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• Greg Bell: Washington still has a lot to learn from the state of Utah

  18-01-2018 23:50
  At the 2018 Utah Economic Outlook and Public Policy Summit held earlier this week, Utah Gov. Gary Herbert and keynote speaker former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney made the point that Utah is doing many things right and could teach Washington, D.C., much about good governance.
  Throughout the summit, speakers mentioned Utah's high standing among states as the leading economy, most diversified economy, best-managed state, highest state for job growth and a state with one of the lowest unemployment
  
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• New Goodwill outlet opens in Salt Lake City

  18-01-2018 23:46
  SALT LAKE CITY — For thrifty shoppers seeking a steal, Salt Lake shoppers now have a place to buy dressers, tables and other furniture for less than $10.
  During the new Goodwill outlet store's opening on Thursday, a crowd rifled through goods, their carts filled with items of "extremely steep" discounts, said Jason Asher, director of retail product and logistics for the store.
  "People will find an amazing treasure hunt shopping experience," Asher said.
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• Rep. Rob Bishop introduces medical marijuana research bill

  18-01-2018 23:44
  SALT LAKE CITY — Rep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah, introduced Thursday a House version of bipartisan legislation to make it easier for researchers to study medicinal uses for marijuana.
  "When presented with an opportunity to alleviate the suffering of those afflicted with painful disorders, we must take it. We don't know all the answers when it comes to the effects of medical-grade marijuana," he said in a statement.
  The legislation, Bishop said, allows scientists and researchers to get at those an
  
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• Police seek identification of man in connection with theft of $8K in medical supplies

  18-01-2018 23:26
  
  Authorities are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man they say broke into a family’s vehicle and stole $8,000 worth of medical supplies and credit cards while the family was hiking in the canyon.
  
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• Hatch, Lee bill calls for state oversight of drilling on federal land

  18-01-2018 23:04
  
  A new piece of legislation was unveiled Thursday that would allow the U.S. Department of Interior to delegate oil and gas permitting and drilling operations to state oversight. Native American tribes would also get authority over fracking operations.
  
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• Utah County Attorney Jeff Buhman won't run for re-election

  18-01-2018 22:52
  PROVO — After more than a decade in office, Utah County Attorney Jeff Buhman announced Thursday that he won't seek re-election.
  Buhman, who has served as the top prosecutor in the county since 2006, said in a news release that after 11 years, he is "ready to pursue different challenges and opportunities."
  Buhman, a Republican, went on to throw support behind prosecutor Chad Grunander's bid for the seat, saying Grunander has "the right leadership experience, legal skills and high integrity"
  
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• What to know about the annual Burbot Bash ice fishing tournament

  18-01-2018 22:41
  
  The annual Burbot Bash ice fishing tournament at Flaming Gorge Reservoir will take place Jan. 26-28. Anglers have a chance to win prizes and help improve the fishery at Flaming Gorge Reservoir.
  
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• Could statewide database help solve cold cases?

  18-01-2018 22:38
  SALT LAKE CITY — Lewine Tapia has been looking for answers to her daughter's murder for more than two decades.
  Rosie Tapia, 6, was taken from her bedroom at the old Hartland Apartments, 1616 W. Snow Queen Place (1675 South), early on the morning of Aug. 13, 1995, assaulted, and her body dumped in a nearby canal. There has never been an arrest in the case nor a suspect named, and it has become one of the state's most infamous unsolved murders.
  "You think it would get easier after 22 years,
  
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• Amy Iverson: No more signatures for credit card purchases, and it's still safer than ever

  18-01-2018 22:24
  You are at the checkout at the grocery store. You pay with a credit card, and the machine asks for your signature. At this point, do you A) actually sign your name, B) mark an 'X,' C) write your first initial with a long squiggle after it or D) just scribble.
  It is a rare shopper who actually tries with any sincerity to write an actual signature at these point of sale machines.
  I purchased the bulk of my Christmas gifts online and — surprise — never signed my name once when using my
  
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• 3 record stores in Utah you have to visit

  18-01-2018 22:21
  
  Here are three record stores unique to Utah that have something for everyone, regardless of music taste.
  
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• Take the family snowshoeing at Ogden Nature Center

  18-01-2018 21:30
  OGDEN — The Ogden Nature Center is sponsoring a family snowshoeing event, depending on the weather, on Saturday, Feb. 3, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
  During the event, which is geared toward those 4 and older, participants will learn how to search for signs of animals and identify animal tracks. They'll then head out on a hike to put the new skills to use.
  Tickets are $3 for members and $8 for nonmembers. Snowshoes will be provided for both adults and children. Space is limited. To reserve a spo
  
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• OneRepublic to headline 2018 Stadium of Fire

  18-01-2018 21:26
  PROVO — America's Freedom Festival at Provo announced Wednesday that OneRepublic will headline Stadium of Fire on July 4 at LaVell Edwards Stadium.
  Tickets will go on sale to the general public Friday at 9 a.m., at stadiumoffire.com and at the BYU Marriott Center ticket office in Provo.
  Members of the Freedom Festival's email list will have the option to purchase tickets on Thursday.
  "We get a lot of suggestions each year on who the next Stadium of Fire headliner should be," Paul Warner, t
  
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• Help count birds at Ogden Nature Center on Feb. 17

  18-01-2018 21:24
  OGDEN — The Ogden Nature Center, 966 W. 12th Street, is calling on citizen scientists to help with the national Great Backyard Bird Count on Saturday, Feb. 17.
  During the daylong event, which is open to all ages, participants will meet in the visitor center to choose an area and then head out to count birds. The center will provide tally sheets and snowshoes, if needed. Please bring your own binoculars. Center staff will then log the results on the Great Back Yard Bird Count website.
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• UCAIR grant aims to help eliminate school bus idling

  18-01-2018 21:22
  SOUTH SALT LAKE — Idle Free Heat, which has developed patented technology to recycle heat from a vehicle's engine to the interior cabin for up to one hour, has been awarded a grant from the Utah Clean Air Partnership to install the system in 40 school buses in the Granite School District.
  "The UCAIR grant is making an enormous impact toward clearing our air," Joel Ewell, inventor and owner of Idle Free Heat, said in a statement. "A typical school bus spends one to three hours a day idling
  
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• Landfill passes available for Eagle Mountain residents

  18-01-2018 21:07
  EAGLE MOUNTAIN — City officials are reminding residents that each household with a utility account is eligible for two free dump passes per year.
  Passes may be obtained at the reception desk at City Hall, 1650 Stagecoach Run, between 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
  The city is contracted with the Intermountain Regional Landfill, 800 S. Allen Ranch Road, Fairfield. The landfill is open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays, and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays.
  
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• Bill calls for state oversight of drilling on federal land

  18-01-2018 20:34
  SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Sens. Orrin Hatch and Mike Lee are among five senators unveiling a legislative proposal to allow state oversight of oil and gas development on federal lands, as well as tribal and state purview of hydraulic fracturing regulations.
  The Opportunities for the Nation and States to Harness Onshore Resources for Energy, or ONSHORE Act, was unveiled Thursday as a way to address federal backlogs, eliminating permitting delays and duplicative regulations, sponsors said.
  "Punis
  
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• Man seriously injured in 3-vehicle crash in Centerville

  18-01-2018 20:32
  
  Three people were injured, one seriously, after a three-vehicle crash late Thursday morning, police said.
  
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• Elder Uchtdorf: 'I assure you, I'm just fine' not serving in LDS Church's First Presidency

  18-01-2018 20:11
  
  The LDS Church reorganized its First Presidency this week as President Russell M. Nelson was called to lead the church. Some members of the church were saddened to learn that Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf would no longer serve in the First Presidency.
  
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• Boyd Matheson named Deseret News Opinion Editor and Head of Strategic Reach

  18-01-2018 19:35
  SALT LAKE CITY – The Deseret News is pleased to announce that Boyd Matheson has been named Opinion Editor and Head of Strategic Reach, joining the executive leadership team of the Deseret News at a key time in the nation's history and in the ever-evolving media landscape.
  "Boyd brings unique experience and skills to the organization and will help expand our reach and influence not just locally, but nationally and internationally," said Doug Wilks, editor and head content officer of the Des
  
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• How the immigration debate pits national security against family unity

  18-01-2018 18:34
  SALT LAKE CITY — The standoff in Washington over immigration policy and whether it should be possible to bring family members to America — a process called "family reunification" by those who support it and "chain migration" by those who oppose it — feels very personal to Jean Claude Iyanuremye.
  Iyanuremye lived in America three years before his family was allowed to join him. The Congolese man, now 30, arrived as a refugee in 2014 and tried to build a new life, but his thought
  
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• 7 quotes from Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield about failure, creativity and the internet

  18-01-2018 18:31
  The Silicon Slopes Tech Summit kicked off on Thursday morning with an interview with Slack's chief executive officer.
  Qualtrics CEO Ryan Smith interviewed Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield about product development, addressing the needs of customers and how to build a business.
  Butterfield, who also founded Flickr, spoke about product development and how to take care of the customer first.
  Butterfield also revealed a little backstory about Slack's creation. He said he was once told "good luck with t
  
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• Prison ordered for man who murdered Utah woman, fled to Mexico

  18-01-2018 18:28
  OGDEN — A man who murdered his girlfriend and then fled to Mexico was sent to prison Wednesday.
  Gutberto Heras-Corrales, 42, was ordered to serve at least 15 years and up to life in prison for killing Noemi Rodriguez, 26, nearly a decade ago. He was found guilty by a jury in November.
  Police believe Rodriguez, a mother of three, was stabbed to death on Christmas Day in 2008. Her body was found buried in the snow a day later by a snowplow driver at the Huntsville Cemetery.
  Rodriguez was sta
  
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• Deadline for free credit monitoring from Equifax is Jan. 31

  18-01-2018 18:27
  
  If you haven’t signed up for free credit monitoring following the Equifax data breach of last year, your time is running out.
  
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• OneRepublic named headliner for Stadium of Fire concert

  18-01-2018 17:33
  
  OneRepublic will headline this year’s Stadium of Fire concert at LaVell Edwards Stadium on July 4, event officials announced Wednesday.
  
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• Jay Evensen: Slavery in Utah thrives on ignorance

  18-01-2018 17:05
  This is how it starts.
  A sex trafficker finds a photo of a young girl on Facebook. He digitally morphs it onto someone else's naked body, then sends a threatening message. He will show the doctored photo to the girl's bishop or other ecclesiastic leader, or to her friends. He tells her how ashamed she is going to feel.
  Then he offers to leave her alone if she will just send him one actual photo of herself naked.
  The girl, perhaps 14 or 15 years old, is scared. She doesn't know what to do, so she
  
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• Man accused of ordering woman to disrobe at knife point in Provo released from jail

  18-01-2018 17:01
  
  A man who police said held a woman at knife point in a Rock Canyon restroom in November was released to the custody of his family Wednesday, as prosecutors said it was unclear whether his case would ever go to trial because of his mental competency.
  
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• Organizers revise sexual misconduct policies for Sundance

  18-01-2018 16:31
  
  Organizers of the Sundance Film Festival are rolling out guidelines aimed at preventing and reporting sexual misconduct.
  
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• Utah cities not named on Amazon's shortlist of possible headquarters hosts

  18-01-2018 16:15
  Salt Lake City, Provo or any Utah city was not named to Amazon's shortlist of hosts for its new headquarters, according to multiple reports.
  Amazon announced a list of cities where it is looking to add a new headquarters.
  The new headquarters is expected to add 50,000 jobs and $5 billion in investment.
  Major cities that made the narrow list include Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami and Denver.
  "Thank you to all 238 communities that submitted proposals. Getting from 238 to 20 was very
  
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• No Utah cities are on Amazon’s shortlist for new headquarters

  18-01-2018 16:15
  Neither Salt Lake City, Provo or any other Utah city was named to Amazon's shortlist of hosts for its new headquarters, according to multiple reports.
  Amazon announced a list of cities where it is looking to add a new headquarters.
  The new headquarters is expected to add 50,000 jobs and $5 billion in investment.
  Major cities that made the list include Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami and Denver.
  "Thank you to all 238 communities that submitted proposals. Getting from 238 to 20 was ve
  
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• Amazon picks 20 finalists for 2nd headquarters; Utah not on list

  18-01-2018 15:49
  
  Amazon has released a "short" list of cities its considering for its second headquarters.
  
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• Discover Utah’s Loren Allred, the voice behind the hit song ‘Never Enough’ from 'The Greatest Showman' soundtrack

  18-01-2018 14:35
  SALT LAKE CITY — If you thought actress Rebecca Ferguson's voice in the Hollywood musical "The Greatest Showman" was too good to be true, you were right.
  The "Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation" star wasn't shy in letting the public know during interviews that her vocal skills weren't quite up to the task of portraying one of the 19th century's biggest singing stars.
  That task, instead, belonged to former Murray resident Loren Allred, who made a name for herself in 2012 while competi
  
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• Wednesday's Child: 'I'm struggling with just being on my own'

  18-01-2018 07:58
  
  Vivian is a 14-year-old girl who has a deep love for music. She dreams of one day becoming a professional singer, but first she's looking for a permanent and loving family.
  
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• LDS Church expanding suicide-prevention website

  18-01-2018 06:27
  SALT LAKE CITY — The LDS Church is expanding its suicide prevention resources, Elder Ronald A. Rasband of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles said Wednesday at the Utah State Capitol.
  Elder Rasband spoke with reporters after a press conference that announced a new state task force on youth suicide prevention. He said The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will be "updating and making available a new website on suicide prevention."
  He said the site's release was imminent. A church sp
  
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• Utah mom’s tear-jerking adoption explanation to newborn goes viral

  18-01-2018 06:11
  
  A Utah mother’s message to her newborn son recorded just hours before he is turned over to his adoptive parents is going viral.
  
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• Salt Lake FanX? Website signals official name change for Salt Lake Comic Con

  18-01-2018 04:39
  SALT LAKE CITY — Utah's homegrown pop culture convention dropped a new website Wednesday, signaling an official name change after losing a trial over a trademark dispute with a San Diego organization.
  The rebranding comes even as the dueling conventions launched a volley of post-trial motions seeking new verdicts on the points they each lost.
  Salt Lake Comic Con launched the website under the name FanX Salt Lake Comic Convention, the name it has been floating on social media accounts since
  
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• Police: Springville woman killed by car on poorly lit road

  18-01-2018 03:38
  SPRINGVILLE — A Springville woman died after she was struck by a car on a poorly lit road Tuesday evening, authorities said.
  A motorist could not see the 42-year-old Codi Lambresi, who was carrying a flashlight but was wearing dark clothing, Utah County Sheriff's Sgt. Spencer Cannon said in a statement.
  Crews responded to the crash on Evergreen Drive about 7 p.m., Cannon said. They took Lambresi to Utah Valley Hospital in Provo, where she died of her injuries.
  "This area is a narrow, two-l
  
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• Springville woman killed in auto-pedestrian crash

  18-01-2018 02:35
  
  A Springville woman is dead after an auto-pedestrian crash in a poorly lit area Tuesday evening, officials report.
  
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• Photos: 2018 Sundance Film Festival ready for 10-day run

  18-01-2018 02:02
  Tom Smallwood, with Vision Graphics, puts up a Sundance Film Festival sign outside the Egyptian Theatre in Park City on Wednesday. The annual festival kicks off its 10-day run Thursday with a news conference featuring Robert Redford, Sundance Institute president and founder. For the 2018 festival, 110 feature-length films were selected, representing 29 countries and 47 first-time filmmakers, including 30 in competition.These films were selected from 13,468 submissions that included 3,901 feature
  
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• 43 drivers cited during crosswalk sting in South Salt Lake

  18-01-2018 01:54
  SOUTH SALT LAKE — Forty-two pedestrians were killed by motorists in Utah last year, according to the Utah Department of Transportation.
  After receiving a complaint from a citizen who said automobiles were not stopping for people in the crosswalk, the South Salt Lake City Police Department decided to conduct a sting operation at busy crosswalks near a school zone; specifically middle school students using the crosswalk at State Street near Gregson Avenue (3230 South) after school between 2:
  
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• Appeals court: No means no, and so does 'unh-unh'

  18-01-2018 00:57
  SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Court of Appeals upheld a conviction for a Salt Lake man accused of sexually assaulting a woman he claimed "never directly said no," but instead responded "unh-unh" to his advances.
  Michael Aaron Cady, 30, had sought to overturn a jury's decision finding him guilty of object rape, a first-degree felony, telling the Utah Court of Appeals that when he had made advances to the woman sleeping on the couch, she had ultimately consented to the encounter.
  In a decision h
  
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• Riverton to provide its own animal control beginning Feb. 1

  18-01-2018 00:56
  RIVERTON — Beginning Feb. 1, the city will provide its own animal control instead of Salt Lake County Animal Services.
  All animals from the city currently under the county's care will be turned over to the city. To ease the burden of the transition, Salt Lake County Animal Services is seeking to send stray and abandoned pet that came from Riverton to local animal rescues where they can find new families.
  Riverton residents can license their pets at the city offices, 12830 S. Redwood Road,
  
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• Provo exhibit reveals the art and complexity of pop-up books

  18-01-2018 00:49
  PROVO — Visitors to the city library will get to view the art, creativity and engineering behind some of their favorite pop-up books with the free traveling exhibit "Wizards of Pop: Robert Sabuda & Matthew Reinhart.'
  This exhibit, which runs through March 27, will be open at the Attic at Academy Square, located on the fourth floor of the library, 550 N. University Ave.
  Sabuda and Reinhart have created many best-selling books together — such as "Young Naturalists Pop-Up Handbook:
  
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• UTA reports 23% increase in ridership on Free Fare Friday

  18-01-2018 00:45
  SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Transit Authority reports its Free Fare Friday promotion on Dec. 22 resulted in a 23 percent overall increase in system usage, with a combined total of approximately 31,732 additional boardings, the equivalent of an estimated 22,829 more passengers.
  To calculate individual riders, UTA used the total number of boardings and assumed that each rider transferred 1.39 times, a figure calculated using findings from its 2015 rider survey.
  FrontRunner experienced the larg
  
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• Utah Senate requests comments on 3rd District Court nominee

  18-01-2018 00:28
  SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Senate Judicial Confirmation Committee is seeking public comment on Adam Mow, who was appointed by Gov. Gary Herbert to fill a vacancy on the 3rd District Court.
  Those who would like to comment should contact Jerry Howe at the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel, Utah State Capitol Campus, House Building, Suite W210, P.O. Box 145210, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-5210, by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 30. All statements should include the respondent's name, te
  
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• Man who murdered brother rambles during first parole hearing

  18-01-2018 00:09
  UTAH STATE PRISON — Ever since he shot and killed his brother 12 ½ years ago, Eryk S. Drej's mental competency has been questioned.
  Drej, 44, of American Fork, shot his brother, Lukasz Drej, 25, point blank at least nine times, beat his head with a rifle and then dragged him down the stairs of his family's home in June of 2005. He killed his brother because he believed the man was going to kidnap a woman and sell her organs on the black market.
  In another bizarre act, Drej told offi
  
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• Find out who will be — and who might be — in town for Sundance this year

  18-01-2018 00:05
  SALT LAKE CITY — The Sundance Film Festival officially gets started this Thursday, setting in motion two weeks of film-going, traffic headaches and the inevitable celebrity sightings.
  To help you remember the names that go with the famous faces, we've put together a list of the celebrities who are scheduled to appear at this year's festival, as well as those who have films screening and might show up.
  Celebrities scheduled to appear are those participating in a number of panels and discuss
  
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