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• Make Your Week: Crossing guard gives away backpacks, bike helmets

  08-01-2018 23:49
  
  The weather has been foggy, bleak and gray, which can often dampen our spirits. On top of that, the holidays also just ended and it can be hard to get back to the real world.
  
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• Man questioned in Elizabeth Smart disappearance going to prison for robbery

  08-01-2018 23:20
  SALT LAKE CITY — A man who police once questioned in the disappearance of Elizabeth Smart is going to prison for bank robbery.
  A federal judge sentenced Bret Michael Edmunds to nine years and four months behind bars followed by three years probation for robbing a Zions Bank in Draper and a Utah First Credit Union in Provo last year. In both cases he handed the teller a note demanding money and claiming to have a gun. He made off with a total of $2,117.
  Edmunds, 42, pleaded guilty to the tw
  
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• Tips for cooking a Southern fish fry

  08-01-2018 23:02
  
  Hush puppies, baked beans, coleslaw and potatoes make for a memorable meal with the sweet taste of perch and crappie fillets.
  
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• 42 Utah pedestrians killed in 2017; tips to avoid collisions

  08-01-2018 22:47
  
  Pedestrian deaths on roadways are increasing across the country, and Utah is no exception.
  
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• Gunman claiming self-defense pleads guilty in triple killing

  08-01-2018 22:44
  SALT LAKE CITY — A gunman who believed he was acting in self-defense when he shot and killed three young men during a botched drug deal has pleaded guilty to reduced charges of manslaughter.
  Gerald Radckiff Grant, 21, pleaded guilty to three counts of manslaughter, a second-degree felony.
  He had originally faced three counts of aggravated murder, a first-degree felony and possible capital offense, in the shooting deaths of brothers Angel Lopez-Salinas, 20, and Lauro "Raul" Lopez-Salinas, 1
  
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• Herbert to testify on San Juan County national monuments

  08-01-2018 22:31
  SALT LAKE CITY — Congressional efforts to establish twin national monuments in San Juan County will get a hearing Tuesday in Washington, D.C., where Utah Gov. Gary Herbert is expected to testify on the value of the Shash Jaa′ and Indian Creek national monuments.
  The two potential designations, proposed in HR4532 sponsored by Rep. John Curtis, R-Utah, are in response to the untangling of the 1.35-million Bears Ears National Monument when President Donald Trump visited Utah in December
  
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• Looking back at Sen. Hatch's career; longest-serving senators in US history

  08-01-2018 22:29
  
  Sen. Orrin Hatch announced his planned retirement last week, which will end his tenure as the longest-serving senator in Utah and Republican history.
  
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• Orem artist embraces the traditional and digital

  08-01-2018 22:06
  
  Karin Krueger, a self-taught Orem artist, embraces both modern and traditional techniques to create her masterpieces.
  
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• Man arrested in Magna shooting

  08-01-2018 21:10
  MAGNA — Police have arrested a man accused of shooting at another man on his front porch in October, narrowly missing a young child.
  Saxton Dean Colby Hesleph, 33, was arrested for investigation of attempted murder and five counts of discharge of a firearm.
  On Oct. 30, a man was standing in the doorway of a residence at 8284 W. 3500 South when Hesleph started shooting at him, according to a Salt Lake County Jail report.
  "The victim jumped back into his house, knocking his child over to pre
  
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• Man arrested for allegedly abusing 11-year-old girl in his neighborhood

  08-01-2018 20:56
  SALT LAKE CITY — A 60-year-old man has been arrested and accused of sexually abusing an 11-year-old girl in his neighborhood.
  Bobbie Joe Sharp, of Salt Lake City, was arrested Friday for investigation of rape of a child, three counts of sodomy on a child, aggravated sexual abuse of a child and enticing a minor.
  Police say Sharp gave the girl a cellphone on Thanksgiving. The two would then "video chat and message each other." Sharp would send the young girl inappropriate messages that were
  
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• Report: Mitt Romney was treated over the summer for prostate cancer

  08-01-2018 20:42
  SALT LAKE CITY — NBC News confirmed Monday that Mitt Romney was treated over the summer for prostate cancer.
  CNN reporter Jake Tapper tweeted a quote from a source close to Romney, saying the 2012 GOP presidential nominee "was treated over the summer for prostate cancer. He was treated surgically by Dr. Thomas Ahlering at UC Irvine Hospital in California. His prognosis is good; he was successfully treated."
  The former Massachusetts governor made headlines last week after Sen. Orrin Hatch,
  
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• Mitt Romney was treated for prostate cancer over the summer

  08-01-2018 20:42
  SALT LAKE CITY — Mitt Romney was treated for prostate cancer last year, according to an aide to the likely candidate for the Utah seat in the U.S. Senate now held by retiring Sen. Orrin Hatch.
  "Last year, Gov. Mitt Romney was diagnosed with slow-growing prostate cancer. The cancer was removed surgically and found not to have spread beyond the prostate," the aide told the Deseret News.
  Romney, 70, is expected to announce whether he will run for the Senate as soon as next week. He is already
  
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• New charge filed against alleged doomsday sect member

  08-01-2018 20:27
  MANTI — A Sanpete County man who, along with the alleged leader of a doomsday sect, was charged last month with kidnapping now faces allegations of abusing a child.
  John Alvin Coltharp, 34, of Spring City, was charged Monday in 6th District Court with sodomy, a first-degree felony. Coltharp is already charged with child kidnapping, a first-degree felony, and obstructing justice by concealing a person, a class A misdemeanor.
  Coltharp was originally charged along with Samuel Warren Shaffer,
  
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• Mitt Romney treated for prostate cancer over the summer; prognosis is good

  08-01-2018 20:27
  
  Former GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney was treated for prostate cancer over the summer, a source close to Romney told CNN Monday.
  
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• Police investigating after ATM explosion in West Jordan; failed attempt in SLC

  08-01-2018 20:26
  
  Two agencies are investigating separate cases of someone apparently using a propane tank in an attempt to blow up an ATM Sunday.
  
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• Man who killed stepmom and half sister as teenager to be paroled

  08-01-2018 19:48
  
  A man who shot and killed his stepmother and 10-year-old half sister 23-years ago has been granted parole.
  
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• Gary Herbert: Thank you, Sen. Hatch

  08-01-2018 19:12
  Not everyone is afforded a graceful exit from the political stage. But few, if any, public servants in the history of our country and our state deserve accolades and commendation more than Sen. Orrin Hatch as he begins his last year of service in the U.S. Senate.Now entering his 42nd year of service in the Senate, Hatch is the longest-serving Republican senator in U.S. history and the longest-serving senator in Utah history. But it isn’t mere longevity that sets Hatch apart — it is t
  
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• Photos: Heavy fog forces cancellation of 17 flights at Salt Lake airport

  08-01-2018 18:51
  Construction crews work in the fog at the Salt Lake City International Airport on Monday. According to a tweet from the airport, 17 flights were cancelled during the morning due to the heavy fog. On Sunday, airport officials said 30 outbound and 25 inbound flights at were canceled, and 23 incoming flights were diverted. According to KSL meteorologist Grant Weyman, the Wasatch Front should expect more rain Tuesday, which will change to snow in the valleys Wednesday afternoon.
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• Thief tries blowing up two ATMs with propane tanks, police say

  08-01-2018 18:49
  WEST JORDAN — Police were looking Monday for whoever tried to blow open a pair of ATM machines by using propane tanks.
  Two incidents were reported on Sunday. The first happened about 5 a.m. at the Golden West Credit Union, 5639 W. Highlands Loop (7625 South). A propane tank was set up next to the ATM and then ignited, said West Jordan Police Sgt. JC Holt.
  The blast caused significant damage to the ATM, and may have injured the thief based on the amount of debris that was propelled from the
  
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• The inevitability of Mitt Romney's next campaign

  08-01-2018 17:41
  
  If Mitt Romney wants to become Utah's next senator, there's virtually nothing standing in the 2012 Republican presidential nominee's way.
  
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• Jay's Jokes: How much the world has changed since Orrin Hatch first was elected

  08-01-2018 17:05
  A lighthearted look at news of the day:Feelings in Washington are mixed as 2018 begins. Republicans are afraid the good economy will end, and Democrats are afraid it won’t.---The year began with a spirited international debate over the size of buttons controlling nuclear bombs. Apparently, the biggest button results in the biggest bang.---This was followed by insightful news stories pointing out that President Trump doesn’t actually have a nuclear button on his desk. Turns out that f
  
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• On the same page: Nothing but brawn in men's book club Weakly Readers

  08-01-2018 15:10
  “On the same page” is a series featuring Utah book clubs that runs every other week.Editor's note: If you have a book club and you are interested in being featured, please contact us at [email protected]. Please include your name, your contact information and one or two sentences describing your book club.SALT LAKE CITY — James Parkin initiated a men’s book club about 15 years ago, inspired by what he observed from his wife’s women’s book club.“I
  
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• Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox tells Vox that 'Romney is royalty,' Bannon 'would get his head handed to him' in Utah in new interview

  08-01-2018 15:00
  Utah Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox spoke to Vox in an exclusive interview about the state of politics in Utah, as well as the potential of seeing Mitt Romney bid for the open Senate seat now that Orrin Hatch has decided to retire at the end of the year.
  Cox said Utahns don't buy into the Trump vs. Romney rivalry."People are trying to posit Mitt Romney running for Hatch's seat as Romney versus Trump, and I don't think most Utahns will see it that way. Mitt Romney is royalty here in the state of Utah. And
  
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• In our opinion: Utah is poised as a model for state policymaking

  08-01-2018 14:05
  Given how Utah regularly ranks high in surveys of the best-run states, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that the Council of State Governments chose Gov. Gary Herbert as its president for 2018.The organization seeks to bind branches of state governments together in compacts and other arrangements that help them share the best practices in areas from educational excellence to prison reform. The governor’s appointment is significant in that the current political dynamic in Washington ser
  
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• Trail of blood leads police to man wanted in attempted carjacking, break-ins

  08-01-2018 07:23
  
  A man is in custody following a series of incidents — including an attempted carjacking, an auto-pedestrian accident and attempted break-ins at a car dealership — after police tracked him using a trail of his own blood.
  
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• BYU student finds success running worm droppings business

  08-01-2018 06:46
  
  Selling worm droppings may not seem like the most likely way to earn a paycheck, but Joe Walker's dedicating his life to the idea.
  
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• Fiery rollover crash in downtown Salt Lake leaves man in critical condition, police say

  08-01-2018 05:57
  SALT LAKE CITY — A man is in critical condition after a fiery crash downtown Sunday night, police say.
  The crash occurred just before 6 p.m. near the intersection at 600 South and 300 West, said Salt Lake Police Lt. Mark Buhman.
  Buhman said a passenger vehicle was pulling out of a hotel parking lot and turned the wrong way on 600 South, immediately colliding with a van traveling east.
  The van, with two people inside, rolled and caught fire, Buhman said.
  The van's passengers were shaken but
  
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• 'I just hope justice is served': Family holds vigil for 15-month-old abuse victim as sentencing nears

  08-01-2018 05:48
  SALT LAKE CITY — Today, Vanessa would have been 29 going on 30.
  But to her mother, Dawn Nieto, Vanessa will always be remembered as a 15-month-old toddler whose life tragically ended too soon nearly three decades ago.
  Tears streamed down Nieto's face as she watched a dozen violet, star-shaped balloons float into the sky and disappear into the thick fog blanketing the Salt Lake Valley on Sunday night during a vigil for Vanessa.
  "My scars are just so deep," Nieto said, words escaping her as
  
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• Thick fog cancels flights, causes travel delays at Salt Lake airport

  08-01-2018 05:00
  SALT LAKE CITY — Twenty-three outbound and 21 inbound flights at Salt Lake International Airport were canceled, and 23 incoming flights were diverted Sunday evening due to thick fog blocking visibility, officials reported.
  Flight delays averaging more than 90 minutes were expected to pile up throughout the evening, leading airport officials to encourage travelers to check with their airlines for delays or flight statuses at FlightAware.com.
  The National Weather Service issued a dense fog a
  
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• 2,000 customers at West Jordan convenience store may have been exposed to hepatitis A

  08-01-2018 04:26
  WEST JORDAN — Health officials issued a warning Sunday evening that some customers at a West Jordan convenience store may have been exposed to hepatitis A and should receive an injection to prevent infection.
  Health officials say the possible exposure occurred when an infected employee worked while ill and potentially handled certain items in the store.
  Health officials estimate 2,000 customers may be affected, based on the average sales volume of the 7-Eleven, 2666 W. 7800 South.
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• Lee Benson: To President Thomas S. Monson, they all were gold

  08-01-2018 04:21
  SALT LAKE CITY — President Thomas S. Monson, the Mormon prophet who died last week at the age of 90, had a way of distilling the universe down to where it felt like it was just him and you. It was his gift: an uncanny ability to focus on the one.
  Many staffers at the Deseret News got to experience this Monson phenomenon firsthand during the time when he was chairman of the board of the Deseret News Publishing Co. — until The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints took apostles o
  
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• Health officials warn of hepatitis A exposure at 7-Eleven in Salt Lake County

  08-01-2018 04:07
  
  Exposure to Hepatitis A may have occurred at a 7-Eleven in Salt Lake County after an infected employee worked while ill and potentially handled certain items in the store.
  
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• 22 SLC-bound flights diverted due to dense fog

  08-01-2018 02:47
  
  22 flights into Salt Lake City International Airport were diverted Sunday evening due to low visibility from fog, officials report.
  
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• Bitcoin listed among top investor threats in 2018

  08-01-2018 02:23
  SALT LAKE CITY — A popular virtual currency has been targeted as the greatest potential threat to investors in the New Year.
  The Utah Division of Securities is warning investors that cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin are risky investments that have been used as vehicles for fraud. The division Friday released information to warn consumers about schemes that may target individuals' retirement savings in the near future.
  Cryptocurrencies are a medium of exchange created and stored electronica
  
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• Crews identify object in Great Salt Lake as aircraft

  08-01-2018 00:36
  
  Search and rescue crews have identified an object found in the Great Salt Lake as an airplane that matches the size and description of a plane that went missing last month.
  
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