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• Mormons give Trump highest support of any religious group in poll

  12-01-2018 23:51
  SALT LAKE CITY — Mormons nationwide gave President Donald Trump a 61 percent approval rating over the past year, higher than any religious group, in polling released Friday by Gallup.
  More than 2,200 Mormons were interviewed, the polling company said, and the results for the faith has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percent. Muslims gave Trump the lowest approval rating of any religious group, 18 percent.
  The results, based on more than 122,000 interviews conducted as part of the nati
  
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• ‘I knew you would come:’ President Monson remembered for selfless service

  12-01-2018 23:35
  
  Thousands gathered Friday afternoon for funeral proceedings honoring President Monson, who served as the leader of the LDS Church for nearly a decade.
  
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• Trump's vulgar term disgusts, saddens Utahns with ties to Haiti, Africa

  12-01-2018 22:59
  SALT LAKE CITY — Ogden resident Chareyl Moyes does Haiti all day, every day.
  As a co-founder of Utah-based Haitian Roots, she keeps tabs on the La Maison de nos Petite Enfants orphanage and schools the nonprofit runs in the Caribbean island nation. Her full-time job as a case manager with Wasatch International Adoptions also keeps Haiti on her radar.
  Moyes has traveled to Haiti numerous times the past 14 years — she's going again next month — and saw firsthand the death and dev
  
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• Enoch councilman charged with mysterious computer crime

  12-01-2018 22:53
  ENOCH, Iron County — An Enoch councilman has been accused of violating the law by intentionally accessing computer property without permission.
  But prosecutors are mum about what prompted them to file a criminal charge.
  Councilman David Findlay Owens, 38, is charged in Iron County Justice Court with one count of computer crime, a class B misdemeanor, accusing him of intentionally or knowingly gaining access to "computer property" without authorization, according to charging documents filed
  
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• Twitter, notable names react to President Thomas S. Monson's funeral

  12-01-2018 22:48
  LDS Church President Thomas S. Monson's funeral captivated much of Utah on Friday.
  The funeral became a trending topic on Twitter, ranking as the top two trends in Salt Lake City.
  We've collected some of the best tweets from the day that honored President Monson.
  A handful of notable names tweeted about the event.
  Premier of Alberta Rachel Notley, leader of Alberta's New Democratic Party
  Baptist Joint Committee
  Thom Carter, executive director of Utah Clean Air Partnership
  Boy Scouts of America,
  
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• I-15 in Davis County to close intermittently in January for construction

  12-01-2018 21:32
  LAYTON — Utah Department of Transportation crews will close two northbound lanes and one southbound lane on I-15 between Hill Field Road and Antelope Drive Monday night as crews pour concrete in the median.
  The work should wrap up by 5 a.m. Tuesday.
  The freeway will then be closed between the two roads for three consecutive nights as crews place steel beams over I-15 as part of the Layton Crossing bridge construction.
  The freeway will close at 11 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 26, through 8 p.m. on
  
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• Sheriff: Elko County deputies shoot, kill man who just killed his own wife

  12-01-2018 20:55
  
  Elko County Sheriff Jim Pitts says two deputies shot and killed a man who killed his wife at a residence in rural northeast Nevada.
  
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• BLM launches effort on new management plans for Grand Staircase

  12-01-2018 20:50
  SALT LAKE CITY — The Bureau of Land Management is preparing to craft new management plans for the revised boundaries of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument and is seeking public input.
  The new plans are the result of the proclamation issued last month by President Donald Trump modifying the boundaries of the monument.
  The land-use plans are designed to improve access, facilitate multiple uses within the region, and manage and care for objects of historic and scientific interest.
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• Doomsday preppers married each other's underage daughters, police say

  12-01-2018 20:17
  SALT LAKE CITY — Two men in a southern Utah doomsday sect who face charges of child kidnapping are also suspected of marrying each other's underage daughters, according to a newly unsealed search warrant affidavit.
  Samuel Warren Shaffer, 34, said to be the leader of a religious group described in court documents as "an LDS offshoot that believed in fundamental doctrines," and one of his purported followers, John Alvin Coltharp, 34, were arrested in December after police say they were keepi
  
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• Utah man gets 1 to 15 years in prison for shooting man in chest

  12-01-2018 20:16
  
  A Utah man who pleaded guilty to shooting another man in the chest has been sentenced to one to 15 years in prison.
  
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• Utah man gets 1 to 15 years in prison for shooting

  12-01-2018 20:16
  
  A Utah man who pleaded guilty to shooting another man in the chest has been sentenced to one to 15 years in prison.
  
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• This Utah ice skater’s drone footage of a frozen lake will amaze you

  12-01-2018 19:59
  A Utah ice skater's video of snow-capped mountains and frozen lakes gained traction online Wednesday.
  Justin McFarland shared a pair of drone footage videos on Instagram that show a frozen body of water and snow-packed mountains, The Indian Express reported.
  The first video showed off Pineview Reservoir. It received more than 10,000 views in its first week online.
  McFarland filmed the second video on an ice skating trip with his wife and kids. That video, which was shared by ABC News, received m
  
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• Vivint’s new app wants to help you be a better neighbor

  12-01-2018 19:46
  
  “This is how you neighbor” is Vivint Smart Home’s mantra for the new Streety app — a neighborhood watch on steroids.
  
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• Here’s Utah’s most unwanted tech item of 2017

  12-01-2018 19:19
  Utah's most unwanted tech item for 2017 fit right in line with the rest of the country.
  New data from Decluttr found that the iPhone 6 was Utah's "most unwanted tech" item of the year, meaning it was traded in to Decluttr, which offers cash for traded-in items, more than any other device.
  Ten states sold iPhone 6s to Decluttr more than any other items. The iPhone 7 ranked second with nine states, while the Samsung Galaxy S7 finished at third with six states, according to the report.
  These trades
  
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• Husband, wife dead in Elko officer-involved shooting

  12-01-2018 19:12
  
  Two investigating agencies from western Nevada are on the scene of a fatal shooting at a home in Elko, Nevada.
  
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• Plans for 10,000-residence master-planned community in St. George unveiled

  12-01-2018 19:02
  
  Plans for a new master-planned community in St. George, which will comprise 10,000 new residences, were unveiled Thursday at the St. George Area Economic Development Summit.
  
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• Price man learns missing dog taken by transient to Colorado

  12-01-2018 18:43
  
  Clint Motte said he returned home the night of Dec. 30 to find Cali, a Cardigan Welsh Corgi, had vanished from his fenced-in backyard.
  
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• What SLC commuters need to know about President Monson's funeral procession

  12-01-2018 17:56
  
  Commuters are urged to plan ahead before driving downtown Friday morning, as traffic is expected to be delayed and bus routes will be detoured due to the funeral and procession for late LDS Church President Thomas S. Monson.
  
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• Why prison libraries matter for inmates, jailers and book donors

  12-01-2018 17:46
  TOOELE — It's 9.15 a.m. when a dark green, 1993 Toyota truck that's logged 160,000 miles pulls into Tooele County jail parking lot. A tall, thin woman in khaki cargo pants and a black T-shirt gets out to unload boxes of donated books and cart them into the men's jail library.
  Once the fiction and nonfiction have been mingled with the existing stock, she admires the 1,300 titles.
  "I'm into pretty. Pretty books are happy books," says Toby Lafferty, who then bids the books farewell that Octob
  
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• 3 finalists named for next president of University of Utah

  12-01-2018 17:44
  SALT LAKE CITY — Two men and one woman were named Friday as finalists to be the next president of the University of Utah.
  The finalists, identified in a statement released Friday by the University of Utah and Utah System of Higher Education, are:
  Nicholas P. Jones, executive vice president and provost at The Pennsylvania State University; Thomas Katsouleas, executive vice president and provost of the University of Virginia; and Ruth V. Watkins, senior vice president for Academic Affairs at
  
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• Farewell to a prophet: Funeral for LDS Church President Monson

  12-01-2018 16:42
  
  Thousands of people are expected to attend the funeral services for late LDS Church President Thomas S. Monson, which begin at noon Friday. President Henry B. Eyring will conduct the service.
  
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• 2 dead in Elko shooting

  12-01-2018 15:49
  
  Two people were killed Thursday night in a shooting at a residence in Elko, Nevada.
  
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• Health and fitness fair Jan 20 in Lehi

  12-01-2018 12:00
  LEHI — Residents of the community are invited to a health and fitness fair on Saturday, Jan. 20, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Legacy Community Center, 123 Center.
  The free event will offer hearing screening, spinal checks, body fat testing and other fitness assessments, as well as health-related vendors and information booths.
  
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• Police: Teens' Jeep found, but no signs of missing pair

  12-01-2018 07:10
  SALT LAKE CITY — A helicopter on Thursday spotted the Jeep of two Utah teenagers who have been missing for more than a week on a drive from Tooele to Eureka.
  The teens were not with the vehicle.
  The search-and-rescue crew found the SUV, partially hidden in trees, about a mile south of Cherry Creek Reservoir, according to the Juab County Sheriff's Office.
  Brelynne "Breezy" Otteson, 17, and Riley Powell, 17, left Tooele on Dec. 30. The couple planned to stop in Spanish Fork before going home
  
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• Kearns speedskater heading to compete in Winter Olympics

  12-01-2018 06:45
  
  Jerica Tandiman’s dream is finally coming true. After 16 years of skating lessons and grueling training, the 23-year-old can officially call herself an Olympian.
  
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• Tens of thousands line up to pay respects at President Monson's viewing

  12-01-2018 06:39
  
  Crowds lined up at the LDS Church Conference Center in downtown Salt Lake City early Thursday morning as the viewing for late LDS Church President Thomas S. Monson began.
  
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• American Fork man arrested in child sex abuse case

  12-01-2018 06:01
  
  A 54-year-old man who is accused of sexually abusing two children in Eagle Mountain last year was arrested Thursday, officials said.
  
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• Friends of teen injured in crash surprise him with restored Firebird

  12-01-2018 05:59
  ENOCH, Iron County — Sixteen-year-old Obie Nef always knew he had friends in high school, but now he has no doubt, especially after everything he has been through lately.
  It would be easy for Obie to stop smiling, but his friends from Canyon View High School in Cedar City won't let him.
  "I've never seen him without a smile on his face," his friend Dustin Langston said. "He's amazing, simply amazing."
  In August, Obie was driving on an access road and tried to get onto I-15, but turned in fr
  
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• Teens still missing after officials recover Jeep in Juab County

  12-01-2018 04:24
  
  Officials have located a Jeep they say was driven by two teenagers who have been missing since Dec. 30.
  
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• UTA trustee says BYU/UVU transit pass deal 'crazy'

  12-01-2018 04:07
  SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah Transit Authority trustee said Thursday contracts with BYU and Utah Valley University to provide free transit passes to students, employees and their families over the next decade should be voided and re-negotiated.
  "I love the idea of passes. I support them. It's not like I'm trying to be the Grinch who stole Christmas," the trustee, North Ogden Mayor Brent Taylor, said. "The board should have been involved in a decision to discount the passes so deeply."
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• Rep. Mia Love demands President Trump apologize for vulgar remark about Haiti

  12-01-2018 03:32
  
  Rep. Mia Love demanded that President Donald Trump apologize Thursday for the vulgar remark he used to describe her parents' home country of Haiti and other nations during a discussion on immigration.
  
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• New study finds stress levels skyrocket for family members of ICU patients

  12-01-2018 03:01
  
  If you've ever had a family member in the ICU, you know how stressful that can be. A new study finds the stress hormone can help identify family members most likely to suffer from anxiety after a loved one's hospitalization.
  
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• 'You're doing the right thing': Addiction experts applaud Utah for homeless reform

  12-01-2018 02:56
  SALT LAKE CITY — A pair of nationally recognized leaders for addiction treatment praised Utah for Operation Rio Grande on Thursday — while also urging state officials not to give in to community pushback that inevitably comes with efforts to address homeless issues.
  "You're on a good path," said Mary Hauser, who has worked in Massachusetts as a behavioral health and addiction medicine expert, at a pre-legislative panel on homeless and substance abuse issues hosted by House Speaker Gr
  
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• Romney will speak at upcoming Silicon Slopes Tech Summit

  12-01-2018 02:50
  SALT LAKE CITY — Organizers of the second annual Silicon Slopes Tech Summit have added a speaker that will likely be as widely recognized by Utah's savvy early adopters as much as the technology-inept.
  Former Massachusetts governor, rescuer of Salt Lake City's 2002 Olympic Games, two-time U.S. presidential candidate and anticipated 2018 senatorial candidate Mitt Romney has been added to the agenda of the two-day event.
  Romney is scheduled to appear in a "fireside chat" discussion with Vivi
  
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• Jury acquits man of murder in death of man run over by trailer

  12-01-2018 02:48
  SALT LAKE CITY — Jurors on Thursday acquitted a man accused of murder in the death of a man who was run over while trying to recover a trailer he reported was being stolen.
  Jay Richard Urry, 63, was found not guilty of murder and robbery, first-degree felonies, in the fatal 2015 dispute.
  Urry was charged alongside two others — Jeanette Teddie Miner, 28, and Jesse Floyd Searle, 36 — who have since pleaded guilty to manslaughter and obstructing justice, second-degree felonies. Th
  
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• Photos: Car enthusiasts gear up for annual auto expo

  12-01-2018 02:45
  Gary Wilkinson moves a 1952 Buick into place for the Utah International Auto Expo at the Mountain America Exposition Center in Sandy on Thursday. During the expo, which runs Friday through Monday, hundreds of new and vintage cars and trucks will be on display. Hours are Friday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.; and Sunday and Monday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 for those 13 and older; $6 for senior citizens 62 and older, those with a military ID and children ages 7 to 12; c
  
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• Feds grant Utah $10.3 million to help homeless

  12-01-2018 02:43
  SALT LAKE CITY — The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on Thursday released detailed information about $2 billion in funding to homelessness services providers — including more than $10 million to Utah groups — calling it a record-breaking distribution from the grant program known as Continuum of Care.
  The $10,381,345 awarded to nonprofits in the Beehive State is an increase from $10,089,585 distributed the previous year through the federal program.
  Shaleane Gee,
  
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• Police: No guns, no injuries in threat at Duchesne High

  12-01-2018 02:35
  DUCHESNE – Officers arrested a Duchesne High School student Thursday at gunpoint following a reported violent threat that forced the school into lockdown.
  Police received a call reporting an active shooter at the school, but no one was injured and no guns were recovered, according to the Duchesne County Sheriff's Office.
  The lockdown was lifted roughly an hour later, at the end of the school day. Two other students also were detained for questioning.
  All three students were male and not ye
  
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• Sen. Orrin Hatch vows to go 'big and bold' in final year

  12-01-2018 02:28
  
  Sen. Orrin Hatch promised to go “big and bold” during the 168 legislative work days remaining in his seventh and final term in the U.S. Senate.
  
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• 54 Canyons District teachers take sick leave; 'bugs' depleting substitute teacher pool

  12-01-2018 02:13
  SANDY — Fifty-four Canyons School District teachers called in sick Thursday, which is the equivalent of three elementary school faculties, a district spokesman said.
  To further complicate matters, illness is also depleting the district's pool of substitute teachers, according to spokesman Jeff Haney.
  "The flu and bug season is here, and it has hit Canyons School District pretty hard," Haney said.
  All classrooms were fully staffed, but some substitute teachers had to switch their assignment
  
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• Two new facilities offer 112 more beds for addiction patients

  12-01-2018 02:12
  MILLCREEK — While it took slightly longer than state and county leaders had hoped, Thursday marked the opening of a significant portion of treatment beds promised as part of Operation Rio Grande.
  Starting next week, addiction patients will begin filling 112 new treatment beds in two new Odyssey House facilities in Millcreek, with 83 beds at a once-shuttered residential treatment facility at 3944 S. 400 East and 29 beds at a newly converted building at 880 E. 3375 South.
  The beds — in
  
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• Rep. Mia Love demands Trump apologize for vulgar remark about Haiti

  12-01-2018 02:11
  SALT LAKE CITY — Rep. Mia Love demanded that President Donald Trump apologize Thursday for the vulgar term he used to describe her parents' home country of Haiti and other nations during a discussion on immigration.
  "The president's comments are unkind, divisive, elitist and fly in the face of our nation's values. This behavior is unacceptable from the leader of our nation," she said.
  Love said her parents proudly took the oath of allegiance to the United States and took on all the respons
  
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• UHP: Man in fatal crash may have been trying to exit freeway

  12-01-2018 01:54
  
  Investigators believe a Millcreek man who died in a rollover crash on I-15 near Brigham City on Thursday may have been trying to exit the freeway.
  
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• Springville fills seat on City Council

  12-01-2018 01:15
  SPRINGVILLE — After interviewing 11 candidates, the City Council on Tuesday appointed Brett Nelson to fill the vacancy created when Councilman Richard Child was elected mayor.
  Nelson, who will fill the remaining two years of Child's term, will be sworn into office next week.
  
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• GOED approves incentives creating over 200 jobs

  12-01-2018 01:04
  SALT LAKE CITY — The Governor's Office of Economic Development Thursday announced Autonomous Solutions Inc. will expand in Utah.
  Founded in 2000 as a spinoff from Utah State University, the company is headquartered in Petersboro, Cache County.
  The company manufactures automation technology that retrofits to existing industrial vehicles and allows users to manage their entire fleet autonomously. The company serves the mining, farming, automotive, manufacturing and defense industries.
  "In or
  
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• 1 in custody after violent threat, lockdown at Duchesne High School

  12-01-2018 00:11
  
  One student is in custody after Duchesne High School got a violent threat on Thursday.
  
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