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• Stories from Puerto Rico: 'Thank you Lord, I'm still here' (+video)

  16-12-2017 23:24
  Editor's note: Deseret News reporter Amy Donaldson and photojournalist Spenser Heaps traveled to Puerto Rico last week to chronicle the efforts of Utahns trying to bring relief and comfort to those suffering in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. This is the first in a series of reports.
  MARIAS, Puerto Rico – Luis Barreto saw the orange buckets strapped to the roof of a slow-moving minivan and cried out for help.
  Northern Utah businessman Ben Davis had slowed the rented van crammed with reli
  
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• South Jordan community helps give Christmas to deserving teens

  16-12-2017 22:16
  SOUTH JORDAN — Halle Tahi has six kids and experiences some trouble making ends meet, especially at this time of the year.
  The children — four girls and two young boys — are most in need of warm clothing and shoes. And all six of them got to stock up on Saturday, as they were among 250 kids selected from the area to shop during Gordman's Christmas for Kids program.
  "I have no words to express how much I appreciate this," Tahi said. The family rents a home in Herriman and was hu
  
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• National Ability Center wants Legislature to support programs for vets

  16-12-2017 22:14
  SALT LAKE CITY — When military veterans return from duty, they sometimes bring with them obvious signs of injury, or in some cases, invisible trauma.
  The National Ability Center in Park City is lobbying state lawmakers for aid in helping to develop programs to support veterans and their families as they try to overcome those injuries and reconnect with society following their military service.
  During the Utah Legislature's Veterans and Military Affairs Commission interim meeting earlier th
  
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• Retired war dog comes to Fruit Height for chance at new life

  16-12-2017 18:20
  OGDEN (AP) — Retirement is proving to be a huge change filled with "firsts" for one Fruit Heights resident.
  First snow. First tennis ball. First belly rub.
  It's a stark contrast to the five years Mazzie, a floppy-eared German shepherd, spent as a narcotics detection dog in Kuwait.
  The change is apparent to the dog's new owners, Jim and Linda Crismer. The first photo of Mazzie's return to the United States showed an underweight dog with clear signs of neglect.
  "He was so scared," Linda reca
  
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• Extension on S.R. 193 in West Point set to open Friday

  16-12-2017 14:00
  WEST POINT — Officials with the Utah Department of Transportation say wok on the extension of state Route 193, from 2000 West to 3000 West, should be open Friday, Dec. 22.
  Crews are completing work on noise abatement walls, which will continue through the end of the month. Signal installation is complete, and the signals will be activated and tested beginning Tuesday.
  
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• Pillar of the Valley Award to recognize jeweler, United Way CEO

  16-12-2017 07:02
  PROVO — The Utah Valley Chamber of Commerce has announced JoAnn Losee, owner of Losee Jewelers, and Bill Hulterstrom, president and CEO of the United Way of Utah County, will receive the 2018 Pillar of the Valley Award.
  The award, created in 2011, honors individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to the business, civic, social, education and cultural climate of Utah Valley.
  "Bill Hulterstrom and JoAnn Losee are exemplars of the spirit of leadership and giving the Pillar of the V
  
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• Police: Woman, 75, dies after struck by car in Layton

  16-12-2017 06:53
  LAYTON — A 75-year-old woman has died after a driver failed to see her in the road about 5 p.m. Friday, police reported.
  The woman, whose name has not been released pending notification of family, was hit near 700 North and Main Street in Layton, said Layton Police Sgt. Paul Gardiner.
  The woman was unconscious when crews arrived, Gardiner said. She was brought by ambulance to Davis Hospital and then flown to another hospital in critical condition. She died of her injuries.
  Gardiner said th
  
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• Higher entry fees announced for Great Basin National Park

  16-12-2017 06:49
  BAKER, Nev. — Federal officials are raising fees for cave tours and campground stays within Nevada's vast Great Basin National Park.
  New fees that take effect Jan. 1 will raise the cost of all Lehman Caves tours by $1.
  That means 60-minute tours for adults will be $9, and 90-minute tours will cost $11.
  Youth rates will be $5 and $6.
  Camping at Wheeler Peak, Upper Lehman Creek, Lower Lehman Creek, Baker Creek and Grey Cliffs will increase $3 per night, to $15.
  Grey Cliffs group campsite fee
  
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• Southern Utah woman details frightening phone scam

  16-12-2017 06:25
  
  A Southern Utah woman learned just how convincing phone scams can be when someone tried to convince her that her daughter was in serious trouble.
  
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• Supreme Court weighing canyon water case

  16-12-2017 05:49
  
  Oral arguments Friday before the Utah Supreme Court will help justices determine if a Little Cottonwood Canyon property owner has the legal right to challenge the state engineer's decision on a change application regarding the use of water.
  
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• Police: 2 people extricated from vehicle after Riverton rollover crash

  16-12-2017 05:42
  
  Two people were extricated from a vehicle after a crash at 13760 South 2700 West in Riverton, according to Unified police Lt. Manfred Lassig.
  
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• Police: 2 people extracted from vehicle after Riverton rollover crash

  16-12-2017 05:42
  
  Two people were extracted from a vehicle after a crash at 13760 South 2700 West in Riverton, according to Unified police Lt. Manfred Lassig.
  
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• WSU launches national recreation contest

  16-12-2017 04:38
  OGDEN — The Hall Global Entrepreneurship Center at Weber State University will host its first Outdoor Weber contest this spring.
  Students from around the country are invited to present their ideas for outdoor recreation products or services. Finalists will compete at Snowbasin, Wolf Creek and Powder Mountain resorts from March 22-24. The winner will receive $30,000 to develop their business concept. The contest is sponsored by Camping World, a leading outdoor and camping retailer based in
  
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• Amid inversion, focus turns to keeping Utah students active indoors

  16-12-2017 03:38
  SANDY — The Salt Lake County Health Department is lending a helping hand to schools by providing equipment for several games children can play while having indoor recess — something educators say will be especially helpful during days with bad air quality.
  Inside the gym at Altara Elementary School in Sandy, the equipment — from giant inflatable bowling sets to spikeball nets — was lined up for the first time Friday, with enthusiastic reception from the students who got t
  
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• 2 men arrested in theft of $15K in power tools

  16-12-2017 03:00
  
  Two men are facing criminal charges after police say they stole thousands of dollars worth of tools from Utah stores.
  
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• WSU’s 23rd annual Multicultural Youth Conference is Wednesday

  16-12-2017 02:37
  OGDEN — Weber State University's 23rd annual Multicultural Youth Conference, which involves hundreds of underrepresented students who want a head start on higher education, will take place Wednesday in the Shepherd Union Building.
  More than 660 students in grades nine through 12 from Davis, Weber and Ogden school districts are registered for the daylong event.
  Workshops will focus on skills needed for college success, including financial literacy and planning, completing scholarship applic
  
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• Southbound I-15 reopened after lane closures in Ogden

  16-12-2017 02:23
  
  Southbound I-15 has been reopened after several lanes were closed near 21st Street in Ogden.
  
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• Two men arrested in theft of $15,000 in power tools

  16-12-2017 02:21
  WEST JORDAN — Two men are facing criminal charges after police say they stole thousands of dollars worth of tools from Utah stores.
  Charges filed in 3rd District Court on Wednesday allege Chad Ware, 21, and Paul Labouve, 27, busted through glass doors of a Home Depot and a hobby shop in Sandy, and Lowe's stores in Murray and Riverton, running off each time with armfuls of power tools and electronics.
  Investigators serving a search warrant in connection with the case Thursday discovered wha
  
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• Bitcoin making a big splash, but Utah analysts warn of 'bubble'

  16-12-2017 02:06
  SALT LAKE CITY — An increasingly well-known digital currency — bitcoin — is making big waves in investment circles nationwide, but experts caution the cryptocurrency's skyrocketing value may be more virtual than actual.
  The price of bitcoin has topped $18,000 this year, an exponential leap above the price of just over $775 only 12 months ago, according to Coindesk. And while the meteoric rise in value has been dramatic, analysts are concerned the "bubble" will burst in the not-
  
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• Local woman's 300 nativities bring Christmas spirit to BYU

  16-12-2017 01:19
  
  The new "Nativities from Around the World" display in the BYU Store includes over 300 nativities from all different places and cultures. These are part of a private collection belonging to Betsy Christensen, who owns over 1,000 unique nativities.
  
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• Contractor dies when trench caves in

  16-12-2017 00:48
  SANDY — A contractor has died after a dirt wall collapsed on him while he was in a trench.
  The 42-year-old worker was partially buried when heavy equipment fell on him about 2 p.m. on Friday, the Unified Police Department reported.
  The man, whose name has not been released, was working in the Granite Ridge neighborhood in Sandy at the time of the accident, Unified police said via Twitter.
  Emergency crews and others could be seen standing near piles of dirt on a taped-off street in the hill
  
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