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• Teen blows off steam in risky crossing of frozen Utah Lake

  30-12-2017 23:31
  LINDON — A 13-year-old boy walked 6 miles across a partially frozen Utah Lake Friday after arguing with his parents.
  "We think there are better ways to blow off steam when you have an argument with your parents, but this kid didn't think that — or he didn't think, one or the other," Utah County Sheriff's Sgt. Spencer Cannon said.
  "By the time we identified where he was, he was probably halfway or more across the lake," he said.
  The boy was apparently angry with his folks and left the
  
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• Inside the newsroom: Dawn of a new day, just like the old day

  30-12-2017 23:06
  SALT LAKE CITY — Eighteen years have passed since the world paused, held its breath, then celebrated the dawning of the year 2000.
  Just over 11 months prior to that New Year's Eve, Time magazine placed on its cover a photo illustration of a man with a sandwich-board sign declaring, "The end of the world!?! Y2K Insanity! Apocalypse Now! Will Computers Melt Down? Will Society?" and a few other notes.
  None of those things happened, of course. A new day dawned like any other day, but we had a
  
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• Op-ed: Why I stand with Rep. Curtis' national monument legislation

  30-12-2017 22:40
  Native Americans and land issues have been at the forefront of debate in Western states recently. Bears Ears National Monument was an issue that brought out many opinions on the matter — why it shouldn’t it be a monument and why it should. But one thing is certain that most can agree upon: The land should be preserved.Why do you think so many Utah Native voices were against the Bears Ears Monument designation? Why did my chapter, the closest one to Bears Ears, pass resolutions reques
  
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• Draper man pleads guilty to child porn production, traveling to meet teen for sex

  30-12-2017 21:29
  SALT LAKE CITY — A Draper man pleaded guilty Thursday to federal charges alleging he coerced a girl in North Carolina to take explicit images of herself for him, and drove from Utah to Nebraska to have sex with another teenager.
  Isaac Dylan Kemp, 45, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Salt Lake City to two counts of the six-count indictment against him.
  In the first count, production of child pornography, Kemp admitted in plea documents Thursday to convincing a 12-year-old girl in No
  
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• Teenager walks 6 miles across Utah Lake ice after argument with parents

  30-12-2017 20:49
  
  A teenager walked six miles across the ice on Utah Lake on Friday afternoon following an argument with his parents, police said.
  
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• Utah commission OKs $10 million loan for military hotel project's roads

  30-12-2017 20:08
  
  A Utah commission has approved a $10 million loan to build roads for a hotel associated with the U.S. military to be built near a large Park City ski resort.
  
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• Police searching for man charged with killing a father in front of his child

  30-12-2017 19:39
  TAYLORSVILLE — Two people have now been charged with murdering a Taylorsville man in front of his 4-year-old child and police are still looking for the suspected gunman.
  Toussaint "TJ" L'Ouverture Tyler Jr., 30, was fatally shot about 10 a.m. on Dec. 10 in an apartment complex at 742 W. Sunny River Road.
  Prosecutors say Tonita Vianay Rico, 49, knocked on Tyler's door while two men hid. When Tyler's girlfriend opened it, the men forced their way inside while one man — Shaun Eugene Fle
  
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• Bystanders rush to save elk that fell through ice on Wyoming reservoir

  30-12-2017 18:18
  
  Around two dozen people jumped into action Friday morning when a herd of elk suddenly fell through the ice at Palisades Reservoir.
  
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• Police searching for man in connection with Dec. 10 Taylorsville killing

  30-12-2017 17:41
  
  Police are searching for a man as they continue to investigate the December 10 killing of Toussaint Tyler.
  
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• In our opinion: Utah should remain cautious in moving forward with medical marijuana

  30-12-2017 14:05
  While Americans spend about $200 billion every year on prescription medicines, they spend $20 billion more on alternative remedies in the way of herbal supplements and homeopathic treatments that in some cases have not been proven to have real health benefits and in fact may be dangerous.The federal Food and Drug Administration is now poised to crack down on some of those alternative remedies often marketed with unsubstantiated claims about their ability to treat various conditions or diseases.T
  
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• 4 survive violent crash caught on dashcam, troopers say

  30-12-2017 06:27
  
  Troopers said a driver and three passengers survived a crash on I-215 Friday, though their sedan slammed into a wall and rolled multiple times.
  
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• Frozen fun: Ice Castles delight on opening night

  30-12-2017 05:53
  
  Christmas has passed, but Utahns can still take in bright, cheerful displays at Midway's Ice Castles. On opening night, LED lights cast glowing hues on giant icicles inside the 1-acre attraction.
  
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• Photos: Ice Castles delight on opening night

  30-12-2017 04:27
  Christmas has passed, but Utahns can still take in bright, cheerful displays at Midway's Ice Castles. On Friday, which was opening night, LED lights cast glowing hues on giant icicles for the first time this season. Above, Michael and Elyse Scaglione took in the colors. Prices for the display in Wasatch County vary depending on the day and patrons' age, with discounts for online purchases. Tickets: icecastles.com/midway.
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• Suit: Funeral home can't account for woman's remains

  30-12-2017 04:20
  PROVO — A funeral home lost or gave away the cremated remains of one woman's deceased mother last year, alleges a lawsuit filed against the home this week.
  The remains have not been recovered, preventing the family from finding closure after the death and having a proper memorial service, according to the suit filed Wednesday in 4th District Court.
  In January 2016, when Chris Razmic went to Provo's Walker Sanderson Tribute Center and Crematory, the funeral home told her a family member had
  
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• Controversial Kaysville councilman focus of extortion investigation

  30-12-2017 04:06
  KAYSVILLE — A Kaysville councilman who is no stranger to controversy is now being investigated for theft by extortion.
  Kaysville City Councilman Dave Adams — who state auditors last year concluded inappropriately used nearly $6,000 of city funds to repair his personal firetruck, which he paid back — is under investigation for possible extortion involving a Layton sod farmer and alleged demands for $250,000, according to a recently unsealed search warrant affidavit filed in 2nd
  
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• Health advocates blast tax law's rollback of penalty for not having insurance

  30-12-2017 04:00
  SALT LAKE CITY — Utah health advocacy groups are speaking out against the rolling back of a financial penalty levied against people who don't buy health coverage, saying that without it, fewer healthy people will sign up for plans and insurance markets will suffer.
  The penalty — which is applied to those who do not comply with the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate, the part of that law that requires all Americans to have health insurance — was reduced to $0 beginning in
  
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• Sen. Hatch expected to announce whether he's running or retiring next week

  30-12-2017 03:33
  
  Sen. Orrin Hatch is expected to finally announce next week whether he's running for re-election in 2018 or ending a career of more than four decades in the Senate to make way for Mitt Romney to succeed him.
  
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• 2 Utah cities combine fire departments to keep up with growth

  30-12-2017 03:01
  
  Two cities in southern Utah are getting creative to make sure fire protection keeps up with growth. Santa Clara and Ivins leaders have determined one fire department is better than two.
  
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• South S.L.’s Coffee with a Cop set for Wednesday

  30-12-2017 02:52
  SOUTH SALT LAKE — The city's police department will hold its monthly Coffee with a Cop on Wednesday from 9 to 10 a.m. at Village Inn, 2929 S. State.
  Coffee with a Cop is part of a national initiative to create a place for community members and police officers to come together. There are no agendas or speeches, just the opportunity to ask questions, voice concerns and the chance to get to know the officers.
  
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• 5 ways Utah’s local government will shift away from tradition in 2018

  30-12-2017 02:23
  
  The times, they are a changin'.
  
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• Man has 8 court cases filed against him in 10 days

  30-12-2017 01:55
  SALT LAKE CITY — Harley Gregory Welsh will be spending a lot of time in court in the coming months.
  Welsh, 39, of Salt Lake City, has been charged in eight separate cases in 3rd District Court in the past 10 days. He faces a total of 13 felonies and four misdemeanors, mostly involving theft and leading police on a series of chases.
  Since the beginning of the year, a total of 15 cases have been filed against Welsh in 3rd District Court, according to state records. In addition, his new charg
  
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• Man killed by Virginia police had previous standoff in Utah

  30-12-2017 01:41
  CHESTER, Va. — A man who was killed in a standoff with police in Virginia Wednesday previously had a similar armed impasse with law enforcers in Utah, authorities said.
  Kenneth Perna-Rutsky, 38, was in a 2014 armed standoff in Utah that ended without bloodshed.
  Both cases involved reports of a domestic situation wherein Perna-Rutsky was armed with a gun, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported.
  On Wednesday, officers heard gunfire in Perna-Rutsku's home 20 minutes outside Richmond, Chesterfie
  
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• County attorney wants secret resolution for ex-councilman unsealed

  30-12-2017 00:58
  FARMINGTON — After learning that the deal for a former South Weber councilman accused of embezzlement was done in secret, Davis County Attorney Troy Rawlings is pushing for an agreement to make the resolution public.
  Rawlings has no qualms with the terms of the resolution, which closed the case short of a conviction, but insists there's no reason for the details to be sealed.
  William Michael Poff, 44, was charged in March 2014 with three counts of communications fraud, a second-degree felo
  
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• Farmington residents urged to take broadband survey

  30-12-2017 00:54
  FARMINGOTON — The city is gauging the level of public interest for a project to install a fiber-to-the-home network offering internet speeds of up to 1 gigabit per second.
  Residents can share their thoughts by taking a short online survey at farmington.utah.gov.
  
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• Farmington preservation panel looking for new members

  30-12-2017 00:53
  FARMINGTON — The city's Historic Preservation Commission is looking for new members.
  The panel is charged with helping the city identify, preserve, protect and enhance historic buildings, sites, monuments, streetscapes and landmarks that are deemed architecturally or historically significant.
  The commission meets every fourth Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at the Farmington City Museum, 110 N. Main.
  Interested parties should contact John Anderson at 801-888-1989.
  
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• Utah teens hope to get on 'America's Got Talent'

  30-12-2017 00:45
  
  Two former Pocatello girls have auditioned to appear on the “America’s Got Talent” reality TV show and are hopeful about their chances to appear on the 13th season of the NBC show.
  
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• Dave Checketts' son posts video of parents opening assignment to serve as mission president and companion

  30-12-2017 00:30
  Dave Checketts’ name is easily recognizable in several communities, including among Mormons and in the world of professional sports. The former president and general manager of the Utah Jazz, former president of the New York Knicks and original owner of Real Salt Lake is also a former LDS stake president, and now, Checketts has been called to serve as a mission president, according to a video published to his son’s Instagram account on Friday.The video shows Dave Checketts and his wi
  
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• I-15 to close for 2 nights as crews install girders for new bridge

  30-12-2017 00:05
  HONEYVILLE, Box Elder County — Crews with the Utah Department of Transportation will close I-15 in both directions from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. on Wednesday and Thursday as girders for a new interchange bridge are put into place.
  All traffic will be routed through the on-and off-ramps. Motorists should expect congestion and consider alternate routes. State Route 240 is blocked at I-15 until the end of the project next spring. Traffic that would normally use S.R. 240 to cross I-15 should plan to u
  
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