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• Hundreds celebrate opening of Buddhist Temple in Ogden

  02-10-2017 23:40
  OGDEN — An open house for a new Thai Buddhist temple drew hundreds of visitors and monks to Ogden from around the country.Monks attached gold leafs to stone balls hanging throughout the Thai Wat Chaimongkolvararam temple at its grand opening Sunday, the Standard-Examiner reported. Visitors decorated the balls and covered them in donations as a way to support the temple.It took 11 years to build the temple because the group relied on donations to fund the project. There are also plans to bu
  
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• Ambassador Huntsman already in Moscow, meets with President Putin Tuesday

  02-10-2017 22:50
  SALT LAKE CITY — The new U.S. ambassador to Russia, former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr., is already in Moscow and will present his diplomatic credentials to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday.Huntsman was confirmed to the key post in President Donald Trump's administration by the U.S. Senate last Thursday and was sworn in a day later. Sunday evening, the American Embassy in Moscow tweeted a photo of Huntsman and his wife, Mary Kaye."Welcome to Russia Amb and Mrs. Huntsman," the emba
  
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• Alpine sets public hearing Oct. 10 on irrigation system meters

  02-10-2017 22:25
  ALPINE — City officials will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, Oct. 10, to get public input on the installation of individual meters on pressurized irrigation systems, including residential, commercial and agricultural services.During the meeting, which will take place at 7 p.m. at Alpine City Hall, 20 N. Main, city staff will give a short presentation on the need for meters.The proposed system would give residents the ability to monitor water use from their cellphone, tablet or computer.
  
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• Boy suffers broken femur after being pinned between two vehicles in Hurricane

  02-10-2017 22:20
  
  A 12-year-old boy is recovering after breaking his femur and suffering open wounds to his leg when he became pinned between an RV and a Jeep Wrangler Sunday night, police said.
  
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• Bountiful wants residents’ input on new plaza

  02-10-2017 22:20
  BOUNTIFUL — City officials are inviting residents to give their input on the future Bountiful City Plaza through the form of a survey.The plaza, envisioned to be an anchor for Bountiful's downtown, will be located south of 100 South and west of 100 East.The survey, which will be open through Oct. 31, can be found on the city’s website at bountifulutah.gov.In addition, a residents are invited to attend an open house on the plaza at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18, at Bountiful City Hall, 79
  
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• Eagle Mountain Library extends hours on Friday, Saturday

  02-10-2017 22:12
  EAGLE MOUNTAIN — The city library, located at 1650 E. Stagecoach Run, has extended its hours on Fridays and Saturdays.The new hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Fridays and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays. This library is open Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. It is closed on Sundays and holidays.
  
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• Allegiant Air offers free trips for family members of Las Vegas massacre victims

  02-10-2017 22:09
  Allegiant Air announced on Monday that it will help family members reach victims of the weekend’s mass shooting in Las Vegas for free.https://twitter.com/Allegiant/status/914883936903421954Family members should email the airline’s communications department — the email is [email protected] — for assistance.Allegiant will also assist flyers in changing their flights to and from Las Vegas, station KSNV reported.https://www.facebook.com/Allegiant/posts/101549612
  
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• Eagle Mountain asking residents to help rake leaves

  02-10-2017 22:03
  EAGLE MOUNTAIN — The city is again asking for residents’ help in clearing leaves and other debris from the tops of catch basins abutting their property during its Bag the Leaf program.The program is an efficient and cost-effective way to help prevent localized flooding during the fall and winter months, according to the city.Residents who would like to join the effort can pick up free leaf bags while supplies last at City Hall, 1650 Stagecoach Run, between Tuesday, Oct. 17, and Frida
  
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• AP-NORC poll: Americans want local leaders to fight global warming

  02-10-2017 21:41
  
  Americans want their local officials to take on the challenge of battling global warming now that President Donald Trump is withdrawing the nation an international climate change agreement.
  
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• A quick rundown of what you need to know about the Las Vegas shooting, the most deadly in U.S. history

  02-10-2017 20:50
  On Sunday night, at least 58 people were killed and at least 515 others were injured in a mass shooting in Las Vegas.Police say the gunman, 64-year-old Stephen Paddock, of Mesquite, Nevada, was found dead in his room at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino after the shooting.According to the associated press, the alleged gunman, a 64-year-old retiree, unleashed a hail of bullets from the 32 floor of the hotel on an outdoor country music festival below."What we are going to try to do as best we can
  
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• Blue Sky funding now available for renewable energy projects

  02-10-2017 20:11
  SALT LAKE CITY — Rocky Mountain Power’s Blue Sky program is now accepting funding applications for renewable energy projects.The program, funded by more than 44,000 Blue Sky customers, is available to help cover the cost of installing renewable energy systems for nonresidential, community-serving organizations within the power company’s service area.According to Rocky Mountain power, the Blue Sky program has added 128 renewable energy projects across Utah, Wyoming and Idaho, an
  
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• Shots 'just kept coming and coming and coming': Utahn at concert recounts Vegas shootings

  02-10-2017 19:20
  SALT LAKE CITY — Karen Larsen, of Clinton, was excited for the Route 91 Music Festival in Las Vegas over the weekend.On her Facebook page, she posted a selfie on Thursday from the airplane on her way down. On Saturday night, she posted several pictures from the three-day festival with the caption, "What a fun night!"Early Sunday night she again posted from the festival that she was "so excited" to see that night's acts, including country star Jason Aldean, who was closing out the festival.
  
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• Radon poster contest gets underway

  02-10-2017 19:20
  SALT LAKE CITY — Utah students are urged to help increase awareness of radon by participating in the 2017 National Radon Poster Contest.Radon is a naturally occurring, invisible and odorless gas that can enter homes through cracks in the basement floor or from well water. According to the Utah Department of Environmental Quality, 1 in 3 Utah homes have elevated levels of radon, which has been linked to lung cancer.The contest is being held in partnership with the DEQ, the Utah Department o
  
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• Make Your Week: Utah kids celebrate 8 years of birthday charity events

  02-10-2017 19:15
  
  To help us all remember the positive in the world, we're highlighting a few stories of kindness performed by strangers to others in the community.
  
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• A.M. notes: Massacre in Las Vegas, LDS apostle passes away, Catalonia votes for independence

  02-10-2017 18:37
  Here’s a look at the news for Oct. 2.Major mass shooting in Las VegasMore than 50 people were killed and 400 more injured in a shooting outside a Las Vegas concert, according to CNN.The lone suspect in the shooting, 64-year-old Stephen Paddock, was identified."We believe the individual killed himself prior to our entry," Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Sheriff Joseph Lombardo told CNN.Authorities also identified a woman traveling with Paddock."We're confident but not 100% sure we've located
  
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• A.M. notes: Massacre in Las Vegas, LDS apostle dies, Catalonia votes for independence

  02-10-2017 18:35
  Here’s a look at the news for Oct. 2.Major mass shooting in Las VegasMore than 50 people were killed and 400 more injured in a shooting outside a Las Vegas concert, according to CNN.The lone suspect in the shooting, 64-year-old Stephen Paddock, was identified."We believe the individual killed himself prior to our entry," Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Sheriff Joseph Lombardo told CNN.Authorities also identified a woman traveling with Paddock."We're confident but not 100 percent sure we've l
  
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• Gov. Gary Herbert, Jackie Biskupski and Mitt Romney respond to 'horrific' Las Vegas shooting

  02-10-2017 18:10
  SALT LAKE CITY — A lone gunman killed at least 50 people and injured 400 more during a mass shooting in Las Vegas Sunday night.The gunman, 64-year-old Stephen Paddock, was identified and killed, according to the Associated Press.Police are still conducting an investigation in the shooter, who lived in Mesquite, Nevada, the Associated Press reported."What we are going to try to do as best we can is to get our first responders back on their feet and responding and conducting a proper investi
  
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• 'We can't stop shaking': Utah women survive Las Vegas shooting incident

  02-10-2017 16:10
  
  Karen Larsen, her sister and a friend were enjoying a Jason Aldean concert Sunday night when they heard popping sounds.
  
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• Modest gains, troubling signs to help kids out of poverty

  02-10-2017 14:21
  SALT LAKE CITY — For six years, state leaders have been studying ways to shrink or disrupt the cycle of intergenerational poverty in Utah, and their newest report is showing some encouraging — though "modest" — results.But while the state's sixth annual report, made public Monday, shows some improvements for families caught in a cycle of poverty, there remains little change in the number of children and adults experiencing intergenerational poverty.According to the report, even
  
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• 'Return with honor': Elder Robert D. Hales dies at 85

  02-10-2017 07:59
  
  Robert Dean Hales died Sunday at the age of 85, according to officials from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
  
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• Utah biotech firm to purchase former semiconductor facility

  02-10-2017 06:27
  
  Emerging biotechnology firm PolarityTE announced Thursday its intention to purchase the 60-acre site that was formerly the Utah headquarters for Fairchild Semiconductor in West Jordan at a price of about $21 million.
  
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• Northbound I-15 traffic near Cedar City diverted following pedestrian accident

  02-10-2017 05:45
  CEDAR CITY — The Utah Highway Patrol reported shortly before 9 p.m. Sunday that northbound traffic was being diverted from I-15 near Cedar City following an accident involving a vehicle and pedestrian.UHP officials were working to identify the pedestrian, whose condition was unknown Sunday night.This story will be updated as details become available.
  
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• In Harvey's wake: People helping people

  02-10-2017 05:20
  LINDON — Matthew Blackburn, a builder by trade, spent a week last month unbuilding houses. He worked 12-hour days in 90-degree temperatures, stripping Sheetrock off walls, dismantling ceilings, ripping up floorboards, until about the only thing left was the framing, the roof and the foundation.And he can’t stop talking about how it was one of the choice experiences of his life.Hurricane Harvey really did a number on him.* * *Twelve years ago, Blackburn watched on television as Hurric
  
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• Changing nature: Study says bringing nature scenes to inmates reduces violence

  02-10-2017 04:57
  SALT LAKE CITY — If you've listened to the rain, walked underneath a tree or felt the sunshine in the past couple days, you've had more direct contact with nature than 5.3 million people living in the United States, according to a recent University of Utah study.Think of people living in inner cities, urban housing, assisted living centers or prisons. They often only experience nature indirectly through pictures, videos or magazines, said Nalini Nadkarni, a U. researcher and biology profes
  
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• Photos: A Sunday drive in Sardine Canyon

  02-10-2017 03:37
  A motorist drives through the fall leaves near Sherwood Hills in Sardine Canyon on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017. KSL meteorologist Jodi Saeland said showers and mountain snow will continue on and off Monday, with highs in the low- to mid-50s. Things are expected to dry out Tuesday as the Salt Lake Valley welcomes back temperatures in the 60s. By the end of the week, temperatures should be back in the 70s, Saeland said.See the world through the eyes of award-winning photojournalists. Click through the ga
  
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• Revamped retirement benefits for UTA execs still a better deal than other employees get

  02-10-2017 01:26
  SALT LAKE CITY — A revamping of retirement benefits for top Utah Transit Authority bosses, called the final phase of executive compensation reforms, is raising concern about why other employees aren't getting the same deal.The changes approved by the UTA board are intended to reduce the overall amount contributed toward executives' retirement plans, but a few will receive $7 for every $3 they put in, more than three times what other employees get."It is less than before, but it's still not
  
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• Salt Lake home targeted in drive-by shooting that damaged gas meter, police say

  02-10-2017 00:37
  SALT LAKE CITY — Police are seeking answers after a home was hit multiple times in a drive-by shooting Saturday.The shooting occurred about 5 p.m. near 1400 West and 700 South, said Salt Lake Police Lt. Justin Hudson. One of the shots hit the gas meter on the side of the home, damaging it, Hudson said.Officers shut off the meter and then arranged for the gas company to come to the home and fix it, he said.The people inside the home were "semi-cooperative" and "didn't give us any indication
  
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• Local and national leaders respond to the passing of Elder Robert D. Hales

  02-10-2017 00:35
  SALT LAKE CITY — Following Sunday's passing of Elder Robert D. Hales, a member of LDS Church's Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, tributes and expressions came in from throughout Utah and across the country.* * *"Elder Hales provided a model of servant-leadership for all of us to follow. He was a true disciple of Jesus Christ, putting the welfare of others before self and the kingdom of God above all. He was gracious and loving, thoughtful and kind. In all things, Elder Hales exemplified humil
  
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