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• Bodies recovered from mine believed to be missing Eureka couple

  28-03-2018 23:52
  EUREKA, Juab County — Investigators confirmed Wednesday that two bodies recovered 100 feet down an abandoned mineshaft outside Eureka are believed to be a young couple missing since the beginning of the year.Two bodies, believed to be Riley Powell, 18, and Brelynne "Breezy" Otteson, 17, were pulled out of the Tintic Standard Mine on Wednesday following an extensive effort by the Utah County Sheriff's Office, Juab County Sheriff's Office and the Unified Fire Department's heavy rescue team.B
  
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• Easter egg dive set for Friday at WSU

  28-03-2018 23:50
  OGDEN — Community members and Weber State University students are invited to the seventh annual Egg Dive Friday in the pool at the Swenson Building, 1435 Village Drive.Registration for the event, which will take place from 5-7:30 p.m., is $5. Participants can register at weber.edu/aquatics/eggdive.html. Check in will start at 4:30 p.m.Campus Recreation employees will fill the pool with more than 500 colored Easter eggs for swimmers to collect, and groups will be divided by age to ensure ev
  
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• Farmington residents can get rid of e-waste April 14

  28-03-2018 23:25
  FARMINGTON — Residents are invited to drop off outdated or broken electronics on Saturday, April 14, at City Hall, 160 S. Main.The event, which is part of an Eagle Scout project, will take place from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.Items that can be dropped off include laptop and desktop computers; television sets and computer monitors; printers, fax machines and copiers; cellphones and chargers; DVD and CD players; VCRs and digital video recorders; and cable and satellite boxes.Please no toasters, micro
  
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• Stewart, Bishop oppose paying for border wall with military funds

  28-03-2018 22:59
  SALT LAKE CITY — Two Utah congressmen say there's no way Congress would let President Donald Trump use military dollars to build a wall between the United States and Mexico."It will never happen, and I can tell you Congress will never allow that to happen," said Rep. Chris Stewart, R-Utah."I think this is the musings of a president who does an awful lot of musings and too often those kind of throwing ideas against the wall get reported and given more credibility than they deserve," he said
  
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• 2 Ogden teens to stand trial in 2017 fatal shooting of woman

  28-03-2018 22:57
  OGDEN — Two Ogden teenagers have been ordered to stand trial in 2nd District Court on murder charges in the shooting of a 47-year-old woman who was sleeping in her home last summer.The Standard-Examiner reports Judge Jennifer Valencia ruled during a preliminary hearing Tuesday there was sufficient evidence to prosecute 16-year-old Daniel Garcia and 17-year-old Tre'von Jordan Zamora in the killing of Maria Sanchez in August.Garcia is charged with murder, obstructing justice and possession o
  
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• 2 bodies discovered in abandoned mine near Eureka

  28-03-2018 22:52
  
  Officials are recovering what they believe are the bodies of teens Riley Powell and Brelynne Otteson after a three-month long search for the couple.
  
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• Two bodies found in abandoned mine outside of Eureka believed to be missing couple

  28-03-2018 22:37
  EUREKA, Juab County — Sheriff's deputies from Utah and Juab counties and heavy rescue crews from Salt Lake County are searching an abandoned mine outside of Eureka.Law enforcement officials have not confirmed why they are there. But a law enforcement source tells the Deseret News that it is connected with the search for a young couple missing since the beginning of the year.Riley Powell, 18, and Brelynne "Breezy" Otteson, 17, were officially reported missing Jan. 2 after embarking on a dri
  
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• Keeping 20-year streak alive, Olympus Junior High wrestling team again wins district title

  28-03-2018 22:31
  
  Under the leadership of Coach Robert Brough, the Olympus Junior High Bulldogs won their 20th consecutive Granite School District title on Saturday.
  
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• Target shooter charged with starting Saratoga Springs wildfire

  28-03-2018 22:22
  SARATOGA SPRINGS — A target shooter who allegedly started a 225-acre wildfire in Saratoga Springs last summer was charged Wednesday with causing a catastrophe.Brian Eliot Sampson, 21, of Layton, is charged with the second-degree felony in 4th District Court. In addition to causing a catastrophe, he is also charged with obstructing justice, a class A misdemeanor; possession of a firearm by a restricted person, a third-degree felony; drug possession and possession of drug paraphernalia, both
  
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• 2 Ogden teens to stand trial in fatal shooting of sleeping woman

  28-03-2018 22:07
  
  Two Ogden teenagers have been ordered to stand trial in 2nd District Court on murder charges in the shooting of a 47-year-old woman who was sleeping in her home last summer.
  
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• Provo police waiting for toxicology report in double fatal crash

  28-03-2018 21:58
  PROVO — A second person has died as a result of a two-car crash in Provo earlier this month.On March 7, a Jeep Liberty crossed into oncoming traffic on 1860 South near Colorado Avenue, and hit a Honda Fit head-on, according to police."Preliminary investigations show that Lassiter had drifted onto the shoulder, struck the guard rail, and then swerved left into oncoming traffic," one warrant states. The vehicle began to roll on its side when it was hit by a westbound Honda Fit, police say.St
  
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• Lawmakers expected to consider overriding governor's vetoes

  28-03-2018 21:55
  SALT LAKE CITY — Lawmakers are weighing whether to call an override session now that Gov. Gary Herbert has vetoed a pair of bills intended to give more power to the legislative branch.Legislative leaders will first have to determine if there's the necessary support of two-thirds of both the House and Senate to attempt to overturn the governor's action, but the deadline for an override session to start isn't until May 7."It's probably too early to tell," Senate Majority Whip Stuart Adams, R
  
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• TEDxOgden looking for speakers and performers

  28-03-2018 21:51
  ODGEN — TEDxOgden committee members are seeking speakers, performers, volunteers and sponsors for the second annual event, which will take place June 29 at Peery's Egyptian Theater.The theme of this year's event is "Illumination."TEDxOgden aims to spread ideas and perspectives by using short, thoughtful talks, demonstrations and performances to spark conversation and connections in the community.The planning committee is looking for speakers and performers who can tie the theme to areas of
  
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• S.L. starts consumer financial protection initiative

  28-03-2018 21:49
  SALT LAKE CITY — Officials are launching a Consumer Financial Protection Initiative to strengthen consumer rights and protect residents from predatory financial practices.The initiative will focus on landlord-tenant issues, towing and booting companies, payday lenders, construction contractors and solar installers."We want Salt Lake City residents to know their rights and make informed choices for themselves and their families," Mayor Jackie Biskupski said in a statement. "This initiative
  
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• Hunt for hidden treasure in Bryce Canyon area

  28-03-2018 21:45
  BOULDER, Garfield County — Adventurers who visit the Bryce Canyon area this weekend or next may leave with more than just great memories.Visitors will have the chance to take home items such as an REI six-person tent, a DJI Spark drone or a 55-inch smart TV by participating in a treasure hunt at three Utah state parks.During the weekends of March 30-31 and April 6-7, eight gold tokens — redeemable for prizes — will be distributed and hidden throughout Anasazi State Park Museum,
  
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• Charges: Man stabbed man renting movie who 'gave him a look'

  28-03-2018 20:45
  WEST VALLEY CITY — A man was charged Wednesday with stabbing another man who was renting a Redbox movie because he didn't like the way he looked at him.David Tuipulotu Vea, 21, is charged in 3rd District Court with aggravated assault, a second-degree felony, and possession of a weapon by a restricted person, a third-degree felony.On March 23, Vea, who had just purchased beer at Holiday Oil, 3314 S. 4355 West, and exited the store, walked up to a man renting a movie at a kiosk, swore at him
  
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• Utah congressmen oppose paying for border wall with military funds

  28-03-2018 20:44
  SALT LAKE CITY — Utah congressmen say there's no way Congress would let President Donald Trump use military dollars to build a wall between the United States and Mexico."It will never happen, and I can tell you Congress will never allow that to happen," Rep. Chris Stewart, R-Utah."I think this is the musings of a president who does an awful lot of musings and too often those kind of throwing ideas against the wall get reported and given more credibility than they deserve," he said.Several
  
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• South Jordan man arrested after allegedly killing puppy, putting it in trash

  28-03-2018 20:03
  SOUTH JORDAN — A man accused of killing his 8-month-old puppy and then trying to hide it by putting the animal in a trash can has been arrested.Michael Anthony Fario, 25, of South Jordan, was arrested over the weekend for investigation of torture of a companion animal and obstruction of justice.According to a Salt Lake County Jail report, Fario's stepfather was the one who called South Jordan police to report him. He "described seeing and hearing Michael beat the dog on multiple occasions.
  
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• Police: Men force employees, customer on ground during armed robbery

  28-03-2018 19:31
  
  Police are asking for the public’s help in locating two men who they say forced people inside a convenience store onto the ground at gunpoint before they took money and other items from the store early Saturday morning.
  
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• 98 Intermountain Healthcare information technology employees being outsourced

  28-03-2018 19:16
  
  Ninety-eight Intermountain Healthcare information technology employees will be outsourced to a company called DXC Technology beginning in June, the hospital system announced Wednesday.
  
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• Power in Davis County restored to over 4.5K residents

  28-03-2018 18:26
  
  Power has been restored for thousands of residents in Woods Cross and North Salt Lake after an outage Wednesday morning.
  
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• Poll round 5: Who is the most prominent Utahn?

  28-03-2018 18:01
  
  We’re down to the home stretch as there are only four individuals left in our highly scientific poll to find out who the most prominent Utahn is.
  
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• American Samoans in Utah sue for birthright citizenship

  28-03-2018 17:32
  
  John Fitisemanu, who works for a lab company in Utah, has paid U.S. taxes and been subject to American laws his whole life. But the 53-year-old father and husband isn't considered a U.S. citizen by the federal government because he was born in American Samoa.
  
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• Paraglider pilot falls 200 feet

  28-03-2018 17:18
  
  A paraglider pilot fell 200 feet when part of the glider appeared to collapse near Gradeur Peak in Salt Lake County Tuesday evening.
  
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• Paraglider pilot falls 200 feet when wing collapses

  28-03-2018 15:38
  
  A paraglider pilot fell 200 feet when one of the glider's wings collapsed near Gradeur Peak in Salt Lake County Tuesday evening.
  
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• Friend remembers drowning victim as respected member of Utah’s ‘LARPing’ community

  28-03-2018 15:21
  
  A man who police said died while practicing holding his breath in a rec center pool was being remembered Tuesday as a well-known and respected member of Utah’s ‘LARPing’ community.
  
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• PAC is ready if Spencer Cox runs for Utah governor in 2020

  28-03-2018 06:15
  
  Two friends of Lt. Governor Spencer Cox said Tuesday they've started a political action committee and are collecting online pledges for campaign donations should Cox decide to run for governor in 2020.
  
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• Utah edges W. Kentucky 69-64; moves on to NIT final

  28-03-2018 05:55
  
  Utah earned an appearance in the NIT championship game after edging Western Kentucky in the semifinals 69-64 Tuesday.
  
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• 2 burned in chemical spill at University of Utah lab

  28-03-2018 05:42
  SALT LAKE CITY — Two people were burned Tuesday in a chemical spill at a University of Utah medical research building.After the incident, the pair walked into the emergency room at the University of Utah Hospital, said Salt Lake fire spokeswoman Audra Sorensen. The Emma Eccles Jones Medical Research Building remained under evacuation late Tuesday as hazmat crews cleaned the third-floor laboratory where the spill took place."It will be a couple of hours before people are allowed back in the
  
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• Guv vetoes 2 bills seeking to grow lawmakers' power

  28-03-2018 05:15
  SALT LAKE CITY — Gov. Gary Herbert vetoed two proposals that would have grown lawmakers' powers, his office said Tuesday.One of the measures approved by the Utah Legislature but rejected by the Republican governor would have required Utah's attorney general to give legal opinions to legislators. The bill passed after lawmakers sparred with Herbert last year over how to conduct the special election to replace Rep. Jason Chaffetz, the Republican U.S. senator who resigned last June.Legislator
  
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• Utahn travels to Liberia to meet 'scammer' who helped him raise thousands to fight poverty

  28-03-2018 05:08
  
  It was late July when a strange note from a scammer popped up on Ogden resident Ben Taylor’s Facebook one evening. Nearly a year later, Taylor would fly to Liberia to meet the man who helped him raise thousands to help the impoverished.
  
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• Children with autism less likely to be fully vaccinated, study finds

  28-03-2018 04:37
  
  Children with autism spectrum disorder are significantly less likely to be fully vaccinated than children unaffected by autism, new research finds. And the same is true of their younger sisters and brothers.
  
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• Police investigating drive-by shooting that wounded 4 ask for tips about vehicle

  28-03-2018 04:31
  WEST VALLEY CITY — Police released surveillance images Tuesday of a car involved in a drive-by shooting directed at a traveling rap group over the weekend.Investigators are asking anyone with information about the vehicle — a red Hyundai Sonata or similar style vehicle — to call police.The shooting occurred about 8 p.m. Saturday when an RV belonging to the rap group stopped in a Walmart parking lot, 3180 S. 5600 West, and members of the group were visiting with bystanders outsi
  
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• Mitt Romney clarifying stance on DACA after speech to Utah County GOP women's group

  28-03-2018 03:53
  SALT LAKE CITY — Mitt Romney's Senate campaign is trying to clarify his stance on the Dream Act after he said recipients "need to do more" to justify permanent residency during a campaign appearance in Provo on Monday.Meantime, his leading Democratic opponent, Salt Lake County Council member Jenny Wilson, said Romney has been inconsistent and "sort of rambling" on the issue.The GOP front runner told Utah County Republican Women that he is a "hawk" on immigration and that undocumented immig
  
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• Utah edges W. Kentucky 69-64; moves on to NIT finals

  28-03-2018 03:51
  
  Utah earned an appearance in the NIT championship game after edging Western Kentucky in the semifinals 69-64 Tuesday.
  
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• Herbert signs Medicaid expansion bill, says it will help Utah's 'most vulnerable'

  28-03-2018 03:02
  SALT LAKE CITY — Gov. Gary Herbert signed a bill Tuesday instructing the Department of Health to seek large-scale Medicaid expansion in Utah, which state officials say would expand coverage eligibility to everyone in the state up to the federal poverty line.Herbert was flanked by Senate President Wayne Niederhauser, R-Sandy, and House Speaker Greg Hughes, R-Draper, for a signing ceremony at the Capitol.The governor reflected on failed efforts in recent years to expand Medicaid in Utah, say
  
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• Lots of debate in first public hearing for new national monument plans

  28-03-2018 03:01
  
  Competing stakeholders are hoping federal agencies will listen to them after voicing concerns about the future of southeastern Utah’s national monuments.
  
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• 'Like I was led to him:' Man recalls finding doomsday sect leader in Amber Alert case

  28-03-2018 02:16
  
  A Washington County resident was honored for alerting authorities of a person believed to be connected with an Amber Alert in December which ultimately led to safely locating four missing children.
  
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• Utah County scraps vote-by-mail elections this year

  28-03-2018 02:15
  PROVO — Months ago, Utah County officials decided against hosting another vote-by-mail election this year. But now that city leaders are finding out, many of them aren't happy."We're furious," Pleasant Grove Councilwoman Dianna Andersen said Tuesday.Andersen and leaders from other cities — including Provo, American Fork and Orem — have joined in a chorus of frustration, hoping Utah County officials will reverse their decision to hold a traditional election for 2018 with an abse
  
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• Two 13-year-old girls OK after driver strikes them in crosswalk

  28-03-2018 02:04
  TAYLORSVILLE — Two 13-year-old girls were awake and talking Tuesday after a minivan struck them on a busy thoroughfare in Taylorsville, police said, while the driver who hit them said he wants the teens to know he is sorry.Officers initially believed the teens had sustained life-threatening injuries, but Unified police later said they were in good condition. Their names were not released.The two girls were walking near the intersection of 4200 South and Redwood Road when they were hit by a
  
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• Two 13-year-old girls OK after car strikes them

  28-03-2018 02:04
  TAYLORSVILLE — Two 13-year-old girls were hospitalized, but were awake and talking after a minivan struck them on a busy thoroughfare in Taylorsville on Tuesday, police said.Police initially believed the teens had sustained life-threatening injuries, but Unified police later said they were in good condition. Their names were not released Tuesday.The two girls were walking near the intersection of 4200 South and Redwood Road when they were hit by a red minivan about 3:30 p.m., said Unified
  
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• U. research building evacuated after chemical spill

  28-03-2018 01:48
  
  A chemical spill forced the evacuation of a building at the University of Utah early Tuesday evening.
  
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• Tooele teen reported missing found; missing endangered advisory cancelled

  28-03-2018 01:46
  
  A 13-year-old girl reported missing out of Tooele Monday has been found, police say.
  
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• Former officer Shaun Cowley settles lawsuit with West Valley City

  28-03-2018 01:45
  WEST VALLEY CITY — The federal civil rights lawsuit filed by former embattled West Valley police officer Shaun Cowley against the city may be near an end.On Tuesday, a motion was filed by both West Valley City and Cowley to dismiss the final outstanding cause of action left in Cowley's lawsuit, stating an agreement has been reached. Cowley contended his Fourth Amendment rights were violated when police searched his locker at work. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.All that is left
  
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• More than 3 in 4 Utahns support medical marijuana, new poll shows

  28-03-2018 01:25
  SALT LAKE CITY — Newly released results from a Utah Policy poll indicate more than three-quarters of Utahns support the idea of legalizing use of medical marijuana in the state.The poll — conducted by Dan Jones & Associates with 609 registered Utah voters from Feb. 9 to Feb. 16 — indicated that 77 percent of respondents answered that they were in favor when presented with a question about whether they supported "legalizing doctor-prescribed use of non-smoking medical mariju
  
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• Utah consumer index hits all-time high

  28-03-2018 01:20
  SALT LAKE CITY — Consumers in the Beehive State are historically optimistic about the state's economic fortunes, according to a new survey.The Zions Bank Utah Consumer Attitude Index climbed 11.6 points to register at 129.5 in March, the highest level ever achieved by the index. Nationally, the Consumer Confidence Index declined 2.3 points to register at 127.7 for the month — still 2.8 points higher than at this same time last year, the report states."One thing we noticed in the surv
  
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• Ex Utah AG Swallow asks judge to toss FEC complaint against him

  28-03-2018 01:02
  
  John Swallow wants a federal judge to not only dismiss the Federal Elections Complaint against him but throw out the campaign finance rule he allegedly violated.
  
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• Ex Utah A.G. John Swallow asks judge to toss FEC complaint against him

  28-03-2018 01:01
  SALT LAKE CITY — John Swallow wants a federal judge to not only dismiss the Federal Election Commission complaint against him but invalidate the campaign finance rule he allegedly violated.Allen Dickerson, a lawyer for the former Utah attorney general, argued Tuesday in U.S. District Court that the process the FEC used to come up with the regulation was "deeply flawed."The FEC alleges that now-imprisoned St. George businessman Jeremy Johnson used "straw" donors to give $100,000 to former U
  
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• Two 13-year-old girls hit by car in Taylorsville, police say

  28-03-2018 00:41
  TAYLORSVILLE — Two 13-year-old girls were seriously injured when a car struck them on a busy thoroughfare in Taylorsville, police said.The two teens initially were believed to be in fair condition, but Unified police later said they sustained more severe injuries. Their names and details about the crash were not immediately released.The two were walking near the intersection of 4200 South and Redwood Road when they were hit about 3:30 p.m., Unified police said in a Tweet.The busy intersect
  
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• User submitted: First signs of spring

  28-03-2018 00:37
  
  This week's gallery is filled with photos of the scenes that characterize early spring in Utah: snow, clouds, storms, flowers and the great outdoors.
  
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