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• Officials: Man in police custody after brandishing gun near University of Utah campus Sunday

  03-12-2017 23:12
  
  A man is in police custody after officials said he pointed a gun at a woman on Sunday morning near the Jewish Community Center at the University of Utah.
  
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• Officials: Man in police custody after brandishing gun near U. campus

  03-12-2017 23:12
  
  A man is in police custody after officials said he pointed a gun at a woman on Sunday morning near the Jewish Community Center at the University of Utah.
  
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• Officials: Man in police custody after allegedly brandishing gun near U. campus

  03-12-2017 23:12
  
  A man is in police custody after officials said he allegedly pointed a gun at a woman on Sunday morning near the Jewish Community Center at the University of Utah.
  
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• Op-ed: Getting bipartisan consensus on tax reform takes more time than party tribalism has

  03-12-2017 22:30
  It’s no surprise most Utahns believe congressional leaders’ claims about the tax plans, as a recent Dan Jones poll found. The poll asked, "With which side do you most agree — Republicans’ claims the reforms will cut taxes for the middle class and make the tax system simpler and fairer or Democrats’ claims the proposals will mostly benefit the rich?" The poll did not ask participants if they understood the content or impact of the tax proposals.Tax policy, with all i
  
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• Officials: Man brandished gun near University of Utah campus Sunday morning

  03-12-2017 20:57
  
  Officials said a man pointed a gun at a woman on Sunday morning near the Jewish Community Center at the University of Utah, according to a news release.
  
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• Draper teens killed in crash honored with memorial trail

  03-12-2017 20:54
  DRAPER — A little more than a year ago, two Draper teenagers were killed in a car crash that sent ripples of grief through the community. Now, one of their friends plans a memorial to honor their passion for playing in the mountains.
  "I seriously have put my heart and soul into this," said Sophia Osthed, standing at the Red Rock trailhead in Draper in November.
  It's been a tough year for Osthed. She lost her best friend when Lexie Fenton and Ethan Fraga, both 16, were killed in a rollover
  
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• Weber County votes to sue prescription drug companies

  03-12-2017 20:49
  OGDEN — Weber County officials voted to sue prescription drug companies, joining two other Utah counties and more than two dozen states, cities and counties taking similar action in the midst of a national opioid-drug epidemic.
  Weber County Commissioner Kerry Gibson said the litigation that will result from last week's action has yet to be determined, but the resolution allows the county to sue on behalf of the public for false advertising, abating a public nuisance and violations of the f
  
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• Man crossing street in Murray with walker struck by vehicle

  03-12-2017 20:47
  MURRAY — A man using a walker to cross a busy street in Murray Saturday night was struck by a vehicle resulting in serious injuries, according to police.
  The man was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment.
  Murray Police Sgt. Steve Sanderson said the accident occurred about 6:30 p.m. Saturday, more than an hour after sundown, and the pedestrian was not in a crosswalk so it is unlikely that the driver saw him.
  Sanderson said the pedestrian is in his 60s. His name was not released.
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• Timeline: A look back at presidential visits to Utah

  03-12-2017 19:00
  
  President Donald Trump's visit to Utah Monday will mark the first time Trump has visited the state since becoming the 45th President of the United States.
  
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• In our opinion: Addressing monuments is good. Exempting Utah from the Antiquities Act is better

  03-12-2017 14:05
  President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit Utah on Monday to announce major reductions in the size of both the Bears Ears and the Grand Staircase-Escalante monuments, which were proclaimed by two previous presidents.According to the Washington Post, he is expected to reduce Bears Ears by 85 percent and Grand Staircase-Escalante by half.While it’s true that neither of these monuments, in their original forms, followed the intent of the Antiquities Act, which grants presidents the right to
  
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• Inside the newsroom: President Trump comes to Utah

  03-12-2017 04:17
  SALT LAKE CITY — Reporters on occasion show up to Dugout Ranch to press Heidi Redd for her views on land, the West and the changing nature of what appears to most who come here to be a spectacular unchanging landscape of red rock cliffs and open space.
  The New York Times showed up 20 years ago when Heidi was 55 years old, divorced, and trying to figure out a way to save this expansive cattle ranch about an hour's drive south of Moab. The answer then was to sell it to the Nature Conservancy
  
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• Elderly woman bound in Delta home invasion, police say

  03-12-2017 04:07
  
  Millard County sheriff’s deputies were seeking help to identify two men suspected in a home invasion robbery.
  
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• Badgers use 24-6 fourth-quarter spurt to take El Toro Bowl from Blinn College

  03-12-2017 04:07
  
  Sixth-ranked Snow College outscored No. 10 Blinn College 24-6 in the fourth quarter to edge the Buccaneers 43-41 at the El Toro Bowl in Yuma, Arizona, on Saturday.
  
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• Thousands gather in 2 public lands rallies for and against Trump (+video)

  03-12-2017 03:26
  SALT LAKE CITY — Thousands turned out to support public lands Saturday at a rally held in response to President Donald Trump's visit to Utah, during which he plans to announce a reduction to two national monuments in the state.
  "I invite him to visit these lands before taking any action," said Ethel Branch, attorney general of the Navajo Nation. "I encourage him to take off his shoes and socks and feel the dirt with his toes, to reconnect and feel the heartbeat of Mother Earth."
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• Timeline: The battle over two of Utah's national monuments

  03-12-2017 03:25
  Editor's note: This article was updated December 2, 2017 to reflect President Donald Trump's visit to Utah.
  Here's a look at the Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears monument designations, from their creation to the days leading up to the Trump administration's verdict on the monuments' status.
  GRAND STAIRCASE-ESCALANTE
  Sept. 7, 1996 — A news report says President Bill Clinton is considering a proposal to designate a huge swath of federal land in southern Utah as a national monument, a
  
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• Images from the contentious issue of Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments

  03-12-2017 02:02
  On Monday, President Donald Trump will visit the state of Utah. It was reported Thursday that he will reduce the size of Bears Ears National Monument by nearly 85 percent and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument by almost half.
  Deseret News photographers have been documenting the contentious debate over national monuments in Utah. From public protests to visits by government officials to the landscapes in question, see images that reflect how the issue has unfolded.
  
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• Woman hit, killed in crosswalk on way to Festival of Trees

  03-12-2017 01:52
  SANDY — A woman struck by a car in a crosswalk near the South Towne Expo Center Thursday evening has died from her injuries, according to Sandy police.
  The woman was identified as Stephanie Burton, 46. Two other adults who were also struck in the crosswalk at 50 E. 9400 South have been released from the hospital and are recovering from their injuries, police said Saturday.
  The accident remains under investigation.
  The three adults were en route to the Festival of Trees when they were hit a
  
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• Thousands gather in 2 public lands rallies for and against Trump

  03-12-2017 01:43
  SALT LAKE CITY — Thousands turned out to support public lands Saturday at a rally held in response to President Donald Trump's visit to Utah, during which he plans to announce a reduction to two national monuments in the state.
  "I invite him to visit these lands before taking any action," said Ethel Branch, attorney general of the Navajo Nation. "I encourage him to take off his shoes and socks and feel the dirt with his toes, to reconnect and feel the heartbeat of Mother Earth."
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• BYU-led team finds possible protection against Alzheimer's disease

  03-12-2017 01:20
  PROVO — A new way to examine Alzheimer's disease has provided a tantalizing potential treatment approach to prevent the devastating condition, according to BYU-led research published online in the journal Genome Medicine.
  More than 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's disease, which is the sixth-leading cause of death. Expectations are the number will triple by 2050. But despite decades-long efforts, a cure or even effective treatment has eluded researchers.
  That's one reason th
  
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• Trumping Clinton and Obama: How did we get here?

  03-12-2017 01:06
  SALT LAKE CITY — President Donald Trump is scheduled to arrive in Utah on Monday to undo two of the most controversial public lands decisions in state history.
  Trump intends to reduce Bears Ears National Monument from 1.35 million acres to 201,397 acres and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument from nearly 1.9 milllion acres to 997,490 acres, according to documents leaked last week.
  President Barack Obama created Bears Ears a year ago this month under the Antiquities Act, a 1906 law
  
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• Woman dies from injuries after being hit by car in Sandy on Thursday

  03-12-2017 00:48
  
  A woman who was hit by a car on Thursday night near the South Towne Expo Center has died from her injuries, police said.
  
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• U. gets $10 million to study mollusk venom as opioid alternative

  03-12-2017 00:35
  SALT LAKE CITY — The Department of Defense has committed approximately $10 million toward research by University of Utah Health into whether the numbing venom of some ocean species could be used as an alternative to opioids in treating pain.
  The grant, announced by the university last week, is expected to be distributed over four years to help researchers find out whether substances in the venom of any of hundreds of different marine mollusks, such as snails and slugs, have potential as an
  
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• Some Utah tech companies worried about net neutrality vote

  03-12-2017 00:26
  SALT LAKE CITY — While industry watchers are expecting Obama-era net neutrality rules to get nixed in a mid-December vote by the Federal Communication Commission, some Utah tech companies are concerned the changes could lead to stifled innovation, competitive disadvantages and unfair constrictions on web browsing.
  Even so, some of Utah's congressional delegates remain staunchly in favor of the changes proposed by FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, a Trump appointee.
  The FCC's Restore Internet Freedom
  
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