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• Arrest made in shooting death at South Salt Lake party

  03-03-2018 23:35
  SOUTH SALT LAKE — Police have made an arrest in the shooting death of a 24-year-old South Salt Lake man at a party early Saturday.Patrick Andrews died at the scene following an argument during the party at the Mountain Shadow Apartments, 3700 S. 700 West, said South Salt Lake police detective Gary Keller.Isaiah Lucas, 20, was arrested Saturday in connection with the death. He was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail for investigation of aggravated murder, aggravated assault and discharge
  
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• Police arrest man after 1 dead, 2 injured in South Salt Lake shooting

  03-03-2018 23:29
  
  Police have arrested a 20-year-old man in connection with a South Salt Lake shooting that resulted in one death and two injuries.
  
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• Gov. Herbert asks Utah religious leaders to pray for rain

  03-03-2018 22:04
  
  Utah Gov. Gary Herbert has asked religious leaders across the state to help him pray for rain this month.
  
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• Utah board game lovers unite at state's biggest gaming convention

  03-03-2018 21:43
  LAYTON — If the term "board games" brings to mind rainy afternoons spent playing Monopoly with the grandparents, the lively scene at the Davis Conference Center this weekend may surprise you.As board game enthusiasts ages 4 to 84 gathered around dozens of tables to play, Joe Colflesh set up a large felt-made depiction of Glendale, Virginia, that he created himself."Basically, it's grown men playing with tin soldiers," Colflesh said.He has played a miniature war game called Brigade Fire &am
  
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• Colorado man arrested after high-speed chase in southern Utah

  03-03-2018 21:15
  ST. GEORGE — Authorities say a Colorado man was arrested after leading sheriff's deputies and state troopers on a freeway chase reaching speeds of 115 mph with a woman and three children in his car.Utah Highway Patrol Sgt. Ryan Bauer tells The Spectrum that 33-year-old Jerry White was booked Thursday into Iron County jail on charges including reckless driving, driving with a revoked license and fleeing from officers.Officials say White told arresting officers he was sought on unspecified w
  
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• Police: Man shot after breaking into South Salt Lake home

  03-03-2018 18:36
  
  A home invader’s night didn’t go to plan on Friday as he was shot in the leg by a person who was in the house he broke into, police said.
  
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• 1 man killed in South Salt Lake shooting

  03-03-2018 16:49
  SOUTH SALT LAKE — A man who was shot early Saturday after an argument at a party has died.Police received a call about shots fired at 3:30 a.m. at an apartment complex at 3700 S. 700 West, said South Salt Lake police detective Gary Keller.Keller said there was a party going on in an apartment, and an argument started."It got calmed down, and then it re-erupted, and then shots were fired," he said.One man was killed, and another man and a woman were taken to a hospital with gunshot wounds,
  
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• 1 dead, 2 injured in South Salt Lake shooting

  03-03-2018 16:36
  
  One person is dead and two are injured in an early-morning shooting in South Salt Lake, police said.
  
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• The Hypatia Stone, the strangest rock on Earth

  03-03-2018 15:30
  Editor's note: A version of this was previously published on the author's blog.By definition, anything superlative is the most-whatever of its type; the coldest winter, the greatest rainfall, the highest mountain. It's unique, untouchable among its kind. The tiny Hypatia Stone is such an object. It's the strangest rock on Earth.In December 1996, Aly A. Barakat, a researcher with the Geological Survey of Egypt, was in the southwestern section of his country participating in an Egyptian-Italian ex
  
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• Utah parks and rec director dies unexpectedly

  03-03-2018 06:45
  
  Fred Hayes, Utah's parks and recreation director, died unexpectedly Friday. He was 58.
  
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• Senate committee unanimously backs eliminating State School Board

  03-03-2018 06:31
  
  The State School Board would be eliminated and its powers vested in a governor-appointed state superintendent under a proposal unanimously approved by the Senate Education Committee Friday.
  
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• Officials identify woman who died after being hit by TRAX train

  03-03-2018 06:15
  
  A 57-year-old woman, later identified by officials as Marie Gay Cardwell, has died after being hit by a TRAX train Friday near 400 S. 900 East, officials said.
  
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• Bonding for affordable housing programs gets nod from Utah House panel

  03-03-2018 04:08
  SALT LAKE CITY — A bill sponsored by House Minority Whip Joel Briscoe, D-Salt Lake City, that would establish a fund of up to $100 million for affordable housing projects passed a House committee late Friday.HB464 authorizes the issuance of bonds whose proceeds would be put into the Economic and Revitalization and Investment Fund to be spent on affordable and transitional housing projects around the state.A housing board created by the Olene Walker Housing Loan Fund will administer the mon
  
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• Bill to waive fees for birth certificates for homeless clears House committee

  03-03-2018 03:19
  SALT LAKE CITY — A plan to waive fees for homeless people seeking a copy of their birth certificate is a step closer to reality after a House committee gave it unanimous support Friday.SB196 sponsor Sen. Allen Christensen, R-North Ogden, told the House Political Subdivisions Committee his bill waives the fee for homeless people to get a copy of their birth certificate.Rep. Elizabeth Weight, D-West Valley City, thanked Christensen for running the bill."When people get into homelessness, it
  
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• Low-income Utahns should share in tax windfall, advocates say

  03-03-2018 02:34
  SALT LAKE CITY — Angela McKinnon fought back tears Friday as she described why she wanted lawmakers to pass an earned income credit for Utah families plagued by poverty modeled after a federal taxpayer credit."This extra money is something that I count on. I need it. I work very hard, but it's not enough. I'm not an extravagant person. I don't spend my money on expensive things or fancy things," McKinnon, a call center worker from Taylorsville, said.Speaking at a news conference called by
  
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• Police ID woman who died after stumbling from TRAX platform

  03-03-2018 02:25
  SALT LAKE CITY — A 57-year-old woman who apparently stumbled on a platform and was struck by a train as it was pulling in has died of her injuries.Marie Gay Cardwell had been prone to seizures recently and had been known to fall, said Utah Transit Authority spokesman Carl Arky.Authorities say the accident happened about 5 p.m. in Salt Lake City at the TRAX station at 400 South and 900 East. Surveillance video reviewed by police appears to show the woman stumbling before being struck by a t
  
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• Serial rapist seeks parole; 1 victim says she still suffers 15 years later

  03-03-2018 02:18
  UTAH STATE PRISON — A serial rapist, believed to have assaulted at least 16 young girls, is seeking parole.Randall George Noble, of Syracuse, was convicted of raping two girls, ages 13 and 14, in separate attacks. He was sentenced in 2003 to 15 years to life at the Utah State Prison.At least 16 girls were identified as victims of Noble, with the belief that there were even more girls who never stepped forward, according to a recording of Noble's parole hearing from Feb. 20. Most of Noble's
  
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• Physical training for teachers can be 'huge deterrent,' consultant says

  03-03-2018 02:17
  OREM — The topic of training and arming teachers has been discussed for years with strong divisions among politicians and educators alike, but after the latest school shooting in Parkland, Florida, one Utah security consultant hopes more districts will listen to perspectives like his."I think having a plan and some physical training is a huge deterrent — huge deterrent," said David Acosta, founder of YouTactical. "That's why I think people need to get on board."Acosta, who has traine
  
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• Woman dies after being hit by TRAX train

  03-03-2018 02:07
  
  A 57-year-old woman has died after being hit by a TRAX train Friday near 400 S. 900 East, officials said.
  
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• Utah's Vista Outdoor mum about boycott of its products by REI

  03-03-2018 01:57
  FARMINGTON — A Utah company is at the center of controversy for its supportive stance of the National Rifle Association and its gun manufacturing business.Farmington-based Vista Outdoor has drawn criticism from one of its major customers for thus far refusing to offer any details regarding its position on the powerful, conservative Washington D.C.-based lobbying organization.Vista Outdoor did not respond Friday to multiple requests for comment on the recent decision by Recreational Equipme
  
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• Utah researcher pitches Roman concrete product to 'Shark Tank'

  03-03-2018 01:47
  
  A University of Utah graduate who has researched what makes ancient Roman concrete so durable will pitch his product to investors on the ABC reality show "Shark Tank."
  
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• 'It never makes sense': Dr. Seuss tradition celebrated in South Jordan school

  03-03-2018 01:41
  SOUTH JORDAN — Remember that special day once a year in childhood when you could wear a giant striped hat, go to school in your pajamas and eat the lunch lady's tasty green eggs and ham?If so, you may be comforted to discover that the traditions of Read Across America Day, better known as Dr. Seuss' birthday, are being carried on with the younger generation — with help from the older generation."Anything that involves children is important," said Dawn Stone, a member of the Sagewood
  
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• 5 women accuse Provo of 'deliberate indifference' to sexual assault, harassment by former police chief

  03-03-2018 01:24
  PROVO — A demand letter sent to Provo city officials says former police Chief John King sexually harassed or assaulted no fewer than five local women before his resignation in March, the result of "negligent hiring" and then "deliberate indifference" on the part of city leaders.Provo officials not only hired King after he'd abruptly and mysteriously left two recent posts because of alleged sexual misconduct, attorneys allege, but allowed his behavior to continue in Provo, "unchecked and un
  
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• Judge orders teen in baby's violent death moved to jail

  03-03-2018 01:18
  SALT LAKE CITY — A teenage boy accused in the violent abuse death of his girlfriend's baby will be moved to the Salt Lake County Jail despite his age, a judge ruled Friday.Isaiah Weaver, 17, is charged with aggravated murder, a first-degree felony, in the death of 21-month-old Jaycieion Sanchez. He also faces two counts of child abuse, a second-degree felony.Though Weaver is still a minor, prosecutors filed a motion after his arrest asking to move him to an adult facility now, alleging tha
  
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• Utah charter schools buying in on active shooter training for teachers, security consultant says

  03-03-2018 01:15
  
  The topic of training and arming teachers has been discussed for years with strong divisions among politicians and educators alike, but after the latest school shooting in Parkland, Florida, the issue is back in the spotlight.
  
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• Hatch: 'Greedy energy tycoons' not behind Bears Ears reduction

  03-03-2018 01:08
  SALT LAKE CITY — A New York Times story Friday details how "oil was central" in the Trump administration's decision to shrink the Bears Ears National Monument last December, but Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, said the paper missed the mark.The paper sued and obtained internal Interior Department emails — 20,000 pages — that in part detail correspondence over the Bears Ears Monument designation in 2016 and a subsequent review by the Trump administration.Those documents, about 4,500 a
  
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• Photos: Blind students test their skills in Braille Challenge

  03-03-2018 00:46
  Andrew Payne of Logan participates in the Utah Regional Braille Challenge at the Division of Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired in Salt Lake City on Friday. The 18th annual event, which was hosted by the Utah Foundation for the Blind and Visually Impaired, tests Braille skills in five categories: reading comprehension, Braille spelling, chart and graph reading, proofreading, and Braille speed and accuracy. The 40 Utah students were among more than 1,100 students to participate in the a
  
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• Former Salt Lake councilman gets prison in $2.5 million fraud case

  03-03-2018 00:45
  SALT LAKE CITY – Former Salt Lake City Councilman Eric Jergensen was sentenced to nearly five years in prison by a federal judge Friday for conspiring to defraud $2.5 million from a New York Company.Jergensen, who served on the Salt Lake City Council from 2002 through 2009, was ordered by U.S. District Judge Brenda K. Sannes to pay $2.5 million in restitution to victims. After his 59-month prison sentence, he was also sentenced to three years of supervised release.Jergensen, 58, was taken
  
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• Arrest made in South Salt Lake gang-related fatal shooting

  03-03-2018 00:44
  SOUTH SALT LAKE — A 20-year-old man was arrested early Friday in connection with the shooting death of a 16-year-old boy in South Salt Lake two weeks ago.Joshua Jaeshawn Park was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail for investigation of murder and discharge of a firearm in connection with the death of Alan Hernandez Lopez.Police believe the fatal confrontation was the result of two people who had no prior association with each other, flashing rival gang signs.On Feb. 13, Lopez was walking
  
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• Lawmaker pulls bill to repeal death penalty in Utah

  03-03-2018 00:42
  SALT LAKE CITY — Another attempt to abolish the death penalty in Utah fell short Friday.Rep. Gage Froerer, R-Huntsville, pulled his bill that would have repealed capital punishment. HB379 would have banned the state from seeking the death penalty for aggravated murder committed after May 7, 2018. It would not have affected the nine men now on Utah's death row.Given the lateness in the session and the impact the measure would have on the state, it's best left to a future legislature, he tol
  
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• Police: Man arrested after South Salt Lake shooting death of 16-year-old

  03-03-2018 00:12
  
  A 20-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the Feb. 13 shooting death of Alan Hernandez-Lopez, police said.
  
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• What Scott Hamilton told RootsTech about his family and how he inspired a fan during a battle with cancer

  03-03-2018 00:03
  SALT LAKE CITY — Scott Hamilton pulled back the curtain on his family life, sharing never-before-seen photos and stories that drew laughter and tears from the audience during his RootsTech remarks on Friday.The Olympic gold medalist in mens figure skating, television broadcaster, author and cancer survivor spoke of his parents and other parental figures, along with his wife and children, all the people who have helped him on his life's journey.What wasn't shared was how Hamilton took time
  
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• What Scott Hamilton told RootsTech about his family and how he inspired a fan during a battle with a tumor

  03-03-2018 00:03
  SALT LAKE CITY — Scott Hamilton pulled back the curtain on his family life, sharing never-before-seen photos and stories that drew laughter and tears from the audience during his RootsTech remarks on Friday.The Olympic gold medalist in mens figure skating, television broadcaster, author and cancer survivor spoke of his parents and other parental figures, along with his wife and children, all the people who have helped him on his life's journey.What wasn't shared was how Hamilton took time
  
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