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• LDS home, visiting teaching programs change; 7 new temples planned

  01-04-2018 23:57
  
  LDS Church leaders announced home teaching and visiting teaching programs will be retired. Plus, seven new temples — including one in Layton, Utah — are planned.
  
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• Utah seeking $26 million from insurers to cover unpaid Arches claims

  01-04-2018 23:11
  SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Insurance Department wants several insurers to help cover millions in unpaid medical claims resulting from Arches Health Plan going out of business, but those carriers are pushing back in court.Arches announced in October 2015 that it would no longer offer insurance on the federal health exchange beginning the following year, citing an extreme shortfall in expected financial help from the Affordable Care Act's risk corridor, a mechanism in the law intended to shor
  
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• Smithfield man found dead in wrecked car

  01-04-2018 22:10
  SMITHFIELD — Police here are investigating the death of a man involved in a crash at a cemetery.About 7:15 a.m. Sunday a car struck a cement retaining wall at a cemetery, 100 South 300 East, said Smithfield Police Sgt. Gary Bunce.When emergency crews arrived they found Parker Bradford, 24, of Smithfield, deceased inside, he said.What caused the car to crash or whether Bradford died due to injuries sustained in the incident were questions police were still investigating Sunday. Bunce said t
  
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• Young motocross rider killed in crash in Delta

  01-04-2018 21:05
  SALT LAKE CITY — An 18-year-old man was killed in a dirt bike accident in Delta on Saturday.Hunter Syddall, of Central Valley, was at the Bunker Hill Motocross track when he crashed. He was transported to Delta Hospital where he later died from his injuries.As news spread of the tragic crash, friends and members of the motocross community posted tributes on social media."Ride in peace my friend Hunter Syddall. I wish I knew what to say, I've got a heavy heart after hearing the news. I'll m
  
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• Police: Man critically injured after driver hit him, then drove off in SLC

  01-04-2018 20:57
  
  A man was in critical condition after a driver hit him and then drove off early Sunday morning, according to police.
  
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• Police: 3-car crash caused by driver nearly 4 times over blood-alcohol limit

  01-04-2018 20:53
  COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS— Police say they are amazed no one was seriously injured in an alleged drunk driving incident on a busy road involving a driver whose blood-alcohol level was nearly four times the legal limit.On Saturday, about 5:30 p.m., Stanley Shane Gurule, 57, of Sandy, was in a pickup truck at the drive-through line of McDonald's, 7024 S. Highland Drive, when he hit the gas pedal instead of the brake, ran into the back of a Mercedes and pushed the car onto Highland Drive, said Cotto
  
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• Man arrested following wild series events in West Valley

  01-04-2018 19:57
  WEST VALLEY CITY — One man has been arrested following a strange series of events that police say involved a home invasion and attempted child kidnapping.Pini Talo, 29, was arrested for investigation of burglary, aggravated assault, attempted child kidnapping, two counts of theft, contributing to the delinquency of a minor and failing to stop at an officer's commands.On Thursday, Talo was walking near an apartment complex, 4634 S. 4685 West, and came across an 11-year-old boy. He told the
  
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• Co-inventor: CRISPR gene editing could have 'profound positive effect,' but ethics concerns remain

  01-04-2018 19:31
  SALT LAKE CITY — Jennifer Doudna, who co-invented a gene editing technology that could transform how numerous genetic conditions are treated, says the process not only raises many hopes, but also brings concerns about "designer babies."Doudna, a professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at the University of California-Berkeley, is one of the authors of a 2012 paper describing a defense mechanism used by bacteria as the basis for a technology allowing for the precise, detailed editing
  
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• Salt Lake police make massage parlor arrest

  01-04-2018 19:05
  SALT LAKE CITY — Salt Lake police have arrested en employee at a massage parlor who was allegedly offering more than back rubs.On Thursday, undercover officers went to Evergreen Massage, 1397 S. Main Street. An undercover detective requested a massage, and then requested a sex act for $100, according to a Salt Lake County Jail report.The woman giving the massage exposed her genitals "and asked the detective to touch them to prove he wasn't the police," the report states.At that point, the
  
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• Drought expands across Southwest

  01-04-2018 18:23
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Drought is tightening its grip across a wide swath of the American Southwest as farmers, ranchers and water managers throughout the region brace for what's expected to be more warm and dry weather through the spring.A federal drought map released Thursday shows dry conditions intensifying across northern New Mexico and into southwestern Arizona. Every square mile of Nevada and Utah also are affected by at least some level of dryness.On the southern high plains, Oklahoma
  
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• Utah-based Renewlogy offers solution to plastic waste problem

  01-04-2018 18:09
  SALT LAKE CITY – Bales of plastic waste are piling up across the country.China stopped taking the world's plastics for recycling back in January for environmental reasons, which left recyclers worldwide scrambling for alternatives. Some recyclers are desperate enough to get rid of their plastics they'll transport them all the way to Salt Lake City from Canada, rather than take it to a landfill. Other recyclers are hanging onto their plastics."There's a lot of stockpiling going on right now
  
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• 'Historic conference': How a Mormon scholar relates new apostles to 1978 priesthood revelation

  01-04-2018 07:46
  SALT LAKE CITY — In three remarkable, history-making sessions of a general conference, the new leader of the LDS Church was sustained Saturday in a solemn assembly, the first-ever Asian-American and Latin American apostles were named, and the structure of priesthood quorums were changed around the world.President Russell M. Nelson put an unforgettable stamp on the church on the same day millions of Mormons simultaneously stood where they were around the world and sustained him as the 17th
  
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• 'Historic conference': A solemn assembly, two new apostles and restructured priesthood quorums

  01-04-2018 07:46
  SALT LAKE CITY — In three remarkable, history-making sessions of a general conference, the new leader of the LDS Church was sustained Saturday in a solemn assembly, the first-ever Asian-American and Latin American apostles were named, and the structure of priesthood quorums were changed around the world.President Russell M. Nelson put an unforgettable stamp on the church on the same day millions of Mormons simultaneously stood where they were around the world and sustained him as the 17th
  
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• NICU webcam at Orem hospital 'especially comforting' for deployed father

  01-04-2018 06:00
  OREM — Mary Girtman's family is being stretched in all directions, with her husband deployed overseas and her infant son spending his days and nights in the neonatal intensive care unit at Timpanogos Regional Hospital, but she prefers to find the silver lining in it.Thanks to some fresh video technology available to families whose infants are staying in the NICU at the Orem hospital, Girtman said, her husband can peek in on his son at any time.And with John Girtman stationed with the U.S.
  
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• BYU researcher: Insomniacs likely get more sleep than they let on

  01-04-2018 04:22
  PROVO — A psychology professor at BYU has found that insomniacs may be getting more sleep than they let on."New technology lets us look at all the regions of the brain and ask where there are differences between insomniacs and good sleepers," said Daniel Kay, clinical psychologist, sleep researcher and lead author of a study published in a special virtual issue of Sleep, the benchmark international journal for sleep and circadian science."We've found preliminary evidence that there may be
  
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• AARP holding driver safety courses for motorists over 50

  01-04-2018 03:30
  SYRACUSE — AARP will hold a series of driver safety courses for Davis County motorists 50 and older.The course offers proven safety strategies to help maintain confidence behind the wheel.The cost is $15 for AARP members and $20 for nonmembers. No credit or debit cards accepted.The classes will be held at the following times and locations:• Friday, April 6, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Syracuse Community Center, 1912 W. 1900 South. Call 801-614-9660 to register.• Tuesday, April 17, and Tue
  
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• Zion to expand DUI checks over Easter weekend

  01-04-2018 03:26
  ZION NATIONAL PARK — Law enforcement officials will expand DUI checkpoints and increase road patrols over Easter weekend in an effort to keep visitors, locals and wildlife on the park's roads safe.According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, impaired driving crashes killed 10,767 people in 2016, accounting for 31 percent of all traffic-related deaths in the United States. That's an average of one alcohol impaired driving fatality every 50 minutes.Park rangers are asking
  
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• LDS general conference blog: Saturday priesthood session

  01-04-2018 02:46
  
  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will hold the 188th Annual General Conference on March 31 and April 1. Follow along with this article to get insight into the various addresses given throughout the conference.
  
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• Photos: Start of season at Lagoon draws fun seekers

  01-04-2018 02:15
  Neil Newbold, of West Jordan, and his granddaughter, Kendra Newbold, 6, of Draper, take a ride on the Dinosaur Drop on Saturday, March 31, 2018, opening day of Lagoon amusement park's 2018 season. The first day of the season brought plenty of people to the Farmington amusement park that offers more than 55 rides, the Lagoon A Beach waterpark, historic Pioneer Village, and games, food and entertainment. This year's season at Lagoon will run through Oct. 30. Open since 1886, the park will be open
  
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• Ogden hoping airport name change will mean more flights to the area

  01-04-2018 01:51
  OGDEN — Ogden leaders want to draw more commercial flights out of the Ogden-Hinckley Airport, and they're hoping a name change could help get the ball rolling.If the idea gets approval from the Federal Aviation Administration, the Ogden-Hinckley Airport will become the Ogden-Salt Lake Regional Airport."As we are out with internet and various things like that, it gives us closer proximity. (It) lets people know that it's close to the Salt Lake market, and that we are not that far away," Tom
  
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• After almost 18 years, Mark Trotter is retiring as parks manager of Camp Floyd State Park

  01-04-2018 00:49
  CAMP FLOYD STATE PARK, Utah County — There's nothing better than a day at school than one that involves a field trip, especially when that field trip involves a visit to Camp Floyd State Park in Utah County.Camp Floyd has become popular for hands-on demonstrations for students thanks to Mark Trotter, the park manager. Trotter has brought history to life for thousands of kids through the years. Putting on an old 1850s-era military uniform to speak to them is one of his favorite parts of the
  
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• Celebrate spring with these concerts happening across Utah

  01-04-2018 00:33
  
  Celebrate the new season with one of these concerts happening across Utah.
  
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• Woman could be charged in death of Eureka couple

  01-04-2018 00:11
  PROVO — The girlfriend of a man suspected of killing a young Eureka couple whose bodies were found in a mine shaft could face a criminal charge for allegedly impeding the investigation into their deaths.Morgan Reannon Henderson, 34, of Mammoth, was booked into the Utah County Jail Friday for investigation of obstruction of justice. Her cash-only bail was set at $100,000. She had been in the Sanpete County Jail since last Sunday for investigation of drug and weapons charges.Henderson denied
  
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