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• Did the moon turn the sun into a banana or a smile? Thoughts from S.L. eclipse watchers

  21-08-2017 23:54
  SALT LAKE CITY — With her eyes glued to her eclipse glasses, 5-year-old Riley Bratt stared at the sun and called to her mom."Mommy, it's getting smaller," she squealed. "It's getting smaller and smaller!""The sun is a banana," her cousin said, pressing his own pair of glasses to his face."No, it's a smile," Riley replied.She and her parents were among hundreds of families gathered at The Gateway in Salt Lake City to view the solar eclipse Monday morning. Millions more across the nation als
  
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• Police ID man killed in ATV crash in Logan Canyon

  21-08-2017 23:41
  
  Police have identified a man who died Saturday after he failed to make a turn on an ATV and drove off a 15-foot drop-off in Logan Canyon.
  
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• Communications authority board tasked with improving transparency

  21-08-2017 23:30
  SALT LAKE CITY — As Utah lawmakers considered new board appointees for the Utah Communications Authority, one senator asked what the new emergency communication authorities would do to increase transparency and accountability.On Monday morning, Members of the Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy and Technology Confirmation Committee confirmed Clinton Topham, Gary Whatcott, Randy Swalberg, Dean Cox, Lance Davenport, John Park and Craig Dearden to the organization in charge of Uta
  
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• Changes await waterfowl hunters this fall

  21-08-2017 23:25
  SALT LAKE CITY — For the first time in several years, Utah waterfowl hunters this fall will be able to take only one pintail duck per day.According to Blair Stringham, migratory game bird coordinator for the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, the change was instituted due to fluctuations in the pintail population.Stringham said in a statement that biologists aren't sure why pintails are struggling, but reduced funding through the Conservation Reserve Program, which pays farmers to keep g
  
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• Randi Zuckerberg to open UVU lecture series Aug. 31

  21-08-2017 23:20
  OREM — Entrepreneur, best-selling author and tech media personality Randi Zuckerberg will open Utah Valley University’s Roots of Knowledge Lecture Series on Aug. 31at 6 p.m. in the Fulton Library.The lecture, titled “Dot Complicated: What I Learned on the Front Lines of Social Media,” is free and open to the public, but registration is required at eventbrite.com.During the lecture, Zuckerberg, whose brother Mark is co-founder and CEO of Facebook, will explore the most exc
  
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• Nature center sponsoring classes for Scouts Sept. 16

  21-08-2017 23:20
  OGDEN — Teachers/naturalists at the Ogden Nature Center will lead Boy Scouts ages 11 to 17 through the majority of the requirement for the nature merit badge during a three-hour class on Sept. 16.Cost of the class is $25 per person, and preregistration is required at 801-621-7595. The class will be held from 9 a.m. to noon.Later that day, from 1 to 3 p.m., the teachers/naturalists will take Girl Scouts through all five steps of the bugs badge by sketching bugs, creating bug crafts, buildin
  
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• Utah's Deer Valley sold in ski industry consolidation

  21-08-2017 23:04
  
  Deer Valley Resort in Utah is being purchased by a new company that now has 13 ski areas from Quebec to Colorado, marking the latest deal in an industry that is becoming more consolidated.
  
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• User submitted: The Great American Eclipse

  21-08-2017 22:40
  
  Browse through our gallery of eclipse photos to celebrate that the Great American Eclipse finally happened.
  
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• Deer Valley Resort sold in ski industry consolidation

  21-08-2017 22:30
  SALT LAKE CITY — Deer Valley Resort announced Monday it has been purchased by a new company that has brought 13 ski areas from Quebec to California under one umbrella, marking the latest deal in an industry that is becoming more consolidated.Deer Valley becomes the yet-to-be-named ownership group's first ski area in Utah and joins a collection of resorts that also includes Mammoth and Squaw Valley in California; Steamboat and Winter Park in Colorado; and Mont Tremblant in Quebec. The new c
  
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• Crestview Elementary celebrates start of school with 'awesome' eclipse party

  21-08-2017 22:15
  HOLLADAY — As first days of school go, Monday at Crestview Elementary School rocked — an eclipse viewing party followed by an all-school picnic."I feel sorry for those 50 kids who were absent today," Principal Teri Cooper said. "They missed something awesome."The school provided eclipse glasses to some 600 students, faculty and staff along with explicit instruction not to look at the sun without them."I knew our teachers would take care of it," Cooper said."I'm just excited. I though
  
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• Rep. Rob Bishop to hold town hall meetings this week

  21-08-2017 22:10
  SALT LAKE CITY — Rep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah, will hold three town hall meetings this week in the 1st Congressional District.The series will start with a live broadcast from a Vernal radio station, followed by face-to-face meetings in Brigham City and Layton.• Wednesday — KVEL AM 920, 5 to 6 p.m., questions may be emailed to [email protected].• Thursday — Box Elder High School, 380 S. 600 West, Brigham City, 7 p.m.• Friday — Layton Christian Academy, 2352 E.
  
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• Utah STEM bus takes to the road for the 2017-18 school year

  21-08-2017 22:06
  SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah STEM Action Center, with the help of a $1.5 million grant, has transformed a donated Utah Transit Authority bus into a mobile STEM classroom, which will travel across the state to areas that may have limited opportunities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.The bus was unveiled in a ceremony at the Capitol last week and is designed to provide hands-on learning experiences to students, parents and educators to inspire a passion for learning statewid
  
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• President signs Hatch's rapid DNA bill

  21-08-2017 22:05
  SALT LAKE CITY — Police might soon use new technology to speed up the process to identify perpetrators or exonerate people accused of crimes under a new federal law.President Donald Trump has signed a bill sponsored by Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, for the use of rapid DNA technology.The bill creates a system allowing law enforcement to use on-scene DNA testing to help reduce evidence backlogs. Unlike traditional DNA analysis, rapid DNA can produce results in about 90 minutes. It allows sample
  
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• Police ID man killed in Bangerter Highway crash

  21-08-2017 21:27
  WEST VALLEY CITY — Police have identified a man who died after his car rear-ended a semitrailer Sunday.Kevin J. Callaway, 57, died after his car came upon the semitrailer and hit it near 2100 South on northbound Bangerter Highway, said West Valley Police Lt. Jeff Conger.Conger didn't immediately know where Callaway lived. He was driving at a high rate of speed at the time of the crash, according to the lieutenant.The driver of the semitrailer was not injured.Other details about the circums
  
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• Make Your Week: Scout in wheelchair gives back to hospital

  21-08-2017 21:00
  
  Add some extra brightness to your day by reading a few stories of kindness in the community.
  
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• Police: Man dies from self-inflicted wound after Millcreek standoff

  21-08-2017 20:51
  
  A man died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound following a standoff with police Monday after officers responded to a report of an assault at the residence Monday morning, police said.
  
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• Police ID man killed after rear-ending semitruck on Bangerter Highway

  21-08-2017 20:36
  
  Police have identified a man who died after rear-ending a semitruck early Sunday morning at the intersection of 2100 South and Bangerter Highway.
  
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• Police ID man killed after rear-ending semitrailer on Bangerter Highway

  21-08-2017 20:36
  
  Police have identified a man who died after rear-ending a semitrailer early Sunday morning at the intersection of 2100 South and Bangerter Highway.
  
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• I-15 motorists encounter heavy delays after crashed semitrailer leaks diesel fuel

  21-08-2017 19:57
  DRAPER — A belly dump truck semitrailer crashed into a pair of cars Monday morning on I-15, spilling diesel fuel and causing heavy delays for northbound commuters.The crash occurred near 14600 South about 8 a.m. when the semitrailer failed to stop in time for slowing traffic, said Utah Highway Patrol Sgt. Todd Royce. Two cars were rear-ended, but there were no serious injuries, and nobody was taken to a hospital, Royce said.Two lanes of traffic remained closed just after 11 a.m., and north
  
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• 6 historical places to visit in the Salt Lake Valley before summer ends

  21-08-2017 19:32
  
  The Salt Lake Valley is dotted with historical treasures often overlooked. While the summer lasts get reacquainted with just few stories that were breaking news in the past.
  
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• Police: Man in standoff with officers in Millcreek

  21-08-2017 19:14
  MILLCREEK — Police are engaged in a standoff with a 59-year-old man who has barricaded himself inside a home at 3368 E. Crestwood Drive, officials said.Unified police confirmed shortly before 9 a.m. that the man had holed up in the home after allegedly attacking his wife and threatening her with a gun. The woman was able to escape the home, the agency said.The man made homicidal and suicidal threats as officers tried to get him to come out of the home, Unified police said. The agency reque
  
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• Police: Man in standoff with officers in Millcreek died from self-inflicted gunshot

  21-08-2017 19:10
  MILLCREEK — A 58-year-old man died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound following a standoff with police, authorities said.Unified police confirmed shortly before 9 a.m. that the man had holed up in a home at 3368 E. Crestwood Drive after allegedly attacking his wife and threatening her with a gun. The woman was able to escape the home, the agency said.The man, whose name was not immediately released, made homicidal and suicidal threats as officers tried to get him to come out of the home,
  
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• See eclipse images from Idaho to Utah

  21-08-2017 18:55
  The first coast-to-coast total eclipse in 99 years has Americans riveted on the sky. See images from the event here.Laurie Ward and Kevin Dunn from Las Vegas take an smartphone photo through their viewers in Park City, Utah. | Adam Fondren, Deseret NewsStudents at Crestview Elementary prepare for the Great American Eclipse. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsTucker Stiehl looks at the eclipse with homemade viewers made of welding glass and cardboard in Park City, Utah. | Adam Fondren, Deseret News
  
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• 'My world is complete': Eclipse watchers in Idaho break camps in awe

  21-08-2017 18:50
  RIGBY, Idaho — Everything and more. That was the unequivocal reaction to Monday's spectacular total eclipse of the sun by sky gazers gathered in a pasture in this small rural community."My world is complete now," said Phil Harris, who traveled from Georgia to experience the Great American Eclipse in the "zone of totality."Some folks came from even farther away to watch the eerie event unfold."It is an unforgettable thing," said Chris Bussicott, who traveled from England with his wife, Mela
  
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• Excitement builds in Idaho 'zone of totality' as eclipse begins

  21-08-2017 18:50
  RIGBY, Idaho — It's almost like church in this grassy field, in this rural area of southeast Idaho, where an eclectic crowd of eclipse enthusiasts are waiting for the natural phenomenon to unfold."The excitement is building. The energy level is increasing. People are bustling and totally looking forward to it. It's awesome," said Shirley Long, of Forestville, California.Across the way, Tim Murphy and company from Lakewood, Colorado, was positioning sophisticated camera equipment to capture
  
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• Auditioning for 'American Idol' this week? Learn how from these Utah singers

  21-08-2017 18:44
  SALT LAKE CITY — McKenna Silvester was 6 years old when “American Idol” first aired in 2002, and she’s dreamed of being on the show ever since.When the young singer turned 15, the age of eligibility, her parents took her to Los Angeles so she could audition.“I thought that was it for me,” said Silvester, who lives in West Bountiful. “I thought it was my big break, and little did I know it was just the beginning of (my) journey.”This Wednesday, Aug.
  
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• Police: SWAT on scene after man barricades himself in Millcreek home

  21-08-2017 16:23
  
  A man has barricaded himself in his home after assaulting his wife and threatened her with a gun Monday morning, police said.
  
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• Idaho ready for Great American Eclipse

  21-08-2017 15:51
  
  A total of 14 states line up in the zone of totality for Monday's solar eclipse, including Idaho and Wyoming.
  
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• Op-ed: UTOPIA fiber, a success story

  21-08-2017 15:35
  The recent success of UTOPIA and its sister agency, UIA, call for a fresh look at how municipally owned fiber networks can bring better service and lower cost to many internet subscribers.Recently described by the Utah Taxpayers Association as a failed project, this characterization is simply not true. While UTOPIA did indeed have a checkered and difficult start, the change of business models and advent of UIA took advantage of the lessons learned from the experience, and, after five years of co
  
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• In our opinion: Utah Supreme Court ruling does not condone heavy-handed parenting

  21-08-2017 14:05
  A Utah Supreme Court ruling that spanking a child does not constitute abuse unless there is specific evidence of “harm” falls in line with a series of similar state court rulings across the country that have sought to preserve parental discretion on how to discipline children while not crossing the line into abuse.We agree with the decision to preserve parental discretion, even as we vehemently condemn corporal punishment. While the rulings uphold the right to spank a child, they sho
  
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• Live coverage of the Great American Eclipse presented by Mountain America Credit Union

  21-08-2017 08:00
  A total solar eclipse, referred to as the "Great American Eclipse," has Americans riveted on the sky today.And they will be sharing their reactions with the world via social media.Watch live video coverage of the Great American Eclipse, and see how observers and enthusiasts, those in the path of totality and those on the edges, are reacting to this rare site, the first coast-to-coast eclipse in 99 years.https://youtu.be/wwMDvPCGeE0
  
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• 'Call out racism' when you see it and hear it, Provo gathering told

  21-08-2017 06:42
  
  About 150 people joined in a solidarity rally Sunday night at Kiwanis Park in Provo, which was part a call to action and an opportunity to honor three people who died in connection with the Charlottesville, Va., protests on Aug. 12.
  
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• A letter to Deseret News readers

  21-08-2017 06:25
  We have reported closely and aggressively since the spring on conflict at the University of Utah resulting from actions by the board of trustees, President David Pershing and former university health care CEO, Dr. Vivian Lee, to fire and subsequently rehire Huntsman Cancer Institute CEO Dr. Mary Beckerle, and the effort by the university, the cancer institute and the Huntsman Cancer Foundation to create a new memorandum of understanding.A story published online Thursday and in print Friday conti
  
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• Motorcycle, SUV collision leaves at least 1 hospitalized

  21-08-2017 03:39
  
  A motorcyclist was hospitalized after colliding with an SUV Sunday afternoon, officials report.
  
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• Americans gather in Idaho to revel in life journeys and experience a total eclipse

  21-08-2017 02:43
  RIGBY, Idaho — Phil Harris drove more than 2,000 miles from Georgia to land in a desolate field of mowed weeds and motor homes.Harris could have watched the eclipse from South Carolina or anywhere else in the United States, but his research showed Idaho would be the best spot for "totality.""It's like dying or almost dying. It's totally different. There's no comparison," he said, describing the difference between witnessing a full and partial eclipse.Then there's Joell Wilkins, a Murray te
  
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• Motorcyclist in critical condition after crash on I-80

  21-08-2017 02:32
  
  A man was in critical condition Sunday after his motorcycle crashed along I-80 at about 500 East. The man was thrown from the motorcycle after he lost control when the bike's rear tire went flat, according to the Utah Highway Patrol.
  
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• Man and woman arrested in connection with arson at abandoned house

  21-08-2017 02:10
  SALT LAKE CITY — A man and woman face possible charges in connection to a burglary and arson of an abandoned residence in Salt Lake City.Carlos Ojeda-Chaparro and Sabrina Holm, who were apparently squatting at the residence at 211 N. Cornell St., were asked on Saturday to leave the residence by the property owner and maintenance worker because the home was going to be boarded up, according to a Salt Lake City Police Department probable cause statement.As Ojeda-Chaparro and Holm left the re
  
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• Task force considering new revenue models for transportation infrastructure

  21-08-2017 00:42
  SALT LAKE CITY — Utah lawmakers are trying to account for potential public-private partnerships and new energy-efficient vehicles as they plan for the state's future transportation infrastructure and maintenance needs.The state Legislature's Transportation Governance and Funding Task Force met recently to consider recommendations for moving toward a system that leases public infrastructure assets to private companies.The task force has been working since May to find funding options for Uta
  
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• Photos: Park City firefighters practice high-mountain rescues with 200-foot crane

  21-08-2017 00:35
  Robert Takeno prepares gear to practice single-victim lowering from a crane tower during a high-mountain rescue exercise in Park City on Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017. Park City Fire Department members trained using a 200-foot crane in place for construction at Deer Valley Resort.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 acco
  
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