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• 3 things to do on your next family outing

  23-02-2018 23:57
  
  Research shows that participating in recreational and outdoor activities has positive effects on a family's communication, cooperation and resilience. Here are three not-so-typical recreational activities to plan for your next family outing.
  
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• Biskupski taps attorney for justice court judgeship

  23-02-2018 23:34
  SALT LAKE CITY — Clemens Landau, an appellate attorney at Zimmerman Jones Booher, has been chosen to be a justice court judge by Mayor Jackie Biskupski.Landau will replace Judge Catherine E. Roberts who retired effective Dec. 31. The justice court handles misdemeanors, traffic violations and small-debt disputes."Clemens Landau has a mind for the law but a heart for the community," Biskupski said in a statement. "I was impressed with his legal knowledge and compassion. So many people see he
  
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• 'I don't want to die': Provo woman pleads with lawmakers to take domestic violence seriously

  23-02-2018 22:36
  SALT LAKE CITY — She peeks out the windows of her Provo home, locates her car and assesses whether she can reach it safely.When she gets to the car, she quickly locks herself inside, and the doors remain locked until she reaches her office. There, she parks as close as possible to the front door, knowing her life is at risk every moment she's not behind those locked doors.Anytime Heather Wolsey's ex-husband isn't behind bars, this is how she lives."I'm 45 years old," Wolsey told state lawm
  
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• Herbert orders flags lowered March 2 in memory of Billy Graham

  23-02-2018 22:16
  SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert has requested all flags at state facilities and public grounds to be flown half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Friday, March 2, in honor of the Rev. Billy Graham.President Donald Trump said Wednesday he was directing that flags at federal installations be flown at half-staff on the day of Graham's interment.Graham, a spiritual counselor to decades of sitting U.S. presidents, died Wednesday at this home in Montreat, North Carolina. He was 99.
  
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• House approves diesel emissions testing in Utah County

  23-02-2018 21:42
  SALT LAKE CITY — Utah County may join the ranks of other counties along the Wasatch Front by instituting a diesel emissions testing program for certain vehicles.House members voted Friday 56-15 to approve HB101 by Rep. Patrice Arent, D-Millcreek, and send it onto the Senate for consideration.The measure, which Arent ran last year, apparently was more palatable for some lawmakers because it is a three-year pilot project required to produce failure and compliance rates among tested vehicles.
  
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• Bill OK'd to increase penalty for wrong-way DUIs

  23-02-2018 21:39
  SALT LAKE CITY — A legislative committee voted Friday in favor of a bill that would increase the penalties for driving under the influence if the individual was also driving in the wrong direction on a freeway or controlled-access highway.Rep. Steve Eliason, R-Sandy, said the bill is designed to help combat a rising problem with drunken drivers driving on the wrong side of the freeway.Under Utah law, a DUI is currently a class B misdemeanor punishable by up to six months in jail and a $1,0
  
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• Fourth Utah student in a week facing potential charge for school threats

  23-02-2018 21:26
  OREM — A 17-year-old girl from Timpanogos High School is facing a potential charge for a threatening social media post, making her the fourth Utah student in a week investigated for making threats.The wave of student threats comes within days of a deadly attack on a Florida high school that left 17 people dead.Students who saw a "concerning" post from the girl on Snapchat about 5 p.m. Thursday immediately reached out to their parents, the Alpine School District and Orem police said.Officer
  
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• Idaho girl who went viral after Utah Jazz national anthem just tried out for ‘America’s Got Talent’

  23-02-2018 21:01
  SALT LAKE CITY — An 11-year-old girl who wowed Utah Jazz fans last October is taking her talents to "America's Got Talent."According to the East Idaho News, Paige Anne and her mother, Launie Anne, will drive to Arizona this week to audition for the reality show."We submitted an online audition and then they responded that they had the tape and gave us an audition time," Launie Anne told eastidahonews.com. "We're excited to see what happens."The family documented the trip on Facebook with l
  
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• Police searching for missing, endangered South Jordan man

  23-02-2018 20:31
  
  Police are searching for a man with depression and bipolar disorder who went missing Feb. 18 after leaving his home in South Jordan.
  
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• Timpanogos High 4th Utah school to receive violent threats in 4 days

  23-02-2018 19:41
  
  Police investigated an unfounded threat of violence against Timpanogos High School that circulated on Snapchat Thursday night.
  
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• Timpanogos High 3rd Utah school to receive violent threats in a week

  23-02-2018 19:41
  
  Police investigated an unfounded threat of violence against Timpanogos High School that circulated on Snapchat Thursday night.
  
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• Russian, Utah authorities seek next of kin for fallen WWII soldier

  23-02-2018 19:35
  SALT LAKE CITY — Authorities in Utah are asking for help finding the only known relative of a World War II Soviet soldier whose remains were recently found in Russia.The remains of Senior Lt. Anton Fomich Skripko were found last August in Karelia, Russia, by the Association of Search Group Keepers as the group was prospecting in the village, according to Salt Lake police detective Matt Roper.Dog tags identified the remains as those of a man listed as missing for the past 75 years.The group
  
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• Utah teacher agrees with Trump: Arming teachers is 'more of a solution'

  23-02-2018 19:27
  
  Utah teacher Kasey Hansen says carrying a concealed weapon in school is “more of a solution” than hiding in a corner and waiting if an armed intruder enters the classroom. But Texas teacher Tara Bordeaux worries that she lacks “the instincts” of a law enforcement officer and can’t easily see herself carrying a gun in class.
  
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• Resolution commends Jordan School District for natural gas school bus fleet

  23-02-2018 18:52
  SALT LAKE CITY — A resolution commending the Jordan School District's fleet of natural gas-powered buses was advanced unanimously Friday by the House Transportation Committee.HCR15, sponsored by Rep. Cheryl Acton, R-West Jordan, recognizes that the district has the state's largest fleet of CNG school buses, with 75 of 260 buses fueled by natural gas and another 36 on order.Acton said the recognition is deserved by the district and may help "promote clean air policies to other fleet manager
  
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• Former BYU coach Reno Mahe sues blinds companies after daughter's death

  23-02-2018 18:45
  SALT LAKE CITY — Two parents who were BYU sports stars are suing several window blind companies after their 3-year-old daughter got tangled in a cord and died of her injuries in 2016.Attorneys for Reno Mahe, the former BYU football star and running backs coach, and Sunny Mahe, once a volleyball standout, filed the lawsuit Thursday in 3rd District Court.Their daughter Elsie died after she became caught in a miniblind cord while playing with a friend on Nov. 22, 2016, at her family's home in
  
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• New arsenic treatment plant near Gunlock would add water sources for St. George

  23-02-2018 18:32
  
  Plans are in the works for a $10 million arsenic treatment plant near Gunlock that would provide more backup water sources for St. George.
  
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• Police: Man threatened, pointed handgun at motel employee

  23-02-2018 18:19
  
  A man was arrested after police say he threatened a front desk employee of a motel with a gun Thursday night.
  
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• Teacher turnover tied to working conditions, expert says; Love talks need to 'fix it' following Fla. attack

  23-02-2018 18:03
  
  Examining working conditions could help reduce teacher turnover, an expert said during a panel discussion in the Utah Senate Building Thursday. Also, Utah Rep. Mia Love told Utah Senators, "It's incredibly important for us to take ownership and responsibility for the things that happen in our schools," following a deadly attack in Florida.
  
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• Bill advances to restore U.S. 6 as Grand Army of the Republic Highway

  23-02-2018 17:54
  SALT LAKE CITY — A Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War wore an historic military uniform Friday to see the House Transportation Committee unanimously advance a bill restoring U.S. 6 as the Grand Army of the Republic Highway.Eric Dan Richhart, secretary-treasurer of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War Department of Colorado and Wyoming, told the committee he had been working to restore the Grand Army of the Republic designation for nearly a decade.He said he backs HB396 as someo
  
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• Storm brings another slick commute to parts of Wasatch Front

  23-02-2018 16:18
  
  A new round of snow slowed the Friday morning commute in parts of Northern Utah. Davis and Weber counties were hardest hit early, but snow is now impacting traffic in the Salt Lake Valley.
  
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• Romney talks his relationship with Trump, guns and school safety

  23-02-2018 06:45
  
  In his first one-on-one interview since joining the Senate race, Mitt Romney talks to KSL TV’s Dave McCann and opens up about his relationship with President Donald Trump, guns and school safety, and what the 2002 Winter Olympic Games did for him.
  
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• Family of 3-year-old Elsie Mahe suing window blind companies following her 2016 death

  23-02-2018 06:40
  
  A former BYU football coach has sued window blind manufacturers, marketers, distributors and installers following the 2016 death of his young daughter.
  
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• Orem police conduct undercover sting on motorists who ignore school bus stop signs

  23-02-2018 06:16
  
  Orem police conducted an undercover blitz Thursday afternoon, as officers looked for drivers who didn't stop for school buses with flashing red lights.
  
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• Decorated skier Lindsey Vonn wears gear from Utah company during Olympics

  23-02-2018 05:12
  
  Bryce Fisher woke up on Wednesday morning to see Olympic Skier Lindsey Vonn wearing one of his company’s products on live TV.
  
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• Working conditions a key factor in teacher turnover, Brown University professor says

  23-02-2018 04:44
  SALT LAKE CITY — As Utah searches for solutions to its higher-than-average rate of teacher turnover, it may want to focus more on working conditions.Students come with challenges, but schools' responses to the challenges can make a significant difference in rates of teacher retention, said John Papay, assistant professor of education and economics at Brown University.Many studies show that teacher turnover is greater in schools that serve low-performing students, higher proportions of mino
  
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• Police searching for missing Herriman man who did not return from college classes

  23-02-2018 03:16
  
  Police are searching for a 20-year-old man with autism who left for college classes on Wednesday and did not come back.
  
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• Utah lawmakers advance bill instructing all doctors to complete suicide prevention training

  23-02-2018 03:15
  SALT LAKE CITY — Though she is just recently removed from her formative years, the plague of suicide has already intruded into Skye Karlinsey's life multiple times."When I graduated high school in 2016, I left with two fewer friends alive than when I started," Karlinsey, a social work student at Weber State University, told lawmakers Thursday. "Both were victims of their own mental illness."Moved by her own friends' untimely deaths, Karlinsey was at Capitol Hill to testify on a bill she be
  
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• Lawmakers advance bill instructing all doctors to complete suicide prevention training

  23-02-2018 03:15
  SALT LAKE CITY — Though she is just recently removed from her formative years, the plague of suicide has already intruded into Skye Karlinsey's life multiple times."When I graduated high school in 2016, I left with two fewer friends alive than when I started," Karlinsey, a social work student at Weber State University, told lawmakers Thursday. "Both were victims of their own mental illness."Moved by her own friends' untimely deaths, Karlinsey was at Capitol Hill to testify on a bill she be
  
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• Utah attorney general kicks off a cultural celebration of Latinos at the Capitol

  23-02-2018 03:14
  SALT LAKE CITY — Attorney General Sean Reyes looked out over the crowd gathered in the Capitol rotunda Thursday to celebrate Utah Latino Day on the Hill."I would not be the attorney general of the state of Utah without the Hispanic community," Reyes said.The gathering advertised itself as "a bipartisan celebration of the Latino population, culture and traditions."Reyes said people are not going to agree on every issue, but it's important to have an underlying respect for one another."Wheth
  
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• Rep. Mia Love: 'Everything has to be on the table' after Florida school shooting

  23-02-2018 02:56
  SALT LAKE CITY — Rep. Mia Love, R-Utah, told Utah senators Thursday that as a mother with three children in public schools, "everything has to be on the table" after a deadly mass shooting at a Florida high school last week."I think it's incredibly important for us to take ownership and responsibility for the things that happen in our schools," Love said. "I think we have to address the issue. We can't put our heads in the sand and pretend that it's not happening."She said in response to a
  
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• Utah launches statewide network of girls' coding clubs

  23-02-2018 02:49
  DRAPER — She's the daughter of political refugees, a graduate of both the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard and Yale Law. In 2010, she became the first Indian-American to ever run for congress, and growing up she hated math and science.On Thursday, Reshma Saujani, the founder and CEO of girlswhocode.org helped Utah's STEM Action Center launch a statewide initiative aimed at preparing girls and young women for the job opportunities of the future. Saujani pointed out to the 200 or so U
  
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• Legislators to field questions, concerns on prison construction, inland port on Saturday

  23-02-2018 02:04
  SALT LAKE CITY — Have questions or concerns about the new Utah State Prison's construction or a future inland port in Salt Lake City's west side?There's a meeting you might want to attend this weekend.As they do every year, Salt Lake City Democrats Rep. Sandra Hollins and Sen. Luz Escamilla are hosting a town hall meeting Saturday focused on west-side Salt Lake City issues, and they want to field questions and concerns on hot-button issues like the new state prison or the inland port.The t
  
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• Remembering Utah’s forgotten black pioneers

  23-02-2018 02:03
  
  There’s plenty of black pioneer stories that remain either ambiguous or unknown. Despite their hardships, each forged an important role in Utah’s early communities.
  
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• Utah's changing demographics could impact local economy

  23-02-2018 01:45
  SALT LAKE CITY — Utah is expected to surpass 3 million residents in less than 50 years, and that growth will also change the way the people of the state look, an economic analyst says.By 2065, the Wasatch Front will be more populated, more youthful and more culturally diverse, according to Pam Perlich, director of demographic research at the University of Utah's Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute.Speaking Thursday to an audience hosted by the Bank of Utah at the Little America Hotel in downto
  
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• Utah Senate gives preliminary approval to bill equalizing school funding

  23-02-2018 01:40
  SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Senate gave preliminary approval Thursday to legislation intended to help equalize school funding across the state.SB145, sponsored by Sen. Lincoln Fillmore, R-South Jordan, advanced to a third reading in the Senate by a vote of 20-6.The legislation would set aside $36 million from the state's education fund to increase the minimum funding level for school districts statewide, adding funding each year.It would provide $1.5 million for Necessarily Existent Small Sc
  
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• Third Utah student this week arrested for alleged school threats

  23-02-2018 01:36
  SPRINGVILLE — For the third time this week, police have arrested a Utah student for allegedly making a school shooting threat.The latest incident occurred Thursday when a Springville High School student was arrested after a Snapchat post was discovered "that suggested a threat of violence at the high school," according to a statement from Springville police.Springville Police Lt. Warren Foster said the social media post included a picture of a person holding a gun, along with a message tha
  
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• Utah Sen. Mike Lee opposes AR-15 ban, says hard to distinguish from hunting rifles

  23-02-2018 01:35
  SALT LAKE CITY — During his annual address to state lawmakers, Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, was asked about banning AR-15 rifles in the wake of last week's Florida school shooting that left 17 dead and sparked new debate about gun control.The question came from Sen. Jim Dabakis, D-Salt Lake City."It is a ticking time bomb. It's going to happen in a Utah school," Dabakis said. "Can you please tell me why we need AR-15s and assault weapons?"Lee's response was that there is "not, as far as I can te
  
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• Sen. Mike Lee opposes AR-15 ban, says hard to distinguish from hunting rifles

  23-02-2018 01:35
  SALT LAKE CITY — During his annual address to state lawmakers, Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, was asked about banning AR-15 rifles in the wake of last week's Florida school shooting that left 17 dead and sparked new debate about gun control.The question came from Sen. Jim Dabakis, D-Salt Lake City."It is a ticking time bomb. It's going to happen in a Utah school," Dabakis said. "Can you please tell me why we need AR-15s and assault weapons?"Lee's response was that there is "not, as far as I can te
  
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• Impatient driver fails to stop at crosswalk, injures child in Spanish Fork, police say

  23-02-2018 01:08
  
  A driver got impatient and rolled his vehicle through an intersection where people were crossing, hitting a 12-year-old child in the process on Thursday afternoon, according to police.
  
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• Banking classes aim to protect senior citizens from scammers

  23-02-2018 00:40
  BOUNTIFUL — The Utah Bankers Association is sponsoring two free classes designed to help senior citizens protect themselves and their investments from scammers.The first "Safe Banking for Seniors" session will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 27, at 10 a.m. It will focus on recognizing the signs of a scam. The second session, on Tuesday, March 6, at 10 a.m., will focus on identify theft.Both classes will be held at the Gold Years Senior Center, 726 S. 100 East. For questions about the sessions, ca
  
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• N. Salt Lake holding open house Feb. 28 on sidewalk project

  23-02-2018 00:39
  NORTH SALT LAKE — Residents are invited to voice their opinions on three options to install a sidewalk on the east side of Orchard Drive during an open house on Wednesday, Feb. 28.The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall, 10 E. Center.The city has obtained grant funding for the project, between Center Street and Eagleridge Drive, which is a priority walking route to Orchard Elementary School.According to city officials, the first option — the least expensive — would k
  
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• Utah House votes to ban A.G., other state offices from fundraising during legislative session

  23-02-2018 00:15
  SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah House passed a bill Thursday banning campaign contributions to the attorney general, lieutenant governor, state auditor and state treasurer while the Legislature is in session.Legislators and the governor are already banned from raising money during the 45-day session that runs from the end of January to mid-March. The governor also isn't allowed to solicit donations through the 20-day bill-signing period after the session.HB320, sponsored by Rep. Mark Wheatley, D
  
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• Utah lawmakers stiffen penalty for killing police dog

  23-02-2018 00:13
  SALT LAKE CITY — Killing a police dog could land someone behind bars for as many as 15 years under a law the Utah Legislature passed Thursday.SB57 would bump intentionally or knowingly killing a K-9 service dog from a third-degree felony to a second-degree felony, punishable by one to 15 years in prison. The House passed the measure 43-24.Rep. Lowry Snow, R-Santa Clara, said a police dog is an extension of his handler. When someone takes the life of a dog, it's one step from killing an off
  
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• North Ogden residents sue city to stop amphitheater project

  23-02-2018 00:13
  
  A group of North Ogden residents has filed a lawsuit against the city, seeking to stop construction on an amphitheater and restore a city park back to its prior condition.
  
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• Charges filed in 8-year-old Salt Lake rape case

  23-02-2018 00:03
  SALT LAKE CITY — Police and prosecutors believe they have solved an 8-year-old rape case in which detectives say a woman was attacked after three men broke into her apartment to rob her.Bakar Mohammed Mberwa, 28, was charged in 3rd District Court on Thursday with rape and aggravated burglary, both first-degree felonies.On Dec. 13, 2009, a woman awoke to three men in her bedroom who proceeded to blindfold, gag and tie her up using scarves and belts in her apartment, according to charging do
  
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