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• State plunges ahead with water-use study

  26-09-2017 23:55
  SALT LAKE CITY — A local engineering firm was awarded a $300,000 contract to analyze how the state collects water-use data and how that system can be improved.It is a data-driven system vulnerable to errors, assumptions and calculations because of the complexity inherent to harnessing information from 475 community water systems across Utah.Bowen Collins & Associates, a firm in Utah and Idaho, will look at municipal and industrial water-use information submitted to the state for 2015.
  
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• Audit of 3rd District primary shows weaknesses in election process

  26-09-2017 23:55
  SALT LAKE CITY — Following a problem-plagued primary in Utah's 3rd Congressional District, the state auditor's office Tuesday pointed out errors made during the political process and issued recommendations for avoiding similar mistakes in future elections.The Office of the State Auditor released a pair of letters it sent to Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox highlighting party registration and mailing errors that left voters in two counties without their proper ballot information. The letters noted both
  
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• 1 dead after crash in Big Cottonwood Canyon

  26-09-2017 23:54
  
  One person is dead after a fatal crash in Big Cottonwood Canyon Tuesday afternoon, according to the Unified Police Department.
  
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• ‘Spooky Science’ returns to The Leonardo

  26-09-2017 23:35
  SALT LAKE CITY — The Leonardo annual “Spooky Science” exhibit is back for Halloween and will run through Nov. 5.This year’s exhibit explores the connection between fears and creativity.In conjunction with the exhibit, The Leonardo's annual Spooktacular family festival will be held Oct. 19 through Oct. 22.Activities include mask making, science activities, crystal wand making, and costume design workshops and consultations.The museum will also offer an All Hallow’s E
  
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• Utah resorts seeking seasonal employees

  26-09-2017 23:31
  SALT LAKE CITY — Utah ski resorts are currently working to add hundreds of employees their seasonal rosters by offering extensive employee perks and the ability to ski or ride “The Greatest Snow on Earth.”According to a statement from Ski Utah, a nonprofit trade organization that promotes Utah's ski and snowboard industry, resorts will host a number of job fairs and open houses over the coming weeks and months, including:Deer Valley, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 3-6 p.m., Snow Park Lodg
  
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• UTA debuts mobile ticketing app

  26-09-2017 23:30
  SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Transit Authority riders can now purchase transit fare using a smartphone by downloading the agency’s new UTA GoRide mobile ticketing app.UTA GoRide lets passengers purchase select bus and TRAX fares in advance and activate before use, and ticket purchases can be made in a single transaction for yourself or for multiple riders.According to a statement from the agency, the app allows riders to skip the ticket vending machine or the need to pay with cash at the fa
  
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• This Arizona ski resort is the first in the country to make snow this season

  26-09-2017 22:17
  Arizona’s Snowbowl is the first resort to make artificial snow for this upcoming winter, according to AZFamily.com, the website of two Arizona television stations.Snowbowl fired up its snow-making machines Saturday night, and they ran until Monday morning. The central Arizona resort is now blanketed with snow, more than a month and a half ahead of its Nov. 10 opening date.Here are some photos of the resort's early white stuff:https://twitter.com/AZSnowbowl/status/912362083701882880https://
  
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• Utahns gathering money, goods to help family, friends in Puerto Rico

  26-09-2017 22:00
  SALT LAKE CITY — Last week, Annie and Hector Rodriguez left the safety of their powerless, battered Puerto Rican home in the family car, navigating damaged roads, washed-out bridges and massive debris in hopes of finding a way to communicate with their daughter in Utah.Cellphones in hand, they searched for a signal that would allow them to call their daughter, Dorany Rodriguez-Baltazar, to let her know that while they were fine, one of her uncles had died and much of her island home had be
  
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• Utah receives over $3M for program assisting pregnant women, families with young children

  26-09-2017 21:37
  
  The Health Resources and Services Administration announced $3,147,317 in funding to Utah through the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program.
  
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• Man suspected of shooting Garden City couple posted Facebook rant before shootout

  26-09-2017 21:20
  SALT LAKE CITY — A man who police say shot a Garden City couple and rammed his vehicle into their trailer before he was fatally shot by one of his victims, made several angry posts on his Facebook page just an hour before the shootout.About 1:50 p.m. Sunday, the Rich County Sheriff's Office received reports of an "active shooter" and "suicidal man" at the Sweetwater Trailer Park in Garden City. A 61-year-old woman and 72-year-old man were shot by a man who was firing into their trailer, ac
  
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• Trump's comments on NFL were divisive, Utah Lt. Gov. says

  26-09-2017 21:07
  
  Utah's Republican lieutenant governor said Tuesday that President Donald Trump's comments about NFL players who protest during the national anthem was divisive and an attempt to campaign to the president's base.
  
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• Review: An afternoon with the 2012 Aston Martin Vantage S Roadster

  26-09-2017 21:00
  
  The Vantage combines luxury and performance in a package that is James Bond approved.
  
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• Draper City releases video on trail etiquette for popular Corner Canyon trails

  26-09-2017 20:46
  
  In response to several concerns voiced by users of the Corner Canyon trail system, Draper's Parks and Recreation Department has released a new video titled Corner Canyon Trail Etiquette.
  
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• Police arrest parents in Hyde Park child abuse investigation

  26-09-2017 20:40
  SALT LAKE CITY — The parents of a young Cache County boy were arrested earlier this month after police say they locked the child inside a room for months with no bed or carpet and forced him to sleep naked and urinate on the floor.Craig Boersma, 37, and Paulette Boersma, 29, of Hyde Park, were arrested Sept. 6 and booked into the Cache County Jail for investigation of child abuse. They posted bail later that night. As of Tuesday, no formal charges have been filed, but police say the invest
  
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• State alcohol regulators shut down Tremonton liquor store

  26-09-2017 20:25
  SALT LAKE CITY — The state alcohol commission shut down a contract liquor outlet in Tremonton on Tuesday after the operator racked up thousands of dollars in shortages in the past year.Alcohol regulators removed the remaining inventory from the store, which could be closed for months while the Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control finds a new contractor.The store initially maintained a $50,000 inventory, but the state reduced that to $29,000 and stopped liquor shipments after audit
  
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• UTA adds TRAX trips for LDS general conference

  26-09-2017 20:10
  SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Transit Authority will run extra TRAX trips and have longer trains along the Blue and Green lines Saturday and Sunday to help ferry people to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ 187th Semiannual General Conference.TRAX will operate on regular Saturday and Sunday schedules, UTA said in a statement. It is also reminding passengers that FrontRunner does not run on Sundays.For those traveling in a group, UTA is encouraging passengers to buy a UTA Gr
  
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• UPS hiring more than 1,500 for holiday season in S.L. area

  26-09-2017 20:10
  SALT LAKE CITY — UPS announced Tuesday that it expects to hire more than 1,500 seasonal employees in the Salt Lake City area for the holiday season. Nationally, the company expects to hire about 95,000 seasonal employees.The full- and part-time seasonal positions — primarily package handlers, drivers and driver helpers — have long been an entry point for permanent employment at UPS.Seasonal driver jobs start at $18.75 per hour. Part-time manager pay starts at $14.85 per hour. P
  
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• Nebraska airports recommend Utah-based SkyWest to feds

  26-09-2017 19:55
  NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — North Platte Airport officials have joined officials in Kearney and Scottsbluff in recommending that Utah's SkyWest Airlines provide federally subsidized service to Denver.The North Platte Airport Authority board voted Monday to recommend the St. George-based airline to the U.S. Transportation Department. Five other airlines also had submitted bids.If the airports' selection of SkyWest is approved, the airline would replace PenAir for flights under the federal Essentia
  
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• Utah Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox: Trump's comments on NFL were divisive

  26-09-2017 19:50
  OREM — Utah's Republican lieutenant governor says President Donald Trump was dividing the country and campaigning to his base with his comments and insults about NFL players who kneel in protest.Cox said in a speech Tuesday at Utah Valley University that the president took a protest about social justice and racial inequality, and turned it into a debate over free speech rights when he implored team owners whose players protest during the national anthem to "get that son of a (expletive) of
  
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• Senate committee gives Huntsman unanimous support as ambassador to Russia

  26-09-2017 19:10
  SALT LAKE CITY — The Senate Foreign Relations Committee unanimously approved former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr.'s nomination as U.S. ambassador to Russia on Tuesday.Before the vote that advances the nomination to the full Senate for confirmation, Huntsman was praised by both the committee's Republican chairman, Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker, and Democratic ranking member, Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin.Huntsman's testimony before the committee earlier this month was "outstanding," Corker said, adding
  
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• Dinosaur National Monument announces fall hours

  26-09-2017 19:01
  JENSEN, Uintah County — Dinosaur National Monument’s Quarry Visitor Center and Exhibit Hall have changed hours and services for the fall season.Both facilities will now be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, except for Thanksgiving, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day, when both facilities will be closed.On the Colorado side of the monument, the Canyon Visitor Center, located near Dinosaur, Colorado, is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily throughout September. From Oct. 1 to Oct. 15, the ce
  
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• A.M. notes: Puerto Rico suffers, Senate crumbles over ACA repeal bill, LDS dad advances on 'The Voice'

  26-09-2017 18:51
  Here’s a look at the news for Sept. 26.Puerto Rico still facing ‘apocalyptic’ conditionsHurricane Maria pummeled into Puerto Rico last week, and the U.S. territory remains devastated with heavy flooding, a loss of power and destroyed buildings, according to CNN.Gov. Ricardo Rosselló said on Monday that the country faces a massive humanitarian crises. He hopes the U.S. government will aid the people there, since Puerto Rico residents are also American citizens."We need so
  
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• Simulator shows students consequences of texting while driving

  26-09-2017 17:41
  
  High school students in Provo got a frightening reminder through virtual reality of the possible consequences of texting and driving.
  
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• 4-year-old Claire Ryann gets impromptu audition on 'The Voice'

  26-09-2017 17:19
  
  A 4-year-old YouTube star got an impromptu opportunity to audition on the season premier of “The Voice” Monday.
  
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• International freedom of the press group will circle up in Salt Lake City next month

  26-09-2017 16:58
  SALT LAKE CITY — As American journalists deal with "fake news" accusations and a president who'd rather tweet than hold press conferences, their colleagues to the south risk their lives to report the truth under the rule of authoritarian regimes.These disparate threats represent the broad spectrum of challenges facing news media in the Western Hemisphere, but members of the Inter American Press Association don't spend too much time comparing battle scars.The focus, instead, is on what they
  
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• Patient dies 2 months after U. nurse was arrested for protecting him

  26-09-2017 15:29
  SALT LAKE CITY — The patient at the center of the controversial arrest of nurse Alex Wubbels has died.Bill Gray died from his injuries Monday night, according to a Facebook post by Rigby Police Department in Idaho.Gray, a truck driver and reserve member of Rigby police, was severely burned July 26 in a head-on crash near Wellsville in Cache County.Gray was rushed to the burn unit at University Hospital in Salt Lake City. A Salt Lake police detective who came to procure a blood draw didn't
  
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• Crash victim at center of U. Hospital arrest controversy dies

  26-09-2017 15:01
  
  An Idaho man involved in a crash, who became a topic of national attention after the controversial arrest of a University Hospital nurse, has died, according to a Facebook post.
  
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• Why Disney Pixar voice actor Jess Harnell loves Salt Lake Comic Con

  26-09-2017 15:00
  SALT LAKE CITY — Comic conventions typically seek to invite a new group of guests each year, but one repeat guest Salt Lake Comic Con fans continue to request year after year is voice actor Jess Harnell.And the love is reciprocated.Harnell — who is known for voicing Wakko Warner from “Animaniacs,” Ironhide and Barricade in the Transformers series, and video game character Crash Bandicoot — said he thinks Salt Lake City’s comic con is the best in the world.&ldq
  
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• In our opinion: Utah should explore an early warning system for earthquakes

  26-09-2017 14:05
  Experts say when it comes to a major earthquake in Utah, it’s not a matter of “if” but “when.”Devastation and death after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake hit Mexico City reminded the world once again of nature’s destructive power. Meanwhile, recent headlines closer to home document a constellation of smaller earthquakes that have erupted in southern Utah, Idaho and Park City. These events should call to mind the reality that the state’s most populous region i
  
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• Drivers, pedestrians ignoring rail crossings 'a problem,' expert says

  26-09-2017 06:46
  
  Rail Safety Week is a nationwide undertaking to increase awareness and safety around train tracks. In Utah, the campaign kicked off with a video showing just how many people ignore railroad crossing signals.
  
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• Check out these 12 bands coming to the Beehive State

  26-09-2017 06:42
  SALT LAKE CITY — One of the best parts of living in the Beehive State is that there is never a shortage of live music and entertainment. Within the next month, big names such as Imagine Dragons and Alison Krauss will be gracing Utah with their presence, but there's also some up-and-coming artists that are worth checking out.Here's a list of 12 bands and musicians performing in Utah soon. Please note that this list is not all-inclusive.Sept. 26 — Tank and the BangasTarriona Ball, who
  
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• Photos: Mascots team up to tackle 8th-grade football teams, raise funds for charity

  26-09-2017 06:00
  Lehi's Jaxon Christensen gets tackled by Gorilla, the Phoenix Suns mascot, during the 14th annual Mascot Bowl at Skyridge High School in Lehi, on Monday. Imagine Jazz Bear whizzing through the air on a zip line, Bumble recovering a fumble and Real Salt Lake's Leo tackling a young running back. The masked maniacs for college and professional teams from in and outside of Utah took a break from taunting each other in order to tackle the Skyridge and Lehi eighth-grade football teams Monday. The game
  
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• 2 recovering after Garden City shooting that killed 1

  26-09-2017 05:38
  GARDEN CITY, Rich County — A couple is recovering and another man is dead Sunday after they exchanged gunfire in Garden City, police said.The woman, 61, and man, 72, fired from inside a home in self-defense, striking and killing the shooter, law enforcers said Monday. Detectives still are investigating why the suspect targeted the couple.About 1:50 p.m. Sunday, the Rich County Sheriff's Office received a call of "a suicidal man with a gun" at the Sweetwater Trailer Park, the office reporte
  
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• Senate support for ACA repeal effort crumbles again

  26-09-2017 04:35
  SALT LAKE CITY — As the latest attempt to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act appeared to crumble Monday with a lack of necessary votes, Sen. Mike Lee's office said the legislative effort "moves in the wrong direction.""Sen. Lee has not made a final decision on the bill, but the latest version moves in the wrong direction by giving more power to federal bureaucrats and less regulatory relief for states," the senator's spokesman, Conn Carroll, said in an email.When asked for a timeli
  
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• Jail nurse charged in death of Duchesne inmate, 21

  26-09-2017 04:05
  SALT LAKE CITY — A Duchesne County Jail nurse has been criminally charged in the December death of a 21-year-old inmate who prosecutors say received no treatment despite being too weak to leave her jail bed after days of vomiting and diarrhea.Prosecutors in Utah's 8th District Court in Vernal Monday filed one count of negligent homicide, a class A misdemeanor, against Jana Clyde, 50.The nurse has denied her patient was going through drug withdrawal even though it was written on Madison Jen
  
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• U. officials chat with students before this week's Ben Shapiro speech

  26-09-2017 03:10
  SALT LAKE CITY — Former Breitbart News editor Ben Shapiro is coming to speak at the University of Utah on Wednesday, and many students are divided on how the university should handle his appearance.Some student groups called on university officials to cancel the speech, while others applauded the university's decision to defend freedom of speech.As Shapiro's appearance at the U. is sponsored by a registered student organization and meets all the required event criteria, University of Utah
  
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• Over a dozen Davis County homes evacuated due to gas leak

  26-09-2017 02:35
  
  A gas leak forced residents to evacuate homes Monday evening.
  
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• Federal case filed against Draper man accused of sexual crimes involving 2 young girls

  26-09-2017 02:07
  DRAPER — A Draper man who was facing 107 felony charges — all but 10 of them in Utah — alleging sexual crimes involving two young girls has now been indicted in a federal court.Isaac Dylan Kemp, 45, was charged Sept. 6 in Salt Lake's U.S. District Court in a six-count indictment alleging he enticed a minor, produced child pornography, had child pornography in his possession, transferred obscene materials to minors and traveled to another state to have sex with a minor.In order
  
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• ‘If you want a hearing, you better shut up,’ Hatch tells health care bill protesters

  26-09-2017 01:47
  
  A hearing on the controversial Graham-Cassidy health care bill led to dozens of protesters in wheelchairs being removed by Capitol Police as Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch told them to “shut up.”
  
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• Photos: Immigrants are sworn in as new U.S. citizens during Capitol ceremony

  26-09-2017 00:23
  U.S. flags are waved during a United States Citizenship and Immigration Services naturalization ceremony in the Capitol rotunda in Salt Lake City on Monday. The new citizens also watched a video that contained a welcome message from President Donald Trump. Following the ceremony, they were able to register to vote.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 foll
  
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• Utah, state GOP take election law battle to 10th Circuit Court of Appeals

  26-09-2017 00:21
  DENVER — Utah Republicans pressed ahead Monday with a legal battle that has divided the party for three years, arguing before a federal appeals court that a state law changing how political parties nominate their candidates is unconstitutional.An attorney for the state argued that the Denver-based 10th Circuit Court of Appeals must balance the party's right to determine its own procedures against the importance of broad participation by candidates.The lawsuit is the Utah GOP's second attem
  
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