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• UHP identifies Payson man killed in I-15 crash

  21-12-2017 23:41
  
  Troopers identified a Payson man on Thursday who was killed in a crash on I-15 Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• GOP tax plan delivers Utahns lumps of coal, Democratic candidate says

  21-12-2017 22:44
  SALT LAKE CITY — The GOP tax plan handed corporations a big bag of presents but left most Utahns with lumps of coal, a Democratic U.S. Senate candidate said Thursday.
  Standing in front of a paper fireplace, Salt Lake County Councilwoman Jenny Wilson pulled coal out of stockings for families, children, workers, homeowners, charities and health care. She then emptied neatly wrapped packages from a large "corporations" stocking.
  "The richer you are, the more you get," said Wilson, who is runn
  
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• UPD officer injured after attack, police say

  21-12-2017 22:33
  
  A Unified police officer was taken to a hospital and later released after being attacked by a man suspected in a vandalism case Thursday, authorities said.
  
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• Sen. Mike Lee seeks to halt face scans at U.S. airports

  21-12-2017 21:26
  SALT LAKE CITY — Sen. Mike Lee wants to stop the expansion of a Department of Homeland Security facial recognition scanning program at U.S. airports over concerns that it violates Americans' privacy.
  The Utah Republican and Sen. Edward Markley, D-Mass., sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielson on Thursday saying Congress has never authorized biometric exit scanning for American citizens. They urged the agency to delay rolling out the facial scans until it addresses pri
  
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• Officer hospitalized following scuffle with vandalism suspect

  21-12-2017 21:07
  MILLCREEK — A Unified police officer suffered minor injuries Thursday when he was attacked by a man he was trying to arrest for vandalism.
  An officer was called just after noon to Murray Smokeshop, 909 E. 4200 South, on a report of a man trying to break out one of the business' front pane windows by propelling his body into it, said Unified Police Lt. Brian Lohrke.
  The officer confronted a man in his late 20s in the parking lot. But the man refused to obey the officer's commands and starte
  
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• Man accused of 22 deliberate crashes sentenced to jail

  21-12-2017 21:02
  WEST JORDAN — A Holladay man accused of deliberately causing 22 car crashes in order to collect insurance money has been sentenced to jail.
  Navid Monjazeb, 37, was sentenced Monday to 120 days in jail for the scam, followed by 36 months of probation. During that time, Monjazeb will have to pay nearly $56,000 in restitution to six different insurance companies, as well as an additional $10,000 to the fraud division of Utah's Department of Insurance.
  The deal with prosecutors allowed Monjaze
  
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• Utah Poison Control Center issues warning on 'CBD' oil sold in area smoke shops

  21-12-2017 20:46
  
  The Utah Poison Control Center issued a warning Wednesday about a cannabidiol oil being sold in local smoke shops after receiving “numerous” calls from people complaining of falling ill after using the product.
  
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• Salt Lake City named one of the most in-demand cities for New Year's Eve

  21-12-2017 20:45
  Salt Lake City was recently named as one of the most in-demand cities for New Year's Eve celebrations.
  Travel information website Expedia recently shared its top 10 cities in North America for end-of-year festivities.
  Seattle topped the list with an average ticket price of $309.
  But Salt Lake City finished second. Expedia praised the Utah capital city for its free fun options and kid-friendly atmosphere, among other reasons.
  "It's no secret that Salt Lake City is an active, exciting city when Mr
  
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• KUTV owner fined $13.4 million over Huntsman Cancer Foundation advertising

  21-12-2017 20:40
  SALT LAKE CITY — The Federal Communications Commission has proposed a $13.4 million fine after CBS affiliate KUTV failed to identify paid programming for the Huntsman Cancer Foundation as advertising.
  The Salt Lake City station, owned by Sinclair, produced news story-like programming for local news broadcasts and longer 30-minute TV programs for the foundation but did not properly identify them as ads, according to the FCC.
  The ads aired more than 1,700 times in 2016 across 64 Sinclair-own
  
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• 13 Utah businesses that accept bitcoin

  21-12-2017 20:28
  
  One of 2017's biggest surprises was bitcoin’s seemingly spontaneous and meteoric rise. Here are 13 local businesses that accept the cryptocurrency as payment.
  
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• Holladay man owns 5 Datsun 510s

  21-12-2017 19:57
  
  A Holladay man owns five Datsun 510 and now he's putting his rare stock one up for sale.
  
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• Gunman in I-15 shootout had body armor, multiple weapons, police say

  21-12-2017 19:50
  OREM — A man injured by police during a shootout Wednesday night was heavily armed and was wearing body armor, investigators said Thursday.
  Arturo Gallemore-Jimenez, 37, was shot in the right side of his neck and in the right forearm, said Utah County Sheriff's Sgt. Spencer Cannon. His injuries are not considered to be life-threatening.
  Gallemore-Jimenez remained under guard Thursday at Utah Valley Hospital as investigators continued piecing together how Wednesday's incident unfolded. It w
  
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• Poll: Utahns, Mormons show strong support for legalizing medical marijuana

  21-12-2017 19:49
  SALT LAKE CITY — Seventy-three percent of Utahns favor legalizing the medical use of marijuana, including strong majorities of Republicans and members of the LDS Church who self-identify as "very active," new poll states.
  In the UtahPolicy.com poll, 600 Utah adults were asked whether they "support or oppose legalizing doctor-prescribed use of nonsmoking medical marijuana for certain diseases and pain relief."
  Just 23 percent said they were opposed, with 4 percent saying they don't know, ac
  
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• After daughter's death, The Piano Guys' Jon Schmidt releases healing song

  21-12-2017 19:14
  
  For many, Christmas is a time of pure happiness as family and friends come together to celebrate the holiday season with food, gifts and good company. For others, though, it’s a painful reminder of the loss in their life.
  
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• Mormon baptisms on Holocaust victims, celebrities violated church policy

  21-12-2017 19:08
  SALT LAKE CITY — Mormons are posthumously baptizing Holocaust victims as well as grandparents of public figures like Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and Steven Spielberg, despite church rules intended to restrict the ceremonies to a member's ancestors, according to a researcher who has spent two decades monitoring the church's massive genealogical database.
  The LDS Church, in a statement, acknowledged the ceremonies violated its policy and said they would be invalidated, while also noting it
  
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• Mormon baptisms for Holocaust victims, celebrities violated church policy

  21-12-2017 19:08
  SALT LAKE CITY — Mormons are posthumously baptizing Holocaust victims as well as grandparents of public figures like Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and Steven Spielberg, despite church rules intended to restrict the ceremonies to a member's ancestors, according to a researcher who has spent two decades monitoring the church's massive genealogical database.
  The LDS Church, in a statement, acknowledged the ceremonies violated its policy and said they would be invalidated, while also noting it
  
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• Ogden man convicted of prostituting two high school girls

  21-12-2017 18:19
  OGDEN — An Ogden man accused of pimping two high school girls in a commercial sex operation pleaded guilty Wednesday to human trafficking.
  Quinlen Nathaniel Atkinson, 25, pleaded guilty to the second-degree felony and was immediately sentenced to one to 15 years in the Utah State Prison. By pleading guilty, Atkinson avoids going to trial, which was scheduled to begin next month.
  Atkinson was originally charged with human trafficking of a child and aggravated exploitation of a child prostit
  
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• Multiple crashes cause traffic problems on Utah roads

  21-12-2017 18:18
  
  Several crashes have created problems for drivers across the state Thursday morning.
  
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• Crash closes both directions of SR-210 in Little Cottonwood Canyon

  21-12-2017 17:41
  
  Both directions of state Route 210 are closed after a crash in Little Cottonwood Canyon Thursday morning, according to the Utah Department of Transportation.
  
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• Sentencing for former corrections officer continued in sex abuse case

  21-12-2017 16:19
  
  Sentencing for a former Utah Department of Corrections officer who spent 10 years on the run after pleading guilty to sex abuse was continued Thursday morning.
  
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• Former corrections officer to be sentenced in sex abuse case

  21-12-2017 16:19
  
  A former Utah Department of Corrections officer who spent 10 years on the run after pleading guilty to sex abuse faces sentencing Thursday.
  
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• 1 person extricated, traffic delays after accident on westbound I-80

  21-12-2017 16:18
  
  One person had to be extricated from their vehicle and traffic was backed up for about an hour after an accident on westbound I-80 during the Thursday morning commute.
  
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• In our opinion: 'Light the World' campaign could help develop habits of charitable giving

  21-12-2017 14:05
  In a time when many are often concerned with getting, it can be difficult to remember that this is the season of giving.The service-oriented Christmas initiative, “Light the World,” sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which owns this paper, has provided an opportunity this year for participants to condition themselves into making charitable habits a part of daily life.In the days leading to Christmas, Light the World offers participants daily prompts for ser
  
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• Bystander struck by bullet during I-15 shootout, police pursuit

  21-12-2017 07:40
  
  A low-speed police chase and shootout on northbound I-15 Wednesday evening resulted in an injured bystander, according to highway patrol officials.
  
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• Gunfight during police pursuit injures suspect, passerby

  21-12-2017 07:16
  OREM — A man allegedly exchanged gunfire with officers during a "slow-speed" chase on I-15 late Wednesday, leaving him and a driver who was passing the scene with gunshot wounds, police reported.
  Arturo Gallemore-Jimenez, 37, was in a hospital late Wednesday after he was shot multiple times, the Utah County Sheriff's Office said. The extent of his injuries was not known.
  The driver of a car passing the scene of the ending gunfight was hit in the shoulder and was expected to recover, said S
  
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• What Salt Lake City can learn from Seattle when dealing with drug offenders

  21-12-2017 06:57
  SALT LAKE CITY — The shoplifting suspect at the Rite Aid on 150 North and 900 West didn't look out of the ordinary. He was a male, white, with medium-long brown hair, about 30 years old. He was wearing a puffy coat and winter boots to keep warm on a recent December morning.
  But Joe Cyr, a patrol sergeant for the Salt Lake Police Department, sensed something different about this man, something that told him he needed help.
  "Obviously you're stealing for a reason. Is it a drug habit?" Cyr as
  
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• Police found her in a parking garage with a crack pipe. What they did next will surprise you

  21-12-2017 06:56
  SEATTLE — Huddled behind a line of cars in a parking garage in the Belltown neighborhood of Seattle, Turina James and a friend hurriedly unpacked spoons, foil, a needle and a precious parcel of white powder. Sometimes they smoked the heroin and sometimes they injected it. That day in 2014, they decided to do both.
  Outside, it was summer in Washington, the singular time of year when Seattle residents enjoy sunny weather and relief from relentless gray skies. But nothing could compare to the
  
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• Man dies in 2-vehicle crash on I-15 in Springville

  21-12-2017 05:54
  SPRINGVILLE — Police are investigating why a man lost control of his southbound car on I-15 Wednesday afternoon, winding up sideways across the lanes and being broadsided by a pickup truck pulling a trailer.
  According to Utah Highway Patrol Sgt. Todd Royce, weather is not believed to have played a role as the winter storm had not arrived at the time of the 1:15 p.m. accident. The southbound truck hit the car on the driver's side door, killing him on impact, he said.
  Royce said the driver o
  
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• Mother Nature offers snowy start to winter

  21-12-2017 05:43
  
  Wintry weather arrived just in time for rush hour Wednesday afternoon, blanketing much of the state as drivers sought to make it home and pick up gifts for loved ones.
  
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• Police chase closes I-15 north between Provo and Orem

  21-12-2017 05:00
  
  Officials closed I-15 north between Provo and Orem Wednesday evening after shots were fired near the freeway.
  
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• How to prevent injury while shoveling snow this winter

  21-12-2017 04:03
  
  Hundreds of thousands of Americans are injured each year while shoveling snow. Here's how to stay safe this winter.
  
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• Utah among fastest-growing states despite families having fewer kids

  21-12-2017 03:25
  SALT LAKE CITY — Utah was among the fastest-growing states in the nation last year, even though its families aren't having as many children as they used to.
  The Beehive State came in third, behind neighboring Idaho, which had the most rapid expansion of any state. Nevada ranked second, according to new estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau.
  "Utah continues to see a sustainable but strong rate of growth," said Pam Perlich, director of demographic research at the University of Utah's Kem C.
  
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• Despite declining births, Utah among fastest-growing states

  21-12-2017 03:25
  SALT LAKE CITY — Utah was among the fastest-growing states in the nation last year, even though its families aren't having as many children as they used to.
  The Beehive State came in third, behind neighboring Idaho, which had the most rapid expansion of any state. Nevada ranked second, according to new estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau.
  "Utah continues to see a sustainable but strong rate of growth," said Pam Perlich, director of demographic research at the University of Utah's Kem C.
  
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• PETA, student group allege U. researchers violating animal guidelines

  21-12-2017 03:05
  SALT LAKE CITY — People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has lodged complaints against the University of Utah alleging animals used for research were accidentally killed or euthanized using unapproved and improper methods.
  PETA and Students for Animal Welfare, a university-recognized student organization, filed the complaints with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare.
  A press release from PETA and Students for Animal Welfare called on the unive
  
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• Wednesday's Child: 'My dad went to prison and my mom couldn't take care of us'

  21-12-2017 03:00
  
  Alex is a 15-year-old boy with a love for photography. He's been living in the Utah Foster Care system for years and is hoping to be adopted.
  
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• Former Utah athletes come together to provide a little holiday cheer

  21-12-2017 02:27
  SALT LAKE CITY – Rich Sneddon sorts through the pile of clothes with former Utah and Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Stevenson Sylvester, hoping to find warm pants for a friend who stands silently a few feet away wearing shorts and a blanket.
  He doesn't equivocate when asked whether the efforts of the group offering warm clothes, hot food and bottles of waters matters to the dozens of homeless people lined near the tables.
  "It keeps us alive," he said.
  Sylvester, Dallin Rogers, and Matt Mar
  
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• Snowstorm hits Wasatch Front, travel delays expected

  21-12-2017 02:22
  
  A snowstorm is quickly making its way along the Wasatch Front Wednesday evening, which means wet roads and traffic delays.
  
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• Trump, Hatch gush over each other in tax bill celebration

  21-12-2017 02:20
  
  Sen. Orrin Hatch said he's going to fight to make Donald Trump's presidency the greatest not only in generations but maybe ever while celebrating the passage of the GOP tax plan at the White House on Wednesday.
  
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• User submitted: Photos show snow falling quickly across Wasatch Front

  21-12-2017 01:58
  
  Browse our gallery to see photos of fresh snow around Utah from one of the first big snowstorms of the year got underway Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• Mother of teen who drowned at Otter Creek Reservoir sues feds

  21-12-2017 00:58
  SALT LAKE CITY — The mother of an Arizona teen who drowned in a culvert at Otter Creek Reservoir filed a wrongful death lawsuit Wednesday against the federal agencies that manage the waterway.
  Chase Leroy Clark, 17, of Kingman, Arizona, and others were swimming in a pond that feeds the reservoir in Piute County during a family reunion on Aug. 6, 2016. A culvert that draws the water into the reservoir creates a whirlpool in the pond, according to the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court.
  Cl
  
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• 2 arrested in Mexico in connection with West Jordan killing

  21-12-2017 00:39
  
  Two people wanted in connection with the killing of a West Jordan man have been arrested in Mexico.
  
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• Mistrial in Nevada standoff is latest defeat for prosecutors

  21-12-2017 00:33
  LAS VEGAS — A U.S. judge in Nevada dealt another defeat Wednesday to federal prosecutors trying to punish leaders of armed standoffs meant to oppose federal authority over vast swaths of land in the American West.
  Chief U.S. District Judge Gloria Navarro in Las Vegas declared a mistrial in the long-awaited case against states' rights figure Cliven Bundy, his sons Ryan and Ammon Bundy, and self-styled Montana militia leader Ryan Payne.
  Prosecutors were trying to prove the four broke the law
  
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• Utah governor among those calling for Congress to help Dreamers stay in U.S.

  21-12-2017 00:21
  SALT LAKE CITY — Gov. Gary Herbert was among 11 governors who urged Congress Wednesday to develop a bipartisan solution to allow Dreamers to remain in the United States and "continue their constructive contributions to our society."
  The letter, signed by Republican, Democratic and independent governors, urges congressional leaders to save the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which protects young undocumented immigrants from deportation and allows them to work legally in the
  
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• Op-ed: We should teach students about climate change — the correct way

  21-12-2017 00:15
  Dr. H. Sterling Burnett is correct that it is time for Utah’s State Board of Education to review science standards for state schools (“Utah has chance to improve science and climate education in schools,” Nov. 9). But Burnett, a research fellow for the conservative/libertarian think tank Heartland Institute, would like to see Utah’s science, at least when it comes to climate change, mired in the past. Burnett says new standards “would try to force on students the vi
  
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• Man dead after losing control of vehicle on southbound I-15 near Springville

  21-12-2017 00:14
  
  One man was killed Wednesday after he lost control of his vehicle and was hit by a pickup truck with a trailer on southbound I-15 near Springville.
  
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• Idaho, Utah top list of fastest-growing states

  21-12-2017 00:12
  
  Federal officials say Idaho had the largest percentage increase in population of any state in the nation in a recent census.
  
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