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• Salt Lake man twice convicted of fraud arrested in senior fair fraud case

  04-10-2017 23:49
  SALT LAKE CITY — A Salt Lake man who spent several years in the Utah State Prison for a series of fraud schemes is back behind bars on an alleged parole violation linked to an investigation into a new fraud scheme involving a senior fair.Gary Carl Fornia, 57, was booked back into the state prison on Sept. 8 on a parole violation. The Utah Board of Pardons and Parole issued an arrest warrant that same day for allegedly violating several conditions of his parole, including not properly discl
  
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• Backhoe hits gas line, starts fire in Cottonwood Heights

  04-10-2017 23:41
  
  A backhoe struck a gas line and caused a fire on a public works yard in Cottonwood Heights, sending flames high into the air on Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• Op-ed: Celebrate Energy Efficiency Day by keeping up the momentum in Utah

  04-10-2017 23:08
  Today is Energy Efficiency Day, a nationwide day to recognize and celebrate this abundant, cost-effective energy resource. Energy efficiency is a Utah ethic and a priority for our state. As a community, we save money and use energy resources wisely when we conserve energy, and Utah has a solid track record for energy efficiency. In fact, Utah just gained three spots in the “State Energy Efficiency Scorecard” released last week by the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy.
  
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• Critics continue push for monument changes

  04-10-2017 23:00
  SALT LAKE CITY — Critics of monument designations in Utah and elsewhere in the country are not letting up with their pressure on the Trump administration to reduce boundaries and right the "wrongs" of past U.S. presidents.In a joint event Wednesday hosted by Utah's Sutherland Institute and the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C., speakers and panelists also pressed for a drastic overhaul of the 1906 law that gives presidents the authority to declare monuments.R.J. Smith, senior fellow
  
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• Salt Lake officer cleared in fatal August shooting

  04-10-2017 22:34
  
  The fatal shooting of a knife-wielding man by a Salt Lake City police officer has been determined to be justified by the Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office.
  
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• D.A. says officer was justified in killing man in August

  04-10-2017 22:30
  SALT LAKE CITY — A Salt Lake police officer was legally justified when he shot and killed a knife-wielding man, the Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office announced Wednesday.About 10 p.m. on Aug. 13, Patrick Harmon was shot and killed by officer Clinton Fox after Harmon threatened to "cut you" while holding a knife and facing three officers close by, according to a report from the district attorney's office.Harmon was initially stopped by police for riding his bicycle across six lane
  
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• SLC named as host city candidate for 2026 World Cup

  04-10-2017 22:09
  
  Salt Lake City has been named as an official host city candidate for North America’s joint bid to host the 2026 World Cup, according to a press release.
  
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• BYU Creamery vs. Aggie Ice Cream: And the winner is...

  04-10-2017 21:35
  In the battle of the creameries, Aggie Ice Cream overtakes BYU Creamery by a landslide.Over 6,400 people responded to a survey the Deseret News posted on Sept. 25 asking which of the two creameries was the fan favorite.Readers overwhelmingly chose Aggie Ice Cream.Favorite flavors for the winning creamery included Aggie Blue Mint, Aggie Bull Tracks, lemon custard and True Aggie Night.Favorite BYU Creamery flavors included Graham Canyon, chocolate, burnt almond fudge and Really Raspberry.Deseret N
  
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• Woman convicted in daycare death loses misconduct motion

  04-10-2017 21:29
  
  A judge has rejected a Utah woman's allegation that prosecutors violated rules during a trial in which the jury found her guilty of child abuse homicide at a daycare center in the 2014 death of a baby boy.
  
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• Career Millard School District educator named Superintendent of the Year

  04-10-2017 20:15
  SALT LAKE CITY — David Styler, a career educator in the Millard School District, has been named 2018 Superintendent of the Year by the Utah School Superintendents Association.Styler has served as superintendent since 2010, and has spent his entire 33-year career in education in the rural school district based in Delta starting as an eighth-grade history teacher. He is also a product of Millard County schools.After working as a classroom teacher, Styler transitioned into school administrati
  
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• Hatch bill to reauthorize funding for children's health insurance passes committee

  04-10-2017 19:50
  SALT LAKE CITY — Legislation sponsored by Sen. Orrin Hatch that would reauthorize funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program passed through committee Wednesday following a markup hearing and will now move to the U.S. Senate floor for consideration.“Today’s advancement of the KIDS Act is an important step toward ensuring the children and families who rely on CHIP do not see a lapse in health coverage,” Hatch, R-Utah, said in a statement. “Extending funding f
  
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• Video: Bewildered fishermen encounter mountain lion in Flaming Gorge Reservoir

  04-10-2017 19:42
  
  Flaming Gorge is one of the state's premier fishing spots, with a diverse selection of trophy fish. But as a recent video shows, there's also a slim chance you might hook into a water-logged cougar.
  
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• Photos: Autumnal weather settling in over the Wasatch Front

  04-10-2017 19:30
  The sun rises over Grandeur Peak in Millcreek on Wednesday. According to the National Weather Service, the skies will clear over the Wasatch Front for the rest of the week with temperatures in the low- to mid-60s on Thursday and Friday. Saturday's high should top out in the low 70s before dropping back into the low 60s on Sunday. Lows over the next four days will hover in the low- to mid-40s.See the world through the eyes of award-winning photojournalists. Click through the gallery above to view
  
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• Kulture Krash: Car show, art auction coming to Clearfield Saturday

  04-10-2017 19:01
  
  Kulture Krash features cars, car art, and is for charity. It has been an annual event since 2014, and your chance to see it come this Saturday.
  
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• A.M. notes: Romney endorses Provo mayor, Trump visits Puerto Rico, details emerge on Las Vegas shooter

  04-10-2017 19:00
  Here’s a look at the news for Oct. 4.Romney endorses CurtisRepublican Mitt Romney endorsed Provo Mayor John Curtis to be the new representative out of the 3rd Congressional District, according to the Deseret News.Curtis won an August GOP primary for former Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz’s vacant seat. Romney, meanwhile, headlined the Republican presidential ticket in 2012."Throughout his career as a businessman and a mayor, John has solved tough problems," Romney said in a statement. "That
  
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• Utah, 6 other states pursue regional electric vehicle network

  04-10-2017 18:45
  SALT LAKE CITY — Utah is among seven states in the West that formalized an agreement Wednesday to develop an electric vehicle charging corridor spanning 5,000 miles.The memorandum of understanding signed at an energy summit of the National Association of Governors meeting commits Utah, Colorado, Montana, Nevada, Idaho, New Mexico and Wyoming to develop a framework for the reduction of "range anxiety."According to an announcement released by Utah Gov. Gary Herbert's office, there are more t
  
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• Q&A: Elizabeth Smart explains why the upcoming film about her life is 'the best movie I never want to see'

  04-10-2017 18:20
  Elizabeth Smart told herself she would never make a movie about her kidnapping.“I also said I was never going to write a book and I was never going to speak about it, and I have and do both,” Smart said in an interview with the Deseret News. “I think, honestly, I think everything’s kind of just come in steps and, I guess, levels.”Smart was taken from her home on June 5, 2002, and was found alive on March 12, 2003, after nine brutal months of physical and sexual abus
  
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• Jay Evensen: Think self-driving cars are scary? What about self-flying ones?

  04-10-2017 17:05
  SALT LAKE CITY — If you’re having trouble getting used to a new car that thinks its cruise control can stay in the same lane of traffic without your help, how would you feel about a car that thinks it can drive unassisted 5,000 feet in the air?Rush hour traffic along the Wasatch Front may become a thing of the past if last week’s test flight of a driverless drone taxi in Dubai means anything. Too bad we spent all that money on freeway expansion.The United Arab Emirates is way i
  
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• Mitt Romney endorses John Curtis in 3rd Congressional District race

  04-10-2017 08:30
  
  Provo Mayor John Curtis was endorsed Wednesday by fellow Republican Mitt Romney in next month's special election to fill the vacant 3rd Congressional District seat.
  
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• Bodycam video shows surprising discovery of drugs in Price dumpster

  04-10-2017 07:09
  
  A discovery inside a dumpster surprises even police. Who threw away 29 pounds of prescription drugs and is it even illegal? KSL Investigates.
  
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• St. George man dies after being crushed between truck and trailer

  04-10-2017 06:50
  
  A St. George resident who was crushed between a pickup truck and a trailer died Monday in Veyo.
  
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• Ex-Viewmont teacher sentenced to prison for sexual abuse of teen girl

  04-10-2017 06:19
  FARMINGTON — A former part-time teacher at Viewmont High School has been sentenced to prison for sexually abusing a 16-year-old girl in 2016.Douglas B. Tate, 70, of Kaysville, was ordered by Judge Michael Allphin in 2nd District Court on Monday to serve three years to life in prison.The teen was not Tate's student, Davis County School District officials have said.As part of a plea deal, Tate pleaded guilty to attempted forcible sodomy and attempted object rape, both first-degree felonies,
  
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• Some Holladay residents disturbed by hanging Halloween decoration

  04-10-2017 06:05
  HOLLADAY — Neighbors say they're disturbed by what appears to be a mock lynching in the front yard of a Holladay home, and they've asked city officials to have the Halloween decoration removed.The scarecrow-like figure in the yard Tuesday at 2955 E. 4505 South was wearing a plaid shirt, jeans and what appears to be a black pillowcase for a head as it hangs from a noose tied to a tree. It's the second year the hanging figure has appeared in the yard in October, city officials said."When I d
  
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• Holladay residents disturbed by hanging Halloween decoration

  04-10-2017 06:05
  HOLLADAY — Neighbors say they're disturbed by what appears to be a mock lynching in the front yard of a Holladay home, and they've asked city officials to have the inappropriate Halloween decoration removed.The scarecrow-like figure in the yard Tuesday at 2955 E. 4505 South was wearing a plaid shirt, jeans and what appears to be a black pillowcase for a head as it hangs from a noose tied to a tree. It's the second year the hanging figure has appeared in the yard in October, city officials
  
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• 'Look for the silver lining’: Trolley Square survivor shares advice in wake of Las Vegas massacre

  04-10-2017 05:57
  
  A decade after losing her daughter in a shooting at Salt Lake City's Trolley Square, Carolyn Tuft says she feels the pain of the horrific event every day. On Tuesday, Tuft shared some advice for survivors of Sunday's mass shootings in Las Vegas.
  
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• Debate gets heated, but district attorney gets extra employees to prosecute Rio Grande cases

  04-10-2017 05:25
  
  After a sometimes heated discussion, Salt Lake County leaders Tuesday unanimously approved more than $313,000 in additional funding to help the county district attorney's office handle its skyrocketing caseload due to Operation Rio Grande.
  
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• Indigenous Peoples to share holiday with Columbus in Salt Lake City

  04-10-2017 05:00
  SALT LAKE CITY — The second Monday of October will now stand for two holidays in Utah's capital city.The Salt Lake City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to declare the date Indigenous Peoples' Day, alongside Columbus Day.The vote was met with cheers and applause from a crowd of supporters, following a rally on the steps of the Salt Lake City-County Building, where members of the Utah League of Native American Voters sang, prayed and drummed in honor of their ancestors."Celebrating the two
  
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• Debate gets heated, but district attorney gets extra bodies to prosecute Rio Grande cases

  04-10-2017 05:00
  SALT LAKE CITY — After a sometimes heated discussion, Salt Lake County leaders Tuesday unanimously approved more than $313,000 in additional funding to help the county district attorney's office handle its skyrocketing caseload due to Operation Rio Grande.The decision came after a back-and-forth exchange between District Attorney Sim Gill and County Council Chairman Steve DeBry, at times raising their voices and interrupting each other.By the end of the meeting, after the County Council un
  
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• 4 scams every college student and their parents should know

  04-10-2017 03:00
  
  Scam artists hammer college campuses all the time, but many students might not recognize when they're being scammed. Here are four such schemes every student and their parents should know.
  
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• 3 scams every college student and their parents should know

  04-10-2017 03:00
  
  Scam artists hammer college campuses all the time, but many students might not recognize when they're being scammed. Here are three such schemes every student and their parents should know.
  
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• Hatch pushing to renew funding for children's insurance law

  04-10-2017 02:55
  SALT LAKE CITY — Sen. Orrin Hatch and local health care activists agree that funding for the federal Children's Health Insurance Program should — and inevitably will — be renewed, ensuring that coverage for thousands of young Utahns will stay secure into the future.But some activists are fretting that Congress is tempting fate by not acting fast enough to renew funding for the program, which Hatch founded through legislation he co-sponsored in 1997. That's because the latest re
  
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• Legislature working to pave way for driverless cars

  04-10-2017 02:45
  SALT LAKE CITY — As Congress works to clear the path for the quickly advancing realm of autonomous vehicles, Utah legislators are considering their own slate of tasks to help put driverless cars on the highways and byways of the Beehive State.And the expected regulatory changes will not be coming a moment too soon as manufacturers in the U.S. and elsewhere are poised to put partly autonomous (Level 3) vehicles on U.S. roads as early as 2018, with production of fully autonomous (Level 5) ca
  
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• Op-ed: The invisible hand struggles to help health care

  04-10-2017 02:25
  In a recent debate with other candidates for Utah’s 3rd Congressional District, John Curtis said that we not only have to repeal Obamacare, but we must restructure the whole industry to rely exclusively on the free market. To illustrate his point, he said that elective surgeries such as Lasik are cheap because the free market allows for greater competition that drives down price.Dr. Kathie Allen, who has decades of experience in the health care market, pointed out that Mayor Curtis’
  
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• Ken Garff Building renamed Washington Federal Bank Building

  04-10-2017 02:20
  SALT LAKE CITY — The Ken Garff Building, 405 S. Main, was renamed the Washington Federal Bank Building during a ceremony Tuesday. The newly renamed building will be home to the bank’s regional headquarters as well as one of its branches.“The renaming of the Ken Garff Tower is a reflection of Washington Federal’s commitment to Salt Lake City and our intent as a bank, and local business, to being an active member of this community,” Brent Beardall, Washington Federal&
  
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• Hiring fair seeks to show employability of people with disabilities

  04-10-2017 02:15
  TAYLORSVILLE — For the better part of three decades, Park City resident Guillermo Avila Paz, 56, made his living in the ski industry. First as a two-time Olympian, then as a ski instructor at Deer Valley.Then in 2014, his life changed forever after a speeding downhill skier struck him from behind while he was standing on the mountain giving lessons.The impact resulted in traumatic brain injury, the effects of which he is still dealing with today."I still have problems with balance," Avila
  
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• Thousands attend STEM expo to learn 'how it all works'

  04-10-2017 01:50
  SANDY — When 11-year-old Henry Durham starts talking about science, his eyes light up."I think it’s really interesting to know what’s going on around you and how it all works," said Henry, who attends Freedom Elementary in Highland.He added that he sees "all these questions that surround" commonplace things like a flower. There's no one he idolizes more than his older brothers, who know "a whole ton of stuff about science" and can usually answer his questions.He excitedly recou
  
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• User submitted: Peak fall foliage in Utah's canyons

  04-10-2017 01:49
  
  It's been said before that fall is the most beautiful time of year in Utah, and after you browse through this week's user-submitted photo gallery, you'll probably agree.
  
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• Photos: GE Healthcare employees help spruce up Camp Kostopulos

  04-10-2017 01:34
  Karla Arista, left, and Cathy Riches paint the inside of a cabin as GE Healthcare employees volunteer at Camp Kostopulos in Salt Lake City on Tuesday. More than 300 GE Healthcare employees were expected to spend the day making improvements at the camp, which offers recreational opportunities for people of all ages and abilities. In addition to painting the cabins, employees built a walkway for better wheelchair access at the rope challenge, constructed a shade pavilion, installed a ramp for whee
  
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• Gunman in 2015 drug-related shooting convicted

  04-10-2017 01:18
  
  A man accused of shooting and killing another man during an alleged drug rip was convicted on Tuesday.
  
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