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• KSL Newsradio to host 3rd Congressional District debate

  06-10-2017 23:10
  SALT LAKE CITY — KSL Newsradio's Doug Wright will host an on-air debate Tuesday between three of the candidates in the race to fill the 3rd District seat in Congress vacated earlier this year by Rep. Jason Chaffetz.Republican John Curtis, the mayor of Provo; Democrat Kathie Allen, a Cottonwood Heights physician; and new United Utah Party candidate Jim Bennett are scheduled to participate in the debate, set to start at 10 a.m.The same three candidates also performed well enough in a recent
  
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• 'God be with you till we meet again': Funeral services held for LDS Apostle Elder Robert D. Hales

  06-10-2017 22:59
  
  Funeral services were held for Elder Robert D. Hales who served as a general authority for more than 40 years for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
  
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• Utah quietly withdraws from FLDS UEP Trust fund

  06-10-2017 22:33
  SALT LAKE CITY — Utah has quietly withdrawn from the $110 million United Effort Plan trust of the Fundamentalist LDS Church.Saying that the state's "objectives have been achieved," the Utah Attorney General's Office on Friday confirmed that it had removed itself from the UEP Trust which holds most of the property and homes in the twin border towns of Hildale, Utah, and Colorado City, Arizona.The UEP Trust was created by the FLDS Church in 1942 on the concept of a "united order," allowing f
  
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• Worried about Utah earthquakes? This nifty tool helps you keep track of them in real time

  06-10-2017 22:32
  An online tool called Earthquake Track will help you keep an eye on all of Utah’s earthquakes, from the minuscule to the major.The interactive website also keeps track of the latest earthquakes around the world. Users can pinpoint specific locations, too.The site highlights each day’s biggest earthquakes.When searching by places, Earthquake Track already offers default options like Southern California, Northern California and the San Francisco Bay Area, all of which are common places
  
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• Salt Lake woman charged with abusing 3-year-old

  06-10-2017 22:30
  SALT LAKE CITY — A Salt Lake woman was charged Friday with severely abusing a 3-year-old girl.Laura Garcia, 30, is charged in 3rd District Court with two counts of child abuse, a second-degree felony.On Sept. 1, a 3-year-old girl was admitted to Primary Children's Hospital after doctors were told she had fallen, according to charging documents. Garcia, who is the live-in girlfriend of the toddler's father, took the young girl to the hospital.But a pediatrician who specializes in child abus
  
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• 'I knew his heart, literally': LDS leaders honor Elder Robert D. Hales at funeral

  06-10-2017 22:29
  SALT LAKE CITY — Friends among his fellow apostles of the LDS Church said goodbye Friday to their "dear friend and beloved brother," Elder Robert D. Hales, at his funeral at the Tabernacle on Temple Square."With the courage of a jet pilot, the tenacity of a champion athlete, the humility and devotion of a disciple of the Lord, Elder Hales has completed his life’s mission in a most exemplary way," said President Russell M. Nelson, president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The
  
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• Man dies in Fairview trailer fire

  06-10-2017 21:37
  
  Fire officials believe smoking next to an oxygen machine is to blame for a fatal trailer fire Thursday.
  
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• Dixie to break ground on Human Performance Center Oct. 25

  06-10-2017 21:28
  ST. GEORGE — Dixie State University will break ground on a Human Performance Center at noon on Wednesday, Oct. 25, in the Student Activities Center parking lot, the site of the new facility.The Utah Legislature appropriated $25 million over two years for the 155,000-square-foot building, which will house academic programs in exercise science, sports and recreation management, health administration, and population health. The facility will also be equipped to host local, regional and state
  
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• Skeletal remains found near Dog Lake are human, police say

  06-10-2017 20:30
  MILLCREEK — Unified police on Friday confirmed that skeletal remains found by hikers in Millcreek Canyon are human.Thursday night, hikers were near Dog Lake between Millcreek and Big Cottonwood canyons when their dog ran off the trail into some brush, said Unified Police Lt. Brian Lohrke.When the dog did not immediately return, the hikers followed it into the brush. That's where they found skeletal remains, Lohrke said. The hikers contacted Unified police, who waited until daylight on Frid
  
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• Bones found near Dog Lake are human, police confirm

  06-10-2017 19:53
  
  Unified police say bones found near Dog Lake on Friday morning are human.
  
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• Case over LGBT talk in schools settled after Utah law change

  06-10-2017 19:44
  SALT LAKE CITY — LGBT rights groups are settling a lawsuit after Utah lawmakers repealed a measure restricting talk about homosexuality in school classrooms.National Center for Lesbian Rights attorney Christopher Stoll said Friday that the group is thankful the state Legislature ended the rules banning "advocacy of homosexuality" that created a culture of silence for LGBT students.Stoll says the Utah case sets the stage for challenging similar laws in states such as Arizona, Alabama and Te
  
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• Ambassador Huntsman: Relationship with Russia 'at an all-time low'

  06-10-2017 19:30
  SALT LAKE CITY — New U.S. Ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman Jr., set to meet with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office this afternoon, said the relationship between the two nations "is at an all-time low.""We all know we are facing difficult times, probably the most difficult period in the relationship since the end of the Cold War," Huntsman told his daughter Abby Huntsman, a weekend "Fox & Friends" host, in a Fox News interview that aired today.The former Utah governor and ambas
  
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• U. panel features Tom Christofferson, gay brother of LDS apostle

  06-10-2017 19:29
  
  Approximately 700 people were in attendance at a panel discussion at the University of Utah Thursday evening featuring Tom Christofferson, author of “That We May Be One,” as he shared his story of life as a gay man away from the Mormon church
  
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• High schoolers paint blades to promote safety around snowplows

  06-10-2017 19:10
  LAYTON — Snowplows already have been on the roads this fall in the state's high-elevation communities, and the Utah Department of Transportation is well into winter preparations.And motorists may notice something different this year about the large trucks as crews clear snow from Utah roads. It's part of the Paint a Plow program, where high school students decorate the blades of the plows to remind drivers to give them some space.It was an unusual "canvas" for Northridge High School sophom
  
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• Funeral services held for LDS Apostle Elder Robert D. Hales

  06-10-2017 19:10
  
  Funeral services were held for Elder Robert D. Hales who served as a general authority for more than 40 years for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
  
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• This $14.9 million Utah home is about to be auctioned off

  06-10-2017 18:35
  A 3-acre residential compound in Holladay, Utah, currently listed for $14.9 million, will be up for auction early next month.Global auction firm Concierge Auctions plans to put the property, which includes a 23,035-square-feet home, up for auction on Nov. 2.Right now, the location is listed at $14.9 million.The resort-like property is located at 2750 E. Creek Crossing Lane, which is a “private gated entrance leading to a stone and stucco exterior designed to mirror the surrounding mountain
  
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• Officials dispel rumors of shooting threat at Westlake High

  06-10-2017 18:07
  
  Officials dispelled rumors of a shooting threat at Westlake High School that floated around social media Thursday after a student brought an unloaded gun to school earlier in the week.
  
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• Watch live: Presidents Eyring, Nelson, Elder Ballard to speak at Elder Hales' funeral at 11 a.m.

  06-10-2017 17:50
  SALT LAKE CITY — The funeral service for Elder Robert D. Hales, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will begin today at 11 a.m. MDT at the Tabernacle on Temple Square.Elder Hales died Sunday of causes incident to age between sessions of the church's international general conference. He was 85. Elder Hales had served 42 years as a general authority of the church — 23 as an apostle, nine as the church's presiding bishop and
  
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• Utah apparel company sues L.L. Bean over trademark dispute

  06-10-2017 16:59
  
  A Utah clothing company has filed a lawsuit against L.L. Bean, saying the Maine-based company's latest ad campaign is a trademark violation.
  
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• Puppies are causing this sickness outbreak in Utah

  06-10-2017 15:45
  SALT LAKE CITY — All right, everyone, back away from the puppy.People in 12 states, including Utah, have been sickened by bacteria that federal health officials say is being transmitted through puppies — more specifically, from their poop.The culprit is Campylobacter, spiral-shaped bacteria that live in the intestinal tracts of poultry and cattle, and most often get into people when they eat undercooked chicken or drink unpasteurized milk.The bacteria is one reason why it is so impor
  
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• Sen. Mike Lee: Utah's manufacturing sector is a middle class family-making machine

  06-10-2017 15:05
  Since the founding of our country, manufacturing has always been a cornerstone of our economy.Here in Utah, we have over 3,000 manufacturing firms employing over 125,000 people at an average salary of over $65,000 a year.Utah’s manufacturing sector is a middle class family-making machine.Which is why I am so honored to celebrate Manufacturing Day — an annual celebration of manufacturing when local employers open their facilities to the community so that more people can understand the
  
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• Police seek light-colored SUV in Salt Lake hit-and-run

  06-10-2017 14:22
  
  Police are looking for an SUV in connection with a hit-and-run accident that left a skateboarder critically injured Thursday evening.
  
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• Provo police urging football fans to avoid parking on University Avenue

  06-10-2017 06:40
  
  Some BYU fans might leave Friday night’s game against Boise State in a bad mood and it will have nothing to do with the final score.
  
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• Police search for human bones near lake in Big Cottonwood Canyon

  06-10-2017 05:40
  
  Unified police were searching around Dog Lake on Thursday evening after they got a report of possible human remains nearby.
  
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• Police: Man in critical condition after being hit by car in Salt Lake City

  06-10-2017 05:15
  
  A skateboarder was left in critical condition after he was hit by a car on Thursday evening, police said.
  
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• UVU financial planning team places 1st in challenge

  06-10-2017 05:00
  OREM — A team of three Utah Valley University students took first place in the Financial Planning Association’s National Financial Planning Challenge Oct. 2-4 in Nashville, Tennessee.UVU has always placed in this competition, but this is the first time a team from the school has taken first. The team consisted of Josh Scott, Gerika Ballard and Brian Miller.The challenge, which is open to undergraduate students from universities with financial planning programs, consisted of three pha
  
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• Butterfield Canyon Road reopens after semi crash

  06-10-2017 04:33
  
  Butterfield Canyon Road was temporarily closed in both directions after a semitrailer jackknifed, according to police.
  
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• Groups sue FAA over helicopter tours of national parks

  06-10-2017 04:00
  HONOLULU — Hawaii residents and an organization representing federal workers have sued the Federal Aviation Administration to force it to do something about tour helicopters buzzing their communities and national parks around the U.S., including Utah's Bryce Canyon National Park.The lawsuit filed Wednesday by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility and Hawaii Island Coalition Malama Pono asks the court to order the FAA to draft either air tour plans or voluntary agreements govern
  
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• 911 for deaf in Utah downed after local company fails to renew domain name

  06-10-2017 03:31
  
  For three days in June 2016, deaf people and those with vocal disabilities in Utah were unable to place 911 video calls after local company Sorenson Communications neglected to renew its domain name.
  
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• Ex-trooper, fire chief charged with starting second wildfire

  06-10-2017 03:25
  SALT LAKE CITY — A former Utah Highway Patrol trooper and fire chief already accused of purposely starting a forest fire has been indicted on a new charge of intentionally sparking a separate blaze on federal land.A grand jury Wednesday decided there was enough evidence to charge Rex Richard Olsen, 37, with setting brush or grass on fire "willfully and without authority" on Bureau of Land Management land.The charge stems from a May 30 blaze that torched 900 acres and briefly closed a stret
  
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• 2nd 'assessment day' for Operation Rio Grande qualifies 36 more for drug court, treatment

  06-10-2017 03:25
  SALT LAKE CITY — Of Operation Rio Grande's now more than 1,400 arrests, 36 more people Thursday were assessed for placement into treatment and other drug court programs, including Salt Lake County's new "specialty court."That means 36 jail beds — as long as those people don't change their minds or drop out of the programs — will be freed up in the overcrowded Salt Lake County Jail starting next week, causing some nonviolent offenders to be booked and released just hours after a
  
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• Airport security requiring travelers to unpack electronics for screening

  06-10-2017 02:32
  SALT LAKE CITY — If you plan on bringing laptops, tablets, cameras or other electronic devices inside your carry-on, be prepared to unpack your bag at airport security checkpoints.The Transportation Security Administration is implementing new baggage security screenings at airports across the nation, including six in Utah.The new procedure requires travelers to remove all electronics larger than a cellphone from their bags during X-ray screening. Any large device with battery power or elec
  
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• Utah teen raising awareness for Type 1 diabetes

  06-10-2017 02:27
  
  Teen advocate lobbies Congress for Type 1 diabetes awareness and funding.
  
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• Associated Food stores donate $114K to Make-A-Wish Utah

  06-10-2017 02:11
  SALT LAKE CITY — The wishes of 23 Utah children will come true thanks to Macey’s, Lin’s, Dan’s, Dick’s Market and Fresh Market.The stores donated $114,412.61 to Make-A-Wish Utah Wednesday at a ceremony at Lin’s in Cedar City. During the presentation, 4-year-old Ryder learned his wish to visit the Florida theme parks and meet his favorite characters was being granted. Members of the Cedar City police and fire departments, as well as the Lin’s store team p
  
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• Google adds new Salt Lake neighborhood to fiber service area

  06-10-2017 02:10
  SALT LAKE CITY — Google Fiber announced Thursday that it is signing up customers in Salt Lake City's Jordan Meadows and Westpointe communities, inside an area bounded by 400 North and 1100 North and I-215 and Redwood Road.Google says the service offers customers high-speed internet and TV service carried over fiber optic lines with download/upload speeds up to 1,000 Mbps or 1 gigabyte.While the company is behind the installation schedule it first shared in 2015 when announcing its fiber op
  
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• Photos: Quilt project aims to warm bodies — and hearts

  06-10-2017 02:07
  Anyessie Nkoy, from Rwanda, and Sifa Matembera, from the Democratic Republic of Congo, laugh while working on a quilt at Highland High School in Salt Lake City on Thursday. Female students at the school wanted to find a way to get to know their refugee classmates better, and with the help of their LDS Church Young Women leaders, they hit upon the idea of making quilts for them. The girls got to know the refugees a bit better before the 2016-17 school year ended, then got to work on the personali
  
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• Tour of Fort Douglas Cemetery on Oct. 28

  06-10-2017 01:54
  SALT LAKE CITY — History buffs of all ages are invited to take a free tour of the Fort Douglas Post Cemetery, 431 S. Chipeta Way, from 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28.Actors in costume will tell stories of some of the more interesting citizens buried at the cemetery. The tour is suitable for the entire family.For more information, visit fortdouglas.org.
  
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• Punters are people, too: The agony and excitement of an ex-SUU punter’s NFL journey

  06-10-2017 01:51
  
  Former SUU punter Brock Miller lives like anyone else his age, except he spends his free time doing whatever he can to prolong his NFL chances.
  
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• Draper man sentenced to 7 years in prison for Ponzi scheme

  06-10-2017 01:50
  SALT LAKE CITY — A Draper man who told investors he was a family man and faithful LDS Church member is headed to prison for securities fraud.A federal judge sentenced Andrew D. Kelley, 41, to seven years in prison and three years of probation after he is released. The judge also ordered him to pay nearly $8 million in restitution. Kelly is scheduled to report to prison in January.Kelley pleaded guilty to one count of securities fraud earlier this year in connection with an investment schem
  
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• BLM ruffles feathers and earns praise on sage grouse action

  06-10-2017 01:50
  SALT LAKE CITY — In another reversal of an Obama era action, the Interior Department on Thursday said it will not withdraw 10 million acres from potential mining in sage grouse areas in six Western states and reopen the controversial management plans.“The proposal to withdraw 10 million acres to prevent 10,000 from potential mineral development was a complete overreach,” said acting Bureau of Land Management director Mike Nedd.“Secretary (Ryan) Zinke has said from the beg
  
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• Utah GOP members of Congress willing to consider bump stock restrictions

  06-10-2017 01:40
  SALT LAKE CITY — Some Republicans in Congress, including members of the all-GOP Utah delegation, are willing to look at banning a gun accessory that the Las Vegas gunman used to modify his rifles to fire like automatic weapons.Gun shops across the country are reportedly selling out of the device known as a bump fire stock, and online retailers are being inundated with orders. Meantime, Cabela's and Walmart have taken them off the shelf.Rep. Carlos Curbelo, R-Fla., planned to introduce legi
  
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• Judge calls state sentencing recommendation 'comical'

  06-10-2017 01:30
  OGDEN — Calling it "comical" and "ridiculous," a judge balked when presented with state guidelines suggesting that a man who stole more than $200,000 from his friend be sentenced to just 45 days in jail.Instead, Judge Michael Direda sent Jason Reed Barber, 48, of Liberty, to prison to serve one to 15 years while blasting the Weber County man's actions and the state's Justice Reinvestment Initiative's sentencing matrix."I’m happy to stand face-to-face, chest-to-chest with any legislat
  
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• Allegiant to offer $35 fares to Los Angeles from Ogden

  06-10-2017 01:25
  ODGEN — Allegiant Air on Thursday announced new nonstop service to Los Angeles for northern Utah travelers, with one-way fares on the new routes as low as $35.The new nonstop flights will operate twice weekly between Ogden-Hinckley Airport and Los Angeles International Airport. The company noted that restrictions may apply. Visit Allegiant Air for more information.“We’re excited to connect Ogden-area travelers with a new nonstop service to the City of Angels,” said Lukas
  
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• Should Alpine School District close 2 schools in Orem?

  06-10-2017 01:20
  
  After announcing a plan to close and consolidate a handful of elementary schools in Orem in September, Alpine School District officials are taking another month to decide whether or not the schools will be closed.
  
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• Zion lodge secures LEED Silver Certification

  06-10-2017 01:18
  ZION NATIONAL PARK — The Sentinel and the Watchman hotel buildings at the park’s lodge have received a LEED Silver Certification, becoming the first holding in a national park to earn the environmental distinction.According to the U.S. Green Building Council, which oversees the certification, LEED — or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design — is the most widely used sustainable building rating system in the world. Available for virtually all building, community, an
  
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• Police searching for missing Farmington woman

  06-10-2017 01:01
  
  Police are asking the public's help in locating a 26-year-old woman has been missing from Farmington since Tuesday, according to police.
  
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• Capitol Reef hosting Earth Science Week activities

  06-10-2017 00:04
  CAPITOL REEF NATIONAL PARK — The park will celebrate Earth Science Week, which runs Sunday through Oct. 14, with a variety of activities.Visitors to the park can discover how the park was formed over nearly 280 million years ago during a 30-minute geology program each day at 10 a.m. in the visitor center.On Wednesday, Oct. 11, rangers will lead a 90-minute hike on the Fremont River Trail at 8:30 a.m. The hike will begin at the Gifford House Museum and Store located a mile south of the visi
  
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