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• Utah teacher pleads no contest to having child porn scrapbook at school

  12-03-2018 23:12
  
  A former West Valley middle school teacher has pleaded no contest to having a scrapbook at school containing images he had cut and pasted together to form child pornography.
  
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• St. George mom charged with breastfeeding newborn after taking heroin

  12-03-2018 22:23
  ST. GEORGE — A St. George mother has been charged with child endangerment after police say they found heroin in her diaper bag and discovered she'd taken the drug and then breastfed her newborn.Emergency personnel responded last week to a call at a gas station in St. George, where a 3-day-old child had stopped breathing, according to charging documents filed in 5th District Court.Hospital staff told officers that the newborn also had a broken clavicle and hematoma on the back of his head,
  
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• BLM sets meetings on new monument management plans

  12-03-2018 22:21
  SALT LAKE CITY — The Bureau of Land Management will host four meetings to give the public a chance to weigh in on new management plans being crafted for the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments.Overall, the process involves developing six land use plans and two associated environmental impact statements that cover 2.1 million acres of federal land in San Juan, Garfield and Kane counties.The scoping period for these planning efforts was initiated Jan. 16 for two units
  
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• Charges: Utahn who solicited teen said 'bad side' kicked in

  12-03-2018 21:49
  PROVO — A court hearing for a registered sex offender accused of offering a teenage boy $7,000 for sex was continued to next week.The new charges mark the third time in five years that Isaac Quinton Durfey, 28, of Eagle Mountain, is accused of offering money or gifts to teen boys in exchange for sex or graphic pictures.Durfey was charged Feb. 15 in 4th District Court with sexual exploitation of a minor, a third-degree felony; sexual solicitation, a class A misdemeanor; and enticing a minor
  
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• Outdoor innovation expo March 23 at Union Station

  12-03-2018 21:32
  OGDEN — Weber State University will host RecConnect, a hybrid outdoor innovation expo and networking event, on Saturday, March 23, from noon to 7 p.m., at Union Station, 2501 Wall Ave. Ogden.The expo, hosted by WSU's Outdoor and Community Recreation Education program and the Hall Global Entrepreneurship Center, will feature outdoor product displays, vendors and activities. Students are invited to a networking event with outdoor industry professionals from 1-2 p.m. The networking event is f
  
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• App makes remote voting possible for Utah County Republicans

  12-03-2018 21:32
  
  The Republican party is testing out a new app that will make it possible for Utah County GOP members who can't make it to the party's caucus to vote remotely.
  
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• Lighting projects saves USU nearly $50K per year

  12-03-2018 21:11
  LOGAN — Utah State University's energy management team has completed a series of lighting upgrades at facilities across the state that it says will save nearly $50,000 and an estimated 794,460 kilowatt-hours annually.Zac Cook, USU's energy manager, said the improvements will also reduce costs and aid in achieving the university's goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2050."In total, the annual carbon dioxide reduction associated with the energy savings equates to 591 metric tons or the equiva
  
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• Utah GOP needs volunteers for state convention

  12-03-2018 21:05
  WEST VALLEY CITY — The Utah Republican Party is looking for volunteers for its state convention at the Maverik Center on April 21.The party needs volunteers to help check IDs, issue credentials, answer questions, direct delegates to voting rooms, and distribute, collect and tally ballots.Those interested in helping can can vist the Utah GOP website.
  
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• The fly fisher's sure sign of spring: Blue-winged olive mayfly hatches

  12-03-2018 21:01
  
  When anglers see specific aquatic insect hatches, it often denotes a certain time of the year. Spring is typically ushered in when blue-winged olive mayflies start to hatch on many of our rivers and streams.
  
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• Utah man sentenced to prison for gang-related killing

  12-03-2018 20:09
  OGDEN — An Ogden man charged with murder when he was 18 years old has been sentenced to prison for the gang-related killing.Devin Brock Smith, 20, was ordered March 6 to serve at least 15 years and up to life in prison for murder in the death of Miguel Angel Rios, 29.Smith pleaded guilty to the charge in January as part of a deal with prosecutors. In exchange, a weapons enhancement on the murder charge was dropped, along with two additional counts of obstructing justice and possession of a
  
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• 3 arrested for allegedly kidnapping neighbor who called police on them

  12-03-2018 20:00
  MIDVALE — Three Midvale men were arrested over the weekend for allegedly kidnapping a man who had previously called the police on them.Gilbert Garcia, 44, Jack Ables, 61, and Mitchell Decora, 26, were arrested Sunday for investigation of aggravated robbery, aggravated assault, aggravated kidnapping, theft and threats.Ables and Decora live in the same apartment complex as the alleged victim. Garcia used to live with the other two, according to a Salt Lake County Jail report.Just after 10 p.
  
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• Mormon missionaries go global with help from online campaign

  12-03-2018 19:44
  
  Mormon missionaries have been doing more proselytizing online than ever, and 600 missionaries assigned to 20 visitor centers around the world spend their days chatting with prospective converts online.
  
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• Judge releases video of fatal federal courtroom shooting

  12-03-2018 19:22
  SALT LAKE CITY — A federal judge released courtroom video Monday of the fatal shooting of a defendant who attacked a witness with a pen during a 2014 racketeering trial.The 24 seconds of video shows Siale Angilau, a member of the Tongan Crips gang, standing up at the defense table, grabbing a pen or pencil, then running to the witness stand and hurdling himself over it."Whoa, whoa, whoa," someone yells as the witness, another gang member who is shackled and chained, manages to retreat into
  
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• Make Your Week: Local students show support for Parkland survivors

  12-03-2018 19:19
  
  The weather is warming up for this week and lifting all of our spirits with hopes of spring. But if the warmer weather isn’t doing a good job at making you feel better, then reading this article will.
  
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• 3 arrested after man escapes kidnapping by jumping from moving car, police say

  12-03-2018 19:19
  
  Three men were arrested Sunday morning in connection with an alleged kidnapping and assault of a 30-year-old man who was able to escape by jumping out of a moving car and alert authorities over the weekend, police said.
  
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• A guide to the rules regarding service animals

  12-03-2018 18:58
  
  Here’s a rundown of some of the rules regarding service animals.
  
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• Here's where Utah ranks among the nation's drunkest states

  12-03-2018 18:00
  Utah isn't the least drunken state in the country, according to a new report from 24/7 Wall St.The new report identified Utah as the 48th drunkest state (or the third least drunken state).The report found only 12.4 percent of Utahns report excessive drinking, which is below the 18 percent amount of adults who binge drink or drink heavily across the nation.Only about 19.7 percent of driving deaths that happen in Utah are related to alcohol, which is the lowest driving death rate in the entire cou
  
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• Bloomberg report says Salt Lake City one of the top choices for Apple's second campus park

  12-03-2018 17:37
  A new report from Bloomberg named Salt Lake City among the top choices on the shortlist for Apple's second campus building.Apple announced in January that it will open a second new campus building that will create 20,000 jobs, according to NPR. The company said its second campus park should be in a city where there are tax incentives, a strong local business economy, a lot of workforce education and links to transportation.So far, Apple hasn't announced any ideas about where the campus will be,
  
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• Zion shuttle: Why it was remarkable for national parks

  12-03-2018 17:15
  
  At the grand opening of the Zion National Park transportation system on May 26, 2000, the program noted that the park was going “back to the future,” not because park managers wanted to emulate Marty McFly or because they were even fans of the popular 1980s movie trilogy.
  
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• The cannabis debate: How Utah fits into the nationwide conversation

  12-03-2018 17:07
  SALT LAKE CITY — Utahns who look at a map showing states that have legalized medical marijuana will see they are now in the minority. Thirty states and the District of Columbia currently have laws broadly legalizing marijuana in some form.Eight states, including those immediately to Utah's east and west — Colorado and Nevada — have enacted the most expansive laws, legalizing marijuana for recreational use.The map makes it look as if it is a simple yes or no question. But the tr
  
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• The cannabis debate: How Utah fits into the nationwide debate

  12-03-2018 15:33
  SALT LAKE CITY — Utahns who look at a map showing states that have legalized medical marijuana will see they are now in the minority. Thirty states and the District of Columbia currently have laws broadly legalizing marijuana in some form.Eight states, including those immediately to Utah's east and west — Colorado and Nevada — have enacted the most expansive laws, legalizing marijuana for recreational use.The map makes it look as if it is a simple yes or no question. But the tr
  
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• Boston bombing survivor's daughter plans Utah school walkout over guns

  12-03-2018 15:19
  
  A Utah County girl whose mother was running the Boston Marathon when it was bombed in 2013 is among those arranging walkouts next week to protest gun violence in schools.
  
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• About Utah: Park City sergeant on school shootings: 'We need to be even more prepared'

  12-03-2018 06:27
  PARK CITY – Corey Allinson is one of the good guys. He doesn't want to go negative. He doesn't want to see the glass half empty.But he's also a realist. As a sergeant in the Park City Police Department, he looks around at the town's schools and concert venues and convention centers and businesses and says, "Hopefully it will never happen, but we have to be of the mindset that it's coming and we will be on our game when it does.""It" is a mass shooting."If you haven't already put your mind
  
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• Legalizing pot: How Utah fits into the nationwide debate

  12-03-2018 06:23
  SALT LAKE CITY — Utahns who look at a map showing states that have legalized medical marijuana will see they are now in the minority. Thirty states and the District of Columbia currently have laws broadly legalizing marijuana in some form.Eight states, including those immediately to Utah's east and west — Colorado and Nevada — have enacted the most expansive laws, legalizing marijuana for recreational use.The map makes it look as if it is a simple yes or no question. But the tr
  
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• Raccoons, dinosaurs and plastic bags: 2018 Legislature saw some quirky contributions

  12-03-2018 03:45
  SALT LAKE CITY — It was the final hour of the 2018 Utah Legislature, and lawmakers in the House were racing through bills will little introduction and no debate.As his bill came up, Rep. Marc Roberts, R-Salem, stepped up to the mic and said, "It is a misdemeanor to hold a raccoon. This makes it an infraction." Then he sat down.There was a little applause for shocking brevity of Robert's presentation, which lasted all of three seconds. There was no debate, and the bill passed with only one
  
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• Hurricane man charged for forging signatures on Medicaid ballot initiative petition

  12-03-2018 03:39
  
  A Hurricane man was charged Wednesday with felonies for allegedly forging signatures on a ballot initiative petition.
  
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• Martial arts gym holds seminar on defense against active shooters

  12-03-2018 02:05
  
  A Utah martial arts instructor is trying to give students the confidence to fight back if they ever face an active shooter.
  
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• Boston bombing survivor's daughter plans school walkout over guns

  12-03-2018 00:46
  PROVO — A Utah County girl whose mother was running the Boston Marathon when it was bombed in 2013 is among those arranging walkouts to protest gun violence in schools.Kaylee Anderson will join other students throughout Utah who will be involved in walkouts that are scheduled nationwide for next Wednesday.The walkouts will last for 17 minutes to represent the 17 people killed in the Feb. 14 Florida shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School."This should not be a normal thing that hap
  
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• Coming soon to a school near you: A higher bar for third-grade reading

  12-03-2018 00:04
  SALT LAKE CITY — Lawmakers appropriated record levels of funding to public education during the just-concluded general session of the Utah Legislature.They also raised the bar on early reading standards, which portends to be a heavy lift for many schools that do not currently meet the state code standard — that 50 percent of Utah elementary schoolers read at or above grade level by the end of the third grade.The Utah Legislature's passage of SB194 raised that standard to 60 percent."
  
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