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• Judge delays guardianship case until he can hear from Gary Ott

  06-09-2017 23:55
  WEST JORDAN — The legal battle between former Salt Lake County Recorder Gary Ott's family and his girlfriend and former employee Karmen Sanone won't have a resolution for at least another five weeks.Insisting that Ott be present in court before proceeding, 3rd District Judge Bruce Lubeck decided Wednesday to delay testimony until Oct. 12.The judge also declined to rule on whether he will approve or reject a motion to close the hearing to the public — a motion Utah journalists are fig
  
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• Record $64M distributed to Utah schools from trust lands

  06-09-2017 23:50
  SALT LAKE CITY — At Nibley Park School, an allocation of more than $44,000 from the Permanent State School Fund means students at the K-8 school have enhanced access to technology and the fine arts, said Principal Frances Battle."Trust lands funding really makes a difference to Nibley Park. Without that, this would not be possible," Battle said, pointing to a computer lab full of third-graders engaged in learning."We have funds to employ a paraprofessional who is here daily for our student
  
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• Roy dad sent to prison for abusing baby who tested positive for drugs

  06-09-2017 23:49
  OGDEN — A Roy father has been sent to prison for abusing his 5-week-old son, who in addition to physical injuries tested positive for drugs.Antonio Jose Tamez, 26, was sentenced Aug. 24 to at least one and up to 15 years in prison for intentional child abuse causing serious injury, a second-degree felony. He pleaded guilty to the charge in July, and in exchange, an additional count of child endangerment, a third-degree felony, was dismissed.An investigation into Tamez began in August 2016
  
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• Utah man rejoices at nullification of recent Kenya election

  06-09-2017 23:40
  SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah man is rejoicing after Kenya's Supreme Court has nullified his African country's recent election."It is one brave decision that has been made and it has never happened before in Africa or anywhere in the world but a couple times that an entire election has been invalidated," said Amram Musungu, 39. Though he currently lives in South Salt Lake, Musungu threw his name into the Kenyan candidate pool earlier this year in hopes of restoring transparency and eliminating w
  
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• DWR adds 3 new fish species to Scofield Reservoir

  06-09-2017 23:31
  
  Anglers will soon have new fishing opportunities after state wildlife officials introduced three new fish species into Scofield Reservoir after nearly a year of public feedback.
  
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• Pedestrian hit by stolen motorcycle dies

  06-09-2017 23:16
  SOUTH SALT LAKE — A pedestrian hit by a man that police say was on a stolen motorcycle has died as a result of his injuries.Mark Swindle, 49, died Tuesday just after 7 p.m., according to South Salt Lake police.On Aug. 29, a man driving a stolen motorcycle on 3300 South hit Swindle in the intersection at 900 West, according to South Salt Lake police detective Gary Keller. After hitting Swindle, the motorcyclist was still able to drive away.But debris from the motorcycle was left at the cras
  
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• Travel up, fatalities down during 100 Deadliest Days

  06-09-2017 22:55
  TAYLORSVILLE — From Memorial Day to Labor Day, 87 people died on Utah roads — seven fewer than last year at the same time, according to road safety campaign Zero Fatalities.But that number is still too high, Utah Highway Patrol Sgt. Todd Royce said."Whenever we’re talking about numbers, we’re talking about people," Royce said. "We never feel our enforcement is enough whenever we have a fatality."Even though Utah drivers traveled more this summer — logging 5 percent
  
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• Hurricane Irma is about to disrupt your Disney trip. Here's an update on the dangerous storm

  06-09-2017 21:54
  Hurricane Irma struck land on Wednesday morning, barrelling into Caribbean islands with 185 mph winds.The Category 5 hurricane, which was berthed less than a week after Hurricane Harvey slammed into the Southeastern United States, will now head toward Puerto Rico and Florida, according to CNN.The Weather Channel predicts the storm will make landfall in Miami and the greater Florida area around Monday.https://twitter.com/weatherchannel/status/905426611104833536Damaging videos of the storm’s
  
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• Man struck by motorcycle in South Salt Lake dies

  06-09-2017 21:39
  
  A 49-year-old man injured after being struck by a motorcycle while crossing a street last week died from his injuries Tuesday night, police said.
  
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• There's a plan to kill the Electoral College, and Utah supports it, report says

  06-09-2017 21:00
  Politico magazine ran a lengthy feature piece on Wednesday that looked into a new campaign to end the Electoral College. But it’s not what you think.The plan called the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact — referenced as “Compact” for short — doesn’t call for the Electoral College to end by Constitutional amendment.“Rather than abolishing the Electoral College via constitutional amendment, state legislatures would change their laws to award their el
  
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• An afternoon car shopping with Utah native and NBA player Frank Jackson

  06-09-2017 20:36
  
  Recent NBA draft pick and Utah native Frank Jackson took me luxury car shopping recently in Salt Lake City.
  
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• How long $1 million in cash will last you in Utah

  06-09-2017 20:10
  The odds of becoming a millionaire aren’t that good.Most people across the world have less than a 1-in-4 chance of scoring a seven-figure bank account.And as Bloomberg reported, your odds of becoming millionaire depend on your race.Asian Americans have a 22.3 percent chance, while whites have a 21.5 percent chance. Black and Hispanic Americans have a 6.4 and 6.8 percent chance of becoming a millionaire, respectively.But let’s say for a second that you earn $1 million. How much is it
  
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• Ex-Daggett sheriff, 2 deputies plead guilty to misconduct in county jail

  06-09-2017 19:35
  PARK CITY — Jerry Jorgensen, the former Daggett County sheriff and a 40-year law enforcement veteran, pleaded guilty Wednesday in a case involving accusations of misconduct by four of his employees in the county jail.As part of a deal with prosecutors made a day before he was to face a preliminary hearing, Jorgensen's plea to official misconduct, a class B misdemeanor, will be held in abeyance for six months and can be dismissed after that so long as he pays a fine and commits no new crime
  
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• A.M. notes: Officials speak about arrested nurse, Utah reacts to DACA, Hurricane Irma barrels into Caribbean

  06-09-2017 19:15
  Here’s a look at the news for Sept. 6.Officials open up about arrested nurseA Utah nurse's arrest went viral last week, prompting questions about why the officers involved haven’t been fired from their job.Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski said on Tuesday that "there is no acceptable reason," according to the Deseret News.Chief Mike Brown said the force is still investigating what happened and will hold those officers accountable in some way."If we knew everything or if things ha
  
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• Park City student gets late night visit from police after Snapchat post

  06-09-2017 19:05
  PARK CITY — A high school student who made a social media post insinuating he was bringing a gun to school Wednesday was immediately found and dealt with Tuesday night thanks to proactive students and parents.About 9:20 p.m. Tuesday, parents who have students who go to Park City High School were made aware of a Snapchat post of a student putting what appeared to be a gun in his backpack with the message, “all will be better tomorrow," Park City School District spokeswoman Melinda Col
  
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• Jay Evensen: Imagine if a nurse was arrested and no one shot any video

  06-09-2017 17:00
  SALT LAKE CITY —If the arrest of University Hospital nurse Alex Wubbels hadn’t been recorded by a video camera, would we know about it?Would the police chief, the mayor and the chief of the university’s Department of Public Safety have publicly apologized and vowed to make changes? Would the district attorney have launched a criminal investigation? Would the detective involved and his watch commander have been put on leave?In other words, would this big tree, felled in the mids
  
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• Weber County brush fire 5% contained, evacuations remain

  06-09-2017 16:48
  
  Crews Wednesday morning made headway against a brush fire in Weber County that has burned more than 600 acres but is now 5 percent contained. Five homes were among six structures destroyed.
  
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• In our opinion: Senator Hatch must lead Republican caucus in passing DACA

  06-09-2017 14:00
  Congress should act to pass legislation to reinstate the policies from the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). Sen. Orrin Hatch and Utah’s delegation are uniquely positioned to take a leading role in shepherding it to the president’s desk. Rep. Mia Love has already released a strong statement in support of DACA legislation, pointing to her own history as a daughter of immigrants.On Tuesday, the Trump administration rescinded the DACA immigration program that gave legal pro
  
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• Some residents get to go home as crews make progress on Uintah Fire

  06-09-2017 09:00
  UINTAH, Weber County — Evacuation orders for neighborhoods affected by the Uintah Fire were slowly lifted in some areas Wednesday afternoon.By 2:30 p.m., mandatory evacuation orders for Spring Canyon Road, Melanie Lane, and Osmond Drive were lifted, as well as for residents along 6025 South, 2900 East and 2925 East.The orders were lifted as crews made good progress on the fire Wednesday, thanks in part to cooperative weather. Canyon winds stayed relatively calm, allowing firefighters to ma
  
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• 18-year-old in hospital after family fight

  06-09-2017 07:26
  
  An 18-year-old Eagle Mountain man was allegedly stabbed multiple times by his younger brother after the elder brother reportedly assaulted their 14-year-old sister, according to the Utah County Sheriff's Office.
  
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• Rising number of drug needles left on SLC streets pose a hazard, police say

  06-09-2017 07:08
  
  Welcome to downtown Salt Lake City, where you can catch a concert, dine on a patio, hit the stores, rent a bike, drop into a bar and more. Just be careful not to step on a used heroin needle while you’re here.
  
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• 6 structures destroyed, 619 acres burned after fire erupts in Weber Canyon

  06-09-2017 06:52
  
  At least six structures, including multiple homes, have been destroyed and mandatory evacuations have been ordered after a brush fire erupted in Weber Canyon Tuesday, authorities said.
  
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• Woman hit, seriously injured in auto-pedestrian accident

  06-09-2017 06:46
  
  A 35-year-old woman was seriously injured Tuesday night when she was hit by a vehicle while attempting to cross State Street in Salt Lake City.
  
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• Judge awards $16 million to former FLDS child bride

  06-09-2017 05:52
  SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah judge ordered imprisoned FLDS leader Warren Jeffs and the Fundamentalist LDS Church Tuesday to pay former child bride Elissa Wall $16 million in general and punitive damages, concluding a case first filed in Washington County in 2005.Third District Judge Keith Kelly wrote that Jeffs had had exercised ""absolute control, power and authority" over Wall's life "so that he could require her, as a young girl, to enter into an unlawful spiritual marriage."According to cou
  
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• S.L. City Council frustrated with 'threats' from state over prison development

  06-09-2017 05:33
  SALT LAKE CITY — After state leaders stuck Salt Lake City's west side with the future Utah State Prison, city leaders have tried to make the best of it, hoping to take advantage of the prison's infrastructure to build out its largest remaining swath of undeveloped land, the northwest quadrant.But Tuesday, Salt Lake City Council members griped about what Councilwoman Lisa Adams called "the bully on the Hill."After learning the state's budget for infrastructure might not go as far as planned
  
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• Officials: 'No acceptable reason' for delay in placing officers on leave after nurse arrest

  06-09-2017 05:15
  SALT LAKE CITY — Flooded with thousands of outraged emails, calls and social media posts from across the nation about the arrest of nurse Alex Wubbels, the Salt Lake City Council, mayor's office and police chief have been getting the same questions over and over:Why haven't the officers involved been fired? And why weren't the officers placed on administrative leave immediately, rather than after the video was broadcast on local, then national news?Mayor Jackie Biskupski's office and the p
  
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• BYU, University of Utah students unite on climate change

  06-09-2017 03:34
  
  With the start of rivalry week, BYU and University of Utah students are coming together to raise awareness about climate change.
  
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• Roosevelt man sent to prison for murder over drug debt

  06-09-2017 03:15
  SALT LAKE CITY — A Roosevelt man has been sentenced to prison for murder, the last of four people accused of kidnapping two men over a drug debt and forcing one to shoot the other.Theron Myore, 46, was sentenced Aug. 29 to at least one and up to 15 years in prison for murder, a first-degree felony, in the death of Cleat Aaron Knight, 34. Myore was given credit for the 1,329 days he has served in jail since his arrest in January 2014.Myore pleaded guilty to the charge in July while two coun
  
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• 18-year-old stabbed multiple times in Eagle Mountain home

  06-09-2017 00:55
  EAGLE MOUNTAIN — An 18-year-old man was stabbed multiple times inside a house Tuesday afternoon.About 3:20 p.m., a man was stabbed in a residence near the intersection of Cattle Drive and Parker's Place, officials said.Utah County Sheriff's Sgt. Spencer Cannon said one person was being questioned and investigators did not believe there were any outstanding suspects. However, detectives were still trying to piece together what happened.https://twitter.com/SGTCannonPIO/status/905196466309758
  
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• Now it's the Democratic 3rd Congressional District candidate who's running TV ads

  06-09-2017 00:37
  SALT LAKE CITY — After a summer of seemingly nonstop TV commercials for Republicans seeking to fill the congressional vacancy left by former Rep. Jason Chaffetz, the Democratic candidate in the race has hit the airwaves.But the 60-second spot from Cottonwood Heights physician Kathie Allen never mentions her party affiliation, instead focusing on what she says is a need to "drop the partisanship" in dealing with health care."I'm not even sure that was particularly deliberate," Allen said Tu
  
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• Gov. Herbert will testify in D.C. on health insurance reform

  06-09-2017 00:22
  SALT LAKE CITY — Gov. Gary Herbert is headed back to Washington, D.C., to be among a bipartisan group of governors detailing ways for states to achieve flexibility in the health insurance marketplace.Herbert joins Massachusetts Republican Charlie Baker, and Govs. Steve Bullock of Montana, Bill Haslam of Tennessee, and John Hickenlooper of Colorado.The governors will appear before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, which is holding multiple hearings on ways
  
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• Court tosses one Shurtleff claim for attorneys fees, keeps another alive

  06-09-2017 00:10
  SALT LAKE CITY — A state judge tossed one of former Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff's claims for attorneys fees in the abandoned criminal case against him but kept another alive in a ruling Tuesday.Shurtleff can't collect the fees under the state's reimbursement law but he still has a claim to the $1.1 million he believes he's owed under his argument for breach of contract, 3rd District Judge Bruce Lubeck ruled."We get to go forward. (The state has) to answer now, and we get to go lit
  
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• 300K chickens perish in Tooele County egg farm fire

  06-09-2017 00:03
  
  Two chicken coops at Fassio Egg Farms caught fire Tuesday morning, killing an estimated 300,000 chickens.
  
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