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• 'We can all get better': Utah event highlights how to better serve people with disabilities in religious settings

  13-04-2018 23:25
  PLEASANT GROVE — Sunday is not always a happy day for Christian parents with special needs kids, according to disability experts.These moms and dads often see worship services as a minefield of potential problems, worrying that their daughter with autism will make loud noises or that there won't be enough room for their son's wheelchair."It breaks my heart. It should be a wonderful family day," said Ann Hoffman, a physical therapist who specializes in helping children with disabilities, du
  
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• Missouri couple charged with 'whooping' 15-month-old son

  13-04-2018 23:05
  WEST VALLEY CITY — A West Valley couple was charged Friday with abusing their 15-month-old child, "whooping" and beating the boy "approximately every other day."Kiamante Delano Thomas, 23, and Abigail Thomas, 23, of West Valley, are charged in 3rd District Court with four counts of child abuse, a second degree felony.According to charging documents, Kiamante Delano gave his young son "whoopings" that included hitting him with his hands, a belt and an electrical cord."He estimated hitting (
  
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• BLM proposes fee increases, improvements at multiple Utah regions

  13-04-2018 22:54
  SALT LAKE CITY — The Bureau of Land Management created five recreation business plans for distinct regions in Utah that ponder new fee increases to pay for more campgrounds, better access and to meet demands of significant visitation increases.Proposals for improvements are out for public comment May 11 and impact recreation destinations in the Moab, Monticello, Vernal, Cedar City and Salt Lake City field offices of the BLM.The BLM Utah office notes that 95 percent of its lands are fee fre
  
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• Ex-Weber deputy running for sheriff says he's a scapegoat

  13-04-2018 22:50
  SALT LAKE CITY — A Weber County sheriff's deputy whose employee was fired over allegations she was high on methamphetamine at work retired Monday, saying he is a "scapegoat."Deputy Kevin Burns' department tried to push him out of his job after he entered the sheriff's race, his political campaign posted on Facebook Friday morning."I retired because I was being forced out of my career by a vindictive, politically motivated attempt to blame me for the crimes committed by a former evidence cu
  
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• Hill Air Force Base welcomes new commander

  13-04-2018 22:18
  HILL AIR FORCE BASE — The newest leader at the state's largest military installation is bringing a "pedigree of experiences that add up to being the right guy for an air base wing commander," an Air Force general noted during a change-of-command ceremony Friday.That message was expressed as Col. Jon Eberlan took over as commander of the 75th Air Base Wing at Hill Air Force Base. He replaces Col. Jennifer Hammerstedt, who served as air base wing commander since June 2016. She is moving to W
  
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• Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox calls for Utah Jazz-themed freeway safety sign suggestions. Here's how to send yours in

  13-04-2018 22:15
  Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox is taking over the Utah Department of Transportation traffic signs along Utah's freeways, and he needs your help.Cox tweeted on Friday that he will take over the signs Monday. He asked his Twitter followers to help him come up with suggestions that are Utah Jazz-themed and, of course, clever.The suggestions must be three lines and 17 characters per line, including spaces.Cox encouraged interested parties to tweet their suggestions with the hashtag #JazzSign. The deadline is
  
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• BYU students develop attachment to turn wheelchairs into hand trikes

  13-04-2018 21:38
  
  A team of students at Brigham Young University have designed a special attachment for wheelchairs to help people in third world countries travel greater distances with less effort.
  
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• Man accused of 2 violent assaults on consecutive days

  13-04-2018 20:44
  
  A man was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail for allegedly committing two violent crimes on consecutive days: Shooting at a woman one day and then assaulting a man another.
  
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• No open burning will be allowed in Davis County this year

  13-04-2018 20:06
  FARMINGTON — Davis County Fire Board of Appeals and local fire departments have announced there will be no open burning in the county this year due to the impact on air quality.However, the appeals board is exempting farm and horticultural operations. The county defines a farm or horticultural operation as fruit orchards of 25 or more trees on a continuous 2-acre parcel, or agricultural activities of 2 acres or more on single or contiguous parcels of property.Such operations can only burn
  
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• Family, friends reflect on missing Provo woman 3 years after her disappearance

  13-04-2018 20:04
  
  Authorities and friends of Elizabeth Salgado are holding an update on the case Friday, three years after she disappeared.
  
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• Utah family spots ‘extremely rare’ white stag. Here's how it happened

  13-04-2018 20:00
  A white stag was spotted in Utah on Thursday.Lisa Jensen, of Farr West, said her 3-year-old daughter spotted a pair of stags out in the yard, one of which wore white fur."They spent a few minutes inspecting our place. It was incredible! I had never seen a white stag. Now I know it is because they are extremely rare," she said in an email to the Deseret News.On Thursday, her 3-year-old daughter spotted the deer outside the window. The family watched the deer from inside their home.The deer walked
  
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• S.R. 39 through Ogden Canyon to close Sunday night for repairs

  13-04-2018 19:53
  OGDEN — Utah Department of Transportation crews will close state Route 39 through Ogden Canyon from 8 p.m. Sunday through 5 a.m. on Monday so that crews can perform shoulder work in the narrow canyon.No through traffic will be allowed, though canyon residents or business patrons will be allowed access
  
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• Lane restrictions on northbound I-215 begin Saturday

  13-04-2018 19:52
  NORTH SALT LAKE — Beginning at 8 p.m. Saturday, northbound I-215 traffic will be restricted to one lane from 2100 North through the Redwood Road interchange while Utah Department of Transportation crews place concrete and asphalt paving.The restriction will be in place through Sunday.Then, beginning early Sunday, April 22, access to northbound I-215 and the Legacy Highway will be split beginning at 1800 North to the Redwood Road interchange.To accommodate installation of the lane split, no
  
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• Anti-Muslim rhetoric by politicians happened in every state but Utah, analysis finds

  13-04-2018 19:50
  
  A recent BuzzFeed News analysis of activity from politicians and other elected officials found that since 2015 at least one public figure has openly attacked Islam in every state in the nation, except for one: Utah.
  
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• Police seek public's help identifying man wanted in Sandy bank robbery

  13-04-2018 19:31
  
  Police are asking for the public’s help identifying a man who they say entered a bank with a gun, demanded money and fled, activating two dye packs on March 22.
  
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• Study: Even slight bump in pollution triggers lung infections in Utah kids

  13-04-2018 19:16
  
  A new study tracking more than 100,000 Utah patients found that even slight increases in PM2.5, or fine particulate pollution, causes negative health effects on young children's lungs. The study involved people with acute lower respiratory infection.
  
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• Lawmaker's prostitute scandal shone light on Utah misconduct

  13-04-2018 18:30
  
  State lawmakers across the country have been forced out of office, stripped of leadership posts or chastised after sexual misconduct allegations since last year, and Utah wasn't immune.
  
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• U2’s record-breaking 360° tour stage to be featured at Loveland Aquarium

  13-04-2018 18:15
  
  "The Claw," a massive concert stage that was used during U2's record-breaking 360° tour from 2009 to 2011, has a new home: the Loveland Living Planet Aquarium in Draper.
  
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• 4 finalists named for next president of Utah Valley University

  13-04-2018 17:02
  
  One woman and three men have been selected as finalists as the next president of Utah Valley University, according to a statement from the Utah State Board of Regents.
  
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• Spring storm threatens to damage Utah’s fruit crop

  13-04-2018 15:13
  
  As this wet, spring storm rolls in and gets colder, Utah fruit growers are keeping a close eye on the temperatures the next couple of mornings.
  
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• Utah study: Even slight bump in pollution affects young lungs

  13-04-2018 14:25
  SALT LAKE CITY — The largest study of its kind tracked more than 100,000 Utah patients and found even a slight uptick in fine particulate pollution triggers childhood lung infections.Researchers at the University of Utah, Intermountain Healthcare and Brigham Young University spent 15 years studying 146,397 individuals treated for acute lower respiratory infection along the Wasatch Front."The most important finding of this study is that infectious processes of respiratory disease may be inf
  
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• Downed power line closes Ogden Canyon

  13-04-2018 07:59
  
  A downed power line closed all lanes of state Route 39 in Ogden Canyon for several hours Thursday, but it was cleared and reopened about 11 p.m., officials said.
  
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• Ogden Canyon closed due to downed power line

  13-04-2018 06:48
  
  A downed power line has closed all lanes of state Route 39 in Ogden Canyon from Valley Drive to Pineview Reservoir, officials said.
  
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• Photos: Justin Timberlake dazzles fans in Salt Lake City

  13-04-2018 06:42
  Justin Timberlake performs during his Man of the Woods Tour on Thursday at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City. Dressed in plaid, Timberlake took to the stage promoting his fifth solo album, which dropped in February. The pop heart-throb, actor and former boy band icon stops next in Las Vegas, where he'll perform Saturday and Sunday.See the world through the eyes of award-winning photojournalists. Click through the gallery above to view the unique images our visual storytellers captured to
  
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• Utah collected $71M in school fees in 2017, audit finds

  13-04-2018 06:25
  SALT LAKE CITY — Utah public schools' failure to comply with school fee and fee waiver policies has resulted in an "unreasonable system of fees, which jeopardizes equal opportunity for all students … based on their ability to pay."That's according to a new audit released Thursday by the Utah State Board of Education.The audit found that Utah public schools collected $71 million in school fees in 2017 — a 29 percent increase in five years."It does sound staggering when you look
  
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• Washington highway safety official on Utah trip talks marijuana and impaired driving

  13-04-2018 04:57
  SALT LAKE CITY — The head of Washington's state highway safety agency said Thursday that there are not well-established forensic benchmarks to draw clear-cut conclusions on whether or not a driver is impaired by marijuana, or to what extent.But state policymakers have nevertheless tried their best to identify an appropriate threshold, said Darrin Grondel, director of the Washington Traffic Safety Commission, who was in Utah to speak at Utah's Zero Fatalities Safety Summit."The research is
  
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• Jail time ordered for dad who left daughter, 5, outside in cold

  13-04-2018 03:09
  OGDEN — A man who abandoned his 5-year-old daughter overnight at a technical college in Ogden has been sentenced to jail.Adrian Justin Sanchez, 42, was ordered Tuesday to 120 days in Weber County Jail, followed by 60 hours of community service and three years of probation, in lieu of up to five years in prison.Sanchez pleaded guilty to third-degree felony child abandonment in January and will receive credit for time he has already served.Police said Sanchez took the girl to Ogden-Weber App
  
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• Rep. Rob Bishop may be 'testing the waters' for Utah governor's race

  13-04-2018 03:03
  SALT LAKE CITY — There may be another candidate in what's already anticipated to be a crowded field for Utah governor in 2020 now that Rep. Rob Bishop is apparently eyeing a run.A recent poll for the eight-term congressman about the race compared him to several potential candidates, including Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox, retiring House Speaker Greg Hughes, R-Draper, and former Rep. Jason Chaffetz, according to UtahPolicy.com.The online political news source reported Thursday the poll was an effor
  
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• Rep. Rob Bishop may be 'testing the waters' for governor's race

  13-04-2018 03:03
  SALT LAKE CITY — There may be another candidate in what's already anticipated to be a crowded field for Utah governor in 2020 now that Rep. Rob Bishop is apparently eyeing a run.A recent poll for the eight-term congressman about the race compared him to several potential candidates, including Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox, retiring House Speaker Greg Hughes, R-Draper, and former Rep. Jason Chaffetz, according to UtahPolicy.com.The online political news source reported Thursday the poll was an effor
  
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• Utah’s 2020 trifecta: Airport, prison, port projects have huge implications for state economy

  13-04-2018 03:00
  
  2020 is a big year for Salt Lake City and for the rest of Utah.
  
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• Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch calls foul on media coverage of Zuckerberg hearing

  13-04-2018 02:59
  SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, took on an unexpected starring role in media coverage of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's appearance at a joint committee hearing of the U.S. Senate this week, but a Hatch spokesman noted it was for all the wrong reasons.Hatch used the entirety of his allotted five minutes to speak with Zuckerberg and began his questioning with a statement expressing his dismay that anyone using Facebook could still be surprised to learn that the company sells
  
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• Intermountain Healthcare saves lives through high blood pressure initiative

  13-04-2018 02:29
  
  With 250 great grandkids and a daughter she cares for, 84-year-old Gloria Mackay is busier than most her age. She relies on her doctor at Intermountain Healthcare to keep her going.
  
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• School assembly turns into family reunion for 4 girls of deployed dad

  13-04-2018 02:18
  ALPINE — A surprise during a school assembly at Westfield Elementary in Alpine turned into a special moment that was full of smiles, tears and a lot of hugs."When I saw him, I think that was the most happiest I have ever been in my life," said fourth-grader Abigail Sego, whose father just surprised her and her sisters.Air Force Sgt. Jason Sego has been deployed in Afghanistan for nearly a year and wasn't expected to come home for another two months."Although the internet is pretty good the
  
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• Murray woman, grandson arrested for DUI after car slams into house

  13-04-2018 01:51
  
  A woman who police said was driving while intoxicated crashed into a tree and a house Wednesday night after her even more intoxicated grandson grabbed the steering wheel while they were driving, according to officers.
  
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• West Valley couple arrested for child abuse

  13-04-2018 01:49
  
  A West Valley couple who sometimes gave their 1-year-old son a "whopping" were arrested for investigation of multiple counts of child abuse after numerous injuries, including bite marks, were found on the boy, according to police.
  
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• Man arrested in WVC shooting says he almost dropped gun, it fired

  13-04-2018 01:48
  
  A man who was arrested after a Wednesday shooting near a Smith’s grocery store told police he almost dropped his gun and it went off, according to an arrest report.
  
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• Gunman tells police shooting that injured 3 shoppers was an accident

  13-04-2018 01:31
  WEST VALLEY CITY — A man arrested for a shooting at a Smith's grocery store that injured a 3-year-old and two other people — plus himself — says the shooting was an accident."The suspect told police he did not intend to fire his weapon," said West Valley police spokeswoman Roxeanne Vainuku.Rufino Cervantez, 36, was booked Wednesday into the Salt Lake County Jail for investigation of three counts of aggravated assault resulting in serious injury, discharge of a firearm, shooting
  
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• FanX adds Chuck Norris, Tom Welling to celebrity guest lineup

  13-04-2018 01:28
  
  It’s been said when the boogeyman goes to sleep, he checks under his bed for Chuck Norris. Well, the monster can rest easy in early September because Chuck Norris will be far away.
  
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• Photos: Young musicians banding together at annual festival

  13-04-2018 00:31
  Thomas Barbara, right, helps younger musicians follow along during a practice of a new piece at Saint Vincent de Paul Parish School in Holladay on Thursday. Bands from throughout the Catholic Schools of the Diocese of Salt Lake City gathered Thursday at the school for the 11th annual Diocesan Band Festival. The day began with students participating in a large, sectional rehearsal as well as a "Monster Band" rehearsal. Later the bands performed at an assembly for the Saint Vincent School students
  
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• 'We believe in redemption': Salt Lake's Other Side Academy doubling training capability

  13-04-2018 00:23
  SALT LAKE CITY — Three years ago, two businessmen eating in a Los Angeles restaurant came up with an idea to start a residential program that would help homeless people, chronic criminal offenders and substance abusers learn life skills.Later, at the airport, the two split up to go through separate security lines, and one of them said, "I'll see you on the other side."That is how The Other Side Academy came about."Community is the key to healing. No matter how broken you are … the k
  
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• Nominations for S.L. principal and assistant principal of the year

  13-04-2018 00:17
  SALT LAKE CITY — The Salt Lake City School District is now taking nominations for 2019 principal and assistant vice principal of the year.Nominations must be submitted online at slcschools.org by Monday, April 30.The 2019 winners will receive a $1,000 award, in addition to the $200 award for being one of the two finalists, and will be entered in statewide contests. In addition, Salt Lake Education Foundation will pay for a one-year membership for the winners to Utah Association of Secondar
  
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• Canyons announces 2018 high school graduation ceremonies

  13-04-2018 00:08
  SANDY — The Canyons School District has announced the district's five traditional high schools will hold graduation ceremonies on Tuesday, June 5.Ceremonies for special programs and schools will be held on separate dates in May and June.Following are the dates, locations and times:• Alta High School, June 5, 10 a.m., Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City• Brighton High School, June 5, 2 p.m., Maverik Center, West Valley City• Corner Canyon High, June 5, 2 p.m., Huntsman Center, Sa
  
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