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• St. George teacher charged with child sex abuse

  31-01-2018 23:46
  
  A St. George school teacher was charged with child sex abuse Wednesday after a woman told police she was molested in elementary school in the '90s.
  
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• Teacher charged with molesting student in 1990s

  31-01-2018 23:35
  SALT LAKE CITY — A longtime teacher at Sunset Elementary School in St. George has been charged with sexually assaulting a student while in the classroom during the 1990s.Curtis William Payne, 59, of Santa Clara, was charged Wednesday in 5th District Court with three counts of aggravated sex abuse of a child, a first-degree felony.According to charging documents, a woman told investigators that sometime in the 1990s when she was in fourth grade, Payne would have her sit on his lap behind hi
  
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• West Jordan 4-H’er wins STEM award, $5,000 scholarship

  31-01-2018 23:22
  WEST JORDAN — The National 4-H Council announced Wednesday that Cassandra Ivie, 17, is the winner of the 2018 4-H Youth in Action Pillar Award for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math.Ivie, a Utah 4-H state ambassador, is the founder and creator of Incredible Machine, a curriculum that uses supplies to teach engineering, chemical, mechanical and electrical engineering to 4-H students in the community.Ivie will receive a $5,000 scholarship for higher education and will serve as an advo
  
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• Sandy residents invited to attend Citizen’s Academy

  31-01-2018 23:19
  SANDY — The city is once again sponsoring an 11-week Police Citizen's Academy designed to give residents firsthand experience of the responsibilities and duties of police officers.The free class runs every Thursday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. from March 22 through May 31. There is one Saturday class on May 12 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Subjects that will be covered are general laws and procedures; crime scene investigation; death and traffic investigations, firearms, emergency vehicle operations, and
  
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• Herriman open house to discuss future land use

  31-01-2018 23:12
  HERRIMAN — Residents are invited to an open house on Wednesday, Feb. 7, to discuss a proposed amendment to the city's map for future land use.The proposed amendment concerns zoning in 10 locations, including new land the city annexed two years ago. The city is exploring commercial and light industrial development opportunities in those areas.The meeting will be held at Herriman City Hall, 5355 W. Main.
  
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• Nominations open for Governor’s Medal for Science and Technology Awards

  31-01-2018 23:09
  SALT LAKE — The Governor's Office of Economic Development and the Utah Science Technology and Research Initiative are now accepting nominations for the 31st annual Governor's Medal for Science and Technology Awards.The program recognizes those who have provided distinguished service or made significant achievements that have benefited the state in science and technology.Nominations can be made in one of four categories — K-12 education, academics/research, government (an individual o
  
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• West Valley residents can meet with the mayor Feb. 7

  31-01-2018 23:06
  WEST VALLEY CITY — Mayor Ron Bigelow will meet with residents on Wednesday, Feb. 7, from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. at City Hall, 3600 S. Constitution Blvd.The open door meetings, which are held the first Wednesday of each month, are on a first-come, first-served basis.
  
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• Police: Body found in Farmington canyon was missing woman

  31-01-2018 22:54
  
  A body found in Shepard Creek Canyon on Friday was identified as Jeanna Reid, a Farmington woman who had been missing since Oct. 3, police confirmed Wednesday.
  
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• Crash flips car over barrier on I-15 in Clearfield

  31-01-2018 22:54
  
  A crash caused both directions of I-15 at 650 North to close in Clearfield Wednesday afternoon. Both directions are now open after heavy delays.
  
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• Utah candidate part of record number of women running for office

  31-01-2018 21:42
  
  A large wave of new candidates for public office has inundated the country over the past several months. But what makes this grassroots movement particularly noteworthy is that the majority of these first-time candidates are women. Utah has a part in this national story: Shireen
  Ghorbani is a candidate for the United States House of Representatives in the state’s second district.
  
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• Crash closes I-15 in Clearfield at 650 North

  31-01-2018 21:26
  
  A crash caused both directions of I-15 at 650 North to close in Clearfield Wednesday afternoon. Traffic is being diverted at off-ramps.
  
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• Independent analysis gives mixed review on Utah's water data accuracy

  31-01-2018 21:21
  SALT LAKE CITY — Guesswork in how much secondary water is being used and system loss from "well to tap" are significant challenges Utah's water managers need to address to get a better idea of both the state's consumption and projected need for water.Those conclusions are among many derived from a third-party analysis released Wednesday and presented to members of the Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environmental Quality Appropriations Subcommittee.The analysis was released immediately
  
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• Vote for your favorite picture from the KSL.com photo contest

  31-01-2018 21:01
  
  With almost 750 submissions, we had a hard time narrowing down the 15 best for the final vote in the first KSL.com photo contest — there were a lot of incredible shots.
  
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• Man, 18, arrested for allegedly shooting man in face

  31-01-2018 20:59
  MURRAY — A man accused of shooting another man in the face was arrested for investigation of attempted manslaughter.Whether the victim was shot intentionally or by accident appeared to still be in question Wednesday, according to a Salt Lake County Jail report.On Monday, Murray police were called to an apartment at 154 W. 4350 South on a report of a man who had been shot in the face. He was taken to a local hospital in critical condition.Not long after, Tyler James Dalton, 18, was found by
  
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• Bill would give Utahns 'right to shop' for health insurance

  31-01-2018 20:47
  SALT LAKE CITY — Utahns could get a discount or rebate on health insurance premiums or out-of-pocket medical expenses for selecting lower-cost treatment under a bill supported by a House committee.Rep. Norm Thurston's HB19 found unanimous support Tuesday from the Senate Business and Labor Committee."HB19 is based on a concept called 'right to shop,'" said Thurston, R-Provo.The bill requires the Public Employees' Benefit and Insurance Program to implement a savings reward program, which Thu
  
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• Kids' Disneyland vacation money stolen in West Point break-in

  31-01-2018 20:43
  
  It had already been a difficult three months when Dusty Putnam came home to discover his house had been ransacked.
  
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• Alleged doomsday cult members face even more charges

  31-01-2018 20:24
  SALT LAKE CITY — Two purported members of a doomsday sect in southern Utah have been charged with more crimes.Amended charges were filed Tuesday against Samuel Warren Shaffer, 34, of Cedar City, and John Alvin Coltharp, 34, of Spring City. Both men now face child bigamy charges.Shaffer was charged with conspiracy to commit child bigamy, a second-degree felony. He was previously charged in 6th District Court with two counts of sodomy on a child, a first-degree felony; obstruction of justice
  
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• Utah Sen. Mike Lee uninjured in fatal Virginia train wreck

  31-01-2018 20:16
  
  Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, was among Republican lawmakers on a train Wednesday that collided with what appeared to be dump truck en route to their retreat in West Virginia.
  
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• Miss the super blue blood moon? More lunar eclipses coming to Utah

  31-01-2018 20:10
  SALT LAKE CITY — Many Utahns hoping to witness the eclipsing "super blue blood moon" early Wednesday saw only clouds.But the silver lining, according to the state's most well-known sky watcher, is that unlike solar eclipses, lunar eclipses happen often enough to give Utahns several opportunities to experience one in their lifetime.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsThe supermoon rises over Grandeur Peak in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018. A supermoon occurs at its perigee, the point i
  
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• Utah Sen. Mike Lee uninjured in Virginia train wreck

  31-01-2018 20:09
  SALT LAKE CITY — Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, was among Republican lawmakers on a train Wednesday that collided with what appeared to be dump truck en route to their retreat in West Virginia.The train hit a vehicle on the tracks in Crozet, Virginia, a town about 126 miles from Washington, D.C., according to Amtrak.Lee was not injured in the crash."I'm fine, as far as I can tell," he said on KSL Newradio's "The Doug Wright Show." "Other people on the train are OK as well, with the exception of so
  
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• Washington County teacher arrested on suspicion of child sex abuse

  31-01-2018 19:33
  
  Police arrested a Washington County school teacher Tuesday on suspicion of aggravated sexual abuse of a child after allegations of inappropriate conduct surfaced in December.
  
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• Video of Idaho police officer signing off his final shift goes viral

  31-01-2018 19:17
  
  Officer Buc Rogers couldn’t contain his emotions. He picked up the radio in his patrol car, pushed the button and said some of the same words he’s uttered at the end of every shift for nearly 27 years.
  
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• Convicted sex offender arrested after strolling through school, police say

  31-01-2018 19:01
  
  A registered sex offender was arrested Tuesday after police say he was spotted walking through the hallways of an elementary school, even though the man does not have a child who attends the school.
  
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• Group criticizes Utah's cannabis bills; committee OKs smaller corrections centers

  31-01-2018 17:54
  
  An advocacy group blasted Utah's cannabis bills on Capitol Hill Wednesday. Also, committees approved two bills — one for smaller corrections centers, and one dealing with 15-year-olds who kill police officers.
  
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• This new dinosaur discovery in Africa raises questions about 'missing history of dinosaurs'

  31-01-2018 16:00
  Scientists recently announced they discovered a new dinosaur in the Egyptian desert, "shedding light on Africa's missing history of dinosaurs," according to BBC.Researchers have rarely discovered dinosaur fossils in Africa prior to this new find.The new dinosaur, called Mansourasaurus shahinae, is a herbivore that stretches to about the size of a school bus. The dinosaur likely weighed about five tons, according to Reuters.Paleontologists discovered the dinosaur during an expedition in Egypt."It
  
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• Track every bill of the 2018 Legislative session

  31-01-2018 15:29
  
  The Utah Legislature is in full swing. Follow along with every bill in this interactive graphic.
  
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• Fire causes $100k in damage to West Valley home

  31-01-2018 15:20
  
  Crews responded to a house fire in West Valley City Tuesday night and found smoke pouring from the door, and flames coming from the basement windows.
  
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• Car hits 2 houses in Sandy

  31-01-2018 15:16
  
  Two houses and a trailer in Sandy received minor damage when a car hit them early Wednesday morning.
  
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• Trump's address draws support from Utah delegates

  31-01-2018 07:10
  
  Several of Utah's Republican leaders cheered President Donald Trump's State of the Union speech Tuesday night, touting the federal tax overhaul as a success but saying they still have work to do on immigration and other issues
  
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• Land deal for inland port in Salt Lake in process

  31-01-2018 06:09
  SALT LAKE CITY — While Salt Lake City officials warily await a bill to establish a state inland port in the city's northwest quadrant, a deal is already in progress to clean up a swath of land long eyed for that purpose.The roughly 770-acre site of the old Salt Lake City landfill, located north of I-80 and west of 5600 West, is owned by Suburban Land Reserve, a real estate arm of the LDS Church, but conversations are taking place to put the land under the purview of a state agency.David Ur
  
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• Utah cannabis bills not worthy of support, advocacy group says

  31-01-2018 05:17
  SALT LAKE CITY — Nobody is pursuing more cannabis-related legislation in Utah this year than Rep. Brad Daw, R-Orem, the sponsor of three bills that would affect terminally ill patients' access to it, research into the substance, and the review of existing research.But in a wide-ranging rebuttal to those measures, an influential medicinal cannabis legalization advocacy group said this week that none of Daw's bills "are worthy of praise or support.""All the bills in their current form do not
  
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• Residents petition against expanded amphitheater in North Ogden park

  31-01-2018 05:05
  
  Homeowners concerned about noise and traffic from a rebuilt amphitheater in North Ogden's Barker Park are trying to stop the project.
  
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• Association names Utah treasurer Policymaker of the Year

  31-01-2018 03:28
  SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Treasurer David Damschen this week received the 2017 Policymaker of the Year award from the National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems.The award, which was presented at the association's annual legislative conference in Washington, D.C., recognizes Damschen's work advocating for states' rights and effective approaches to sound retirement systems and policies.Among his efforts, Damschen worked to defend Department of Labor safe harbor rules, which empowe
  
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• Panel OKs plan for smaller community corrections centers along Wasatch Front

  31-01-2018 03:26
  SALT LAKE CITY — A House committee narrowly approved a bill Tuesday that would launch a process of establishing smaller community corrections centers near population centers in Utah.The Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee voted 5-4 to send HB126 to the full House for further consideration.Presently, the state's three community corrections centers are in Salt Lake and Weber counties.HB126 would more evenly distribute community corrections beds among cities of the greatest populat
  
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• How Utah-based tech company could disrupt the baby monitoring industry

  31-01-2018 03:21
  
  A Utah State University professor and a former USU student have landed a patent for a camera that can detect heart rate — something they think could revolutionize the baby monitoring industry.
  
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• Utah consumers feeling good about 'fit' economy, survey finds

  31-01-2018 03:18
  SALT LAKE CITY — Noting that various market factors indicate Utah's economy is strong and "fit" as 2018 gets underway, economic leaders took their monthly consumer confidence message to a fitness center Tuesday."We live in one of the healthiest states, both physically and economically," said Chad Berbert, principal with Cicero Group, which tracks the Utah Consumer Attitude Index. He noted that a survey shows 74 percent of Utahns work out at least once every week."We're witnessing a sustain
  
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• College student counsel bill fails in committee vote

  31-01-2018 03:17
  SALT LAKE CITY — A bill that would codify college students' legal right to active counsel in campus sexual assault hearings was narrowly struck down in committee Tuesday.The House Judiciary Committee voted 5-6 against a measure to send HB82 to the House floor after a hearing that lasted for more than two hours.The bill's sponsor, Rep. Kim Coleman, R-West Jordan, explained that since her bill passed the same committee last year, the Utah System of Higher Education created a policy that does
  
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• Committee OKs bill targeting 15-year-olds who kill officers

  31-01-2018 03:06
  SALT LAKE CITY — Fifteen-year-olds accused of killing on-duty law enforcement officers could be charged directly in adult court under a bill that was approved Tuesday by a 5-4 vote of the House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee.HB190, sponsored by Rep. Mike Winder, R-West Valley City, would give prosecutors the option of filing charges against 15-year-olds directly in adult court in cases of murder or aggravated murder of on-duty police officers. State law currently allows dir
  
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• Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne touts benefits of medicinal cannabis

  31-01-2018 02:42
  MIDVALE — Count Patrick Byrne among those rooting for cannabis to be legalized for medicinal use by Utah voters at the ballot box later this year.The Overstock.com founder and three-time cancer survivor says he has medicated with cannabis to help him neutralize the effects of his numerous health issues over the years."It is so clear that we were designed for this stuff to work on us," Byrne told the Deseret News. "The evidence is just overwhelming, from a medical point of view, that this c
  
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• House committee advances bill letting political parties limit candidate nomination options

  31-01-2018 02:42
  SALT LAKE CITY — A bill allowing political parties to stop candidates from both participating in the caucus and convention nomination process and gathering voter signatures was advanced Tuesday by a House committee.The sponsor of HB68, Rep. Justin Fawson, R-North Ogden, said he sees giving political parties that choice as a "good compromise" in the ongoing battle over changes made to the nominating process in 2014 still known as SB54.Fawson told the House Government Operations Committee he
  
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• Resolution urges BLM, Forest Service relocation to Utah

  31-01-2018 01:34
  SALT LAKE CITY — A rural lawmaker figures if federal agencies are going to manage the land they own impacting the lives of state and local residents, why not move those agencies closer?Rep. Carl Albrecht, R-Richfield, is running HJR02 to urge consideration of relocating the headquarters of the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service to Utah."My daddy always told me, he said, 'If you want to manage the land, you've got to be near it,'" Albrecht told members of the Natural Resource
  
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• Snowbird founder dead at 91

  31-01-2018 01:23
  SALT LAKE CITY — One of Snowbird Ski Resort's founders died Monday, the resort said Tuesday.Ted Johnson, 91, was critically injured when he was hit by a car in California, the resort said in a prepared statement.Johnson had long sought to run a ski resort in Utah when he opened Snowbird in December 1971, the resort said. His death comes less than three years after that of co-founder Dick Bass, who died in 2015 at 85.The two met by chance while sitting next to each other at lunch one day, a
  
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• Crew rescues dog that fell through ice on Utah Lake

  31-01-2018 01:12
  SARATOGA SPRINGS — Firefighters rescued a dog Tuesday after it fell through the ice at the north end of Utah Lake.The incident happened about 1:15 p.m. The owner, who was out on the ice with the dog, was unable to rescue the animal and called for help, said Saratoga Springs Fire Capt. Kenny Johnson.Two ice rescue team members went onto the ice and were able to rescue the dog.Johnson says both the owner and dog are safe. Once rescue crews were able to warm the dog back up, "everybody was OK
  
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• Police say stepdad, not a burglar, attacked teen

  31-01-2018 01:09
  
  A report of a burglar in a Draper home was actually a domestic violence incident, according to police.
  
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• It's January, but it feels more like April

  31-01-2018 01:06
  Pedestrians enjoy the springlike warmth during a walk through Liberty Park in Salt Lake City on Tuesday. According to the National Weather Service, Wednesday will be mostly cloudy, with a high near 52, which is a bit cooler than the past couple of days, but still warmer than average. Thursday and Friday will be mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain on each day. Highs should hover in the low 50s.See the world through the eyes of award-winning photojournalists. Click through the gallery a
  
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• Child alerts family members to fire in their St. George home

  31-01-2018 00:11
  
  Firefighters fought a difficult blaze in St. George Monday night. A multilevel unit was fully engulfed in flames minutes after the residents called 911 when one of their children spotted smoke and flames coming from under a couch.
  
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• Salt Lake man charged with murdering stepfather in bed

  31-01-2018 00:04
  SALT LAKE CITY — A Salt Lake man was charged Tuesday with murdering his stepfather by stabbing him while he was in his bed.Charles Anthony Petrie, 30, of Salt Lake City, is charged with murder, a first-degree felony, and use of a dangerous weapon by a restricted person, a third-degree felony.Just before 1 p.m. Saturday, police were called to 756 E. 1700 South where they found two men — one holding a baseball bat — standing over Petrie, who was on the ground. Officers were told
  
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• Rising Utah liquor sales fueled by more non-Mormons, tourism

  31-01-2018 00:02
  SALT LAKE CITY — Even though a majority of Utahns adhere to the LDS faith that frowns on alcohol use, liquor sales in the state keep climbing each year, hitting nearly $428 million last year to set another record.Experts say the two-decade trend is likely fueled by a steady influx of new out-of-state residents and a thriving tourism sector.Alcohol sales at Utah restaurants, bars and 45 state-controlled liquor stores rose 5 percent last fiscal year, shows an annual report released this mont
  
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• House passes bill offering IUDs to low-income women

  31-01-2018 00:02
  SALT LAKE CITY — A bill offering IUDs and other family planning assistance to women through Medicaid passed the House Tuesday despite a concern raised that it was an effort to prevent low-income women from having children.The sponsor of HB12, Rep. Ray Ward, R-Bountiful, said Utah was one of only seven states that doesn't cover long-acting, reversible birth control like intrauterine devices that come with a high upfront cost but ultimately results in savings.Ward said other states have seen
  
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