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• Man who spied on estranged wife had 156 videos, police say

  11-09-2017 23:54
  WEST VALLEY CITY — A man charged with electronic voyeurism for allegedly setting up "nanny cameras" in his estranged wife's house recorded more than 150 videos from her bedroom, according to a newly unsealed search warrant.Josh Rudy Salinas, 36, of West Valley City, was charged June 30 in 3rd District Court with voyeurism by electronic equipment, a class A misdemeanor. The charges were later amended to include tampering with a witness, a third-degree felony, and three counts of violation o
  
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• Biskupski kicks off Navy Week in the shoes of a sailor

  11-09-2017 23:39
  SALT LAKE CITY— Mayor Jackie Biskupski kicked off Navy Week in Salt Lake City on a special mission, piloting a high-speed boat and extracting a team of Navy SEALs in a virtual reality simulation.Biskupski joined Rear Adm. Moises DelToro III, commander of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, at the Utah State Fair for a tour of the Nimitz Experience. Stepping onto the 18-wheeled trailer where the virtual reality simulators are housed, Biskupski was given a briefing of her mission to extract a
  
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• Cedar City planning commissioner, council candidate arrested for investigation of DUI

  11-09-2017 23:10
  CEDAR CITY — The chairman of the Cedar City Planning Commission and a candidate for City Council was arrested for investigation of DUI over the weekend.Rich Gillette, 52, of Cedar City, was arrested Saturday night for investigation of DUI, having an open container in his vehicle and failing to yield the right of way, according to the Iron County Sheriff's Office website.Gillette is seeking the City Council seat currently held by Ron Adams.
  
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• Park City board adopts safe schools resolution in wake of DACA announcement

  11-09-2017 23:04
  
  Reacting to last week's announcement that the Trump administration will rescind protections for qualifying immigrant youths, the Park City Board of Education on Monday adopted a safe schools resolution to affirm the district's commitment to students.
  
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• Teacher placed on leave after questionnaire on sex and drug use given to students

  11-09-2017 22:58
  
  A high school teacher was placed on administrative leave after handing students a questionnaire that asked them about sexually explicit activities and delinquent behavior, a spokesman for the Weber School District said Monday.
  
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• Charges: Man reports scam, then is charged with enticing teen for sex

  11-09-2017 22:50
  
  A North Logan man who contacted the FBI because he felt he was being targeted in an online scam, was charged after investigators learned the reason he was online in the first place was to entice a teenage boy for sex, according to charging documents
  
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• Algae outbreak infects Weber County pond, scum plagues other lakes

  11-09-2017 22:16
  
  Ogden's 21st Street Pond is the latest victim of this summer's prolonged outbreak of blue-green algae, or cyanobacteria, as warm temperatures hang on under stagnant conditions. Lawmakers are planning to tour the infested Utah Lake on Wednesday.
  
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• Cache Humane Society takes in dogs, helps Texas shelters

  11-09-2017 21:15
  
  Several animal shelters in Utah including the Cache Humane Society have taken in pets from Texas to make sure animal shelters there have room for pets lost or left behind in Hurricane Harvey.
  
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• Utah native opens restaurant doors to emergency workers after Irma passes

  11-09-2017 21:07
  SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah native who endured Hurricane Irma in the restaurant he manages in Bradenton, Florida, opened the doors Monday morning to feed emergency workers.Alan Hansen, a University of Utah graduate who grew up in Taylorsville, hunkered down at Texas Roadhouse with a dozen of his employees over the weekend of howling winds and raging rain.Other than some fallen trees and a neon light blowing off the restaurant, Hansen said he didn't see much damage to homes and businesses."We w
  
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• Park City adopts safe-schools resolution in wake of DACA change

  11-09-2017 21:05
  PARK CITY — Reacting to last week's announcement that the Trump administration will rescind protections for qualifying immigrant youths, the Park City Board of Education on Monday adopted a safe-schools resolution to affirm the district's commitment to all students.The resolution outlines how the Park City School District will protect students’ confidential information and ensure its learning environments will not be disrupted by immigration enforcement visits.Meanwhile, Intermountai
  
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• Statewide SAGE scores dipped slightly in 2017; opt-out rates on the rise

  11-09-2017 20:31
  SALT LAKE CITY — Scores on statewide end-of-level Student Assessment of Growth and Excellence or SAGE tests dropped slightly in 2017; the first time in four years that the scores fell, according to data released Monday by the Utah State Board of Education.Numbers of students opting out of the test continued to increase, more than tripling since 2014, the first year of the testing program. In 2017, 69,685 tests in Utah were opted out compared to 2 percent or 22,077 tests in 2014. Utah law a
  
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• Utah GOP chair weighing whether to continue legal battle

  11-09-2017 20:18
  
  The Utah Republican Party chairman says he doesn't know yet whether the party will abandon a costly lawsuit that's divided the GOP and saddled it with debt.
  
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• Statewide SAGE scores dip slightly in 2017; opt-out rates on the rise

  11-09-2017 20:15
  SALT LAKE CITY — SAGE scores were slightly down, but the number of students opting out of the tests continues to increase, up 216 percent since the start of the testing program in 2014.Statewide, scores on the end-of-level Student Assessment of Growth and Excellence tests dropped slightly in 2017, which was the first time in four years that the scores fell, according to data released Monday by the State Board of Education.Overall, language arts proficiency rates decreased from 44.1 percent
  
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• Photos: South Jordan Middle School students pay tribute to those who died on 9/11

  11-09-2017 20:11
  PTA President Sheri Mattle becomes emotional as students at South Jordan Middle School pay tribute Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, on Patriot Day, to first responders and those who lost their lives in the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Nearly 3,000 people were killed in the coordinated attacks directed by al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. On this day, four planes were hijacked — two crashed into the New York World Trade Center; a third crashed into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia; and the fourth plane
  
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• 3 human cases of West Nile virus confirmed in Utah County

  11-09-2017 20:06
  PROVO — There are now three human cases of West Nile virus confirmed this year in Utah County, health officials said Monday.Statewide, that number is 22, said Dallin Peterson, an epidemiologist who oversees all animal- and vector-borne diseases for the Utah Department of Health, including one fatal case in Salt Lake County.Patient-specific information about those cases is closely guarded due to health privacy laws, but the family of Hillcrest High School football coach Cazzie Brown, who un
  
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• $1,000 grants and D.C. trip for Utah youth volunteers

  11-09-2017 20:05
  SALT LAKE CITY — Do you know a student volunteer who has made a difference in their community?The 2018 Prudential Spirit of Community Award will be bestowed on two Utah students who have left a meaningful impact on the world or their communities through volunteer service.One middle level student and one high school student will receive $1,000, a medallion and an expense-free trip to Washington D.C. for a chance at receiving additional grants and awards.Now through Nov. 7, students in grade
  
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• New trial date set in ongoing child abuse case

  11-09-2017 19:50
  
  A child abuse case that has dragged through the court system for seven years will extend into 2018 before it goes to trial. The trial of Kami Kay Tollefson, 45, was rescheduled to March 5.
  
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• Report: Mitt Romney preparing Senate run if Sen. Orrin Hatch doesn't seek re-election

  11-09-2017 19:12
  
  Mitt Romney is preparing to run for the U.S. Senate if Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, decides not to seek re-election, according to a report Monday in UtahPolicy.com.
  
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• A.M. notes: Irma strikes Florida, Mexico earthquake death toll rises, BYU and the U. move on from rivalry

  11-09-2017 18:45
  Here’s a look at the news for Sept. 11.Tampa area faces brunt of Irma stormHurricane Irma finally made landfall on Florida this weekend, bringing fierce winds and heavy rains to the southeastern part of the Sunshine State, according to The Washington Post.The Tampa Bay area suffered damage on Monday morning, facing “swelling seas” and a “giant vortex of rain and wind,” The Washington Post reported.The storm created a surge of water 6 feet above high tide, as the sto
  
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• On the same page: Harry Potter Book Club goes Lord of the Rings

  11-09-2017 15:10
  “On the same page” is a series featuring Utah book clubs and will run every other week.If you have a book club and you are interested in being featured, please contact us at [email protected]. Please include your name, your contact information and one or two sentences describing your book club.Bree Wightman's Harry Potter Book Club in North Salt Lake recently opened up a new chapter in its reading by beginning J.R.R. Tolkien's “The Lord of the Rings” series after f
  
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• Hurricane Irma: Punishing winds, rain lash much of Florida

  11-09-2017 05:03
  
  Hurricane Irma gave Florida a coast-to-coast pummeling with winds up to 130 mph Sunday, swamping homes and boats, knocking out power to millions and toppling massive construction cranes over the Miami skyline.
  
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• Photos: Utahs 'Greek' out for food, fun at annual Hellenic festival

  11-09-2017 02:45
  Hellenic culture featuring food, music, dancing and more food was on full display over the weekend at the 42nd annual Greek Festival. The Greek Orthodox Church of Greater Salt Lake Community fundraiser invited Utahns to become "Greek" for a day. The church donates part of the proceeds to local charities and community outreach prorgams.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.
  
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• Police ID woman killed in South Jordan rollover crash

  11-09-2017 02:40
  
  A 61-year-old woman was killed in a two-vehicle rollover crash Sunday morning.
  
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• Rural commissioners pan out-of-state green energy development

  11-09-2017 01:54
  SALT LAKE CITY — A trio of rural county commissioners is asking Gov. Gary Herbert to exercise his gubernatorial muscle to stop a $3.5 billion proposal to develop green energy infrastructure in Wyoming and Idaho.The commissioners want Herbert to press Rocky Mountain Power over its "Energy Vision 2020 Initiative" and members of the Public Service Commission, who he appoints, to derail the plan in favor of directing the jobs to Utah."It just makes no sense to me," said Mark Whitney, chairman
  
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• In wake of financial turmoil, League of Cities and Towns appoints new leader

  11-09-2017 01:20
  SALT LAKE CITY — After its longtime director Ken Bullock resigned earlier this year, the day a state audit reported questionable spending practices, the Utah League of Cities and Towns has named a new director.The league's board of directors announced this week that it selected Cameron Diehl, the league's director of governmental relationships and staff attorney, out of a nationwide pool of 146 candidates."Diehl emerged as the clear choice with his sound professional judgment and unmatched
  
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• Utah commission under scrutiny in push for lands control

  11-09-2017 00:46
  SALT LAKE CITY — Utah lawmakers leading the push for the state to seek control of federal lands are under scrutiny again for their work with outside legal consultants, this time for a perceived lack of transparency about what the firm is doing as preparations for a lawsuit drag into a third year with no action.The Washington, D.C.-based Campaign for Accountability on Thursday called on the co-chairs of Utah's Commission for the Stewardship of Public Lands to produce a full review of expend
  
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• Utah native hunkered down in Florida restaurant awaiting Irma's fury

  11-09-2017 00:30
  SALT LAKE CITY — Utah native Alan Hansen was hunkered down with some of his employees at Texas Roadhouse in Bradenton as Hurricane Irma raged up Florida's Gulf Coast on Sunday.Hansen, who moved to Florida five years ago to run the restaurant, said the area was getting rain and gusty winds."We are looking to have the hurricane hit up here right around 8 p.m.," he said late Sunday afternoon. "It's definitely getting closer but steady winds are all that's happening now."Bradenton, a city on t
  
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• Photos: Workers prep pets rescued from Harvey for adoption

  11-09-2017 00:28
  Foster pet parent Kelsey Estrada holds dogs at Utah’s Animal Care Center in West Bountiful on Sunday. The homeless animals rescued from Hurricane Harvey were vaccinated and spayed or neutered and will be adopted locally. A large number of dogs and cats were recently transported to Utah from Texas by the Community Animal Welfare Society in order to create room in Texas shelters for animals displaced by the hurricane as they wait to be reunited with families. Funds donated by Mark Miller Sub
  
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• Two security guards stabbed in Salt Lake bar scuffle

  11-09-2017 00:23
  SALT LAKE CITY — Two security guards were stabbed early Sunday in a scuffle with customers at a downtown night club, police said.The two guards were escorting some customers who were arguing with other customers out of the Moose Lounge, 180 W. 400 South, about 1 a.m. when they turned on the security officers, said Salt Lake Police Sgt. Scott Smalley.One was stabbed in the back and the other in the abdomen. Both were transported to the hospital and were they expected to recover, he said.A m
  
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