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• Former first lady pushes for premarital education incentive

  24-12-2017 23:05
  SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Marriage Commission is making a push with state legislators to incentivize taking a premarital education course by offering $20 off the cost of a marriage license.
  The effort is being spearheaded by former Utah first lady Jacalyn Leavitt, who is also the honorary chairwoman of the commission and who says adjustments from last year's legislation have her confident it will gain the support of lawmakers in 2018.
  "The support has been tremendous" throughout meetings w
  
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• Clinton family safe but dog dies in blaze

  24-12-2017 22:43
  
  A Clinton family of seven is safe after a fire broke out in their garage late Saturday night and spread to the home, causing extensive damage. The family's pet, however, died in the blaze.
  
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• A Christmas Eve gift from The Mailman

  24-12-2017 22:05
  SALT LAKE CITY — On a Christmas Eve 19 years ago, Karl Malone hid in the cab of his pickup truck in a driveway in South Jordan.
  As recognizable as any person in Utah, the 6-foot-9, 256-pound star power forward for the Utah Jazz, months removed from playing in his second straight NBA Finals, was scrunching as best he could to stay out of sight — because on this night he did not want to be recognized.
  Moments earlier, he'd sent Lori Rupp, the woman who ran his charitable foundation, to
  
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• Photos: Kids who really didn’t like meeting Santa

  24-12-2017 21:09
  
  While old St. Nick is often synonymous with cheer and joy, it would appear that these children emphatically disagree.
  
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• Christmas I Remember Best 2017: 'You are my Christmas'

  24-12-2017 21:06
  The toys, presents and memories of Christmas in 1962 have long been forgotten in many families, but not in the S. Reed Andrus family. The memory of that Christmas Eve will be remembered in our hearts for many years to come.
  The usual family festivities were drawing to an end. The Christmas stories had been told, the songs sung, the presents had been opened, and the great abundance of food had been cleaned out by the large group of happy family. There was always a special excitement in the air on
  
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• Weber County family safe after fire

  24-12-2017 19:46
  OGDEN — A home was destroyed by fire Saturday evening, but smoke detectors enabled all family members inside to escape without harm, fire officials reported.
  According to the Weber Fire District, crews were called to a home at the north end of 7900 West in Weber County shortly after 7 p.m. The first arriving engine reported that the fire was already burning through the roof and attic.
  Hydrants in the area were limited on how much water they could produce, so firefighters had to set up wate
  
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• Man accused in highway shootout released from hospital, booked into jail

  24-12-2017 19:19
  SALT LAKE CITY — A man accused of firing at police during a chase on I-15 that resulted in two other vehicles being hit by gunfire was released from the hospital and booked into Salt Lake County Jail on Saturday.
  Arturo Gallemore-Jimenez, 37, was booked on suspicion of three counts of attempted aggravated murder, a first-degree felony, and one count each of possession of a firearm by a restricted person and failure to stop at the command of an officer, both third-degree felonies, and has h
  
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• Report: Snowmobilers decline despite rising Utah population

  24-12-2017 17:59
  LOGAN — The number of Utah snowmobilers is declining despite an increase in the state's population, a report by Utah State University has found.
  The analysis by the university's Institute of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism found a 15 percent decrease in the number of households that reported owning a snowmobile between February 2017 and 1998, The Herald-Journal newspaper in Logan reported recently.
  Utah's population, meanwhile, grew 77 percent over the same period.
  The decline could be due
  
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• Utah County school bus driver becomes Santa each holiday season

  24-12-2017 17:50
  
  Hoping to share some Christmas cheer with students on their way to and from school, a Utah bus driver decorates his yellow vehicle and dons a Santa Claus outfit each holiday season.
  
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• Utah firefighters back home in time for Christmas after battling California fires

  24-12-2017 06:17
  
  On Saturday, 23 firefighters from Unified Fire and West Valley City Fire returned home after helping battle the Thomas Fire in California. The blaze is the biggest in the state's history and has been burning since Dec. 4.
  
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• Boy stable after accidental shooting in Centerville home

  24-12-2017 05:31
  CENTERVILLE — A 9-year-old boy is in stable condition after he was accidentally shot in the shoulder while visiting family in Centerville Saturday evening.
  According to Von Steenblik, Centerville's assistant police chief, investigators believe the boy was playing with cousins in the basement of the home and the gun fired, striking him in the shoulder, when one of the cousins attempted to take the firearm away from him.
  Police and emergency medical personnel responded to a call from the res
  
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• 9-year-old hospitalized after accidental shooting in Centerville home

  24-12-2017 05:29
  
  A 9-year-old boy was hospitalized Saturday evening after an accidental shooting at a family member’s home, police said.
  
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• Utah firefighters get warm welcome home

  24-12-2017 02:49
  Capt. Jeremy Robertson hugs his son, Andy, 9, and wife, Michelle, as the Northern Utah Task Force arrives home at the Unified Fire Authority Logistics Division in West Jordan on Saturday after fighting wildfires in California. Robertson was one of 23 Utah firefighters who returned Saturday after helping battle the Thomas Fire, a blaze that's consumed over 1,000 structures and scorched 273,400 acres in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties since it started on Dec. 4, according to the Los Angeles Tim
  
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• Photos: Utah firefighters get warm welcome home

  24-12-2017 02:49
  Capt. Jeremy Robertson hugs his son, Andy, 9, and wife, Michelle, as the Northern Utah Task Force arrives home at the Unified Fire Authority Logistics Division in West Jordan on Saturday after fighting wildfires in California. Robertson was one of 23 Utah firefighters who returned Saturday after helping battle the Thomas Fire, a blaze that's consumed over 1,000 structures and scorched 273,400 acres in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties since it started on Dec. 4, according to the Los Angeles Tim
  
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• Inside the newsroom: Drawing inspiration in a time of need

  24-12-2017 02:44
  SALT LAKE CITY — Deseret News reporter Lois Collins tells the story this week of Scott Dalgarno, a Presbyterian minister who knows a thing or two about Christmas, "the birth of hope" and the depths of despair.
  He remembers when his father was in the hospital over the holidays, and that on Christmas day doctors came to them and told his father that his cancer was terminal. That it came on Christmas day helps him understand the sorrow that he knows many people feel at this time of year.
  As L
  
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• Missing Ogden woman found dead Saturday morning

  24-12-2017 02:16
  SALT LAKE CITY — An endangered Ogden woman, reported missing Friday morning, was found dead Saturday morning in a residential neighborhood southeast of downtown.
  Police believe Verna Marriott, 79, died from exposure.
  Ogden Police Lt. Will Farr said a search effort that included police and volunteers was unable to locate Marriott, who suffered from dementia and diabetes. She reportedly wandered away from her home sometime between 2 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Friday without shoes.
  "We searched thro
  
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• Frank R. Pignanelli and LaVarr Webb: Kindergarten politicians reveal wish lists

  24-12-2017 01:45
  Pignanelli & Webb: Ah, Christmas Eve. That most magical evening when stockings are hung, visions of sugarplums dance in children’s heads and everyone makes a final check of wish lists, hoping that Santa comes through. Through our usual sources, we interviewed select politicians to see what was on their Christmas wish lists — back when they were 5 years old.Pres. Donald Trump: “When I was 5 years old, I wrote Santa a letter telling him I just wanted to Make Kindergarten Grea
  
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• Grieving Utah County family receives unexpected delivery

  24-12-2017 01:27
  
  A grieving Utah County family received an unexpected gift Friday evening, just days before Christmas.
  
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• Sheriff’s Office offers $1,000 reward for information about Millard County home invasion

  24-12-2017 00:49
  
  In hopes of expediting an investigation into a Nov. 30 home invasion robbery in Delta, authorities are offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest, prosecution and conviction of the perpetrators.
  
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• Woman injured in I-15 shooting late Friday night

  24-12-2017 00:39
  SALT LAKE CITY — A woman was shot late Friday night while traveling southbound on I-15 between 1000 and 2000 South, according to Utah Highway Patrol.
  Trooper Jared Cornia said a vehicle pulled up alongside the vehicle the victim was a passenger in, and an unknown number of shots were fired, one striking the woman in the neck around 11 p.m.
  The driver, who was not identified, took her passenger to Intermountain Medical Center for treatment, but fled the hospital after giving staff false inf
  
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• Shoppers fill stores on busy holiday weekend

  24-12-2017 00:35
  SALT LAKE CITY — Parker Slade said a busy work schedule kept his shopping errands at bay this season, so he was finishing up his Christmas errands Saturday morning at City Creek.
  "I'd like to think I got up early enough to beat the crowds," said Slade, holding a Nordstrom shopping bag.
  Rain and the occasional snow flurries did not deter shoppers across the valley as they embraced a last-minute push to pick up another bargain or secure a deal for themselves or family.
  Diane Dimond, in town
  
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• 20 cheap or free activities in Utah during Christmas break

  24-12-2017 00:16
  
  Want to get out of the house during Christmas break without spending a lot of money? Looking for fun activities for your kids or yourself or out-of-town guests?
  
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• Rio Grande politics: Speaker Greg Hughes' discusses his 'unusual' step into homeless issue

  24-12-2017 00:02
  SALT LAKE CITY — He's seen as one of the most powerful Republicans in the state of Utah.
  He was one of the first high-ranking Utah politicians to embrace Donald Trump for president.
  He drove the effort to block the governor's Medicaid expansion plan in 2015.
  And yet House Speaker Greg Hughes has also become one of the loudest voices on Capitol Hill for homelessness — the same social issue that has been a political nightmare for the two Democratic mayors of Salt Lake City and Salt Lak
  
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