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• 4-year-old Vernal boy critically injured after shooting himself with gun

  26-01-2018 23:41
  
  A 4-year-old boy suffered critical injuries Thursday morning after he shot himself in the chest with a gun, officials said.
  
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• Dog found wandering Salt Flats ‘happy’ and recovering

  26-01-2018 23:21
  SALT LAKE CITY — On Jan. 15, the dog found wandering the Bonneville Salt Flats — now known by many fans as Kelly — was malnourished and appeared to be at death's door.Now, Kelly is "happy, eating well" and "way more restless," says Lila Oulson, Utah Animal Adoption Center manager."I'm pretty sure she's gonna make a full recovery," she added.The shelter has been treating Kelly's sarcoptic mange with medication, and Oulson says the "crusty, scabby" stuff that covered much of her
  
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• Dog found in Salt Flats ‘happy’ and recovering

  26-01-2018 23:21
  SALT LAKE CITY — On Jan. 15, the dog found wandering the Bonneville Salt Flats — now known by many fans as Kelly — was malnourished and appeared to be at death's door.Now, Kelly is "happy, eating well" and "way more restless," says Lila Oulson, Utah Animal Adoption Center manager."I'm pretty sure she's gonna make a full recovery," she added.The shelter has been treating Kelly's sarcoptic mange with medication, and Oulson says the "crusty, scabby" stuff that covered much of her
  
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• Sandy man accused of embezzling $1 million from employer gets 6 years in prison

  26-01-2018 23:20
  SALT LAKE CITY — A Sandy man accused of embezzling more than $1 million from his employer has been sentenced to spend six years in a federal prison.Bruce McKean Strong, 49, was sentenced Wednesday after federal prosecutors argued he should serve a lengthy sentence after failing to accept responsibility for years of criminal behavior."For nine years, Mr. Strong embezzled more money from his employer than most Americans made through their honest hard work. The embezzlement of over $1 million
  
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• Dixie to offer first master’s degree, 2 new bachelor’s degrees

  26-01-2018 23:10
  ST. GEORGE — Dixie State University's board of trustees on Friday unanimously approved the institution's first graduate degree program, a master of accountancy.In addition, the trustees approved two new baccalaureate degrees — a bachelor of music in performance and bachelor of science in mechanical engineering.All three programs are expected to be offered starting this fall.The board also approved two certificate programs —a certificate of proficiency in social research methods
  
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• Herbert makes light of surgery; Lt. Gov. Cox briefly takes charge

  26-01-2018 23:09
  SALT LAKE CITY — There's Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox gleefully measuring the drapes in Gov. Gary Herbert's office and then sitting behind his desk with his feet up as an exasperated governor points out he'll only be in charge for an hour on Friday.The playful tweets were posted to the governor's account the night before Herbert's scheduled surgery to remove kidney stones about 5:30 p.m. Friday.Just got home from the hill and caught @SpencerJCox measuring for drapes in the governor's mansion. Seri
  
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• Ogden, Jordan, Canyons administrators named Utah Principals of the Year

  26-01-2018 23:08
  SALT LAKE CITY — Administrators at Ben Lomond High School, West Jordan Middle School and Albion Middle School have been named 2018 Utah Secondary Principals of the Year by the Utah Association of Secondary School PrincipalsAll three will be honored at an event Monday at the Dixie Convention Center in St. George.Dixie Garrison, principal at West Jordan Middle, will represent Utah in the national Secondary Principal of the Year competition, and Sandy LeCheminant, principal at Albion Middle S
  
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• Hogle Zoo holding a cat and cocoa event Saturday

  26-01-2018 23:05
  SALT LAKE CITY — Big cat keepers at Utah's Hogle Zoo will be holding demonstrations at 10:30 a.m. and 11:25 a.m. Saturday.Visitors will get a chance to enjoy a free cup of hot cocoa while watching the keepers work with the tigers, leopards and snow leopards in the Asian Highlands exhibit. Activities for little ones include making a cat mask, while supplies last. Guests will also have a chance to purchase animal artwork with proceeds benefitting big cat conservation.According to a statement
  
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• Family of rancher killed in Oregon standoff sues US, police

  26-01-2018 23:01
  
  The family of an Arizona rancher who was killed by police during the armed occupation of a national wildlife refuge in Oregon alleged in a U.S. lawsuit Friday that he was "deliberately executed by a preplanned government ambush."
  
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• Granite students to compete in an Art Olympics Monday

  26-01-2018 22:49
  WEST VALLEY CITY — As athletes around the world prepare for the Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, 86 student artists in the Granite School District will compete in their own Art Olympics.The students, representing each of the district's nine high schools, will start and finish their art pieces in front of a crowd at Granger High School's commons from 3 to 7 p.m. on Monday. Students will compete in 10 art categories including sculpture, pottery, opaque painting and watercolor painti
  
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• Utah House passes 'Hannah's Bill' to ensure suicide crisis lines staffed 24/7

  26-01-2018 22:20
  SALT LAKE CITY — The last phone call Hannah Warburton ever made went unanswered.The 16-year-old Weber High School student took her life shortly after not being able to get through to her psychologist in 2014. Recovering from the effects of a car accident the year before, the severe emotional stress began to take a toll on her, even though she was receiving neuropsychiatric and physical therapy.Utah lawmakers want to ensure that calls for help never go unanswered, specifically when it comes
  
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• 'Curious' 76-year-old arrested in teen voyeurism case

  26-01-2018 22:06
  WEST JORDAN — A 76-year-old man has been arrested after police say he shoveled a path from his door to a spot where he would watch a 16-year-old neighbor girl through her window.The West Jordan man was arrested Monday for investigation of voyeurism. The teenage girl had seen the man looking in her window before and apparently warned him to stop, said West Jordan Police Sgt. JC Holt. But when the man was caught peering in her window again earlier this week, police were called."The victim to
  
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• Crews to begin staging equipment for City Creek Canyon project

  26-01-2018 21:54
  SALT LAKE CITY — City officials are urging people to use extreme caution while walking, running and bicycling in City Creek Canyon as crews begin staging equipment for a four-month construction project at the city's water treatment plant.Beginning Tuesday, and continuing through Wednesday, Feb. 14, trucks will be hauling equipment 3 miles up the canyon's narrow, curving roads. A routine inspection of the plant late last year determined structural damage to the roof and walls of a building,
  
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• UDOT bridge construction to close I-15 in Layton for 3 nights

  26-01-2018 21:52
  LAYTON – Drivers can expect delays on I-15 near the Layton Hills Mall as the Utah Department of Transportation sets beams for a new overpass in the area.I-15 will be closed between Hill Field Road and Antelope Drive each night from Friday, Jan. 26, through Sunday, Jan. 28, with all traffic detoured off the freeway and onto surface streets to get around the closure.Crews will be setting steel girders across the lanes of I-15. "So we obviously don't want traffic underneath us while we are se
  
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• Herbert making light of surgery, but Lt. Gov. Cox will be in charge

  26-01-2018 21:48
  SALT LAKE CITY — There's Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox gleefully measuring the drapes in Gov. Gary Herbert's office and then sitting behind his desk with his feet up as an exasperated governor points out he'll only be in charge for an hour on Friday.The playful tweets were posted to the governor's account the night before Herbert's scheduled surgery to remove kidney stones at 3 p.m. Friday and the transfer of power required by the Utah Constitution while he's under anesthesia.The governor's office
  
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• This Utah hotel was ranked among the best in the U.S. for bargain deals

  26-01-2018 21:41
  Utah's Inca Inn just gained nationwide recognition.The Moab hotel ranked as No. 16 among the top 25 bargain hotels in the United States, according to a new report from TripAdvisor.Mountainaire Inn and Log Cabins from Blowing Rock, North Carolina, topped the entire list of bargain hotels.Some hotels in neighboring states made the list, including the Blue Swallow Motel in New Mexico and the Sleep Inn & Suites in Idaho Falls, Idaho.TripAdvisor based its list on millions of reviews and opinions
  
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• 5 tips for catching lake trout at Flaming Gorge

  26-01-2018 20:44
  
  The lake trout population at Flaming Gorge Reservoir is so good that state wildlife officials want you to keep as many fish as possible. The best part is they're great table fare and not terribly hard to catch.
  
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• Rescue crews find couple stranded on Kolob Mountain writing goodbye letters

  26-01-2018 19:42
  
  A Hurricane couple who went missing Wednesday was found Thursday following an extensive overnight search. The couple spent the night in their vehicle, which had become stuck in the snow near Kolob Mountain.
  
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• LDS Church issues statement on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)

  26-01-2018 19:31
  SALT LAKE CITY — As immigration, amnesty and young "Dreamers" return to this week's headlines, the LDS Church released a statement Friday morning on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.DACA, the United States immigration policy from the Obama administration, provided some protections for young immigrants — known as "Dreamers" who either entered into or remained in the country illegally. President Donald Trump ended it last September.The DACA program has resurfaced this week, w
  
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• 3 high schools resume classes after unfounded threat rumors

  26-01-2018 19:27
  
  Classes were resuming as normal at three high schools Friday after school officials and police investigated a circulating rumor of a possible attack at Jordan and West Jordan high schools, and a separate incident at Hunter High School.
  
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• LDS Church calls on national leaders to create policy aiding 'Dreamers'

  26-01-2018 19:18
  
  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints called on national leaders Friday to create policies that provide hope and opportunities for "Dreamers."
  
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• Rideshare program offers seniors a lift in Provo and Orem

  26-01-2018 19:11
  
  A pilot rideshare program is available to provide reliable transportation to Provo and Orem seniors and people with disabilities.
  
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• Unfounded threats keep more than half of Jordan High students home

  26-01-2018 19:09
  SANDY — A threat of violence at Jordan High School prompted many parents to keep their students home on Friday.But Sandy police and the Canyons School District officials say they do not believe any of the threats are credible. In fact, Sandy Police Capt. Justin Chapman said the biggest issue appeared to be parents and students spreading unsubstantiated rumors on social media, which created a lot of fear and hype."We do not believe that there is a credible threat at all to the school. The i
  
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• Riverton mayor's salary raised 40 percent, made competitive with similar cities

  26-01-2018 18:30
  
  The mayor of Riverton has been given a 40 percent raise, and city officials say they granted the raise to make the office’s salary more competitive with similar cities.
  
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• Lawmakers address abortion for Down syndrome, gas chambers at animals shelters, more

  26-01-2018 18:01
  
  Sexual assault kits, abortion for Down syndrome, and banning CO gas chambers at animal shelters were among the bills addressed at the Utah Legislature Thursday.
  
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• Dining for Dollars to provide education opportunities for WSU students

  26-01-2018 17:42
  OGDEN — Sonora Grill, 2310 S. Kiesel Ave., will dish up Mexican cuisine with a side of scholarship fundraising for Weber State University students during the annual Dining for Dollars event.All sales between 11 a.m. and 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 7, will go toward a WSU scholarship fund for first-generation or low-income students. Additionally, each year an anonymous donor matches funds from Sonora Grill up to $25,000. The restaurant and the donor have contributed $96,000 in scholarship mon
  
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• Jordan High classes resume as normal after threat deemed 'unfounded'

  26-01-2018 17:22
  
  Jordan High School classes were resuming as normal Friday after school officials and police investigated a circulating rumor of a possible attack at the school.
  
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• Poacher kills pregnant elk in Zion during government closure

  26-01-2018 16:42
  
  Authorities say a poacher killed a pregnant elk inside Zion National Park during the government shutdown.
  
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• Audit: Utah Juvenile Justice Services spending more despite keeping fewer kids in custody

  26-01-2018 15:02
  
  Utah's Division of Juvenile Justice Services is spending more money each year despite caring for fewer youth, according to a newly released audit.
  
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• Earthquake jolts southeast Idaho, parts of northern Utah

  26-01-2018 14:56
  SALT LAKE CITY — A 4.3 magnitude earthquake in southeastern Idaho also rattled parts of northern Utah late Thursday.No injuries were immediately reported in the quake that sent rumblings into Cache County about 8:30 p.m.Tremors are not new to the area, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. In September 2017, a 5.3 magnitude quake southeast of Soda Springs, Idaho, rumbled through the same region and into northern Utah and Wyoming.
  
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• 'The year of our awakening': Sundance sparks conversations about women's solidarity in post-Weinstein world

  26-01-2018 14:16
  There was no announcement of a special dress code in the 2018 Sundance Film Festival program, no Facebook event calling all attendees to dress uniformly at the "Seeing Allred" premiere.But the mainly female audience was spontaneously inspired to dress as the subject of the film, Gloria Allred, famously does: in all red clothing.Allred, a controversial figure, is arguably America's foremost women's rights attorney. Her life is chronicled in a new Netflix documentary that played to a packed Sundan
  
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• KSL TV investigation prompts bill on dumpster drug disposal

  26-01-2018 06:45
  
  Dangerous drugs thrown out with the trash. A KSL investigation prompts a Utah lawmaker to propose changes in the law, and a father says it could have saved his son's life.
  
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• Dream come true: S.L. man becomes first Olympic cross-country skier to represent his native Colombia

  26-01-2018 06:25
  
  A Utah man is representing his home country of Colombia in the Olympics as a cross-country skier.
  
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• Flu season keeping Salt Lake testing company very busy

  26-01-2018 05:43
  
  BioFire Diagnostic, a Salt Lake company, is working overtime to make test kits to help doctors diagnose various illnesses. Patient blood and other fluid samples are analyzed by the kits, which can deliver results in under an hour.
  
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• Leg committee approves change to allow autonomous truck platooning on Utah roads

  26-01-2018 05:17
  SALT LAKE CITY — New autonomous vehicle technology aimed at optimizing the efficiency, and safety, of commercial trucks by linking them in a multi-vehicle platoon that automates functions like speeding up, slowing down and braking could be coming to Utah roads soon under a proposal passed Wednesday by a state Senate committee.Sen. Wayne Harper, R-Taylorsville, is sponsoring SB56, which decouples the two-second rule for safe following distance on Utah roadways for big rigs that are connecte
  
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• Minor earthquake strikes in southeast Idaho

  26-01-2018 04:59
  
  A minor earthquake struck Thursday night near the same area where a slew of similar quakes hit last September.
  
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• Utah lawmakers cautious about $25M-$80M gain from federal tax cuts

  26-01-2018 04:32
  SALT LAKE CITY — Caution was the reaction Thursday to a complicated report on the impact of the new federal tax changes on Utah income tax collections that showed the state can expect an extra $25 million to $80 million."There's a lot of dust to settle, it seems to me," House Majority Leader Brad Wilson, R-Kaysville, said after a presentation to the Executive Appropriations Committee. Wilson called the impact "a moving target."Senate Majority Whip Stuart Adams, R-Layton, said he was "reall
  
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• Bill calls for all sexual assault kits for adult victims to be tested in Utah

  26-01-2018 04:20
  SALT LAKE CITY — A state legislative committee Thursday unanimously approved changes to last year's Sexual Assault Kit Processing Act, modifying the legislation to mandate that every kit collected from an adult victim is processed unless the victim explicitly declines.The Sexual Assault Kit Processing Act mandates that law enforcement officials process rape kits and get them to the lab within 30 days for DNA testing. The legislation was passed in the wake of a BYU study that found rape kit
  
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• Vandals break nose of Buddha statue in Sugar House

  26-01-2018 04:05
  
  A Sugar House resident has plans to replace a 300-pound Buddha statue after it was vandalized this week.
  
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• Audit finds Utah division spending more despite keeping fewer kids in custody

  26-01-2018 03:59
  SALT LAKE CITY — Utah's Division of Juvenile Justice Services is spending more money each year despite caring for fewer youth, according to a newly released audit.Presented Thursday to the Legislative Management Committee, the audit was accompanied by a list of recommendations for the agency, including admonitions to operate more efficiently while making more consistent and transparent reports to the Legislature.Auditors went as far as to say Juvenile Justice Services "misled" legislators
  
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• House panel endorses bill to ban abortion when motivation is Down syndrome

  26-01-2018 03:43
  SALT LAKE CITY — Parents of Down syndrome children urged a legislative committee with sometimes emotional testimony Thursday to pass a bill that would make it illegal for doctors to perform an abortion if they know that the woman seeking the procedure is doing so because the child would be born with Down syndrome."Sometimes we forget what effect these individuals can have in our lives," Aaron Simpson, the father of two Down syndrome girls, including one who was adopted, said they have made
  
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• Bid to ban CO gas chambers at Utah animal shelters fails again

  26-01-2018 03:33
  SALT LAKE CITY — A state Senate committee Wednesday voted down a proposal to ban carbon monoxide gas chambers for purposes of euthanasia at animal shelters, marking the fourth year in a row that such legislation has failed at the Utah Legislature.Senate Majority Assistant Whip Peter Knudson, R-Brigham City, who proposed a similar measure last year, made a joke about deja vu in presenting SB50 to the Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment Committee.Knudson said he believes "v
  
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• Looking back at the different currencies used in U.S. history

  26-01-2018 03:32
  
  You’ve probably read about Bitcoin’s bullish success in recent months, soaring to as much as $19,000 in value before tumbling back down to $11,000 this week.
  
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• At Sundance: Utah's women leaders note 'time to listen'

  26-01-2018 03:25
  PARK CITY — Speakers at the Utah Women's Leadership celebration during the Sundance Film Festival Thursday noted the impact of "Me Too," even finding the positives that are rising out of the movement."I think in the past women felt more competitive," actress and director Heather Graham said. "Now, I think women are banding together and they're saying, 'There's a sisterhood, and we want things to be better for all women.'"Graham helped host the event and told attendees gathered for the lunc
  
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• Police: Boy thrown from car in South Jordan crash

  26-01-2018 03:23
  SOUTH JORDAN — A boy was thrown from a car when its driver turned left on a red light Thursday, crashing into an oncoming off-duty Unified police car, authorities said.Detectives believe the child was between 8 and 10 years old. He sustained "pretty serious injuries" and was flown to Primary Children's Hospital, said South Jordan Police Lt. Rob Hansen.The woman driving the car needed lesser medical attention, Hansen said, but the off-duty officer was not injured in the accident that happen
  
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• Man tased twice by West Valley officers files lawsuit

  26-01-2018 02:59
  
  A man who says he was left "profoundly disabled" after he was tased by two West Valley police officers, causing him to fall head first into a cement wall, has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit.
  
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• 90-year-old Alpine man works out, dances and practices Sudoku to stay sharp

  26-01-2018 02:37
  
  We can't stop "Father Time," but there are many things we can do to age well, like exercise. But it's not just what you do at the gym that leads to a long, healthy life.
  
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• Boy ejected in crash on Bangerter Highway in South Jordan

  26-01-2018 02:18
  
  A boy suffered serious injuries after being ejected from a car in a crash at the intersection of Bangerter Highway and 11400 South.
  
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• Stress, burnout among reasons why teachers leave, survey says

  26-01-2018 01:42
  SALT LAKE CITY — There are no simple answers why Utah educators leave the profession, but a subset of teachers who answered a University of Utah survey identified emotional exhaustion, stress and burnout as key reasons for moving to a different school or leaving altogether.This was one early finding in a new report by the Utah Education Policy Center within the U.'s College of Education titled, "Why Do Teachers Choose Teaching and Remain in Teaching?"Initial findings of the survey released
  
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• Big changes in transportation could face rough road this session

  26-01-2018 01:16
  SALT LAKE CITY — Lawmakers laid out a roadmap Thursday for big changes in transportation, including tax and fee increases and replacing the Utah Transit Authority's volunteer board with three full-time trustees while keeping the top boss.There are already signs there may be a rough road ahead for the draft bill, unanimously approved by members of the Legislature's Transportation Governance and Funding Task Force after a Thursday hearing.The task force met throughout the interim and had bee
  
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