive focused on healthy food it
  
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• Risk of diabetes reduced for hundreds of Utahns thanks to national program

  11-08-2017 01:48
  
  The National Diabetes Prevention program helps hundreds of Utahns prevent or lower their risk for type 2 diabetes.
  
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• Utility company invites customers to digitally sign solar panels

  11-08-2017 01:39
  SALT LAKE CITYCustomers with Rocky Mountain Power's Utah Subscriber Solar program can now digitally sign their solar panels, company officials announced Thursday.
  Rocky Mountain Power invited its Subscriber Solar customers to visit a new website and digitally sign the solar panels assigned to various commercial and residential customers.
  "People who reserve these panels, they don't see their panels. So this is a way for them to go online and view where their panels actually are," said Rocky Moun
  
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• Richfield registered sex offender convicted of sexually assaulting 2 teens

  11-08-2017 01:36
  RICHFIELDA registered sex offender from Richfield has been convicted of sexually assaulted two girls, ages 13 and 16, while also providing them with methamphetamine, police say.
  These events happened just seven months after the court was informed that Jared Patrick Brian was making "excellent" progress while on probation from his previous conviction.
  Brian, 34, is scheduled to appear in 6th District Court on Sept. 12 for sentencing on his latest case.
  Brian was convicted last month of aggravated
  
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• Springville man charged with attempting to kill 4-month-old

  11-08-2017 01:31
  SPRINGVILLECriminal charges were filed Thursday against a Springville man accused of intentionally trying to kill his infant daughter by throwing her on the ground and rubbing broken glass in her eyes.
  Philip Cloid Hatfield, 27, is charged in 4th District Court with attempted aggravated murder, a first-degree felony, as well as assault and domestic violence in the presence of a child, class B misdemeanors.
  On Sunday, Hatfield got into an argument with his wife, who was holding their 4-month-old
  
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• 1 dead, 1 injured after 2 trucks collided in Springville

  11-08-2017 01:22
  
  One man was killed and another injured after two trucks collided in Springville Thursday morning, Springville Lt. Warren Foster said.
  
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• Coating down Snowbird slopes in the middle of summer

  11-08-2017 01:17
  Ella Still rides the Mountain Coaster on a sunny Thursday at Snowbird in Little Cottonwood Canyon. Passengersup to 2 people per cartcan board the 3,120-foot coaster near the base of the Peruvian chairlift outside the Snowbird Center and are pulled to the top of the track before gravity takes over. Firmly secured to the track, the cart's speed is controlled by the driver. In addition to the coaster, the resort features a host other summer activities, including a climbing wall, the Mountain Flyer,
  
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• Vineyard man accused of sexually assaulting wife

  11-08-2017 01:16
  VINEYARDA Vineyard man was arrested Wednesday after police say his wife called 911 reporting that he had sexually assaulted her.
  The woman called 911 while her husband wasn't home. The woman reported that the previous night her husband had pulled her into a bedroom, hurting her wrist, then forcibly removed her clothing and sexually assaulted her, said Utah County Sheriff's Sgt. Spencer Cannon.
  The next morning, the woman told police she had been in the kitchen when her husband came in, forcibly
  
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• Linkin Park tribute concert to raise suicide awareness

  11-08-2017 01:16
  
  Local artists are coming together to raise suicide awareness by performing covers of Linkin Park hits.
  
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• Curtis continues to lead Herrod, Ainge in latest 3rd Congressional District primary poll

  11-08-2017 01:00
  SALT LAKE CITYProvo Mayor John Curtis continues to lead former state lawmaker Chris Herrod and political newcomer Tanner Ainge in the 3rd Congressional District GOP primary, according to a poll released Thursday.
  The UtahPolicy.com poll found 31 percent of voters in the district either have already voted for Curtis or plan to in the Aug. 15 primary that most counties are conducting largely by mail.
  Herrod followed with the support of 23 percent of the voters polled, and Ainge had 15 percent. But
  
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• Mountain lion relocated after being spotted in Tooele

  11-08-2017 00:49
  
  A mountain lion spotted Thursday in Tooele was relocated, the Tooele County Dispatch Center said.
  
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• Op-ed: The 'New West's' big lie

  11-08-2017 00:30
  In 1998, environmentalists from across the country gathered in Arizona for a "Wilderness Mentoring Conference" to consider new strategies. One prominently displayed quote established the meeting's tone and direction:“Car companies and makers of sports drinks use wilderness to sell their products. We have to market wilderness as a product people want to have.”It was a seminal moment. Subsequently, mainstream environmentalists formed lucrative alliances with the outdoor recreation indu
  
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• Interim Salt Lake Recorder writes open letter in response to accusations

  11-08-2017 00:17
  
  Interim Salt Lake County Recorder Julie Dole issued a letter Thursday defending her actions regarding Gary Ott. Ott resigned on Aug. 1.
  
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• $2M up for grabs through USTAR tech acceleration program

  11-08-2017 00:16
  SALT LAKE CITYUSTAR, the state's technology-focused economic development agency, announced on Thursday a $2 million round of competitive funding through its Technology Acceleration Program, open to Utah-based startups and early stage companies.
  The program, which launched in 2016, has provided over $7 million in assistance to help businesses with research and development, proof of concept, product validation and product development. USTAR Executive Director Ivy Estabrooke said the program has ha
  
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