<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Utah - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/rss/1000/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest news about Utah with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening in your region!]]></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2019 14:27:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Why the Salt Lake City mayor's race matters &mdash; to the city, Utah and the nation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Salt Lake City-County Building photographed from inside the Matheson Courthouse on Monday, Aug. 12, 2019.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsThe Salt Lake City-County Building photographed from inside the Matheson Courthouse on Monday, Aug. 12, 2019.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsThe Salt Lake City-County Building photographed from inside the Matheson Courthouse on Monday, Aug. 12, 2019.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsThe Salt Lake City-County Building photographed from inside the Matheson Courthouse on Monda]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/why-the-salt-lake-city-mayors-race-matters-mdash-to-the-city-utah-and-the-nation/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2019 14:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/why-the-salt-lake-city-mayors-race-matters-mdash-to-the-city-utah-and-the-nation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boulder falls on 70-year-old woman hiking in Utah]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 70-year-old woman was injured Monday when a boulder fell on her while she was hiking, police said.Stock imageOAKLEY, Summit County &mdash; A 70-year-old woman was injured Monday when a boulder fell on her while she was hiking, police said.Shari Richins was about 100 feet from Hayden Peak in eastern Summit County, about 60 miles from Oakley, when the boulder fell on her, according to Summit County Sheriff's Lt. Andrew Wright.He said officials believe Richins may have a broken femur, as well as]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/boulder-falls-on-70-year-old-woman-hiking-in-utah/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2019 06:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/boulder-falls-on-70-year-old-woman-hiking-in-utah/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos: New school year, new haircut]]></title><description><![CDATA[TJ, of TJ's Touch, gives Adam Omer a free back-to-school haircut at My Salon Suite in Taylorsville on Monday, Aug. 12, 2019.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsBrooke Beverly, of Field of Beauty, listens to Mayson Cannon as he tells her what kind of haircut he would like as kids get free back-to-school haircuts at My Salon Suite in Taylorsville on Monday, Aug. 12, 2019.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsAdam Omer watches as TJ, of TJ's Touch, gives him a free back-to-school haircut at My Salon Suite in T]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-new-school-year-new-haircut/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2019 04:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-new-school-year-new-haircut/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arizona man dies in apparent Lake Powell drowning]]></title><description><![CDATA[The body of a missing Arizona man has been found after he apparently drowned in Lake Powell, officials said Monday.Stock imagePAGE, Arizona &mdash; The body of a missing Arizona man has been found after he apparently drowned in Lake Powell, officials said Monday.Albert Shortman, 33, was reported missing about 9:30 a.m. Sunday, the National Park Service said. The Cow Springs resident had last been heard from the previous morning.His body was found near the Wahweap Swim Beach in Page, Ariz., durin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/arizona-man-dies-in-apparent-lake-powell-drowning/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2019 04:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/arizona-man-dies-in-apparent-lake-powell-drowning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prosecutors portray Utahn as drug kingpin; defense says he wasn't head of organization]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aaron Shamo is charged with continuing criminal enterprise, importation and manufacturing of a controlled substance, possession of drugs with intent to distribute, drug trafficking and money laundering. He is being held in the Salt Lake County Jail. The Cottonwood Heights man is accused of making and selling fake painkillers, including fentanyl-laced pills that allegedly caused a man's death. His trial began Monday in federal court and is expected to last four weeks.Salt Lake County JailThis 201]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/prosecutors-portray-utahn-as-drug-kingpin-defense-says-he-wasnt-head-of-organization/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2019 04:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/prosecutors-portray-utahn-as-drug-kingpin-defense-says-he-wasnt-head-of-organization/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Extreme Makeover' show building home in Utah for refugee family that fled Congo]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chad Venable, Wadman Corporation project director, works on a home being built by HGTV's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," in Ogden on Monday, Aug. 12, 2019. The house will be given to Anifah Barobi and her family, including her nephew Ashraf Kambere. Barobi, her daughter, Kambere, and his siblings were reunited at a refugee camp in Uganda after fleeing the Democratic Republic of the Congo where Kambere's parents were murdered. After years in the refugee camp, they were all relocated to Utah tog]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/extreme-makeover-show-building-home-in-utah-for-refugee-family-that-fled-congo/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2019 03:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/extreme-makeover-show-building-home-in-utah-for-refugee-family-that-fled-congo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Developer plans to make Utah site the first new full-service ski resort in country since 1980]]></title><description><![CDATA[Looking east toward Jordanelle Reservoir, Extell Development team members show the area where they plan to build the new Mayflower Mountain Resort near Deer Valley on Monday, Aug. 12, 2019.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsKurt Krieg, vice president with Extell Development Co., answers a few questions as he gives a tour of the area where they plan to build the new Mayflower Mountain Resort near Deer Valley on Monday, Aug. 12, 2019.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsThe area planned for the new Mayflowe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/developer-plans-to-make-utah-site-the-first-new-full-service-ski-resort-in-country-since-1980/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2019 03:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/developer-plans-to-make-utah-site-the-first-new-full-service-ski-resort-in-country-since-1980/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New appeal denied: Is Utah inmate Ron Lafferty months away from a firing squad?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Death row inmate Ron Lafferty in 2011.Utah Department of CorrectionsRon Yengich, left, works with his client Ron Lafferty in 4th District Court in Provo on Sept. 25, 2002.Stuart Johnson, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; The man convicted of committing one of Utah's most infamous double murders has lost his latest round of appeals, putting him another step closer to a firing squad execution.Ronald Lafferty, 78, was seeking a certificate that would allow him to make an appeal to another court. O]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/new-appeal-denied-is-utah-inmate-ron-lafferty-months-away-from-a-firing-squad/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2019 03:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/new-appeal-denied-is-utah-inmate-ron-lafferty-months-away-from-a-firing-squad/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In aftermath of development fight, southwest Salt Lake County mayors launch 'unprecedented' planning effort]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - The Olympia Hills development was proposed just west of Herriman, beyond the telephone poles in this photo taken from Herriman High School on Thursday, June 14, 2018.James Wooldridge, Deseret NewsRIVERTON &mdash; More than a year after the first iteration of the nearly 8,800-unit, 930-acre Olympia Hills development near Herriman shocked and infuriated southwest Salt Lake County residents, a gathering Monday marked a sort of "Kumbaya" moment between city mayors and county officials.The sam]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/in-aftermath-of-development-fight-southwest-salt-lake-county-mayors-launch-unprecedented-planning-effort/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2019 02:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/in-aftermath-of-development-fight-southwest-salt-lake-county-mayors-launch-unprecedented-planning-effort/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investigators looking for person who started fire in Utah church]]></title><description><![CDATA[Elder Max Wells, a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, talks to police about a fire in a Latter-day Saint meetinghouse at 1715 W. 1600 North in Layton on Monday, Aug. 12, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsLayton police detective Brett Felion works at the scene of a fire at a meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 1715 W. 1600 North in Layton on Monday, Aug. 12, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsCaution tape hangs in front of a meetinghouse of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/investigators-looking-for-person-who-started-fire-in-utah-church/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2019 02:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/investigators-looking-for-person-who-started-fire-in-utah-church/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fast-growing Divvy dives into new facility construction in Utah]]></title><description><![CDATA[Divvy, one of Utah's fastest growing tech firms, broke ground on a new 150,000-square-foot headquarters in Draper on Monday. The company has innovated an expense account management platform that has attracted over 3,000 clients, and some $250 million in venture capital investment, in less than two years.DivvyDivvy, one of Utah's fastest growing tech firms, broke ground on a new 150,000-square-foot headquarters in Draper on Monday. The company has innovated an expense account management platform]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/fast-growing-divvy-dives-into-new-facility-construction-in-utah/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2019 02:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/fast-growing-divvy-dives-into-new-facility-construction-in-utah/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What needs to happen to clean Utah's air?]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - A hazy view of the Wasatch mountains is barely visible in Salt Lake City on Thursday, August 23, 2018.Laura Seitz, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A technical team of nearly 40 members is probing the best science-based solutions for cutting Utah's air pollution so those recommendations can be delivered to Utah lawmakers in mid-December.The Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute at the University of Utah was tasked by the Utah Legislature to look at the problem for a roadmap of possible legisl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/what-needs-to-happen-to-clean-utahs-air/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2019 01:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/what-needs-to-happen-to-clean-utahs-air/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northern Utah funeral home director sentenced to prison]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Lonnie Nyman appears in 3rd District Court on Monday in Salt Lake City, to plead guilty to charges including enticement of a minor, and witness tampering.Eli Lucero, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; The owner of a Cache County funeral home who admitted to arranging to meet a boy for sexual activity, and who then wrote bad checks to get out of jail, is headed to prison.Lonnie Kent Nyman, 45, of Millville, Cache County, &mdash; the owner and president of Nyman Funeral Home &mdash; was sen]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/northern-utah-funeral-home-director-sentenced-to-prison/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2019 00:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/northern-utah-funeral-home-director-sentenced-to-prison/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Montana man killed in rollover crash on I-15]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fred Baker, 75, of Montana was killed in a rollover crash on I-15 near Holden on Monday, Aug. 12, 2019.Utah Department of Public SafetyHOLDEN, Millard County &mdash; A Montana man was killed Monday when his vehicle rolled on I-15 near Holden.Fred E. Baker, 75, of Deer Lodge, was driving south when he lost control and started weaving back and forth across the highway, the Department of Public Safety said. Baker's converted van went off the road and rolled once when he tried to steer it back onto]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/montana-man-killed-in-rollover-crash-on-i-15/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2019 00:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/montana-man-killed-in-rollover-crash-on-i-15/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah police say fireworks mistaken for gunfire]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police in Bountiful are searching for the person responsible for setting off fireworks in a park restroom, which were mistaken for gunfire.Stock imageBOUNTIFUL &mdash; Police in Bountiful are searching for the person responsible for setting off fireworks in a park restroom, which were mistaken for gunfire.The Bountiful City Police Department said Monday that investigators are working to identify a suspect seen on surveillance video last week at a city park.According to police, someone lit large]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-police-say-fireworks-mistaken-for-gunfire/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2019 23:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-police-say-fireworks-mistaken-for-gunfire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah band volunteer parent charged with offering to pay student for nude pictures]]></title><description><![CDATA[Luis Mendez-Gamino, 23, of Lindon, was charged Monday, Aug. 12, 2019, in 4th District Court with 14 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, a second-degree felony, and six counts of criminal solicitation, a class A misdemeanor. Investigators say Mendez-Gamino, a volunteer parent who worked with a band at Pleasant Grove High School, offered to pay a student money in exchange for naked photos.Utah County JailPLEASANT GROVE &mdash; A volunteer parent who worked with a high school band was charged]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-band-volunteer-parent-charged-with-offering-to-pay-student-for-nude-pictures/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2019 22:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-band-volunteer-parent-charged-with-offering-to-pay-student-for-nude-pictures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man says his brother admitted slitting West High student's throat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shaun FrenchSalt Lake County JailBaleigh Bagshaw, 15, was killed inside her house while on the phone with her mother on May 7, 2018. Shaun French, 24, is charged with aggravated murder in her death.FacebookSalt Lake City Police DepartmentSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Cody French asked his brother, "Did you do it?"His brother, Shaun Patrick French, replied "Yes," and "that he slit her throat," Cody French testified from the witness stand Monday.The testimony came during a preliminary hearing for Shaun F]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/man-says-his-brother-admitted-slitting-west-high-students-throat/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2019 22:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/man-says-his-brother-admitted-slitting-west-high-students-throat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Polygamist leader Warren Jeffs' mental health questioned]]></title><description><![CDATA[Imprisoned polygamist leader Warren Jeffs has allegedly suffered a mental breakdown and isn't fit to give a deposition in a sex abuse case against him, according to a recent court filing.Tony Gutierrez, Associated PressSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Imprisoned polygamist leader Warren Jeffs has allegedly suffered a mental breakdown and isn't fit to give a deposition in a sex abuse case against him, according to a recent court filing.Forcing Jeffs to testify would be "futile," said lawyers representing a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/polygamist-leader-warren-jeffs-mental-health-questioned/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2019 21:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/polygamist-leader-warren-jeffs-mental-health-questioned/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pignanelli and Webb: Much is at stake in Tuesday's municipal primary elections]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jim Dabakis makes a point during a debate with other Salt Lake City mayoral candidates in Salt Lake City on Monday, July 15, 2019. The debate was broadcast live from KSL-TV studios.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsAlthough only a fraction of Utahns live in Salt Lake City, many follow the fascinating politics of the capital city as if they were residents. Tuesday is primary election day for the state's municipalities. Here's a look at Salt Lake City, with a glance at other cities.Among a large fiel]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/pignanelli-and-webb-much-is-at-stake-in-tuesdays-municipal-primary-elections/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2019 20:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/pignanelli-and-webb-much-is-at-stake-in-tuesdays-municipal-primary-elections/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For this former Utahn, directing the new 'Angry Birds' was a gig 20 years in the making]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thurop Van Orman, director of "The Angry Birds Movie 2," grew up in Cottonwood Heights.Michael Lewis PhotographyDirector Thurop Van Orman, from left, film producer John Cohen and actor Josh Gad at an event for "The Angry Birds Movie 2" in Cannes, France.John Phillips, Getty Images EuropeSilver (Rachel Bloom), from left, Bomb (Danny McBride), Mighty Eagle (Peter Dinklage), Red (Jason Sudeikis), Chuck (Josh Gad), Leonard (Bill Hader) and Courtney (Awkwafina) in a scene from "The Angry Birds Movie]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/for-this-former-utahn-directing-the-new-angry-birds-was-a-gig-20-years-in-the-making/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2019 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/for-this-former-utahn-directing-the-new-angry-birds-was-a-gig-20-years-in-the-making/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How this Utahn put the disabled back in the driver's seat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rob Parsons, a paraplegic who builds race cars, talks about what makes him do what he does at Lyfe Motorsport's shop in Millcreek on Wednesday, July 10, 2019.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsRob Parsons, a paraplegic who builds race cars, shows the hand controls he built to enable him to operate the car at Lyfe Motorsport's shop in Millcreek on Tuesday, July 16, 2019.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsRob Parsons, a paraplegic who builds race cars, talks about what makes him do what he does at Lyfe Mo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/how-this-utahn-put-the-disabled-back-in-the-drivers-seat/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2019 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/how-this-utahn-put-the-disabled-back-in-the-drivers-seat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Housing development for UVU students underway despite delay, increased costs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Construction workers move gravel pouring out of a truck while building a tunnel that will be used to get from a new student housing complex to Utah Valley University in Orem on Wednesday, July 17, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsNicholas Sarabria and other construction workers build a student housing complex next to Utah Valley University in Orem on Wednesday, July 17, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsConstruction workers build a student housing complex next to Utah Valley University in Orem on]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/housing-development-for-uvu-students-underway-despite-delay-increased-costs/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2019 04:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/housing-development-for-uvu-students-underway-despite-delay-increased-costs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Those early to bed and early to rise more common than you might think, Utah study says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Betsy Thomas, who has advanced sleep phase syndrome, poses for a photo at her home in West Jordan on Friday, Aug. 9, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsElizabeth Thomas helps her grandmother-in-law, Betsy Thomas, walk outside of Betsy's home in West Jordan on Friday, Aug. 9, 2019. Betsy Thomas has advanced advanced sleep phase syndrome.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsBetsy Thomas, who has advanced sleep phase syndrome, poses for a photo at her home in West Jordan on Friday, Aug. 9, 2019.Kristin Murphy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/those-early-to-bed-and-early-to-rise-more-common-than-you-might-think-utah-study-says/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2019 04:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/those-early-to-bed-and-early-to-rise-more-common-than-you-might-think-utah-study-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More Utah women are graduating with STEM degrees, but not at the same rate as men]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to a Utah Women in STEM Education research brief released Thursday by the Utah Women &amp; Leadership Project, Utah women make up 44% of the state's workforce and their numbers in STEM fields remain "particularly low."Adobe StockOREM &mdash; There's an upward trend of Utah women completing STEM-related studies, but researchers say they are still underrepresented in the state's STEM labor pool and their completion rates are lagging behind the national average.According to a Utah Women i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/more-utah-women-are-graduating-with-stem-degrees-but-not-at-the-same-rate-as-men/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2019 03:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/more-utah-women-are-graduating-with-stem-degrees-but-not-at-the-same-rate-as-men/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why an oil and gas alliance is raising money for Utah's Canyonlands]]></title><description><![CDATA[Airport Tower, upper center in shadow, is seen from Buck Canyon Overlook at Canyonlands National Park in 2002.Stuart Johnson, Deseret NewsStar streaks over the Dollhouse in the Maze in Canyonlands National Park in 2002.Ravell Call, Deseret NewsCanyonlands National Park.Utah Office of TourismCanyonlands National Park at night.Canyonlands National ParkSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; It may be a modest goal of just $5,000, but a group of independent oil and gas producers launched a first-ever fundraising ca]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/why-an-oil-and-gas-alliance-is-raising-money-for-utahs-canyonlands/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2019 03:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/why-an-oil-and-gas-alliance-is-raising-money-for-utahs-canyonlands/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Accused Utah pillmaker linked to fentanyl death goes on trial in federal court]]></title><description><![CDATA[The DEA suspects Aaron Shamo ran a global operation based largely on a synthetic opioid known as fentanyl, which is 50 times more powerful than heroin and linked to overdose deaths across the country. Investigators say he represented the rise of a new kind of drug dealer and an alarming shift in the way Americans were getting illicit narcotics. His trial starts Monday.Family photoIn November of 2016, after conducting surveillance on Aaron Shamo for weeks, the DEA and local cops raided his Cotton]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/accused-utah-pillmaker-linked-to-fentanyl-death-goes-on-trial-in-federal-court/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2019 02:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/accused-utah-pillmaker-linked-to-fentanyl-death-goes-on-trial-in-federal-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New program helps Utah farmers with disabilities]]></title><description><![CDATA[Randall Bagley, who is the new coordinator for the AgrAbility program at Utah State University, poses for a portrait on Wednesday, July 31, 2019, in Logan. Bagley joined AgrAbility of Utah as its program coordinator in March. His office is on the USU campus, and while he says he&rsquo;s still learning the ropes, he&rsquo;s found the job very fulfilling.Eli Lucero, The Herald JournalLOGAN &mdash; Agriculture can be as much a lifestyle as it is an occupation. Farmers often don't retire &mdash; the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/new-program-helps-utah-farmers-with-disabilities/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2019 02:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/new-program-helps-utah-farmers-with-disabilities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An undocumented veteran’s journey to U.S. citizenship]]></title><description><![CDATA[Daniel Torres is photographed at a Sandy park on Monday, July 29, 2019. Torres, who was undocumented when he served as a Marine in Iraq, has had a long road to obtain his U.S. citizenship.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsDaniel Torres is pictured with his dog at the Sandy Dog Park on Monday, July 29, 2019. Torres, who was undocumented when he served as a Marine in Iraq, has had a long road to obtain his U.S. citizenship.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsDaniel Torres is pictured with his dog at the Sandy Dog]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/an-undocumented-veterans-journey-to-us-citizenship/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2019 01:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/an-undocumented-veterans-journey-to-us-citizenship/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah County man accused of child sex abuse during 'dares' and 'challenges']]></title><description><![CDATA[Lincoln A. GygiUtah County JailOREM &mdash; A Pleasant Grove man was arrested after a girl who had lived in his neighborhood reported he "dared" and "challenged" her and a boy to take their clothes off many times three years ago, according to police.Lincoln A. Gygi, 30, was arrested Thursday and booked into the Utah County Jail for investigation of 10 counts of lewdness involving a child and five counts of aggravated sex abuse of a child from a person in a position of trust, court documents stat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-county-man-accused-of-child-sex-abuse-during-dares-and-challenges/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2019 01:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-county-man-accused-of-child-sex-abuse-during-dares-and-challenges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Provo company's technology could change data transmission]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wireless communication runs into range and reliability limitations because data can only go so far on a radio signal. Sure-Fi founder and CEO Mark Hall said during an interview in Provo on Friday, Aug. 9, 2019, his signal transmits less data on a new radio module. So, long distances, concrete and metal won&rsquo;t block Sure-Fi.Josh Szymanik, Deseret NewsSure-Fi founder and CEO Mark Hall said during an interview in Provo on Friday, Aug. 9, 2019, that Sure-Fi is the world&rsquo;s first RF (radio]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/provo-companys-technology-could-change-data-transmission/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2019 01:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/provo-companys-technology-could-change-data-transmission/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The man behind a classic book that captured 'a part of Utah history that really needs to be told']]></title><description><![CDATA[The walls of movie historian James V. D'Arc's home are full of movie memorabilia.Lee Benson, Deseret NewsMovie historian James V. D'Arc.Lee Benson, Deseret News"When Hollywood Came to Utah" will be released in its third iteration on Tuesday, Aug. 13.Lee Benson, Deseret NewsJames V. D'ArcLee Benson, Deseret NewsMovie historian James V. D'Arc with his personal collection of more than 3,000 movies.Lee Benson, Deseret NewsOREM &mdash; What do you do when you've written a book and published it twice]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/the-man-behind-a-classic-book-that-captured-a-part-of-utah-history-that-really-needs-to-be-told/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2019 00:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/the-man-behind-a-classic-book-that-captured-a-part-of-utah-history-that-really-needs-to-be-told/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos: Good day sunshine]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nate Aiken rides his BMX bike at the Richard L. Guthrie Skate Park in Cottonwood Heights on Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsThe shadow of aBMX rider is pictured at the Richard L. Guthrie Skate Park in Cottonwood Heights on Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsBoone Vance rides his BMX bike at the Richard L. Guthrie Skate Park in Cottonwood Heights on Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsAccording to the National Weather Service, Monday will be]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-good-day-sunshine/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2019 00:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-good-day-sunshine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Timeline of the Salt Lake City Tornado 20 years later]]></title><description><![CDATA[A tornado is visible over the Plaza Hotel in downtown Salt Lake City in August 1999.Ignacio S. Sanchez Jr.The Salt Lake tornado rips through downtown Salt Lake City on Aug. 11, 1999.National Weather ServiceThe Salt Lake tornado in downtown Salt Lake City (the orange fireball is a power substation exploding) on Aug. 11, 1999.National Weather ServiceUtility poles along 200 South heading westbound were ripped in half by the tornado in August 1999.Laura Seitz, Deseret NewsTemporary exhibition space]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/timeline-of-the-salt-lake-city-tornado-20-years-later/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Aug 2019 19:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/timeline-of-the-salt-lake-city-tornado-20-years-later/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From a dude ranch in Colorado to chef in Park City, Wasatch Creamery's owner is now 'the ice cream lady']]></title><description><![CDATA[Kris May, owner of Wasatch Creamery Ice Cream Company, laughs while manning her stand at the Kimball Arts Festival in Park City on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019.Spenser Heaps, Deseret NewsEsm&eacute; Stevenson, 8, of Salt Lake City, poses with a cone from Wasatch Creamery Ice Cream Company at the Kimball Arts Festival in Park City on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019.Spenser Heaps, Deseret NewsKris May, owner of Wasatch Creamery Ice Cream Company, pours sprinkles onto a cup of ice cream for Charlie Nordeen, 8, of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/from-a-dude-ranch-in-colorado-to-chef-in-park-city-wasatch-creamerys-owner-is-now-the-ice-cream-lady/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Aug 2019 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/from-a-dude-ranch-in-colorado-to-chef-in-park-city-wasatch-creamerys-owner-is-now-the-ice-cream-lady/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Salt Lake City's 'tornado baby' celebrates her 20th birthday]]></title><description><![CDATA[Megan Marshall, known as the "tornado baby," will celebrate her 20th birthday on Aug. 11, 2019, the anniversary of the tornado that hit Salt Lake City in 1999. Marshall was born at LDS Hospital just as the tornado hit. She is currently serving a mission in the Philippines.Angie MarshallTemporary exhibition space at the Salt Palace Convention Center set up to host the Outdoor Retailers Show was destroyed by a rare and sudden tornado in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Aug. 11, 1999.Gary McKellar, Des]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lake-citys-tornado-baby-celebrates-her-20th-birthday/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Aug 2019 06:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lake-citys-tornado-baby-celebrates-her-20th-birthday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos: Food fair offers Salt Lake City residents a taste of India]]></title><description><![CDATA[Myrna Woolsey looks at a skirt and top at a booth during the Indian Food Fair at Liberty Park in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2019. "We just found it and got sucked in," said Woolsey, who was on a walk with her friend.Colter Peterson, Deseret NewsAn employee of Tandoor Indian Grill dishes up coconut korma curry during the Indian Food Fair at Liberty Park in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2019. "We wanted to showcase the (variety of) cuisines from India," said Jaswandi Sakpal an org]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-food-fair-offers-salt-lake-city-residents-a-taste-of-india/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Aug 2019 03:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-food-fair-offers-salt-lake-city-residents-a-taste-of-india/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2007 mass shooting survivor copes with 300 pellets of lead]]></title><description><![CDATA[Carolyn Tuft holds a portrait of her daughter Kirsten Hinckley on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019, in Salt Lake City. Tuft survived a 2007 mass shooting at Trolley Square and said she has lead poisoning from shotgun pellets still in her body, leaving her with debilitating headaches, nausea and other serious health problems. Tuft, whose 15-year-old daughter died in the shooting, has been unable to work, resulting in the loss of her home and business, she told The Associated Press.Rick Bowmer, Associated P]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/2007-mass-shooting-survivor-copes-with-300-pellets-of-lead/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Aug 2019 03:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/2007-mass-shooting-survivor-copes-with-300-pellets-of-lead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah man arrested after allegedly threatening shopping mall]]></title><description><![CDATA[Colton John Shay CoxUtah County JailLEHI &mdash; A man was arrested Thursday after allegedly telling shopping mall employees that "bad news" would happen if they didn't cancel a children's event, police said.Colton John Shay Cox, 21, of Draper, was arrested for investigation of making a terroristic threat and booked into the Utah County Jail, according to a police affidavit filed in support of his arrest.On Wednesday before opening, management at Outlets at Traverse Mountains received a voicemai]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-man-arrested-after-allegedly-threatening-shopping-mall/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Aug 2019 00:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-man-arrested-after-allegedly-threatening-shopping-mall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Members of Utah's Jewish community rally against current immigration policies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Benjamin Luks-Morgan sounds the shofar, a ram's horn used in Jewish religious services, during a "Close the Camps" vigil organized by Jewish groups outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in West Valley City on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2019.Spenser Heaps, Deseret NewsClaire Stradling, 7, of Draper, holds a sign while attending a "Close the Camps" vigil organized by Jewish groups outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in West Valley City on Saturday,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/members-of-utahs-jewish-community-rally-against-current-immigration-policies/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Aug 2019 22:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/members-of-utahs-jewish-community-rally-against-current-immigration-policies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos: Kearns residents celebrate their community during Hometown Days Parade]]></title><description><![CDATA[Members of the Pesega Samoan Ward of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints dance in the Kearns Hometown Days Parade on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2019.Spenser Heaps, Deseret NewsMilo Black, 4, collects candy during the Kearns Hometown Days Parade on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2019.Spenser Heaps, Deseret NewsThe Kearns High School marching band performs in the Kearns Hometown Days Parade on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2019.Spenser Heaps, Deseret NewsBoy Scouts carry the American flag during the Kearns Hometown]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-kearns-residents-celebrate-their-community-during-hometown-days-parade/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Aug 2019 21:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-kearns-residents-celebrate-their-community-during-hometown-days-parade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crews reopen Little Cottonwood Canyon after mudslides]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crews remove debris from Little Cottonwood Canyon Road in Little Cottonwood Canyon on Friday, Aug. 9, 2019, following mudslides on Thursday night.Colter Peterson, Deseret NewsLITTLE COTTONWOOD CANYON &mdash; Crews Saturday reopened Little Cottonwood Canyon after a mudslide during a rainstorm two days earlier wreaked havoc along the Wasatch Front.State Route 210 through the canyon reopened about 11:30 a.m., Alta town officials said, after crews worked all day Friday and into Saturday morning to c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/crews-reopen-little-cottonwood-canyon-after-mudslides/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Aug 2019 20:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/crews-reopen-little-cottonwood-canyon-after-mudslides/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[3 rejected medical marijuana growers push appeals in Utah]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - A marijuana plant is displayed at the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food in Salt Lake City on Friday, July 19, 2019. Three companies are continuing to protest Utah's decision to award a smaller number of medical marijuana grower licenses.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Three companies are continuing to protest Utah's decision to award a smaller number of medical marijuana grower licenses.The state's Division of Purchasing said Thursday that companies Pure UT, To]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/3-rejected-medical-marijuana-growers-push-appeals-in-utah/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Aug 2019 20:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/3-rejected-medical-marijuana-growers-push-appeals-in-utah/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah infant in critical condition after near-drowning]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unified Police Lt. Torin Chambers talks to media outside the Staybridge Suites in Midvale following a near drowning of an infant during a bath on Friday, Aug. 9, 2019. The infant was transported to a hospital in critical condition. No foul play is suspected.Colter Peterson, Deseret NewsUnified Police Lt. Torin Chambers talks to media outside the Staybridge Suites in Midvale following a near drowning of an infant during a bath on Friday, Aug. 9, 2019. The infant was transported to a hospital in c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-infant-in-critical-condition-after-near-drowning/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Aug 2019 06:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-infant-in-critical-condition-after-near-drowning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-Utah guardsman to spend up to 5 years in prison for stepdad's death]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brandon Bourgeois, 47, of American Fork, died Sept. 1, four days after being injured in a fight with his stepson, according to police. Jace Zeeman was sentenced Friday to zero to five years in prison for the death.Obiturary pictureJace ZeemanUtah County JailPROVO &mdash; A former Utah National Guardsman will serve up to five years in prison for the death of his stepfather, a judge determined Friday.Jace Zeeman, of American Fork, was charged in January 2018 with murder, a first-degree felony, aft]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/ex-utah-guardsman-to-spend-up-to-5-years-in-prison-for-stepdads-death/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Aug 2019 06:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/ex-utah-guardsman-to-spend-up-to-5-years-in-prison-for-stepdads-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[18 Utah schools letting the sunshine in with ambitious plan to improve classrooms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Donna Spivey, who teaches first and second graders with severe disabilities at Granite Elementary School in Sandy, stands in her classroom on Friday, Aug. 9, 2019, while sunlight shines through portals installed in the roof. The skylights allow natural light to fill classrooms that are windowless, increasing energy savings and motivating students.Colter Peterson, Deseret NewsContractor Curtis Livingston displays a rendering of new light portals installed in the roof at Granite Elementary School]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/18-utah-schools-letting-the-sunshine-in-with-ambitious-plan-to-improve-classrooms/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Aug 2019 04:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/18-utah-schools-letting-the-sunshine-in-with-ambitious-plan-to-improve-classrooms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[West Jordan preparing to elect 'strong mayor' as part of new form of government]]></title><description><![CDATA[West Jordan strong mayor candidates.West JordanWEST JORDAN &mdash; With primary elections underway, West Jordan voters are preparing &mdash; for the first time &mdash; to send two candidates for strong mayor to the general election on Nov 5.With a margin of only 68 votes during the 2017 general election, residents chose to transition the city from a council-manager form of government to a mayor-council form, commonly refered to as strong mayor form."In the new branch of government that they're g]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/west-jordan-preparing-to-elect-strong-mayor-as-part-of-new-form-of-government/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Aug 2019 04:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/west-jordan-preparing-to-elect-strong-mayor-as-part-of-new-form-of-government/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family of teen shooting plot survivor promoting gun safety]]></title><description><![CDATA[The family of a teenage Logan girl who survived a gunshot wound to the head will be handing out gun locks at the Cache County Fair.Adobe StockLOGAN &mdash; The family of a teenage Logan girl who survived a gunshot wound to the head will be handing out gun locks at the Cache County Fair.The Herald Journal reports that Deserae Turner's mother April says her daughter's injuries had a profound impact on her life, and she's hoping the effort will help prevent future tragedies.April Turner says guns h]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/family-of-teen-shooting-plot-survivor-promoting-gun-safety/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Aug 2019 03:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/family-of-teen-shooting-plot-survivor-promoting-gun-safety/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah residents report hundreds of stink bugs at gas station]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stink bugs walk across the outside wall of a gas station in Smithfield, Cache County, on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019. Swarms of green stink bugs have welcomed customers at the Utah gas station. The Herald Journal reported Wednesday that hundreds of the insects known as Say's stink bugs were reported by residents and travelers at a Chevron gas station.Eli Lucero, The Herald JournalSMITHFIELD, Cache County &mdash; Swarms of green stink bugs have welcomed customers at a Utah gas station.The Herald Jour]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-residents-report-hundreds-of-stink-bugs-at-gas-station/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Aug 2019 03:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-residents-report-hundreds-of-stink-bugs-at-gas-station/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Governor appoints former public defender to 3rd District Court]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chelsea KochUtah Governor's OfficeSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Gov. Gary Herbert has appointed Chelsea Koch as a judge for the 3rd District Court."A seasoned public defender and experienced attorney, Chelsea Koch is passionate about ensuring justice and fairness for all in court," Herbert said in a statement. "Her dedication to enforcing the law with exactness and equity will make her a strong addition to the bench."Since 2008, Koch has run her own private practice. She has also served as a public def]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/governor-appoints-former-public-defender-to-3rd-district-court/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Aug 2019 03:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/governor-appoints-former-public-defender-to-3rd-district-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Over 200 volunteers turn empty site into a child's dream playground]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new playground under construction at the Ray and Tye Noorda Utah Community Action Center in Kearns is pictured on Friday, Aug. 9, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsA new playground under construction at the Ray and Tye Noorda Utah Community Action Center in Kearns is pictured on Friday, Aug. 9, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsA new playground under construction at the Ray and Tye Noorda Utah Community Action Center in Kearns is pictured on Friday, Aug. 9, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsLocal]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/over-200-volunteers-turn-empty-site-into-a-childs-dream-playground/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Aug 2019 02:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/over-200-volunteers-turn-empty-site-into-a-childs-dream-playground/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Genetic test helped Utahns at risk for melanoma change behavior, study finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[When people know they have a high genetic risk of melanoma, they are more likely to protect themselves from the sun, according to a new study.AdobeSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; When people know they have a high genetic risk of melanoma, they are more likely to protect themselves from the sun, according to a new study."For most genes that have been found for familial cancer, the primary recommendations are screening and &mdash; if it's appropriate &mdash; surgery. There aren't any other than melanoma ri]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/genetic-test-helped-utahns-at-risk-for-melanoma-change-behavior-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Aug 2019 02:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/genetic-test-helped-utahns-at-risk-for-melanoma-change-behavior-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah startup Beynd nabs $2 million in seed funding]]></title><description><![CDATA[Draper-based startup Beynd launched just 10 months ago but has already built a portfolio of nearly 100 clients and has 6,000 users on its cloud-based system. This week, the company announced $2 million in new funding.Adobe StockDRAPER &mdash; The kind of experience a new customer has when first trying a new product or service can define whether a business is on track for long-term success or simply a flash-in-the-pan moment.Utah startup Beynd has made it a mission to build a cloud-based platform]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-startup-beynd-nabs-2-million-in-seed-funding/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Aug 2019 01:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-startup-beynd-nabs-2-million-in-seed-funding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bear attacks 13-year-old boy near Moab]]></title><description><![CDATA[A black bear attacked a 13-year-old boy at the Dewey Bridge Campground in Grand County on the morning of Friday, Aug. 9, 2019.Division of Wildlife ResourcesA black bear attacked a 13-year-old boy at the Dewey Bridge Campground in Grand County on the morning of Friday, Aug. 9, 2019.Division of Wildlife ResourcesA black bear attacked a 13-year-old boy at the Dewey Bridge Campground in Grand County on the morning of Friday, Aug. 9, 2019.Division of Wildlife ResourcesSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; The Utah]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/bear-attacks-13-year-old-boy-near-moab/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Aug 2019 01:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/bear-attacks-13-year-old-boy-near-moab/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former UTA top boss gets lifetime transit passes on top of $200K severance package]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Jerry Benson speaks at a press conference reintroducing UTA's Route 500 Capitol Connector at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018. The former Utah Transit Authority top boss who collected nine months of severance pay under questionable circumstances last year has been given lifetime transit passes for himself and his wife.Spenser Heaps, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; The former Utah Transit Authority top boss who collected nine months of severance pay under questi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/former-uta-top-boss-gets-lifetime-transit-passes-on-top-of-200k-severance-package/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Aug 2019 01:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/former-uta-top-boss-gets-lifetime-transit-passes-on-top-of-200k-severance-package/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jail ordered for wife of man who murdered international University of Utah student]]></title><description><![CDATA[ChenWei GuoFacebookKathleen Boutain, 23.Salt Lake County Sheriff's OfficeSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; The wife of a man who shot and killed a University of Utah student in 2017 was ordered Friday to spend a year in jail for her role in the killing.Before reading the sentence for Kathleen Elizabeth Rose Boutain, 3rd District Judge Vernice Trease told her the case is much more serious than the pair of theft convictions now on her criminal record."It's a theft case, but it's not your run-of-the-mill thef]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/jail-ordered-for-wife-of-man-who-murdered-international-university-of-utah-student/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Aug 2019 00:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/jail-ordered-for-wife-of-man-who-murdered-international-university-of-utah-student/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why the nation's largest military airspace, right here in the West, wants more land]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Heat waves rise from the runway as two F-35A Lightning II jets with the 388th Fighter Wing's 34th Fighter Squadron at Hill Air Force Base taxi back to the hangers at the base near Ogden on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019. The squadron was at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho for two months while the main runway at Hill Air Force Base was reconstructed.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsFILE - In this June 28, 2018, file photo, Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, chair of the Senate Finance Committee, attends a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/why-the-nations-largest-military-airspace-right-here-in-the-west-wants-more-land/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2019 22:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/why-the-nations-largest-military-airspace-right-here-in-the-west-wants-more-land/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah man sought out underage girls on Snapchat and Instagram, charges state]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Sandy man was charged Friday following allegations he used Snapchat and other apps to meet underage girls online and then sent them inappropriate pictures and videos.Stock imageSANDY &mdash; A Sandy man was charged Friday following allegations he used Snapchat and other apps to meet underage girls online and then sent them inappropriate pictures and videos.Adam Samuel Hackerman, 22, was charged by the Utah Attorney General's Office in 3rd District Court with six counts of sexual exploitation o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-man-sought-out-underage-girls-on-snapchat-and-instagram-charges-state/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2019 22:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-man-sought-out-underage-girls-on-snapchat-and-instagram-charges-state/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Integrity of Salt Lake Tribune poll on Salt Lake City mayor's race questioned]]></title><description><![CDATA[Candidates for the 2019 Salt Lake City mayor&rsquo;s raceCandidatesSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; The integrity of a Salt Lake Tribune poll recently conducted in partnership with the Hinkley Institute of Politics and Cicero Group on Salt Lake City's mayoral race is now under question after the newspaper reported at least 57 of those surveyed for the poll actually don't live within the city.The poll, which the Deseret News reported after it was released by the Tribune last week, showed a dwindling lead f]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/integrity-of-salt-lake-tribune-poll-on-salt-lake-city-mayors-race-questioned/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2019 22:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/integrity-of-salt-lake-tribune-poll-on-salt-lake-city-mayors-race-questioned/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah man charged with attempting to kill estranged wife]]></title><description><![CDATA[Christopher James Pierce, 21, of Milford, is charged in 5th District Court with attempted murder, a first-degree felony; aggravated assault resulting in a loss of consciousness, a second-degree felony; and damaging a phone, a class B misdemeanor.Stock imageMILFORD, Beaver County &mdash; A Beaver County man was charged Friday with attempting to suffocate his estranged wife by smothering her.Christopher James Pierce, 21, of Milford, is charged in 5th District Court with attempted murder, a first-d]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-man-charged-with-attempting-to-kill-estranged-wife/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2019 22:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-man-charged-with-attempting-to-kill-estranged-wife/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Environmental groups sue BLM over opening southern Utah area to off-road vehicles]]></title><description><![CDATA[Factory Butte, near Hanksville, is pictured in the 1990s.Ravell Call, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A Bureau of Land Management decision to reopen the Factory Butte area in southern Utah to off-road vehicles has drawn fire from three environmental groups.The Natural Resources Defense Council, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance and the Wilderness Society is suing the federal agency for lifting a 2006 travel restriction on 5,400 acres near Hanksville in Wayne County.The groups argue that the B]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/environmental-groups-sue-blm-over-opening-southern-utah-area-to-off-road-vehicles/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2019 22:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/environmental-groups-sue-blm-over-opening-southern-utah-area-to-off-road-vehicles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utahn charged in shooting death of brother]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emilio Madrigal-Rios, 19Salt Lake County JailWEST JORDAN &mdash; A 19-year-old man accused of fatally shooting his brother as the two fought over a gun has been charged.Emilio Jesus Madrigal-Rios, of West Jordan, was charged Friday in 3rd District Court with manslaughter and illegally carrying a concealed weapon, both first-degree felonies. Prosecutors say both charges are subject to gang enhancement penalties, according to charging documents.Madrigal-Rios was also charged with obstructing justi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahn-charged-in-shooting-death-of-brother/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2019 22:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahn-charged-in-shooting-death-of-brother/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crews hoping to reopen Little Cottonwood Canyon sometime this weekend]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Crews finish removing debris from Highway 89 following a mudslide in Spanish Fork Canyon near Thistle on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019.Colter Peterson, Deseret NewsLITTLE COTTONWOOD CANYON &mdash; Mud 15 feet deep. Boulders the size of cars.Crews continued to work nonstop on Friday to reopen several canyons closed due to massive mudslides caused by Thursday's wild rainstorm.In Little Cottonwood Canyon, heavy equipment was being used to clear nine slides spread out over most of the canyon. The la]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/crews-hoping-to-reopen-little-cottonwood-canyon-sometime-this-weekend/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2019 19:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/crews-hoping-to-reopen-little-cottonwood-canyon-sometime-this-weekend/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos: Up, up and away — Sandy Hot Air Balloon Festival lifts off]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spectators watch as pilots and crews get ready to fly their balloons during the Sandy Hot Air Balloon Festival on Friday, Aug. 9, 2019.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsHudson and Harper Hill watch as balloons take flight during the Sandy Hot Air Balloon Festival on Friday, Aug. 9, 2019.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsThe Hansons, of Sandy, take a family photo during the Sandy Hot Air Balloon Festival on Friday, Aug. 9, 2019.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsSpectators watch balloons take flight during]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-up-up-and-away-sandy-hot-air-balloon-festival-lifts-off/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2019 19:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-up-up-and-away-sandy-hot-air-balloon-festival-lifts-off/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah cyclist who sued officer now faces criminal charges]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chad Lockwood and attorney Robert B. Sykes talk to members of the media about a civil rights lawsuit they filed against a Unified police officer alleging excessive force and illegal detention or arrest, during a press conference at Sykes' office in Salt Lake City on Friday, Aug. 2, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsChad Lockwood bikes down State Street, on his way home from a press conference at attorney Robert B. Sykes' office in Salt Lake City on Friday, Aug. 2, 2019. Lockwood and Sykes filed a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-cyclist-who-sued-officer-now-faces-criminal-charges/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2019 18:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-cyclist-who-sued-officer-now-faces-criminal-charges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside a live taping with BYUtv's new 'Studio C' cast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cast member Jetta Juriansz gets ready for the "Studio C" panel at the TCA summer press tour.Chris Frawley, Provided by BYUtvCast member April Rock gets ready for the "Studio C" panel at the TCA summer press tour.Chris Frawley, Provided by BYUtv"Studio C" show runner Jim O'Doherty at the Television Critics Association summer press tour 2019.Chris Frawley, Provided by BYUtvCast members Dalton Johnson, Matthew Galvan, April Rock and Tanner Gillman (L-R back row); head writer and cast member Austin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/inside-a-live-taping-with-byutvs-new-studio-c-cast/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2019 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/inside-a-live-taping-with-byutvs-new-studio-c-cast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah inmates accused of attacking officer were serving life sentences for murder, prosecutor says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two prison inmates accused of attacking an injuring an officer at the Central Utah Correctional Facility were serving life sentences for murder, officials said.Adobe StockSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Two prison inmates accused of attacking and injuring an officer at the Central Utah Correctional Facility were serving life sentences for murder, officials said Thursday.The reported assault took place at the prison in Gunnison on Wednesday morning, according to the Utah Department of Corrections. The off]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-inmates-accused-of-attacking-officer-were-serving-life-sentences-for-murder-prosecutor-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2019 06:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-inmates-accused-of-attacking-officer-were-serving-life-sentences-for-murder-prosecutor-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2 Utahns killed in California plane crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emergency personnel respond to a plane crash in Camarillo, Calif. on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019. Two Salt Lake City residents, John and Tara Wells, were killed.Ventura County Fire DepartmentThe wreckage of a single-engine plane that crashed at Camarillo, Calif., Airport, that killed a Utah couple on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, is scattered across the grass. Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor says the homebuilt Express Series 2000 crashed Wednesday under unknown circumstances just sho]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/2-utahns-killed-in-california-plane-crash/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2019 06:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/2-utahns-killed-in-california-plane-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wasatch Front sees flash flooding, mudslides]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crews finish removing debris from Highway 89 following a mudslide in Spanish Fork Canyon near Thistle on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019.Colter Peterson, Deseret NewsCrews finish removing debris from Highway 89 following a mudslide in Spanish Fork Canyon near Thistle on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019.Colter Peterson, Deseret NewsSPANISH FORK &mdash; Mudslides and flash flooding closed several roads across the Wasatch Front on Thursday night, leaving drivers stranded and prompting evacuations for at least a dozen]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/wasatch-front-sees-flash-flooding-mudslides/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2019 06:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/wasatch-front-sees-flash-flooding-mudslides/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Swimmer’s itch reported at Pleasant Grove pond]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pleasant Grove officials on Thursday cautioned residents there is a possibility swimmer&rsquo;s itch is present in Manila Creek Pond.Adobe StockPLEASANT GROVE &mdash; City officials on Thursday cautioned residents there is a possibility swimmer's itch is present in Manila Creek Pond.According to the Mayo Clinic, swimmer's itch is an itchy rash that can occur after people go swimming or wading outdoors. Also known as cercarial dermatitis, swimmer's itch is most common in freshwater lakes and pond]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/swimmers-itch-reported-at-pleasant-grove-pond/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2019 03:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/swimmers-itch-reported-at-pleasant-grove-pond/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah man who rear-ended trooper had history of police chases]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cory MartinSalt Lake County JailSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A Utah man who was taken into custody on Wednesday after rear-ending a highway patrol trooper and then fleeing the scene of the crash had a history of allegedly trying to out-drive police, court records show.Cory Martin, 27, was arrested July 19, when he and another man led police on an extended chase through Lehi after someone reported seeing them steal a purse from a car, according to charging documents. Martin was a passenger in the car d]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-man-who-rear-ended-trooper-had-history-of-police-chases/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2019 03:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-man-who-rear-ended-trooper-had-history-of-police-chases/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah's $97 million budget surplus makes case for tax reform &mdash; and a tax cut]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Gov. Gary Herbert speaks during a press conference at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Thursday, March 7, 2019. Also with Herbert are Senate President Stuart Adams, R-Layton, and House Speaker Brad Wilson, R-Kaysville. Utah is counting on yet another state budget surplus, this time adding up to $97 million, and supporters of tax reform say the numbers make it clear why lawmakers need to act, including on a tax cut.Stuart Johnson, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Utah is counting on yet]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahs-97-million-budget-surplus-makes-case-for-tax-reform-mdash-and-a-tax-cut/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2019 03:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahs-97-million-budget-surplus-makes-case-for-tax-reform-mdash-and-a-tax-cut/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utahn headed to prison for punching, killing man at motel]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ross Alan LethamDavis County JailFARMINGTON &mdash; A Woods Cross man has been sentenced to up to five years in prison for punching and killing a fellow motel guest for talking too loudly.Ross Alan Letham, 31, pleaded guilty as charged in 2nd District Court in June to homicide by assault, a third-degree felony. On Monday, Judge Michael Edwards ordered him to prison and gave him credit for time he has served in the Davis County Jail since March.Letham was staying at the InTown Suites Extended Sta]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahn-headed-to-prison-for-punching-killing-man-at-motel/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2019 02:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahn-headed-to-prison-for-punching-killing-man-at-motel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homeowner rushed to hospital after falling in backyard pond]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crews pulled a 72-year-old man from a pond in his backyard after he became submerged in the water Thursday.Stock imageSOUTH JORDAN &mdash; Crews pulled a 72-year-old man from a pond in his backyard after he fell in the water Thursday.The man, whose name has not been released, became submerged about 11:45 Thursday morning as he was maintaining the pond, said South Jordan Police Sergeant David Lovendahl.His wife checked on him about five minutes after he went outside and found him in the water, Lo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/homeowner-rushed-to-hospital-after-falling-in-backyard-pond/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2019 02:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/homeowner-rushed-to-hospital-after-falling-in-backyard-pond/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos: Sandy academy teaches kids the ins and outs of firefighting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rosie Luxem sprays a target as part of a combat challenge during the Junior Firefighter Academy, hosted by Sandy City Fire Department, at Wildflower Park in Sandy on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsParks Russell crawls through a tunnel as part of a combat challenge during the Junior Firefighter Academy, hosted by Sandy City Fire Department, at Wildflower Park in Sandy on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsWilliam Davies runs with a bucket of water in a bucket b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-sandy-academy-teaches-kids-the-ins-and-outs-of-firefighting/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2019 01:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-sandy-academy-teaches-kids-the-ins-and-outs-of-firefighting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah's medical cannabis program working to ensure safe consumption]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Marijuana plants growing at GB Sciences Louisiana, in Baton Rouge, La., Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019. Officials are doing everything they can to ensure that when medical cannabis becomes available in Utah, it will be safe from pesticides, residual solvents, heavy metals and other contaminants.Gerald Herbert, Associated PressSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Officials are doing everything they can to ensure that when medical cannabis becomes available in Utah it will be safe from pesticides, residual solven]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahs-medical-cannabis-program-working-to-ensure-safe-consumption/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2019 01:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahs-medical-cannabis-program-working-to-ensure-safe-consumption/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Provo continues 'year of transportation' with e-scooter launch]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kaitlin Snow, David Sullivan and Tiffani Barth ride Spin e-scooters in Provo on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsJorge Gil rides a Spin e-scooter in Provo on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsDoug Pledger rides a Spin e-scooter in Provo on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsDoug Pledger rides a Spin e-scooter in Provo on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsDoug Pledger downloads the app to ride a Spin e-scooter in Provo on Thursda]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/provo-continues-year-of-transportation-with-e-scooter-launch/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2019 01:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/provo-continues-year-of-transportation-with-e-scooter-launch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah mayor Jackie Biskupski joins over 200 U.S. mayors calling for bipartisan gun law reform]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski talks at the Gallivan Center in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, June 19, 2019. Biskupski on Thursday joined more than 200 mayors across the nation in signing a letter asking U.S. Senate leadership to take swift action on bipartisan gun safety legislation.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski on Thursday joined more than 200 mayors across the nation in signing a letter asking U.S. Senate leadership to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-mayor-jackie-biskupski-joins-over-200-us-mayors-calling-for-bipartisan-gun-law-reform/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2019 01:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-mayor-jackie-biskupski-joins-over-200-us-mayors-calling-for-bipartisan-gun-law-reform/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Salt Lake City mayor Jackie Biskupski joins over 200 U.S. mayors calling for bipartisan gun law reform]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski talks at the Gallivan Center in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, June 19, 2019. Biskupski on Thursday joined more than 200 mayors across the nation in signing a letter asking U.S. Senate leadership to take swift action on bipartisan gun safety legislation.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski on Thursday joined more than 200 mayors across the nation in signing a letter asking U.S. Senate leadership to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lake-city-mayor-jackie-biskupski-joins-over-200-us-mayors-calling-for-bipartisan-gun-law-reform/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2019 01:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lake-city-mayor-jackie-biskupski-joins-over-200-us-mayors-calling-for-bipartisan-gun-law-reform/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wells Fargo awards $25,000 to three programs at SUU]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Wells Fargo Foundation has awarded $25,000 to three programs &mdash; the STEM Center for Teaching and Learning, the Dixie L. Leavitt School of Business Latinx Business Scholarship and the Center for Diversity &amp; Inclusion internship program.Adobe StockCEDAR CITY &mdash; The Wells Fargo Foundation has awarded $25,000 to three Southern Utah University programs &mdash; the STEM Center for Teaching and Learning, the Dixie L. Leavitt School of Business Latinx Business Scholarship and the Cente]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/wells-fargo-awards-25000-to-three-programs-at-suu/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2019 01:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/wells-fargo-awards-25000-to-three-programs-at-suu/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Business expansions to yield over 500 new jobs]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Utah Governor&rsquo;s Office of Economic Development Board of Directors approved two new agreements that are expected to produce over 500 new jobs and generate $25 million in new state revenue through business expansion.Adobe StockSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; The board of directors of the Utah Governor's Office of Economic Development has approved two new agreements that are expected to produce over 500 new jobs and generate $25 million in new state revenue through business expansion.Intermountain]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/business-expansions-to-yield-over-500-new-jobs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2019 00:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/business-expansions-to-yield-over-500-new-jobs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge tosses lawsuit Utahn exonerated of killing his wife filed against police]]></title><description><![CDATA[Conrad Truman looks toward the spectators during a court appearance on Aug. 15, 2016.Sammy Jo HesterHeidy Truman, 25.Family photoSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A federal judge dismissed a civil rights lawsuit Thursday that an exonerated Orem man filed against the police who investigated the killing of his wife.U.S. District Judge Ted Stewart ruled that the statute of limitations had expired on one of Conrad Truman's claims and that there wasn't adequate evidence for a jury to find in his favor on others]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/judge-tosses-lawsuit-utahn-exonerated-of-killing-his-wife-filed-against-police/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Aug 2019 23:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/judge-tosses-lawsuit-utahn-exonerated-of-killing-his-wife-filed-against-police/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Report: 3 kittens killed when thrown from speeding car in eastern Utah]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police are investigating why someone threw three kittens from a speeding car, killing them and leaving them on a rural highway in eastern Utah.Stock imageSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Police are investigating why someone threw three kittens from a speeding car, killing them and leaving them on a rural highway in eastern Utah.A driver called police Thursday morning to report seeing the animals being tossed out of an older, tan-colored car on state Route 88, about 17 miles south of Vernal. When animal co]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/report-3-kittens-killed-when-thrown-from-speeding-car-in-eastern-utah/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Aug 2019 23:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/report-3-kittens-killed-when-thrown-from-speeding-car-in-eastern-utah/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why has Utah Sen. Mike Lee joined a Twitter alternative and is urging others to do the same?]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, left, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018, on prison reform legislation. A criminal justice bill passed in the Senate gives judges more discretion when sentencing some drug offenders and boosts prisoner rehabilitation efforts. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, listens at right. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)Susan Walsh, APSen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, has joined the social media platform Parler, an alternative to Twitter that has attr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/why-has-utah-sen-mike-lee-joined-a-twitter-alternative-and-is-urging-others-to-do-the-same/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Aug 2019 21:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/why-has-utah-sen-mike-lee-joined-a-twitter-alternative-and-is-urging-others-to-do-the-same/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Salt Lake teachers offered 4.1% pay hike; $46,846 starting pay under tentative deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Salt Lake teachers would receive a 4.1% pay raise and retain their step and lane system, which compensates them for years of experience and educational attainment, under the teacher association&rsquo;s tentative agreement with the school district.Stock imageSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Salt Lake teachers would receive a 4.1% pay raise and retain their step and lane system, which compensates them for years of experience and educational attainment, under the teacher association's tentative agreement wit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lake-teachers-offered-41-pay-hike-46846-starting-pay-under-tentative-deal/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Aug 2019 20:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lake-teachers-offered-41-pay-hike-46846-starting-pay-under-tentative-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A. Scott Anderson: Point of the Mountain development is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Utah]]></title><description><![CDATA[New development near the Utah State Prison in Draper is pictured on Tuesday, May 14, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsI might be showing my age, but I easily remember when the Point of the Mountain area overlapping Salt Lake and Utah counties was mostly farmland, interspersed with a few small "rural" towns like Riverton, Bluffdale, Herriman and Lehi.Today, this is Utah's fastest-growing region, exploding with growth and economic vibrancy. It is the heart of Utah's Silicon Slopes technology secto]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/a-scott-anderson-point-of-the-mountain-development-is-a-once-in-a-lifetime-opportunity-for-utah/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Aug 2019 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/a-scott-anderson-point-of-the-mountain-development-is-a-once-in-a-lifetime-opportunity-for-utah/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[International climate change report a call to action on land]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - The Brian Head Fire, pictured Friday, June 23, 2017, continues to grow and has burned more than 27,700 acres. At least 13 homes and eight out buildings have been destroyed by the fireStuart Johnson, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; An international call to action to foster better stewardship of the earth's land recommends increased investment in sustainable agriculture practices, better forestry management and enhanced protections for critical wildlife habitat.In a live-streamed press c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/international-climate-change-report-a-call-to-action-on-land/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Aug 2019 18:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/international-climate-change-report-a-call-to-action-on-land/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police: Man kidnapped and tried to rape woman in Utah]]></title><description><![CDATA[MC KorokWeber County JailROY &mdash; A man was charged Wednesday with kidnapping and attempted rape after a woman said he grabbed her while she was walking down the street in Roy, strangled her and tried to rape her.MC Korok, 19, faces charges of aggravated kidnapping, a first-degree felony, attempted rape, a second-degree felony, and aggravated assault, a third-degree felony.The woman told police that at about 2:30 a.m. on Monday that she was walking near 1751 W. 5050 South when someone pulled]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/police-man-kidnapped-and-tried-to-rape-woman-in-utah/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Aug 2019 18:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/police-man-kidnapped-and-tried-to-rape-woman-in-utah/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New statewide K-12 computer science program among first in the U.S.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pluralsight CEO Aaron Skonnard, Banyan CEO Carine Clark, Domo CEO Josh James, Qualtrics CEO Ryan Smith, Vivint CEO Todd Pedersen and InsideSales CEO Dave Elkington take the stage during the Silicon Slopes Tech Summit at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsSAP CEO Bill McDermott and Qualtrics CEO Ryan Smith speak at the Silicon Slopes Tech Summit at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/new-statewide-k-12-computer-science-program-among-first-in-the-us/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Aug 2019 16:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/new-statewide-k-12-computer-science-program-among-first-in-the-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['It was very real to me': Utahn recalls emotional scene in chaotic Times Square]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - In this May 5, 2005 file photo taxicabs speed down Broadway near the intersection of Seventh Avenue and 42nd street in New York's Times Square. A University of Utah psychology expert says collective anxiety is normal in the wake of tragedies like the mass shootings over the weekend in Texas and Ohio.Kathy Willens, Associated PressSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Herriman resident Dave Wells heard what sounded like a gunshot as he filed out of a Broadway theater in New York City after a show on Tues]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/it-was-very-real-to-me-utahn-recalls-emotional-scene-in-chaotic-times-square/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Aug 2019 05:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/it-was-very-real-to-me-utahn-recalls-emotional-scene-in-chaotic-times-square/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two Utah troopers' cars hit in separate freeway incidents]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Utah Highway Patrol trooper was rear-ended on I-215 near Redwood Road in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019.Utah Highway PatrolSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Two Utah Highway Patrol cars were hit in separate crashes on Wednesday evening.One trooper's car was rear-ended on I-215 in Salt Lake City about 6 p.m., about the same time another trooper was sideswiped on I-15 in Weber County.Neither trooper sustained significant injuries, UHP Sgt. Nick Street said.The driver who sideswiped the trooper i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/two-utah-troopers-cars-hit-in-separate-freeway-incidents/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Aug 2019 05:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/two-utah-troopers-cars-hit-in-separate-freeway-incidents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coming soon: a new Deseret News website]]></title><description><![CDATA[Learn more about forthcoming changes to the Deseret News website, which will deliver content to you faster, with a better mobile experience.Adobe StockIn the coming days, we'll launch an all-new Deseret News website. Before we introduce our new experience, I want to tell you why we're making these changes and why we hope our new site will serve you even better than the old one.What will be better about the new site?The new site will deliver content to you faster, with a better mobile experience.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/coming-soon-a-new-deseret-news-website/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Aug 2019 05:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/coming-soon-a-new-deseret-news-website/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Losing ground: Development eating land the size of football field every 30 seconds in U.S.]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new road curves through Hooper, Weber County, where patio homes will be built on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsSigns advertise land for sale in West Haven, Weber County, on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsA luxury apartment complex under construction near 3500 W. and 4000 South in West Haven, Weber County, is pictured on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsA new road, center, leads to land in Hooper, Weber County, where patio homes will be built]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/losing-ground-development-eating-land-the-size-of-football-field-every-30-seconds-in-us/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Aug 2019 03:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/losing-ground-development-eating-land-the-size-of-football-field-every-30-seconds-in-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Losing ground: Development eating land the size of football field every 30 seconds]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new road curves through Hooper, Weber County, where patio homes will be built on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsSigns advertise land for sale in West Haven, Weber County, on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsA luxury apartment complex under construction near 3500 W. and 4000 South in West Haven, Weber County, is pictured on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsA new road, center, leads to land in Hooper, Weber County, where patio homes will be built]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/losing-ground-development-eating-land-the-size-of-football-field-every-30-seconds/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Aug 2019 03:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/losing-ground-development-eating-land-the-size-of-football-field-every-30-seconds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family sues, claiming Utah facility gave resident wrong drugs that killed her]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gloria Dunn is pictured with her family. Dunn's family is suing Bel Aire Assisted Living in Orem, claiming the facility mistakenly gave Dunn chemotherapy drugs that caused her death.Dewsnup King Olsen Worel Havas MortensenOREM &mdash; A family is suing an Orem assisted living facility, claiming it mistakenly and repeatedly gave a 75-year-old woman chemotherapy medication that caused her death.The lawsuit alleges that Bel Aire Assisted Living, Select Pharmacy, and other health care providers are]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/family-sues-claiming-utah-facility-gave-resident-wrong-drugs-that-killed-her/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Aug 2019 03:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/family-sues-claiming-utah-facility-gave-resident-wrong-drugs-that-killed-her/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bureau of Land Management fighting nine northern Utah wildfires]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Lightning strikes sparked an estimated 30 wildfires throughout northwest Utah on the night of Aug. 4, 2019, Box Elder County officials said.Box Elder CountySALT LAKE CITY &mdash; The Bureau of Land Management was fighting nine wildfires &mdash; covering a total of 19,000 acres &mdash; in northern and western Utah as of Wednesday afternoon.It was a busy week for firefighters in the BLM's West Desert District, which responded to more than 50 fires caused by lightning strikes over the weeken]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/bureau-of-land-management-fighting-nine-northern-utah-wildfires/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Aug 2019 03:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/bureau-of-land-management-fighting-nine-northern-utah-wildfires/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inmate injures officer at Utah prison]]></title><description><![CDATA[A prison guard was assaulted by an inmate at the Central Utah Correctional Facility in Gunnison on Wednesday morning, the Utah Department of Corrections said.Stock ImageGUNNISON &mdash; An officer was assaulted by an inmate at the Central Utah Correctional Facility in Gunnison on Wednesday morning, the Utah Department of Corrections said.The officer received injuries that were not considered to be life-threatening, said department spokeswoman Kaitlin Felsted.Felsted said she did not know exactly]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/inmate-injures-officer-at-utah-prison/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Aug 2019 03:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/inmate-injures-officer-at-utah-prison/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inmate injures guard at Utah prison]]></title><description><![CDATA[A prison guard was assaulted by an inmate at the Central Utah Correctional Facility in Gunnison on Wednesday morning, the Utah Department of Corrections said.Stock ImageGUNNISON &mdash; A prison guard was assaulted by an inmate at the Central Utah Correctional Facility in Gunnison on Wednesday morning, the Utah Department of Corrections said.The guard received injuries that were not considered to be life-threatening, said department spokeswoman Kaitlin Felsted.Felsted said she did not know exact]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/inmate-injures-guard-at-utah-prison/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Aug 2019 03:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/inmate-injures-guard-at-utah-prison/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kids fair helps children learn how to earn and spend money]]></title><description><![CDATA[Callie Bay reaches for dollar bills in the Mountain America Credit Union Money Machine at the Kids Cash Fair at the Mountain America Exposition Center in Sandy on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsZander Boren plays Rob the Nest, a game about keeping your money safe, during the Kids Cash Fair at the Mountain America Exposition Center in Sandy on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsA child digs for coins in the Crazy Coin Count activity during the Kids Cash Fair]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/kids-fair-helps-children-learn-how-to-earn-and-spend-money/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Aug 2019 03:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/kids-fair-helps-children-learn-how-to-earn-and-spend-money/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Progress has been made,' federal monitor says in first report on UTA]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - An electric bus that will go into service later this summer is pictured at the Utah Transit Authority Park &amp; Ride in Millcreek on Friday, May 31, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; The federal monitor overseeing the Utah Transit Authority as required by a nonprosecution agreement signed more than two years ago with the U.S. Attorney's Office provided a largely positive first report Wednesday."It became clear that UTA has evolved signficantly since it first describ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/progress-has-been-made-federal-monitor-says-in-first-report-on-uta/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Aug 2019 03:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/progress-has-been-made-federal-monitor-says-in-first-report-on-uta/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slow ballot returns trouble Utah clerks only days away from primary]]></title><description><![CDATA[Election coordinator Michael Fife prepares to put primary ballots into a counting machine at the Salt Lake County Government Center in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsPrimary ballots are processed at the Salt Lake County Government Center in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsSalt Lake County Clerk Sherrie Swensen discusses the counting process for mail-in ballots at the clerk's office in Salt Lake City on Wednesday,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/slow-ballot-returns-trouble-utah-clerks-only-days-away-from-primary/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Aug 2019 02:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/slow-ballot-returns-trouble-utah-clerks-only-days-away-from-primary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jim Dabakis only Salt Lake mayor candidate holding onto cash ahead of primary election]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Numerous flags blow in the breeze at the City County Building July 15, 2005 for Child Abuse Prevention. Former state Sen. Jim Dabakis &mdash; a likely frontrunner according to recent polls &mdash; is the candidate with the most cash-on-hand, having only spent $124,000 of his $295,000, leaving him roughly $171,000 heading into the primary.FILE - Candidates for the 2019 Salt Lake City mayor&rsquo;s raceFILE - The SLC city county building silhoutted against the moon set.Jeffrey D. Allred, De]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/jim-dabakis-only-salt-lake-mayor-candidate-holding-onto-cash-ahead-of-primary-election/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Aug 2019 02:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/jim-dabakis-only-salt-lake-mayor-candidate-holding-onto-cash-ahead-of-primary-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[STRT will combine housing, work and funding access in novel new developments]]></title><description><![CDATA[Salt Lake startup STRT is aiming to merge co-living, co-working, accelerator services and capital access under one roof, eliminating the need for new business founders to gather these critical resources on their own.STRTSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Can combining a vibrant workspace, creative co-workers, veteran mentors and handy access to financiers lead to alchemical magic for a business startup?And what if you add an affordable residence to the mix, too?That's the idea driving STRT, a Salt Lake star]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/strt-will-combine-housing-work-and-funding-access-in-novel-new-developments/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Aug 2019 02:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/strt-will-combine-housing-work-and-funding-access-in-novel-new-developments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Salt Lake City Council candidate disqualified for finance reporting issue]]></title><description><![CDATA[A candidate for Salt Lake City Council has been disqualified due to a campaign finance reporting issue, the city recorder's office announced Wednesday.Stock ImageSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A candidate for Salt Lake City Council has been disqualified due to a campaign finance reporting issue, the city recorder's office announced Wednesday.Michael Iverson, a candidate in District 4, failed to submit his pre-primary campaign finance report on time, assistant city recorder Nicole Smedley said. The repor]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lake-city-council-candidate-disqualified-for-finance-reporting-issue/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Aug 2019 00:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lake-city-council-candidate-disqualified-for-finance-reporting-issue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jordan School District administrators assemble care kits for students]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kathe Riding, Principal at Majestic Elementary School, center, joins other administrators from the Jordan School District as they work together putting hygiene kits, principal pantry meals and backpacks and school supplies, that will be given to the district&rsquo;s students, at South Hills Middle School in Riverton on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsJordan School District administrators put together hygiene kits, pantry meals and backpacks with school supplies at South Hills]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/jordan-school-district-administrators-assemble-care-kits-for-students/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2019 23:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/jordan-school-district-administrators-assemble-care-kits-for-students/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah charter school students 5 times more likely to get chickenpox, report says]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - A report from the Utah Department of Health finds that vaccination rates for students at Utah charter schools are lower than those at public schools, meaning charter students are five times more likely than public school students to get chickenpox.Adobe StockSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Vaccination rates for students attending Utah charter schools are lower than those attending Utah public schools, a new report from the Utah Department of Health says.Because there are more students in Utah char]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-charter-school-students-5-times-more-likely-to-get-chickenpox-report-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2019 20:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-charter-school-students-5-times-more-likely-to-get-chickenpox-report-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Search underway for the bodies of missing Utah mother, son after ex-boyfriend's confession]]></title><description><![CDATA[Maria Almiron, grandmother of 3-year-old Gabriel Almiron, left, and Brenda Marsh, mother of Emily Almiron, Gabriel&rsquo;s mother, embrace after speaking at a press conference at Orem City Hall on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019. On Tuesday, a plea deal was reached with Christopher Poulson, who admitted to killing Emily and Gabriel between Sept. 8 and 9 in 2015. As part of his plea bargain, Poulson agreed to help police find their bodies.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsBrenda Marsh, mother of Emily Almiron a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/search-underway-for-the-bodies-of-missing-utah-mother-son-after-ex-boyfriends-confession/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2019 19:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/search-underway-for-the-bodies-of-missing-utah-mother-son-after-ex-boyfriends-confession/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jazz president named new CEO for Larry H. Miller Group]]></title><description><![CDATA[Steve Starks, president of Larry H. Miller Sports and Entertainment and Utah Jazz, talks to the media at the Zions Bank Basketball Center in Salt Lake City on May 9, 2017. On Wednesday, Starks was named as the new CEO of the Larry H. Miller Group.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsSANDY &mdash; The Larry H. Miller Group is naming Utah Jazz President Steve Starks as its new CEO effective Aug. 12.Starks will leave his position as president of the Jazz and LHM Sports &amp; Entertainment to assume his new]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/jazz-president-named-new-ceo-for-larry-h-miller-group/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2019 19:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/jazz-president-named-new-ceo-for-larry-h-miller-group/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah pawn shop manager charged with buying obviously stolen items]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - After a yearlong investigation, criminal charges have been filed against a pawn shop manager accused of turning a blind eye to buying items that police say were obviously stolen.Stock imageWEST JORDAN &mdash; After a yearlong investigation, criminal charges have been filed against a pawn shop manager accused of turning a blind eye to buying items that police say were obviously stolen.John "Johnny" Michael Jones, 40, of West Jordan, was charged last week in 3rd District Court with engaging]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-pawn-shop-manager-charged-with-buying-obviously-stolen-items/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2019 18:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-pawn-shop-manager-charged-with-buying-obviously-stolen-items/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Salt Lake smash-off: How do Shake Shack’s burgers compare to Salt Lake’s?]]></title><description><![CDATA[ShackBurger from Shake Shack before a burger taste test at the Deseret News in the Triad Center in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsCourt Mann scores a burger as he taste tests at the Deseret News office in the Triad Center in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsShackBurger from Shake Shack before a burger taste test at the Deseret News in the Triad Center in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsHam]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lake-smash-off-how-do-shake-shacks-burgers-compare-to-salt-lakes/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2019 17:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lake-smash-off-how-do-shake-shacks-burgers-compare-to-salt-lakes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jay Evensen: Ending mass murders &mdash; this generation's moonshot]]></title><description><![CDATA[People grieve during the Hope Border Institute prayer vigil Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019 in El Paso, Texas, a day after a mass shooting at a Walmart store. (Mark Lambie//The El Paso Times via AP)APSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Mass shootings make up a small portion of the total gun deaths in the United States each year. In 2016, 71 people died in one, compared with 14,415 in other firearm-related murders, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Mother Jones.But these statistics and comp]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/jay-evensen-ending-mass-murders-mdash-this-generations-moonshot/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2019 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/jay-evensen-ending-mass-murders-mdash-this-generations-moonshot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Loud noise 'like a gunshot' causes chaos at Utah mall]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gretel KauffmanA falling sign that made a gunshot-like noise caused panic at the Valley Fair Mall in West Valley City on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019.Tanner Siegworth, Deseret NewsA falling sign that made a gunshot-like noise caused panic at the Valley Fair Mall in West Valley City on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019.Tanner Siegworth, Deseret NewsWEST VALLEY CITY &mdash; A falling sign that made a gunshot-like sound caused mass panic at the Valley Fair Mall on Tuesday night.A sign fell over during a concert at th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/loud-noise-like-a-gunshot-causes-chaos-at-utah-mall/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2019 06:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/loud-noise-like-a-gunshot-causes-chaos-at-utah-mall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Districts get an earful on tax increases, but 3 Utah boards OK teacher pay raises]]></title><description><![CDATA[Members of the Jordan School District&rsquo;s Board of Education listen to public comment from Michael Stone as they hold a truth in taxation hearing at Riverton High School in Riverton on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019. The board voted to raise property taxes to boost teacher salaries.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsMembers of the public address the Jordan School District&rsquo;s Board of Education members during a truth in taxation hearing at Riverton High School in Riverton on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019. The bo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/districts-get-an-earful-on-tax-increases-but-3-utah-boards-ok-teacher-pay-raises/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2019 05:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/districts-get-an-earful-on-tax-increases-but-3-utah-boards-ok-teacher-pay-raises/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah Supreme Court rejects challenge to medical marijuana law that replaced Prop. 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Marijuana plants growing at GB Sciences Louisiana, in Baton Rouge, La., Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019. The Utah Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a petition that sought to overturn the state law that replaced Proposition 2, the ballot initiative to legalize medical marijuana.Gerald Herbert, Associated PressSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; The Utah Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a petition that sought to overturn the state law that replaced Proposition 2, the ballot initiative to legalize medical marijua]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-supreme-court-rejects-challenge-to-medical-marijuana-law-that-replaced-prop-2/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2019 03:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-supreme-court-rejects-challenge-to-medical-marijuana-law-that-replaced-prop-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utahn admits killing his ex and her son, agrees to help find their remains]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - In this undated photo released by the Cache County Sheriff's Office shows Christopher Richard Poulson in Logan , Utah. Poulson has been charged with two counts of aggravated murder in the deaths of his girlfriend Emily Almiron and her 3-year-old son, Gabriel.Cache County Sheriff's Office via APAMERICAN FORK &mdash; Nearly four years after their disappearance, the families of Emily Quijano Almiron and her three-year-old son Gabriel now know how they died.Almiron's ex-boyfriend admitted Tue]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahn-admits-killing-his-ex-and-her-son-agrees-to-help-find-their-remains/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2019 03:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahn-admits-killing-his-ex-and-her-son-agrees-to-help-find-their-remains/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Utah doctors are saying about vaping]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aubree Butterfield, who was recently treated at the University of Utah Hospital for lipoid pneumonia linked to vaping, puts on her oxygen tube after changing her oxygen tank while at her parents' home in Brigham City on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019. Earlier in the day, Butterfield joined doctors in discussing the dangers of vaping during a press conference at the Salt Lake hospital.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsAubree Butterfield listens as Alexander Mitchell during a press conference at the Universit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/what-utah-doctors-are-saying-about-vaping/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2019 02:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/what-utah-doctors-are-saying-about-vaping/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Herbert taps new policy director, communications director]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gordon LarsenUtah Governor's OfficeAnna LehnardtUtah Governor's OfficeSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Gov. Gary Herbert on Tuesday named Gordon Larsen as his policy director and Anna Lehnardt as communications director.The move follows the departure of Paul Edwards as the governor's deputy chief of staff for policy and strategic communications. Edwards stepped down in July to become director of the Wheatley Institution at Brigham Young University.Larsen served as Herbert's director of federal affairs sin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/herbert-taps-new-policy-director-communications-director/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2019 02:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/herbert-taps-new-policy-director-communications-director/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teen to serve 30 days in death of homeless man]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Logan teenager who fatally shoved a homeless man who he wrongly suspected of groping his sister will serve 30 days in juvenile detention.Stock imageLOGAN &mdash; A Logan teenager who fatally shoved a homeless man who he wrongly suspected of groping his sister will serve 30 days in juvenile detention.The Herald Journal reports authorities have said the 17-year-old pushed Fife on April 23, after his sister said the man had touched her inappropriately on a bus.Police have said Fife died after hit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/teen-to-serve-30-days-in-death-of-homeless-man/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2019 01:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/teen-to-serve-30-days-in-death-of-homeless-man/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah coaches, trainers have game plan to beat the blistering heat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Isaiah Pulu tries to breathe through the cold as he sits in an ice bath after football practice at Highland High School in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019. The ice bath is kept by the field during practice in case a player needs an emergency cool down, but players also use it to sooth muscles and cool off after practice.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsMitchell McKay, Intermountain Healthcare's head athletic trainer for Highland High School, measures the temperature of the turf, with noticeab]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-coaches-trainers-have-game-plan-to-beat-the-blistering-heat/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2019 01:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-coaches-trainers-have-game-plan-to-beat-the-blistering-heat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jon Huntsman resigning as U.S. ambassador to Russia; is set to consider run for Utah governor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ambassador Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. is interviewed at the Spaso House in Moscow on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018.Ravell Call, Deseret NewsFILE - Ambassador Jon M. Huntsman Jr. walks in Moscow, Russia on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018, on his way to work at the Embassy of the United States of America.Ravell Call, Deseret NewsAmbassador Jon M. Huntsman Jr. walks into the U.S. Embassyin Moscow on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018.Ravell Call, Deseret NewsAmbassador Jon M. Huntsman Jr. walks in Moscow, Russia on Wednesda]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/jon-huntsman-resigning-as-us-ambassador-to-russia-is-set-to-consider-run-for-utah-governor/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2019 01:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/jon-huntsman-resigning-as-us-ambassador-to-russia-is-set-to-consider-run-for-utah-governor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After alarming number of road fatalities, officials caution Utah motorists to remain alert]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - UDOT is using electronic signs in hopes more people will notice and heed the safety messages.Brandon Whitworth, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; After the deadliest weekend on Utah roads so far this summer, officials are warning motorist to remain vigilant as the 100 deadliest days of summer are in full swing.When compared to summer of 2017 and 2018, the state has been on track this year to seeing a decrease in road fatalities. However, Utah Highway Patrol Col. Mike Rapich said this wee]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/after-alarming-number-of-road-fatalities-officials-caution-utah-motorists-to-remain-alert/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2019 01:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/after-alarming-number-of-road-fatalities-officials-caution-utah-motorists-to-remain-alert/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utahn who planned 'granddaddy' power outage headed to prison for shooting out substation]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Escalante man who investigators say had plans to knock out power to the West Coast was sentenced to prison Tuesday for shooting at a substation, causing blackouts in two southern Utah counties.Stock imageSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; An Escalante man who investigators say had plans to knock out power to the West Coast was sentenced to prison Tuesday for shooting at a substation, causing blackouts in two southern Utah counties.A federal judge sentenced Stephen Plato McRae, 59, to eight years behind b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahn-who-planned-granddaddy-power-outage-headed-to-prison-for-shooting-out-substation/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2019 01:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahn-who-planned-granddaddy-power-outage-headed-to-prison-for-shooting-out-substation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman pushes window out of Frontrunner, jumps from train, charges state]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - A FrontRunner train zips past 2600 South near 40 West in Woods Cross on Monday, Oct. 1, 2018.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsFARMINGTON &mdash; A woman pushed the emergency windows out of a Frontrunner train and jumped while it was moving, according to charging documents.Meghan Jane Messegee, 26, of Murray, was charged Tuesday in 2nd District Court with criminal mischief, a second-degree felony.On July 10, Messegee boarded a Frontrunner train in Davis County headed into Salt Lake City, when sh]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/woman-pushes-window-out-of-frontrunner-jumps-from-train-charges-state/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2019 00:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/woman-pushes-window-out-of-frontrunner-jumps-from-train-charges-state/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monthlong Get to the River Festival celebrates the Jordan River]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kendal Scott and Natalie Kane canoe on the Jordan River during the kickoff of the Get to the River Festival in Taylorsville on Friday, Sept. 7, 2018.Laura Seitz, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; The Get to the River Festival &mdash; a monthlong series of community events centered on the Jordan River and Jordan River Parkway &mdash; will take place during September.During that time, cities and counties along the river will host events near their section that help celebrate, protect and restore]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/monthlong-get-to-the-river-festival-celebrates-the-jordan-river/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/monthlong-get-to-the-river-festival-celebrates-the-jordan-river/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From contamination to commercial hubs, how EPA Superfund sites are being transformed]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Sharon Steel site in Midvale is pictured on Friday, Aug. 12, 2011. The site was taken off the EPA Superfund list in 2015. The area is now filled with homes, commercial development and a park.Scott G. Winterton, Deseret NewsThe Sharon Steel site in Midvale is pictured on Friday, Aug. 12, 2011. The site was taken off the EPA Superfund list in 2015. The area is now filled with homes, commercial development and a park.Scott G. Winterton, Deseret NewsThe Jordan River flows past the old smelter ar]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/from-contamination-to-commercial-hubs-how-epa-superfund-sites-are-being-transformed/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 22:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/from-contamination-to-commercial-hubs-how-epa-superfund-sites-are-being-transformed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jordan River Commission offering $2 per pound ‘bounty’ for puncturevine]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Scott Granger, Salt Lake City Trails &amp; Natural Lands district supervisor, pulls out a puncturevine Thursday, Sept. 6, 2017, along the Jordan River Parkway in Salt Lake City. The Jordan River Commission is offering $2 per pound "bounty" for the removal of puncturevine along the river.Jay Dortzbach, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; The Jordan River Commission is offering $2 per pound "bounty" for the removal of puncturevine along the river.The noxious weed has sharp burs that puncture]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/jordan-river-commission-offering-2-per-pound-bounty-for-puncturevine/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 21:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/jordan-river-commission-offering-2-per-pound-bounty-for-puncturevine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charges refiled against Utah man accused of touching young girls at church]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Saying that the alleged victims are now willing to cooperate, charges were re-filed Tuesday against a man accused of inappropriately touching two young girls at church.Stock imagePROVO &mdash; Saying that the alleged victims are now willing to cooperate, prosecutors have refiled criminal charges against a Provo man accused of inappropriately touching two young girls at church.Damaso Rene Plazola, 41, was charged Tuesday in 4th District Court with four counts of sexual abuse of a child, a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/charges-refiled-against-utah-man-accused-of-touching-young-girls-at-church/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 21:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/charges-refiled-against-utah-man-accused-of-touching-young-girls-at-church/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah pawn shop owner charged with buying obviously stolen items]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - After a yearlong investigation, criminal charges have been filed against a pawn shop owner accused of turning a blind eye to buying items that police say were obviously stolen.Stock imageWEST JORDAN &mdash; After a yearlong investigation, criminal charges have been filed against a pawn shop owner accused of turning a blind eye to buying items that police say were obviously stolen.John "Johnny" Michael Jones, 40, of West Jordan, was charged last week in 3rd District Court with engaging in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-pawn-shop-owner-charged-with-buying-obviously-stolen-items/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 21:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-pawn-shop-owner-charged-with-buying-obviously-stolen-items/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deseret News adds former CNN senior producer to staff]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jill Adly is joining the Deseret News in the role of director of strategic reach and development. She has spent the past 18 years at CNN, most recently as the senior editorial producer for CNN&rsquo;s "Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer."Jeremy FreemanSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Jill Chappell Adly is joining the Deseret News in the role of director of strategic reach and development to further extend the reach and influence of its groundbreaking in-depth news coverage and commentary.Chappell Adly has s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/deseret-news-adds-former-cnn-senior-producer-to-staff/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 20:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/deseret-news-adds-former-cnn-senior-producer-to-staff/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How a class this Utahn took on her honeymoon landed her a spot at Craft Lake City]]></title><description><![CDATA[DeAnna Von Halle with her booth at a different craft market. Von Halle has made friends at many craft markets and they see each other at different events.Provided by DeAnna Von HalleDeAnna Von Halle is the woman behind Calico Canoe, a macrame craft business. Her work includes decorations, key chains and wall hangings.Provided by DeAnna Von HalleVon Halle sells her work at various local craft markets, including this year's Craft Lake City DIY Festival, where she is a first-time vendor.Provided by]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/how-a-class-this-utahn-took-on-her-honeymoon-landed-her-a-spot-at-craft-lake-city/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/how-a-class-this-utahn-took-on-her-honeymoon-landed-her-a-spot-at-craft-lake-city/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One person killed in officer-involved shooting in Salt Lake City]]></title><description><![CDATA[Salt Lake City Police Chief Mike Brown works at the scene of an officer-involved shooting near 700 South and 300 East in Salt Lake City on Monday, Aug. 5, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsPeople sit on the front steps of an apartment building and watch Salt Lake police work at the scene of an officer-involved shooting near 700 South and 300 East in Salt Lake City on Monday, Aug. 5, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsSalt Lake City police work at the scene of an officer-involved shooting near 700 S]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/one-person-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting-in-salt-lake-city/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 06:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/one-person-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting-in-salt-lake-city/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[12 of the best Deseret News photos from July]]></title><description><![CDATA[Avery Hayes, 10, cries with her mother Arwen Fuller during a vigil for MacKenzie Lueck organized by the Associated Students of the University of Utah on the Union lawn at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on Monday, July 1, 2019.Silas Walker, Deseret NewsReal Salt Lake forward Sam Johnson (50) battles Columbus Crew defender Aboubacar Keita (30) for the ball as Real Salt Lake and Columbus Crew play a Major League Soccer game at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy on Wednesday, July 3, 2019.Scott G]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/12-of-the-best-deseret-news-photos-from-july/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 05:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/12-of-the-best-deseret-news-photos-from-july/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unified police, firefighters enjoy a Night Out Against Crime in Magna]]></title><description><![CDATA[Susan Anderson leaps into the Extreme Challenge during the Night Out Against Crime at Pleasant Green Park in Magna on Monday, Aug. 5, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsBentley Miramontes, who wants to be a firefighter, high-fives Unified firefighter Keloni Kamalani during a Night Out Against Crime at Pleasant Green Park in Magna on Monday, Aug. 5, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsSusan Anderson and MaryAnn Anderson go down a giant inflatable slide during the Night Out Against Crime at Pleasant Gr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/unified-police-firefighters-enjoy-a-night-out-against-crime-in-magna/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 05:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/unified-police-firefighters-enjoy-a-night-out-against-crime-in-magna/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All syllabuses for University of Utah classes will include safety messages]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Associated Students of the University of Utah President Connor Morgan and ASUU Senate Chairwoman Kaitlin McLean, present proposed safety language for all course syllabuses to the U.'s Academic Senate in April 2019.University of UtahFILE - Students pass a call box near the Legacy bridge at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsFILE - Matt and Jill McCluskey hold hands during a press conference at the offices of Siegfried and Jensen in Murray on Thursday, J]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/all-syllabuses-for-university-of-utah-classes-will-include-safety-messages/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 04:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/all-syllabuses-for-university-of-utah-classes-will-include-safety-messages/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Newly incorporated town of Brighton to hold first municipal election]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brighton is pictured from the air on Monday, Aug. 5, 2019. Brighton is preparing to hold its first municipal election after voting to incorporate in November.Colter Peterson, Deseret NewsA car drives past a sign at the entrance of Brighton on Monday, Aug. 5, 2019. Brighton is preparing to hold its first municipal election after voting to incorporate in November.Colter Peterson, Deseret NewsA view looking down on Brighton on Monday, Aug. 5, 2019. Brighton is preparing to hold its first municipal]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/newly-incorporated-town-of-brighton-to-hold-first-municipal-election/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 03:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/newly-incorporated-town-of-brighton-to-hold-first-municipal-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah death-row inmate back in court over trial questions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Douglas Lovell is pictured during an evidentiary hearing in Ogden on Monday Aug. 5, 2019. A jury in 2015 sentenced Lovell to be executed for killing 39-year-old Joyce Yost in 1985. Lovell is appealing the decision.Trent NelsonDouglas Lovell is escorted into a courtroom in Ogden for an evidentiary hearing on Monday Aug. 5, 2019. A jury in 2015 sentenced Lovell to be executed for killing 39-year-old Joyce Yost in 1985. Lovell is appealing the decision.Trent NelsonUtah Assistant Attorney General Ma]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-death-row-inmate-back-in-court-over-trial-questions/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 03:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-death-row-inmate-back-in-court-over-trial-questions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Even support from President Trump doesn't 'seal the deal' for a Utah red flag law, lawmaker says]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Rep. Steve Handy, R-Layton, speaks at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, June 20, 2018.Spenser Heaps, Deseret NewsPresident Donald Trump speaks about the mass shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio, in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, Monday, Aug. 5, 2019, in Washington.Evan Vucci, Associated PressFILE - Rep. Cory Maloy, R-Lehi answers a question during a town hall at the University of Utah's Hinckley Institute of Politics on the so-called red flag gun laws]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/even-support-from-president-trump-doesnt-seal-the-deal-for-a-utah-red-flag-law-lawmaker-says/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 02:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/even-support-from-president-trump-doesnt-seal-the-deal-for-a-utah-red-flag-law-lawmaker-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Case of Utah deputy facing charges in family dispute moved to new county]]></title><description><![CDATA[An ongoing court case against a Millard County sheriff's deputy accused of retaliating against a witness &mdash; one of his own family members &mdash; has been moved to neighboring Juab County.Stock ImageSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; An ongoing court case against a Millard County sheriff's deputy accused of retaliating against a witness &mdash; one of his own family members &mdash; has been moved to neighboring Juab County.The legal proceedings against Clete Carter, 43, of Fillmore, have been going on]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/case-of-utah-deputy-facing-charges-in-family-dispute-moved-to-new-county/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 02:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/case-of-utah-deputy-facing-charges-in-family-dispute-moved-to-new-county/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah Inland Port Authority asks judge to deny mayor's request to push pause on port]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Mayor Jackie Biskupski addresses the major challenges and opportunities facing the city in her fourth State of the City speech at East High School in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019.Silas Walker, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; After Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski asked a judge to push pause on the Utah Inland Port Authority's work while her lawsuit is hashed out in court, port attorneys have now asked the judge to deny her request.In a court filing in response to Bisk]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-inland-port-authority-asks-judge-to-deny-mayors-request-to-push-pause-on-port/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 02:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-inland-port-authority-asks-judge-to-deny-mayors-request-to-push-pause-on-port/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lightning sparks dozens of wildfires in northern Utah]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lightning strikes sparked an estimated 30 wildfires throughout northwest Utah on the night of Aug. 4, 2019, Box Elder County officials said.Box Elder CountyLightning strikes sparked an estimated 30 wildfires throughout northwest Utah on the night of Aug. 4, 2019, Box Elder County officials said.Box Elder CountyBRIGHAM CITY &mdash; Lightning strikes on Sunday night sparked an estimated 30 wildfires throughout northwest Utah, Box Elder County officials said.Roughly 15 fire engines worked through t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/lightning-sparks-dozens-of-wildfires-in-northern-utah/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 01:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/lightning-sparks-dozens-of-wildfires-in-northern-utah/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weber County mosquitos test positive for West Nile bug]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - In this Wednesday, June 3, 2009 file photo, adult mosquitoes are seen through a fluorescence microscope at the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute's Insect Transformation Facility in Rockville, Md.Jacquelyn Martin, Associated PressOGDEN &mdash; Mosquitos in four areas of Weber County tested positive for West Nile virus last week, officials said.The locations where mosquitos in traps tested positive for the virus were West Weber in the area of 400 S. 3600 West; Pleasant View in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/weber-county-mosquitos-test-positive-for-west-nile-bug/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 01:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/weber-county-mosquitos-test-positive-for-west-nile-bug/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is the Utah governor's race in the future for Spencer Eccles?]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Spencer P. Eccles speaks during Roseman University of Health Sciences' new College of Dental Medicine in South Jordan on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011.Ravell Call, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A local businessman and an adviser to Gov. Gary Herbert on economic issues said Monday he is toying with a run at the governor's office in 2020.If so, Spencer P. Eccles, would become one of three members of prominent Utah families who are rumored to want the governor's chair.Others include Jon Hunts]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/is-the-utah-governors-race-in-the-future-for-spencer-eccles/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 00:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/is-the-utah-governors-race-in-the-future-for-spencer-eccles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is the Utah governor's race in the future for Spence Eccles?]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Spencer P. Eccles speaks during Roseman University of Health Sciences' new College of Dental Medicine in South Jordan on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011.Ravell Call, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A local businessman and an adviser to Gov. Gary Herbert on economic issues said Monday he is toying with a run at the governor's office in 2020.If so, Spencer P. Eccles, would become one of three members of prominent Utah families who are rumored to want the governor's chair.Others include Jon Hunts]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/is-the-utah-governors-race-in-the-future-for-spence-eccles/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 00:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/is-the-utah-governors-race-in-the-future-for-spence-eccles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than $1M in meth taken off streets in 2 southern Utah busts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two people were arrested and a significant quantity of methamphetamine was seized by Utah Highway Patrol troopers near Cedar City on Sunday.Stock imageSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Two people were arrested and a significant quantity of methamphetamine was seized by Utah Highway Patrol troopers near Cedar City on Sunday.The bust happened just 3 miles from where the UHP made an even bigger meth bust just a few weeks ago. Between the two incidents, five people were taken into custody and more than $1 mill]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/more-than-1m-in-meth-taken-off-streets-in-2-southern-utah-busts/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 23:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/more-than-1m-in-meth-taken-off-streets-in-2-southern-utah-busts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah among states calling for Congress to remove barriers to treating opioid addiction]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - This June 17, 2019, file photo shows 5-mg pills of Oxycodone. Two Ohio counties are asking a judge to find that drugmakers and distributors were not allowed to ship suspicious orders of controlled substances to pharmacies. If a judge sides with the request from Cuyahoga and Summit counties, it would clear the way for the governments to assert that drug companies ignored the regulations as a nationwide opioid crisis continued to grow. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)Keith Srakocic, Associat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-among-states-calling-for-congress-to-remove-barriers-to-treating-opioid-addiction/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 22:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-among-states-calling-for-congress-to-remove-barriers-to-treating-opioid-addiction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Semitrailer crashes in Parleys Canyon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emergency crews work to move a semitrailer out of the westbound lanes of I-80 near the Mountain Dell exit after the vehicle overturned in Parleys Canyon on Monday, Aug. 5, 2019.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsEmergency crews work to move a semitrailer out of the westbound lanes of I-80 near the Mountain Dell exit after the vehicle overturned in Parleys Canyon on Monday, Aug. 5, 2019.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsEmergency crews work to move a semitrailer out of the westbound lanes of I-80 near the Mount]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/semitrailer-crashes-in-parleys-canyon/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 20:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/semitrailer-crashes-in-parleys-canyon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet the BYU student who went to Hellfire and back — twice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alexa Lindberg, a 20-year-old mechanical engineering student at BYU, spent about 75 hours building her rocket, which had a successful certification launch during the Utah Rocket Club's 24th annual Hellfire event out on the Bonneville Salt Flats.Provided by Alexa LindbergAlexa Lindberg, a 20-year-old mechanical engineering student at BYU, spent about 75 hours building her rocket, which had a successful certification launch during the Utah Rocket Club's 24th annual Hellfire event out on the Bonnev]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/meet-the-byu-student-who-went-to-hellfire-and-back-twice/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 19:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/meet-the-byu-student-who-went-to-hellfire-and-back-twice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos: A bolt out of the blue — Mother Nature puts on her own fireworks show]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lightning flashes over Herriman on Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsLightning flashes over Herriman on Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsLightning flashes over Herriman on Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsLightning flashes over Herriman on Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsLightning flashes over Herriman on Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsLightning flashes over Herriman on Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019.Scott G W]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-a-bolt-out-of-the-blue-mother-nature-puts-on-her-own-fireworks-show/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 19:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-a-bolt-out-of-the-blue-mother-nature-puts-on-her-own-fireworks-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police find drugs, 24 guns in home of Utah man shooting at trees, charges state]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man who said he was trying to shoot the people he believed were living in his trees now faces 32 felonies after police found a large amount of guns and drugs in his residence, according to charging documents.Stock imageSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A man who said he was trying to shoot the people he believed were living in his trees now faces 32 felonies after police found a large amount of guns and drugs in his residence, according to charging documents.Timmy Andrew Gurule, 64, of Salt Lake City, wa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/police-find-drugs-24-guns-in-home-of-utah-man-shooting-at-trees-charges-state/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 19:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/police-find-drugs-24-guns-in-home-of-utah-man-shooting-at-trees-charges-state/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Even support from President Trump doesn't 'seal the deal' for a Utah red flag gun law, lawmaker says]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Rep. Steve Handy, R-Layton, speaks at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, June 20, 2018.Spenser Heaps, Deseret NewsPresident Donald Trump speaks about the mass shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio, in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, Monday, Aug. 5, 2019, in Washington.Evan Vucci, Associated PressSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; The Utah legislator who sponsored a failed "red flag" law to get guns away from someone threatening to harm themselves or others said Monda]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/even-support-from-president-trump-doesnt-seal-the-deal-for-a-utah-red-flag-gun-law-lawmaker-says/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 19:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/even-support-from-president-trump-doesnt-seal-the-deal-for-a-utah-red-flag-gun-law-lawmaker-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Innovative watercraft, ski systems give those with spinal cord injuries freedom]]></title><description><![CDATA[Derek Sundquist, center, controls a sailboat while nurse Jolene Grovum laughs in one of the outrigger seats while sailing on East Canyon Reservoir in East Canyon State Park on Thursday, July 18, 2019. The sailboat is equipped with technology that allows Sundquist, a quadriplegic, to control the speed and direction of the craft with blows and sucks through a straw.Colter Peterson, Deseret NewsDerek Sundquist, back, sails on East Canyon Reservoir in East Canyon State Park with Tetradapt Initiative]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/innovative-watercraft-ski-systems-give-those-with-spinal-cord-injuries-freedom/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/innovative-watercraft-ski-systems-give-those-with-spinal-cord-injuries-freedom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sen. Mitt Romney calls for government action, legislation in wake of mass shootings]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Senator Mitt Romney, R-Utah, attends the HELP Hearing: Implementing the 21st Century Cures Act on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on March 26, 2019.Cheryl Diaz Meyer, for the Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Vowing to be a "constructive voice," Sen. Mitt Romney called for government action and legislation in the wake of "senseless" mass shootings in California, Texas and Ohio in the past week.In addition, the Utah Republican called for a greater commitment to racial equality.Romney sa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/sen-mitt-romney-calls-for-government-action-legislation-in-wake-of-mass-shootings/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 17:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/sen-mitt-romney-calls-for-government-action-legislation-in-wake-of-mass-shootings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Salt Lake firefighters battle 2 blazes within 12 hours]]></title><description><![CDATA[Salt Lake firefighters work to clean up after an early morning fire ripped through the Premium Auto Parts Inc. building at 1725 N. Chicago Street in Salt Lake City on Monday, Aug. 5, 2019.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsSalt Lake firefighters work to clean up after an early morning fire ripped through the Premium Auto Parts Inc. building at 1725 N. Chicago Street in Salt Lake City on Monday, Aug. 5, 2019.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsA scorched vehicle sits inside the Premium Auto Parts Inc. building at]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lake-firefighters-battle-2-blazes-within-12-hours/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 16:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lake-firefighters-battle-2-blazes-within-12-hours/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-professor claims wrongful termination in lawsuit against Utah Valley University]]></title><description><![CDATA[A former Utah Valley University professor has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against the school after he was investigated for allegations of gender discrimination in the classroom and retaliating against the students who reported him to the Title IX Office.Stock imageOREM &mdash; A former Utah Valley University professor has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against the school after he was investigated for allegations of gender discrimination in the classroom and retaliating against the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/ex-professor-claims-wrongful-termination-in-lawsuit-against-utah-valley-university/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/ex-professor-claims-wrongful-termination-in-lawsuit-against-utah-valley-university/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lights out? Utah woman fears development will scare fireflies away]]></title><description><![CDATA[Diane Garcia stand in her Spanish Fork field on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019. Garcia's field is known for the thousands of fireflies found there in June. Garcia fears a new development in the field across from hers will have an adverse effect on the creatures.Steve Breinholt, Deseret NewsIn this one hour exposure photo taken June 22, 2009, and provided by Steve Irvine, fireflies fly in front of his home in Big Bay, Ontario in Canada.Steve IrvineDiane Garcia Spanish Fork field, known for the thousands]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/lights-out-utah-woman-fears-development-will-scare-fireflies-away/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/lights-out-utah-woman-fears-development-will-scare-fireflies-away/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah family loses home, belongings in fire]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Grantsville couple lost their home and belongings in a fire on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019.MaKell BrownGRANTSVILLE &mdash; A Grantsville couple lost their home and all their belongings Saturday evening in a fire, family members said.Rodney and Rebecca Hammond were at their home, 365 S. Cooley St., when it went up in flames."I heard somebody pounding on the door and I ran upstairs and they said your house is on fire," Rebecca Hammond recalled. None of the house's fire alarms went off, she said.She y]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-family-loses-home-belongings-in-fire/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 05:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-family-loses-home-belongings-in-fire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fire destroys 25,000-square-foot Holladay home]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fire crews mop up a fire in a large house at 6085 S. Tolcate Woods Lane in Holladay on Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019. With fire on all floors and the house falling apart, fire crews were forced to pull out and fight the fire defensively.Colter Peterson, Deseret NewsFire crews mop up a fire in a large house at 6085 S. Tolcate Woods Lane in Holladay on Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019. With fire on all floors and the house falling apart, fire crews were forced to pull out and fight the fire defensively.Colter Peterson]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/fire-destroys-25000-square-foot-holladay-home/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 04:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/fire-destroys-25000-square-foot-holladay-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Firefighters extinguish blaze at vacant Salt Lake building near Seven Peaks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Salt Lake firefighters begin their cleanup after responding to a fire in an abandoned building at the old Seven Peaks Water Park near 1700 South and 1100 West on Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsA water line is connected to a hydrant as Salt Lake firefighters respond to a fire in an abandoned building at the old Seven Peaks Water Park near 1700 South and 1100 West on Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsSalt Lake firefighters begin their cleanup after responding]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/firefighters-extinguish-blaze-at-vacant-salt-lake-building-near-seven-peaks/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 04:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/firefighters-extinguish-blaze-at-vacant-salt-lake-building-near-seven-peaks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos: Summer Sunday in the park]]></title><description><![CDATA[Geese stand on the shore as boaters enjoy the day on the pond at Liberty Park on Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsA group of geese follow a boat as the boaters enjoy the day on the pond at Liberty Park on Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsSalt Lake residents may feel temperatures approaching 100 degrees on Monday and Tuesday. Monday's high temperature forecast is 98 degrees and 99 degrees on Tuesday. A few scattered showers will be possible over the mountains]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-summer-sunday-in-the-park/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 03:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-summer-sunday-in-the-park/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wyoming man dies in ATV crash near Strawberry Reservoir]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Wyoming man was killed in a crash while driving an ATV near Strawberry Reservoir on U.S. 40 on Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019.Utah Highway PatrolA Wyoming man was killed in a crash while driving an ATV near Strawberry Reservoir on U.S. 40 on Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019.Utah Highway PatrolA Wyoming man was killed in a crash while driving an ATV near Strawberry Reservoir on U.S. 40 on Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019.Utah Highway PatrolSTRAWBERRY RESERVOIR &mdash; The driver of all-terrain vehicle died Sunday in a crash nea]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/wyoming-man-dies-in-atv-crash-near-strawberry-reservoir/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 03:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/wyoming-man-dies-in-atv-crash-near-strawberry-reservoir/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family of entrepreneurs looks to pioneer vertical farming in Utah]]></title><description><![CDATA[James Loomis, Green Team Farm director for Wasatch Community Gardens in Salt Lake City, shows off vertical growing tomato plants on Monday, July 22, 2019.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsJames Loomis, Green Team Farm director for Wasatch Community Gardens in Salt Lake City, shows off vertical growing tomato plants on Monday, July 22, 2019.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsEugene Kim, co-owner of The Bean Yard, prepares a coffee at the Sandy shop on Thursday, July 18, 2019. Kim's father, Chihan Kim in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/family-of-entrepreneurs-looks-to-pioneer-vertical-farming-in-utah/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 03:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/family-of-entrepreneurs-looks-to-pioneer-vertical-farming-in-utah/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Salt Lake fire sparked by 'spontaneous combustion' of rags damages warehouse]]></title><description><![CDATA[A fire sparked early Sunday by the "spontaneous combustion of oily rags stored in bins" in a warehouse caused an estimated $80,000 to $100,000 in damage, firefighters said.Adobe StockSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A fire sparked early Sunday by the "spontaneous combustion of oily rags stored in bins" in a warehouse caused an estimated $80,000 to $100,000 in damage, firefighters said.Crews were called to the blaze at 1658 S. 4370 West in Salt Lake City at 12:43 a.m., according to Salt Lake fire officials]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lake-fire-sparked-by-spontaneous-combustion-of-rags-damages-warehouse/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 02:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lake-fire-sparked-by-spontaneous-combustion-of-rags-damages-warehouse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Got a school issue you can't resolve? Contact Utah public education hotline]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Utah State Board of Education encourages people who have questions or concerns about public schools to call the Public Education Hotline.State School BoardSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Got a concern about waste, abuse, unethical behavior, misuse of funds or policy violations in Utah public schools?There's a hotline for that in the Internal Audit Department of the Utah State Board of Education.They take phone calls, emails, have an online form, receive snail mail and even take in-person visits to as]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/got-a-school-issue-you-cant-resolve-contact-utah-public-education-hotline/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/got-a-school-issue-you-cant-resolve-contact-utah-public-education-hotline/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Utah travelers should prepare for medical emergencies abroad]]></title><description><![CDATA[Holly Birich, manager of the Salt Lake County Health Department's International Travel Clinic in Salt Lake City, goes over healthy habits with a patient on Tuesday, July 30, 2019, prior to his trip overseas.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsHolly Birich, manager of the Salt Lake County Health Department's International Travel Clinic in Salt Lake City, goes over healthy habits with a patient on Tuesday, July 30, 2019, prior to his trip overseas.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsHolly Birich, manager of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/how-utah-travelers-should-prepare-for-medical-emergencies-abroad/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 01:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/how-utah-travelers-should-prepare-for-medical-emergencies-abroad/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Utah's preeminent flag-lover loves Utah's state flag]]></title><description><![CDATA[Utah's preeminent vexillologist John Hartvigsen displays the Utah state flag, of which he is a big fan.Lee Benson, Deseret NewsThe International Federation of Vexillological Associations recently made Utah's John Hartvigsen a fellow and presented him with these medals.Lee Benson, Deseret NewsThe citation naming Utah's John Hartvigsen a fellow of the International Association of Vexillological Associations.Lee Benson, Deseret NewsJohn HartvigsenLee Benson, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Of la]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/why-utahs-preeminent-flag-lover-loves-utahs-state-flag/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/why-utahs-preeminent-flag-lover-loves-utahs-state-flag/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Official: Video shows YouTube 'King of Random' fatal crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[A screenshot of the "King of Random" YouTube channel.YouTube screenshotST. GEORGE &mdash; A Utah sheriff's official says the creator of the YouTube channel "King of Random" shot video that showed his fatal paragliding crash and that it indicates the craft crashed quickly after its chute collapsed.Washington County sheriff's officials are investigating the death Monday of 38-year-old Jonathan Grant Thompson, whose videos of experiments and hands-on tips have been watched over a billion times.Sher]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/official-video-shows-youtube-king-of-random-fatal-crash/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 00:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/official-video-shows-youtube-king-of-random-fatal-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Primary election: Who's on the ballot along the Wasatch Front?]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you live along the Wasatch Front, chances are yours is one of the 39 cities in Salt Lake, Utah, Weber and Davis counties participating in a primary election.Stock imageFILE - Home construction in Stansbury Park on Wednesday, April 17, 2019. Stansbury Park is a more affordable area compared to the Wasatch Front that has been booming due to hot housing market.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsCandidates for the 2019 Salt Lake City mayor&rsquo;s raceSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; If you live along the Wasatch]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/primary-election-whos-on-the-ballot-along-the-wasatch-front/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/primary-election-whos-on-the-ballot-along-the-wasatch-front/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah badlands reopened to off-road vehicles spurs lawsuit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Factory Butte, near Hanksville, is pictured in the 1990s.Ravell Call, Deseret NewsFactory Butte, near Hanksville, is pictured in May 2003.Ravell Call, Deseret NewsThe sun sets behind Factory Butte near Hanksville in May 2003.Ravell Call, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Environmental groups are challenging the U.S. government's decision to reopen a large swath of southern Utah's badlands to off-road vehicles.The Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance and two other conservation organizations filed a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-badlands-reopened-to-off-road-vehicles-spurs-lawsuit/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Aug 2019 23:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-badlands-reopened-to-off-road-vehicles-spurs-lawsuit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three killed in head-on crash in southern Utah]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three people were killed in a head-on crash on state Route 191 in San Juan County on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019.Utah Highway PatrolThree people were killed in a head-on crash on state Route 191 in San Juan County on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019.Utah Highway PatrolThree people were killed in a head-on crash on state Route 191 in San Juan County on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019.Utah Highway PatrolThree people were killed in a head-on crash on state Route 191 in San Juan County on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019.Utah Highwa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/three-killed-in-head-on-crash-in-southern-utah/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Aug 2019 19:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/three-killed-in-head-on-crash-in-southern-utah/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beware of electric utility scam targeting Rocky Mountain Power customers]]></title><description><![CDATA[A photo of the caller ID from a scam phone call made to the Hair Station salon in Bountiful. The Utah Division of Consumer Protection received a report about the spoof call allegedly from Rocky Mountain Power claiming their bill was overdue. The automated call was a scam.The Hair Station SalonSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A geographic misunderstanding and some quick thinking by a Davis County business owner foiled would-be scammers targeting local utility customers.A Bountiful hair salon recently repor]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/beware-of-electric-utility-scam-targeting-rocky-mountain-power-customers/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Aug 2019 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/beware-of-electric-utility-scam-targeting-rocky-mountain-power-customers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fire destroys 25,000-square-foot Utah home]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fire crews mop up a fire in a large house at 6085 S. Tolcate Woods Lane in Holladay on Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019. With fire on all floors and the house falling apart, fire crews were forced to pull out and fight the fire defensively.Colter Peterson, Deseret NewsFire crews mop up a fire in a large house at 6085 S. Tolcate Woods Lane in Holladay on Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019. With fire on all floors and the house falling apart, fire crews were forced to pull out and fight the fire defensively.Colter Peterson]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/fire-destroys-25000-square-foot-utah-home/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Aug 2019 17:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/fire-destroys-25000-square-foot-utah-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pignanelli and Webb: Some things worth watching: Rep. Rob Bishop's next move, 1st District contenders and GOP unity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah, leaves a meeting with the Deseret News and KSL editorial boards at the Deseret News offices in Salt Lake City on Monday, July 29, 2019.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsPartisan politics are getting more interesting as the 2020 election year nears. Here are some of the dynamics we're watching.Congressman Rob Bishop will retire at the end of his term next year. What is his legacy and does his future include running for governor?Pignanelli: "Going home (from Washington) is be]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/pignanelli-and-webb-some-things-worth-watching-rep-rob-bishops-next-move-1st-district-contenders-and-gop-unity/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Aug 2019 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/pignanelli-and-webb-some-things-worth-watching-rep-rob-bishops-next-move-1st-district-contenders-and-gop-unity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crews fight 3 new fires in Utah, Juab counties]]></title><description><![CDATA[Afternoon rain on Saturday slowed the progress of the Pelican Fire burning on the west side of Utah Lake.Stock imageSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Afternoon rain on Saturday slowed the progress of the Pelican Fire burning on the west side of Utah Lake.The blaze was first spotted about 2 p.m. and had charred 10 acres at that time.With winds kicking up, it grew to 251 acres and was estimated at 50 percent containment by 5:30 p.m.Crews from the Bureau of Land Management, the state of Utah and Utah County w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/crews-fight-3-new-fires-in-utah-juab-counties/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Aug 2019 16:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/crews-fight-3-new-fires-in-utah-juab-counties/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Enoch woman killed in southern Utah collision]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Enoch woman was killed Friday after the car she was riding in was T-boned on I-15 after going airborne and landing in the opposite lane of traffic.Stock imageCEDAR CITY &mdash; An Enoch woman was killed Friday after the car she was riding in was T-boned on I-15 after going airborne and landing in the opposite lane of traffic.The victim, identified by the Utah Department of Public Safety as Kimberly Roundy, 55, was driving on 1-15 near a Cedar City onramp when the driver of a pickup truck merg]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/enoch-woman-killed-in-southern-utah-collision/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Aug 2019 16:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/enoch-woman-killed-in-southern-utah-collision/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poll: Majority of Utahns say it's time for someone else to be president other than Trump]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump waves as he arrives at the White House in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019, as he returns from a campaign rally in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)Carolyn KasterSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A majority of Utahns believe one term in the White House is enough for President Donald Trump, according to a new poll for the Salt Lake Chamber.Just 45% of the likely voters polled said Trump should be reelected in 2020, while 52% said it's time to give someone new a chance to serve a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/poll-majority-of-utahns-say-its-time-for-someone-else-to-be-president-other-than-trump/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Aug 2019 09:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/poll-majority-of-utahns-say-its-time-for-someone-else-to-be-president-other-than-trump/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tax reform task force not going to 'tax everything,' but still looking at sales taxes on some services]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - This March 8, 2018, file photo, shows the exterior of the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City. Lawmakers passed 574 bills this year, setting a record, and most of those new laws will go into effect on Tuesday, May 14, 2019, 60 days after the end of the short legislative session. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)APSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Now that members of the Utah Legislature's tax reform task force have finished a series of public meetings around the state, they're ready to start talking spe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/tax-reform-task-force-not-going-to-tax-everything-but-still-looking-at-sales-taxes-on-some-services/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Aug 2019 09:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/tax-reform-task-force-not-going-to-tax-everything-but-still-looking-at-sales-taxes-on-some-services/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah's Harmons pharmacies offer patient health screenings, prescriptions for certain treatments]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pharmacist Eric Hasebi verifies a prescription at the Harmons City Creek in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, July 31, 2019. Harmons pharmacies now offer screenings for strep throat, cold sores, urinary tract infections, yeast infections as well as birth control.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsSelf-administered birth control is among the expanding services offered at the Harmons City Creek pharmacy in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, July 31, 2019. Harmons pharmacies also offer screenings for strep throat, c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahs-harmons-pharmacies-offer-patient-health-screenings-prescriptions-for-certain-treatments/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Aug 2019 09:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahs-harmons-pharmacies-offer-patient-health-screenings-prescriptions-for-certain-treatments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bullying led Utah State University psychology student to suicide, lawsuit alleges]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jerusha SanjeeviAnderson &amp; KarrenbergJerusha Sanjeevi, who attorneys say died by suicide after repeated bullying from classmates at Utah State University, is pictured with boyfriend Matthew Bick.Anderson &amp; KarrenbergSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Even after she and her friends in Utah State University's psychology program reported continuous bullying from a fellow classmate, the intimidation continued until 24-year-old Jerusha Sanjeevi took her own life, a lawsuit alleges."To be honest, I am def]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/bullying-led-utah-state-university-psychology-student-to-suicide-lawsuit-alleges/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Aug 2019 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/bullying-led-utah-state-university-psychology-student-to-suicide-lawsuit-alleges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gas leak forced evacuation of almost 500 Salt Lake apartments]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nearly 500 apartment units were evacuated Friday night after a gas leak, firefighters said.Stock imageSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Nearly 500 apartment units were evacuated Friday night after a gas leak, firefighters said.Shortly after 8 p.m., residents of 4th West Apartments, 255 N. 400 West, reported smelling natural gas in the building. Dominion Energy workers arrived and found high levels of natural gas, said Salt Lake Fire Capt. Adam Archuleta.Firefighters responded and worked with Dominion Energ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/gas-leak-forced-evacuation-of-almost-500-salt-lake-apartments/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Aug 2019 20:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/gas-leak-forced-evacuation-of-almost-500-salt-lake-apartments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump, Putin discuss replacing Ambassador Jon Huntsman Jr.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Putin tells Huntsman current ties between U.S., Russia 'cannot satisfy us'Mary Kaye Huntsman Instagram accountU.S. Ambassador Jon Huntsman Jr. , left, walks after presenting credentials to Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, during a ceremony in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Oct. 3, 2017. Huntsman will be announcing "soon" his departure from Moscow as U.S. ambassador, according to his wife, Mary Kaye Huntsman.Pavel Golovkin, Associated PressRussian President Vladimir Putin, right, smile]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/trump-putin-discuss-replacing-ambassador-jon-huntsman-jr/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Aug 2019 20:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/trump-putin-discuss-replacing-ambassador-jon-huntsman-jr/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joe Bauman: TESS, planet-hunter orbiting telescope, ends first year with impressive results]]></title><description><![CDATA[An illustration of the TESS orbiting telescope checking for alien planets.NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MDNASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MDEditor's note: A version of this was previously published on the author'swebsite.TESS, which is NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, has completed its first run of a two-year project, surveying nearby stars south of the equator and making impressive discoveries. It now turns its four cameras to the north.This latest o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/joe-bauman-tess-planet-hunter-orbiting-telescope-ends-first-year-with-impressive-results/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Aug 2019 15:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/joe-bauman-tess-planet-hunter-orbiting-telescope-ends-first-year-with-impressive-results/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Salt Lake mayoral poll shows Jim Dabakis' lead dwindling]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - New poll numbers show former state Sen. Jim Dabakis' strong lead has weakened as other candidates appear to gain momentum &mdash; though margins are so narrow, pundits are still calling the race too close to call as the primary approaches.Deseret News composite photoSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; New poll numbers show former state Sen. Jim Dabakis' strong lead has weakened as other candidates appear to gain momentum &mdash; though margins are so narrow, pundits are still calling the race too clos]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/new-salt-lake-mayoral-poll-shows-jim-dabakis-lead-dwindling-2/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Aug 2019 08:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/new-salt-lake-mayoral-poll-shows-jim-dabakis-lead-dwindling-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[1 dead, 3 injured in Cedar City crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[One person was killed and three others injured in a crash on I-15 in Cedar City on Friday, Aug. 2, 2019.Utah Department of Public SafetyOne person was killed and three others injured in a crash on I-15 in Cedar City on Friday, Aug. 2, 2019.Utah Department of Public SafetyCEDAR CITY &mdash; One person was killed and three others injured in a crash on I-15 on Friday.The crash happened about 2:50 p.m. near the 200 North freeway entrance in Cedar City.A pickup truck was merging onto southbound I-15]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/1-dead-3-injured-in-cedar-city-crash/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Aug 2019 07:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/1-dead-3-injured-in-cedar-city-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One injured in Box Elder County house fire]]></title><description><![CDATA[A woman was taken to the hospital with burns after a house and shed caught fire in Box Elder County on Friday.Adobe StockELWOOD, Box Elder County &mdash; A woman was taken to the hospital with burn injuries after a house and shed caught fire in Elwood on Friday.Crews responded to the fire in Box Elder County around 6185 W. 8000 North at about 4:30 p.m., according to Chris Richards, assistant fire warden for the Box Elder County Fire Department.Richards said he did not know how severe the woman's]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/one-injured-in-box-elder-county-house-fire/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Aug 2019 07:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/one-injured-in-box-elder-county-house-fire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Without intervention, Utah's 'opportunity gap' between white, minority students will grow, regents told]]></title><description><![CDATA[While looking for information about school, Elliott Tackie-Yarboi talks with Ricardo Hernandez and Brenda Santoyo at Salt Lake Community College's West Valley Center on Friday, Aug. 2, 2019. The center was intentionally opened in West Valley to bring college to a previously underserved community.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Absent an intervention, ethnic minority students' rates of college enrollment and completion will continue to lag behind their white peers even as Ut]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/without-intervention-utahs-opportunity-gap-between-white-minority-students-will-grow-regents-told/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Aug 2019 04:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/without-intervention-utahs-opportunity-gap-between-white-minority-students-will-grow-regents-told/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Report shows wildfires and heat stoking Salt Lake City's ozone problem]]></title><description><![CDATA[Traffic heads south on State Street during rush hour in Salt Lake City on Friday, Aug. 2, 2019. Due to its high levels of ozone pollution in 2017 and 2018, Salt Lake City has appeared on a new report detailing ozone pollution issues across the country.Colter Peterson, Deseret NewsBumper-to-bumper traffic heads south on I-15 during rush hour at 3900 South in South Salt Lake on Friday, Aug. 2, 2019. Due to its high levels of ozone pollution in 2017 and 2018, Salt Lake City has appeared on a new re]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/report-shows-wildfires-and-heat-stoking-salt-lake-citys-ozone-problem/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Aug 2019 03:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/report-shows-wildfires-and-heat-stoking-salt-lake-citys-ozone-problem/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Salt Lake Community College opens state's second Dream Center]]></title><description><![CDATA[Curtis Larsen, assistant vice president for student services, and Idolina Quijada, college coordinator, try to release butterflies at the opening of Salt Lake Community College's Dream Center at the college's West Valley Center on Friday, Aug. 2, 2019.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsHumberto Sanchez Conejo talks about what he hopes to achieve as an undocumented student during the opening of Salt Lake Community College's Dream Center at the college's West Valley Center on Friday, Aug. 2, 2019.Scot]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lake-community-college-opens-states-second-dream-center/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Aug 2019 02:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lake-community-college-opens-states-second-dream-center/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&lsquo;I'm not dead yet&rsquo;: Utah man recounts being lost in wintery Montana wilderness]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bill Bymaster and his wife, Uji Bymaster, walk at Mueller Park while talking with journalists in Bountiful on Friday, Aug. 2, 2019. Last December, Bill Bymaster got stuck in the snow in his rental car in Montana. He broke his leg walking out, was urinated on by a mountain lion and then was rescued by a hunting guide that shot the mountain lion.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsBill Bymaster and his wife, Uji Bymaster, talk at Mueller Park while talking with journalists in Bountiful on Friday, Aug.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/lsquoim-not-dead-yetrsquo-utah-man-recounts-being-lost-in-wintery-montana-wilderness/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Aug 2019 02:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/lsquoim-not-dead-yetrsquo-utah-man-recounts-being-lost-in-wintery-montana-wilderness/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah police officer who ran over woman will not face criminal charges]]></title><description><![CDATA[A March incident involving a Unified police officer does not warrant criminal charges, the Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office announced Friday.Stock imageSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A Unified police officer who fatally ran over a woman in Millcreek in March will not face criminal charges, the Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office said Friday.An investigation into the incident by the district attorney's office found no evidence that officer Megan Franklin intentionally ran over 25-year-]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-police-officer-who-ran-over-woman-will-not-face-criminal-charges/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Aug 2019 01:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-police-officer-who-ran-over-woman-will-not-face-criminal-charges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Salt Lake mayoral poll shows Jim Dabakis lead dwindling]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - New poll numbers show former state Sen. Jim Dabakis' strong lead has weakened as other candidates appear to gain momentum &mdash; though margins are so narrow, pundits are still calling the race too close to call as the primary approaches.Deseret News composite photoSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; New poll numbers show former state Sen. Jim Dabakis' strong lead has weakened as other candidates appear to gain momentum &mdash; though margins are so narrow, pundits are still calling the race too clos]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/new-salt-lake-mayoral-poll-shows-jim-dabakis-lead-dwindling/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Aug 2019 00:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/new-salt-lake-mayoral-poll-shows-jim-dabakis-lead-dwindling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police: Man burglarized Utah home and camped in backyard]]></title><description><![CDATA[Harley HessUtah County JailPROVO &mdash; A Utah man is accused of burglarizing a Provo home and setting up a camp in the backyard while the residents of the house were away.Harley Hess, 37, was arrested on suspicion of burglary of a dwelling, a second degree felony; criminal mischief, a third degree felony; failure to stop at the command of a law enforcement officer, a class A misdemeanor; theft, a class B misdemeanor; and intoxication, a class C misdemeanor.The residents of the house told polic]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/police-man-burglarized-utah-home-and-camped-in-backyard/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Aug 2019 00:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/police-man-burglarized-utah-home-and-camped-in-backyard/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forest Service to change sage grouse protections in 5 Western states]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - This April 10, 2014, file photo shows a male sage grouse trying to impress a group of hens, at left, near the base of the Rattlesnake Range in southwest Natrona County, Wyo. The U.S. Forest Service is changing sage grouse protection plans in five Western states it says will conserve habitat while allowing ranchers to maintain their livelihoods. The federal agency made the announcement Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019, but details of the plans involving Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming and Colorado aren]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/forest-service-to-change-sage-grouse-protections-in-5-western-states/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Aug 2019 00:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/forest-service-to-change-sage-grouse-protections-in-5-western-states/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah high court throws out ban on valid surrogacy contracts for gay couples]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - The state's high court threw out the ban, finding it denied same-sex couples the same benefit that a husband and wife have long had in Utah.Stock imageSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; The Utah Supreme Court has ruled unconstitutional a piece of state law barring gay couples from reaching a workable surrogacy agreement with a woman they wish to carry their child.In a written opinion released Friday, the state's high court threw out the ban, finding it denied same-sex couples the same benefit that a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-high-court-throws-out-ban-on-valid-surrogacy-contracts-for-gay-couples/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Aug 2019 00:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-high-court-throws-out-ban-on-valid-surrogacy-contracts-for-gay-couples/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy says withdrawal from INF treaty right decision]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rep. Chris Stewart, R-Utah, left, and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., answer questions from members of the media after the fifth annual Stewart Security Summit at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building in Salt Lake City on Friday, Aug. 2, 2019.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsRep. Chris Stewart, R-Utah, holds a microphone for members of the media as they ask questions of House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif, during a press conference following the fifth annual Stewart Security Sum]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/us-house-minority-leader-kevin-mccarthy-says-withdrawal-from-inf-treaty-right-decision/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Aug 2019 00:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/us-house-minority-leader-kevin-mccarthy-says-withdrawal-from-inf-treaty-right-decision/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police identify man shot at northern Utah medical clinic]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Police continue to investigate the scene where a burglary suspect was shot and killed at Tanner Clinic in Roy on Wednesday, July 31, 2019.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsROY &mdash; Police have identified the man who was shot and killed by an officer Wednesday after allegedly breaking into a medical clinic and trying to attack officers with a knife.Donald Lee Joseph, 37, died from his injuries after he was shot at the Tanner Clinic, located at 3443 W. 5600 South in Roy.Ogden police said Jo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/police-identify-man-shot-at-northern-utah-medical-clinic/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2019 23:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/police-identify-man-shot-at-northern-utah-medical-clinic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Criticized Native American name to stay on Utah city water tank]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - The Spectrum newspaper reports the Cedar City Council approved the measure on Wednesday with a four-to-one-vote.Adobe StockCEDAR CITY &mdash; A painted image of a Native American and the name "Redmen" will remain as a city marker in a southern Utah town despite a decision to change the high-school mascot that inspired it.The Spectrum newspaper reports the Cedar City Council approved the measure on Wednesday with a 4 to 1 vote.Councilman R. Scott Phillips said he voted against it because h]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/criticized-native-american-name-to-stay-on-utah-city-water-tank/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2019 23:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/criticized-native-american-name-to-stay-on-utah-city-water-tank/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regents vote to cut SUU tuition for online-only undergrad programs by 23%]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Meeting on Southern Utah University's campus, the State Board of Regents voted unanimously Friday to cut tuition for SUU's online-only undergraduate programs by 23%. Graduate program tuition for online-only programs was also cut by about 12%.Adobe StockSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Meeting on Southern Utah University's campus, the Utah State Board of Regents voted unanimously Friday to cut tuition for SUU's online-only undergraduate programs by 23%. Graduate program tuition for online-only progr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/regents-vote-to-cut-suu-tuition-for-online-only-undergrad-programs-by-23/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2019 23:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/regents-vote-to-cut-suu-tuition-for-online-only-undergrad-programs-by-23/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cyclist claims Utah officer mistook wave for middle finger and hit him with car]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - A bicyclist claims a Unified police officer ran him over because he mistakenly thought the cyclist had flipped him off.Stock imageSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A bicyclist claims a Unified police officer ran him over because he mistakenly thought the cyclist had flipped him off.On Friday, the cyclist filed a civil rights lawsuit against the officer in federal court.Chad S. Lockwood, 53, said he was riding his bicycle Sunday, about 10:35 a.m., in the Millcreek area near 2300 East and Evergreen Av]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/cyclist-claims-utah-officer-mistook-wave-for-middle-finger-and-hit-him-with-car/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2019 22:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/cyclist-claims-utah-officer-mistook-wave-for-middle-finger-and-hit-him-with-car/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos: Bees players offer youth tips on playing baseball, building self-confidence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charlotte Oertle gets batting tips from Salt Lake Bees pitcher Jason Alexander during the Bees Junior Hitters Camp, sponsored by Smith's Food &amp; Drug, at Smith's Ballpark in Salt Lake City on Friday, Aug. 2, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsEduardo Aguayo-Ortiz and Izak Padilla try to catch a ball during the Bees Junior Hitters Camp, sponsored by Smith's Food &amp; Drug, at Smith's Ballpark in Salt Lake City on Friday, Aug. 2, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsSalt Lake Bees pitcher Jason Alex]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-bees-players-offer-youth-tips-on-playing-baseball-building-self-confidence/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2019 22:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-bees-players-offer-youth-tips-on-playing-baseball-building-self-confidence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joe Biden making presidential campaign stop in Park City on Sept. 28]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during the National Urban League Conference, Thursday, July 25, 2019, in Indianapolis. Biden will make a campaign stop in Park City on Sept. 28, but it's not clear if the candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination will hold a rally or is coming just to raise money.Darron Cummings, Associated PressPARK CITY &mdash; Former Vice President Joe Biden will make a campaign stop in Park City on Sept. 28, but it]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/joe-biden-making-presidential-campaign-stop-in-park-city-on-sept-28/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2019 21:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/joe-biden-making-presidential-campaign-stop-in-park-city-on-sept-28/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah man charged with sexually assaulting teen girls]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lee Kevin ReederSalt Lake County JailDRAPER &mdash; A man accused of sexually assaulting two teen girls now faces multiple felony charges.Lee Kevin Reeder, 49, of Draper, was charged Friday in 3rd District Court with two counts of object rape, a first-degree felony; forcible sexual abuse, a second-degree felony; child endangerment, a third-degree felony; and two counts of providing alcohol to a minor, a class A misdemeanor.The alleged assaults happened in 2013 and 2014, according to charging doc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-man-charged-with-sexually-assaulting-teen-girls/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2019 19:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-man-charged-with-sexually-assaulting-teen-girls/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man shot after breaking into Utah home thought woman was being held hostage, charges state]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man who was shot multiple times after breaking into a Lehi home was allegedly trying to get into the residence because he thought a woman was being held hostage for sex trafficking, according to charging documents.Stock imageLEHI &mdash; A man who was shot multiple times after breaking into a Lehi home was allegedly trying to get into the residence because he thought a woman was being held hostage for sex trafficking, according to charging documents.Ted Richard Powell, 26, of Lehi, was schedul]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/man-shot-after-breaking-into-utah-home-thought-woman-was-being-held-hostage-charges-state/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2019 19:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/man-shot-after-breaking-into-utah-home-thought-woman-was-being-held-hostage-charges-state/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joe Biden making Utah stop in September]]></title><description><![CDATA[Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during the National Urban League Conference, Thursday, July 25, 2019, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)APDeseret News reporter Lisa Riley Roche is reporting that former Vice President Joe Biden is coming to Utah for a Park City event on Sept. 28:Former Vice President @JoeBiden coming to Utah for Park City event on Sept. 28, his presidential campaign says #utpol&mdash; DNews Politics (@DNewsPolitics) August 2,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/joe-biden-making-utah-stop-in-september/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2019 19:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/joe-biden-making-utah-stop-in-september/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man dies in southern Utah crash on I-15]]></title><description><![CDATA[One man was killed in a rollover crash on I-15 in southern Utah on Friday, Aug. 2, 2019. Daniel W. Haynie, 55, of Parowan, was ejected and killed.Utah Highway PatrolOne man was killed in a rollover crash on I-15 in southern Utah on Friday, Aug. 2, 2019. Daniel W. Haynie, 55, of Parowan, was ejected and killed.Utah Highway PatrolOne man was killed in a rollover crash on I-15 in southern Utah on Friday, Aug. 2, 2019. Daniel W. Haynie, 55, of Parowan, was ejected and killed.Utah Highway PatrolCEDAR]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/man-dies-in-southern-utah-crash-on-i-15/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2019 19:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/man-dies-in-southern-utah-crash-on-i-15/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman assaulted after opening door for friends, charges say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emaltata Lea AngilauSalt Lake County JailMele Folola KimoanaSalt Lake County JailWEST JORDAN &mdash; Arrest warrants were issued Friday for three people accused of causing serious injuries to a West Jordan woman.Mele Folola Kimoana, 31, of Kearns, Emaltata Lea Angilau, 31, of West Valley City, and Lori Mehealani Afalava Willis, 37, of West Jordan, were each charged Friday in 3rd District Court with aggravated burglary, a first-degree felony, and aggravated assault resulting in serious injury, a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/woman-assaulted-after-opening-door-for-friends-charges-say/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2019 18:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/woman-assaulted-after-opening-door-for-friends-charges-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah woman assaulted after opening door for friends, charges say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arrest warrants were issued Friday for three people accused of causing serious injuries to a West Jordan woman.Stock imageWEST JORDAN &mdash; Arrest warrants were issued Friday for three people accused of causing serious injuries to a West Jordan woman.Mele Folola Kimoana, 31, of Kearns, Emaltata Lea Angilau, 31, of West Valley City, and Lori Mehealani Afalava Willis, 37, of West Jordan, were each charged Friday in 3rd District Court with aggravated burglary, a first-degree felony, and aggravate]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-woman-assaulted-after-opening-door-for-friends-charges-say/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2019 18:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-woman-assaulted-after-opening-door-for-friends-charges-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Level up: For new video game music, Salt Lake City is becoming a hotspot]]></title><description><![CDATA[Musicians recording the score for "Lord of the Rings Online" at LA East Studios in Salt Lake City.Provided by Chance ThomasSound engineer Michael Greene during a video game score recording session at Funk Studios in North Salt Lake.Chase TaylorChance Thomas, the composer of musical scores for games such as "Dota 2" and "The Lord of the Rings Online." Thomas lives in Bountiful and has recorded many video game scores in Salt Lake City with local musicians.Provided by Chance ThomasSession musicians]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/level-up-for-new-video-game-music-salt-lake-city-is-becoming-a-hotspot/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2019 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/level-up-for-new-video-game-music-salt-lake-city-is-becoming-a-hotspot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah school board OKs $21.6 million contract with SAGE test maker]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Utah State Board of Education rekindled its relationship with test vendor American Institutes of Research, makers of the SAGE test, as an interim provider of statewide assessments for students in grades 3-8.Adobe StockSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; The Utah State Board of Education rekindled its relationship with test vendor American Institutes of Research, makers of the SAGE test, as an interim provider of statewide assessments for students in grades 3-8.The board voted late Thursday to enter a thr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-school-board-oks-216-million-contract-with-sage-test-maker/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2019 07:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-school-board-oks-216-million-contract-with-sage-test-maker/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shake Shack opening: Popular franchise openings in Utah through the years]]></title><description><![CDATA[A rendering of the new Shake Shack coming to Utah in August.Chris Palac, Courtesy Shake ShackThe first Krispy Kreme in Utah opened in Orem in 2000.JASON OLSON, Deseret NewsThe first Cabela's in Utah opened in Lehi Utah in 2005.Scott G. Winterton, Deseret NewsCole Robison (left) and David Eldridge, at the grand opening of In-N-Out burger in Orem on Nov. 19, 2009. The first In-N-Out in Utah was opened in 2008 near St. George.Stuart Johnson, Deseret NewsThe grand opening of Traders Joe's in Cottonw]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/shake-shack-opening-popular-franchise-openings-in-utah-through-the-years/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2019 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/shake-shack-opening-popular-franchise-openings-in-utah-through-the-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utahns still fighting for Medicaid expansion while lawmakers continue asking feds for provisions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eric Wilson holds a sign and looks over comments about Medicaid expansion on display during a rally in the Capitol rotunda in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsPaul Gibbs holds son Timmy, 3, as he talks about getting a kidney transplant while on Medicaid during a rally in the Capitol rotunda in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019. Gibbs said he wouldn't be able to have had Timmy without the transplant.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsVolunteer June Taylor]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahns-still-fighting-for-medicaid-expansion-while-lawmakers-continue-asking-feds-for-provisions/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2019 04:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahns-still-fighting-for-medicaid-expansion-while-lawmakers-continue-asking-feds-for-provisions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Orem house fire claims pet turtle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crews responded to a house fire in Orem on Thursday morning.Adobe StockOREM &mdash; Crews responded to a house fire in Orem on Thursday morning.The one resident of the house did not sustain any injuries, but a pet turtle remained unaccounted for after the blaze was put out. Other pets made it out of the home safely, said Orem Fire Battalion Chief Shaun Hirst.The two-alarm fire was reported at 1795 S. 340 East shortly before noon, according to Hirst. There were flames coming from a window when cr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/orem-house-fire-claims-pet-turtle/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2019 03:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/orem-house-fire-claims-pet-turtle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Orem mayor under investigation for misuse of retirement funds]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Orem Mayor Richard Brunst speaks at a ground breaking ceremony at University Place in Orem on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015.Laura Seitz, Deseret NewsOREM &mdash; Orem's mayor is under investigation for allegedly making unauthorized withdrawals from his city retirement account, the City Council said Thursday.The city began looking into Mayor Richard Brunst in May after irregularities were discovered in forms he used to make withdrawals, according to city spokesman Steven Downs.Brunst is accused o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/orem-mayor-under-investigation-for-misuse-of-retirement-funds/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2019 03:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/orem-mayor-under-investigation-for-misuse-of-retirement-funds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AISU special education debt could be paid by dipping into State Charter School Board budget]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - The American International School of Utah in Murray is pictured on Friday, May 3, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; More than $415,000 of funds within the State Charter School Board's budget will be set aside to cover state and federal special education funding owed to the state by the now-closed American International School of Utah under a proposal approved Thursday by the Utah State Board of Education.Work is underway to find other funds to address the obligation,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/aisu-special-education-debt-could-be-paid-by-dipping-into-state-charter-school-board-budget/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2019 03:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/aisu-special-education-debt-could-be-paid-by-dipping-into-state-charter-school-board-budget/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homeless shelter owner seeking $21 million loan to avoid delays]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Construction continues on the new homeless shelter site in South Salt Lake on Friday, Jan. 4, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; The nonprofit that owns the three future Utah homeless resource centers has become so strapped for cash it's now facing a $13 million past-due bill to pay for construction &mdash; and it's turning to Salt Lake County for help.The nonprofit, Shelter the Homeless, already has early backing from county leaders. But first, it needs to get financ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/homeless-shelter-owner-seeking-21-million-loan-to-avoid-delays/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2019 02:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/homeless-shelter-owner-seeking-21-million-loan-to-avoid-delays/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. asylum laws foster child trafficking at southern border, Utah Sen. Mike Lee says]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, walks to the chamber as an 11th-hour Republican rescue mission to keep President Donald Trump from a Senate defeat on his signature issue of building barriers along the southwest border seems near collapse, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, March 13, 2019.J. Scott Applewhite, Associated PressSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Left unchanged, U.S. asylum laws will continue to let human traffickers bring children across the southern border and sell them as sex slaves, Sen.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/us-asylum-laws-foster-child-trafficking-at-southern-border-utah-sen-mike-lee-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2019 01:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/us-asylum-laws-foster-child-trafficking-at-southern-border-utah-sen-mike-lee-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homeward bound F-35s return to Hill Air Force Base]]></title><description><![CDATA[An F-35A Lightning II with the 388th Fighter Wing's 34th Fighter Squadron at Hill Air Force Base lands at the base near Ogden on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019. The squadron was at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho for two months while the main runway at Hill Air Force Base was reconstructed.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsAn F-35A Lightning II with the 388th Fighter Wing's 34th Fighter Squadron at Hill Air Force Base makes its final landing approach at the base near Ogden on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019. The]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/homeward-bound-f-35s-return-to-hill-air-force-base/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2019 01:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/homeward-bound-f-35s-return-to-hill-air-force-base/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah man sexually assaulted two teen girls, police say]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man who allegedly had an affair with a teen girl, and then sexually assaulted her younger sister and the sister's friend, has been arrested, according to police.Stock imageDRAPER &mdash; A man who allegedly had an affair with a teen girl, and then sexually assaulted her younger sister and the sister's friend, has been arrested, according to police.Lee Kevin Reeder, 49, of Draper, was arrested Tuesday for investigation of two counts of object rape, forcible sexual abuse and providing alcohol to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-man-sexually-assaulted-two-teen-girls-police-say/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2019 00:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-man-sexually-assaulted-two-teen-girls-police-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah offers immediate, paid treatment for opiate addiction with revolutionary program]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dr. Peter Taillac, an emergency room physician at University of Utah Hospital,, discussesthe Opioid Bridge Recovery Program during a press conference at the University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsMegan West, program manager with the Utah Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health, left, Evan Fields, peer recovery coach with Utah Support Advocates for Recovery Awareness, Dr. Peter Taillac, an emergency room physician at University of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-offers-immediate-paid-treatment-for-opiate-addiction-with-revolutionary-program/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2019 22:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-offers-immediate-paid-treatment-for-opiate-addiction-with-revolutionary-program/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utahn doing family taxes for free actually pocketed refunds, charges say]]></title><description><![CDATA[A woman who was doing taxes for family members for free has been charged with pocketing some of their refunds.Stock imageKAYSVILLE &mdash; A woman who was doing taxes for family members for free has been charged with pocketing some of their refunds.Trina Marie Semon, 36, of Kaysville, was charged Wednesday in 2nd District Court with communications fraud and five counts of theft by deception, third-degree felonies, and theft by deception, a class A misdemeanor.According to the Davis County Attorn]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahn-doing-family-taxes-for-free-actually-pocketed-refunds-charges-say/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2019 22:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahn-doing-family-taxes-for-free-actually-pocketed-refunds-charges-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utahn charged with killing toddler now faces new criminal charges]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kynlee Jo CorbridgeGoFundMeKyle Taylor GoochCache County JailSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Additional criminal charges were filed Thursday against a Logan man charged earlier this week with killing an infant girl, and he could now potentially face the death penalty if convicted.Kyle Taylor Gooch, 30, was charged Thursday by the Cache County Attorney's Office with aggravated kidnapping, a first-degree felony; aggravated assault, a third-degree felony; and criminal mischief, a class A misdemeanor. The ch]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahn-charged-with-killing-toddler-now-faces-new-criminal-charges/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2019 21:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahn-charged-with-killing-toddler-now-faces-new-criminal-charges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Probation ordered for Utah woman in crash that killed 3 in family on road trip]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three members of a North Carolina family were killed and a fourth critically injured in a head-on crash near Scipio. A Sandy woman who admitted to killing three members of a North Carolina family in a head-on crash has been fined $10,000 and ordered to warn others about the dangers of reckless driving.Utah Highway PatrolSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A Sandy woman who admitted to killing three members of a North Carolina family in a head-on crash has been fined about $10,000 and ordered to warn others a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/probation-ordered-for-utah-woman-in-crash-that-killed-3-in-family-on-road-trip/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2019 21:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/probation-ordered-for-utah-woman-in-crash-that-killed-3-in-family-on-road-trip/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Southern Utah University wants to cut tuition 23% for online-only undergrad programs]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - After seeking zero increases in tuition and fees for students who attend classes on campus, Southern Utah University will ask the state's board of regents' OK to cut tuition for undergraduate online programs by as much as 23%.Adobe StockSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; After seeking no increases in tuition and fees for on-campus students for the coming academic year, Southern Utah University will ask the board of regents on Friday for the OK to cut tuition for online-only undergraduate programs by]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/southern-utah-university-wants-to-cut-tuition-23-for-online-only-undergrad-programs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2019 20:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/southern-utah-university-wants-to-cut-tuition-23-for-online-only-undergrad-programs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shake Shack goes back to school with first Utah location]]></title><description><![CDATA[A rendering of the new Shake Shack coming to Utah. School may still be out for summer, but gourmet burger specialist Shake Shack is about to be open for lessons in dining at its new School Yard Shack location in Sandy.Chris Palac, Courtesy Shake ShackSANDY &mdash; School may still be out for summer, but gourmet burger specialist Shake Shack is about to be open for lessons in dining at its new School Yard Shack location in Sandy.The store is the first in Utah for the New York-based restaurant tha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/shake-shack-goes-back-to-school-with-first-utah-location/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2019 19:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/shake-shack-goes-back-to-school-with-first-utah-location/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman jumps from moving vehicle; Utah driver with extensive criminal history charged]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nicholas Gene KingSalt Lake County JailPROVO &mdash; A woman was seriously injured when she jumped from a moving vehicle to escape a man who allegedly had just nearly hit two sheriff's deputies in Payson Canyon, according to charging documents.Nicholas Gene King, 42, of Nephi, was charged Thursday in 4th District Court with two counts of assault on a police officer and kidnapping, all second-degree felonies; drug possession, a third-degree felony; reckless endangerment and unauthorized control o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/woman-jumps-from-moving-vehicle-utah-driver-with-extensive-criminal-history-charged/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2019 19:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/woman-jumps-from-moving-vehicle-utah-driver-with-extensive-criminal-history-charged/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah GOP Sens. Mike Lee, Mitt Romney vote against bipartisan budget deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Utah GOP Sens. Mike Lee and Mitt Romney voted against the massive bipartisan federal budget deal the U.S. Senate passed Thursday and that now heads to the president's desk.Associated Press, Deseret News composite photoSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Utah's senators voted against the massive bipartisan federal budget deal the U.S. Senate passed Thursday and that now heads to the president's desk.Sens. Mike Lee and Mitt Romney, both Republicans, said last week they intended to oppose the $320 billio]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-gop-sens-mike-lee-mitt-romney-vote-against-bipartisan-budget-deal/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2019 19:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-gop-sens-mike-lee-mitt-romney-vote-against-bipartisan-budget-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utahn charged with killing woman, shooting 2 others inside car]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jayson Rue ChaseSalt Lake County JailSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A West Valley man was charged Thursday with opening fire inside a crowded car, killing a woman and injuring two others, including a teenage boy.Jayson Rue Chase, 38, is charged in 3rd District Court with aggravated murder and two counts of attempted aggravated murder, first-degree felonies, plus obstructing justice and possession of a firearm by a restricted person, second-degree felonies.On July 20, Chase was in a vehicle with four oth]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahn-charged-with-killing-woman-shooting-2-others-inside-car/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2019 18:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahn-charged-with-killing-woman-shooting-2-others-inside-car/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[20-plus county fairs in Utah for 2019]]></title><description><![CDATA[Children participate in the watermelon eating contest at the Washington County Fair. This year's fair will be Aug. 7-10 in Hurricane and the watermelon contest will be that Saturday.Washington County Fair of UtahJR Boyer, 12, left, and Jaxon Winters, 13, scream on their swinging ship ride on opening day of the Utah State Fair at the Utah State Fairpark in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Sept., 6, 2018.Qiling Wang, Deseret NewsChildren pet a baby horse at the Washington County Fair in Utah. This year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/20-plus-county-fairs-in-utah-for-2019/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2019 17:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/20-plus-county-fairs-in-utah-for-2019/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former radio host Jay Mcfarland says he'll have national voice in race to unseat Rep. Ben McAdams]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Jay Mcfarland in studio on Friday, December 13, 2013.Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Former KSL Newsradio talk show host Jay Mcfarland said he's announcing a run for the 4th Congressional District Thursday in the hopes of becoming a national voice for conservatism."Have you heard of AOC?" Mcfarland asked in a recent interview, referring to the outspoken freshman Democrat congresswoman from New York City, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.Does that mean he sees himself as a Republican answe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/former-radio-host-jay-mcfarland-says-hell-have-national-voice-in-race-to-unseat-rep-ben-mcadams/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2019 08:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/former-radio-host-jay-mcfarland-says-hell-have-national-voice-in-race-to-unseat-rep-ben-mcadams/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 surprising facts about Prohibition in Utah]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Salt Lake Brewing Company auto truck is photographed on Oct. 31, 1912.Utah State Historical SocietyThe window displays of the Utah Liquor Company in Salt Lake City are photographed in 1914.Utah State Historical SocietyThe James A. Hamilton and Peter Farnum Saloon at 596 Main Street in Park City, Utah, is photographed in 1913.Utah State Historical SocietyA group of men pose in Salt Lake City with a wagon load of goods from the Horseshoe Liquor Company in this 1917 photograph.Utah State Historic]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/5-surprising-facts-about-prohibition-in-utah/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2019 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/5-surprising-facts-about-prohibition-in-utah/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Salt Lake shelter could face further delays amid $13 million past-due construction bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Construction continues on the new homeless shelter site in South Salt Lake on Friday, Jan. 4, 2019. Shelter the Homeless, the owner of the three new resource centers that are supposed to be nearing completion in coming weeks and months, hasn't been adequately paying the contractors building the three multi-million-dollar homeless centers.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsSOUTH SALT LAKE &mdash; Days after news broke that the 300-bed men's homeless shelter being built in South Salt Lake was just]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/south-salt-lake-shelter-could-face-further-delays-amid-13-million-past-due-construction-bill/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2019 05:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/south-salt-lake-shelter-could-face-further-delays-amid-13-million-past-due-construction-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three injured in two separate drive-by shootings in Salt Lake City]]></title><description><![CDATA[Salt Lake police investigate an apparent drive-by shooting that injured two juveniles on Catherine Street in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, July 31, 2019.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsSalt Lake police investigate an apparent drive-by shooting that injured two juveniles on Catherine Street in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, July 31, 2019.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsSalt Lake police investigate an apparent drive-by shooting that injured two juveniles on Catherine Street in Salt Lake City on Wednesd]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/three-injured-in-two-separate-drive-by-shootings-in-salt-lake-city/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2019 03:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/three-injured-in-two-separate-drive-by-shootings-in-salt-lake-city/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jim Dabakis is front-runner in Salt Lake Chamber poll on mayoral race]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - State Sen. Jim Dabakis, D-Salt Lake City, speaks about the Utah Inland Port Authority during a caucus meeting at the State Capitol in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, July 18, 2018.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A new poll released by the Salt Lake Chamber on Wednesday again shows former State Sen. Jim Dabakis as the front-runner in the Salt Lake City mayor's race heading into the primary.But Dabakis himself says his internal polls are showing different numbers indicati]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/jim-dabakis-is-front-runner-in-salt-lake-chamber-poll-on-mayoral-race/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2019 02:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/jim-dabakis-is-front-runner-in-salt-lake-chamber-poll-on-mayoral-race/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nuclear waste shipments to Nevada, likely passing through Utah, raise activists' temperature]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - In this May 6, 2015 photo, a caution sign hangs on a fence in front of a building that houses depleted uranium at the EnergySolutions facility in Clive, Utah.Rick Bowmer, Associated PressSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Utah transportation officials and state radioactive waste regulators say shipments of mischaracterized nuclear waste to Nevada may be reported under federal regulations, but it isn't clear if anyone in this state knew about it.The truth is all manner of material, hazardous or radioa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/nuclear-waste-shipments-to-nevada-likely-passing-through-utah-raise-activists-temperature/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2019 02:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/nuclear-waste-shipments-to-nevada-likely-passing-through-utah-raise-activists-temperature/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside Utah's new homeless centers: How will they be different?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Volunteers of America employees wait for clients to arrive for tours at the Geraldine E. King Women's Resource Center in Salt Lake City on Friday, July 26, 2019.Laura Seitz, Deseret NewsVolunteers of America employees wait for clients to arrive for tours at the Geraldine E. King Women's Resource Center in Salt Lake City on Friday, July 26, 2019.Laura Seitz, Deseret NewsAndrew Johnston, vice president of program operations for Volunteers of America-Utah, stands in one of the dorms of the Geraldin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/inside-utahs-new-homeless-centers-how-will-they-be-different/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2019 02:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/inside-utahs-new-homeless-centers-how-will-they-be-different/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos: Aquarium celebrates Shark Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[Clark Siler sits on father Laursen Siler's shoulders while checking out sharks and fish at the Loveland Living Planet Aquarium in Draper on Wednesday, July 31, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsNikki Mason, a saltwater aquarist, holds a 5-day-old epaulette shark at the Loveland Living Planet Aquarium in Draper on Wednesday, July 31, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsPeople walk through a tunnel as sharks and fish swim over them during Shark Week at the Loveland Living Planet Aquarium in Draper on]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-aquarium-celebrates-shark-week/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2019 01:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-aquarium-celebrates-shark-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ambassador Jon Huntsman trails Utah Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox in gubernatorial poll]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox is joined by his wife, Abby, as he talks about their decision for him to run for governor in the 2020 election. Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox is leading other contenders, including former Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr., in a new poll on the Utah governor's race for the Salt Lake Chamber released Wednesday.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsFILE - In this Monday, Jan. 29, 2018 file photo, U.S. Ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman Jr. attends a ceremony at the Jewish Museum and Center for Tolerance]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/ambassador-jon-huntsman-trails-utah-lt-gov-spencer-cox-in-gubernatorial-poll/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2019 01:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/ambassador-jon-huntsman-trails-utah-lt-gov-spencer-cox-in-gubernatorial-poll/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State to seek death penalty for Utahn accused of killing, dumping young couple in mine shaft]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amanda Hunt, left, aunt of Brelynne "Breezy" Otteson, and Nikka Powell, Riley Powell's sister, listen as Utah County Attorney David O. Leavitt announces during news conference in Provo on Wednesday, July 31, 2019, that prosecutors will seek the death penalty for Jerrod Baum, who is accused of killing the pair and dumping their bodies in an abandoned mine shaft.Rick Bowmer, Associated PressNikka Powell, Riley Powell's sister, receives a hug from Utah County Sheriff's Sgt. Spencer Cannon following]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/state-to-seek-death-penalty-for-utahn-accused-of-killing-dumping-young-couple-in-mine-shaft/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2019 01:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/state-to-seek-death-penalty-for-utahn-accused-of-killing-dumping-young-couple-in-mine-shaft/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fed rate cut could provide economic boost, economist says]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Utah economist expressed optimism about the potential impact of the first interest rate reduction by the Federal Reserve in over a decade.Adobe StockSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A Utah economist expressed optimism about the potential impact of the first interest rate reduction by the Federal Reserve in over a decade.The Fed cut its key interest rate Wednesday in an effort to counter threats ranging from uncertainties caused by President Donald Trump's trade wars to chronically low inflation and a di]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/fed-rate-cut-could-provide-economic-boost-economist-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2019 01:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/fed-rate-cut-could-provide-economic-boost-economist-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Newly installed AISU board members resign en masse]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - The American International School of Utah in Murray is pictured on Friday, May 3, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; The day after state court judge issued a temporary restraining order to halt the divestiture of American International School of Utah's assets, its newly installed board of directors resigned en masse Wednesday afternoon.Royce Van Tassell, who was appointed board chairman after the school's previous directors resigned earlier this month, said the new bo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/newly-installed-aisu-board-members-resign-en-masse/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2019 00:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/newly-installed-aisu-board-members-resign-en-masse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fire in foothills near Provo burning uphill]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - A wildfire was burning in the foothills between Provo and Springville on Wednesday.Adobe StockPROVO &mdash; National Forest officials say a wildfire burning in the foothills between Provo and Springville was human caused.The Alaska Fire had burned about 450 acres as of 1 p.m. Wednesday in an area east and north of Springville, according to Utah Fire Info, above a section of the Bonneville Shoreline Trail. The fire was burning uphill in an area of grass and brush. It was 10% contained as o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/fire-in-foothills-near-provo-burning-uphill/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2019 00:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/fire-in-foothills-near-provo-burning-uphill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Utah fire chief failed to disclose rapes involving his son, charges state]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former fire chief of Kanosh, who is also a former sheriff's deputy, was charged Wednesday for allegedly trying to protect his son who is accused of raping a firefighter multiple times.Stock imageSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; The former fire chief of Kanosh, who is also a former sheriff's deputy, was charged Wednesday for allegedly trying to protect his son, who is accused of raping a firefighter multiple times.The chief was allegedly told about the assaults but failed to take any action, and the wo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/former-utah-fire-chief-failed-to-disclose-rapes-involving-his-son-charges-state/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2019 00:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/former-utah-fire-chief-failed-to-disclose-rapes-involving-his-son-charges-state/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah Cold Case Coalition designs playing cards to highlight cold cases]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bobbie Dodge holds a playing card with cold case information about her son, Cody Lynn Dodge, who was killed in 2007, during a press conference in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, July 31, 2019. To kick off Cold Case Month 2019, the Utah Cold Case Coalition announced Utah&rsquo;s first Cold Case Playing Cards, which feature 54 unsolved murders and disappearances in the state. Cards like these have successfully generated tips in other states.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsBobbie Dodge holds an enlarged pl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-cold-case-coalition-designs-playing-cards-to-highlight-cold-cases/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2019 23:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-cold-case-coalition-designs-playing-cards-to-highlight-cold-cases/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah Sen. Mitt Romney calls Bernie Sanders 'all hat, no cattle' after Democratic debate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sen. Mitt Romney (left) touched off a Twitter fight with White House hopeful Bernie Sanders (right) after musing about the Vermont senator's anger after the second Democratic presidential primary debate.Composite photo: Kristen Murphy, Deseret News; Paul Sancya, Associated PressSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Sen. Mitt Romney touched off a Twitter fight with White House hopeful Bernie Sanders after musing about the Vermont senator's anger after the second Democratic presidential primary debate."Asked why]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-sen-mitt-romney-calls-bernie-sanders-all-hat-no-cattle-after-democratic-debate/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2019 23:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-sen-mitt-romney-calls-bernie-sanders-all-hat-no-cattle-after-democratic-debate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2 Utah airports get $360,030 in infrastructure grants]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao on Wednesday announced two Utah airports will receive more than $360,000 in infrastructure grants.Adobe StockWASHINGTON &mdash; U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao on Wednesday announced two Utah airports will receive more than $360,000 in infrastructure grants.The money is part of $478 million awarded in the fourth allotment of the total $3.18 billion in Airport Improvement Program funding for airports across the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/2-utah-airports-get-360030-in-infrastructure-grants/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2019 22:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/2-utah-airports-get-360030-in-infrastructure-grants/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Herriman man charged with child sex abuse]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police say a Herriman man sexually abused a 5-year-old neighbor girl.Stock imageHERRIMAN &mdash; Police say a Herriman man sexually abused a 5-year-old neighbor girl.Abram Cade Croney, 41, was charged Monday in 3rd District Court with sexual abuse of a child, a second-degree felony. A $250,000 warrant was issued for his arrest.On June 22, a 5-year-old was playing with her friend at Croney's house and used the bathroom. She asked Croney to help wipe her, according to charging documents.When he wa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/herriman-man-charged-with-child-sex-abuse/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2019 21:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/herriman-man-charged-with-child-sex-abuse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marianne Williamson apparently inspired this former Utah politician in the '90s]]></title><description><![CDATA[Author Marianne Williamson participates in the first of two Democratic presidential primary debates hosted by CNN Tuesday, July 30, 2019, at the Fox Theatre in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)Paul Sancya, Associated PressSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Author Marianne Williamson, who enjoyed a bit of success at Tuesday night's Democratic debate, once drew the support of a former Utah representative.Sara Eubank, a former Utah state representative, told Vox back in July that Williamson helped inspire her ow]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/marianne-williamson-apparently-inspired-this-former-utah-politician-in-the-90s/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2019 20:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/marianne-williamson-apparently-inspired-this-former-utah-politician-in-the-90s/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah man claimed child porn pictures came from nudist camp, charges state]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man convicted two years ago of possessing child pornography is in trouble again after law enforcers allegedly found additional images hidden inside a walker, according to court documents.Stock imageSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A man convicted two years ago of possessing child pornography is in trouble again after law enforcers allegedly found additional images hidden inside a walker, according to court documents.Joel Stephen Sherrill, 67, of St. George, was charged Wednesday in 5th District Court wi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-man-claimed-child-porn-pictures-came-from-nudist-camp-charges-state/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2019 20:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-man-claimed-child-porn-pictures-came-from-nudist-camp-charges-state/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah man broke into estranged wife's home, lit clothes on fire, charges state]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charges were filed Wednesday against a man accused of breaking into his estranged wife's house and setting a fire, according to police.Stock imageWEST VALLEY CITY &mdash; Charges were filed Wednesday against a man accused of breaking into his estranged wife's house and setting a fire, according to police.Sengathith Seng Rattana, 37, was charged in 3rd District Court with aggravated arson, a first-degree felony; and burglary, a second-degree felony.On June 8, Rattana went to his estranged wife's]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-man-broke-into-estranged-wifes-home-lit-clothes-on-fire-charges-state/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2019 19:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-man-broke-into-estranged-wifes-home-lit-clothes-on-fire-charges-state/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Southern Utah stepmom charged after children found with broken bones]]></title><description><![CDATA[A St. George woman is accused of breaking several bones in two of her young stepchildren.Stock imageSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A St. George woman is accused of breaking several bones in two of her young stepchildren.Nancy Pena, 30, was charged Wednesday in 5th District Court with four counts of child abuse, a third-degree felony.The investigation began July 18 when the Division of Child and Family Services reported to police that Pena and her husband had taken their children, ages 4 and 2, to the do]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/southern-utah-stepmom-charged-after-children-found-with-broken-bones/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2019 19:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/southern-utah-stepmom-charged-after-children-found-with-broken-bones/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police shoot, kill man who allegedly broke into medical clinic in northern Utah]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police continue to investigate the scene where a burglary suspect was shot and killed at Tanner Clinic in Roy on Wednesday, July 31, 2019.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsPolice continue to investigate the scene where a burglary suspect was shot and killed at Tanner Clinic in Roy on Wednesday, July 31, 2019.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsPolice continue to investigate the scene where a burglary suspect was shot and killed at Tanner Clinic in Roy on Wednesday, July 31, 2019.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deser]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/police-shoot-kill-man-who-allegedly-broke-into-medical-clinic-in-northern-utah/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2019 18:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/police-shoot-kill-man-who-allegedly-broke-into-medical-clinic-in-northern-utah/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police investigating 3 'suspicious' fires in Murray]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police are investigating after three fires started within 15 minutes of each other in Murray on the evening of Tuesday, July 30, 2019.Sean Estes, Deseret NewsMURRAY &mdash; Police are investigating three fires in Murray that they say were set intentionally.The fires all started within 15 minutes of one another Tuesday evening around 5:15 p.m., a timeline Murray Fire Department Assistant Chief Chad Pascua described as "very suspicious."Two of the fires were along 4500 South, with one near 200 Wes]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/police-investigating-3-suspicious-fires-in-murray/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2019 07:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/police-investigating-3-suspicious-fires-in-murray/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Provo hiker falls to his death; incident marks second hiker fatality this week]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Provo man fell to his death while hiking in Rock Canyon on Tuesday.Stock imagePROVO &mdash; A Provo man fell to his death while hiking in Rock Canyon on Tuesday.The incident marks the second fatality involving hikers in Utah County in three days.Michael Sean O'Donnal, 43, apparently went off the trail, according to Provo police. About 8:15 a.m., a friend of O'Donnal called police after O'Donnal called him "about being stuck on a rock face up Squaw Peak," police stated.About 9:50 a.m., Utah Cou]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/provo-hiker-falls-to-his-death-incident-marks-second-hiker-fatality-this-week/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2019 06:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/provo-hiker-falls-to-his-death-incident-marks-second-hiker-fatality-this-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man charged in massive Utah wildfire ordered to trial]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - The Brian Head Fire, pictured Friday, June 23, 2017, continues to grow and has burned more than 27,700 acres. At least 13 homes and eight out buildings have been destroyed by the fire.Stuart Johnson, Deseret NewsPROVO &mdash; A man charged with reckless burning that sparked a massive 2017 wildfire in southern Utah was ordered Tuesday to stand trial.Judge James Brady ruled there was enough evidence for the misdemeanor case against Robert Lyman, 63, to proceed, KUTV reported.The retired tea]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/man-charged-in-massive-utah-wildfire-ordered-to-trial/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2019 04:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/man-charged-in-massive-utah-wildfire-ordered-to-trial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah gets temporary order halting divestiture of closed charter school's assets]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - The American International School of Utah in Murray is pictured on Friday, May 3, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A state court judge has issued a temporary restraining order to halt the divestiture of American International School of Utah's assets.Third District Court Judge Royal Hansen ordered the public charter school and its operator, American International Schools, LLC, not to divest the school's assets unless the transfer is approved by the Utah State Charter]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-gets-temporary-order-halting-divestiture-of-closed-charter-schools-assets/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2019 04:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-gets-temporary-order-halting-divestiture-of-closed-charter-schools-assets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crews respond to brush fires near Copperton]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crews work a small brush fire on Kennecott Utah Copper property just south of Copperton on Tuesday, July 30, 2019.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsCrews work a small brush fire on Kennecott Utah Copper property just south of Copperton on Tuesday, July 30, 2019.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsAuthorities block a road as crews work a small brush fire on Kennecott Utah Copper property just south of Copperton on Tuesday, July 30, 2019.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsCOPPERTON &mdash; Crews responded to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/crews-respond-to-brush-fires-near-copperton/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2019 04:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/crews-respond-to-brush-fires-near-copperton/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leaders hope Intermountain Healthcare can be a model for the country]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Intermountain Medical Center in Murray is pictured on Thursday, March 15, 2018.Spenser Heaps, Deseret NewsFILE - Congressman Ben McAdams speaks to members of the media after holding a town hall meeting to familiarize constituents with district office staff as well as to provide an opportunity for McAdams to listen to Utahans on issues that are important to them at the Redwood Recreation Center in West Valley City on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019.Silas Walker, Deseret NewsMURRAY &mdash; Rep. Ben]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/leaders-hope-intermountain-healthcare-can-be-a-model-for-the-country/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2019 03:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/leaders-hope-intermountain-healthcare-can-be-a-model-for-the-country/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Allegations of racism rankle both parties as Trump, Congress continue war of words]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Friday, July 19, 2019.Manuel Balce Ceneta, Associated PressFILE - In this Tuesday, April 2, 2109 file photo, House Oversight and Reform Committee Chair Elijah Cummings, D-Md., leads a meeting to call for subpoenas after a career official in the White House security office says dozens of people in President Donald Trump's administration were granted security clearances despite "disqualifying issues" in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/allegations-of-racism-rankle-both-parties-as-trump-congress-continue-war-of-words/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2019 03:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/allegations-of-racism-rankle-both-parties-as-trump-congress-continue-war-of-words/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police looking for person who groped children at Utah pool]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police are looking for a person who parents said groped two children at the Cottonwood Heights Recreation Center pool.Stock imageCOTTONWOOD HEIGHTS &mdash; Police are looking for a person who parents said groped two children at the Cottonwood Heights Recreation Center pool.The Cottonwood Heights Police Department received a report Monday that two separate children had been groped over their clothing while swimming at the pool at 7500 S. 2700 East, the police department said Tuesday.The report wa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/police-looking-for-person-who-groped-children-at-utah-pool/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2019 02:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/police-looking-for-person-who-groped-children-at-utah-pool/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah man charged with murder in death of infant girl]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kynlee Jo CorbridgeGoFundMeSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A Logan man was charged Tuesday with aggravated murder for the December death of an infant girl.The first-degree felony was filed in 1st District Court in Logan against Kyle Taylor Gooch, 30.On Dec. 15, Kynlee Jo Corbridge was found unresponsive in her crib by Gooch, who was the boyfriend of Kynlee's mother, according to charging documents. When emergency crews arrived, the infant was "obviously deceased," the charges state.The officer who arrive]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-man-charged-with-murder-in-death-of-infant-girl/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2019 02:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-man-charged-with-murder-in-death-of-infant-girl/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[YouTuber known for 'King of Random' videos killed in paragliding crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[The body of a missing paraglider was recovered by Washington County search and rescue crews on Monday.Stock imageST. GEORGE &mdash;The Washington County Sheriff's Office has identified the missing paraglider whose body was recovered Monday as Jonathan Grant Thompson, a Hurricane resident known for his popular science YouTube channel.Thompson, 38, was paragliding near Sand Hollow State Park and reported as overdue by a friend, according to a statement from the Washington County Sheriff's Office.B]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/youtuber-known-for-king-of-random-videos-killed-in-paragliding-crash/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2019 02:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/youtuber-known-for-king-of-random-videos-killed-in-paragliding-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utahns' spending increases in summer months, survey finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sage Vander Wal hands a dollar to Davinci, a great green macaw, at Tracy Aviary in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, July 30, 2019. Davinci puts the money in a donation box for the World Parrot Trust.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsCharlotte Sullivan, Everly Hatch and Katelyn Down react as Storm, a red-tailed hawk, flies over their heads during a bird show at Tracy Aviary in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, July 30, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsClaire Krause and her mother, Sarah Krause, watch the bird show]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahns-spending-increases-in-summer-months-survey-finds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2019 02:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahns-spending-increases-in-summer-months-survey-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legislators mulling 'tweaks' to Utah's medical marijuana law after D.A.s question dispensary legality]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - An employee prunes a marijuana plant, at a Fotmer SA, greenhouse in Nueva Helvecia, Uruguay, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019.Matilde Campodonico, Associated PressSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Amid some counties' concerns that they could face federal retribution by being involved in Utah's marijuana distribution next year, legislators are mulling changes to the state's new medical cannabis law."It's a work in progress. It's a moving target in some ways," said Senate Majority Leader Evan Vickers, R-Cedar]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/legislators-mulling-tweaks-to-utahs-medical-marijuana-law-after-das-question-dispensary-legality/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2019 02:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/legislators-mulling-tweaks-to-utahs-medical-marijuana-law-after-das-question-dispensary-legality/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dog taken from West Valley restaurant returned]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cha Cha the Chihuahua, a dog recently taken from a West Valley Cafe Rio while its owner was waiting in line, was returned Tuesday, July 30, 2019. Police are still investigating the circumstances surrounding the dog's disappearance.West Valley City Police DepartmentWEST VALLEY CITY &mdash; Cha Cha the Chihuahua has been returned to its owner.A dog recently taken from a Cafe Rio restaurant while its owner was waiting in line was turned over to an animal shelter on Tuesday. West Valley police were]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/dog-taken-from-west-valley-restaurant-returned/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2019 01:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/dog-taken-from-west-valley-restaurant-returned/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Salt Lake City mayoral candidates clash over how to cultivate tech industry]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILES - Crowds move through the Silicon Slopes Tech Summit at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; With two weeks to go until the primary election, six of the candidates running for Salt Lake City mayor faced a different crowd Tuesday during a forum hosted by Silicon Slopes: the tech community.Although Tuesday's event wasn't formatted as a debate, candidates clashed over why tech firms are eyeing areas l]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lake-city-mayoral-candidates-clash-over-how-to-cultivate-tech-industry/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2019 01:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lake-city-mayoral-candidates-clash-over-how-to-cultivate-tech-industry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police identify West Valley man crushed by car at salvage yard]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police on Tuesday released the name of a West Valley man who was killed Monday at the Pick-n-Pull in South Salt Lake.Stock imageSOUTH SALT LAKE &mdash; Police on Tuesday released the name of a West Valley man who was killed Monday at the Pick-n-Pull in South Salt Lake.Trent Thatcher, 48, was removing a transmission from a car with his 18-year-old son in the auto salvage yard at 585 W. 3300 South, South Salt Lake police spokesman Gary Keller said. The car was lifted up on supports when it fell, p]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/police-identify-west-valley-man-crushed-by-car-at-salvage-yard/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2019 00:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/police-identify-west-valley-man-crushed-by-car-at-salvage-yard/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Witness recounts tragic death at Bridal Veil Falls]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fernando Alderete SalazarUtah County Sheriff's OfficeCurtis Daly, who was visiting Bridal Veil Falls in Provo Canyon with his daughter on Sunday, describes during an interview on Monday, July 29, 2019, how they watched as a large object come over the falls, striking a 23-year-old man in the head and killing him. Daly and his daughter had been taking turns lying in a puddle with his daughter near the falls at approximately 3 p.m. Daly&rsquo;s daughter was taking a photo of him smiling in front of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/witness-recounts-tragic-death-at-bridal-veil-falls/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2019 00:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/witness-recounts-tragic-death-at-bridal-veil-falls/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Salt Lake County rolls out criminal justice diversion program]]></title><description><![CDATA[Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill and Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson announce a new criminal justice diversion program during a press conference in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, July 30, 2019.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsSalt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson announces a new criminal justice diversion program during a press conference in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, July 30, 2019.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsSalt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill and Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lake-county-rolls-out-criminal-justice-diversion-program/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2019 23:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lake-county-rolls-out-criminal-justice-diversion-program/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hurricane man killed in paragliding crash in southern Utah]]></title><description><![CDATA[The body of a missing paraglider was recovered by Washington County search and rescue crews on Monday.Stock imageST. GEORGE &mdash; The body of a missing paraglider was recovered by Washington County search and rescue crews on Monday.The 38-year-old Hurricane resident, whose name was not immediately released, was paragliding near Sand Hollow State Park and reported as overdue by a friend, according to a statement from the Washington County Sheriff's Office.By 9 p.m., officers from the Hurricane]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/hurricane-man-killed-in-paragliding-crash-in-southern-utah/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2019 23:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/hurricane-man-killed-in-paragliding-crash-in-southern-utah/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New report: Utah high-tech is a high-performance juggernaut]]></title><description><![CDATA[Construction continues on Pluralsight's new headquarters in Draper on Monday, July 29, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsConstruction continues on Pluralsight's new headquarters in Draper on Monday, July 29, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsConstruction continues on Pluralsight's new headquarters in Draper on Monday, July 29, 2019.Scott Winterton, Deseret NewsConstruction continues on Pluralsight's new headquarters in Draper on Monday, July 29, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsConstruction contin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/new-report-utah-high-tech-is-a-high-performance-juggernaut/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2019 22:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/new-report-utah-high-tech-is-a-high-performance-juggernaut/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump's demeanor makes reelection harder but for two things, Utah Rep. Chris Stewart says]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Rep. Chris Stewart, R-Utah, speaks at the grand opening ceremony of the Amazon Fulfillment Center in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, April 17, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; President Donald Trump's demeanor would make it hard under normal circumstances for him to be reelected, except for two things, a Republican Utah congressman says."First, he can really point his finger at some success, and the second thing is he probably wouldn't have been elected in the first pl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/trumps-demeanor-makes-reelection-harder-but-for-two-things-utah-rep-chris-stewart-says/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2019 22:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/trumps-demeanor-makes-reelection-harder-but-for-two-things-utah-rep-chris-stewart-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah pawn shop owner charged with having gambling machines]]></title><description><![CDATA[Multiple counts of gambling were filed Tuesday against the owner of a Price hobby and pawn shop.Stock imageSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Multiple counts of gambling were filed Tuesday against the owner of a Price hobby and pawn shop.Marty S. Robbins, 55, of Price, was charged in 7th District Court with seven counts of gambling, a class A misdemeanor; gambling, a class B misdemeanor; 15 counts of possession of a gambling device, a third-degree felony; possessing a gambling device, a class A misdemeanor;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-pawn-shop-owner-charged-with-having-gambling-machines/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2019 22:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-pawn-shop-owner-charged-with-having-gambling-machines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Provo hiker falls to his death; incident marks second Utah County hiker fatality this week]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Provo man fell to his death while hiking in Rock Canyon on Tuesday.Stock imagePROVO &mdash; A Provo man fell to his death while hiking in Rock Canyon on Tuesday.The incident marks the second fatality involving hikers in Utah County in three days.The 43-year-old man, whose name was not immediately released pending notification of family, apparently went off the trail, according to Provo police. About 8:15 a.m., a friend of the man called police after the victim called him "about being stuck on]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/provo-hiker-falls-to-his-death-incident-marks-second-utah-county-hiker-fatality-this-week/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2019 22:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/provo-hiker-falls-to-his-death-incident-marks-second-utah-county-hiker-fatality-this-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dog taken from Utah restaurant returned]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cha Cha the Chihuahua, a dog recently taken from a West Valley Cafe Rio while its owner was waiting in line, was returned Tuesday, July 30, 2019. Police are still investigating the circumstances surrounding the dog's disappearance.West Valley City Police DepartmentWEST VALLEY CITY &mdash; Cha Cha the Chihuahua has been returned to its owner.A dog recently taken from a Cafe Rio restaurant while its owner was waiting in line was turned over to an animal shelter on Tuesday. West Valley police were]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/dog-taken-from-utah-restaurant-returned/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2019 22:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/dog-taken-from-utah-restaurant-returned/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investigating Utah student's killing: Videos, pictures, social media all part of evidence collected]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Salt Lake Police Chief Mike Brown talks about the investigation into Mackenzie Lueck's disappearance during a press conference at the Public Safety Building in Salt Lake City on Friday, June 28, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsFILE - This undated photo taken from the Facebook page #FindMackenzieLueck shows a Mackenzie Lueck, 23, a senior at the University of Utah. One person was taken into custody Friday, June 28, in connection with the disappearance of Lueck, who disappeared 11 days ago]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/investigating-utah-students-killing-videos-pictures-social-media-all-part-of-evidence-collected/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2019 21:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/investigating-utah-students-killing-videos-pictures-social-media-all-part-of-evidence-collected/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man charged with exposing himself at Utah pool may have been taking photos of children, police say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jerry Edward VaughanJuab County JailNEPHI &mdash; A 69-year-old man recently charged with exposing himself at Nephi's community pool is also being investigated for allegedly taking pictures of children at the pool, according to police.Jerry Edward Vaughan, of Nephi, was charged in Juab County's 4th District Court on July 9 with lewdness involving a child and obstructing justice, both class A misdemeanors; and lewdness, a class B misdemeanor.On July 8, Vaughan exposed himself to a 12-year-old gir]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/man-charged-with-exposing-himself-at-utah-pool-may-have-been-taking-photos-of-children-police-say/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2019 20:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/man-charged-with-exposing-himself-at-utah-pool-may-have-been-taking-photos-of-children-police-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah's first Shake Shack to open in Sandy this Saturday]]></title><description><![CDATA[A rendering of the new Shake Shack coming to Utah.Chris Palac, Courtesy Shake ShackSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Utah's first Shake Shack location is opening this weekend if you're looking for a fresh burger and fries fix.Wadsworth Development Group confirmed the new restaurant at 11000 South State Street in Sandy, Utah, will open on Aug. 3 at 11 a.m. MT.Shake Shack previously announced the new restaurant back in January, according to the Deseret News.Shake Shack's website shows the New York-based rest]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahs-first-shake-shack-to-open-in-sandy-this-saturday/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2019 20:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahs-first-shake-shack-to-open-in-sandy-this-saturday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Spider-Man's' Tom Holland coming to Salt Lake's FanX this fall]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tom Holland stars as Spider-Man in Columbia Pictures' "Spider-Man: Homecoming." Holland is scheduled to appear at FanX Salt Lake Comic Convention in September 2019.Chuck Zlotnick, SonyTom Holland and Samuel L. Jackson star in Columbia Pictures' "Spider-Man: Far From Home." Holland is scheduled to appear at FanX Salt Lake Comic Convention in September 2019.Jay Maidment, Provided by Sony PicturesJake Gyllenhaal and Tom Holland star in Columbia Pictures' "Spider-Man: Far From Home." Holland is sche]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/spider-mans-tom-holland-coming-to-salt-lakes-fanx-this-fall/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2019 18:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/spider-mans-tom-holland-coming-to-salt-lakes-fanx-this-fall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos: Spiking the competition — Herriman hosts Spikeball tournament]]></title><description><![CDATA[Zach Dustin and Trevor Linton compete in a Spikeball tournament at J. Lynn Crane Park in Herriman on Monday, July 29, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsNate Ostler, right, hugs Chad Romano to celebrate a point during a Spikeball tournament at J. Lynn Crane Park in Herriman on Monday, July 29, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsHeidi Kuns dives for the ball during a Spikeball tournament at J. Lynn Crane Park in Herriman on Monday, July 29, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsTeams compete in a Spikebal]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-spiking-the-competition-herriman-hosts-spikeball-tournament/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2019 05:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-spiking-the-competition-herriman-hosts-spikeball-tournament/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could in-car technologies pose a threat to senior drivers?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A AAA-funded University of Utah study suggests new technologies in vehicle may be particularly distracting to older drivers.Adobe StockSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; In-vehicle information systems are meant to minimize distractions and help drivers stay focused on the road, however a recent University of Utah study found the contrary is often true, particularly for older drivers."Did I just run a red light?" one participant can be heard asking the researcher in a video of the driving tests, after tempor]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/could-in-car-technologies-pose-a-threat-to-senior-drivers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2019 05:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/could-in-car-technologies-pose-a-threat-to-senior-drivers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos: Utah County K-9 Havoc mourned during memorial service]]></title><description><![CDATA[Utah County sheriff's deputy Danny Dukatz puts his arm around sheriff's deputy Tony Sorensen's shoulder after Sorensen was presented a flag during a memorial service for K-9 Havoc at the Utah County Sheriff's Office in Spanish Fork on Monday, July 29, 2019. The 7-year-old Belgian Malinois was struck and killed by a car while off duty on July 16. Sorensen was Havoc's handler.Colter Peterson, Deseret NewsUtah County sheriff's deputy Tony Sorensen holds an imprint of K-9 Havoc's paw during a memori]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-utah-county-k-9-havoc-mourned-during-memorial-service/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2019 03:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-utah-county-k-9-havoc-mourned-during-memorial-service/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[6 companies challenge Utah's medical marijuana growing picks]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - This Sept. 11, 2018, file photo, shows a marijuana plant at in the coastal mountain range of San Luis Obispo, Calif. Utah's decision to award a smaller number of medical marijuana grower licenses than allowed by law is being challenged by six companies that say the state granted licenses to unqualified cultivators and had inappropriate interactions with applicants, among other claims.Richard Vogel, Associated PressSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Utah's decision to award a smaller number of medical]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/6-companies-challenge-utahs-medical-marijuana-growing-picks/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2019 02:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/6-companies-challenge-utahs-medical-marijuana-growing-picks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vietnam War veteran bikes up Utah canyon daily to combat PTSD]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army veteran Jim Taylor, 74, and his sister, LuAnn Stones, bike through a neighborhood as they head toward Payson Canyon on Tuesday, July 9, 2019, in Payson.Isaac Hale, The Daily HeraldU.S. Army veteran Jim Taylor, 74, and his sister, LuAnn Stones, bike up Nebo Loop Road on Tuesday, July 9, 2019, in Payson Canyon south of Payson.Isaac Hale, The Daily HeraldU.S. Army veteran Jim Taylor, 74, and his sister, LuAnn Stones, bike along Nebo Loop Road as they head toward Payson Canyon on Tuesday,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/vietnam-war-veteran-bikes-up-utah-canyon-daily-to-combat-ptsd/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2019 02:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/vietnam-war-veteran-bikes-up-utah-canyon-daily-to-combat-ptsd/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah Republican Rep. Rob Bishop confirms he's leaving Congress, undecided about governor's race]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah, leaves a meeting with the Deseret News and KSL editorial boards at KSL Broadcast House in Salt Lake City on Monday, July 29, 2019.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsRep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah, talks with the Deseret News and KSL editorial boards in Salt Lake City on Monday, July 29, 2019.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsRep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah, leaves a meeting with the Deseret News and KSL editorial boards at KSL Broadcast House in Salt Lake City on Monday, July 29, 2019.Scott G]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-republican-rep-rob-bishop-confirms-hes-leaving-congress-undecided-about-governors-race/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2019 02:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-republican-rep-rob-bishop-confirms-hes-leaving-congress-undecided-about-governors-race/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[University of Utah doctors discover potentially lifesaving treatment for cardiac patients]]></title><description><![CDATA[University of Utah Hospital shock team members Joseph Tonna, Dr. Antigone Koliopoulou, Dr. Stavros Drakos and Dr. Fred Welt talk with heart patient Tracy Phillips in Salt Lake City on Thursday, July 25, 2019.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsUniversity of Utah Hospital Dr. Stavros Drakos watches a mini heart assist device with heart patient Megan Cottle in Salt Lake City on Thursday, July 25, 2019.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsA mini heart assist device is used at University of Utah Hospital in Sa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/university-of-utah-doctors-discover-potentially-lifesaving-treatment-for-cardiac-patients/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2019 02:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/university-of-utah-doctors-discover-potentially-lifesaving-treatment-for-cardiac-patients/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man dies after being crushed by car in South Salt Lake]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man was pronounced dead Monday afternoon after a car fell on him at the Pick-n-Pull store and salvage yard in South Salt Lake.Stock imageSOUTH SALT LAKE &mdash; A man died Monday afternoon after a car fell on him at an auto parts store and salvage yard in South Salt Lake.The 50-year-old man, whose name has not yet been released, was removing a transmission from a car at the Pick-n-Pull store, located at 585 W. 3300 South, according to South Salt Lake police spokesman Gary Keller.The car was li]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/man-dies-after-being-crushed-by-car-in-south-salt-lake/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2019 01:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/man-dies-after-being-crushed-by-car-in-south-salt-lake/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police identify woman shot and killed in Salt Lake City, but many questions remain]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Police respond to a reported shooting at Apartments on the Green on Redwood Road in Salt Lake City on Saturday, July 27, 2019. Police have identified a woman shot and killed in a Salt Lake City apartment over the weekend, but many questions about the case remain.Spenser Heaps, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Police have identified a woman shot and killed in a Salt Lake City apartment over the weekend, but many questions about the case remain.Kathryn Blaire Leavitt, 27, was found dead S]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/police-identify-woman-shot-and-killed-in-salt-lake-city-but-many-questions-remain/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2019 23:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/police-identify-woman-shot-and-killed-in-salt-lake-city-but-many-questions-remain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man waiting at TRAX stop shot in leg, charges state]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shamar Frenyota MurchisonSalt Lake County JailSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A man accused of randomly shooting another man in the leg at a TRAX platform in April was formally charged Monday.Shamar Frenyota Murchison, 36, of Cottonwood Heights, was charged in 3rd District Court with discharge of a firearm causing serious injury, a first-degree felony; possession of a firearm by a restricted person, and obstructing justice, both second-degree felonies; and possession of drug paraphernalia, a class B misd]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/man-waiting-at-trax-stop-shot-in-leg-charges-state/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2019 23:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/man-waiting-at-trax-stop-shot-in-leg-charges-state/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Salt Lake emergency services now accessible to motorized wheelchairs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Salt Lake firefighters demonstrate how one of the city's new ADA wheelchair trailers works at the City-County Building on Monday, July 29, 2019. The trailers, which attach to the back of an SUV, will allow first responders to transport patients' wheelchairs with them to the hospital. The trailers weigh under 60 pounds each and will be housed at fire stations No. 1 and 11.Colter Peterson, Deseret NewsSalt Lake City ADA coordinator Sarah Benj, left, Fire Chief Karl Lieb and Mayor Jackie Biskupsi w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lake-emergency-services-now-accessible-to-motorized-wheelchairs/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2019 23:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lake-emergency-services-now-accessible-to-motorized-wheelchairs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two people injured in Utah plane crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Two people suffered serious injuries Monday morning when the small plane they were in stalled during takeoff and crashed.Stock imageVERNAL &mdash; Two people suffered serious injuries Monday morning when the small plane they were in stalled during takeoff and crashed.A 27-year-old instructor and an 18-year-old woman were in a Cessna 162 Skycatcher at the Vernal Regional Airport."The instructor was demonstrating a takeoff technique when the plane stalled approximately 100 feet in the air.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/two-people-injured-in-utah-plane-crash/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2019 23:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/two-people-injured-in-utah-plane-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utahn headed to prison in killing 'for no reason' at homeless camp]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dalton AikenWeber County JailCory Michael FitzwaterWeber County JailBrian RacineFamily photoOGDEN &mdash; The murder of Brian Racine was unlike most.The 28-year-old father from California, who was staying at an Ogden homeless camp last summer, had been "minding his own business" before he was found dead of a gunshot wound to the head, 2nd District Judge Camille Neider said Monday.She sentenced Dalton James Aiken, one of two men charged Racine's death, to what could amount to a lifetime in prison]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahn-headed-to-prison-in-killing-for-no-reason-at-homeless-camp/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2019 23:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahn-headed-to-prison-in-killing-for-no-reason-at-homeless-camp/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah man accused of choking disabled son]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - A man accused of abusing his handicapped son has been charged.Stock imageSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A Kearns man is accused of abusing his handicapped son, at times squeezing his head so hard he heard "buzzing noise in his ears."Jacob David Goldman, 39, of Kearns, was charged Monday in 3rd District Court with child abuse, a second-degree felony; and abuse of disabled child, a third-degree felony.Goldman, who is described in court documents as the 12-year-old boy's "adoptive father," is accuse]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-man-accused-of-choking-disabled-son/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2019 22:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-man-accused-of-choking-disabled-son/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2 years later, Utah landlord charged with raping tenant]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - An Orem landlord accused of raping a tenant two years ago has been charged.Stock imageOREM &mdash; An Orem landlord accused of raping a tenant two years ago has been charged.Erby Midy, 45, was charged Monday in 4th District Court with rape, a first-degree felony; and forcible sexual abuse, a second-degree felony.In April 2017, Midy went to a tenant's apartment to fix a window when he grabbed the woman and raped her, according to charging documents.The woman had a sexual assault exam and t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/2-years-later-utah-landlord-charged-with-raping-tenant/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2019 22:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/2-years-later-utah-landlord-charged-with-raping-tenant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah Highway Patrol looking at drug impairment in fatal crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - The driver of a car that crashed on I-15 during the Independence Day weekend, killing his passenger, is being investigated for a possible charge of automobile homicide, according to the Utah Highway Patrol.Stock imageSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; The driver of a car that crashed on I-15 during the Independence Day weekend, killing his passenger, is being investigated for a possible charge of automobile homicide, according to the Utah Highway Patrol.On July 5, a 2002 Nissan Sentra headed north on]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-highway-patrol-looking-at-drug-impairment-in-fatal-crash/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2019 22:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-highway-patrol-looking-at-drug-impairment-in-fatal-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to take a hunter education class in Utah]]></title><description><![CDATA[The hunter educations courses can be take a traditional class led by an instructor or an online course followed by a field day. Both require a written test and a live-fire shooting exercise at the end.Utah Division of Wildlife ResourcesSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Hunting enthusiasts born after Dec. 31, 1965, must complete a state-offered hunter education class or participate in a trial hunting program in order to hunt in Utah this fall.The hunter educations courses can be take a traditional class led]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/how-to-take-a-hunter-education-class-in-utah/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2019 21:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/how-to-take-a-hunter-education-class-in-utah/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah County man accused of using facility funds funds to finish basement, take trips]]></title><description><![CDATA[Timothy Scott Claybaugh, 36, of Lehi, was charged July 12 in 4th District Court with two counts of money laundering and three counts of theft, all second-degree felonies.Stock imageSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A former employee of a nursing and rehabilitation facility in Utah County was charged recently with embezzling money from the company for several years.Timothy Scott Claybaugh, 36, of Lehi, was charged July 12 in 4th District Court with two counts of money laundering and three counts of theft, a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-county-man-accused-of-using-facility-funds-funds-to-finish-basement-take-trips/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2019 21:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-county-man-accused-of-using-facility-funds-funds-to-finish-basement-take-trips/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Salt Lake police arrest man trying to arrange sex with teen, charges state]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tony David CurtisSalt Lake County JailSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A man arrested for allegedly trying to have sex with a teen girl had child pornography on his phone when officers found him, according to police.Tony David Curtis, 31, of North Salt Lake, was charged Monday in 3rd District Court with criminal solicitation, a first-degree felony; enticing a minor, a second-degree felony; sexual exploitation of a minor, a second-degree felony; and obstructing justice, a third-degree felony. A $500,000 wa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lake-police-arrest-man-trying-to-arrange-sex-with-teen-charges-state/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2019 21:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lake-police-arrest-man-trying-to-arrange-sex-with-teen-charges-state/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crews find bodies of missing Utah brothers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Searchers look for two missing brothers on Strawberry Reservoir after their boat was found empty on Thursday, July 18, 2019.Wasatch County Sheriff's OfficeSTRAWBERRY RESERVOIR &mdash; The bodies of two brothers missing at Strawberry Reservoir since July 18 have been found, authorities said.Their exact cause of death remained unknown Sunday. They were located southwest of the island near the Ladders, according to the Wasatch County Sheriff's Office."Overall I really think it comes down to this. T]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/crews-find-bodies-of-missing-utah-brothers/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2019 04:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/crews-find-bodies-of-missing-utah-brothers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How one Utah county is helping people transition from jail to society]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stacey Winn Hedrick sits next to a photograph of her son, Parker Kelly, who died of a heroin overdose one week after he was released from the Weber County jail last year. Weber County is creating a new program to help connect jail inmates to resources in the community. The goal is to create a smoother transition for those who are leaving jail as they reenter the community. Photograph taken at Hedrick's home in Brigham City on Thursday, July 11, 2019.Laura Seitz, Deseret NewsAllie Norris and her]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/how-one-utah-county-is-helping-people-transition-from-jail-to-society/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2019 03:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/how-one-utah-county-is-helping-people-transition-from-jail-to-society/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nontraditional career paths can lead to well-paying jobs in Utah]]></title><description><![CDATA[Talon Matern and Shaye Jacobson pose for a photo in the Composite Materials Lab at Davis Technical College in Kaysville on Friday, June 14, 2019.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsShaye Jacobson describes a project she's working on in the Composite Materials Lab at Davis Technical College in Kaysville on Friday, June 14, 2019.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsTalon Matern describes a project he's working on in the Composite Materials Lab at Davis Technical College in Kaysville on Friday, June 14, 2019.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/nontraditional-career-paths-can-lead-to-well-paying-jobs-in-utah/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2019 03:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/nontraditional-career-paths-can-lead-to-well-paying-jobs-in-utah/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Utah couple is biking from Alaska to Argentina in the safe lane]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sophie George and Chris Haag about to enter El Salvador.Chris HaagCyclist Sophie George at a plaza in Mexico.Chris HaagCyclist Chris Haag gazing at the Pacific.Sophie GeorgeSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Time again to check in on Chris Haag and Sophie George and see how things are going for the couple who last July left their steady jobs in St. George to make their way to Alaska and ride their bicycles to Argentina.They rolled out of Homer, Alaska, on July 2, 2018, crossed through Canada and the western]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/this-utah-couple-is-biking-from-alaska-to-argentina-in-the-safe-lane/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2019 02:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/this-utah-couple-is-biking-from-alaska-to-argentina-in-the-safe-lane/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah couple, 4-year-old severely burned when van ignites]]></title><description><![CDATA[A couple and their young daughter were severely burned Saturday night when their van burst into flames after a family outing, firefighters said.Stock imageSARATOGA SPRINGS &mdash; A couple and their young daughter were severely burned Saturday night when their van burst into flames after a family outing, firefighters said.About 9 p.m., the family was getting ready to leave Pelican Bay Marina in Saratoga Springs after spending the day out on the lake with their boat, said Saratoga Springs Fire Ch]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-couple-4-year-old-severely-burned-when-van-ignites/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2019 01:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-couple-4-year-old-severely-burned-when-van-ignites/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man from Mexico killed by falling debris at Bridal Veil Falls]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Hikers sit near the water at Bridal Veil falls in Provo Canyon on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsPROVO CANYON &mdash; A man visiting Utah from Mexico died Sunday after debris fell on him in Provo Canyon, authorities said.Just before 3 p.m., Utah County Sheriff's Office was called to Bridal Veil Falls on the report that someone had fallen, Sgt. Spencer Cannon said. But when crews got there, they learned the 23-year-old had been fatally injured by falling debris.Author]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/man-from-mexico-killed-by-falling-debris-at-bridal-veil-falls/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2019 01:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/man-from-mexico-killed-by-falling-debris-at-bridal-veil-falls/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[University of Utah scientists want to turn wasted heat into useful energy]]></title><description><![CDATA[University of Utah mechanical engineering associate professor Mathieu Francoeur poses for a portrait in the Radiative Energy Transfer Lab at the U. in Salt Lake City on Thursday, July 11, 2019. Francoeur discovered a way to produce electricity from heat using a near-field radiative heat transfer device.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsUniversity of Utah mechanical engineering associate professor Mathieu Francoeur holds a near-field radiative heat transfer device on his fingertip at the University of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/university-of-utah-scientists-want-to-turn-wasted-heat-into-useful-energy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2019 01:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/university-of-utah-scientists-want-to-turn-wasted-heat-into-useful-energy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet officer Maldonado, Heber City's sole Latina cop]]></title><description><![CDATA[Heber City police officer Anel Maldonado patrols with her field training officer, Richard Crist, not pictured, in Heber City on Monday, July 1, 2019. Maldonado, whose parents immigrated to the United States from Mexico when they were children, recently began working full time for the Heber City Police Department.Silas Walker, Deseret NewsHeber City police officer Anel Maldonado poses for a portrait outside the police station in Heber City on Monday, July 1, 2019. Maldonado, whose parents immigra]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/meet-officer-maldonado-heber-citys-sole-latina-cop/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2019 01:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/meet-officer-maldonado-heber-citys-sole-latina-cop/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos: A perfect leap before a prize-winning splashdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[Craig Foster and his dog Addis competes in dock diving at Dogmode in Millcreek on Sunday, July 28, 2019. Addis won the competition with a jump of 27 feet 9 inches.Dogs competed to see who could jump the furthest, chasing their prized toy off a dock and into a pool of water.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsTheresa Foster and her dog Sky warm up prior to competing in dock diving at Dogmode in Millcreek on Sunday, July 28, 2019. Sky got second place in the competition with a jump of 26 feet.Dogs comp]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-a-perfect-leap-before-a-prize-winning-splashdown/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2019 00:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-a-perfect-leap-before-a-prize-winning-splashdown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Jason Chaffetz book says he was targeted by Democrats' power grab]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Rep. Jason Chaffetz answers a question during a town hall meeting at Brighton High School in Cottonwood Heights on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017.Ravell Call, Deseret NewsFILE - Tami Sablan yells during a town hall meeting with Rep. Jason Chaffetz in Cottonwood Heights on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017.Ravell Call, Deseret NewsFILE - Rep. Jason Chaffetz listens to questions as many of those in attendance hold signs and yell during a town hall meeting at Brighton High School in Cottonwood Heights on Thurs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/new-jason-chaffetz-book-says-he-was-targeted-by-democrats-power-grab/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2019 00:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/new-jason-chaffetz-book-says-he-was-targeted-by-democrats-power-grab/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alleged serial child sex abuser from Grantsville now faces 24 felonies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mark SwanTooele County Sheriff's OfficeTOOELE &mdash; A Grantsville man already facing 13 felonies for allegedly abusing at least three children now faces additional charges.On Friday, Mark Swan, 48, was charged with an additional two counts of rape of a child, object rape of a child, three counts of sodomy on a child, and two counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child, all first-degree felonies. He was also charged with three counts of sex abuse of a child, a second-degree felony.In total, Sw]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/alleged-serial-child-sex-abuser-from-grantsville-now-faces-24-felonies/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jul 2019 22:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/alleged-serial-child-sex-abuser-from-grantsville-now-faces-24-felonies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Body of 21-year-old West Valley City man recovered from Utah river]]></title><description><![CDATA[Multiple agencies responded Saturday evening to a report of a 21-year-old man who is missing in the waters of Olmstead Diversion Dam.Adobe StockPROVO &mdash; Searchers recovered the body of a 21-year-old West Valley City man from the waters of Olmstead Diversion Dam shortly before 9 p.m. Saturday, according to the Utah County Sheriff's Office.The man was identified as Albert John "AJ" Mapa, according to tweets by Utah County Sheriff's spokesman Sgt. Spencer Cannon. Mapa recently returned to Utah]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/body-of-21-year-old-west-valley-city-man-recovered-from-utah-river/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jul 2019 06:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/body-of-21-year-old-west-valley-city-man-recovered-from-utah-river/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Work done behind the scenes to prevent West Nile bug in Utah]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ryan Lusty, district manager of the Magna Mosquito Abatement District, adjusts his pipette as he conducts PCR testing on captured mosquitos at the district's office in Magna on Tuesday, July 23, 2019. The testing detects West Nile Virus and other mosquito-borne diseases.Spenser Heaps, Deseret NewsRyan Lusty, district manager of the Magna Mosquito Abatement District, conducts PCR testing on captured mosquitos at the district's office in Magna on Tuesday, July 23, 2019. The testing detects West Ni]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/work-done-behind-the-scenes-to-prevent-west-nile-bug-in-utah/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jul 2019 04:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/work-done-behind-the-scenes-to-prevent-west-nile-bug-in-utah/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will Salt Lake County raise property taxes? Mayor Wilson hints there's appetite]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Salt Lake County mayor Jenny Wilson gives a public statement during one of eight town hall meetings conducted by the Tax Restructuring and Equalization Task Force at the Element Event Center in Kearns on Thursday, June 27, 2019.Silas Walker, Deseret NewsFILE - Salt Lake County Councilman Richard Snelgrove discusses west-side economic development during a press conference outside the Rio Tinto Distribution Center in South Jordan on Monday, Sept. 26, 2016.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsSALT LA]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/will-salt-lake-county-raise-property-taxes-mayor-wilson-hints-theres-appetite/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jul 2019 02:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/will-salt-lake-county-raise-property-taxes-mayor-wilson-hints-theres-appetite/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah geologist spends days hunting for arches: 1,941 and still counting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jens Munthe has made arch-hunting a major focus of his retirement after a long career as a geologist. His growing database is closing in on a total of 2,000 sandstone arches just in his region of south-central Utah.Courtesy Jens MuntheJens Munthe has made arch-hunting a major focus of his retirement after a long career as a geologist. His growing database is closing in on a total of 2,000 sandstone arches just in his region of south-central Utah.Courtesy Jens MuntheJens Munthe has made arch-hunt]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-geologist-spends-days-hunting-for-arches-1941-and-still-counting/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jul 2019 02:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-geologist-spends-days-hunting-for-arches-1941-and-still-counting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos: Salt Lake City celebrates rich culture of Peru]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dante Capunay, of Midvale, and his children, Dante Jr., 8, and Cora, 6, dance with members of Ballet Folklorico during a Peruvian dance at the Mega Peruvian Festival at The Gateway in Salt Lake City on Saturday, July 27, 2019.Spenser Heaps, Deseret NewsVida Leo prepares pollada, a Peruvian chicken dish, at the Mega Peruvian Festival at The Gateway in Salt Lake City on Saturday, July 27, 2019.Spenser Heaps, Deseret NewsAnticuchos, a Peruvian dish of beef heart kebabs, is cooked on a grill at the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-salt-lake-city-celebrates-rich-culture-of-peru/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jul 2019 01:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-salt-lake-city-celebrates-rich-culture-of-peru/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah officials, advocates react to Trump administration's denial of expanded Medicaid funds]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Sen. Allen Christensen, R-North Ogden, answers questions about SB96, the GOP leadership-backed replacement for the voter-approved Medicaid expansion ballot initiative, during discussion on the bill at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Monday, Feb. 11, 2019.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsFILE - In this Sept. 12, 2018, file photo, Utah Gov. Gary Herbert speaks during a news conference at the Utah State Capitol, in Salt Lake City.Rick Bowmer, Associated PressFILE - The tally board shows the vote]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-officials-advocates-react-to-trump-administrations-denial-of-expanded-medicaid-funds/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jul 2019 01:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-officials-advocates-react-to-trump-administrations-denial-of-expanded-medicaid-funds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah beach closes due to harmful algae, health concerns]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Algae is seen floating by the shore of Utah Lake at Lincoln Beach, West of Spanish Fork, on Wednesday, July 27, 2016.Spenser Heaps, Deseret NewsSPANISH FORK &mdash; Officials have temporarily closed a beach in northern Utah due to dangerous levels of toxic algal blooms in the water.The Utah County Health Department announced a danger advisory for Lincoln Beach on the west side of Utah Lake on Thursday.Authorities said crews observed clumps of bright green cyanobacteria with a cottage chee]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-beach-closes-due-to-harmful-algae-health-concerns/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jul 2019 00:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-beach-closes-due-to-harmful-algae-health-concerns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crews still working to clear U.S. 89 after flash flood; section expected to remain closed until Monday]]></title><description><![CDATA[A portion of U.S. 89 remains closed on Saturday, July 27, 2019, after a flash flood the previous night left rock and mud covering the road in Utah County.Utah Department of TransportationA portion of U.S. 89 remains closed on Saturday, July 27, 2019, after a flash flood the previous night left rock and mud covering the road in Utah County.Utah Department of TransportationA portion of U.S. 89 remains closed on Saturday, July 27, 2019, after a flash flood the previous night left rock and mud cover]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/crews-still-working-to-clear-us-89-after-flash-flood-section-expected-to-remain-closed-until-monday/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jul 2019 00:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/crews-still-working-to-clear-us-89-after-flash-flood-section-expected-to-remain-closed-until-monday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2 dead in Utah County crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two men were killed in a crash on U.S. 6 in Utah County near Tucker after rolling down an embankment on Friday, July 26, 2019.Utah Highway PatrolTUCKER, Utah County &mdash; Two men died Friday night in a crash after their vehicle rolled down an embankment in Utah County, troopers said.Just before 8:30 p.m., a pickup truck was eastbound on U.S. 6 near Tucker, in Utah County, when witnesses saw it spin out and go off the roadway to the right, the Utah Highway Patrol said. The truck rolled about 15]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/2-dead-in-utah-county-crash/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jul 2019 20:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/2-dead-in-utah-county-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman shot, killed in Salt Lake City apartment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police respond to a reported shooting at Apartments on the Green on Redwood Road in Salt Lake City on Saturday, July 27, 2019.Spenser Heaps, Deseret NewsPolice respond to a reported shooting at Apartments on the Green on Redwood Road in Salt Lake City on Saturday, July 27, 2019.Spenser Heaps, Deseret NewsPolice respond to a reported shooting at Apartments on the Green on Redwood Road in Salt Lake City on Saturday, July 27, 2019.Spenser Heaps, Deseret NewsPolice respond to a reported shooting at]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/woman-shot-killed-in-salt-lake-city-apartment/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jul 2019 20:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/woman-shot-killed-in-salt-lake-city-apartment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crews working to clear debris along U.S. 89 in Utah after flash flood]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officials respond to flooding on U.S. 89 near Thistle, in southeast Utah County, on Friday, July 26, 2019. Utah Highway Patrol said 30 cars were stranded on the road due to flooding caused by heavy rain, but all people were accounted for and no injuries reported.Spenser Heaps, Deseret NewsOfficials respond to flooding on U.S. 89 near Thistle, in southeast Utah County, on Friday, July 26, 2019. Utah Highway Patrol said 30 cars were stranded on the road due to flooding caused by heavy rain, but al]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/crews-working-to-clear-debris-along-us-89-in-utah-after-flash-flood/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jul 2019 05:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/crews-working-to-clear-debris-along-us-89-in-utah-after-flash-flood/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vietnam vet remembered as a hero and friend to all that knew him]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nathaniel Burgess becomes emotional as he is handed the flag by Marine Gunnery Sgt. Christopher Chambers during services for his father, Vietnam veteran and POW Richard Burgess, at Camp Williams in Bluffdale on Friday, July 26, 2019. Burgess died on May 8 in his hometown of Gunnison.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsRetired Air Force Lt. Col. Jay Hess, a former POW, salutes as Marine Gunnery Sgt. Christopher Chambers and Sgt. Mark Maxfield fold the flag during services for Vietnam veteran and POW R]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/vietnam-vet-remembered-as-a-hero-and-friend-to-all-that-knew-him/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jul 2019 03:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/vietnam-vet-remembered-as-a-hero-and-friend-to-all-that-knew-him/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State poised to take over South Salt Lake homeless shelter amid clash over city's 'nonnegotiable' demands]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - South Salt Lake Mayor Cherie Wood speaks during a Homeless Coordinating Committee meeting in Salt Lake City on Monday, April 10, 2017.Alex Goodlett, Deseret NewsFILE - South Salt Lake Mayor Cherie Wood speaks at a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of two major segments of Parley&rsquo;s Trail at Tanner Park in Salt Lake City, on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsFILE - Preston Cochrane, executive director of Shelter the Homeless, speaks during a press co]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/state-poised-to-take-over-south-salt-lake-homeless-shelter-amid-clash-over-citys-nonnegotiable-demands/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jul 2019 02:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/state-poised-to-take-over-south-salt-lake-homeless-shelter-amid-clash-over-citys-nonnegotiable-demands/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Draper family remembers grandmother as 'hero' in house fire while 6-year-old recovers]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 6-year-old boy suffered critical burns in a house fire in Draper on Tuesday, July 23, 2019.Cherokee MartinezThe O'Meara family lost their home in Draper in a fire on Tuesday, July 23, 2019. Grandmother Shelly O'Meara, 61, was killed in the fire.Cherokee MartinezDRAPER &mdash; Fire officials say the Draper grandmother who was killed in a house fire this week died just feet from the front door &mdash; after making sure the rest of her family was safely out of the house.Her family is remembering]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/draper-family-remembers-grandmother-as-hero-in-house-fire-while-6-year-old-recovers/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jul 2019 02:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/draper-family-remembers-grandmother-as-hero-in-house-fire-while-6-year-old-recovers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rural communities can reinvent their economies, Utah governor tells other states' chief executives]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Gov. Gary Herbert speaks at the National Governors Association Summer Meeting at The Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City on Thursday, July 25, 2019.SALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Rural communities can come up with innovative solutions to sharing in a strong economy, Gov. Gary Herbert said Friday during a National Governors Association panel discussion.Herbert, who led the panel on "Innovative Strategies for Rural and Disinvested Communities," used the Carbon County town of Helper as an example]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/rural-communities-can-reinvent-their-economies-utah-governor-tells-other-states-chief-executives/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jul 2019 01:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/rural-communities-can-reinvent-their-economies-utah-governor-tells-other-states-chief-executives/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Video shows man pointing gun at Salt Lake police as he opened the door]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police respond to a shooting at 580 S. 500 West that left one person dead and a police officer injured at the Sunrise Metro Apartment complex in Salt Lake City on Monday, July 15, 2019. According to Salt Lake Police Sgt. Brandon Shearer, police were responding to a mental health issue at the apartment complex when the shooting occurred.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsPolice respond to a shooting at 580 S. 500 West that left one person dead and a police officer injured at the Sunrise Metro Apartment c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/video-shows-man-pointing-gun-at-salt-lake-police-as-he-opened-the-door/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jul 2019 01:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/video-shows-man-pointing-gun-at-salt-lake-police-as-he-opened-the-door/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Voters not so pleased with Utah members of Congress, especially Sen. Mitt Romney]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Senator Mitt Romney, R-Utah, attends a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on March 26, 2019. Nobody in the state seems to like the job Utah's congressional delegation is doing in Washington, and they don't much care for Republicans and Democrats in Congress or the Utah Legislature, either.Cheryl Diaz Meyer, for the Deseret NewsFILE - Rep. Ben McAdams, D-Utah, attends the Salt Lake County Democratic Party's Central Committee's election to choose his successor as county mayor at C]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/voters-not-so-pleased-with-utah-members-of-congress-especially-sen-mitt-romney/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jul 2019 01:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/voters-not-so-pleased-with-utah-members-of-congress-especially-sen-mitt-romney/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nation must invest in early learning to boost U.S. economy, experts tell governors]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - From left to right, Montana Gov. Steve Bullock, Vermont Gov. Phil Scott, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, Maine Gov. Janet Mills and Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak look on during a news conference launching an Outdoors Recreation Initiative Wednesday, July 24, 2019, in Salt Lake City. Governors from about 25 states are gathering in Utah this week for the summer conference of the National Governors Association.Rick Bowmer, Associated PressSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; The nation must invest in early learning t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/nation-must-invest-in-early-learning-to-boost-us-economy-experts-tell-governors/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jul 2019 00:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/nation-must-invest-in-early-learning-to-boost-us-economy-experts-tell-governors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Governors weigh health care plans as they await court ruling]]></title><description><![CDATA[Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, left to right, and other governors listen to a panel during the National Governors Association Summer Meeting at The Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City on Thursday, July 25, 2019.Spenser Heaps, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Governors from around the U.S. are starting to think about what they will do if an appeals court upholds a lower court ruling overturning former President Barack Obama's signature]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/governors-weigh-health-care-plans-as-they-await-court-ruling/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jul 2019 00:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/governors-weigh-health-care-plans-as-they-await-court-ruling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MADD leader praises Utah's .05 alcohol limit to National Governors Association]]></title><description><![CDATA[Helen Witty, national president of Mothers Against Drunk Driving, holds a picture of her daughter, Helen Marie, who was killed by a teenage driver impaired by alcohol and marijuana in 2000.Mothers Against Drunk DrivingSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; For Helen Witty, national president of Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Friday's discussion at the National Governors Association's summer meeting about the need to make roads safer was personal."I know that pain," Witty told governors from around the country a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/madd-leader-praises-utahs-05-alcohol-limit-to-national-governors-association/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2019 23:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/madd-leader-praises-utahs-05-alcohol-limit-to-national-governors-association/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Environmentalists, tribes blast Utah national monument plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Bears Ears of Bears Ears National Monument on Monday, May 8, 2017.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsThe Bears Ears of the Bears Ears National Monument are pictured from the air on Monday, May 8, 2017.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsAncient ruins in the Butler Wash area of the Bears Ears National Monument are pictured on Monday, May 8, 2017.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsAn Ancestral Puebloan ruin site within the boundaries of Bears Ears National Monument.Dave Cawley, Deseret NewsIn this May 9, 2]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/environmentalists-tribes-blast-utah-national-monument-plan/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2019 21:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/environmentalists-tribes-blast-utah-national-monument-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos: 128 become nation's newest citizens]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chris Cortos, of the Philippines, poses for a photo after taking the oath of allegiance and becoming a U.S. citizen at the state Capitol in Salt Lake City on Friday, July 26, 2019.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsBishra Saleh Khalaf, of Iraq, takes the aath of allegiance and becomes a U.S. citizen at the state Capitol in Salt Lake City on Friday, July 26, 2019.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsYael Rodriguez Guinzberg waves a flag as 128 citizenship candidates from 47 countries take the oath of alleg]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-128-become-nations-newest-citizens/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2019 21:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-128-become-nations-newest-citizens/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Owner of Utah County camping trailer business faces criminal charges]]></title><description><![CDATA[Benjamin Ashley Grimes, 46, of Springville, was charged Friday in 4th District Court with theft by deception, selling or buying without identification numbers, and fraudulent alteration of an identification number, all second-degree felonies.Stock imageSPRINGVILLE &mdash; The owner of a Utah County camping trailer business has been charged with pocketing insurance money and selling a trailer he was supposed to repair for a customer.Benjamin Ashley Grimes, 46, of Springville, was charged Friday i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/owner-of-utah-county-camping-trailer-business-faces-criminal-charges/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2019 21:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/owner-of-utah-county-camping-trailer-business-faces-criminal-charges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rep. Chris Stewart joins effort to ban e-cigarettes in nation's schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Rep. Chris Stewart, R-Utah, is interviewed during the Utah Republican election night party at the Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018.Ravell Call, Deseret NewsFILE - Senator Mitt Romney, R-Utah, attends the HELP Hearing: Implementing the 21st Century Cures Act on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on March 26, 2019.Cheryl Diaz Meyer, for the Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Another Utah member of Congress has joined the effort to ban e-cigarettes in the nat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/rep-chris-stewart-joins-effort-to-ban-e-cigarettes-in-nations-schools/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2019 20:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/rep-chris-stewart-joins-effort-to-ban-e-cigarettes-in-nations-schools/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah woman ran over other woman following 'dirty look' at kindergarten graduation, police say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Margarita Perez-Hernandez, 30, is charged in 3rd District Court with aggravated assault, a third-degree felony, and failing to stop for an injury accident, a class A misdemeanor.Stock imageSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A West Valley woman has been charged with running over a relative with her car after an argument that was apparently precipitated by a "dirty look" at a kindergarten graduation ceremony.Margarita Perez-Hernandez, 30, is charged in 3rd District Court with aggravated assault, a third-degre]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-woman-ran-over-other-woman-following-dirty-look-at-kindergarten-graduation-police-say/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2019 19:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-woman-ran-over-other-woman-following-dirty-look-at-kindergarten-graduation-police-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah County teacher charged with sending nude pics to teen girl]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Provo middle school teacher was charged Friday with sending pictures of nude women to a teenage girl.Stock imagePROVO &mdash; A Provo middle school teacher was charged Friday with sending pictures of nude women to a teenage girl.Jefferson Hendricks Hall, 38, of American Fork, is charged in 4th District Court with two counts of dealing in harmful materials to a minor, a third-degree felony, and contributing to the delinquency of a minor, a class B misdemeanor.Hall, who taught honors math in sev]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-county-teacher-charged-with-sending-nude-pics-to-teen-girl/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2019 17:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-county-teacher-charged-with-sending-nude-pics-to-teen-girl/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Utah's example led other states to address pornography and where the fight is headed]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a Tuesday, April 23, 2019, file photo, film star Scarlett Johansson appears at a hand and footprint ceremony at the TCL Chinese Theatre, in Los Angeles. Johansson, who has been the victim of deepfake pornography, has said it's a "useless pursuit" to try to make it illegal. But some legislators are still trying.Willy Sanjuan, Invision/APSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; When Utah passed a resolution declaring pornography a public health crisis in 2016, it was the first state to do so.Now 15 other states]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/how-utahs-example-led-other-states-to-address-pornography-and-where-the-fight-is-headed/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2019 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/how-utahs-example-led-other-states-to-address-pornography-and-where-the-fight-is-headed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teen killed in car crash near Minersville]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 14-year-old boy was killed in a car crash on state Route 21 east of Minersville on Thursday, July 25, 2019.Utah Highway PatrolA 14-year-old boy was killed in a car crash on state Route 21 east of Minersville on Thursday, July 25, 2019.Utah Highway PatrolA 14-year-old boy was killed in a car crash on state Route 21 east of Minersville on Thursday, July 25, 2019.Utah Highway PatrolMINERSVILLE &mdash; A 14-year-old boy was killed in a car crash on state Route 21 on Thursday afternoon, Utah Highwa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/teen-killed-in-car-crash-near-minersville/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2019 04:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/teen-killed-in-car-crash-near-minersville/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police investigating racist graffiti at Herriman schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[Graffiti at Herriman High School and Copper Mountain Middle School was discovered Thursday morning.Stock imageHERRIMAN &mdash; Several school buildings in Herriman, including two seminaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, were vandalized with racist graffiti sometime late Wednesday night or early Thursday morning, police said.The graffiti at Herriman High School and Copper Mountain Middle School was discovered Thursday morning, according to a lieutenant with the Herriman Poli]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/police-investigating-racist-graffiti-at-herriman-schools/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2019 02:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/police-investigating-racist-graffiti-at-herriman-schools/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah's Refugee Justice League: 'There is still a place in this country for the downtrodden"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ali F. Abid, job developer at Catholic Community Services, and Wisam Khudhair, mental health program coordinator, at Catholic Community Services, work at Catholic Community Services in Salt Lake City on Thursday, July 25, 2019. Bothe Abid and Kudhair are from Iraq.Laura Seitz, Deseret NewsAden Batar, immigration and refugee resettlement director, Catholic Community Services, speaks about the current refugee crisis and how it&rsquo;s impacting refugees in Utah at a press conference at the Refugee]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahs-refugee-justice-league-there-is-still-a-place-in-this-country-for-the-downtrodden/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2019 01:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahs-refugee-justice-league-there-is-still-a-place-in-this-country-for-the-downtrodden/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah's congressional delegation split on budget deal that Utah Sen. Mitt Romney warned 'perpetuates fiscal recklessness']]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - In this Jan., 18, 2019, file photo, U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, speaks with reporters, in Ogden, Utah. Utah's congressional delegation is split over a federal budget deal reached by President Donald Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, warned "perpetuates fiscal recklessness."Rick Bowmer, Associated PressFILE - Congressman Ben McAdams speaks during an event held to address the need for more funding for suicide prevention at the UNI Downtown Behavioral Hea]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahs-congressional-delegation-split-on-budget-deal-that-utah-sen-mitt-romney-warned-perpetuates-fiscal-recklessness/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2019 00:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahs-congressional-delegation-split-on-budget-deal-that-utah-sen-mitt-romney-warned-perpetuates-fiscal-recklessness/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teen killed in car crash near Beaver]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 14-year-old boy was killed in a fatal crash on state Route 21 on Thursday afternoon.Stock imageBEAVER &mdash; A 14-year-old boy was killed in a car crash on state Route 21 on Thursday afternoon, Utah Highway Patrol said.Troopers responded to the scene around 3:20 p.m. The crash happened near mile marker 94, west of Beaver.The driver of the car, a 17-year old boy, was flown to a hospital in serious but stable condition.Additional details about the crash, including the name of the 14-year-old, h]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/teen-killed-in-car-crash-near-beaver/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2019 00:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/teen-killed-in-car-crash-near-beaver/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah County votes to send government change to ballot — despite warnings it lacks legal standing]]></title><description><![CDATA[In an emergency meeting Thursday morning, the Utah County Commission in a split vote passed a resolution to send a form of governance change to the ballot, despite the county's own attorney's advice against it.Adobe StockPROVO &mdash; In an emergency meeting that the Utah County attorney warned could be disputed as being invalid, the Utah County Commission passed a resolution early Thursday morning to let voters weigh in on a change of form of government.The vote came despite warnings from the U]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-county-votes-to-send-government-change-to-ballot-despite-warnings-it-lacks-legal-standing/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2019 23:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-county-votes-to-send-government-change-to-ballot-despite-warnings-it-lacks-legal-standing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah sex offender found with bag of girls' clothing under investigation, police say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Paul BluemelDavis County JailFARMINGTON &mdash; A registered sex offender is under investigation in Davis County after police found him with a bag of girls' clothing, according to a search warrant.A newly unsealed warrant filed in 2nd District Court lists Anthony Paul Bluemel, 34, of Tremonton, as a "non compliant, fugitive sex offender that has avoided justice since August 2018."On July 5, deputies from the Davis County Sheriff's Office found Bluemel in a car parked at the Farmington Ca]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-sex-offender-found-with-bag-of-girls-clothing-under-investigation-police-say/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2019 23:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-sex-offender-found-with-bag-of-girls-clothing-under-investigation-police-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unlicensed, unrestrained teen crashes car going 100 mph, UHP says]]></title><description><![CDATA[An unlicensed 16-year-old boy was critically injured and another man was injured when the boy crashed and rolled while traveling about 100 mph near Beaver on Thursday, July 25, 2019.Utah Highway PatrolAn unlicensed 16-year-old boy was critically injured and another man was injured when the boy crashed and rolled while traveling about 100 mph near Beaver on Thursday, July 25, 2019.Utah Highway PatrolBEAVER &mdash; An unlicensed teenage boy was critically injured and another man also injured when]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/unlicensed-unrestrained-teen-crashes-car-going-100-mph-uhp-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2019 23:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/unlicensed-unrestrained-teen-crashes-car-going-100-mph-uhp-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman chained man to toilet for days, charges state]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michelle Maurie BorgSalt Lake County JailSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A woman who allegedly chained a man to a toilet for several days, assaulting him during that time, has been charged.Michelle Maurie Borg, 35, whose address is listed as "unknown," was charged Thursday in 3rd District Court with aggravated kidnapping, a first-degree felony, and aggravated assault, a third-degree felony.Earlier this month, a man was staying at Motel 6, 315 W. 3300 South, when Borg and others stopped by. Borg accused t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/woman-chained-man-to-toilet-for-days-charges-state/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2019 23:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/woman-chained-man-to-toilet-for-days-charges-state/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah real estate investor faces federal fraud charges for alleged $2.4 million Ponzi scheme]]></title><description><![CDATA[Salt Lake County real estate investor Landon M. Smith allegedly promised clients 100 percent returns and now faces criminal charges for running what investigators say was a Ponzi scheme.Stock imageSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A Salt Lake County real estate investor who allegedly promised clients 100 percent returns faces criminal charges for running what investigators say was a Ponzi scheme.The Securities and Exchange Commission filed a civil complaint against Landon M. Smith, 29, at the same time the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-real-estate-investor-faces-federal-fraud-charges-for-alleged-24-million-ponzi-scheme/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2019 23:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-real-estate-investor-faces-federal-fraud-charges-for-alleged-24-million-ponzi-scheme/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cindy McCain mum on Trump but praises Utah Sen. Mitt Romney as needed 'moderate voice']]></title><description><![CDATA[Cindy McCain, widow of former Arizona Sen. John McCain, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey and Maine Gov. Janet Mills, left to right, speak at the National Governors Association summer meeting at the Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City on Thursday, July 25, 2019.Spenser Heaps, Deseret NewsCindy McCain, widow of former Arizona Sen. John McCain, speaks about human trafficking during the National Governors Association summer meeting at the Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City on Thursday, July 25, 2019.Spe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/cindy-mccain-mum-on-trump-but-praises-utah-sen-mitt-romney-as-needed-moderate-voice/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2019 23:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/cindy-mccain-mum-on-trump-but-praises-utah-sen-mitt-romney-as-needed-moderate-voice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch: Why do people run the Deseret News Marathon? We asked them (and tried it ourselves)]]></title><description><![CDATA[SALT LAKE CITY &mdash; The Deseret News Marathon happened Wednesday morning, and the Deseret News' own staff decided to try it out.The event, which celebrated its 50th anniversary this year, included four different races &mdash; the marathon, half marathon, 10K and 5K.The video below comes from Erica Evans, Valerie Johnson and yours truly (you may remember I tackled the Marvel movie marathon and a Toy Story marathon).And, yeah, OK, sure, we only did the 5K and the 10K. But, still.The Deseret New]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/watch-why-do-people-run-the-deseret-news-marathon-we-asked-them-and-tried-it-ourselves/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2019 23:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/watch-why-do-people-run-the-deseret-news-marathon-we-asked-them-and-tried-it-ourselves/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utahn charged with rape now charged with bribing victim]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man scheduled to go to trial in September on charges of raping a 17-year-old girl is in more trouble after prosecutors say he tried to bribe the victim and her family not to testify, according to court documents.Stock imageSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A man scheduled to go to trial in September on charges of raping a 17-year-old girl is in more trouble after prosecutors say he tried to bribe the victim and her family not to testify.Anjel Miguel Rodriguez, 21, of Delta, was charged in November with r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahn-charged-with-rape-now-charged-with-bribing-victim/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2019 23:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahn-charged-with-rape-now-charged-with-bribing-victim/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Democratic presidential candidate Steve Bullock pitches jobs plan in Salt Lake City]]></title><description><![CDATA[Montana Gov. Steve Bullock speaks at the National Governors Association summer meeting at the Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City on Thursday, July 25, 2019.Spenser Heaps, Deseret NewsMinnesota Gov. Tim Walz, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, left to right, and other governors listen to a panel during the National Governors Association summer meeting at the Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City on Thursday, July 25, 2019.Spenser Heaps, Deseret NewsPeople gather fo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/democratic-presidential-candidate-steve-bullock-pitches-jobs-plan-in-salt-lake-city/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2019 22:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/democratic-presidential-candidate-steve-bullock-pitches-jobs-plan-in-salt-lake-city/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tenant arrested in Layton apartment complex fire]]></title><description><![CDATA[Angel David Colebrook, 20, was arrested Tuesday for investigation of reckless burning/endangering human life, and reckless endangerment, in a large fire that destroyed one building of an apartment complex in Layton on July 22, 2019.Davis County JailLAYTON &mdash; Layton police say a tenant burning incense is responsible for a large fire that destroyed one building of an apartment complex earlier this week.Angel David Colebrook, 20, was arrested Tuesday for investigation of reckless burning/endan]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/tenant-arrested-in-layton-apartment-complex-fire/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2019 22:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/tenant-arrested-in-layton-apartment-complex-fire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prison ordered for Utahn who fired through window, murdering young mother]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paige EspinozaMyers MortuaryGino James Cecala, 47Salt Lake County JailSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; As her daughter's killer was sent to prison on Thursday, Kim Wood held tightly to reminders of her.She clutched a torn piece of pink paper that read, "I love you, Mom," and a blanket printed with pictures of Paige Espinoza and her son.Now 9 years old, he cries for his mother every day, she told a judge."He doesn't understand why we can't bring her back," Wood said, and she struggles to explain the loss b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/prison-ordered-for-utahn-who-fired-through-window-murdering-young-mother/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2019 22:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/prison-ordered-for-utahn-who-fired-through-window-murdering-young-mother/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utahn convicted in fatal bar fight accused of sexually abusing child during sleepover]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eon Clayton McNeill, 32, of Pleasant Grove, is charged with aggravated sexual abuse of a child, a first-degree felony. Police say he sexually abused an 11-year-old girl who was attending a sleepover at his girlfriend's apartment in Pleasant Grove on July 14, 2019. McNeill served time in prison for killing a man in 2012 at an American Fork bar.Utah County JailPLEASANT GROVE &mdash; A man previously convicted of sucker-punching a man and killing him is now accused of sexually assaulting a girl who]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahn-convicted-in-fatal-bar-fight-accused-of-sexually-abusing-child-during-sleepover/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2019 20:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahn-convicted-in-fatal-bar-fight-accused-of-sexually-abusing-child-during-sleepover/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man arrested after threatening 'Trolley Square type incident,' police say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stock imageWEST VALLEY CITY &mdash; Police arrested a West Valley man after they say he made multiple threats, including a threat to commit a "Trolley Square type incident."John Clinton Carroll III, 55, was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail Tuesday for investigation of threatening a police officer, making a terroristic threat, threatening violence, intoxication and interfering with an arrest.Carroll "had been served a three day vacate notice at his apartment for removing a security camera,"]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/man-arrested-after-threatening-trolley-square-type-incident-police-say/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2019 19:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/man-arrested-after-threatening-trolley-square-type-incident-police-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah health-tech leader Health Catalyst raises $182M in IPO]]></title><description><![CDATA[Utah health-tech leader Health Catalyst crushed its first day on the stock market, earning a 50 percent price jump. The company raised over $180 million in its initial public offering and had the opportunity to ring the closing bell at the NASDAQ exchange in New York City on Thursday afternoon.Libby Greene, NASDAQSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Utah health-tech leader Health Catalyst jumped into the public markets Thursday and its freshly minted stock climbed over 50 percent by the end of regular trading]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-health-tech-leader-health-catalyst-raises-182m-in-ipo/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2019 18:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-health-tech-leader-health-catalyst-raises-182m-in-ipo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos: Salt Lake City heat is on]]></title><description><![CDATA[John Shavers and Judith Oki walk past the sprinklers in Memory Grove Park in Salt Lake City on Thursday, July 25, 2019. Salt Lake County will see sun most of the day with temps in the mid-90s. The heat cranks up again for early next week with a prediction of 102 degrees on Tuesday.Laura Seitz, Deseret NewsJudith Oki and John Shavers walk past the sprinklers in Memory Grove Park in Salt Lake City on Thursday, July 25, 2019. Salt Lake County will see sun most of the day with temps in the mid-90s.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-salt-lake-city-heat-is-on/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2019 18:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-salt-lake-city-heat-is-on/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Derek Miller: Pioneer Park can be a place of rest and hope again]]></title><description><![CDATA[Salt Lake City Parks and Public Lands begins construction on a new multipurpose field at Pioneer Park in Salt Lake City on Monday, Aug. 20, 2018.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsPeople walk amongst vendors at the last Downtown Farmers Market of the season at Pioneer Park in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018.Spenser Heaps, Deseret NewsPioneer Park is Utah's Plymouth Rock. When the first group of settlers entered the Salt Lake Valley in July 1847, they navigated an overgrown Emigration Canyon, t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/derek-miller-pioneer-park-can-be-a-place-of-rest-and-hope-again/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2019 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/derek-miller-pioneer-park-can-be-a-place-of-rest-and-hope-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Today's pioneers': ICE protesters draw a link from 1847 to 2019 at subdued Utah rally]]></title><description><![CDATA[Demonstrators make a sign Wednesday night at a gathering in protest of detention centers at the U.S. border. About 50 peoplecame together for a rally outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement offices in West Valley City.Annie Knox, Deseret NewsSaane Siale addresses fellow demonstrators at a Wednesday gathering outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement offices in West Valley City.Annie Knox, Deseret NewsWEST VALLEY CITY &mdash; About 50 people gathered outside the Utah offic]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/todays-pioneers-ice-protesters-draw-a-link-from-1847-to-2019-at-subdued-utah-rally/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2019 06:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/todays-pioneers-ice-protesters-draw-a-link-from-1847-to-2019-at-subdued-utah-rally/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[University of Utah bioengineers advance thought-controlled prosthetics to sense of touch]]></title><description><![CDATA[Professor Gregory Clark, right and doctoral student Jacob George, left, work with the advanced prosthetic LUKE Arm. Clark, George and a team from the University of Utah just published new research outlining a technique in which wearers of the device can not only control it with thoughts, but also experience a sense of touch.University of Utah College of EngineeringKeven Walgamott works with the LUKE arm, a prosthetic device that was used in new University of Utah research. The U. team has develo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/university-of-utah-bioengineers-advance-thought-controlled-prosthetics-to-sense-of-touch/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2019 04:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/university-of-utah-bioengineers-advance-thought-controlled-prosthetics-to-sense-of-touch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah Rep. Chris Stewart grills Robert Mueller on alleged leaks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former special counsel Robert Mueller is sworn in before he testifies before the House Judiciary Committee hearing on his report on Russian election interference, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Wednesday, July 24, 2019.Andrew Harnik, Associated PressFormer special counsel Robert Mueller is sworn in by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., to testify before the House Judiciary Committee hearing on his report on Russian election interference, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, July]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-rep-chris-stewart-grills-robert-mueller-on-alleged-leaks/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2019 03:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-rep-chris-stewart-grills-robert-mueller-on-alleged-leaks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Days of '47 Parade celebrates Americana, diversity and history in Utah]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Mormon Battalion Color Guard marches in the Days of '47 Parade in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, July 24, 2019.Laura Seitz, Deseret NewsOra Hegerhorst enjoys the Days of '47 Parade in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, July 24, 2019. Hegerhorst has been attending the parade for over 50 years.Colter Peterson, Deseret NewsTayson Dale, 6, of Orem, stands as the Mormon Battalion Color Guard passes by during the Days of '47 Parade in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, July 24, 2019.Laura Seitz, Deseret NewsA r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/days-of-47-parade-celebrates-americana-diversity-and-history-in-utah/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2019 01:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/days-of-47-parade-celebrates-americana-diversity-and-history-in-utah/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BYU study: Does viewing pornography lead to unethical behavior at work?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The study found a positive relationship between unethical behavior and self-reported frequency of viewing porn.Adobe StockPROVO &mdash; A new BYU study suggests that pornography consumption can lead to unethical behavior on the job. The authors of the study propose the results could have widespread implications for "most societal organizations.""We see it in news all the time &mdash; a company just cheated on this, they just stole this, they did this unethically. And how do we combat that proble]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/byu-study-does-viewing-pornography-lead-to-unethical-behavior-at-work/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2019 01:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/byu-study-does-viewing-pornography-lead-to-unethical-behavior-at-work/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos: Native Americans mark Pioneer Day with annual powwow]]></title><description><![CDATA[Azaria Herrera, 3, of Millcreek, participates in an intertribal dance at the Native American Celebration In The Park Powwow at Liberty Park in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, July 24, 2019.Laura Seitz, Deseret NewsThe colors are honored at the Native American Celebration In The Park Powwow at Liberty Park in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, July 24, 2019.Laura Seitz, Deseret NewsPeople walk through the Native American Celebration In The Park at Liberty Park in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, July 24, 2019]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-native-americans-mark-pioneer-day-with-annual-powwow/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2019 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-native-americans-mark-pioneer-day-with-annual-powwow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Passenger growth at Salt Lake City International Airport up over 5%]]></title><description><![CDATA[Commuters make their way through a TSA Security checkpoint in Terminal 1 at Salt Lake City International Airport in Salt Lake City on Monday, July 15, 2019.Colter Peterson, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Utah's largest airport is already exceeding passenger capacity and the number of travelers continues to grow, a new report shows.Data from the U.S. Department of Transportation indicated that Salt Lake City International Airport saw a 5.27 percent increase in passenger travel in 2018 over th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/passenger-growth-at-salt-lake-city-international-airport-up-over-5/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2019 00:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/passenger-growth-at-salt-lake-city-international-airport-up-over-5/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jay Evensen: Fireworks in hot July? What about that makes sense?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ryker and Seth Richens set up fireworks at a stand in Millcreek on Wednesday, June 26, 2019. During the 2018 legislative session, Utah lawmakers passed a bill increasing firework restrictions.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; As of Tuesday morning, firefighters had the upper hand battling a blaze in Emigration Canyon that, for a while, forced some evacuations. While that was going on, 23 people were displaced in Layton because of a fire that reportedly started in the kitchen.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/jay-evensen-fireworks-in-hot-july-what-about-that-makes-sense/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2019 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/jay-evensen-fireworks-in-hot-july-what-about-that-makes-sense/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jay Evensen: Fireworks in hot July? What about that make sense?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ryker and Seth Richens set up fireworks at a stand in Millcreek on Wednesday, June 26, 2019. During the 2018 legislative session, Utah lawmakers passed a bill increasing firework restrictions.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; As of Tuesday morning, firefighters had the upper hand battling a blaze in Emigration Canyon that, for a while, forced some evacuations. While that was going on, 23 people were displaced in Layton because of a fire that reportedly started in the kitchen.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/jay-evensen-fireworks-in-hot-july-what-about-that-make-sense/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2019 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/jay-evensen-fireworks-in-hot-july-what-about-that-make-sense/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In our opinion: The distinction of 'pioneer' belongs to those who cross their last stream]]></title><description><![CDATA[Statue of a rescuer at Martin's Cove, Wyoming.Brian SpendloveThe honor of dawning the title "pioneer" is not reserved for those trekkers of the 19th century, but neither is it bestowed on just anyone who embarks on a grand journey. The distinction belongs to those who can cross the last stream.The starting line for most trailblazers in the 1800s was ambitiously far from their destination. Of the estimated 60,000 to 70,000 pioneers who entered the Salt Lake Valley during the last half of the 19th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/in-our-opinion-the-distinction-of-pioneer-belongs-to-those-who-cross-their-last-stream/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2019 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/in-our-opinion-the-distinction-of-pioneer-belongs-to-those-who-cross-their-last-stream/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos: Hot dog! Eaters vie for a spot in Coney Island contest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Steve Hammond, of Kirkland, Wash., stuffs hot dogs in his mouth on his way to winning a qualifier for the Nathan&rsquo;s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest, having eaten 32 hot dogs, at Smith's Ballpark in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, July 23, 2019. The top male and female finishers in the event qualified for a seat at the 2020 Nathan&rsquo;s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island, New York.Spenser Heaps, Deseret NewsSteve Hammond, of Kirkland, Wash., c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-hot-dog-eaters-vie-for-a-spot-in-coney-island-contest/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2019 06:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-hot-dog-eaters-vie-for-a-spot-in-coney-island-contest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Salt Lake City rally alleges police brutality against inland port protestors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Richard Starley, of Alpine, left, joins others at a rally held by Utah Against Police Brutality at the Public Safety Building in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, July 23, 2019.Spenser Heaps, Deseret NewsUtah Against Police Brutality holds a rally at the Public Safety Building in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, July 23, 2019.Spenser Heaps, Deseret NewsUtah Against Police Brutality holds a rally at the Public Safety Building in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, July 23, 2019.Spenser Heaps, Deseret NewsCynda Nygaard]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lake-city-rally-alleges-police-brutality-against-inland-port-protestors/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2019 05:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lake-city-rally-alleges-police-brutality-against-inland-port-protestors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rally alleges police brutality against inland port protestors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Richard Starley, of Alpine, left, joins others at a rally held by Utah Against Police Brutality at the Public Safety Building in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, July 23, 2019.Spenser Heaps, Deseret NewsUtah Against Police Brutality holds a rally at the Public Safety Building in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, July 23, 2019.Spenser Heaps, Deseret NewsUtah Against Police Brutality holds a rally at the Public Safety Building in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, July 23, 2019.Spenser Heaps, Deseret NewsCynda Nygaard]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/rally-alleges-police-brutality-against-inland-port-protestors/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2019 05:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/rally-alleges-police-brutality-against-inland-port-protestors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heat buckles lanes on I-15, gridlocks northbound traffic]]></title><description><![CDATA[A road buckling incident caused by the heat closed three northbound lanes of I-15 in Centerville on the evening of Tuesday, July 23, 2019.Steve Breinholt, Deseret NewsA road buckling incident caused by the heat closed three northbound lanes of I-15 in Centerville on the evening of Tuesday, July 23, 2019.Steve Breinholt, Deseret NewsA road buckling incident caused by the heat closed three northbound lanes of I-15 in Centerville on the evening of Tuesday, July 23, 2019.Steve Breinholt, Deseret New]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/heat-buckles-lanes-on-i-15-gridlocks-northbound-traffic/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2019 04:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/heat-buckles-lanes-on-i-15-gridlocks-northbound-traffic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos: West Valley welcomes neighbors to bigger, better fire station]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Priego sits in the driver's seat of a firetruck as West Valley City celebrates the reopening of Fire Station 71 at an open house on Tuesday, July 23, 2019.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsAddie Stoddard and Jude Robertson try out a firetruck's driver's seat and headset as West Valley City celebrates the reopening of Fire Station 71 at an open house on Tuesday, July 23, 2019.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsFirefighter Tyson Swayt from Fire Station 71 talks with a group of kids and parents as]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-west-valley-welcomes-neighbors-to-bigger-better-fire-station/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2019 03:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-west-valley-welcomes-neighbors-to-bigger-better-fire-station/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man accused of nearly hitting officer in stolen truck booked into jail]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man police say caused a chain reaction accident that resulted in a South Salt Lake police motorcycle officer almost being hit has been booked into jail after being treated for drugs and a broken neck, according to police.Adobe StockSOUTH SALT LAKE &mdash; A man who police say caused a chain reaction accident that resulted in a South Salt Lake police motorcycle officer almost being hit has been booked into jail after being treated for drugs and a broken neck.Adam Mckabe Lindquist, 43, of Midval]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/man-accused-of-nearly-hitting-officer-in-stolen-truck-booked-into-jail/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2019 01:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/man-accused-of-nearly-hitting-officer-in-stolen-truck-booked-into-jail/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State Auditor John Dougall steps down as AISU interim director]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - The American International School of Utah in Murray is pictured on Friday, May 3, 2019. Utah State Auditor John Dougall, appointed interim executive director of the shuttered American International School of Utah on July 16, on Monday notified the new directors of the public charter school of his resignation.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Utah State Auditor John Dougall, appointed interim executive director of the shuttered American International School of Utah on July]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/state-auditor-john-dougall-steps-down-as-aisu-interim-director/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2019 01:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/state-auditor-john-dougall-steps-down-as-aisu-interim-director/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson denies 'done deal' for controversial Olympia Hills development]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Newly elected Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson during an interview in her office in the Salt Lake County Government Center on Thursday, March 28, 2019. After outcry over her statement that the high-density Olympia Hills development proposed near Herriman will be approved, Wilson said she simply meant some form of the project will likely get support, but it's no done dealSteve Griffin, Deseret NewsHERRIMAN &mdash; After backlash over her public statements that a high-density, controvers]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lake-county-mayor-jenny-wilson-denies-done-deal-for-controversial-olympia-hills-development/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2019 01:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lake-county-mayor-jenny-wilson-denies-done-deal-for-controversial-olympia-hills-development/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weber County Commission denies proposal for contested gravel pit]]></title><description><![CDATA[After a lengthy public comment period, the Weber County Commission denied a petition to rezone for a gravel pit noting that they were not against growth in the valley but that the "time and place" were not right.Adobe StockOGDEN &mdash; Weber county commissioners have denied a controversial petition to rezone 14.15 acres in Eden for a gravel pit near Snowcrest Junior High and less than 160 feet from a water well.After a lengthy public comment period, commissioner Jim Harvey motioned to deny the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/weber-county-commission-denies-proposal-for-contested-gravel-pit/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2019 01:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/weber-county-commission-denies-proposal-for-contested-gravel-pit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah wildfire destroys vacation home, threatened 30 others]]></title><description><![CDATA[Authorities say a wildfire in southwestern Utah destroyed a vacation home and six outbuildings and threatened an additional 30 homes before being contained.Adobe StockPARAGONAH, Iron County &mdash; Authorities say a wildfire in southwestern Utah destroyed a vacation home and six outbuildings and threatened an additional 30 homes before being contained.The state Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands said the fire in Paragonah in Iron County burned 15 acres before being contained Monday and w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-wildfire-destroys-vacation-home-threatened-30-others/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2019 01:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-wildfire-destroys-vacation-home-threatened-30-others/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge cites opioid crisis as suit continues in death of Utah inmate]]></title><description><![CDATA[A federal judge has declined to toss a father's legal claims that a doctor and his assistant were in part responsible for the death of his 21-year-old daughter as she withdrew from heroin in the rural Duchesne County Jail.Stock imageSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A federal judge has declined to toss a father's legal claims that a doctor and his assistant were in part responsible for the death of his 21-year-old daughter as she withdrew from heroin in the rural Duchesne County Jail.Jared Jensen contends]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/judge-cites-opioid-crisis-as-suit-continues-in-death-of-utah-inmate/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2019 00:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/judge-cites-opioid-crisis-as-suit-continues-in-death-of-utah-inmate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marijuana firm challenges Utah's medical pot growing picks]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - An industrial hemp plant is displayed at the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food in Salt Lake City on Friday, July 19, 2019.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Utah's decision to award a smaller number of medical marijuana grower licenses than the amount allowed by law is being challenged by a rejected applicant claiming the state granted a license to unqualified cultivators and could create a cannabis shortage that forces patients to buy on the black market.The admi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/marijuana-firm-challenges-utahs-medical-pot-growing-picks/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2019 00:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/marijuana-firm-challenges-utahs-medical-pot-growing-picks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-officer ordered to jail, probation for sexual conduct with teen boy]]></title><description><![CDATA[A retired Saratoga Springs police officer has been sentenced to jail time and probation for sexual conduct with a 16-year-old boy police said he met online.Stock imagePROVO &mdash; A retired Saratoga Springs police officer has been sentenced to jail time and probation for sexual conduct with a 16-year-old boy police said he met online.A jury in May found Aaron David Rosen guilty of unlawful sexual contact with a 16- or 17-year-old, a third degree felony.Last week, 4th District Judge James Brady]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/ex-officer-ordered-to-jail-probation-for-sexual-conduct-with-teen-boy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2019 00:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/ex-officer-ordered-to-jail-probation-for-sexual-conduct-with-teen-boy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Running helped her overcome trauma from sex trafficking and addiction. Her next challenge is the Deseret News 5K]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emily Brainich and her son Kaidyn run up 600 South in Salt Lake City as they train for the Deseret News 5K on Tuesday, July 16, 2019.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsEmily Brainich and her son Kaidyn run up 600 South in Salt Lake City as they train for the Deseret News 5K on Tuesday, July 16, 2019.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsEmily Brainich and her son Kaidyn at their home in Salt Lake City prior to going on a training run for the Deseret News 5K on Tuesday, July 16, 2019.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsEmil]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/running-helped-her-overcome-trauma-from-sex-trafficking-and-addiction-her-next-challenge-is-the-deseret-news-5k/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2019 00:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/running-helped-her-overcome-trauma-from-sex-trafficking-and-addiction-her-next-challenge-is-the-deseret-news-5k/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah County teacher arrested, accused of sending nude pics to teen girl]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man who taught in a Utah County middle school last year and was scheduled to teach at Timpview High this coming school year has been arrested for allegedly sending nude photographs to a teen girl.Stock imagePROVO &mdash; A man who taught in a Provo middle school last year and was scheduled to teach at Timpview High this coming school year has been arrested and accused of sending nude photographs to a teenage girl.Jefferson Hendricks Hall, 38, of American Fork, was arrested Monday for investiga]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-county-teacher-arrested-accused-of-sending-nude-pics-to-teen-girl/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2019 23:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-county-teacher-arrested-accused-of-sending-nude-pics-to-teen-girl/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Motorcyclist dies in Salt Lake City crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - A motorcycle rider was killed in a crash in downtown Salt Lake City on Tuesday afternoon.Stock imageSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A motorcycle rider was killed in a crash in downtown Salt Lake City on Tuesday afternoon.The incident happened about 1:15 p.m. on 400 South between 500 West and 700 West, near the top of the overpass that goes over the railroad tracks, said Salt Lake police detective Greg Wilking. At least one car was involved.The street will be closed for quite awhile, Wilking said,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/motorcyclist-dies-in-salt-lake-city-crash/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2019 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/motorcyclist-dies-in-salt-lake-city-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah Sen. Mike Lee votes against 9/11 victims fund after failing to cap spending]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Entertainer and activist Jon Stewart, speaks at a news conference on behalf of 9/11 victims and families, Friday, July 12, 2019, at the Capitol in Washington. The two senators, including Utah Sen. Mike Lee, who held up a bill last week to continue funding for 9/11 victims and first responders were the only members of the Senate to vote against it Tuesday.Matthew Daly, Associated PressSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; The two senators, including Utah Sen. Mike Lee, who held up a bill last week to con]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-sen-mike-lee-votes-against-911-victims-fund-after-failing-to-cap-spending/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2019 22:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-sen-mike-lee-votes-against-911-victims-fund-after-failing-to-cap-spending/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sen. Mike Lee quizzes FBI director Christopher Wray in Senate hearing — what questions did he ask?]]></title><description><![CDATA[FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 23, 2019. Wray's appearance before the committee could be something of a preview of the intense questioning special counsel Robert Mueller is likely to face in Congress the next day.Susan Walsh, Associated PressSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; FBI Director Christopher Wray told a Senate panel Tuesday that the agency does not download driver's license photos in states' databases for ra]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/sen-mike-lee-quizzes-fbi-director-christopher-wray-in-senate-hearing-what-questions-did-he-ask/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2019 21:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/sen-mike-lee-quizzes-fbi-director-christopher-wray-in-senate-hearing-what-questions-did-he-ask/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman dies, child critically burned in Utah house fire]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crews work at the scene of a house fire that killed one womanand injured three others in Draper on Tuesday, July 23, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsCrews work at the scene of a house fire that killed one womanand injured three others in Draper on Tuesday, July 23, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsCrews work at the scene of a house fire that killed one womanand injured three others in Draper on Tuesday, July 23, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsCrews work at the scene of a house fire that kille]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/woman-dies-child-critically-burned-in-utah-house-fire/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2019 21:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/woman-dies-child-critically-burned-in-utah-house-fire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man says women held him hostage in Utah motel for several days]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michelle Borg, 35, was arrested Saturday night for investigation of aggravated kidnapping and aggravated assault. She also has an extraditable warrant out for her arrest in Idaho.Stock imageSOUTH SALT LAKE &mdash; Police arrested a woman over the weekend who they say held a man hostage in a motel room for several days.Michelle Borg, 35, was arrested Saturday night for investigation of aggravated kidnapping and aggravated assault. She also has an extraditable warrant out for her arrest in Idaho.O]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/man-says-women-held-him-hostage-in-utah-motel-for-several-days/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2019 21:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/man-says-women-held-him-hostage-in-utah-motel-for-several-days/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah couple tied puppy's snout shut for days, abuse charges state]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Murray couple accused of tying their puppy's snout shut for days because they were tired of its whining has been charged.Stock imageSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A Murray couple accused of tying their puppy's snout shut for days because they were tired of its whining has been charged.Matthew Eugene Lloyd, 20, and Alexis Marie Callen, 19, were charged Tuesday in 3rd District Court with torture of a companion animal, a third-degree felony; and obstructing justice, a class A misdemeanor.The investigatio]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-couple-tied-puppys-snout-shut-for-days-abuse-charges-state/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2019 20:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-couple-tied-puppys-snout-shut-for-days-abuse-charges-state/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BYU player pleads guilty to impaired driving]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - A BYU football player pleaded guilty Monday to impaired driving.Stock imagePROVO &mdash; A BYU football player pleaded guilty Monday to impaired driving.Neil Armstrong Pau'u was charged in June in Provo Justice Court with DUI, a class B misdemeanor; and interfering with a traffic control device, a class C misdemeanor.On June 8, just before 1 a.m., Pau'u drove onto a newly paved road that was blocked off by a police patrol car with flashing emergency lights, a barricade and yellow tape, ac]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/byu-player-pleads-guilty-to-impaired-driving/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2019 19:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/byu-player-pleads-guilty-to-impaired-driving/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evacuation order lifted for Emigration Canyon residents]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Residents evacuated by a fire near Emigration Canyon Monday afternoon were allowed to return to their homes Tuesday morning.Adobe StockEMIGRATION CANYON &mdash; Residents evacuated by a fire near Emigration Canyon Monday afternoon were allowed to return to their homes Tuesday morning.The Emigration Fire was reported just after 7 p.m. Monday and forced the evacuation of 10 homes near Pinecrest Canyon Road and Killyons Lane Junction. Police officers went door-to-door making sure everyone wa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/evacuation-order-lifted-for-emigration-canyon-residents/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2019 18:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/evacuation-order-lifted-for-emigration-canyon-residents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman dies, child critically injured in Utah house fire]]></title><description><![CDATA[One woman was killed and three other people injured &mdash; including a child who suffered critical injuries &mdash; in an early morning house fire in Draper.Stock imageDRAPER &mdash; One woman was killed and three other people injured &mdash; including a child who suffered critical injuries &mdash; in an early morning house fire in Draper.The fire was reported about 12:45 a.m. off 13800 South near 600 East. A neighbor called 911 to report a two-story log cabin was on fire, said Draper Fire Chie]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/woman-dies-child-critically-injured-in-utah-house-fire/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2019 17:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/woman-dies-child-critically-injured-in-utah-house-fire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Natalie Gochnour: After all these years, Utah is still the right place]]></title><description><![CDATA[Utah&rsquo;s emerging diversity brings new possibilities and a promising future. We are a new Utah and we embrace the vitality, variety and vigor it brings.Adobe StockI love July in Utah because of the twin holidays of nationhood and statehood. We celebrate our independence as a country and our pioneering history as a state. The long summer days and two large parades provide a chance to reflect upon what it means to be an American and a Utahn.I'm a fifth-generation American and Utahn. My great-g]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/natalie-gochnour-after-all-these-years-utah-is-still-the-right-place/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2019 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/natalie-gochnour-after-all-these-years-utah-is-still-the-right-place/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Want to vote from your smartphone? Utah County to become third area in U.S. to test mobile voting]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - A voter waits for assistance from a volunteer at the Tuttle Park Recreation Center, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, in Columbus, Ohio.John Minchillo, Associated PressFILE - Lt. Gov. Spencer J. Cox speaks at a House Committee on Natural Resources forum on transforming government to better serve the American public at the World Trade Center Utah in Salt Lake City on Friday, Feb. 2, 2018.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsFILE - Voters wait in line to vote outside the Provo Recreation Center in Provo on Tue]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/want-to-vote-from-your-smartphone-utah-county-to-become-third-area-in-us-to-test-mobile-voting/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2019 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/want-to-vote-from-your-smartphone-utah-county-to-become-third-area-in-us-to-test-mobile-voting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charges filed against Utah man accused of sexually abusing children]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mark SwanTooele County Sheriff's OfficeGRANTSVILLE &mdash; Thirteen felony charges were filed Monday against a Grantsville man accused of sexually abusing at least three children over the past four years.Mark Swan, 48, faces four counts of sodomy against a child, a first degree felony; four counts of object rape of a child, a first-degree felony; two counts of aggravated kidnapping, a first-degree felony; and three counts of attempted sexual abuse of a child, a third degree felony.Police began i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/charges-filed-against-utah-man-accused-of-sexually-abusing-children/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2019 14:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/charges-filed-against-utah-man-accused-of-sexually-abusing-children/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buildings destroyed in Iron County wildfire]]></title><description><![CDATA[A wildfire in Iron County on Monday destroyed seven buildings and threatened about 30 others, the Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands said.Adobe StockPARAGONAH, Iron County &mdash; A wildfire in Iron County on Monday destroyed seven buildings and threatened about 30 others, the Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands said.The fire in Paragonah began when equipment operating in dry grass caught on fire around 4:20 p.m., according to Mike Melton, Fire Management Officer for Sou]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/buildings-destroyed-in-iron-county-wildfire/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2019 06:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/buildings-destroyed-in-iron-county-wildfire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fire in Killyon Canyon prompts voluntary evacuations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crews on Monday evening responded to a fire near Emigration Canyon.Adobe StockKILLYON CANYON &mdash; Crews on Monday evening responded to a fire near Emigration Canyon.The fire in Killyon Canyon was an estimated three to five acres as of 8 p.m. and was displaying "moderate" behavior, Unified Fire Authority said.There were two airplanes, one helicopter, one helitack crew, and 15 firetrucks and crews on the scene.No injuries were reported, but there were some voluntary evacuations, the department]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/fire-in-killyon-canyon-prompts-voluntary-evacuations/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2019 05:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/fire-in-killyon-canyon-prompts-voluntary-evacuations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Controversial Eden gravel pit proposal is headed to Weber County Commission]]></title><description><![CDATA[A gravel pit proposal that has received opposition from a number of residents in the Ogden valley area will be heard by the Weber County Commission on Tuesday.Adobe StockSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A gravel pit proposal that has received opposition from a number of residents in the Ogden valley area will be heard by the Weber County Commission on Tuesday.After a public hearing on June 25, the Ogden Valley Planning Commission recommended denying the proposal to rezone 14.15 acres near 4720 E. 2650 Nor]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/controversial-eden-gravel-pit-proposal-is-headed-to-weber-county-commission/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2019 05:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/controversial-eden-gravel-pit-proposal-is-headed-to-weber-county-commission/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah's high court tosses hurdle to suing for malpractice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gustavo Vega is pictured with his daughters Jessie, left, and Kassie.Family photoGustavo Vega, right, poses with family members for a portrait.Family photoSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; If her father were still alive, Jessie Schipper knows exactly how he would spend his time.At every opportunity, Gustavo Vega would cheer on the grandsons he did not get to meet: Ammon, age 2, who has undergone open heart surgery for a birth defect, and Noah, who shares Vega's love of food at just 1 year old. He would coo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahs-high-court-tosses-hurdle-to-suing-for-malpractice/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2019 03:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahs-high-court-tosses-hurdle-to-suing-for-malpractice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crowds get 'up close and personal' to preview Days of '47 floats]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eventgoers check out the Riverton Western Springs Stake float featuring the story of the tortoise and the hare during the Days of '47 Float Preview at the Mountain America Expo Center in Sandy on Monday, July 22, 2019. Float makers put their floats on display Monday and Tuesday for the community to get up close before the parade.Colter Peterson, Deseret NewsRuby Tappana, 5, jumps after bubbles coming from the West Jordan Utah Stake float during the Days of '47 Float Preview at the Mountain Ameri]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/crowds-get-up-close-and-personal-to-preview-days-of-47-floats/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2019 02:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/crowds-get-up-close-and-personal-to-preview-days-of-47-floats/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[3 car fires reported in Utah during scorching afternoon]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Salt Lake City Fire Department responds to a rollover accident that caused a brush fire near 3000 West on I-80 on Monday, July 22, 2019.Salt Lake City Fire DepartmentSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A rollover crash on the highway caused a brush fire on Monday afternoon, the Salt Lake City Fire Department said. It was one of three car fires reported along the Wasatch Front in a span of several hours amid scorching heat.A car was driving eastbound on I-80 near 3000 West when it hit the barrier, flipped]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/3-car-fires-reported-in-utah-during-scorching-afternoon/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2019 01:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/3-car-fires-reported-in-utah-during-scorching-afternoon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Justice Department investigating whether Utah Attorney General's office falsely obtained federal grants]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating whether several state criminal justice agencies, including the Utah Attorney General&rsquo;s Office, made false statements to obtain federal grants.Stock imageSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating whether several state criminal justice agencies, including the Utah Attorney General's Office, made false statements to obtain federal grants.The investigation came to light in a recent court filing by the DOJ Office of In]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/justice-department-investigating-whether-utah-attorney-generals-office-falsely-obtained-federal-grants/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2019 01:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/justice-department-investigating-whether-utah-attorney-generals-office-falsely-obtained-federal-grants/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Salt Lake City battles heat wave]]></title><description><![CDATA[A pair of firefighters hydrate after Salt Lake and West Valley fire crews responded to a fire at RM Rubber Co. in Salt Lake City on Monday, July 22, 2019. A heat advisory for Monday and Tuesday has been issued as temperatures top 100 degrees.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsWorkers from Rocky Mountain Rebar tie rebar at the Wadman Corporation site of Exchange A in Salt Lake City on Monday, July 22, 2019. A heat advisory for Monday and Tuesday has been issued as temperatures top 100 degrees.Scott G]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lake-city-battles-heat-wave/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2019 00:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lake-city-battles-heat-wave/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Car crash on I-80 sparks brush fire]]></title><description><![CDATA[A rollover crash on the highway caused a brush fire Monday afternoon, the Salt Lake City Fire Department said.Salt Lake City Fire DepartmentSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A rollover crash on the highway caused a brush fire Monday afternoon, the Salt Lake City Fire Department said.A car was driving eastbound on I-80 near 3000 West when it hit the barrier, flipped over, and started the fire, Capt. Tony Stowe said. The fire was called in around 2:45 p.m.The driver of the car was taken to the University of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/car-crash-on-i-80-sparks-brush-fire/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2019 00:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/car-crash-on-i-80-sparks-brush-fire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Salt Lake police investigate weekend stabbing]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Salt Lake police were still investigating on Monday what led to a man being stabbed in the chest over the weekend.Stock imageSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Salt Lake police were still investigating on Monday what led to a man being stabbed in the chest over the weekend.Angelica Joy Calhoun, 25, of Salt Lake City, was arrested for investigation of aggravated assault causing serious injury.On Saturday, Calhoun got into an argument with her boyfriend and stabbed him in the chest with a steak knife,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lake-police-investigate-weekend-stabbing/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2019 23:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lake-police-investigate-weekend-stabbing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wild turkey dies after breaking into Utah home]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Dave Ventrano with Lone Peak police says they received a call on July 20 from a resident in Alpine who heard a window break in the house next door. The family that lives there was out of town.Adobe StockALPINE &mdash; Police in northern Utah were surprised to learn the suspect in a reported burglary was a wild turkey.Dave Ventrano with Lone Peak police says they received a call on July 20 from a resident in Alpine who heard a window break in the house next door. The family that lives ther]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/wild-turkey-dies-after-breaking-into-utah-home/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2019 23:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/wild-turkey-dies-after-breaking-into-utah-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah man pleads not guilty to 2 Los Angeles-area killings]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Thirty-year-old Rhett Nelson was arraigned Monday on charges of killing 50-year-old Deputy Joseph Solano and 31-year-old Dmitry Kolstov. He also denied charges of attempted murder and robbery.Stock imageLOS ANGELES &mdash; A Utah man has pleaded not guilty to multiple charges stemming from the killings of an off-duty Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy and a professional Russian snowboarder in June.Thirty-year-old Rhett Nelson of St. George was arraigned Monday on two murder charges in th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-man-pleads-not-guilty-to-2-los-angeles-area-killings/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2019 23:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-man-pleads-not-guilty-to-2-los-angeles-area-killings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New approval rating for Gov. Gary Herbert as he welcomes nation's governors to Salt Lake City]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Utah Governor Garry R. Herbert prepares to talk with media members after receiving a lifetime award from the refugee community at an event at the Salt Lake City Sheraton on Friday, May 31, 2019. Nearly half of Utah voters approve of the job Herbert is doing in his last term as governor after a decade in the state's top office, according to poll results released Monday.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Nearly half of Utah voters approve of the job Gov. Gary Herbert is d]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/new-approval-rating-for-gov-gary-herbert-as-he-welcomes-nations-governors-to-salt-lake-city/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2019 23:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/new-approval-rating-for-gov-gary-herbert-as-he-welcomes-nations-governors-to-salt-lake-city/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah city considers competing measures on 'Redmen' water tank]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officials in a southern Utah city are considering whether to preserve a painted image of a Native American and the name "Redmen" on a water tank or allow it to be changed.Adobe StockCEDAR CITY &mdash; Officials in a southern Utah city are considering whether to preserve a painted image of a Native American and the name "Redmen" on a water tank or allow it to be changed.The Spectrum reports the Cedar City Council reviewed last week two competing resolutions on the Leigh Hill water tank.One measur]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-city-considers-competing-measures-on-redmen-water-tank/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2019 23:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-city-considers-competing-measures-on-redmen-water-tank/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weber deputies conduct child abuse investigation]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 1-year-old boy has been placed in protective custody as Weber County Sheriff's deputies investigate a possible child abuse case.Stock imageWASHINGTON TERRACE &mdash; A 1-year-old boy has been placed in protective custody as Weber County Sheriff's deputies investigate a possible child abuse case.As of Monday, no one had been arrested. But a spokesman for the sheriff's office said it was still an active investigation.The investigation began June 27 when deputies were asked to perform a welfare c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/weber-deputies-conduct-child-abuse-investigation/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2019 23:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/weber-deputies-conduct-child-abuse-investigation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ogden high school to restart child care for student-parents]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Utah high school will re-start a child care program for students, a move that could help young parents finish their education.Adobe StockOGDEN &mdash; A Utah high school will re-start a child care program for students, a move that could help young parents finish their education.Two Rivers High School in Ogden is planning to open the on-site program at the beginning of the upcoming school year, the Standard-Examiner reported.It will likely serve about a dozen people in its first year and was pa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/ogden-high-school-to-restart-child-care-for-student-parents/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2019 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/ogden-high-school-to-restart-child-care-for-student-parents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SWAT team arrests Utah man wanted for domestic violence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jonathan Denard SmithSalt Lake County JailTAYLORSVILLE &mdash; A man with a violent criminal history was arrested over the weekend by a SWAT team for allegedly assaulting and kidnapping a woman.But even after tear gas was used to get Jonathan Denard Smith, 31, of Taylorsville, out of the apartment he was barricaded in, he continued to struggle with officers and had to be stunned with a Taser, according to a Salt Lake County Jail report.On Saturday, police were called to the emergency room of Int]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/swat-team-arrests-utah-man-wanted-for-domestic-violence/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2019 22:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/swat-team-arrests-utah-man-wanted-for-domestic-violence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man serving time for DUI death tells parole board 'I have a hard time forgiving myself for what I did']]></title><description><![CDATA[A man who smashed into a woman gardening in the front yard of her Roy home 10 years ago, is seeking parole.Stock imageUTAH STATE PRISON &mdash; For years, Richard Allan Bash dealt with his anger and depression by turning to drugs and alcohol.On May 13, 2009, while drunk and high on meth, Bash drove 50 mph on a residential street in Roy. When he attempted to pass another vehicle, Bash hit a light pole, causing his SUV to roll into a yard where 54-year-old Wendy Kerbs was gardening. Bash's vehicle]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/man-serving-time-for-dui-death-tells-parole-board-i-have-a-hard-time-forgiving-myself-for-what-i-did/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2019 22:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/man-serving-time-for-dui-death-tells-parole-board-i-have-a-hard-time-forgiving-myself-for-what-i-did/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utahns hit by Equifax data breach might be entitled to share of $600M settlement]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - This July 21, 2012, file photo shows signage at the corporate headquarters of Equifax Inc., in Atlanta. Equifax will pay up to $700 million to settle with the Federal Trade Commission and others over a 2017 data breach that exposed Social Security numbers and other private information of nearly 150 million people. The proposed settlement with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, if approved by the federal district court Northern District of Georgia, will provide up to $425 million in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahns-hit-by-equifax-data-breach-might-be-entitled-to-share-of-600m-settlement/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2019 22:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahns-hit-by-equifax-data-breach-might-be-entitled-to-share-of-600m-settlement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah call-center company to add up to 200 Montana employees]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Utah call center company will add as many as 200 employees in Montana after landing contracts with a national meal kit delivery service.Adobe StockBILLINGS, Mont. &mdash; A Utah call center company will add as many as 200 employees in Montana after landing contracts with a national meal kit delivery service.American Fork-based ROI Solutions recently expanded to Billings.The business will handle customer service operations for HelloFresh, a meal kit service that sends ingredients and recipes to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-call-center-company-to-add-up-to-200-montana-employees/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2019 21:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-call-center-company-to-add-up-to-200-montana-employees/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utahn dies after weight-loss surgery in Mexico]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Utahn has recently died after undergoing weight-loss surgery in Tijuana, Mexico, state health officials said.Stock imageSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A Utahn has recently died after undergoing weight-loss surgery in Tijuana, Mexico, state health officials said.After the surgery, the patient tested positive for an antibiotic-resistant form of a bacteria, according to the Utah Department of Health. The person was the eighth Utahn to contract the bacteria from a similar surgical procedure in Mexico but]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahn-dies-after-weight-loss-surgery-in-mexico/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2019 20:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahn-dies-after-weight-loss-surgery-in-mexico/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lynn Arave: In 1902, Utah’s 2 oldest pioneers had visited Utah first in 1846; plus, the state’s lost gold mine]]></title><description><![CDATA[A plaque at the base of the This is the Place obelisk tells the story of the Donner Party that paved the trail down Emigration Canyon that the Mormon Pioneers followed into the Salt Lake Valley.Lee Benson, Deseret NewsThe first pioneers to come to Utah who were living in the Beehive State in 1902 were not from the vaunted 1847 arrival. They were a brother and sister pair from the infamous Donner Party that traveled through Utah in 1846 &mdash; a year earlier."Brother and Sister who came to Utah]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/lynn-arave-in-1902-utahs-2-oldest-pioneers-had-visited-utah-first-in-1846-plus-the-states-lost-gold-mine/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2019 19:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/lynn-arave-in-1902-utahs-2-oldest-pioneers-had-visited-utah-first-in-1846-plus-the-states-lost-gold-mine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brigham Young University student pushes for plastic bag fee]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE- In this March 27, 2019 file photo, oranges and tomatoes are displayed for sale alongside a roll of plastic bags at a supermarket in New York City's East Village. New York lawmakers are working through the final weekend of March 2019 to pass a budget that would include as one of its proposals a state wide ban on single use plastic bags.Mary Altaffer, Associated PressPROVO &mdash; A Brigham Young University student is looking to reduce the environmental and economic costs of single-use plast]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/brigham-young-university-student-pushes-for-plastic-bag-fee/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2019 19:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/brigham-young-university-student-pushes-for-plastic-bag-fee/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman killed, 4 injured in rollover crash in southern Utah]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 31-year-old woman was killed in a crash near Toquerville on Sunday.Stock imageTOQUERVILLE, Washington County &mdash; A 31-year-old woman was killed in a crash near Toquerville on Sunday.Just before 9 p.m., five women were in a pickup truck on state Route 17 when "the driver failed to negotiate the swooping turn that leads into town," according to the Utah Highway Patrol.The truck hit a concrete barrier, then overcorrected and struck the barrier again causing the pickup to roll. A 31-year-old w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/woman-killed-4-injured-in-rollover-crash-in-southern-utah/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2019 19:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/woman-killed-4-injured-in-rollover-crash-in-southern-utah/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is Utah's share of the $600M nationwide settlement with Equifax?]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - This July 21, 2012, file photo shows signage at the corporate headquarters of Equifax Inc., in Atlanta. Equifax will pay up to $700 million to settle with the Federal Trade Commission and others over a 2017 data breach that exposed Social Security numbers and other private information of nearly 150 million people. The proposed settlement with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, if approved by the federal district court Northern District of Georgia, will provide up to $425 million in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/what-is-utahs-share-of-the-600m-nationwide-settlement-with-equifax/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2019 19:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/what-is-utahs-share-of-the-600m-nationwide-settlement-with-equifax/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Term limit initiative launched by United Utah Party]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Richard Davis, political science professor at Brigham Young University, talks to the media outside of the Federal Courthouse in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; The United Utah Party announced Monday a citizen initiative petition is being launched to set term limits on state officials, including legislators and the governor.The proposal would restrict state lawmakers to 12 consecutive years in office &mdash; three terms for senato]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/term-limit-initiative-launched-by-united-utah-party/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2019 18:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/term-limit-initiative-launched-by-united-utah-party/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos: Utah's Latino community celebrated during Days of '47]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jose Rodriguez, of Salt Lake City, does his best to stay on a bull as members of Utah's Latino community take part in a Jaripeo Rodeo at the Utah State Fair Park in Salt Lake City on Sunday, July 21, 2019.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsAlfredo Lopez, of Payson, falls off his bull as members of Utah's Latino community take part in a Jaripeo Rodeo at the Utah State Fair Park in Salt Lake City on Sunday, July 21, 2019.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsSebas De Nay prepares to ride a bull at the Jaripe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-utahs-latino-community-celebrated-during-days-of-47/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2019 05:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-utahs-latino-community-celebrated-during-days-of-47/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Searches continue at Strawberry Reservoir for missing Utah brothers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crews continued searching Sunday for two brothers last seen on Strawberry Reservoir four days earlier.Adobe StockSTRAWBERRY RESERVOIR &mdash; Crews continued searching Sunday for two brothers last seen on Strawberry Reservoir four days earlier.Thursday afternoon, searchers found the empty boat of James "Jim" Gardiner, 70, of Salem, and Mark Gardiner, 61, of Pleasant Grove.As of late Sunday evening, the men still hadn't been found, Wasatch County dispatchers said.State park rangers and sheriff's]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/searches-continue-at-strawberry-reservoir-for-missing-utah-brothers/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2019 04:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/searches-continue-at-strawberry-reservoir-for-missing-utah-brothers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heat advisory issued for northern Utah]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal government on Sunday issued a heat advisory expected to last through Wednesday for much of northern Utah.Adobe StockSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; The federal government on Sunday issued a heat advisory expected to last through Tuesday for much of northern Utah.Salt Lake and Tooele valleys, and the southern and northern Wasatch Front, will be affected by temperatures of 100 to 102 degrees, with low temperatures in the mid 70s to offer "little in the way of overnight relief," according to an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/heat-advisory-issued-for-northern-utah/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2019 03:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/heat-advisory-issued-for-northern-utah/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah woman dies after she and 2 others are shot inside a car]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jayson Rue Chase, 38, was arrested Sunday, July 21, 2019, in the shooting death of a woman, 34, and the shooting of a 15-year-old boy who were both passengers in the back seat of a car with him. He was booked into Salt Lake County Jail for investigation of murder, aggravated assault, felony discharge of a firearm, possession of a dangerous weapon by a restricted person, and obstruction of justice.Salt Lake County JailWEST VALLEY CITY &mdash; Two women and a 15-year-old boy were both shot inside]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-woman-dies-after-she-and-2-others-are-shot-inside-a-car/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2019 03:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-woman-dies-after-she-and-2-others-are-shot-inside-a-car/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos: Utahns fight the heat with gelato, other treats at Taste of Summer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hunter Wiley, 16, hands Sonja Errick, right, a sample of gelato at the Bon Bon Gelato booth during the "Taste of Summer" event at the Natural History Museum of Utah at the Rio Tinto Center in Salt Lake City on Sunday, July 21, 2019.Colter Peterson, Deseret NewsLinsey Lesser hands a customer a honey sample at the White Lake Farm booth during the "Taste of Summer" event at the Natural History Museum of Utah at the Rio Tinto Center in Salt Lake City on Sunday, July 21, 2019.Colter Peterson, Deseret]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-utahns-fight-the-heat-with-gelato-other-treats-at-taste-of-summer/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2019 03:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-utahns-fight-the-heat-with-gelato-other-treats-at-taste-of-summer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Provo man dies in motorcycle crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[A motorcyclist was found dead Sunday morning after apparently crashing off the roadway in Vineyard, police said.Stock ImageVINEYARD &mdash; A 25-year-old motorcyclist was found dead Sunday morning after apparently crashing off the roadway in Vineyard, police said.Lloyd John Lewis, of Provo, was believed to have crashed on Geneva Road near 400 North sometime during the night, Orem Police Lt. Trent Colledge said.Police believe no other vehicles were involved in the accident.While the investigation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/provo-man-dies-in-motorcycle-crash/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2019 02:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/provo-man-dies-in-motorcycle-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here's how Utah public health workers battled last year's hepatitis A outbreak]]></title><description><![CDATA[Justin Ririe, an immunization nurse at the Salt Lake County Health Department, immunizes a client in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, July 16, 2019. The National Association of County and City Health Officials, the voice of the nation&rsquo;s nearly 3,000 local governmental health departments, honored the Salt Lake County Health Department with the Local Health Department of the Year award.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsRosario Vargas, a peer counselor, talks with a client at the Salt Lake County Health D]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/heres-how-utah-public-health-workers-battled-last-years-hepatitis-a-outbreak/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2019 01:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/heres-how-utah-public-health-workers-battled-last-years-hepatitis-a-outbreak/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Officials ID 2 killed in rollover down Weber County mountain]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Cars line up down the road as crews work to remove a truck from a ravine after it rolled down the hill in the early hours of the morning in Ogden Canyon near Huntsville on Saturday, July 20, 2019.Colter Peterson, Deseret NewsHUNTSVILLE, Weber County &mdash; Officials have identified two men killed Saturday when a truck carrying seven passengers drove off the road and down a steep mountainside.The crash occurred near 7000 N. Middle Fork Drive in Sunridge Estates in unincorporated Weber Cou]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/officials-id-2-killed-in-rollover-down-weber-county-mountain/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2019 01:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/officials-id-2-killed-in-rollover-down-weber-county-mountain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[President Nelson to national NAACP convention: We want to be 'dear friends']]></title><description><![CDATA[An attendee walks past a sign during the 110th NAACP convention in Detroit on Sunday, July 21, 2019.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsTonyia Edmondson poses for a photo while attending the 110th NAACP convention in Detroit on Sunday, July 21, 2019.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsArtwork of boxer Joe Louis is displayed in Detroit on Sunday, July 21, 2019.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsA statue of boxer Joe Louis is displayed at the Cobo Center in Detroit on Sunday, July 21, 2019.Jeffrey D. Allred, De]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/president-nelson-to-national-naacp-convention-we-want-to-be-dear-friends/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2019 00:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/president-nelson-to-national-naacp-convention-we-want-to-be-dear-friends/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who will be Salt Lake City's next mayor? Here are the candidates and their take on issues]]></title><description><![CDATA[Candidates for the 2019 Salt Lake City mayor&rsquo;s raceCandidatesJim DabakisDabakis for MayorLuz EscamillaEscamilla for MayorDavid GarbettGarbett for MayorRichard GoldbergerRichard GoldbergerRainer HuckRainer HuckDavid IbarraIbarra for MayorErin MendenhallMendenhall for MayorStan PenfoldPenfold for MayorSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Salt Lake City voters will begin casting their votes in the jam-packed mayoral race as soon as next week as ballots begin to hit mailboxes Tuesday &mdash; but they've got]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/who-will-be-salt-lake-citys-next-mayor-here-are-the-candidates-and-their-take-on-issues/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jul 2019 23:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/who-will-be-salt-lake-citys-next-mayor-here-are-the-candidates-and-their-take-on-issues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet the man behind the Deseret News Marathon]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Deseret News marathon runners begin the race in Emigration Canyon on Tuesday, July 24, 2018.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Jim Santomier is used to it by now. When the race he conceived hit the 20-year mark he got a call. Same at 30. Ditto at 40. And now that the venerable Deseret News Marathon is set to be run for the 50th consecutive year, the congratulatory phone call was inevitable.No good deed goes unrecognized.Fifty-thousand people, give or take, have run the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/meet-the-man-behind-the-deseret-news-marathon/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jul 2019 23:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/meet-the-man-behind-the-deseret-news-marathon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah woman dies after she and a 15-year-old are shot inside a car]]></title><description><![CDATA[A woman and a 15-year-old boy were both shot inside a vehicle late Saturday in West Valley City. The woman later died from her injuries.Stock imageWEST VALLEY CITY &mdash; Two women and a 15-year-old boy were both shot inside a vehicle late Saturday in West Valley City. One of the women later died from her injuries.Just before midnight, officers were called on the report of a 15-year-old gunshot victim who had gone into the Holiday Oil at 3086 S. 2700 West. The teenager had a gunshot wound to hi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-woman-dies-after-she-and-a-15-year-old-are-shot-inside-a-car/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jul 2019 21:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-woman-dies-after-she-and-a-15-year-old-are-shot-inside-a-car/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man dies in Utah County motorcycle crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[A motorcyclist was found dead Sunday morning after apparently crashing off the roadway in Vineyard, police said.Stock ImageVINEYARD &mdash; A motorcyclist was found dead Sunday morning after apparently crashing off the roadway in Vineyard, police said.The 25-year-old man, whose name was not immediately released, was believed to have crashed on Geneva Road sometime during the night, Orem Police Lt. Trent Colledge said.Police believe no other vehicles were involved in the accident.The crash remain]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/man-dies-in-utah-county-motorcycle-crash/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jul 2019 19:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/man-dies-in-utah-county-motorcycle-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pignanelli and Webb: Would Utah and other politicians have said 'This is the place'?]]></title><description><![CDATA[We surmise some of our favorite politicians and other Utahns might have said something like the following had they paused at this spot overlooking the valley.Adobe StockPignanelli &amp; Webb: On July 24, 1847, Brigham Young, the prophet, pioneer and politician (nice alliteration), stood on a rise at the mouth of Emigration Canyon (right next to his statue) and declared, "This is a really cool place! Let's jog on ahead!" (or something like that). It was a profound statement, and many politicians]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/pignanelli-and-webb-would-utah-and-other-politicians-have-said-this-is-the-place/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jul 2019 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/pignanelli-and-webb-would-utah-and-other-politicians-have-said-this-is-the-place/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[3-year-old dies after being run over in movie theater parking lot]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 3-year-old girl died Saturday after she was run over in a movie theater parking lot in Perry.Stock imagePERRY, Box Elder County &mdash; A 3-year-old girl died Saturday after she was run over in a movie theater parking lot.The tragedy happened at about 2 p.m. at Walker Cinemas 8 after a family walked out of the movie theater. Amid the crowd, the toddler became briefly separated and disappeared from view, said Perry Police Sgt. Dave Freeze.While the family went back into a hallway to look for he]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/3-year-old-dies-after-being-run-over-in-movie-theater-parking-lot/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jul 2019 05:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/3-year-old-dies-after-being-run-over-in-movie-theater-parking-lot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family remembers West Valley shooting victim as a 'gentle giant']]></title><description><![CDATA[Neko JardineFamily photoTodd CurtisYoung relatives of Neko Jardine wear shirts with the name Neko and the number 44 &mdash; Jardine's number when he played for the Kearns High School football team &mdash; on them during a family gathering in North Salt Lake on Thursday, July 18, 2019. Jardine, 19, was shot and killed Sunday night outside a home in West Valley City. He's being remembered by his family as a "gentle giant" who loved football and playing with his younger cousins.Tanner Siegworth, De]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/family-remembers-west-valley-shooting-victim-as-a-gentle-giant/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jul 2019 05:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/family-remembers-west-valley-shooting-victim-as-a-gentle-giant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos: Bike racers take high-speed laps around The Gateway]]></title><description><![CDATA[Riders in the women's category race down the main straightaway during the Salt Lake Criterium at The Gateway in Salt Lake City on Saturday, July 20, 2019.Colter Peterson, Deseret NewsRiders in the men's category race down the main straightaway during the Salt Lake Criterium at The Gateway in Salt Lake City on Saturday, July 20, 2019.Colter Peterson, Deseret NewsRiders in the men's category race down the main straightaway during the Salt Lake Criterium at The Gateway in Salt Lake City on Saturday]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-bike-racers-take-high-speed-laps-around-the-gateway/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jul 2019 04:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-bike-racers-take-high-speed-laps-around-the-gateway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2 killed, 5 hospitalized after truck rolls down Weber County mountain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Firefighters at the scene of a rollover crash in unincorporated Weber County on Saturday, July 20, 2019. Two people were killed and four others were hospitalized when a truck carrying seven people went off the road and down a steep mountainside, rolling multiple times and ejecting all passengers.Weber Fire DistrictFirefighters at the scene of a rollover crash in unincorporated Weber County on Saturday, July 20, 2019. Two people were killed and four others were hospitalized when a truck carrying]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/2-killed-5-hospitalized-after-truck-rolls-down-weber-county-mountain/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jul 2019 03:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/2-killed-5-hospitalized-after-truck-rolls-down-weber-county-mountain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[VA town hall in Utah celebrates diversity and the contributions of veterans of color]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps veteran Daniel Torres speaks at the George E. Wahlen Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Salt Lake City on Friday, July 19, 2019. Torres enlisted in the Marines in 2007 using a false birth certificate. After a deployment in Iraq and more than three years into his military service his superiors were notified of his immigration status. The Marines honorably discharged Torres, and he self-deported back to Mexico where he successfully fought to become a U.S. citizen.Laura Seitz, Des]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/va-town-hall-in-utah-celebrates-diversity-and-the-contributions-of-veterans-of-color/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jul 2019 03:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/va-town-hall-in-utah-celebrates-diversity-and-the-contributions-of-veterans-of-color/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Planned small nuclear project reaches milestone with more Utah cities signing on]]></title><description><![CDATA[Don Miley with the Idaho National Laboratory 45 miles west of Idaho Falls gestures to a swath of land that may some day be home to the nation's first modular nuclear reactors. The NuScale Project is being pursued by the Utah Association of Municipal Providers to someday provide base load energy to multiple Utah cities.Amy Joi O'Donoghue, Deseret NewsA rendering of a cost-competitive NuScale plant design. A Utah energy cooperative is pursuing nuclear power as part portfolio of options for its cus]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/planned-small-nuclear-project-reaches-milestone-with-more-utah-cities-signing-on/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jul 2019 01:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/planned-small-nuclear-project-reaches-milestone-with-more-utah-cities-signing-on/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['I pray for you,' Utah woman tells teen who attacked her in church]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Utah teenager has admitted to choking a 71-year-old organist to unconsciousness at a Centerville church in December. He could remain in a secure juvenile detention facility until he is 21.Adobe StockFARMINGTON &mdash; In the eight months since he choked her to unconsciousness while she practiced the organ at her church, Margaret Orlando says she has prayed for her attacker.She did so even before police identified him as a 17-year-old Centerville boy."I just want you to know that from the begin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/i-pray-for-you-utah-woman-tells-teen-who-attacked-her-in-church/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jul 2019 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/i-pray-for-you-utah-woman-tells-teen-who-attacked-her-in-church/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Memorial dedicated for 660 pioneer children who died on trek to Utah]]></title><description><![CDATA[Elisabeth Farnsworth and her children, Sam, 7, Noah, 5, and Hannah, 3, who are visiting from G&ouml;rlitz, Germany, tour the Children's Pioneer Memorial at This Is the Place Heritage Park in Salt Lake City after its dedication on Saturday, July 20, 2019.Spenser Heaps, Deseret NewsPresident M. Russell Ballard, acting president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, greets people after the dedication of the Children's Pioneer Memorial at This Is th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/memorial-dedicated-for-660-pioneer-children-who-died-on-trek-to-utah/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jul 2019 23:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/memorial-dedicated-for-660-pioneer-children-who-died-on-trek-to-utah/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah man, 2 horses killed in Millard County collision]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Beaver County man died Friday when his pickup truck collided with a horse trailer in Millard County. Two horses also died and at least one was seriously injured, according to the Utah Highway Patrol. Trooper say the driver who died did not slow or stop at the intersection and was not wearing a seat belt.Utah Highway PatrolHINCKLEY, Millard County &mdash; A Beaver County man and two horses died Friday when troopers say he failed to stop at an intersection and collided with a horse trailer.Randy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-man-2-horses-killed-in-millard-county-collision/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jul 2019 21:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-man-2-horses-killed-in-millard-county-collision/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2 killed, 4 hospitalized after truck rolls down Utah mountain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Firefighters at the scene of a rollover crash in unincorporated Weber County on Saturday, July 20, 2019. Two people were killed and four others were hospitalized when a truck carrying seven people went off the road and down a steep mountainside, rolling multiple times and ejecting all passengers.Weber Fire DistrictFirefighters at the scene of a rollover crash in unincorporated Weber County on Saturday, July 20, 2019. Two people were killed and four others were hospitalized when a truck carrying]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/2-killed-4-hospitalized-after-truck-rolls-down-utah-mountain/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jul 2019 20:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/2-killed-4-hospitalized-after-truck-rolls-down-utah-mountain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos: Bountiful gets in the 'Pioneering Spirit']]></title><description><![CDATA[A trio of children watches as a handcart is pulled down Main Street during the Bountiful Handcart Parade on Friday, July 19, 2019.Colter Peterson, Deseret NewsA member of the Utah Pipe Band jogs to catch up with the group during the Bountiful Handcart Parade on Friday, July 19, 2019.Colter Peterson, Deseret NewsA member of the Viewmont Vikings Marching Band gets misted to stay cool during the Bountiful Handcart Parade in Bountiful on Friday, July 19, 2019.Colter Peterson, Deseret NewsEllie De Gr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-bountiful-gets-in-the-pioneering-spirit/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jul 2019 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-bountiful-gets-in-the-pioneering-spirit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Search resumes for missing boaters on Strawberry Reservoir]]></title><description><![CDATA[Searchers look for two missing brothers on Strawberry Reservoir after their boat was found empty on Thursday, July 18, 2019.Wasatch County Sheriff's OfficeSTRAWBERRY RESERVOIR &mdash; The search resumed Friday for two brothers last seen on Strawberry Reservoir.Thursday afternoon, the empty boat of James "Jim" Gardiner and Mark Gardiner was found. Jim Gardiner, 70, lives in Salem, and Mark, 61, lives in Pleasant Grove. Search and rescue crews worked through the night, the Wasatch County Sheriff's]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/search-resumes-for-missing-boaters-on-strawberry-reservoir/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jul 2019 05:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/search-resumes-for-missing-boaters-on-strawberry-reservoir/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah man arrested on suspicion of serial child sexual abuse]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mark SwanTooele County Sheriff's OfficeGRANTSVILLE &mdash; A Tooele County man arrested Thursday night is accused of sexually abusing at least three children, and police are hearing from other families as news of the investigation has spread.Police began investigating Mark Swan, 48, after a parent came forward on Thursday and said a family acquaintance had inappropriately touched their three children, according to a police probable cause statement for his arrest. The investigating officer descri]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-man-arrested-on-suspicion-of-serial-child-sexual-abuse/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jul 2019 05:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-man-arrested-on-suspicion-of-serial-child-sexual-abuse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Only 38% of Utahns ready to vote for a second term for President Trump, poll finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media before boarding Marine One helicopter on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, for the short flight to nearby Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Friday, July 19, 2019. Just over a third of Utahns would vote for another term for President Donald Trump, according to a new UtahPolicy.com and Y2 Analytics poll released Friday.Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Associated PressSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Just over a third of Utahns would vote for another t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/only-38-of-utahns-ready-to-vote-for-a-second-term-for-president-trump-poll-finds/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jul 2019 02:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/only-38-of-utahns-ready-to-vote-for-a-second-term-for-president-trump-poll-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weber State University names new senior international officer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yimin WangBarbara AdelmanOGDEN &mdash; Weber State University has selected Yimin Wang as the new senior international officer for International Programs, beginning Aug. 5.In addition to leading the International Student and Scholar Center, Wang will oversee the Learning English for Academic Purposes program and the study abroad office, as well as universitywide internationalization strategies and efforts.While at Weber State, Wang said she will focus on furthering international partnerships, bui]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/weber-state-university-names-new-senior-international-officer/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jul 2019 02:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/weber-state-university-names-new-senior-international-officer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah charter school association leader appointed to AISU board]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - The American International School of Utah in Murray is pictured on Friday, May 3, 2019.MURRAY &mdash; Royce Van Tassell, executive director of the Utah Association of Public Charter Schools, has been appointed to the board of American International Charter School. The school's remaining directors resigned on Tuesday.His appointment comes as closure activities are winding down at the public charter school. The school's directors voted in May to close AISU amid growing concerns about its fi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-charter-school-association-leader-appointed-to-aisu-board/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jul 2019 01:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-charter-school-association-leader-appointed-to-aisu-board/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utahns taking steps for more 'giant leaps']]></title><description><![CDATA[Astronaut Charlie Precourt, right, is pictured on one of his four space shuttle missions in the 1990s.NASAFormer astronaut Charlie Precourt is now general manager of propulsion systems for the Northrop Grumman, one of numerous contractors building the so-called Space Launch System, an enormous rocket that could go to the moon and possibly beyond.John Hollenhorst, Deseret NewsAstronaut Charlie Precourt, right, is pictured on one of his four space shuttle missions in the 1990s.NASAUtah-made booste]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahns-taking-steps-for-more-giant-leaps/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jul 2019 01:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahns-taking-steps-for-more-giant-leaps/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah driverless shuttle mishap doesn't slow 76-year-old state employee]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gene Petrie, 76, sustained serious facial injuries Tuesday, July 16, 2019, when an autonomous shuttle he was riding in came to an unexpected stop. The 15-passenger vehicle was in use at the Utah State Tax Commission office in Salt Lake City, where Petrie is a longtime employee. A commission spokesman told the Deseret News Petrie returned to work the day after the incident and is recovering well.Utah State Tax CommissionSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A 76-year-old Utah Tax Commission employee was injured]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-driverless-shuttle-mishap-doesnt-slow-76-year-old-state-employee/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jul 2019 01:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-driverless-shuttle-mishap-doesnt-slow-76-year-old-state-employee/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canal leak in Utah city cuts supply for secondary watering]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Homes west of 3200 West in Riverton can expect to experience little to no pressure in the city's outdoor water system.Adobe StockRIVERTON &mdash; Some residents of Riverton may have trouble watering their lawns in the coming days.The Welby Jacob Canal has been shut off because of a leak, Riverton spokesman Casey Saxton said Friday. The canal provides much of the water for Riverton's secondary water system, which is used for outdoor and landscaping purposes.The outage will affect homes wes]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/canal-leak-in-utah-city-cuts-supply-for-secondary-watering/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jul 2019 01:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/canal-leak-in-utah-city-cuts-supply-for-secondary-watering/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A taste of Utah's artisan foods making its way to nation's capital]]></title><description><![CDATA[Madbrook doughnuts are displayed during the Flavors of Utah send-off at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Friday, July 19, 2019. Flavors of Utah, an annual Pioneer Day event at the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C., shares the best Utah products and services on a national stage including Kodiak Cakes, Butcher&rsquo;s Bunches, Pepperlane, Gusto Brazil, Julieann Caramels, Taffy Town, Lower Foods, Heber Valley Cheese, Creminelli Fine Meats, Madbrook Donuts and more.Steve Griffin, De]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/a-taste-of-utahs-artisan-foods-making-its-way-to-nations-capital/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jul 2019 00:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/a-taste-of-utahs-artisan-foods-making-its-way-to-nations-capital/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What members of Utah polygamous clan did with $512M in falsely obtained tax credits]]></title><description><![CDATA[These undated file photos released by the Weber County Sheriff's Office show Jacob Kingston, left, and Isaiah Kingston.Weber County Sheriff's Office via Associated PressSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Members of a northern Utah polygamous group have admitted in federal court to creating false records in their biodiesel company to obtain more than a half-billion dollars in renewable fuel tax credits.Washakie Renewable Energy CEO Jacob Kingston, Washakie Chief Financial Officer Isaiah Kingston, Rachel King]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/what-members-of-utah-polygamous-clan-did-with-512m-in-falsely-obtained-tax-credits/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jul 2019 00:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/what-members-of-utah-polygamous-clan-did-with-512m-in-falsely-obtained-tax-credits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UTA partners with new trip-planning app]]></title><description><![CDATA[Utah Transit Agency customers who download Transit will be able to see nearby bus and rail options and departure times. Riders can also navigate transit options aided by accurate trip planning, real-time vehicle tracking, up-to-the-minute service alerts and step-by-step navigationTransitSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; The Utah Transit Authority is partnering with an app called Transit to help passengers get where they need to go.According the agency, customers who download Transit will be able to see nea]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/uta-partners-with-new-trip-planning-app/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jul 2019 00:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/uta-partners-with-new-trip-planning-app/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos: Sandy's new public works building opens for business]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sandy employees and guests attend the unveiling of the city&rsquo;s new public works building at 8775 S. 700 West during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, July 19, 2019. The previous building was destroyed in a fire in 2017, which also destroyed half the city&rsquo;s snowplows and other large equipment.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsSandy&rsquo;s new public works building at 8775 S. 700 West is pictured on Friday, July 19, 2019. The previous building was destroyed in a fire in 2017, which also de]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-sandys-new-public-works-building-opens-for-business/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jul 2019 00:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-sandys-new-public-works-building-opens-for-business/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Salt Lake's Recursion Pharma nails down $121 million in new funding]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Lawrie Allred, HTS engineer, hands a cell plate to a co-worker while seeding cells at Recursion Pharmaceuticals at The Gateway in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018. One of Utah's fastest growing biotech companies, Recursion Pharmaceuticals, announced a $121 million funding round this week, pushing the six-year-old company's total investment financing north of a quarter-billion dollars.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsFILE - CJ Christensen, senior manager of IT, and Jann Gardner, lab man]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lakes-recursion-pharma-nails-down-121-million-in-new-funding/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2019 23:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lakes-recursion-pharma-nails-down-121-million-in-new-funding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah's unemployment rate at 2.8%]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, center, talks with builders while touring the Hub of Opportunity in South Salt Lake on Thursday, July 11, 2019. The Utah Department of Workforce Services reported Friday the Beehive State&rsquo;s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate for June was 2.8 percent. The national jobless rate ticked up one percentage point to register 3.7 percent.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; With the addition of 45,200 jobs to the local]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahs-unemployment-rate-at-28/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2019 23:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahs-unemployment-rate-at-28/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Missouri man with history in Utah charged with emailing child porn]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - A Missouri man has been charged in a child pornography investigation that originated out of Utah.Stock imageSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A Missouri man has been charged in a child pornography investigation that originated out of Utah.Michael Wayne Stillwagon, 23, of Joplin, Missouri, is charged in 3rd District Court with nine counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, a second-degree felony, and obstructing justice, a third-degree felony.Stillwagon sent images of child pornography using another]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/missouri-man-with-history-in-utah-charged-with-emailing-child-porn/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2019 22:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/missouri-man-with-history-in-utah-charged-with-emailing-child-porn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Passing the torch, new commander takes over Ogden Air Logistics Complex]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brig. Gen. C. McCauley von Hoffman speaks in front of an F-35C as she takes command of the Ogden Air Logistics Complex during a ceremony at Hill Air Force Base near Ogden on Friday, July 19, 2019. Von Hoffman replaces Maj. Gen. Stacey T. Hawkins.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsMaj. Gen. Stacey T. Hawkins and Brig. Gen. C. McCauley von Hoffman share a laugh as von Hoffman takes command of the Ogden Air Logistics Complex from Hawkins during a ceremony at Hill Air Force Base near Ogden on Friday, Ju]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/passing-the-torch-new-commander-takes-over-ogden-air-logistics-complex/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2019 22:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/passing-the-torch-new-commander-takes-over-ogden-air-logistics-complex/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[3 Utah men charged with robbing friend at gunpoint for drugs]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Three 18-year-old men accused of robbing their high school friend at gunpoint now face serious criminal charges.Stock imageLAYTON &mdash; Three 18-year-old men accused of robbing their high school friend at gunpoint now face serious criminal charges.Vance Malik Williams, of Woods Cross, Kamdon Malik Keller, of Layton, and Darrian Lamont Roby, also of Layton, were each charged Friday in 2nd District Court with aggravated robbery, a first-degree felony.On July 14, police say the three men a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/3-utah-men-charged-with-robbing-friend-at-gunpoint-for-drugs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2019 22:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/3-utah-men-charged-with-robbing-friend-at-gunpoint-for-drugs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Retired Utah Sen. Jake Garn never imagined he'd one day leave the planet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jake GarnNASAJake Garn on the space shuttle on April 15, 1985.Deseret News archivesJake Garn, a veteran military pilot, prepares for his ride on the space shuttle.Deseret News archivesFor many years a model of astronaut Jake Garn stood on the first floor of the Utah State Capitol.Deseret News archivesJake Garn, senator and soon-to-be astronaut, eaves the shuttle training center in Texas in Dec. 1984. Deseret News ArchivesDeseret News archivesKathleen Garn and former U.S. Sen. Jake Garn.Family ph]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/retired-utah-sen-jake-garn-never-imagined-hed-one-day-leave-the-planet/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2019 21:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/retired-utah-sen-jake-garn-never-imagined-hed-one-day-leave-the-planet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah chooses 8 applicants to be licensed to grow medical marijuana]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Cannabis plants, part of the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food's hydroponics exhibit, are pictured on Wednesday, June 26, 2019, in the lobby of the state agency in Salt Lake City. Utah has chosen its eight medical marijuana growers, officials said Friday.Wendy Leonard, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food announced Friday it has chosen eight applicants that will be licensed to grow medical marijuana in the state."Half of the awardees already]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-chooses-8-applicants-to-be-licensed-to-grow-medical-marijuana/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2019 20:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-chooses-8-applicants-to-be-licensed-to-grow-medical-marijuana/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Search resumes for missing Utah boaters on Strawberry Reservoir]]></title><description><![CDATA[Searchers look for two missing brothers on Strawberry Reservoir after their boat was found empty on Thursday, July 18, 2019.Wasatch County Sheriff's OfficeSTRAWBERRY RESERVOIR &mdash; The search resumed Friday for two brothers last seen on Strawberry Reservoir nearly 24 hours ago.Thursday afternoon, the empty boat of the two men from Pleasant Grove and Salem, ages 61 and 70, was found."Search crews worked through the night. Unfortunately, we have no significant new information to provide right n]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/search-resumes-for-missing-utah-boaters-on-strawberry-reservoir/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2019 20:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/search-resumes-for-missing-utah-boaters-on-strawberry-reservoir/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What will happen to EFY in 2020? BYU announces changes]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to BYU&rsquo;s website about the Especially for Youth (EFY) program, changes will be made to EFY following an announcement earlier Friday from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.Deseret News fileSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; What will happen to EFY beginning in the year 2020?According to BYU's website for the Especially For Youth program, changes will be made to EFY following an announcement earlier Friday from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints."Beginning in 2020, B]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/what-will-happen-to-efy-in-2020-byu-announces-changes/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2019 20:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/what-will-happen-to-efy-in-2020-byu-announces-changes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Park City police rounding up suspects in jewelry heist; $50K in jewelry still missing]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Park City police say they have arrested or issued arrest warrants for seven people in connection with a brazen jewelry theft on historic Main Street three months ago.Stock imagePARK CITY &mdash; Park City police say they have arrested or issued arrest warrants for seven people in connection with a brazen jewelry theft on historic Main Street three months ago.On April 27, a person or several people smashed the window of Park City Jewelers, 430 Main Street, and grabbed approximately $83,000]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/park-city-police-rounding-up-suspects-in-jewelry-heist-50k-in-jewelry-still-missing/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2019 20:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/park-city-police-rounding-up-suspects-in-jewelry-heist-50k-in-jewelry-still-missing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Church News: FSY conferences, modeled after BYU's Especially for Youth, announced for stakes in U.S., Canada]]></title><description><![CDATA[Youth form the letters FSY on a field during an FSY conference.Leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Friday that stakes in the United States and Canada will sponsor biennial conferences modeled after Brigham Young University's Especially for Youth program.Beginning in 2020, some 292 stakes will begin holding For the Strength of Youth conferences as part of the Church's efforts to unify its programs for Children and Youth around the world.FSY conferences, which have]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/church-news-fsy-conferences-modeled-after-byus-especially-for-youth-announced-for-stakes-in-us-canada/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2019 18:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/church-news-fsy-conferences-modeled-after-byus-especially-for-youth-announced-for-stakes-in-us-canada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah father shattered infant son's skull, charges state]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man accused of killing his 5-and-a-half-month-old child has been charged with murder.Stock imageSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A man accused of killing his 5 1/2-month-old child has been charged with murder.The charge was filed Friday in 3rd District Court. A charge of murder, a first-degree felony, means that prosecutors believe Shawn Malik Johnson, 23, of West Valley City, "intentionally or knowingly" caused the death of his child, charging documents state.On July 12, West Valley police and fire cre]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-father-shattered-infant-sons-skull-charges-state/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2019 17:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-father-shattered-infant-sons-skull-charges-state/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Art exhibits can take years to complete. These 3 Utah curators told us how]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leslie Anderson with her exhibition "Power Couples." The research and planning for the exhibition has been years in the making.Provided by UMFAAshlee Whitaker, head curator at the BYU Museum of Art.Nathalie Van Empel, Provided by the BYU Museum of Art"Power Couples" at UMFA opened July 11 and remains on display until Dec. 8. The exhibition focuses on artwork in pairs from historical European to contemporary Utah art.Provided by UMFA"Power Couples" at UMFA opened July 11 and remains on display un]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/art-exhibits-can-take-years-to-complete-these-3-utah-curators-told-us-how/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2019 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/art-exhibits-can-take-years-to-complete-these-3-utah-curators-told-us-how/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rescue crews search for missing brothers on Strawberry Reservoir]]></title><description><![CDATA[Search and rescue crews were searching Thursday for the owner of an empty boat found in Strawberry Reservoir.Adobe StockSTRAWBERRY RESERVOIR &mdash; Search and rescue crews were searching Thursday for two missing brothers after a boat was found empty on Strawberry Reservoir.The brothers from Pleasant Grove and Salem are 61 and 70 years old, authorities said. They are familiar with the area.State park rangers and deputies responded to the reservoir around 2:30 p.m. after a passerby called 911 to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/rescue-crews-search-for-missing-brothers-on-strawberry-reservoir/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2019 06:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/rescue-crews-search-for-missing-brothers-on-strawberry-reservoir/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah teen ordered to detention in stepbrother's shooting death]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man runs to the location of a self inflicted gunshot death in Kearns on Monday, March 18, 2019.Silas WalkerSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Two days after police reported 16-year-old Jerrad Jacobsen had accidentally shot and killed himself in his room, his mother wept and held his stepbrother at a vigil.In following days, officers told her they no longer believed Jerrad pulled the trigger. They arrested his stepbrother, who had visited Jerrad to borrow some clothes the day of his death and told police h]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-teen-ordered-to-detention-in-stepbrothers-shooting-death/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2019 03:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-teen-ordered-to-detention-in-stepbrothers-shooting-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UTA awards contract to study TRAX routes through prison site]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - People board a red line train at the Bingham Junction Trax Station in Midvale on Friday, Jan. 5, 2018.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; The Utah Transit Authority has awarded an $800,000 contract to study the best way to extend TRAX through the current Draper prison site at the Point of the Mountain to Lehi.The UTA board awarded the contract Wednesday to Parametrix, a consulting firm based in Washington state that has offices in Utah, but only $550,000 in funding is curre]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/uta-awards-contract-to-study-trax-routes-through-prison-site/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2019 02:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/uta-awards-contract-to-study-trax-routes-through-prison-site/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family gets a second chance at home ownership after son's kidney failure depleted their finances]]></title><description><![CDATA[Angela and Tyler Farrell, center right, hold a ceremonial key to their new home in Layton as Lindon, 4, tries to hide on Thursday, July 18, 2019. Lindon was diagnosed with acute kidney failure at 3 months old, prompting the family to sell their house in order to pay for medical expenses. The Have a Heart Home Foundation was able to pair them with a new home when they thought home ownership was out of reach.Colter Peterson, Deseret NewsLindon Farrell, 4, hides behind his parents during a ceremony]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/family-gets-a-second-chance-at-home-ownership-after-sons-kidney-failure-depleted-their-finances/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2019 01:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/family-gets-a-second-chance-at-home-ownership-after-sons-kidney-failure-depleted-their-finances/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah Sen. Mitt Romney proposes more legislation against Chinese tech giant]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Senator-elect Mitt Romney, R-Utah, speaks to the press staked outside his new office on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on January 3, 2019.Deseret News, Cheryl Diaz MeyerIn this May 16, 2019, photo, Chinese men pass by a Huawei retail shop in Beijing.Ng Han Guan, Associated PressSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Utah Sen. Mitt Romney and two other Republicans introduced their own bill Thursday to prevent U.S. companies from doing business with a Chinese tech giant that they say poses a threat to n]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-sen-mitt-romney-proposes-more-legislation-against-chinese-tech-giant/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2019 01:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-sen-mitt-romney-proposes-more-legislation-against-chinese-tech-giant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sen. Mitt Romney proposes more legislation against Chinese tech giant]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Senator-elect Mitt Romney, R-Utah, speaks to the press staked outside his new office on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on January 3, 2019.Deseret News, Cheryl Diaz MeyerSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Utah Sen. Mitt Romney and two other Republicans introduced their own bill Thursday to prevent U.S. companies from doing business with a Chinese tech giant that they say poses a threat to national security.Romney, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, also urged the Senate Arme]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/sen-mitt-romney-proposes-more-legislation-against-chinese-tech-giant/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2019 01:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/sen-mitt-romney-proposes-more-legislation-against-chinese-tech-giant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah gives $1 million in education grants to help fill workforce jobs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Certified nursing assistant instructor Velencia Rhodes and students Kaitlyn LeBeau and Maggie O'Toole demonstrate how to do a log roll maneuver to turn a patient on their side at TAC Educational Services Inc. in Salt Lake City on Thursday, July 18, 2019. TAC provides the certified nursing assistant training for Horizonte Instruction and Training, one of eight grant recipients awarded $1 million for industry and education partnerships to grow Utah&rsquo;s workforce.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsJos]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-gives-1-million-in-education-grants-to-help-fill-workforce-jobs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2019 01:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-gives-1-million-in-education-grants-to-help-fill-workforce-jobs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah majority disapproves of Trump's job performance, poll finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump speaks in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, July 18, 2019, in Washington. More than half of Utahns don't like the job President Donald Trump is doing in the White House, according to a new UtahPolicy.com and Y2 Analytics poll released Thursday.Carolyn Kaster, Associated PressSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; More than half of Utahns don't like the job President Donald Trump is doing in the White House, according to a new UtahPolicy.com and Y2 Analytics poll released Thursda]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-majority-disapproves-of-trumps-job-performance-poll-finds/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2019 01:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-majority-disapproves-of-trumps-job-performance-poll-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah school district settles with family that alleged bullying, assault by bus driver]]></title><description><![CDATA[A civil rights lawsuit that alleged a Davis School District bus driver bullied and assaulted a biracial middle school student, trapping his backpack in a bus door and dragging him about 175 feet outside the bus, has been settled for $62,500.Stock imageSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A civil rights lawsuit that alleged a Davis School District bus driver bullied and assaulted a biracial middle school student, trapping his backpack in a bus door and dragging him about 175 feet outside the bus, has been sett]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-school-district-settles-with-family-that-alleged-bullying-assault-by-bus-driver/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2019 01:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-school-district-settles-with-family-that-alleged-bullying-assault-by-bus-driver/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reward offered for information about fire in Latter-day Saint church]]></title><description><![CDATA[An entrance is covered after a fire at a meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 3625 Doverhill Drive in Cottonwood Heights on Sunday, July 14, 2019.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsCOTTONWOOD HEIGHTS &mdash; Investigators are offering up to $5,000 for information about a suspected arson at a church in Cottonwood Heights.The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints meetinghouse on Doverhill Drive suffered an estimated $800,000 in damage in a July 14 fire. Crews respon]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/reward-offered-for-information-about-fire-in-latter-day-saint-church/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2019 00:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/reward-offered-for-information-about-fire-in-latter-day-saint-church/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A new freight train route for Utah? Uinta Basin hopes so]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - In this undated photo, an oil rigg run by Shenandoah Energy Inc. is drilling in the Red Wash area near Vernal, Utah.SALT LAKE CITY &mdash; An 80-mile railway linking the Uinta Basin to the national railroad network would open up the geologically hemmed in region to expanded markets for oil, coal, agricultural products and other goods such as soda ash.Information on the Uinta Basin railway project will be available during a scoping meeting from 10 a.m. to noon Friday at the Radisson Hotel,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/a-new-freight-train-route-for-utah-uinta-basin-hopes-so/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2019 00:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/a-new-freight-train-route-for-utah-uinta-basin-hopes-so/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Highland joins other local Utah governments taking stance against abortion]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Merrilee Boyack, chairwoman of Abortion-Free Utah, speaks during a rally at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, June 19, 2019.Laura Seitz, Deseret NewsHIGHLAND &mdash; Another Utah city has taken a strong stance against abortion, passing a resolution declaring support for all human life, including the unborn.The Highland City Council unanimously approved a measure to back state and national legislation that "protects human life from its earliest stages" and oppose lessening existi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/highland-joins-other-local-utah-governments-taking-stance-against-abortion/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2019 23:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/highland-joins-other-local-utah-governments-taking-stance-against-abortion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Salt Lake police seek man accused of assaulting TV photojournalist during Inland Port protest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Salt Lake City police are asking for the public's help in identifying a man who allegedly attacked a television news photographer during a protest over the Utah Inland Port Authority on July 9. Anyone with information on the man can call police at 801-799-3000.Salt Lake City PoliceSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Salt Lake City police are asking for the public's help in identifying a man who allegedly attacked a television news photographer during a protest over the Utah Inland Port Authority.On July 9, p]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lake-police-seek-man-accused-of-assaulting-tv-photojournalist-during-inland-port-protest/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2019 23:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lake-police-seek-man-accused-of-assaulting-tv-photojournalist-during-inland-port-protest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah couple charged with inflicting broken ribs, brain bleed to their baby]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - A West Valley couple has been charged with abusing their infant child and then trying to cover it up, according to charging documents.Stock imageWEST VALLEY CITY &mdash; A West Valley couple was charged Thursday with abusing their infant child and then trying to cover it up.Taisia Matangi, 23, is charged in 3rd District Court with four counts of child abuse/intentionally inflicting serious injury, a second-degree felony, and obstructing justice, a third-degree felony.Fuifui Gasologa Jr.,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-couple-charged-with-inflicting-broken-ribs-brain-bleed-to-their-baby/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2019 23:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-couple-charged-with-inflicting-broken-ribs-brain-bleed-to-their-baby/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Green Beret buried: Community honors Utah soldier who died in Afghanistan]]></title><description><![CDATA[The American flag, draped over the casket of Sgt. 1st Class Elliott Robbins, is folded during graveside services at Ben Lomond Cemetery in North Ogden on Thursday, July 18, 2019. Robbins died in a noncombat incident in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, while serving in support of Operation Freedom&rsquo;s Sentinel, according to a Pentagon report.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsCarnations are placed on the casket of Sgt. 1st Class Elliott Robbins during graveside services at Ben Lomond Cemetery in North]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/green-beret-buried-community-honors-utah-soldier-who-died-in-afghanistan/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2019 22:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/green-beret-buried-community-honors-utah-soldier-who-died-in-afghanistan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Majority of Utahns disapprove of Trump's job performance, many strongly, poll finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump speaks in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, July 18, 2019, in Washington. More than half of Utahns don't like the job President Donald Trump is doing in the White House, according to a new UtahPolicy.com and Y2 Analytics poll released Thursday.Carolyn Kaster, Associated PressSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; More than half of Utahns don't like the job President Donald Trump is doing in the White House, according to a new UtahPolicy.com and Y2 Analytics poll released Thursda]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/majority-of-utahns-disapprove-of-trumps-job-performance-many-strongly-poll-finds/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2019 22:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/majority-of-utahns-disapprove-of-trumps-job-performance-many-strongly-poll-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah Rep. Rob Bishop now says he may run again]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Rep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah speaks during the UTGOP election night party in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018.Ravell Call, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Rep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah, said Thursday he is considering running for another term, but won't announce his decision until the end of this month.The surprise reconsideration comes after Bishop said was approached by a number of people to stay on, with reasons he said made sense."Usually when a candidate says people are urging him to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-rep-rob-bishop-now-says-he-may-run-again/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2019 20:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-rep-rob-bishop-now-says-he-may-run-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Democrat Ben McAdams, rest of Utah delegation, vote against $15 federal minimum wage]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Representative-elect Ben McAdams, D-Utah, interviews in his new office on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on January 3, 2019. All of Utah's U.S. House members, including the state's only Democrat in Congress, voted against a bill approved Thursday to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025.Cheryl Diaz Meyer, for the Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; All of Utah's U.S. House members, including the state's only Democrat in Congress, voted against a bill approved Thursday to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/democrat-ben-mcadams-rest-of-utah-delegation-vote-against-15-federal-minimum-wage/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2019 20:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/democrat-ben-mcadams-rest-of-utah-delegation-vote-against-15-federal-minimum-wage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jon Stewart slams Mike Lee as Utah senator explains why he held up 9/11 victims fund]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Entertainer and activist Jon Stewart lends his support to firefighters, first responders and survivors of the September 11 terror attacks at a hearing by the House Judiciary Committee as it considers permanent authorization of the Victim Compensation Fund, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 11, 2019.J. Scott Applewhite, Associated PressSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Comedian and activist Jon Stewart slammed two conservative senators, including Utah Sen. Mike Lee, for holding up legislat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/jon-stewart-slams-mike-lee-as-utah-senator-explains-why-he-held-up-911-victims-fund/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2019 20:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/jon-stewart-slams-mike-lee-as-utah-senator-explains-why-he-held-up-911-victims-fund/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utahn had sexual relationship with teen she was asked to mentor, charges say]]></title><description><![CDATA[A court-appointed mentor to a teenage girl has been charged with sexually assaulting the girl.Stock imageSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A court-appointed mentor to a teenage girl has been charged with sexually assaulting the girl.Antonette Raina Ruiz, 26, of Draper, was charged Wednesday in 3rd District Court with four counts of object rape, a first-degree felony; four counts of enticing a minor, a second-degree felony; and obstructing justice, a third-degree felony.A $750,000 warrant was issued for her]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahn-had-sexual-relationship-with-teen-she-was-asked-to-mentor-charges-say/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2019 19:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahn-had-sexual-relationship-with-teen-she-was-asked-to-mentor-charges-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jon Stewart calls Mike Lee a 'liar' as Utah senator explains why he held up 9/11 fund]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Entertainer and activist Jon Stewart lends his support to firefighters, first responders and survivors of the September 11 terror attacks at a hearing by the House Judiciary Committee as it considers permanent authorization of the Victim Compensation Fund, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 11, 2019.J. Scott Applewhite, Associated PressSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Comedian and activist Jon Stewart slammed two conservative senators &mdash; calling Utah Sen. Mike Lee a "liar" &mdash; fo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/jon-stewart-calls-mike-lee-a-liar-as-utah-senator-explains-why-he-held-up-911-fund/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2019 18:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/jon-stewart-calls-mike-lee-a-liar-as-utah-senator-explains-why-he-held-up-911-fund/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah man called in bomb threat after he was fired from Lowe's, charges state]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man accused of calling in a bomb threat at a Lowe's store because he was mad about being fired is now looking at potential prison time if he's convicted.Stock imageOGDEN &mdash; A man accused of calling in a bomb threat at a Lowe's store because he was mad about being fired is now looking at potential prison time if he's convicted.Kenneth David Gill, 60, of Washington Terrace, was charged Thursday in 2nd District Court with making a terroristic threat, a second-degree felony.On Tuesday, an emp]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-man-called-in-bomb-threat-after-he-was-fired-from-lowes-charges-state/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2019 18:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-man-called-in-bomb-threat-after-he-was-fired-from-lowes-charges-state/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2019 Pioneers of Progress Awards recipients announced]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ellis IvoryMar Del PhotographySarah YoungMar Del PhotographyCraig JessopMar Del PhotographyDale B. HullMar Del PhotographyMartin FreyMar Del PhotographyTom and Gayle HoldmanMar Del PhotographyKim Boj&oacute;rquez, Mar Del PhotographySALT LAKE CITY &mdash;The Days of '47 annual Pioneers of Progress Awards will honor eight Utahns Thursday evening at the Salt Lake Marriott City Center.The Days of '47 board of trustees will award the recipients based on their service, innovation and industry and ach]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/2019-pioneers-of-progress-awards-recipients-announced/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2019 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/2019-pioneers-of-progress-awards-recipients-announced/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teen dies in UTV crash near Sand Hollow State Park]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 13-year-old boy from Colorado died in a UTV crash in the BLM Sand Mountain OHV Area.Stock imageSAND MOUNTAIN OHV AREA &mdash; A teenager was killed in an off-road vehicle crash Wednesday near Sand Hollow State Park.Park rangers were called to the BLM Sand Mountain OHV Area at about 2:45 p.m. for a UTV crash, a spokesman for Utah State Parks said in a statement.The 13-year-old boy from Colorado was a passenger inside the UTV. He was wearing his seatbelt at the time of crash, but was pronounced]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/teen-dies-in-utv-crash-near-sand-hollow-state-park/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2019 06:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/teen-dies-in-utv-crash-near-sand-hollow-state-park/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public gets first glimpse into the future of Salt Lake airport]]></title><description><![CDATA[Construction continues on the new Salt Lake City International Airport on Friday, April 5, 2019.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsConstruction continues on the new Salt Lake City International Airport on Friday, April 5, 2019.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsConstruction continues on the new Salt Lake City International Airport on Friday, April 5, 2019.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsConstruction continues on the new Salt Lake City International Airport on Friday, April 5, 2019.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsConstruc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/public-gets-first-glimpse-into-the-future-of-salt-lake-airport/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2019 06:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/public-gets-first-glimpse-into-the-future-of-salt-lake-airport/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major fraud sting targets unlicensed contractors in Utah]]></title><description><![CDATA[The state Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing executed a three-week statewide sting operation targeting unlicensed contractors advertising online.Stock imageSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; The state Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing executed a three-week statewide sting operation targeting unlicensed contractors advertising online and on social media.The Utah investigation was part of a national effort in conjunction with the National Association of State Contractors Lic]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/major-fraud-sting-targets-unlicensed-contractors-in-utah/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2019 04:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/major-fraud-sting-targets-unlicensed-contractors-in-utah/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah Gov. Gary Herbert: 'Both sides are guilty' and Trump, Democrats 'ought to dial it back']]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Gov. Gary Herbert calls for 'civility' in response to violent inland port protests at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, July 10, 2019. Herbert said Wednesday "both sides are guilty" in the controversy over President Donald Trump's comments, condemned by the U.S. House as racist, about a group of progressive minority congresswomen.Laura Seitz, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Gov. Gary Herbert said Wednesday "both sides are guilty" in the controversy over President Donald Trump]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-gov-gary-herbert-both-sides-are-guilty-and-trump-democrats-ought-to-dial-it-back/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2019 02:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-gov-gary-herbert-both-sides-are-guilty-and-trump-democrats-ought-to-dial-it-back/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man convicted in University of Utah killing sent back to Colorado to face additional murder charge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Austin Boutain, suspected in the fatal shooting of University of Utah student ChenWei Guo, is led out of the University of Utah Department of Public Safety building in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017. Boutain later pleaded guilty to the killing.Spenser Heaps, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A man already sentenced to life in prison in Utah for killing a University of Utah student has been transferred to Colorado to face charges where his alleged crime spree began.The Utah Department]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/man-convicted-in-university-of-utah-killing-sent-back-to-colorado-to-face-additional-murder-charge/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2019 02:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/man-convicted-in-university-of-utah-killing-sent-back-to-colorado-to-face-additional-murder-charge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah woman dies in tree-cutting incident]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 74-year-old woman was killed Tuesday when a tree fell and hit her on the head.Stock ImageKAMAS &mdash; A 74-year-old woman was killed Tuesday when a tree fell and hit her on the head.The West Valley woman was using a chainsaw to cut down dead trees near her family's cabin in Manor Lands on Tuesday afternoon, the Summit County Sheriff's Office said. She was cutting a tree that had another dead tree leaning against it when the leaning tree fell and hit her in the head, causing a fatal head injur]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-woman-dies-in-tree-cutting-incident/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2019 01:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-woman-dies-in-tree-cutting-incident/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As feds grill big tech, Utah lines up for potential antitrust actions]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Google Director of Economic Policy Adam Cohen, left, testifies alongside Facebook Head of Global Policy Development Matt Perault, second from left, Amazon Associate General Counsel Nate Sutton and Apple Vice President for Corporate Law and Chief Compliance Officer Kyle Andeer during a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing, Tuesday, July 16, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington.Patrick Semansky, Associated PressFILE - Google Director of Economic Policy Adam Cohen testifies during a House Jud]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/as-feds-grill-big-tech-utah-lines-up-for-potential-antitrust-actions/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2019 01:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/as-feds-grill-big-tech-utah-lines-up-for-potential-antitrust-actions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Auditor's office was investigating AISU prior to Dougall's appointment as school's director]]></title><description><![CDATA[The American International School of Utah in Murray is pictured on Friday, May 3, 2019.SALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Even before State Auditor John Dougall's appointment as interim executive director of the shuttered American International School of Utah, his office had launched an investigation into the public charter school's financial issues, according to a statement released by his office Wednesday.The brief statement says, in part: "The Office of the State Auditor had previously begun an investiga]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/auditors-office-was-investigating-aisu-prior-to-dougalls-appointment-as-schools-director/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2019 01:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/auditors-office-was-investigating-aisu-prior-to-dougalls-appointment-as-schools-director/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Funeral planned for Utah Army sergeant who died in Afghanistan]]></title><description><![CDATA[This undated image provided by the U.S. Army shows Sgt. 1st Class Elliott J. Robbins, who died Sunday, June, 30, 2019, of non-combat injuries in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan. Robbins, 31, from Ogden, Utah, and was assigned to the 10th Special Forces Group.U.S. Army via Associated PressAn Army carry team moves a transfer case containing the remains of U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Elliott J. Robbins, at Dover Air Force Base, Del., Tuesday, July 2, 2019. According to the Department of Defense, R]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/funeral-planned-for-utah-army-sergeant-who-died-in-afghanistan/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2019 01:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/funeral-planned-for-utah-army-sergeant-who-died-in-afghanistan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Round Peak Fire keeps burning as boulder nearly crashes into houses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former neighbor Kelsey Finlayson and son Brigham look over a boulder that was dislodged from the Round Peak Fire and rolled downhill, hitting Pat Knowlden's front porch in Springville on Wednesday, July 17, 2019.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsOfficials say a boulder lodged in a clump of oak burning in the Round Peak Fire dislodged and rolled downhill, hitting Pat Knowlden's front porch in Springville on Wednesday, July 17, 2019.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsKelsey Finlayson and her mother, Jill]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/round-peak-fire-keeps-burning-as-boulder-nearly-crashes-into-houses/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2019 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/round-peak-fire-keeps-burning-as-boulder-nearly-crashes-into-houses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah Sen. Mitt Romney joins bill to stop U.S. companies from doing business with Chinese tech giant]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - In his first speech on the Senate floor on June 4, 2019, Mitt Romney, R-Utah, joined the growing hostile rhetoric against China by calling it not only an economic foe but a military threat that must be tamed by aligning allies against it to enforce world trade rules.ScreenshotFILE - In this May 29, 2019 file photo, a man walks past a Huawei retail store in Beijing.Andy Wong, Associated PressSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Sen. Mitt Romney signed on to a bipartisan bill that would prevent the Trump]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-sen-mitt-romney-joins-bill-to-stop-us-companies-from-doing-business-with-chinese-tech-giant/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2019 00:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-sen-mitt-romney-joins-bill-to-stop-us-companies-from-doing-business-with-chinese-tech-giant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Church announces replacement for Boy Scouts, Personal Progress: 'Children and Youth']]></title><description><![CDATA[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is rolling out "Children and Youth" as its new initiative to replace its Boy Scout and Personal Progress programs for youth.The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; The new initiative to replace the Boy Scouts and Personal Progress programs of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is called "Children and Youth" and will be rolled out in September in a special worldwide satellite broadcast.The church is exiting]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/church-announces-replacement-for-boy-scouts-personal-progress-children-and-youth/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2019 00:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/church-announces-replacement-for-boy-scouts-personal-progress-children-and-youth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charges filed in attack on Utah school resource officer]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man accused of attacking a school resource officer with a piece of wood has been charged, more than two months after the alleged incident.Stock imageSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A man accused of attacking a school resource officer with a piece of wood has been charged, more than two months after the alleged incident.Kalen Clark Cook, 21, of Bluffdale, was charged July 12 in 3rd District Court with aggravated assault/using a weapon on school property, a second-degree felony; possession of a weapon by]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/charges-filed-in-attack-on-utah-school-resource-officer/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2019 00:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/charges-filed-in-attack-on-utah-school-resource-officer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah homelessness providers issue 'major' call for volunteers ahead of resource center openings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Longtime volunteer Kathy Wagner works in the kitchen at the Volunteers of America-Utah Youth Resource Center in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, July 17, 2019. In anticipation of three new homeless resource centers opening, all operators are looking to the community for help.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsPamela Atkinson, a longtime advocate for the homeless, urges Utahns to volunteer at the soon-to-open homeless resource centers during a press conference at the Volunteers of America-Utah Youth Reso]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-homelessness-providers-issue-major-call-for-volunteers-ahead-of-resource-center-openings/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2019 23:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-homelessness-providers-issue-major-call-for-volunteers-ahead-of-resource-center-openings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah landscaper accused of shooting client fled to California, police say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ryan Nolan HolladaySalt Lake County JailBLUFFDALE &mdash; New court documents show that a landscaper accused of shooting a former client fled to California to hide before turning himself in.Ryan Nolan Holladay, 36, of Riverton, is charged in 3rd District Court with attempted murder, a first-degree felony; discharge of a firearm and two counts of possession of a dangerous weapon by a restricted person, second-degree felonies; and three counts of discharge of a firearm, a third-degree felony.On Ma]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-landscaper-accused-of-shooting-client-fled-to-california-police-say/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2019 23:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-landscaper-accused-of-shooting-client-fled-to-california-police-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teen, 16, ordered to prison for stabbing Vernal grandfather to death]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cal Dee ReynoldsBlackburn and Sons VernalSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; An eastern Utah teenager was sent to prison Wednesday after he admitted to breaking into a family's home and stabbing an 84-year-old grandfather to death in September.His term in the Utah State Prison, however, won't begin for some time.Nicholas JT Sinoben, 16, of Vernal, pleaded guilty Wednesday in Vernal's 8th District Court to murder, a first-degree felony, in the death of Cal Dee Reynolds. He was immediately sentenced to at leas]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/teen-16-ordered-to-prison-for-stabbing-vernal-grandfather-to-death/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2019 23:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/teen-16-ordered-to-prison-for-stabbing-vernal-grandfather-to-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah city to replace ‘dummy’ cameras at park where Mackenzie Lueck was last seen]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ashley Fine, on of Mackenzie Lueck&rsquo;s friends, pleaded with the North Salt Lake City Council to replace the dummy cameras in Hatch Park during a meeting on Tuesday, July 16, 2019.Tanner Siegworth, Deseret NewsNorth Salt Lake Mayor Len Arave discusses plans to install working cameras at Hatch Park, the place where slain University of Utah student Mackenzie Lueck was last seen, before a City Council meeting on Tuesday, July 16, 2019.Tanner Siegworth, Deseret NewsAlthough signs posted at Hatch]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-city-to-replace-dummy-cameras-at-park-where-mackenzie-lueck-was-last-seen/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2019 23:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-city-to-replace-dummy-cameras-at-park-where-mackenzie-lueck-was-last-seen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utahn attacked girlfriend, then told her to pick a child to die, charges say]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Criminal charges were filed Wednesday against a Vernal man accused of assaulting his girlfriend and then driving her and her children into the mountains and asking her to pick a child to die.Stock imageSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Criminal charges were filed Wednesday against a Vernal man accused of assaulting his girlfriend and then driving her and her children into the mountains and asking her to pick a child to die.Brandon Martin Castillo, 33, was charged in 8th District Court with aggravate]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahn-attacked-girlfriend-then-told-her-to-pick-a-child-to-die-charges-say/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2019 22:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahn-attacked-girlfriend-then-told-her-to-pick-a-child-to-die-charges-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utahn charged with stabbing ex's new fiance had made previous threats, police say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jason RevealWashington County JailSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; New court documents say a southern Utah man charged with stabbing his ex-wife's new fianc&eacute; multiple times had earlier made statements that he wanted to kill the man.Jason Shawn Reveal, 45, is charged in 5th District Court with attempted murder and aggravated burglary, first-degree felonies; criminal mischief and two counts of domestic violence in the presence of children, class B misdemeanors.Reveal was scheduled to appear in court]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahn-charged-with-stabbing-exs-new-fiance-had-made-previous-threats-police-say/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2019 22:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahn-charged-with-stabbing-exs-new-fiance-had-made-previous-threats-police-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Salt Lake police identify man fatally shot during confrontation with officers]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Police respond to a shooting at 580 S. 500 West that left one civilian dead and a police officer injured at a Salt Lake City apartment complex in Salt Lake City on Monday, July 15, 2019. Salt Lake police have identified a man shot and killed during a confrontation with officers earlier this week.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Salt Lake police have identified a man shot and killed during a confrontation with officers earlier this week.Michael Anthony Brand, 43, was shot]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lake-police-identify-man-fatally-shot-during-confrontation-with-officers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2019 20:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lake-police-identify-man-fatally-shot-during-confrontation-with-officers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BYU grad tells U.S. Senate panel he would impartially apply law if confirmed as federal judge]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - U.S. Attorney David B. Barlow speaks at the U.S. Attorney's Office in Salt Lake City on Friday, March 9, 2012. David B. Barlow appeared to leave a favorable impression on the few senators who quizzed him Wednesday during his nomination hearing to become a federal judge.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; David B. Barlow appeared to leave a favorable impression on the few senators who quizzed him Wednesday during his nomination hearing to become a federal judge.The former U.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/byu-grad-tells-us-senate-panel-he-would-impartially-apply-law-if-confirmed-as-federal-judge/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2019 20:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/byu-grad-tells-us-senate-panel-he-would-impartially-apply-law-if-confirmed-as-federal-judge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos: That's one way to give the hot weather the slip]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alaya Finau slides on a blue tarp as she and her brothers Eti and Simi try to cool off in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, July 16, 2019.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsSimi Finau tries to cool off by sliding on a blue tarp with his sister Alaya and brother Eti in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, July 16, 2019.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsSimi Finau tries to cool off by sliding on a blue tarp with his sister Alaya and brother Eti in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, July 16, 2019.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsEt]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-thats-one-way-to-give-the-hot-weather-the-slip/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2019 19:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-thats-one-way-to-give-the-hot-weather-the-slip/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oh my! Bear rummaging incidents in Utah double that of last July]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - People spending time outdoors or living in bear-prone areas are failing to properly secure food, helping to drive a doubling of bear rummaging incidents in Utah over this time last year. State wildlife officials are warning people to be careful.Utah Division of Wildlife ResourcesSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; The number of bear rummaging incidents in Utah campgrounds and elsewhere is more than twice than it was last year at this time, prompting state wildlife officials to issue a warning for peop]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/oh-my-bear-rummaging-incidents-in-utah-double-that-of-last-july/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2019 19:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/oh-my-bear-rummaging-incidents-in-utah-double-that-of-last-july/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Second man charged in fatal Salt Lake convenience store confrontation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Flowers placed outside a Maverik at 1270 S. Main are pictured in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, July 3, 2019. A second man has been charged in connection with a fatal confrontation outside a Salt Lake City convenience store.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A second man has been charged in connection with a fatal confrontation outside a Salt Lake convenience store earlier this month.Esyas M. Maku, 19, of West Valley City, was charged Wednesday in 3rd District Court with riot, a thi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/second-man-charged-in-fatal-salt-lake-convenience-store-confrontation/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2019 19:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/second-man-charged-in-fatal-salt-lake-convenience-store-confrontation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah 16-year-old charged as adult in fatal home invasion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cal Dee ReynoldsBlackburn and Sons VernalSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A 16-year-old boy has been certified to stand trial as an adult in connection with a fatal home invasion in Vernal in 2018.Nicholas JT Sinoben, of Vernal, was charged Wednesday in Uintah County's 8th District Court with murder and aggravated burglary, both first-degree felonies. According to the amended information filed in court, two counts of attempted aggravated murder originally filed in juvenile court were dismissed.On Sept. 13]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-16-year-old-charged-as-adult-in-fatal-home-invasion/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2019 19:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-16-year-old-charged-as-adult-in-fatal-home-invasion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jay Evensen: Fringe candidates for Salt Lake City mayor were right about homeless shelter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jim Dabakis, Stan Penfold, Abi Goddey Olufeko, sitting in for Rainer Huck, Erin Mendenhall, Luz Escamilla, David Garbett, David Ibarra, and Richard Goldberger, pose for photos taking part in a Salt Lake City Mayoral debate at the Salt Lake City Library on Wednesday, June 26, 2019.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Among the eight candidates for Salt Lake City mayor who vied for attention at Monday's KSL-televised debate, two stood out. Rainer Huck, a retired engineer, and Rich]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/jay-evensen-fringe-candidates-for-salt-lake-city-mayor-were-right-about-homeless-shelter/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2019 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/jay-evensen-fringe-candidates-for-salt-lake-city-mayor-were-right-about-homeless-shelter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[5-year-old Utah girl assaulted while playing in backyard, police say]]></title><description><![CDATA[The child said a man hopped over the fence and touched her inappropriately before driving away, according to police.Adobe StockKEARNS &mdash; Police are looking for a man who is said to have sexually assaulted a 5-year-old girl while she was playing in her own backyard.The child told her mother that while she was playing outside on the evening of July 5, a man jumped over the fence and touched her inappropriately. She said he then jumped back over the fence, got into an orange car, and drove awa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/5-year-old-utah-girl-assaulted-while-playing-in-backyard-police-say/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2019 06:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/5-year-old-utah-girl-assaulted-while-playing-in-backyard-police-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man arrested in connection to Utah garage fire]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man was arrested Tuesday evening in connection to a fire that destroyed a garage attached to a house in Richmond.Newton Fire DepartmentRICHMOND, Cache County &mdash; A man was arrested Tuesday evening in connection to a fire that destroyed a garage and damaged a house in Richmond.The fire off of State Street in Cache County was reported just before 6:30 p.m., said Lt. Doyle Peck with the Cache County Sheriff's Office. Neighbors who saw the smoke were able to alert the woman living in the house]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/man-arrested-in-connection-to-utah-garage-fire/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2019 06:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/man-arrested-in-connection-to-utah-garage-fire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Upset' former Lowe's employee arrested after bomb threat at Utah store]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kenneth GillWeber County JailRIVERDALE &mdash; A former Lowe's employee was arrested Tuesday after somebody called a Lowe's store in Riverdale and said there was a bomb in the building.Investigators traced the call to Kenneth Gill, 60, through his phone number, the Riverdale Police Department posted on social media.Around 10:40 a.m., a man called the store at 4155 S. Riverdale Road and said there was a bomb inside before hanging up the phone, police said. The building was evacuated, but bomb det]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/upset-former-lowes-employee-arrested-after-bomb-threat-at-utah-store/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2019 05:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/upset-former-lowes-employee-arrested-after-bomb-threat-at-utah-store/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[University of Utah police chief announces retirement]]></title><description><![CDATA[University of Utah Police Chief Dale Brophy, left, is joined by University of Utah President Ruth Watkins and Director of Athletics Mark Harlan during a press briefing on the fatal shooting of Lauren McCluskey. The briefing was held at Rice-Eccles Stadium ticket office in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018. Brophy announced on Tuesday, July 16, 2019, that he will retire Oct. 15.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; The head of the University of Utah's embattled police departme]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/university-of-utah-police-chief-announces-retirement/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2019 04:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/university-of-utah-police-chief-announces-retirement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Researchers return to assess areas burned by Pole Creek, Bald Mountain fires]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officials with the Bureau of Land Management, the Utah Department of Natural Resources, the Utah Division of Wildlife and the Forest Service tour areas affected by the Pole Creek and Bald Mountain fires in Utah County on Tuesday, July 16, 2019. Much of the burned terrain was reseeded last fall.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsNew growth and trees that were burned the Pole Creek and Bald Mountain fires in Utah County surround McClellan Lake and Box Lake near Mount Nebo on Tuesday, July 16, 2019. Mu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/researchers-return-to-assess-areas-burned-by-pole-creek-bald-mountain-fires/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2019 04:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/researchers-return-to-assess-areas-burned-by-pole-creek-bald-mountain-fires/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[6-year-old Utah girl dies after being hit by golf ball on Orem course]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 6-year-old girl was killed Monday after she was hit by a golf ball on an Orem course.Adobe StockOREM &mdash; A 6-year-old girl was killed Monday after she was hit by a golf ball on an Orem course.Aria Hill was sitting in a golf cart on the cart path at the Links at Sleepy Ridge, 730 S. Sleepy Ridge Dr., when her father hit the ball that struck her on the back of her neck, according to police.The 911 call came in at about 10:25 a.m., Orem Police Lt. Trent Colledge said.She was taken to a local]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/6-year-old-utah-girl-dies-after-being-hit-by-golf-ball-on-orem-course/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2019 03:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/6-year-old-utah-girl-dies-after-being-hit-by-golf-ball-on-orem-course/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utahn suspected in girlfriend's death released from jail]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cameron LundgrenSalt Lake County JailShaina BigbyShaina Bigby FacebookTAYLORSVILLE &mdash; On June 25, Shaina Bigby suffered a gunshot wound to the head and was placed on life support.The next day, Bigby, 27, of Taylorsville, died from her injuries.The injury was originally reported as being self-inflicted. But as officers began interviewing witnesses, the stories "didn't add up," said Unified Police Sgt. Melody Gray.The case soon turned into a homicide investigation and Bigby's boyfriend, Camer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahn-suspected-in-girlfriends-death-released-from-jail/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2019 03:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahn-suspected-in-girlfriends-death-released-from-jail/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Space enthusiasts celebrate 50th anniversary of first moon mission]]></title><description><![CDATA[A model of the Saturn V rocket lifts off from Veterans Memorial Park in West Jordan on Tuesday, July 16, 2019, during a worldwide celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsEric and Liam Gustavson work on a model rocket prior to launch at Veterans Memorial Park in West Jordan on Tuesday, July 16, 2019, during a worldwide celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsChildren and their parents watch a m]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/space-enthusiasts-celebrate-50th-anniversary-of-first-moon-mission/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2019 02:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/space-enthusiasts-celebrate-50th-anniversary-of-first-moon-mission/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rep. Ben McAdams casts only Utah vote for resolution condemning Trump over 'racist comments']]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Congressman Ben McAdams speaks at the UNI Downtown Behavioral Health Clinic in Salt Lake City on Monday, July 8, 2019.Colter Peterson, Deseret NewsFILE - President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Tuesday, July 16, 2019, in Washington.Alex Brandon, Associated PressFILE - U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., speaks as, from left, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., listen during]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/rep-ben-mcadams-casts-only-utah-vote-for-resolution-condemning-trump-over-racist-comments/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2019 02:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/rep-ben-mcadams-casts-only-utah-vote-for-resolution-condemning-trump-over-racist-comments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State auditor named interim director of shuttered Utah charter school]]></title><description><![CDATA[The American International School of Utah in Murray is pictured on Friday, May 3, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Utah State Auditor John Dougall was appointed interim director of the now-shuttered American International School of Utah Tuesday.The Utah State Charter School Board, after meeting in closed session for more than two hours, voted unanimously to remove AISU Executive Director Tasi Young and appoint the Utah State Auditor's Office to see through the closure of t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/state-auditor-named-interim-director-of-shuttered-utah-charter-school/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2019 01:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/state-auditor-named-interim-director-of-shuttered-utah-charter-school/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After bringing judges to tears in his audition, Utah-based tapper Eddie Hoyt continues to shine in 'So You Think You Can Dance']]></title><description><![CDATA[Utah-based tap dancer Eddie Hoyt at the Los Angeles auditions for "So You Think You Can Dance," which aired July 8. On July 15, 19-year-old Hoyt made it through the first part of the Academy round in his quest to secure a spot in the Top 20.Adam Rose, FoxFrom left to right: Judges Mary Murphy, Dominic "D-Trix" Sandoval, Laurieann Gibson and Nigel Lythgoe at the first round of the Academy callbacks in the "Academy Part 1" episode of "So You Think You Can Dance," which aired Monday, July 15.Adam R]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/after-bringing-judges-to-tears-in-his-audition-utah-based-tapper-eddie-hoyt-continues-to-shine-in-so-you-think-you-can-dance/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2019 01:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/after-bringing-judges-to-tears-in-his-audition-utah-based-tapper-eddie-hoyt-continues-to-shine-in-so-you-think-you-can-dance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To counter possible ISIS resurgence, Sen. Mitt Romney calls for full staffing at U.S. embassy in Iraq]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Senator Mitt Romney, R-Utah, attends the HELP Hearing: Implementing the 21st Century Cures Act on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on March 26, 2019.Cheryl Diaz Meyer, For the Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; With ongoing security threats leaving as few as 15 State Department workers in the U.S. Embassy in Iraq, Sens. Mitt Romney and Chris Murphy called for a full diplomatic presence in Baghdad as soon as possible."We need as many diplomatic personnel as possible to encourage that gove]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/to-counter-possible-isis-resurgence-sen-mitt-romney-calls-for-full-staffing-at-us-embassy-in-iraq/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2019 23:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/to-counter-possible-isis-resurgence-sen-mitt-romney-calls-for-full-staffing-at-us-embassy-in-iraq/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Appeals court agrees a Utah county violated Navajo voting rights through gerrymandering]]></title><description><![CDATA[A federal appeals court has upheld a ruling that found voting districts in a southeast Utah county were racially gerrymandered and violated the rights of Navajo voters.Stock imageSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld newly drawn voting districts in a southeastern Utah county after a judge had found the old boundaries amounted to racial gerrymandering and violated the rights of Navajo voters.The opinion from the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver comes after R]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/appeals-court-agrees-a-utah-county-violated-navajo-voting-rights-through-gerrymandering/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2019 23:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/appeals-court-agrees-a-utah-county-violated-navajo-voting-rights-through-gerrymandering/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man upset with co-worker for not covering shift puts machetes through his door, police say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Zachariah David MartindaleSalt Lake County JailMIDVALE &mdash; A man who was upset with a co-worker for not covering one of his shifts was arrested after police say he drove to the co-worker's residence, put machetes through his door and threatened to kill his family.On Sunday, about 10 a.m., Unified police were dispatched to a Midvale apartment on a report of a man with a knife."When other officers and I arrived, the male had put the knives, which were actually long machetes over a foot long, b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/man-upset-with-co-worker-for-not-covering-shift-puts-machetes-through-his-door-police-say/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2019 23:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/man-upset-with-co-worker-for-not-covering-shift-puts-machetes-through-his-door-police-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Appeals court upholds gerrymandering ruling against Utah county]]></title><description><![CDATA[A federal appeals court has upheld a ruling that found voting districts in a southeast Utah county were racially gerrymandered and violated the rights of Navajo voters.Stock imageSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A federal appeals court has upheld a ruling that found voting districts in a southeast Utah county were racially gerrymandered and violated the rights of Navajo voters.The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver handed down the opinion Tuesday in the case that resulted in the election of the first]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/appeals-court-upholds-gerrymandering-ruling-against-utah-county/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2019 21:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/appeals-court-upholds-gerrymandering-ruling-against-utah-county/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crews battling Utah wildfire brace for 'red flag' afternoon; campfire blamed for blaze]]></title><description><![CDATA[More crews were being brought Tuesday to fight the Round Peak Fire, which is burning east of Springville, in anticipation of dangerous afternoon winds.Stock imageSPRINGVILLE &mdash; U.S. Forest officials battling the Round Peak Fire near the Bonneville Shoreline Trail above Springville believe a campfire started the wildfire.According to a Forest Service spokesman, investigators believe the fire got away from the people using it, and they couldn't put the flames out in time.As of 12:30 p.m., the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/crews-battling-utah-wildfire-brace-for-red-flag-afternoon-campfire-blamed-for-blaze/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2019 21:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/crews-battling-utah-wildfire-brace-for-red-flag-afternoon-campfire-blamed-for-blaze/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BLM headquarters to relocate to Colorado, not Utah]]></title><description><![CDATA[File - In this July 26, 2018, file photo, U.S. Deputy Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt waits to speak during the annual state of Colorado energy luncheon sponsored by the Colorado Petroleum council in Denver. The headquarters of the U.S. government's largest land agency will move from the nation's capital to western Colorado, a Republican senator said Monday, July 15, 2019, a high-profile component of the Trump administration's plan to reorganize management of the nation's natural resou]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/blm-headquarters-to-relocate-to-colorado-not-utah/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2019 21:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/blm-headquarters-to-relocate-to-colorado-not-utah/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah Gov. Gary Herbert kicks off Days of '47 with cattle drive on Capitol Hill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alex Christofferson moves longhorn cattle across the front lawn of the Capitol during a cattle drive to kick off Utah's rodeo week in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, July 16, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsLonghorn cattle graze on the front lawn of the Capitol after a press conference to kick off Utah's rodeo week in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, July 16, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsTom Whitaker, Days of '47 senior vice president, shakes hands with Gov. Gary Herbert during a press conference to k]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-gov-gary-herbert-kicks-off-days-of-47-with-cattle-drive-on-capitol-hill/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2019 20:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-gov-gary-herbert-kicks-off-days-of-47-with-cattle-drive-on-capitol-hill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah congressman supports resolution condemning Trump over 'racist comments']]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Congressman Ben McAdams speaks at the UNI Downtown Behavioral Health Clinic in Salt Lake City on Monday, July 8, 2019.Colter Peterson, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Utah's only Democrat in Congress, Rep. Ben McAdams, will vote today for a resolution condemning President Donald Trump for "racist comments" about a group of progressive minority congresswomen.McAdams joined Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, Monday, in speaking out against Trump repeatedly telling the Democratic congresswomen to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-congressman-supports-resolution-condemning-trump-over-racist-comments/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2019 20:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-congressman-supports-resolution-condemning-trump-over-racist-comments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stewardship agreement will funnel $20 million to improve Utah's forests]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gov. Gary Herbert discusses two "shovel ready" forest health improvement projects in Utah that will be funded through the Shared Stewardship Agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture during a press conference at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, July 16, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsBrian Cottam, Utah's forester and director of the Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands, discusses two "shovel ready" forest health improvement projects in Utah that will be funded throu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/stewardship-agreement-will-funnel-20-million-to-improve-utahs-forests/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2019 20:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/stewardship-agreement-will-funnel-20-million-to-improve-utahs-forests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Litigation may be next step to recover $418K, assets from shuttered Utah charter school]]></title><description><![CDATA[The American International School of Utah in Murray is pictured on Friday, May 3, 2019.SALT LAKE CITY &mdash; The state's efforts to recover more than $418,000 in special education funds from the now-shuttered American International School of Utah and to recover and liquidate the school's taxpayer-purchased assets may be headed to litigation.The Utah State Board of Education's Finance Committee on Tuesday deferred action on financial issues related to the school closure."The full board may consi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/litigation-may-be-next-step-to-recover-418k-assets-from-shuttered-utah-charter-school/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2019 19:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/litigation-may-be-next-step-to-recover-418k-assets-from-shuttered-utah-charter-school/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Layton Utah Temple site belonged to this 'honored' family for over a century]]></title><description><![CDATA[A nearly 13-acre site in Layton that was purchased by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is pictured on Monday, April 2, 2018. On Monday, July 15, 2019, the church announced a new temple will be built on the site.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsA nearly 13-acre site in Layton that was purchased by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is pictured on Monday, April 2, 2018. On Monday, July 15, 2019, the church announced a new temple will be built on the site.Kristin Murphy, Dese]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/layton-utah-temple-site-belonged-to-this-honored-family-for-over-a-century/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2019 19:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/layton-utah-temple-site-belonged-to-this-honored-family-for-over-a-century/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crews battling Utah County wildfire brace for 'red flag' afternoon]]></title><description><![CDATA[More crews were being brought Tuesday to fight the Round Peak Fire, which is burning east of Springville, in anticipation of dangerous afternoon winds.Stock imageSPRINGVILLE &mdash; More crews were being brought Tuesday to fight the Round Peak Fire, which is burning east of Springville, in anticipation of dangerous afternoon winds.The fire, which is believed to be human caused, was first reported about 10 p.m. Monday, and had burned between 70 and 100 acres as of Tuesday morning, according to Ut]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/crews-battling-utah-county-wildfire-brace-for-red-flag-afternoon/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2019 18:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/crews-battling-utah-county-wildfire-brace-for-red-flag-afternoon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah man with long history of exposing himself facing more charges]]></title><description><![CDATA[A registered sex offender with a history of exposing himself was charged again on Tuesday, his second set of felony charges in less than a month, according to court records.Stock imageSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A registered sex offender with a history of exposing himself was charged again on Tuesday, his second set of felony charges in less than a month, according to court records.Georlin Sampson Bounds, 38, of Layton, was charged Tuesday in 2nd District Court with two counts of lewdness by a sex of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-man-with-long-history-of-exposing-himself-facing-more-charges/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2019 18:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-man-with-long-history-of-exposing-himself-facing-more-charges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One killed, officer injured when Salt Lake police officer fires gun]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police respond to a shooting at 580 S. 500 West that left one person dead and a police officer injured at the Sunrise Metro Apartment complex in Salt Lake City on Monday, July 15, 2019. According to Salt Lake Police Sgt. Brandon Shearer, police were responding to a mental health issue at the apartment complex when the shooting occurred.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsPolice respond to a shooting at 580 S. 500 West that left one person dead and a police officer injured at the Sunrise Metro Apartment c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/one-killed-officer-injured-when-salt-lake-police-officer-fires-gun/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2019 06:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/one-killed-officer-injured-when-salt-lake-police-officer-fires-gun/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Propane explosion causes condo fire near Bear Lake]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two condominiums were damaged when a leaky propane tank apparently caused an explosion Monday.Adobe StockGARDEN CITY &mdash; A fire apparently caused by a leaky propane tank on a gas grill did significant damage on Monday to two condominium units near Bear Lake.An explosion and resulting fire were reported in Harbor Village, on the west side of the lake, around 5 p.m., Garden City Fire District Chief Mike Wahlberg said.No injuries were reported, but two of the units in the four-unit building wer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/propane-explosion-causes-condo-fire-near-bear-lake/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2019 06:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/propane-explosion-causes-condo-fire-near-bear-lake/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suspected drunken driver knocks down light poles, hits parked car, injures officer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police say a Ford F-150 came to rest against this building on State Street near 2900 South after a suspected drunken driver jumped the curb, hit two light poles and a fire hydrant before hitting a car in South Salt Lake on Monday, July 15, 2019. Police said the car was occupied by a driver, who was talking to a South Salt Lake motorcycle officer, who had to jump off his motorcycle to avoid being hit. The officer received minor injuries when he was hit by one of the falling light poles and the dr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/suspected-drunken-driver-knocks-down-light-poles-hits-parked-car-injures-officer/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2019 04:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/suspected-drunken-driver-knocks-down-light-poles-hits-parked-car-injures-officer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah fraudster owes $10.2 million in 'classic Ponzi scheme,' court rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[Admitted fraudster Dee Randall, a Kaysville insurance agent, listens as he is sentenced by 3rd District Judge Mark Kouris on Monday, Feb. 6, 2017, at the Matheson Courthouse in Salt Lake City. Randall pleaded guilty in July 2016 to five charges related to his operation of a Ponzi scheme.Francisco KjolsethSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A Utah man who admitted to bilking 156 investors in "a classic Ponzi scheme" must pay back $10.2 million, the Utah Court of Appeals has affirmed.Dee Allen Randall, now ser]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-fraudster-owes-102-million-in-classic-ponzi-scheme-court-rules/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2019 02:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-fraudster-owes-102-million-in-classic-ponzi-scheme-court-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Summer air travel is heating up in Utah. Here's what you need to know]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jeanne Holmstead, front right, and Lee Holmstead, back right, are welcomed home by family at the Salt Lake City International Airport on Monday, July 15, 2019. The couple were returning from an 18 month mission in Hong Kong.Colter Peterson, Deseret NewsCommuters make their way through a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint in Terminal One at the Salt Lake City International Airport on Monday, July 15, 2019.Colter Peterson, Deseret NewsTransportation Security Administration agent Sco]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/summer-air-travel-is-heating-up-in-utah-heres-what-you-need-to-know/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2019 02:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/summer-air-travel-is-heating-up-in-utah-heres-what-you-need-to-know/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rupert Murdoch's son drops $20 million investment on Utah virtual reality company The Void]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Lyndsey Besser demonstrates the equipment to the Ghostbusters Dimension experience at THE VOID in Lindon on Monday, April 3, 2017.Alex Goodlett, Deseret NewsLINDON &mdash; The son of conservative media mogul Rupert Murdoch has reportedly invested some $20 million in Utah virtual reality company The Void.In news that first surfaced on Bloomberg's websiteover the weekend, former 21st Century Fox CEO James Murdoch, who left the company controlled by his father after Disney purchased most of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/rupert-murdochs-son-drops-20-million-investment-on-utah-virtual-reality-company-the-void/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2019 01:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/rupert-murdochs-son-drops-20-million-investment-on-utah-virtual-reality-company-the-void/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Salt Lake City mayoral candidates pledge better Capitol Hill relationships in TV debate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Audience members watch as Salt Lake City mayoral candidates debate from the KSL-TV studios in Salt Lake City on Monday, July 15, 2019.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsSalt Lake City mayoral candidates wait to debate from the KSL-TV studios in Salt Lake City on Monday, July 15, 2019.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsJim Dabakis makes a point during a debate with other Salt Lake City mayoral candidates in Salt Lake City on Monday, July 15, 2019. The debate was broadcast live from KSL-TV studios.Scott G]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lake-city-mayoral-candidates-pledge-better-capitol-hill-relationships-in-tv-debate/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2019 01:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lake-city-mayoral-candidates-pledge-better-capitol-hill-relationships-in-tv-debate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What do Sen. Mitt Romney, other Utahns say about Trump's statements against minority congresswomen?]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this combination image from left; Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., July 10, 2019, Washington, Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., March 12, 2019, in Washington, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-NY., July 12, 2019, in Washington, and Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., July 10, 2019, in Washington. In tweets Sunday, President Donald Trump portrays the lawmakers as foreign-born troublemakers who should go back to their home countries. In fact, the lawmakers, except one, were born in the U.S.Associated PressFILE -]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/what-do-sen-mitt-romney-other-utahns-say-about-trumps-statements-against-minority-congresswomen/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2019 01:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/what-do-sen-mitt-romney-other-utahns-say-about-trumps-statements-against-minority-congresswomen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Church ball' takes to a new court &mdash; the Utah Supreme Court]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bruce (Curt Doussett). right, challenges the weak-hearted Thurman (Steve Anderson) in HaleStorm's "Church Ball." Sometimes known as the "brawl that begins with prayer," recreational basketball in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has a history getting out of hand. The Utah Supreme Court. recently ruled against a Utah man who sued an opposing player after being injured in church-sponsored game in 2012.Deseret News archivesDennis Buckstead and his team of misfits in "Church Ball." So]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/church-ball-takes-to-a-new-court-mdash-the-utah-supreme-court/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2019 01:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/church-ball-takes-to-a-new-court-mdash-the-utah-supreme-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arson suspected in Utah Latter-day Saint church fire]]></title><description><![CDATA[An entrance is covered after a fire at a meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 3625 Doverhill Drive in Cottonwood Heights on Sunday, July 14, 2019.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsCOTTONWOOD HEIGHTS &mdash; Crews are investigating whether arson could have led to a fire that occurred over the weekend at a meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.Investigators with Unified Fire Authority are asking anyone with information about the fire at 3625 Dov]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/arson-suspected-in-utah-latter-day-saint-church-fire/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2019 00:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/arson-suspected-in-utah-latter-day-saint-church-fire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man behind 7-state postal stamp scam to be sentenced in Utah]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Utah man convicted of defrauding the federal government in a decadelong postage stamp scam across several states will be sentenced this week.Stock imageSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A Utah man convicted of defrauding the federal government in a decadelong postage stamp scam across several states will be sentenced this week.The Standard-Examiner of Ogden reports that 36-year-old Ivan Sanchez will appear in federal court Wednesday to be sentenced for one count of theft of government property.A federal]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/man-behind-7-state-postal-stamp-scam-to-be-sentenced-in-utah/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jul 2019 23:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/man-behind-7-state-postal-stamp-scam-to-be-sentenced-in-utah/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah's Hogle Zoo says goodbye to Kipenzi the giraffe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Meta Schmitz feeds Kipenzi at Utah's Hogle Zoo Meta Schmitz feeds Kipenzi at Utah's Hogle Zoo. Zoo staff had to euthanize the15-year-old giraffe Friday, July 12, 2019, after showing signs of gastrointestinal dysfunction.Heather Tuttle, Deseret NewsZookeepers and veterinarians at Utah's Hogle Zoo perform an experimental laser treatments on Kipenzi, bathing her foot regularly with rose-colored light.?? The giraffe broke one toe bone, or claw, many years ago. But she apparently began shifting her w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahs-hogle-zoo-says-goodbye-to-kipenzi-the-giraffe/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jul 2019 22:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahs-hogle-zoo-says-goodbye-to-kipenzi-the-giraffe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What do Utahns say about Trump's statements against minority congresswomen?]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this combination image from left; Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., July 10, 2019, Washington, Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., March 12, 2019, in Washington, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-NY., July 12, 2019, in Washington, and Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., July 10, 2019, in Washington. In tweets Sunday, President Donald Trump portrays the lawmakers as foreign-born troublemakers who should go back to their home countries. In fact, the lawmakers, except one, were born in the U.S.Associated PressFILE -]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/what-do-utahns-say-about-trumps-statements-against-minority-congresswomen/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jul 2019 22:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/what-do-utahns-say-about-trumps-statements-against-minority-congresswomen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Search for gunman in fatal Utah shooting continues]]></title><description><![CDATA[The search continued Monday for the person or group of people who shot and killed a 19-year-old man.Stock imageWEST VALLEY CITY &mdash; The search continued Monday for the person or group of people who shot and killed a 19-year-old man.Neko Jardine died Sunday night after being shot outside a house at 5625 W. 4360 South. West Valley police say Jardine was attending a party and did not live at the residence.One other person was also shot and injured and another was treated for a cut sustained dur]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/search-for-gunman-in-fatal-utah-shooting-continues/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jul 2019 21:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/search-for-gunman-in-fatal-utah-shooting-continues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utahn tackled by customers after trying to load gun in store, charges say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jose SosaWasatch County JailHEBER CITY &mdash; A Heber City man faces criminal charges after allegedly trying to load a gun inside a store before he was tackled by two customers.Jose Sosa, 28, was charged Monday in Wasatch County's 4th District Court with aggravated robbery, a first-degree felony; possession of a dangerous weapon by a restricted person, a second-degree felony; threatening to use a weapon during a fight, a class A misdemeanor; and disorderly conduct, a class C misdemeanor.On Frid]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahn-tackled-by-customers-after-trying-to-load-gun-in-store-charges-say/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jul 2019 20:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahn-tackled-by-customers-after-trying-to-load-gun-in-store-charges-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man charged in student's death appears in court as friends wonder, 'Why Mackenzie?']]></title><description><![CDATA[Attorney Neal Hamilton, left, stands with Ayoola Adisa Ajayi as they appear on a video feed from the Salt Lake County Jail for a preliminary hearing in front of Judge Mark S. Kouris at the Scott M. Matheson Courthouse in Salt Lake City on Monday, July 15, 2019. Ajayi is charged with aggravated kidnapping, a first-degree felony, desecration of a human body, a second-degree felony, and obstruction of justice, a third-degree felony, in the death of University of Utah student Mackenzie Lueck.Steve G]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/man-charged-in-students-death-appears-in-court-as-friends-wonder-why-mackenzie/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jul 2019 20:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/man-charged-in-students-death-appears-in-court-as-friends-wonder-why-mackenzie/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah man charged in online 'relationship' with 13-year-old girl]]></title><description><![CDATA[A St. George man who told a 13-year-old girl that their online communication could be their "little secret" now faces criminal charges, according to court documents.Stock imageSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A St. George man who told a 13-year-old girl that their online communication could be their "little secret" now faces criminal charges, according to court documents.Nicholas Tony Mair, 21, was charged Monday in 5th District Court with sexual exploitation of a minor, a second-degree felony; and dealin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-man-charged-in-online-relationship-with-13-year-old-girl/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jul 2019 19:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-man-charged-in-online-relationship-with-13-year-old-girl/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Church announces Layton Utah Temple location]]></title><description><![CDATA[SALT LAKE CITY &mdash; The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced the site for the Layton Utah Temple.The temple "will be built on an 11.8-acre site located at the corner of Oak Hills Drive and Rosewood Lane in Layton City, about 25 miles north of Salt Lake City," according to a news release posted Monday morning on the church's Newsroom site.The temple, which was announced in April 2018 by President Russell M. Nelson, will be the second Latter-day Saint temple in Davis County]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/church-announces-layton-utah-temple-location/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jul 2019 19:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/church-announces-layton-utah-temple-location/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah man dies in Moab skydiving accident]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Moab man died Sunday afternoon in a skydiving accident, officials said.Stock imageMOAB &mdash; A Moab man died Sunday afternoon in a skydiving accident, officials said.Spencer W. Connolley, 23, "experienced a fast and hard landing" in the landing zone used by skydivers at the Canyonlands Airport, according to a statement from Grand County Sheriff's Office.The sheriff's office was investigating the accident.Additional information, including what may have caused the accident, was not immediately]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-man-dies-in-moab-skydiving-accident/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jul 2019 04:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-man-dies-in-moab-skydiving-accident/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cedar City mom pleads for the return of flag honoring son’s sacrifice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gayemarie Ekker discuses the loss of the Granite Mountain Hotshots flag she was given in honor of her son during an interview at her home in Cedar City on Monday, July 8, 2019.Adam Sotelo, Deseret NewsJoe Thurston, a member of the Granite Mountain Hotshots crew out of Prescott, Arizona, was 1 of 19 wildland firefighters who killed on June 30, 2013, while battling the Yarnell Hill Fire.Gayemarie EkkerThe Granite Mountain Hotshots flag flies below a U.S. flag in Gayemarie Ekker's yard.Gayemarie Ek]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/cedar-city-mom-pleads-for-the-return-of-flag-honoring-sons-sacrifice/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jul 2019 04:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/cedar-city-mom-pleads-for-the-return-of-flag-honoring-sons-sacrifice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah man found new purpose photographing people, mustangs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dirk Johnson takes a photo in downtown Salt Lake City. A rollover car accident in 1980 left him paralyzed from the waist down. A few years ago, the difficulties of his paralysis, combined with a sense of loneliness after his children grew up and left home, pushed him to a low point. A friend gave him an inexpensive camera, which gave Johnson new life finding subjects for his pictures.John Hollenhorst, Deseret NewsDirk Johnson takes a photo in downtown Salt Lake City. A rollover car accident in 1]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-man-found-new-purpose-photographing-people-mustangs/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jul 2019 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-man-found-new-purpose-photographing-people-mustangs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Black Hawks, fire crews battle 100-acre blaze at Camp Williams]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crews battle a fire that started at Camp Williams on Sunday, July 14, 2019.Utah National GuardCrews battle a fire that started at Camp Williams on Sunday, July 14, 2019.Utah National GuardCrews battle a fire that started at Camp Williams on Sunday, July 14, 2019.Utah National GuardCrews battle a fire that started at Camp Williams on Sunday, July 14, 2019.Utah National GuardBLUFFDALE &mdash; Crews are fighting a 200-acre fire that started Sunday near a machine gun range at Camp Williams.The blaze]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/black-hawks-fire-crews-battle-100-acre-blaze-at-camp-williams/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jul 2019 01:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/black-hawks-fire-crews-battle-100-acre-blaze-at-camp-williams/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alleged knife-wielding home intruder shot by resident in Utah]]></title><description><![CDATA[An alleged intruder was shot and injured Saturday night after trying to "forcibly enter" a home in Lehi, police said.Stock imageLEHI &mdash; An alleged intruder was shot and injured Saturday night after breaking into a home in Lehi, police said.About 8:40 p.m., officers were dispatched to 391 N. 900 East on the report of a burglary in progress, according to a statement from Lehi police. The 20-year-old man had gotten into the second-level apartment and "was armed with a knife," Lehi Police Sgt.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/alleged-knife-wielding-home-intruder-shot-by-resident-in-utah/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jul 2019 01:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/alleged-knife-wielding-home-intruder-shot-by-resident-in-utah/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This BYU graduate recalls where he was during the Apollo 11 moon landing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charlie Bunker, who worked in the aerospace industry until he retired in 2008, now teaches a composites class at Salt Lake Community College.Lee BensonSpace racer Charlie Bunker.Lee Benson, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; It was just the two of them sitting in the common room of a boarding house in downtown Denver. It was mid-July 1969. The evening news was on TV; all the talk was about Apollo 11.The man in the black hat turned to Charlie Bunker."Do you think they're really going to land on t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/this-byu-graduate-recalls-where-he-was-during-the-apollo-11-moon-landing/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jul 2019 01:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/this-byu-graduate-recalls-where-he-was-during-the-apollo-11-moon-landing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah father dies after medical episode in Ecuador]]></title><description><![CDATA[Family members of James Campbell, right, on Saturday, July 13, 2019, were raising money for him to be flown to the U.S. for medical treatment after he suffered an aortic dissection in Ecuador. Campbell died Sunday.GoFundMeSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A Utah father of five whose family was trying to bring him home from Ecuador for a potentially life-saving surgery died Sunday, according to family members."We are so grateful for everyone's messages and donations and we were so ready to fly him back. But]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-father-dies-after-medical-episode-in-ecuador/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jul 2019 00:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-father-dies-after-medical-episode-in-ecuador/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah man killed in crash near Strawberry Reservoir]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man was killed and two other people were injured in a crash near Strawberry Reservoir on Saturday, July 13, 2019.Utah Highway PatrolA man was killed and two other people were injured in a crash near Strawberry Reservoir on Saturday, July 13, 2019.Utah Highway PatrolHEBER CITY &mdash; An American Fork man died Saturday afternoon and two others were injured in a crash with a semitrailer Saturday evening, troopers said.Gaje Combs, 25, was driving a Honda Accord north on Strawberry Road near Straw]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-man-killed-in-crash-near-strawberry-reservoir/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jul 2019 00:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-man-killed-in-crash-near-strawberry-reservoir/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Domestic violence survivor finds freedom through shelter's support]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wes Parks walks on his hands and feet as his mother, Nora Parks, holds his sister, Sibling Parks, in Ogden on Tuesday, July 9, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsNora Parks walks with her children Wes and Sibling in Ogden on Tuesday, July 9, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsNora Parks works at the YCC Family Crisis Center thrift store in Ogden on Tuesday, July 9, 2019. Parks was also a YCC client.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsNora Parks works at the YCC Family Crisis Center thrift store in Ogden on]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/domestic-violence-survivor-finds-freedom-through-shelters-support/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jul 2019 23:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/domestic-violence-survivor-finds-freedom-through-shelters-support/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Florida woman was jailed for giving police her husband's guns &mdash; would it happen in Utah?]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Orem Police Chief Gary Giles speaks during a press conference in Orem on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017. Courtney Irby's ordeal has sparked national outcry from those advocating for gun safety and victim's rights, while also drawing criticism from gun rights advocates.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsFILE - Steve Burton, president of the Utah Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, speaks in front of the House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee at the State Capitol in Salt Lake City on]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/a-florida-woman-was-jailed-for-giving-police-her-husbands-guns-mdash-would-it-happen-in-utah/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jul 2019 22:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/a-florida-woman-was-jailed-for-giving-police-her-husbands-guns-mdash-would-it-happen-in-utah/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fire crews put out large blaze at Latter-day Saint meetinghouse in Utah]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Firefighters early Sunday morning fought a large fire at a meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Cottonwood Heights.Adobe StockCOTTONWOOD HEIGHTS &mdash; Crews early Sunday morning fought a large fire at a meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Cottonwood Heights.Firefighters were called out at 2:45 a.m. to 3625 Doverhill Drive, according to a statement from Unified fire. When they arrived, they found the building fully engulfed in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/fire-crews-put-out-large-blaze-at-latter-day-saint-meetinghouse-in-utah/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jul 2019 20:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/fire-crews-put-out-large-blaze-at-latter-day-saint-meetinghouse-in-utah/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alleged home intruder in Utah found with gunshot wounds]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - An alleged intruder was shot and injured Saturday night after trying to "forcibly enter" a home in Lehi, police said.Stock imageLEHI &mdash; An alleged intruder was shot and injured Saturday night after trying to "forcibly enter" a home in Lehi, police said.About 8:40 p.m., officers were dispatched to 391 N. 900 East on the report of a burglary in progress, according to a statement from Lehi police.While officers were on the way to the house, dispatchers told them a 20-year-old man had be]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/alleged-home-intruder-in-utah-found-with-gunshot-wounds/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jul 2019 20:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/alleged-home-intruder-in-utah-found-with-gunshot-wounds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pignanelli and Webb: This week's tidbits include protests, redistricting and the citizenship question]]></title><description><![CDATA[Salt Lake City Police Chief Mike Brown and Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski speak to the media about Tuesday's violent inland port protests at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, July 10, 2019.Laura Seitz, Deseret NewsReaders sometimes ask us if we ever run out of topics. No worries. Political machinations provide a never-ending smorgasbord of goodies for us to nibble on. Here are a few current tidbits.The proposed inland port in northwest Salt Lake City has sparked major protests.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/pignanelli-and-webb-this-weeks-tidbits-include-protests-redistricting-and-the-citizenship-question/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jul 2019 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/pignanelli-and-webb-this-weeks-tidbits-include-protests-redistricting-and-the-citizenship-question/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Utah actress went to New York to try to make it on Broadway. She ended up starring in a Tony-nominated musical]]></title><description><![CDATA[Utah actress Kalyn West on stage at New York's Longacre Theatre.Provided by Kalyn WestUtah actress Kalyn West with her mother Libby Arias, who lives in Utah, on stage at New York's Longacre Theatre.Provided by Kalyn WestUtah actress Kalyn West.Provided by Kalyn WestThe 2018 cast of "The Prom" performs on stage. Holladay resident Kalyn West is making her Broadway debut performing in the play.Deen van MeerUtah native Kalyn West made her Broadway debut in the Tony-nominated musical "The Prom."Bobby]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/this-utah-actress-went-to-new-york-to-try-to-make-it-on-broadway-she-ended-up-starring-in-a-tony-nominated-musical/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jul 2019 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/this-utah-actress-went-to-new-york-to-try-to-make-it-on-broadway-she-ended-up-starring-in-a-tony-nominated-musical/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photo: Let's face it: It's hot out there]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sheldon Morgan and Enzio Dammanchke, of Hi-Tech Window Cleaning, install a giant mural of a woman&rsquo;s face on the west-facing windows at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City on Friday, July 12, 2019. The installation is for the upcoming Young Living International Grand Convention, which runs which runs all week.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsThe installation is for the upcoming Young Living International Grand Convention, which runs all week. According to the National Weather Serv]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photo-lets-face-it-its-hot-out-there/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jul 2019 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photo-lets-face-it-its-hot-out-there/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fire rips through Harrisville barn, may have started by lightning]]></title><description><![CDATA[A metal barn at 800 N. Harrisville Road in Harrisville, Weber County, succumbed to flames Saturday, July 13, 2019. Officials believe lightning may be to blame.North View Fire DistrictHARRISVILLE, Weber County &mdash; A barn burned to the ground Saturday. It took about 25 firefighters from four agencies more than three hours to put out the flames."It was a hay barn and hay was just loaded in there," said North View Fire Marshal Ryan Barker.In addition to the North View Fire District, firefighters]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/fire-rips-through-harrisville-barn-may-have-started-by-lightning/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jul 2019 06:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/fire-rips-through-harrisville-barn-may-have-started-by-lightning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos: Utahns get a taste of Japan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charles Barber, 11, twirls a paper umbrella in the shade of a tree during the Obon Japanese Festival at the Salt Lake Buddhist Temple in Salt Lake City on Saturday, July 13, 2019. Barber was attending the event with his family, who are all Native American. "We always try to come out and support other cultural events," says Tashaina Barber, Charles Barber's mother.Colter Peterson, Deseret NewsThe food line wrapped out of the building and half a block down at the start of the Obon Japanese Festiva]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-utahns-get-a-taste-of-japan/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jul 2019 05:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-utahns-get-a-taste-of-japan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[With or without threatened ICE raids, undocumented immigrants live with fear in Utah]]></title><description><![CDATA[Janet helps teach children during their Altar Service Ministry class at a Salt Lake County Catholic church on Friday, July 12, 2019.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsJanet shows children how to ring the bells during their Altar Service Ministry class at a Salt Lake County Catholic church on Friday, July 12, 2019.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsJanet walks with her children in Salt Lake County on Friday, July 12, 2019.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsJanet helps teach children during their Altar Service Ministry c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/with-or-without-threatened-ice-raids-undocumented-immigrants-live-with-fear-in-utah/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jul 2019 03:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/with-or-without-threatened-ice-raids-undocumented-immigrants-live-with-fear-in-utah/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah fund is helping to save millions by providing intense physical therapy soon after traumatic injury]]></title><description><![CDATA[Neuroworx co-founder Dale Hall, left, gives a tour of NeuroWorx in Sandy to members of the Utah Spinal Cord Injury and Brain Injury Rehabilitation Fund advisory committee while patient Marvin Baker, front center, is assisted by members of the staff at on Thursday, July 11, 2019. The committee usually holds its meetings at the Utah Department of Health but decided to move the meetings to the businesses effected by its decisions.Colter Peterson, Deseret NewsNeuroworx co-founder Jan Black, center,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-fund-is-helping-to-save-millions-by-providing-intense-physical-therapy-soon-after-traumatic-injury/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jul 2019 02:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-fund-is-helping-to-save-millions-by-providing-intense-physical-therapy-soon-after-traumatic-injury/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah father suspected of abusing, killing his infant son]]></title><description><![CDATA[A baby boy died Saturday from injuries police believe were inflicted by his father. The father was arrested for investigation of child abuse homicide.Adobe StockWEST VALLEY CITY &mdash; A baby boy died Saturday from injuries police believe were inflicted by his father.Police were called to an apartment at 4002 S. 1535 West on Friday after 5-and-a-half-month-old Deyvion Johnson was found to not be breathing. The boy's father, Shawn Malik Johnson, 23, told police he had taken his son for a walk an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-father-suspected-of-abusing-killing-his-infant-son/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jul 2019 02:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-father-suspected-of-abusing-killing-his-infant-son/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah actors stage musical in crosswalk ahead of 'Mamma Mia!' play]]></title><description><![CDATA[The cast of the Taylorsville Arts Council&rsquo;s production of "Mamma Mia!" stage a "crosswalk musical" in Taylorsville on Saturday, July 13, 2019.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsThe cast of the Taylorsville Arts Council&rsquo;s production of "Mamma Mia!" stage a "crosswalk musical" in Taylorsville on Saturday, July 13, 2019.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsBenjamin Nordby dances as the cast of the Taylorsville Arts Council&rsquo;s production of "Mamma Mia!" stage a "crosswalk musical" in Taylorsv]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-actors-stage-musical-in-crosswalk-ahead-of-mamma-mia-play/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jul 2019 00:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-actors-stage-musical-in-crosswalk-ahead-of-mamma-mia-play/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Another injured bird chauffeured by Uber to rehab in Utah]]></title><description><![CDATA[An injured northern flicker became the second bird within a month to be shuttled by Uber to a wildlife rehabilitation center in Ogden on Saturday, July 13, 2019.Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Northern UtahUber driver Ty Haslem carries a box that holds an injured northern flicker that was shuttled by Uber to a wildlife rehabilitation center in Ogden &mdash; the second bird within a month &mdash; on Saturday, July 13, 2019.Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Northern UtahSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Is]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/another-injured-bird-chauffeured-by-uber-to-rehab-in-utah/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jul 2019 00:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/another-injured-bird-chauffeured-by-uber-to-rehab-in-utah/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Innocence lost: Home invasion jewelry heist brings big city crime to rural Utah town]]></title><description><![CDATA[Red beryl jewelry stolen from Lois Harris in Delta, that was recovered in Salt Lake City.Millard County Attorney's OfficeJames Duncombe was convicted earlier this year of aggravated kidnapping and sentenced to up to life in prison for breaking into an elderly Delta woman's home, binding her with duct tape, and stealing rare gems and jewelry in what police say was a very planned heist.Millard County JailChris Rowland was recently convicted for his part in a home invasion of an elderly woman's hou]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/innocence-lost-home-invasion-jewelry-heist-brings-big-city-crime-to-rural-utah-town/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jul 2019 23:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/innocence-lost-home-invasion-jewelry-heist-brings-big-city-crime-to-rural-utah-town/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah farmers and entrepreneurs compete to grow medical pot]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this Monday, July 8, 2019 photo, Troy Young, a hemp grower in North Salt Lake, stops for breakfast at a nearby coffee shop before returning to his indoor grow facility. Young, who recently applied for a medical marijuana growers license in Utah, lost his mother to an opioid addiction. If she had access to less destructive pain-relieving drug, like marijuana, Young said maybe she'd still be alive.Morgan Smith, Associated PressIn this Wednesday, June 26, 2019, photo, Russell Jones looks at his]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-farmers-and-entrepreneurs-compete-to-grow-medical-pot/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jul 2019 21:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-farmers-and-entrepreneurs-compete-to-grow-medical-pot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah father fighting for life after suffering medical episode on Ecuador business trip]]></title><description><![CDATA[Family members of James Campbell, right, were raising money as of Saturday, July 13, 2019, for him to be flown to the U.S. for medical treatment after he suffered an aortic dissection in Ecuador.GoFundMeSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A Utah father of four is fighting for his life in Ecuador after suffering a serious medical condition while on a business trip, according to family members.James Campbell, of Wellington, Carbon County, who works as a chief technology officer, was making contacts in South an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-father-fighting-for-life-after-suffering-medical-episode-on-ecuador-business-trip/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jul 2019 20:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-father-fighting-for-life-after-suffering-medical-episode-on-ecuador-business-trip/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah high school football coach indicted on sexual coercion charges]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brandon Dean PreeceSalt Lake County JailSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A high school assistant football coach accused of trying to meet up with a 13-year-old girl for sex was indicted Wednesday on charges of sexual coercion and enticement, and carrying a firearm during a violent crime, documents unsealed on Friday show.Brandon Dean Preece of Sandy pleaded not guilty to the charges on Friday, when he was arraigned in federal court.Preece, 40, is accused of "knowingly and intentionally" trying to persuade]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-high-school-football-coach-indicted-on-sexual-coercion-charges/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jul 2019 20:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-high-school-football-coach-indicted-on-sexual-coercion-charges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Driver critical, Utah family displaced after crash into house]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - A man was critically injured early Saturday morning after crashing into a house in Magna, police said.Stock imageMAGNA &mdash; A man was critically injured early Saturday morning after crashing into a house in Magna, police said.Just before 2 a.m., the 18-year-old man was driving west at a "very high rate of speed" when he went through a neighbor's fence and mailbox, then crashed into the house at 3488 S. Patrick Drive, Unified Police Sgt. Melody Gray said.The driver was trapped in his ve]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/driver-critical-utah-family-displaced-after-crash-into-house/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jul 2019 20:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/driver-critical-utah-family-displaced-after-crash-into-house/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bodybuilder Shawn Rhoden banned from Mr. Olympia competitions after Utah rape charges]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Bodybuilder Shawn Rhoden arrives at the premiere of "Generation Iron" at the Chinese 6 Theatres on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013 in Los Angeles. Rhoden lost his eligibility for the 2019 Mr. Olympia contest one day after he was charged with raping a woman in a Utah hotel room.Paul A. Hebert, Invision/Associated PressSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Bodybuilder Shawn Rhoden lost his eligibility for the 2019 Mr. Olympia contest one day after he was charged with raping a woman in a Sandy hotel room.America]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/bodybuilder-shawn-rhoden-banned-from-mr-olympia-competitions-after-utah-rape-charges/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jul 2019 20:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/bodybuilder-shawn-rhoden-banned-from-mr-olympia-competitions-after-utah-rape-charges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vietnam veteran reunited with refugee family in Utah after 40 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dave Hansen and Chau Phung are reunited after 40 years at Phung's home in Riverton on Friday, July 12, 2019. Hansen and his wife, Carol, were the host family for Phung, her husband, their daughter and niece when they arrived in Utah from Vietnam in 1979. The two families lost touch over the years, but one of Phung's daughter was able to locate Hansen through the University of Utah alumni association.Laura Seitz, Deseret NewsChau Phung's children, Sally Tieu, left, Amy Tieu, Yen Tieu and Kim Tieu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/vietnam-veteran-reunited-with-refugee-family-in-utah-after-40-years/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jul 2019 05:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/vietnam-veteran-reunited-with-refugee-family-in-utah-after-40-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos: Freeway fire sparks quick action from firefighters]]></title><description><![CDATA[A firefighter puts water on hot spots after crews from Murray and the Unified Fire Authority extinguished a small brushl fire just off the eastbound lanes of I-215 east near 3000 East on Friday, July 12, 2019.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsA firefighter puts water on hot spots after crews from Murray and the Unified Fire Authority extinguished a small brushl fire just off the eastbound lanes of I-215 east near 3000 East on Friday, July 12, 2019.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsCrews from the Murra]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-freeway-fire-sparks-quick-action-from-firefighters/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jul 2019 04:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-freeway-fire-sparks-quick-action-from-firefighters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man under investigation for promoting false Kamala Harris events in Utah arrested in Wyoming]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris speaks during the West Des Moines Democrats' annual picnic, Wednesday, July 3, 2019, in West Des Moines, Iowa.Charlie Neibergall, Associated PressSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A man being investigated for fraud in connection with what turned out to be bogus planned appearances in Utah by Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has been charged in Wyoming with possessing a stolen car.Adrain Paul Swensen, 39, was stopped midday Thursday]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/man-under-investigation-for-promoting-false-kamala-harris-events-in-utah-arrested-in-wyoming/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jul 2019 03:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/man-under-investigation-for-promoting-false-kamala-harris-events-in-utah-arrested-in-wyoming/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[6 University of Utah researchers named Huntsman Presidential Chairs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brenda BassCharlie Ehlert, University of UtahJason ShepherdCharlie Ehlert, University of UtahHoward ColmanKelly Johnson, University of UtahMollie CumminsUniversity of UtahRyan LopperUniversity of UtahSteffen Schmitz-ValckenbergUniversity of UtahSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Six University of Utah researchers have joined the ranks of Jon M. Huntsman Presidential Chairs, according to a joint announcement from the U. and the Huntsman Foundation.The academic researchers, educators and clinicians join the i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/6-university-of-utah-researchers-named-huntsman-presidential-chairs/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jul 2019 01:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/6-university-of-utah-researchers-named-huntsman-presidential-chairs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hundreds of families receive free health care at Utah's largest yearly clinic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mahya Mortazavi reacts to a stethoscope as her mother, Mahbobo Esfandiari, holds her and Chase Basinger checks her health during the 27th annual Community Assistance and Resource Event Fair, Utah&rsquo;s largest free health fair, at Horizonte Instruction and Training Center in Salt Lake City on Friday, July 12, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsDental student Janet Ajdaharian check's Fabian Jurado's teeth during the 27th annual Community Assistance and Resource Event Fair, Utah&rsquo;s largest fr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/hundreds-of-families-receive-free-health-care-at-utahs-largest-yearly-clinic/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jul 2019 01:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/hundreds-of-families-receive-free-health-care-at-utahs-largest-yearly-clinic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Camp for visually impaired kids empowers them to achieve their 'personal best']]></title><description><![CDATA[Abigail Clark, 5, gets a high-five during Camp Abilities, hosted by the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind, at Weber State University in Ogden on Friday, July 12, 2019. The camp is designed for students in grades K-12 who are blind or visually impaired.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsStudents carry Ashton Hintze, 16, during Camp Abilities, hosted by the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind, at Weber State University in Ogden on Friday, July 12, 2019. The camp is designed for students in g]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/camp-for-visually-impaired-kids-empowers-them-to-achieve-their-personal-best/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jul 2019 00:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/camp-for-visually-impaired-kids-empowers-them-to-achieve-their-personal-best/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Salt Lake City mayor candidates to debate in televised event Monday]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - David Garbett, Abi Goddey, sitting in for Rainer Huck, David Ibarra, Jim Dabakis, Richard Goldberger, Stan Penfold Erin Mendenhall and Luz Escamilla take part in a Salt Lake City Mayoral debate at the Salt Lake City Library on Wednesday, June 26, 2019.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; The jam-packed Salt Lake City mayor's race will be hitting television on Monday.Eight candidates in the crowded race to be mayor of Utah's capital city have been invited to participate in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lake-city-mayor-candidates-to-debate-in-televised-event-monday/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jul 2019 00:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lake-city-mayor-candidates-to-debate-in-televised-event-monday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[McDonald's is offering free medium fries for National French Fry Day. Here's how to get yours]]></title><description><![CDATA[McDonald's assistant store manager Liz Colon prepares french fries at the restaurant in Midvale, Utah, on Tuesday, April 19, 2011. National french fry day is Saturday.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; McDonald's will be giving away free fries every Friday for the rest of July.McDonald's will be giving out the free fries beginning on Friday, July 12, and for every remaining Friday of the month for those who use Apple Pay on the McDonald's mobile app, according to Business Insi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/mcdonalds-is-offering-free-medium-fries-for-national-french-fry-day-heres-how-to-get-yours/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jul 2019 00:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/mcdonalds-is-offering-free-medium-fries-for-national-french-fry-day-heres-how-to-get-yours/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More charges for man accused of killing Salt Lake convenience store clerk]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tukka GonneSalt Lake County Sheriff's OfficeSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A man accused of stabbing and killing a convenience store clerk now faces additional charges for an alleged robbery a month earlier.On Thursday, Tukka Gonne, 21, was charged in 3rd District Court with murder, a first-degree felony, and aggravated assault, a second-degree felony.Friday, he was charged with robbery, a first-degree felony, and assault, a class A misdemeanor.Gonne is accused of assaulting another man with a group of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/more-charges-for-man-accused-of-killing-salt-lake-convenience-store-clerk/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2019 23:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/more-charges-for-man-accused-of-killing-salt-lake-convenience-store-clerk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah man with 'sexual interest' in children arrested in sting, police say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tyler Roy LeggettSalt Lake County JailSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A man who told police he had a sexual interest in children now faces criminal charges for allegedly trying to solicit a 12-year-old girl and possessing child porn.Tyler Roy Leggett, 25, of Salt Lake City, was charged Friday in 3rd District Court with criminal solicitation, a first-degree felony; arranging to distribute a controlled substance, a second-degree felony; 20 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, a second-degree felony; a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-man-with-sexual-interest-in-children-arrested-in-sting-police-say/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2019 23:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-man-with-sexual-interest-in-children-arrested-in-sting-police-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rock climber suffers severe ankle injury in fall in Little Cottonwood Canyon]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - A rock climber suffered a severe ankle injury Friday when he fell about 40 feet, according to rescue crews.Stock imageSANDY &mdash; A rock climber suffered a severe ankle injury Friday when he fell about 40 feet, according to rescue crews.The man was climbing Granite Mountain, about a mile up Little Cottonwood Canyon, when a piece of his climbing gear apparently malfunctioned and he fell approximately 40 feet, according to Unified Fire Authority spokesman Keith Garner.The fall was broken]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/rock-climber-suffers-severe-ankle-injury-in-fall-in-little-cottonwood-canyon/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2019 22:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/rock-climber-suffers-severe-ankle-injury-in-fall-in-little-cottonwood-canyon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Association honors Salt Lake County Health Department]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - The National Association of County and City Health Officials named the Salt Lake County Health Department the Local Health Department of the Year during its annual conference in Orlando, Florida.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; The National Association of County and City Health Officials named the Salt Lake County Health Department the Local Health Department of the Year during its annual conference in Orlando, Florida.The department was honored for its response to the co]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/association-honors-salt-lake-county-health-department/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2019 22:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/association-honors-salt-lake-county-health-department/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major water main break sends rushing water down Park City street]]></title><description><![CDATA[Park City employees look into a sinkhole at the intersection of Trappers Way and Park Avenue on Friday, July 12, 2019. A water main broke Thursday night sending water and debris down Main Street.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsPark City employees fix a water main at the intersection of Trappers Way and Park Avenue on Friday, July 12, 2019. The pipe broke Thursday night sending water and debris down Main Street.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsPark City employees fix a water main at the intersection]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/major-water-main-break-sends-rushing-water-down-park-city-street/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2019 21:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/major-water-main-break-sends-rushing-water-down-park-city-street/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Permits for several deer, elk hunts available beginning Tuesday and Thursday]]></title><description><![CDATA[General-season bull elk permits &mdash; including multiseason general bull elk permits &mdash; will be available beginning at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, July 16, 2019.Utah Division of Wildlife ResourcesSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; General-season bull elk permits &mdash; including multiseason general bull elk permits &mdash; will be available beginning at 8 a.m. on Tuesday.The general-season bull elk permits allow hunters to harvest a bull elk using a muzzleloader or any legal weapon. The permits are available]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/permits-for-several-deer-elk-hunts-available-beginning-tuesday-and-thursday/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2019 20:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/permits-for-several-deer-elk-hunts-available-beginning-tuesday-and-thursday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Incentives approved for 5 filming projects in Utah]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - The state film commission announced incentives that are projected to produce $9.3 million in economic impact resulting in over 300 local jobs.Adobe StockSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; The Utah Film Commission this week announced funding for several new movie projects through the Governor's Office of Economic Development under the Motion Picture Incentive Program.Five state film incentives were approved that are projected to generate an estimated $9.3 million in economic impact resulting in more t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/incentives-approved-for-5-filming-projects-in-utah/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2019 20:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/incentives-approved-for-5-filming-projects-in-utah/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Las Vegas man headed to prison for stealing from elderly, disabled in mail fraud scam]]></title><description><![CDATA[Daron Howell Fordham, 50, was sentenced to six years behind bars after earlier pleading guilty to six counts of mail fraud. U.S. District Judge Dee Benson also ordered him to repay the money he stole.Stock imageSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A Las Vegas man who bilked hundreds of investors, including many older and disabled people, out of $1.8 million through a direct mail fraud scam he ran out of mailbox in a Park City store is headed to prison.Daron Howell Fordham, 50, was sentenced to six years behin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/las-vegas-man-headed-to-prison-for-stealing-from-elderly-disabled-in-mail-fraud-scam/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2019 20:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/las-vegas-man-headed-to-prison-for-stealing-from-elderly-disabled-in-mail-fraud-scam/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Mia Love top aide named executive director of Utah GOP]]></title><description><![CDATA[Laurel PriceLaurel PriceSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; The Utah GOP has hired a new executive director, Laurel Price, who served as a top aide to former 4th District Congresswoman Mia Love, who lost the seat to Democratic Rep. Ben McAdams in last year's election.State Republican Party Chairman Derek Brown said Price will be key to taking back the seat. Love, who served two terms, has already said she's ready to run again if no candidates emerge that she believes can defeat McAdams."Because of Laurel's u]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/former-mia-love-top-aide-named-executive-director-of-utah-gop/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2019 20:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/former-mia-love-top-aide-named-executive-director-of-utah-gop/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah Sen. Mitt Romney defends former GOP running mate Paul Ryan in wake of Trump tirade]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - In this Aug. 25, 2012 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and his vice presidential running mate Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., arrive for a campaign rally in Powell, Ohio. They're the political world's newest odd couple: Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan are bound by substance, but dramatically different in style. The running mates share a love of policy, and a fascination with the world's economy and America's place in it. But where Romney is buttoned-u]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-sen-mitt-romney-defends-former-gop-running-mate-paul-ryan-in-wake-of-trump-tirade/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2019 19:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-sen-mitt-romney-defends-former-gop-running-mate-paul-ryan-in-wake-of-trump-tirade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moab 1st Utah city to report West Nile bug in mosquitoes this year]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - In this Wednesday, June 3, 2009 file photo, adult mosquitoes are seen through a fluorescence microscope at the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute's Insect Transformation Facility in Rockville, Md.. U.S. President Donald Trump's move a year ago to dramatically expand cuts in U.S. funding to foreign organizations providing abortion services has left impoverished women around the world without access to treatment for HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria, health groups say.Jacquelyn Mar]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/moab-1st-utah-city-to-report-west-nile-bug-in-mosquitoes-this-year/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2019 19:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/moab-1st-utah-city-to-report-west-nile-bug-in-mosquitoes-this-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prominent bodybuilder accused of raping woman in Utah hotel room]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shawn Rhoden, 44, was charged Thursday with rape and object rape, both first degree felonies, and forcible sexual abuse, a second degree felony.Stock imageSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Bodybuilder Shawn Rhoden is accused of raping a woman in a Sandy hotel room.Rhoden, 44, was charged Thursday with rape and object rape, both first degree felonies, and forcible sexual abuse, a second degree felony.The woman, a female competitive bodybuilder who described Rhoden as a mentor, went to visit Rhoden at his ho]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/prominent-bodybuilder-accused-of-raping-woman-in-utah-hotel-room/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2019 18:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/prominent-bodybuilder-accused-of-raping-woman-in-utah-hotel-room/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Asleep at the wheel: How a secret study on Utah's roads could be putting drivers at risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jess Esplin poses for a portrait on the side of Interstate 80 where she worked on a study of semi-autonomous cars for the University of Utah in 2018 in Salt Lake City on Sunday, May 19, 2019. Esplin and a colleague worked as researchers and expressed concern about a study on autonomous cars.Silas Walker, Deseret NewsElise Tanner, 25, photographed in Manchester, Conn., Friday, May 24, 2019, recently left her job at the University of Utah where she worked as a research associate for the Center for]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/asleep-at-the-wheel-how-a-secret-study-on-utahs-roads-could-be-putting-drivers-at-risk/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2019 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/asleep-at-the-wheel-how-a-secret-study-on-utahs-roads-could-be-putting-drivers-at-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boulder causes water leak, outage in Centerville]]></title><description><![CDATA[A broken water pipe left dozens of people without water in Centerville on Tuesday evening.Adobe StockCENTERVILLE &mdash; A broken water pipe left dozens of people without water in Centerville on Thursday evening.After a small water leak was reported on Main Street, crews found that a pipe underneath was lodged on top of a boulder and had a small hole in it, according to Centerville Public Works Director Randy Randall.When crews tried to move the boulder, it ruptured the entire length of the 20-f]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/boulder-causes-water-leak-outage-in-centerville/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2019 04:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/boulder-causes-water-leak-outage-in-centerville/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Granite board studying possible school closures in West Valley City, Taylorsville]]></title><description><![CDATA[Granite school board is studying the possibility of elementary school closures in West Valley City and Taylorsville and has planned open houses in September with the affected school communities.Adobe StockSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; The Granite School District Board of Education is studying the possibility of closing elementary schools in West Valley City and Taylorsville before the start of the 2020-2021 school year.Open houses are planned in mid-September with the communities of the three schools i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/granite-board-studying-possible-school-closures-in-west-valley-city-taylorsville/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2019 03:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/granite-board-studying-possible-school-closures-in-west-valley-city-taylorsville/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah Seismic Safety Commission celebrates 25-year anniversary in wake of California quake]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Damaged pavement from an earthquake surrounds the Searle Valley Domestic Water company in Trona, Calif., on Wednesday, July 10, 2019.James Quigg, Associated PressFILE - Ivan Wong, lead author on a new report concerning probabilities of earthquakes along the Wasatch Front, speaks during the quarterly meeting of the Utah Seismic Safety Commission in Salt Lake City on Monday, April 18, 2016.Ravell Call, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; The Utah Legislature was in session on Jan. 17, 1994,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-seismic-safety-commission-celebrates-25-year-anniversary-in-wake-of-california-quake/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2019 02:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-seismic-safety-commission-celebrates-25-year-anniversary-in-wake-of-california-quake/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doctor, assistant blame jail nurse for Duchesne inmate's 2016 death]]></title><description><![CDATA[Madison Jensen, 21FacebookSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A physician's assistant arrived at the jail cell of a 21-year-old woman in rural Duchesne County in 2016, only to find that she had died less than an hour earlier.Now, attorneys for the medical worker and a doctor employed by the jail are fighting allegations that they had ignored Madison Jensen's urgent need for medical care and did not properly train staff there before her death.The family of Jensen, who died of dehydration as she withdrew from]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/doctor-assistant-blame-jail-nurse-for-duchesne-inmates-2016-death/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2019 02:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/doctor-assistant-blame-jail-nurse-for-duchesne-inmates-2016-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drowsy driving just as dangerous as drunken driving, doctor says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chris Draper talks about surviving an auto crash after falling asleep at the wheel during a press conference about drowsy driving at St. Mark&rsquo;s Hospital in Millcreek on Thursday, July 11, 2019. The press conference was hosted by the Utah Department of Transportation and the Utah Department of Public Safety.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsKris Mitchell, St. Mark's Hospital trauma medical director, discusses drowsy driving during a press conference at the hospital in Millcreek on Thursday, July]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/drowsy-driving-just-as-dangerous-as-drunken-driving-doctor-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2019 00:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/drowsy-driving-just-as-dangerous-as-drunken-driving-doctor-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[HUD Secretary Ben Carson tours Utah developments]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, center, listens to builders while touring the Hub of Opportunity in South Salt Lake on Thursday, July 11, 2019. The 200,00-square-foot mixed-use, HUD-supported development is currently under construction near 3900 S. West Temple.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsU.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, center, talks with builders while touring the Hub of Opportunity in South Salt Lake on Thursday, July 11, 2019. The 200,00-square-]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/hud-secretary-ben-carson-tours-utah-developments/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2019 00:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/hud-secretary-ben-carson-tours-utah-developments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah man allegedly gave woman fentanyl-laced pills that killed her]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wooden judges gavel on wooden table, close up, dnstockStock imageSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A West Jordan man who allegedly supplied fake oxycodone pills to a woman who died of fentanyl intoxication faces criminal charges in federal court.A grand jury returned an indictment Wednesday charging John Aaron Favro, 24, with distribution of fentanyl resulting in death and conspiracy to distribute fentanyl.The woman, identified in court documents M.K.K., was found dead in a Murray apartment on Nov. 21, 201]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-man-allegedly-gave-woman-fentanyl-laced-pills-that-killed-her/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2019 23:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-man-allegedly-gave-woman-fentanyl-laced-pills-that-killed-her/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What access do ICE, federal agencies have to Utahns' driver's license information?]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - In this Oct. 22, 2018, photo U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents surround and detain a person during a raid in Richmond, Va.Steve Helber, Associated PressSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Utah public safety officials denied reports this week that the state allows U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement to mine Utahns' driver's license photos using facial recognition technology.But the state Department of Public Safety allows law enforcement, including federal agencies such as ICE, acce]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/what-access-do-ice-federal-agencies-have-to-utahns-drivers-license-information/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2019 23:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/what-access-do-ice-federal-agencies-have-to-utahns-drivers-license-information/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police identify elderly man killed in Utah crash on I-80]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police have identified a man killed in a single vehicle crash in Parleys Canyon on Wednesday.Stock imagePARLEYS CANYON &mdash; Police have identified a man killed in a single vehicle crash in Parleys Canyon on Wednesday.Robert Lowell Breitling, 90, of Draper, was headed down the canyon on I-80 about 3:50 p.m. when his pickup went off the road, through a patch of trees and rolled. The truck landed in the front yard of a cabin in the Mount Aire community.An autopsy had not been completed as of Thu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/police-identify-elderly-man-killed-in-utah-crash-on-i-80/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2019 22:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/police-identify-elderly-man-killed-in-utah-crash-on-i-80/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northern Utah man uses Snapchat to lure teen to his apartment, rape her, charges state]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man lured a juvenile girl to his apartment by posing as someone else on social media and then gagged and raped her, according to charging documents.Stock imageSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A man lured a juvenile girl to his apartment by posing as someone else on social media and then gagged and raped her, according to charging documents.Tristan Todd Larson, 20, of North Logan, was charged Thursday in 1st District Court with rape of a child, a first-degree felony; drug possession and possession of dru]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/northern-utah-man-uses-snapchat-to-lure-teen-to-his-apartment-rape-her-charges-state/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2019 19:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/northern-utah-man-uses-snapchat-to-lure-teen-to-his-apartment-rape-her-charges-state/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah State researchers ask public to send photos of insects on alfalfa]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Researchers from Utah State University are inviting residents to contribute to a project studying insects.Adobe StockLOGAN &mdash; Researchers from Utah State University are inviting residents to contribute to a project studying insects.The Herald Journal reports researchers from the university's biology department and ecology center are asking the public to take photos of insects on alfalfa plants and upload them online so they may study interactions between the bug and plant.Researcher]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-state-researchers-ask-public-to-send-photos-of-insects-on-alfalfa/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2019 19:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-state-researchers-ask-public-to-send-photos-of-insects-on-alfalfa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Provo to use lethal methods only to control urban deer]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Provo previously used a combination of lethal and non-lethal methods, but the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources has stopped transporting trapped deer to new locations because of concerns of spreading chronic wasting disease.Adobe StockPROVO &mdash; The Provo Municipal Council will move to only using lethal methods of controlling the urban deer population.The Daily Herald reports that the city will now use either professional archers or traps and euthanization.The city previously used a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/provo-to-use-lethal-methods-only-to-control-urban-deer/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2019 19:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/provo-to-use-lethal-methods-only-to-control-urban-deer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah man charged with brutally torturing girlfriend in front of child]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - A Clinton man accused of tying up his girlfriend in a trailer and torturing her for several hours is due back in court Friday to face criminal charges.Stock imageCLINTON &mdash; A Clinton man accused of tying up his girlfriend in a trailer and torturing her for several hours is due back in court Friday to face criminal charges.Robert Jay Vanvliet, 36 &mdash; who is already a registered sex offender &mdash; is charged in 2nd District Court with aggravated kidnapping, a first-degree felony,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-man-charged-with-brutally-torturing-girlfriend-in-front-of-child/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2019 19:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-man-charged-with-brutally-torturing-girlfriend-in-front-of-child/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah Inland Port protesters blame police for escalating violence in protest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Salt Lake police and Utah Highway Patrol troopers force protesters out of the Chamber of Commerce Building at 175 E. 400 South in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, July 9, 2019. The protest over the Utah Inland Port began at the City-County Building and moved to the Chamber of Commerce Building where the port authority meets.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsProtesters block the path of a security guard at the Chamber of Commerce Building at 175 E. 400 South in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, July 9, 2019. The pro]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-inland-port-protesters-blame-police-for-escalating-violence-in-protest/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2019 18:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-inland-port-protesters-blame-police-for-escalating-violence-in-protest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Salt Lake man charged with murdering Maverik clerk]]></title><description><![CDATA[Flowers placed outside a Maverik at 1270 S. Main are pictured in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, July 3, 2019. Police said a convenience store clerk was stabbed and killed early Wednesday and a friend was also stabbed during a confrontation outside the store.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsSalt Lake police work at the Maverik at 1270 S. Main after a clerk was fatally stabbed there in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, July 3, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsFlowers placed outside a Maverik at 1270 S. Main ar]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lake-man-charged-with-murdering-maverik-clerk/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2019 18:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lake-man-charged-with-murdering-maverik-clerk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah's new paper mill could change the future of local recycling]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lauren Frisch, co-owner of Wasatch Container and general manager of Box Essentials, explains how her businesses will use Crossroads Paper to produce both custom and standard boxes during an event at Red Butte Garden in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, July 10, 2019. Crossroads Paper announced it will construct a mill to turn used cardboard boxes and residential mixed paper into new paper. Output from the plant will then be used to make new boxes for manufacturers, farmers and e-commerce companies.Kr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahs-new-paper-mill-could-change-the-future-of-local-recycling/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2019 04:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahs-new-paper-mill-could-change-the-future-of-local-recycling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kamala Harris not coming to Salt Lake City; Utah man told to stay away from her campaign]]></title><description><![CDATA[Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris greets local residents during the West Des Moines Democrats' annual picnic, Wednesday, July 3, 2019, in West Des Moines, Iowa. Events in Salt Lake City next week supposedly featuring Harris have been cancelled amid allegations of fraud by someone pretending to be associated with the campaign.Charlie Neibergall, Associated PressSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris isn't headed to Utah after all, her campaign co]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/kamala-harris-not-coming-to-salt-lake-city-utah-man-told-to-stay-away-from-her-campaign/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2019 04:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/kamala-harris-not-coming-to-salt-lake-city-utah-man-told-to-stay-away-from-her-campaign/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Box Elder County officials investigating possible arson]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seven small fires have been reported in a span of three days along U.S. 89 between Brigham City and Mantua.Adobe StockBRIGHAM CITY &mdash; Authorities are looking into whether a serial arsonist could be responsible for a string of fires along U.S. 89.Seven small fires have been reported in a span of three days along the highway between Brigham City and Mantua. The latest one burned near four homes, but was quickly brought under control after it was spotted by an off-duty firefighter, officials s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/box-elder-county-officials-investigating-possible-arson/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2019 03:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/box-elder-county-officials-investigating-possible-arson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One killed in Parleys Canyon rollover crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - The fatal rollover crash happened just off I-80 near exit 132 on Wednesday afternoon, police said.Stock imagePARLEYS CANYON &mdash; An elderly man was killed in a fatal car crash in Parleys Canyon on Wednesday afternoon, police said.The man has not been positively identified by police, but investigators estimated that he was in his late eighties, according to Unified Police Sgt. Melody Gray. The rollover crash happened just off I-80 near Exit 132.There were no witnesses to the crash and n]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/one-killed-in-parleys-canyon-rollover-crash/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2019 03:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/one-killed-in-parleys-canyon-rollover-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos: New inclusive playground in Utah levels the playing field for everyone]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shari Harris and her son, Liam, play on a new inclusive playground at East Riverfront Park in South Jordan on Wednesday, July 10, 2019.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsPayton MacPherson jumps off a giant frog play feature at a new inclusive playground at East Riverfront Park in South Jordan on Wednesday, July 10, 2019.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsSouth Jordan City Councilman Jason McGuire spins children on one of the attractions at a new inclusive playground at East Riverfront Park in South Jord]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-new-inclusive-playground-in-utah-levels-the-playing-field-for-everyone/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2019 03:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-new-inclusive-playground-in-utah-levels-the-playing-field-for-everyone/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah governor, mayor call for 'unity' but won't stand together]]></title><description><![CDATA[Salt Lake police and Utah Highway Patrol troopers force protesters out of the Chamber of Commerce Building at 175 E. 400 South in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, July 9, 2019. The protest over the Utah Inland Port began at the City-County Building and moved to the Chamber of Commerce Building where the port authority meets.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsGov. Gary Herbert calls for "civility" during a press conference at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, July 10, 2019, a day after anti-inland po]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-governor-mayor-call-for-unity-but-wont-stand-together/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2019 03:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-governor-mayor-call-for-unity-but-wont-stand-together/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Summer Patriot Camp hopes to teach Utah kids about their country's roots]]></title><description><![CDATA[Coleman Hughes reacts as the candle he's making gained a lot more wax than he was getting on previous candle dips during Patriot Camp at Murray Park in Murray on Wednesday, July 10, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsGrant R. Clayton talks to campers about Abraham Lincoln during Patriot Camp at Murray Park in Murray on Wednesday, July 10, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsAnnette Campbell talks to campers about Phillis Wheatley, the first published African-American female poet, during Patriot Camp]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/summer-patriot-camp-hopes-to-teach-utah-kids-about-their-countrys-roots/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2019 02:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/summer-patriot-camp-hopes-to-teach-utah-kids-about-their-countrys-roots/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Effort to lift tech visa country caps, backed by Utah's federal reps, gets nod in the House]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Congressman Ben McAdams speaks during an event held to address the need for more funding for suicide prevention at the UNI Downtown Behavioral Health Clinic in Salt Lake City on Monday, July 8, 2019.Colter Peterson, Deseret NewsFILE - Sen. Mike Lee talks to the media about the Opioid Task Force at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, May 1, 2018.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsFILE - Rep. John Curtis, R-Utah, listens to discussion on improving air quality at the Murray Central Station du]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/effort-to-lift-tech-visa-country-caps-backed-by-utahs-federal-reps-gets-nod-in-the-house/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2019 02:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/effort-to-lift-tech-visa-country-caps-backed-by-utahs-federal-reps-gets-nod-in-the-house/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Caltrops found outside Salt Lake County Jail]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police have found several caltrops &mdash; small, spiky weapons made of nails &mdash; scattered outside the Salt Lake County Jail, the sheriff's office said.Stock imageSOUTH SALT LAKE &mdash; Police have found several caltrops &mdash; small, spiky weapons made of nails &mdash; scattered outside the Salt Lake County Jail, the sheriff's office said.A "suspicious" person was seen near the jail Tuesday night, but was gone by the time deputies went to talk to him, Salt Lake County Sheriff's Sgt. Kevi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/caltrops-found-outside-salt-lake-county-jail/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2019 02:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/caltrops-found-outside-salt-lake-county-jail/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah man shot twice in altercation now faces charges]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man shot twice now faces criminal charges atter investigators determined the gunman acted in self-defense.Stock imageSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A man shot twice now faces criminal charges after investigators determined the gunman acted in self-defense.Nicolas Bravo, 22, of Cottonwood Heights, was charged Wednesday in 3rd District Court with aggravated burglary, a first-degree felony, and aggravated assault, a second-degree felony.On May 18, Bravo went to the residence of a Midvale woman and starte]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-man-shot-twice-in-altercation-now-faces-charges/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2019 01:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-man-shot-twice-in-altercation-now-faces-charges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Salt Lake teachers association, school district reach tentative deal with help of mediator]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Salt Lake teachers' association and the school district reached a tentative working agreement after negotiation teams met with a federal mediator for several hours Wednesday morning.Fotolia via Adobe StockSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; The Salt Lake teachers association and the school district reached a tentative working agreement after negotiation teams met with a federal mediator for several hours Wednesday.Details of this tentative deal will be released on Aug. 7 once it has been shared with the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lake-teachers-association-school-district-reach-tentative-deal-with-help-of-mediator/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2019 00:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lake-teachers-association-school-district-reach-tentative-deal-with-help-of-mediator/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[14-year-old charged in Utah Walmart stabbing]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - A 14-year-old boy has been charged stabbing a rival gang member in the back at a Sandy Walmart.Stock imageSANDY &mdash; A 14-year-old boy has been charged with stabbing a rival gang member in the back while at a Sandy Walmart.The boy is charged in 3rd District Juvenile Court with aggravated assault, a second-degree felony, and possession of a dangerous weapon by a minor, a class B misdemeanor.On June 20, the teen was in Walmart, 9151 S. Quarry Bend Drive, when he spotted a rival gang memb]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/14-year-old-charged-in-utah-walmart-stabbing/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2019 23:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/14-year-old-charged-in-utah-walmart-stabbing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah governor calls for 'civility' after violent protests rock Salt Lake City]]></title><description><![CDATA[Salt Lake police and Utah Highway Patrol troopers force protesters out of the Chamber of Commerce Building at 175 E. 400 South in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, July 9, 2019. The protest over the Utah Inland Port began at the City-County Building and moved to the Chamber of Commerce Building where the port authority meets.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsGov. Gary Herbert calls for "civility" during a press conference at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, July 10, 2019, a day after anti-inland po]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-governor-calls-for-civility-after-violent-protests-rock-salt-lake-city/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2019 23:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-governor-calls-for-civility-after-violent-protests-rock-salt-lake-city/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Salt Lake teachers' association, school district reach tentative deal with help of federal mediator]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Salt Lake teachers' association and the school district reached a tentative working agreement after negotiation teams met with a federal mediator for several hours Wednesday morning.Fotolia via Adobe StockSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; The Salt Lake teachers' association and the school district reached a tentative working agreement after negotiation teams met with a federal mediator for several hours Wednesday morning.Details of this tentative deal will be released on Aug. 7 once it has been shared]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lake-teachers-association-school-district-reach-tentative-deal-with-help-of-federal-mediator/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2019 23:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lake-teachers-association-school-district-reach-tentative-deal-with-help-of-federal-mediator/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah forming new rapid response team for natural disasters, foodborne illness outbreaks]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - A federal grant is helping Utah form a rapid response team to increase coordination on foodborne illness outbreaks and natural disasters. Utah is the 25th state in the nation to get funding for the effort.Adobe StockSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Summer is the time for outdoor parties, barbecues and visiting the pool, but it is also the time of year when doctors and Utah officials observe an uptick in the incidences of foodborne illnesses."It is normal, it is what we expect," said Delaney Moore,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-forming-new-rapid-response-team-for-natural-disasters-foodborne-illness-outbreaks/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2019 22:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-forming-new-rapid-response-team-for-natural-disasters-foodborne-illness-outbreaks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BYU makes changes to reduce 'misunderstanding and anxiety' over Honor Code]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new Brigham Young University Honor Code Office administrator said Wednesday that additional changes to the school's Honor Code Office are meant to target "misunderstanding and anxiety" over its procedures and increase transparency.Deseret News ArchivePROVO &mdash; The new Brigham Young University Honor Code Office administrator said Wednesday that additional changes to the school's Honor Code Office are meant to target "misunderstanding and anxiety" over its procedures and increase transpare]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/byu-makes-changes-to-reduce-misunderstanding-and-anxiety-over-honor-code/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2019 22:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/byu-makes-changes-to-reduce-misunderstanding-and-anxiety-over-honor-code/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One dead, two injured in head-on crash in Ogden]]></title><description><![CDATA[One person was killed and two others injured in a head-on crash in Ogden on Wednesday.Ogden Police DepartmentOGDEN &mdash; One person was killed in a head-on crash between a pickup truck and a car in Ogden on Wednesday.Just after 11 a.m., a 47-year-old man was driving a pickup south in the 1200 block of Washington Boulevard when it crossed over into oncoming traffic and hit a car headed north driven by an 18-year-old woman, according to a statement from Ogden police.The man was taken to a local]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/one-dead-two-injured-in-head-on-crash-in-ogden/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2019 22:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/one-dead-two-injured-in-head-on-crash-in-ogden/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge gives former Utah A.G. Mark Shurtleff 'last shot' to make case against D.A., FBI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff sits in a 3rd District Court courtroom during a scheduling conference at the Scott M. Matheson Courthouse in Salt Lake City on Monday, March 23, 2015.Rick EganFormer Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff sits in a 3rd District Court courtroom during a scheduling conference at the Scott M. Matheson Courthouse in Salt Lake City on Monday, March 23, 2015.Rick EganFormer Attorney General Mark Shurtleff and his attorney, Richard Van Wagoner, have a discussio]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/judge-gives-former-utah-ag-mark-shurtleff-last-shot-to-make-case-against-da-fbi/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2019 22:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/judge-gives-former-utah-ag-mark-shurtleff-last-shot-to-make-case-against-da-fbi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suspect assaulted Utah student Mackenzie Lueck, then burned her body, charges say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill announces Ayoola Ajayi, 31, of Salt Lake City, has been charged with aggravated murder and aggravated kidnapping, both first-degree felonies, desecration of a human body, a second-degree felony, and obstruction of justice, a third-degree felony, in the death University of Utah student Mackenzie Lueck, during a press conference at the Salt Lake County District Attorney offices in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, July 10, 2019.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsSalt]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/suspect-assaulted-utah-student-mackenzie-lueck-then-burned-her-body-charges-say/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2019 21:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/suspect-assaulted-utah-student-mackenzie-lueck-then-burned-her-body-charges-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utahn testifies before Congress, pleads to preserve the Affordable Care Act]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this June 20, 2019 photo, the Capitol is seen from the roof of the Canadian Embassy in Washington. Health care is on the agenda for Congress when lawmakers return, and it&rsquo;s not another battle over the Obama-era Affordable Care Act. Instead of dealing with the uninsured, lawmakers are trying to bring down costs for people who already have coverage.J. Scott Applewhite, Associated PressFILE - In this April 2, 2019, file photo, House Oversight and Reform Committee Chair Elijah Cummings, D-M]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahn-testifies-before-congress-pleads-to-preserve-the-affordable-care-act/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2019 20:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahn-testifies-before-congress-pleads-to-preserve-the-affordable-care-act/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arrested Utah man has 'sexual interest in children,' police say]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Magna man was arrested and accused of trying to pick up a 12-year-old girl for sex acts after police say he claimed he had a sexual interest in children.Stock imageSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A Magna man was arrested and accused of trying to pick up a 12-year-old girl for sex acts after police say he claimed he had a sexual interest in children.The 12-year-old was actually an undercover police officer posing as the girl.Tyler Roy Leggett, 25, was arrested Monday for investigation of enticing a mino]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/arrested-utah-man-has-sexual-interest-in-children-police-say/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2019 20:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/arrested-utah-man-has-sexual-interest-in-children-police-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Holladay planning commission approves conceptual plan for Cottonwood Mall site redevelopment]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Site of the closed down Cottonwood Mall in Holladay on Monday, Sept. 10, 2018. A local developer hopes to construct a "luxury mixed-use lifestyle center" on the site of the Cottonwood Mall, according to a plan that was approved in 2007 but never completed.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsHOLLADAY &mdash; The latest proposal to redevelop the site of Cottonwood Mall may feel familiar to Holladay residents.After voters last year struck down a controversial redevelopment plan through a referendum]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/holladay-planning-commission-approves-conceptual-plan-for-cottonwood-mall-site-redevelopment/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2019 06:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/holladay-planning-commission-approves-conceptual-plan-for-cottonwood-mall-site-redevelopment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most states protect seniors in debt from losing their possessions. Why doesn't Utah?]]></title><description><![CDATA[John Balaich sits at his computer in his living room in Washington Terrace, Weber County, on Monday, July 8, 2019. Because of an unpaid medical debt, Balaich could have lost some of his possessions including furniture and computers.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsJohn Balaich sits at his computer in his living room in Washington Terrace, Weber County, on Monday, July 8, 2019. Because of an unpaid medical debt, Balaich could have lost some of his possessions including furniture and computers.Steve Gri]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/most-states-protect-seniors-in-debt-from-losing-their-possessions-why-doesnt-utah/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2019 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/most-states-protect-seniors-in-debt-from-losing-their-possessions-why-doesnt-utah/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Video: How 'Napoleon Dynamite' became Hollywood's template for Middle America]]></title><description><![CDATA[PRESTON, Idaho &mdash; Fifteen years ago, on June 11, 2004, "Napoleon Dynamite" was released in theaters nationwide.I spent most of April learning everything I could about the indie comedy from those who made it &mdash; writers, actors, directors, producers, you name it &mdash; and compiled those interviews into a two-part oral history. But a true deep dive into "Napoleon Dynamite" isn't complete without a trip to where it all started: Preston, Idaho. So I went there, too.The director of "Napole]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/video-how-napoleon-dynamite-became-hollywoods-template-for-middle-america/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2019 04:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/video-how-napoleon-dynamite-became-hollywoods-template-for-middle-america/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man ordered to prison for breaking into 101-year-old woman's home. She forgives him]]></title><description><![CDATA[Doris Rucker Wasden, now 101, recounts how she was held hostage by an intruder for several hours before he let her go during an interview on Monday, Feb. 26, 2018.Winston Armani, Deseret NewsDoris Rucker Wasden, now 101, recounts how she was held hostage by an intruder for several hours before he let her go during an interview on Monday, Feb. 26, 2018.Winston Armani, Deseret NewsFreddy VelasquezSalt Lake County JailSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A man who broke into a West Valley home and pulled a nearl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/man-ordered-to-prison-for-breaking-into-101-year-old-womans-home-she-forgives-him/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2019 03:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/man-ordered-to-prison-for-breaking-into-101-year-old-womans-home-she-forgives-him/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah leaders react to the uncertain fate of the Affordable Care Act]]></title><description><![CDATA[Utahns are watching closely as the future of the Affordable Care Act is considered by a three-judge panel from the 5th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. The judges heard oral arguments on the constitutionality of the act in New Orleans on Tuesday.Adobe StockSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Utahns are watching closely as the future of the Affordable Care Act is considered by three judges on the other side of the country.A three-judge panel, two Republican-appointed and one Democrat-appointed, from the U.S. Co]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-leaders-react-to-the-uncertain-fate-of-the-affordable-care-act/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2019 03:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-leaders-react-to-the-uncertain-fate-of-the-affordable-care-act/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vote on new form of government for Utah County likely delayed until 2020]]></title><description><![CDATA[A surprise move Tuesday by Utah County Commission Chairman Bill Lee appears to have delayed when voters will have the chance to consider changing the county's form of government until 2020.Adobe StockPROVO &mdash; A surprise move Tuesday by Utah County Commission Chairman Bill Lee appears to have delayed when voters will have the chance to consider changing the county's form of government until 2020.Shortly before the commission was set to discuss advancing the work of an advisory board to the N]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/vote-on-new-form-of-government-for-utah-county-likely-delayed-until-2020/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2019 03:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/vote-on-new-form-of-government-for-utah-county-likely-delayed-until-2020/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[TEDxSaltLakeCity announces 2019 speaker lineup]]></title><description><![CDATA[TEDxSaltLakeCity will showcase a wide range of local voices under the theme "Dynamic Harmony" on Saturday, Sept. 21, at Kingsbury Hall.Adobe StockSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; TEDxSaltLakeCity will showcase a wide range of local voices under the theme "Dynamic Harmony" on Saturday, Sept. 21, at Kingsbury Hall.Tickets to the event, which will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., range in price from $35 to $100 depending on seat preference. Admission includes the full day of talks, performances and lunch. Select t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/tedxsaltlakecity-announces-2019-speaker-lineup/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2019 03:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/tedxsaltlakecity-announces-2019-speaker-lineup/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utahn wants pioneer ancestor's grave, which faces removal, to stay on Mormon Trail]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Rebecca Winters grave is pictured in Scottsbluff, Neb.Kenneth MaysJacob Oscarson, Rebecca Winters' fourth great-grandson, is pictured next to Temple Square in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, July 10, 2019. Rebecca Winters died of cholera in Nebraska in 1852 during the handcart trek to Utah.Sam Penrod, Deseret NewsThe Rebecca Winters grave is pictured in Scottsbluff, Neb. Her name is seen inscribed on the wagon wheel.Kenneth MaysThe Rebecca Winters grave is pictured in Scottsbluff, Neb.Kenneth May]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahn-wants-pioneer-ancestors-grave-which-faces-removal-to-stay-on-mormon-trail/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2019 02:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahn-wants-pioneer-ancestors-grave-which-faces-removal-to-stay-on-mormon-trail/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Protests over Utah Inland Port escalate to violence as groups storm building]]></title><description><![CDATA[Salt Lake police and Utah Highway Patrol troopers force protesters out of the Salt Lake Chamber Building at 175 E. 400 South in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, July 9, 2019. The protest over the Utah Inland Port began at the City-County Building and moved to the Salt Lake Chamber Building where the port authority meets.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsSalt Lake police and Utah Highway Patrol troopers force protesters out of the Salt Lake Chamber Building at 175 E. 400 South in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Ju]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/protests-over-utah-inland-port-escalate-to-violence-as-groups-storm-building/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2019 02:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/protests-over-utah-inland-port-escalate-to-violence-as-groups-storm-building/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federal mediation of Salt Lake City teacher contract negotiations starts Wednesday]]></title><description><![CDATA[Federal mediation of the contract negotiations between the Salt Lake Education Association and the Salt Lake City School District begins early Wednesday morning.Adobe StockSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Starting early Wednesday morning, a federal mediator will attempt to work through the impasse in contract negotiations between the Salt Lake Education Association and the Salt Lake City School District.Salt Lake Education Association President James Tobler said he is "optimistic" as the association's bar]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/federal-mediation-of-salt-lake-city-teacher-contract-negotiations-starts-wednesday/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2019 02:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/federal-mediation-of-salt-lake-city-teacher-contract-negotiations-starts-wednesday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah lawmakers to keep eye on sharing personal data with feds for facial recognition searches]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - In this March 6, 2015, file photo, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents enter an apartment complex looking for a specific undocumented immigrant convicted of a felony during an early morning operation in Dallas.LM Otero, Associated PressSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Utah legislative leaders say they might hold hearings on news reports that the state Department of Public Safety allowed federal immigration agents to use Utahns' driver's license photos for facial recognition searches.Rep]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-lawmakers-to-keep-eye-on-sharing-personal-data-with-feds-for-facial-recognition-searches/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2019 01:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-lawmakers-to-keep-eye-on-sharing-personal-data-with-feds-for-facial-recognition-searches/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two Utah airports get FAA improvement funds]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Delta Municipal Airport in Millard County is pictured in a Google Earth screenshot. The facility received a $4.16 million grant from the Federal Aviation Administration's Airport Improvement Program to upgrade a runway and two taxiways.Deseret NewsThe Spanish Fork Municipal Airport in Utah County is pictured in a Google Earth screenshot. The facility received a $150,936 grant from the Federal Aviation Administration's Airport Improvement Program to repair a taxiway, build a taxiway and impro]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/two-utah-airports-get-faa-improvement-funds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2019 01:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/two-utah-airports-get-faa-improvement-funds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family mourns woman killed by stray bullet in Payson Canyon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sharon and Marvin Curtis discuss the death of their granddaughter, Nakylee&rsquo;s Marvin during an interview in Payson on Monday, July 8, 2019. Authorities said Nakylee Marvin was killed Friday when her ex-boyfriend shot himself in the head and the round from the gunshot struck Marvin in the neck.Josh Szymanik, Deseret NewsJacob Marvin discusses the death of his daughter, Nakylee, during an interview in Payson on Monday, July 8, 2019. "I keep finding myself thinking that it&rsquo;s not real," h]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/family-mourns-woman-killed-by-stray-bullet-in-payson-canyon/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2019 01:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/family-mourns-woman-killed-by-stray-bullet-in-payson-canyon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are Snapchat and Instagram mobile 'strip clubs'? Sen. Mike Lee and Church of Jesus Christ weigh in on app ratings]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Sen. Mike Lee talks at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, May 1, 2018.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Popular smartphone apps such as Snapchat and Instagram need to better help parents protect children from being exposed to sexually explicit content and sexual predators, digital watchdogs told a U.S. Senate panel Tuesday."We simply want transparency and additional information for parents," said Chris McKenna, founder and CEO of Protect Young Eyes, a no]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/are-snapchat-and-instagram-mobile-strip-clubs-sen-mike-lee-and-church-of-jesus-christ-weigh-in-on-app-ratings/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2019 01:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/are-snapchat-and-instagram-mobile-strip-clubs-sen-mike-lee-and-church-of-jesus-christ-weigh-in-on-app-ratings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Driver escapes serious injury when truck goes off I-215 overpass]]></title><description><![CDATA[A tractor-trailer went off an overpass on I-215 in North Salt Lake and burst into flames on Tuesday, July 9, 2019. The driver walked away from the scene with only minor injuries, a spokesman for the Utah Highway Patrol said.Utah Highway PatrolA tractor-trailer went off an overpass on I-215 in North Salt Lake and burst into flames on Tuesday, July 9, 2019. The driver walked away from the scene with only minor injuries, a spokesman for the Utah Highway Patrol said.Utah Highway PatrolA tractor-trai]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/driver-escapes-serious-injury-when-truck-goes-off-i-215-overpass/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2019 00:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/driver-escapes-serious-injury-when-truck-goes-off-i-215-overpass/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah man already serving up to life in prison faces new charges]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man already serving up to life in prison for being convicted of murder &mdash; a crime he committed while out on bail after being charged with rape &mdash; is still causing problems in prison, according to charging documents.Stock imageSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A man already serving up to life in prison for being convicted of murder &mdash; a crime he committed while out on bail after being charged with rape &mdash; is still causing problems in prison, according to charging documents.Jesse Anthon]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-man-already-serving-up-to-life-in-prison-faces-new-charges/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2019 00:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-man-already-serving-up-to-life-in-prison-faces-new-charges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mia Love now promising quick decision on another run for Utah congressional seat]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Surrounded by her family Rep. Mia Love talks about election results in the 4th Congressional District at the Utah Republican Party offices in Salt Lake City on Monday, Nov. 26, 2018.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Mia Love now says she'll decide in just weeks whether to run again for her former 4th Congressional District seat now held by Democratic Rep. Ben McAdams rather than wait until later this year.Love told the Deseret News Tuesday that she's continuing to meet wit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/mia-love-now-promising-quick-decision-on-another-run-for-utah-congressional-seat/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2019 00:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/mia-love-now-promising-quick-decision-on-another-run-for-utah-congressional-seat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wetland basins near Great Salt Lake will clean stormwater, help wildlife]]></title><description><![CDATA[A bulldozer and excavator move dirt as work on one of three wildlife-friendly wetland basins continues at the Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve west of Kaysville on Tuesday, July 9, 2019.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsA large concrete water diversion box, part of a project to build three wildlife-friendly wetland basins at the Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve west of Kaysville on Tuesday, July 9, 2019.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsChris Christiansen, with Equinox Engineering, and and Chris]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/wetland-basins-near-great-salt-lake-will-clean-stormwater-help-wildlife/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2019 00:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/wetland-basins-near-great-salt-lake-will-clean-stormwater-help-wildlife/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Recent Ross thefts possibly tied to multimillion dollar criminal enterprise, warrant states]]></title><description><![CDATA[Helix Rodrigeuz-CeperoDavis County JailIdalmys Rodriguez-HernandezDavis County JailYunier Nodarse-HernandezDavis County JailLAYTON &mdash; The recent arrests of three people in Layton for allegedly shoplifting at a Ross store may be tied to a much bigger racket, according to court documents.In March, Helix Rodrigeuz-Cepero, 30, Yunier Nodarse-Hernandez, 37, and Idalmys Rodriguez-Hernandez, 49, all of Florida, were arrested and later charged in Davis County's 2nd District Court with theft by rece]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/recent-ross-thefts-possibly-tied-to-multimillion-dollar-criminal-enterprise-warrant-states/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2019 00:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/recent-ross-thefts-possibly-tied-to-multimillion-dollar-criminal-enterprise-warrant-states/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Groups rally against the inland port in Salt Lake City]]></title><description><![CDATA[Groups are rallying at the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce Building, protesting the inland port through chanting and singing. At least one person was arrested for trespassing.Katie McKellar, Deseret NewsDeseret News reporter Katie McKellar is reporting that groups are rallying at the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce Building, protesting the inland port through chanting and singing. At least one person was arrested for trespassing.I'm here covering another Utah Inland Port Authority protest, where env]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/groups-rally-against-the-inland-port-in-salt-lake-city/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2019 00:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/groups-rally-against-the-inland-port-in-salt-lake-city/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah woman faked cancer to get pain meds, warrant states]]></title><description><![CDATA[A woman who allegedly faked having cancer for three years so she could have access to prescribed pain medication is being investigated, according to court documents.Stock imageSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A woman who allegedly faked having cancer for three years so she could have access to prescribed pain medication is being investigated, according to court documents.As of Tuesday, the 45-year-old woman had not been arrested or charged. But according to a newly unsealed search warrant affidavit served]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-woman-faked-cancer-to-get-pain-meds-warrant-states/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jul 2019 23:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-woman-faked-cancer-to-get-pain-meds-warrant-states/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sterling Van Wagenen ordered to prison again for abusing young girl a 2nd time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sterling Van Wagenen, 72, right, addresses the victim during his sentencing on Tuesday, July 2, 2019, in 4th District Court in American Fork.Leah HogstenWEST JORDAN &mdash; Sterling Van Wagenen, a founder of the Sundance Film Festival, has been ordered to a second prison term of six years to life for sexually abusing a girl when she was less than 10 years old.The judge's order Tuesday follows an identicalsentence he began serving a week ago for touching the child inappropriately at a different t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/sterling-van-wagenen-ordered-to-prison-again-for-abusing-young-girl-a-2nd-time/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jul 2019 22:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/sterling-van-wagenen-ordered-to-prison-again-for-abusing-young-girl-a-2nd-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why does Sen. Mike Lee say apps popular with youth act like 'strip clubs?']]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Sen. Mike Lee talks at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, May 1, 2018.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Popular smartphone apps such as Snapchat and Instagram need to better help parents protect children from being exposed to sexually explicit content and sexual predators, digital watchdogs told a U.S. Senate panel Tuesday."We simply want transparency and additional information for parents," said Chris McKenna, founder and CEO of Protect Young Eyes. "In]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/why-does-sen-mike-lee-say-apps-popular-with-youth-act-like-strip-clubs/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jul 2019 22:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/why-does-sen-mike-lee-say-apps-popular-with-youth-act-like-strip-clubs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teen charged as adult in Salt Lake shooting]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 15-year-old boy has been certified to stand trial as an adult in connection with a the shooting of another teenager during an attempted marijuana robbery.Stock imageSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A 15-year-old boy has been certified to stand trial as an adult in connection with a the shooting of another teenager during an attempted marijuana robbery.Kenny Cid, of Salt Lake City, was charged Tuesday in 3rd District Court with two counts of aggravated robbery and discharge of a firearm with serious inju]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/teen-charged-as-adult-in-salt-lake-shooting/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jul 2019 20:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/teen-charged-as-adult-in-salt-lake-shooting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joe Bauman: BYU professor to help in ambitious search for life or pre-life chemistry on Saturn moon]]></title><description><![CDATA[BYU associate professor Janie Radebaugh, pictured in 2017, has been named to assist an ambitious quest for the type of chemistry that might lead to life ("pre-biotic chemistry") -- and possibly signs of life itself -- on Saturn's moon Titan.Jaren Wilkey, Brigham Young UniversityAn illustration of what Dragonfly would look like landing on Titan.NASA/Johns Hopkins University-Applied Physics LaboratoryA 2005 view of Titan&rsquo;s surface, taken by the Huygens lander, is juxtaposed with a photo take]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/joe-bauman-byu-professor-to-help-in-ambitious-search-for-life-or-pre-life-chemistry-on-saturn-moon/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jul 2019 15:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/joe-bauman-byu-professor-to-help-in-ambitious-search-for-life-or-pre-life-chemistry-on-saturn-moon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos: Big Betsy, the largest free-flying American flag, gets a star-spangled goodbye]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ray Griffin places a flag in the fire during a flag retirement ceremony in Pleasant Grove on Monday, July 8, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsClint Fugal, Grant Fugal and Brig Fugal hold their hands over their hearts during a retirement ceremony for Big Betsy, the nation's largest free-flying flag, in Pleasant Grove on Monday, July 8, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsA piece of Big Betsy, the largest free-flying American flag, gets retired at a ceremony in Pleasant Grove on Monday, July 8, 2019.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-big-betsy-the-largest-free-flying-american-flag-gets-a-star-spangled-goodbye/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jul 2019 05:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-big-betsy-the-largest-free-flying-american-flag-gets-a-star-spangled-goodbye/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One year after the Dollar Ridge wildfire, biologists are optimistic about the future]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officials gave a tour on Monday July 8, 2919, of the area the Dollar Ridge Fire burned a year ago. Officials said the fire scorched almost 70,000 acres near Strawberry Reservoir. Last fall, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources and its partners in Utah&rsquo;s Watershed Restoration Initiative reseeded much of the burned terrain.Sam Penrod, Deseret NewsOfficials gave a tour on Monday July 8, 2919, of the area the Dollar Ridge Fire burned a year ago. Officials said the fire scorched almost 70,00]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/one-year-after-the-dollar-ridge-wildfire-biologists-are-optimistic-about-the-future/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jul 2019 04:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/one-year-after-the-dollar-ridge-wildfire-biologists-are-optimistic-about-the-future/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah trooper returns to work after narrowly escaping injury in crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Utah Highway Patrol trooper and two other people were injured in a crash on I-80 near Lambs Canyon while the trooper was investigating another crash on Sunday, July 7, 2019.Utah Highway PatrolA Utah Highway Patrol trooper and two other people were injured in a crash on I-80 near Lambs Canyon while the trooper was investigating another crash on Sunday, July 7, 2019.Utah Highway PatrolA Utah Highway Patrol trooper and two other people were injured in a crash on I-80 near Lambs Canyon while the t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-trooper-returns-to-work-after-narrowly-escaping-injury-in-crash/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jul 2019 03:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-trooper-returns-to-work-after-narrowly-escaping-injury-in-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wildfire burns near Camp Williams, NSA data center in Bluffdale]]></title><description><![CDATA[Firefighters manage the flames as multiple fire departments respond to a fire burning southwest of the NSA facility in Bluffdale on Monday, July 8, 2019.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsFirefighters use a drip torch to set a back burn as multiple fire departments respond to a fire burning southwest of the NSA facility in Bluffdale on Monday, July 8, 2019.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsMultiple fire departments respond to a fire burning southwest of the NSA facility in Bluffdale on Monday, July 8,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/wildfire-burns-near-camp-williams-nsa-data-center-in-bluffdale/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jul 2019 03:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/wildfire-burns-near-camp-williams-nsa-data-center-in-bluffdale/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New plans to develop 6,300-unit Olympia Hills development near Herriman under negotiation]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Land between 6300 West and 8500 West and 12400 South and 13100 South in unincorporated Salt Lake County, foreground, that is proposed for the Olympia Hills development on Monday, March 11, 2019.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsHeather TuttleHERRIMAN &mdash; It's round two for a big, Daybreak-like development near Herriman that Salt Lake County officials axed last year amid public outcry.This time, it's scaled down &mdash; but would still bring big changes to west Salt Lake County and Herriman.T]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/new-plans-to-develop-6300-unit-olympia-hills-development-near-herriman-under-negotiation/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jul 2019 03:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/new-plans-to-develop-6300-unit-olympia-hills-development-near-herriman-under-negotiation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[E-scooters roll into 2 new Utah cities]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Mark Rodgers rides a Bird electric scooter in Salt Lake City on Thursday, June 28, 2018.SANDY &mdash; E-scooters continue to grow their footprint in Utah with one vendor launching service in two new Utah cities this week.The rentable, electric-powered two-wheelers are being offered by a variety of vendors in a handful of communities in the state and one of those providers, Lime, kicked-off service in Sandy Monday with another debut event planned for Draper on Tuesday.Sandy Mayor Kurt Brad]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/e-scooters-roll-into-2-new-utah-cities/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jul 2019 02:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/e-scooters-roll-into-2-new-utah-cities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah attorney pushes for new look at Florida case involving sex allegations against Jeffrey Epstein]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - In this July 30, 2008 file photo, Jeffrey Epstein, center, appears in court in West Palm Beach, Fla.Uma Sanghvi, Associated PressFILE - Former U.S. District Judge Paul Cassell.Laura Seitz, Deseret NewsFILE - This photo shows the Manhattan residence of Jeffrey Epstein, Monday July 8, 2019, in New York.Bebeto Matthews, Associated PressSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; As billionaire Jeffrey Epstein faces new sex trafficking charges in New York, a Utah attorney is continuing a longtime legal push towar]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-attorney-pushes-for-new-look-at-florida-case-involving-sex-allegations-against-jeffrey-epstein/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jul 2019 02:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-attorney-pushes-for-new-look-at-florida-case-involving-sex-allegations-against-jeffrey-epstein/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Avoid the 'Reaper' on Utah waters - wear a life jacket, officials note]]></title><description><![CDATA[Carla Sharp gathers life jackets to return to the life jacket loaner station as Jerry Sharp helps Rue Sharp take off her life jacket and Maggie Adams adds a life jacket to the pile in her grandmother's arms at Jordanelle State Park on Wednesday, June 26, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsFrom left, Callie Adams, Charlie Henriquez and Elle Sharp, wearing life jackets from the life jacket loaner station, paddle an inflatable kayak at Jordanelle State Park on Wednesday, June 26, 2019.Kristin Murphy,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/avoid-the-reaper-on-utah-waters-wear-a-life-jacket-officials-note/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jul 2019 01:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/avoid-the-reaper-on-utah-waters-wear-a-life-jacket-officials-note/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Holiday wraps up with only 1 road fatality in Utah; fewer fire calls]]></title><description><![CDATA[The July 4 holiday has historically seen a high number of road fatalities in Utah, however ,recent year's numbers show this alarming trend may be tapering off.Stock imageSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; The Beehive State saw just one road fatality this Fourth of July. Statistically speaking this is no small feat.According to a report by the Utah Department of Public Safety, Independence Day is one of the deadliest holidays for Utah motorists. However, officials say progress is underway with the past two J]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/holiday-wraps-up-with-only-1-road-fatality-in-utah-fewer-fire-calls/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jul 2019 01:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/holiday-wraps-up-with-only-1-road-fatality-in-utah-fewer-fire-calls/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man charged 9 months after missing Utah woman found dead in Juab County]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cody Alexander YoungJuab County JailJan Pearson-JenkinsFamily photoSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Following a nine-month investigation, a Nephi man was charged Monday with causing the death of a Sandy woman whose naked body was found on a sagebrush hillside in Juab County.Cody Alexander Young, 43, is charged in Juab County's 4th District Court with manslaughter, a second-degree felony, and tampering with evidence, a class A misdemeanor. A $50,000 warrant was issued for his arrest.An autopsy from the Uta]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/man-charged-9-months-after-missing-utah-woman-found-dead-in-juab-county/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jul 2019 01:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/man-charged-9-months-after-missing-utah-woman-found-dead-in-juab-county/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man hit in crosswalk near Utah elementary school]]></title><description><![CDATA[West Valley police on the scene of an auto-pedestrian accident where man was struck in the crosswalk on 3100 South near 5200 West In West Valley City on Monday, July 8, 2019.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsWest Valley police on the scene of an auto-pedestrian accident where man was struck in the crosswalk on 3100 South near 5200 West In West Valley City on Monday, July 8, 2019.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsWest Valley police on the scene of an auto-pedestrian accident where man was struck in the crosswa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/man-hit-in-crosswalk-near-utah-elementary-school/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jul 2019 00:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/man-hit-in-crosswalk-near-utah-elementary-school/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What are Utah leaders doing to prevent youth suicides?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Julia Ludlow tears up while speaking about a suicide attempt and how several programs in place helped save her life during an event held to address the need for more funding for suicide prevention at the UNI Downtown Behavioral Health Clinic in Salt Lake City on Monday, July 8, 2019.Colter Peterson, Deseret NewsJulia Ludlow hugs her father, Steven Ludlow, after speaking about her suicide attempt and how several programs in place helped save her life during an event held to address the need for m]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/what-are-utah-leaders-doing-to-prevent-youth-suicides/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jul 2019 00:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/what-are-utah-leaders-doing-to-prevent-youth-suicides/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah's educational savings plan my529 has $14B under management]]></title><description><![CDATA[Utah's college savings plan, my529, has more than $14 billion in assets under management, the plan's managers announced Monday.Adobe StockSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Utah's college savings plan, my529, has more than $14 billion in assets under management, the plan's managers announced Monday.The milestone comes less than a year after the plan reached $13 billion in assets under management, which was achieved in September 2018.Formerly the Utah Educational Savings Plan, my529 is Utah's official nonpro]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahs-educational-savings-plan-my529-has-14b-under-management/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jul 2019 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahs-educational-savings-plan-my529-has-14b-under-management/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah's pilot teleworking program for state workers saving time, money, emissions and stress]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marilee Richins, deputy director of the Department of Administrative Services, points out different areas during a tour with Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox on Monday, July 8, 2019, of a shared office space idea at the State Office Building in Salt Lake City.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsUtah Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox looks at a conference room as he joins a short tour on Monday, July 8, 2019, of a shared office space at the State Office Building in Salt Lake City.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsMarilee Richins]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahs-pilot-teleworking-program-for-state-workers-saving-time-money-emissions-and-stress/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2019 23:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahs-pilot-teleworking-program-for-state-workers-saving-time-money-emissions-and-stress/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here's how Utah researchers prevented diabetes in cookie-dough-fed mice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Using mice, researchers from the University of Utah have discovered a treatment that could potentially prevent diabetes in humans.Adobe StockSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Using mice, researchers from the University of Utah have discovered a treatment that could potentially prevent Type 2 diabetes in humans, according to a new study."We know that there's a link between obesity and diabetes and heart disease. We think that the real problem, the real driver of disease, is not necessarily how much fat you]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/heres-how-utah-researchers-prevented-diabetes-in-cookie-dough-fed-mice/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2019 23:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/heres-how-utah-researchers-prevented-diabetes-in-cookie-dough-fed-mice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[West Valley teen shooting victim upgraded to fair condition]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 15-year-old boy shot in West Valley's City Park on Sunday has been upgraded to fair condition.Stock imageWEST VALLEY CITY &mdash; A 15-year-old boy shot in West Valley's City Park on Sunday has been upgraded to fair condition.About 7:50 p.m., the teen was shot once in the chest/shoulder area at 4552 W. 3500 South. Police believe three to four shots were fired and multiple cars drove off after the shooting. When officers arrived, the boy was by himself, police said, though investigators believe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/west-valley-teen-shooting-victim-upgraded-to-fair-condition/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2019 23:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/west-valley-teen-shooting-victim-upgraded-to-fair-condition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah refutes reports of sharing driver's license photos with immigration agents]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Gov. Gary Herbert speaks to members of the media about tax reform and other current affairs at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Utah officials refuted reports Monday that the Utah Department of Public Safety allowed Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials to mine Utahns' driver's license photos using facial recognition technology.Gov. Gary Herbert and Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox were "very concerned" about reports t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-refutes-reports-of-sharing-drivers-license-photos-with-immigration-agents/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2019 23:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-refutes-reports-of-sharing-drivers-license-photos-with-immigration-agents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman involved in fatal crash told Utah police she 'drank too much,' warrant states]]></title><description><![CDATA[A woman being investigated in a fatal crash involving a motorcycle rider told police shortly after the incident that she "drank too much" before refusing a Breathalyzer test, according to court documents.Stock imageWEST JORDAN &mdash; A woman being investigated in a fatal crash involving a motorcycle rider told police shortly after the incident that she "drank too much" before refusing a Breathalyzer test, according to court documents.On June 16, just before 1 a.m., Jacob Smith, 35, of West Jord]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/woman-involved-in-fatal-crash-told-utah-police-she-drank-too-much-warrant-states/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2019 20:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/woman-involved-in-fatal-crash-told-utah-police-she-drank-too-much-warrant-states/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Motorcyclist critically injured in crash was pulled over minutes earlier for speeding, police say]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 17-year-old motorcycle rider critically injured after slamming into the back of a pup trailer being pulled by a large dump truck had been pulled over for excessive speeding prior to the crash, according to court documents.Stock imageHERRIMAN &mdash; A 17-year-old motorcycle rider critically injured after slamming into the back of a pup trailer being pulled by a large dump truck had been pulled over for excessive speeding prior to the crash, according to court documents.The crash happened on Ju]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/motorcyclist-critically-injured-in-crash-was-pulled-over-minutes-earlier-for-speeding-police-say/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2019 19:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/motorcyclist-critically-injured-in-crash-was-pulled-over-minutes-earlier-for-speeding-police-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At Utah's Gateway mall, the literal art of retail resurrection]]></title><description><![CDATA[Attendees walk through Gateway's new "Love Letters" pop-up exhibit in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, June 26, 2019.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsIsabella and Aiden Le throw confetti in Gateway's new "Love Letters" pop-up exhibit in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, June 26, 2019.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsAttendees interact in Gateway's new "Love Letters" pop-up exhibit in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, June 26, 2019.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsIsabella and Aiden Le slide in Gateway's new "Love L]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/at-utahs-gateway-mall-the-literal-art-of-retail-resurrection/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2019 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/at-utahs-gateway-mall-the-literal-art-of-retail-resurrection/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[15-year-old boy shot at Utah park]]></title><description><![CDATA[A boy was seriously injured in a shooting at City Park in West Valley City on Sunday, July 7, 2019.Tanner Siegworth, Deseret NewsPolice officers investigate a shooting at City Park in West Valley City on Sunday, July 7, 2019. Police said the boy's injuries were minor. Police said A 15-year-old boy was shot once in the chest/shoulder area. Police said he was taken to Primary Children's Hospital but his injuries were minor.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsWest Valley Police Lt. Justin Wyckoff update]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/15-year-old-boy-shot-at-utah-park/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2019 05:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/15-year-old-boy-shot-at-utah-park/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah trooper, 2 others injured in crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Utah Highway Patrol Trooper and two other people were injured in a crash on I-80 near Lambs Canyon while the trooper was investigating another crash on Sunday, July 7, 2019.Utah Highway PatrolA Utah Highway Patrol Trooper and two other people were injured in a crash on I-80 near Lambs Canyon while the trooper was investigating another crash on Sunday, July 7, 2019.Utah Highway PatrolA Utah Highway Patrol Trooper and two other people were injured in a crash on I-80 near Lambs Canyon while the t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-trooper-2-others-injured-in-crash/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2019 05:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-trooper-2-others-injured-in-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why this Utah McDonald's tycoon sold off all but 5 of his franchises]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over a 45-year period, Clark Stringham built up a chain of 14 McDonald's franchises along the Wasatch Front.Lee Benson, Deseret NewsA young Clark Stringham, circa 1977, donates funds to help Sandy purchase an ambulance.Brent StringhamClark Stringham, second from right, enjoys a laugh with son Brent, left, daughter Sherri and wife Barbara.Lee Benson, Deseret NewsClark StringhamLee Benson, Deseret NewsSANDY &mdash; Here's the American dream: Find an opportunity, work hard and make a fortune.Here's]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/why-this-utah-mcdonalds-tycoon-sold-off-all-but-5-of-his-franchises/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2019 05:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/why-this-utah-mcdonalds-tycoon-sold-off-all-but-5-of-his-franchises/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fire near I-80 causes traffic delays in Utah]]></title><description><![CDATA[A single engine air tanker drops retardant on a brush fire along I-80 east of Tooele on Sunday, July 7, 2019. The fire caused long traffic delays Sunday afternoon.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsA helicopter drops water on a brush fire along I-80 east of Tooele on Sunday, July 7, 2019. The fire caused long traffic delays Sunday afternoon.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsTraffic moves west as firefighters work to put out a brush fire along I-80 east of Tooele on Sunday, July 7, 2019. The fire caused]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/fire-near-i-80-causes-traffic-delays-in-utah/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2019 04:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/fire-near-i-80-causes-traffic-delays-in-utah/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SLCC awarded grant to help guide students on intentional 'pathways' of learning, completion]]></title><description><![CDATA[SLCC is one of 20 colleges nationwide awarded a $30,000 grant from the Association of American Colleges and Universities that will help support its Pathways initiative intended to enhance learning and improve rates of degree completion.Adobe StockSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; If college courses could be likened to a Las Vegas-style buffet, it's hardly surprising that students are overwhelmed by their academic choices.How does one select among seemingly endless options such as prime rib, crab legs and s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/slcc-awarded-grant-to-help-guide-students-on-intentional-pathways-of-learning-completion/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2019 03:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/slcc-awarded-grant-to-help-guide-students-on-intentional-pathways-of-learning-completion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah launching 'sandbox' program for fintech innovators]]></title><description><![CDATA[Utah&rsquo;s regulatory sandbox program allows participants to temporarily test new financial services or products on a limited basis without otherwise being licensed or authorized to act under Utah law.Adobe StockSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; The Beehive State is launching an effort to spark innovation in the financial technology space.The Utah Department of Commerce Tuesday announced the start of the nation's second regulatory sandbox based on legislation passed by Utah lawmakers. HB378 permits finan]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-launching-sandbox-program-for-fintech-innovators/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2019 02:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-launching-sandbox-program-for-fintech-innovators/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Non-healing leg ulcers slowed a Utah horse-lover way down — until a new procedure eliminated pain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bonnie Christensen gives her horse a hug at her farm in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, June 26, 2019. Christensen bumped her leg and when it wouldn't heal she found out she has a common condition called chronic venous insufficiency.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsBonnie Christensen moves hay at her farm in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, June 26, 2019. Christensen bumped her leg and when it wouldn't heal she found out she has a common condition called chronic venous insufficiency.Steve Griffin, Deseret Ne]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/non-healing-leg-ulcers-slowed-a-utah-horse-lover-way-down-until-a-new-procedure-eliminated-pain/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2019 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/non-healing-leg-ulcers-slowed-a-utah-horse-lover-way-down-until-a-new-procedure-eliminated-pain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Non-healing leg ulcers slowed a Utah horse-lover way down]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bonnie Christensen gives her horse a hug at her farm in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, June 26, 2019. Christensen bumped her leg and when it wouldn't heal she found out she has a common condition called chronic venous insufficiency.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsBonnie Christensen moves hay at her farm in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, June 26, 2019. Christensen bumped her leg and when it wouldn't heal she found out she has a common condition called chronic venous insufficiency.Steve Griffin, Deseret Ne]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/non-healing-leg-ulcers-slowed-a-utah-horse-lover-way-down/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2019 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/non-healing-leg-ulcers-slowed-a-utah-horse-lover-way-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How a holiday run turned into a harrowing overnight ordeal for Utah trail runner]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dawn Rohde details how a holiday trail run turned into a harrowing overnight ordeal, beginning with a decision to leave the well-marked trail she&rsquo;d planned to run the morning of July 4, during an interview at her home in Cottonwood Heights on Sunday, July 7, 2019.Colter Peterson, Deseret NewsDawn Rohde details how a holiday trail run turned into a harrowing overnight ordeal, beginning with a decision to leave the well-marked trail she&rsquo;d planned to run the morning of July 4, during an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/how-a-holiday-run-turned-into-a-harrowing-overnight-ordeal-for-utah-trail-runner/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2019 01:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/how-a-holiday-run-turned-into-a-harrowing-overnight-ordeal-for-utah-trail-runner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah city poised to adopt 34% property tax hike to pay for more police, firefighters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sandy is considering a 34% property tax hike to pay for more police and firefighters. The tax hike is headed toward its final hurdle, a truth-in-taxation hearing in August.Adobe StockSANDY &mdash; Another Utah community is considering a property tax hike to pay for police and firefighters &mdash; and in this case, it's likely to win approval.Sandy has already tentatively approved a budget that contemplates a roughly 34% property tax hike to pay for five new police officers and seven new firefigh]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-city-poised-to-adopt-34-property-tax-hike-to-pay-for-more-police-firefighters/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2019 01:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-city-poised-to-adopt-34-property-tax-hike-to-pay-for-more-police-firefighters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why the Christchurch earthquake is often used as a case study for what could happen in Salt Lake City]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jerod Johnson, principal with Reaveley Engineers, stands in front of the retrofitted Alfred Emery Building on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, July 3, 2019.Laura Seitz, Deseret NewsAn unreinforced masonry building located on First Avenue in Salt Lake City is demolished on Wednesday, July 3, 2019. The building recently collapsed as a result of rain pressure on the roof.Laura Seitz, Deseret NewsJerod Johnson, principal with Reaveley Engineers, stands in front of the re]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/why-the-christchurch-earthquake-is-often-used-as-a-case-study-for-what-could-happen-in-salt-lake-city/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2019 00:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/why-the-christchurch-earthquake-is-often-used-as-a-case-study-for-what-could-happen-in-salt-lake-city/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christchurch earthquake survivor warns Utahns about falling bricks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jerod Johnson, principal with Reaveley Engineers, stands in front of the retrofitted Alfred Emery Building on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, July 3, 2019.Laura Seitz, Deseret NewsAn unreinforced masonry building located on First Avenue in Salt Lake City is demolished on Wednesday, July 3, 2019. The building recently collapsed as a result of rain pressure on the roof.Laura Seitz, Deseret NewsJerod Johnson, principal with Reaveley Engineers, stands in front of the re]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/christchurch-earthquake-survivor-warns-utahns-about-falling-bricks/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2019 00:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/christchurch-earthquake-survivor-warns-utahns-about-falling-bricks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos: Utah soccer fans cheer on Team USA during Women's World Cup finals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Angie Whitworth Pace reacts after a goal attempt is deflected while watching the Women's World Cup finals between the United States and the Netherlands during a watch party at the Gallivan Center in Salt Lake City on Sunday, July 7, 2019. The U.S. team won its second straight World Cup title with a 2-0 win.Colter Peterson, Deseret NewsFans celebrate the United State's first goal of the Women's World Cup finals against the Netherlands during a watch party at the Gallivan Center in Salt Lake City]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-utah-soccer-fans-cheer-on-team-usa-during-womens-world-cup-finals/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2019 00:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-utah-soccer-fans-cheer-on-team-usa-during-womens-world-cup-finals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Over 1,700 still facing extended power outages in Iron County]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over 1,800 residents are without power in Iron County. The current estimated time of power restoration is set for tomorrow at 8 p.m.Adobe StockPAROWAN &mdash; Residents in southern Utah towns of Parowan, Brian Head, Paragonah and Parowan Valley were expected to remain without power until midnight Sunday after a "catastrophic failure" at Rocky Mountain Power's Parowan Valley substation the previous day.Though Rocky Mountain Power said it hoped to restore power by early Saturday morning, power had]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/over-1700-still-facing-extended-power-outages-in-iron-county/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jul 2019 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/over-1700-still-facing-extended-power-outages-in-iron-county/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah auctioneer looks back on 60 years making sales]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this June 18, 2019, photo, Doug Taylor, 80, leads the auction during a consignment auction at Doug's Auction in Ogden, Utah. Taylor has been an auctioneer for 60 years. (Samantha Madar/Standard-Examiner via AP)Samantha Madar, Standard-ExaminerIn this June 18, 2019, photo, Doug Taylor, 80, center, background, leads the auction during a consignment auction at Doug's Auction in Ogden, Utah. Taylor has been an auctioneer for 60 years. (Samantha Madar/Standard-Examiner via AP)Samantha Madar, Stand]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-auctioneer-looks-back-on-60-years-making-sales/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jul 2019 20:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-auctioneer-looks-back-on-60-years-making-sales/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[California man dies in rafting accident in Dinosaur National Monument]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 47-year-old man involved in a rafting accident on the Green River died Saturday afternoon after being underwater for 10 minutes.Stock imageJENSEN, Uintah County &mdash; The body of a 47-year-old California man has been recovered after he was in a rafting accident on the Green River in Dinosaur National Monument.According to a statement from park ranger Sonya Popelka, Dinosaur National Monument employees learned on Saturday at approximately 12:40 p.m. that a man was injured and unconscious afte]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/california-man-dies-in-rafting-accident-in-dinosaur-national-monument/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jul 2019 06:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/california-man-dies-in-rafting-accident-in-dinosaur-national-monument/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Over 1,800 facing extended power outages in Iron County]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over 1,800 residents are without power in Iron County. The current estimated time of power restoration is set for tomorrow at 8 p.m.Adobe StockPAROWAN &mdash; A "catastrophic failure" at Rocky Mountain Power's Parowan Valley substation early Saturday caused extended power outages in Parowan, Brian Head, Paragonah and Parowan Valley.Early Saturday, Rocky Mountain Power said it hoped to restore power by 6 a.m., but as of 8:45 p.m. Saturday night, 1,805 residents in Iron County were still experienc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/over-1800-facing-extended-power-outages-in-iron-county/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jul 2019 05:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/over-1800-facing-extended-power-outages-in-iron-county/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['I chose drugs over my son': Ex-Utah dance teacher seeks parole]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sarah Lindsay LewisUtah County JailUTAH STATE PRISON &mdash; On the surface, former Utah high school dance teacher Sarah Lindsay Lewis seems to have all the tools in place that she needs to succeed.That's why when Utah Board of Pardons and Parole member Denise Porter listened to Lewis articulate what she needs to do to stay out of trouble when she is released from prison, she said she was "stunned" that she failed to be successful the first time she was placed on probation."I know. Me, too. I'm]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/i-chose-drugs-over-my-son-ex-utah-dance-teacher-seeks-parole/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jul 2019 05:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/i-chose-drugs-over-my-son-ex-utah-dance-teacher-seeks-parole/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos: Rolling with the punches]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lisa Nowinske and Whitnee Nixon compete in a roller derby bout at the Karl Malone Training Center in Lehi on Saturday, July 6, 2019.Scott G Winterton, Deseret News"Venus Von Jett" and "Rue" block "Bad Ash" during a roller derby bout at the Karl Malone Training Center in Lehi on Saturday, July 6, 2019.Scott G Winterton, Deseret News"Bruise Wayne" and another player battle each other as they go around a corner during a roller derby bout at the Karl Malone Training Center in Lehi on Saturday, July]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-rolling-with-the-punches/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jul 2019 05:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-rolling-with-the-punches/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BYU unveils detailed diorama of sprawling campus]]></title><description><![CDATA[People look at a massive 3D model of the Brigham Young University campus in the Gordon B. Hinckley Alumni and Visitors Center in Provo on Tuesday, July 2, 2019. At a scale of 1-inch = 45-feet, the 9-by-12-foot diorama replicates not only almost every building, physical structure and property on the BYU campus &mdash; designers even ventured to 3D print most of the trees..Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsLaVell Edwards Stadium, part of a massive 3D model of the Brigham Young University campus in th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/byu-unveils-detailed-diorama-of-sprawling-campus/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jul 2019 03:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/byu-unveils-detailed-diorama-of-sprawling-campus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DUI crashes down in first quarter with Utah's strict .05% law]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Unified Police Department conducts an Administrative DUI checkpoint in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Friday, Dec. 28, 2018. Alcohol-related crashes were way down during the first quarter of 2019, according to statistics from the Utah Highway Patrol.Laura Seitz, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Alcohol-related crashes were way down during the first quarter of 2019, according to statistics from the Utah Highway Patrol.But whether that's because of Utah's new .05% blood alcohol level &mdash; the s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/dui-crashes-down-in-first-quarter-with-utahs-strict-05-law/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jul 2019 03:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/dui-crashes-down-in-first-quarter-with-utahs-strict-05-law/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[14-year-old killed in rollover crash in West Jordan]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 14-year-old girl was killed in a rollover crash on Saturday morning in West Jordan.Stock imageWEST JORDAN &mdash; A 14-year-old girl was killed early Saturday when the vehicle she was riding in was involved in a rollover crash near 7800 South and 4800 West.West Jordan Police Sgt. JC Holt said a Subaru full of "mostly young people" was traveling eastbound at about 1:30 a.m. when the driver of the vehicle began drifting toward the center median and lost control after overcorrecting."The car lost]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/14-year-old-killed-in-rollover-crash-in-west-jordan/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jul 2019 03:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/14-year-old-killed-in-rollover-crash-in-west-jordan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Water savings comes pouring into Utah with millions of federal dollars]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brig Thurgood bikes on the Murdock Canal Trail in American Fork on Wednesday, July 3, 2019. Behind him are Bruce Chestnut and Chase Thurgood. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announcedit is giving $29.1 million in WaterSmart grants to Western states, with $5.4 million headed to Utah to help offset costs of projects planned for multiple counties and communities. The grants foster the importance of water savings and amplify what was achieved with the historic lining of the Murdock Canal in Utah Coun]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/water-savings-comes-pouring-into-utah-with-millions-of-federal-dollars/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jul 2019 02:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/water-savings-comes-pouring-into-utah-with-millions-of-federal-dollars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How H-1B visa quotas are denying educated immigrants the American dream]]></title><description><![CDATA[College graduate Marie Francois, pictured in Salt Lake City on Thursday, May 23, 2019, has received more than 10 job offers as a project engineer, but because of the current immigration system, none of the companies want to go through H-1B visa process to to hire her.Laura Seitz, Deseret NewsCollege graduate Marie Francois, pictured in Salt Lake City on Thursday, May 23, 2019, has received more than 10 job offers as a project engineer, but because of the current immigration system, none of the c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/how-h-1b-visa-quotas-are-denying-educated-immigrants-the-american-dream/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jul 2019 01:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/how-h-1b-visa-quotas-are-denying-educated-immigrants-the-american-dream/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah high school football coach accused of enticing minor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brandon Dean PreeceSalt Lake County JailLAYTON &mdash; A high school assistant football coach was arrested Wednesday after police say he tried to meet up with someone who he believed was a 13-year-old girl for sex.Brandon Dean Preece, 40, was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail for investigation of enticing a minor by internet or text.Brandon is the sophomore football coach at Corner Canyon High School in Draper, according to police.A Layton police detective working an undercover chat operatio]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-high-school-football-coach-accused-of-enticing-minor/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jul 2019 01:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-high-school-football-coach-accused-of-enticing-minor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Should government regulate car sharing? New Utah poll says not so much]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - The Capitol in Salt Lake City is pictured on Friday, Jan. 25, 2019. Uber and Lyft drew the ire of cab companies, and a slew of fines, when they rolled into Utah. While those issues have been resolved, peer-to-peer car rental platforms and legacy car rental agencies are now in their own pitched battle.Silas Walker, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; When is a duck not a duck? When it's a platypus.Lou Bertuca riffed the analogy while trying to explain to a Utah legislative committee last ye]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/should-government-regulate-car-sharing-new-utah-poll-says-not-so-much/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jul 2019 01:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/should-government-regulate-car-sharing-new-utah-poll-says-not-so-much/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands gather in Utah for Jehovah's Witnesses global convention]]></title><description><![CDATA[A young man is baptized at the Jehovah's Witnesses convention at the Dee Events Center in Ogden on Saturday, July 6, 2019.Spenser Heaps, Deseret NewsBoyd Braithwaite smiles after being baptized at the Jehovah's Witnesses convention at the Dee Events Center in Ogden on Saturday, July 6, 2019. Braithwaite, of Myton, turned 81 the day before.Spenser Heaps, Deseret NewsHakeem Lubanga, of South Salt Lake, listens to a speaker during the Jehovah's Witnesses convention at the Dee Events Center in Ogden]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/thousands-gather-in-utah-for-jehovahs-witnesses-global-convention/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jul 2019 23:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/thousands-gather-in-utah-for-jehovahs-witnesses-global-convention/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wanted fugitive from California shot, killed by Utah officers, police say]]></title><description><![CDATA[A wanted fugitive is dead after officers shot him during an altercation in West Jordan on Friday, police said.Stock imageWEST JORDAN &mdash; A wanted fugitive is dead after officers shot him during an altercation in West Jordan on Friday, police said.About 6:30 p.m., an officer from the State Bureau of Investigation who was with FBI officers, called West Jordan police to ask for help finding Jose Martinez, 34, of California, West Jordan Police Sgt. JC Holt said.Several hours and "a few short foo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/wanted-fugitive-from-california-shot-killed-by-utah-officers-police-say/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jul 2019 20:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/wanted-fugitive-from-california-shot-killed-by-utah-officers-police-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mia Love says she's poised to run again, none of Republicans in race so far can beat McAdams]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mia Love answers questions during an interview at Kneaders in Saratoga Springs on Friday, July 5, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsMia Love answers questions during an interview at Kneaders in Saratoga Springs on Friday, July 5, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsMia Love answers questions during an interview at Kneaders in Saratoga Springs on Friday, July 5, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsMia Love answers questions during an interview at Kneaders in Saratoga Springs on Friday, July 5, 2019.Kris]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/mia-love-says-shes-poised-to-run-again-none-of-republicans-in-race-so-far-can-beat-mcadams/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jul 2019 18:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/mia-love-says-shes-poised-to-run-again-none-of-republicans-in-race-so-far-can-beat-mcadams/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police: Man, woman dead after apparent suicide, accidental shooting at Payson Canyon]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man and woman died early Saturday morning in a shooting at Payson Canyon, police said.Stock imagePAYSON &mdash; A man and woman died Saturday morning after an apparent suicide and accidental shooting in Payson Canyon, according to a release from the Utah County Sheriff's Office.About 12:30 a.m., officers were called on a report that someone had been shot in the area of Maple Lake and the Maple Bench Campground, said Utah County Sheriff's Sgt. Spencer Cannon. When officers arrived, the man and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/police-man-woman-dead-after-apparent-suicide-accidental-shooting-at-payson-canyon/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jul 2019 18:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/police-man-woman-dead-after-apparent-suicide-accidental-shooting-at-payson-canyon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arches National Park now an International Dark Sky Park]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Delicate Arch in Arches National Park. The National Park Service and the International Dark-Sky Association have declared Arches National Park as an International Dark Sky Park, a place recognized for its quality night skies and a commitment to protecting and sharing natural darkness.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsMOAB &mdash; The National Park Service and the International Dark-Sky Association have declared Arches National Park as an International Dark Sky Park, a place recognized for it]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/arches-national-park-now-an-international-dark-sky-park/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jul 2019 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/arches-national-park-now-an-international-dark-sky-park/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colorado town honors fallen Utah soldier, rallies around widow]]></title><description><![CDATA[Retired Master Sgt. and Green Beret Don Bartron, left, and local resident Toni Moore place more U.S. flags outside the Costello Street Coffee House in Florissant, Colo., Thursday, July 4, 2019, before more than 200 people gathered to pay tribute to Sgt. 1st Class Elliott J. Robbins, 31, who died Sunday in Afghanistan and give support to his wife, Vickie Robbins, and their infant son, Elliott Robbins, Jr. The Robbins purchased the coffee shop in 2018. (Christian Murdock/The Gazette via AP)CHRISTI]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/colorado-town-honors-fallen-utah-soldier-rallies-around-widow/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jul 2019 17:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/colorado-town-honors-fallen-utah-soldier-rallies-around-widow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In our opinion: Plain City, Utah, teaches the country a lesson in government]]></title><description><![CDATA[For decades, Plain City has delivered a fireworks display for residents to honor Independence Day. That string of celebrations nearly ended when the truck and trailer transporting this year&rsquo;s pyrotechnics was involved in a significant accident.Adobe StockPlain City, Utah, proved once again neighborhoods and communities are the heart and soul of America and the places where people come together in amazing ways.For decades, Plain City has delivered a fireworks display for residents to honor]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/in-our-opinion-plain-city-utah-teaches-the-country-a-lesson-in-government/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jul 2019 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/in-our-opinion-plain-city-utah-teaches-the-country-a-lesson-in-government/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Groups work to improve trails in northern Utah]]></title><description><![CDATA[Several environmental groups are working together to shut down unauthorized trails and formalize new ones near a wildlife area in northern Utah.Adobe StockOREM &mdash; Several environmental groups are working together to shut down unauthorized trails and formalize new ones near a wildlife area in northern Utah.The Daily Herald reports dozens of volunteers gathered on June 29 at the Timpanogos Wildlife Management Area in Orem to begin rehabilitating parts that have become overrun by unauthorized]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/groups-work-to-improve-trails-in-northern-utah/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jul 2019 01:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/groups-work-to-improve-trails-in-northern-utah/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Launch of new Utah district was 'public school equivalent of a startup,' says superintendent]]></title><description><![CDATA[Construction continues on the performing arts center at Alta High School in Sandy on Thursday, June 27, 2019. Canyons School District made history on July 1, 2009, which marked the start of Utah's first new school district in nearly 100 years.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsSteve Wrigley, left,Nancy Tingey, Mont Millerberg and Amber Shill, all members of the Canyons Board of Education, cut a cake as the Canyons School District celebrates its 10th anniversary at the Sandy Amphitheater Splash Park]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/launch-of-new-utah-district-was-public-school-equivalent-of-a-startup-says-superintendent/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jul 2019 01:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/launch-of-new-utah-district-was-public-school-equivalent-of-a-startup-says-superintendent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Salt Lake City to host 2021 U.S. Quidditch Cup]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Snitch runner Dakota Briggs runs from Eric Williams of the Crimson Flyers during a Utah Quidditch game in Salt Lake City on November 13, 2010.Laura Seitz, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Salt Lake City has some exciting news for Harry Potter fans.Utahns will have a chance to attend a real national Quidditch tournament in 2021 &mdash; and it's the first of its kind to happen west of the Rockies.City officials on Friday announced Salt Lake City's Regional Athletic Complex will host the 1]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lake-city-to-host-2021-us-quidditch-cup/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jul 2019 00:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lake-city-to-host-2021-us-quidditch-cup/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Missing hiker found alive in Little Cottonwood Canyon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unified police and the Salt Lake County sheriff's search and rescue team were looking Friday for an overdue hiker in Little Cottonwood Canyon.Stock imageLITTLE COTONWOOD CANYON &mdash; A search for an overdue hiker in Little Cottonwood Canyon ended Friday afternoon when the woman was found alive.Dawn Rohde, 41, went hiking in the Maybird Gulch area near the White Pine trailhead about 7 a.m. Thursday, according to Unified police. She was expected to be back about 2 p.m. but hadn't been heard from]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/missing-hiker-found-alive-in-little-cottonwood-canyon/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jul 2019 00:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/missing-hiker-found-alive-in-little-cottonwood-canyon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah mom left child in hot car as punishment, police say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jesica Lee BrownSalt Lake County JailDRAPER &mdash; Police arrested a mother who they say left her 4-year-old in a car with no air conditioning and the windows rolled up because she was punishing him.Jesica Lee Brown, 28, was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail Tuesday for investigation of child endangerment and child abuse.Police were called to Draper City Park about 9 p.m. by a witness who saw a child inside a car, according to a police affidavit."It was approximately still 82 degrees outsid]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-mom-left-child-in-hot-car-as-punishment-police-say/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2019 22:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-mom-left-child-in-hot-car-as-punishment-police-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos: America's Freedom Festival Balloon Fest offers bird's-eye view of Utah County]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pat Irwin flies his balloon Patriot as Ryan Chamberlain, left, checks out the view of Utah County during America's Freedom Festival Balloon Fest on Friday, July 5, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsSpectators watch hot air balloons during America's Freedom Festival Balloon Fest at Bulldog Field in Provo on Friday, July 5, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsHot air balloons launch from Bulldog Field in Provo during America's Freedom Festival Balloon Fest on Friday, July 5, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deser]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-americas-freedom-festival-balloon-fest-offers-birds-eye-view-of-utah-county/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2019 21:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-americas-freedom-festival-balloon-fest-offers-birds-eye-view-of-utah-county/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police recover body of slain Utah student Mackenzie Lueck in Logan Canyon]]></title><description><![CDATA[This undated photo taken from the Facebook page #FindMackenzieLueck shows Mackenzie Lueck, 23. Police announced Friday, July 5, 2019, that they have recovered the body of slain University of Utah student.Associated PressSalt Lake police take Ayoola Adisa Ajayi into custody in Salt Lake City on Friday, June 28, 2019. Ajayi, 31, is accused of murdering University of Utah student Mackenzie Lueck.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsSalt Lake police take Ayoola Adisa Ajayi into custody in Salt Lake City on F]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/police-recover-body-of-slain-utah-student-mackenzie-lueck-in-logan-canyon/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2019 20:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/police-recover-body-of-slain-utah-student-mackenzie-lueck-in-logan-canyon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Search underway in Little Cottonwood Canyon for overdue hiker]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unified police and the Salt Lake County sheriff's search and rescue team were looking Friday for an overdue hiker in Little Cottonwood Canyon.Stock imageLITTLE COTONWOOD CANYON &mdash; Unified police and the Salt Lake County sheriff's search and rescue team were looking Friday for an overdue hiker in Little Cottonwood Canyon.A 41-year-old woman went hiking in the Maybird Gulch area near the White Pine trailhead about 7 a.m. Thursday, according to Unified police. She was expected to be back about]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/search-underway-in-little-cottonwood-canyon-for-overdue-hiker/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2019 20:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/search-underway-in-little-cottonwood-canyon-for-overdue-hiker/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police investigate Utah stabbing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unified police were trying Friday to sort out the details surrounding a late night stabbing.Stock imageTAYLORSVILLE &mdash; Unified police were trying Friday to sort out the details surrounding a late night stabbing.A 23-year-old man was dropped off at a hospital in Taylorsville about 11:10 p.m. Thursday. The man claimed he was walking with a woman near 5800 S. Copper Drive when two men in a car pulled up, got out, and stabbed him, said Unified police detective Ken Hansen.The man was initially b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/police-investigate-utah-stabbing/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2019 20:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/police-investigate-utah-stabbing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah officer assigned to Lauren McCluskey case disciplined for new mistakes]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2018, file photo, a photograph of University of Utah student and track athlete Lauren McCluskey, who was fatally shot on campus, is projected on the video board before the start of an NCAA college football game between Oregon and Utah in Salt Lake City.Rick Bowmer, APSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A University of Utah police officer who was assigned to the Lauren McCluskey case has been disciplined for failing to follow proper procedures in a separate domestic violence case, even]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-officer-assigned-to-lauren-mccluskey-case-disciplined-for-new-mistakes/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2019 19:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-officer-assigned-to-lauren-mccluskey-case-disciplined-for-new-mistakes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toddler resuscitated after nearly drowning in Utah pool on Fourth of July]]></title><description><![CDATA[A toddler was resuscitated after nearly drowning in Moab on the Fourth of July, officials said.Stock imageMOAB &mdash; A toddler was resuscitated after nearly drowning in Moab on the Fourth of July, officials said.About 4:30 p.m., emergency responders were dispatched on the report of the child drowning at the Moab Recreation and Aquatic Center, according to a statement from Grand County EMS.The toddler was unresponsive and not breathing after being pulled out of the pool, officials said. An off-]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/toddler-resuscitated-after-nearly-drowning-in-utah-pool-on-fourth-of-july/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2019 05:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/toddler-resuscitated-after-nearly-drowning-in-utah-pool-on-fourth-of-july/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is desert varnish a pathway to detecting 'alien' life?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The mystery of desert varnish comes from the fact that no one has been able to prove whether the vivid coating on sandstone cliffs is produced by some unknown form of life.John Hollenhorst, Deseret NewsFor several years, Carol Cleland, a professor at the University of Colorado, Boulder has been urging NASA scientists to study desert varnish and develop new scientific tools for detecting unusual forms of life. Eventually, those methods might help answer one of humanity's most profound questions.J]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/is-desert-varnish-a-pathway-to-detecting-alien-life/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2019 02:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/is-desert-varnish-a-pathway-to-detecting-alien-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lost wallet? Study suggests cash content might predict if it will be returned]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - This undated photo provided by researchers in June 2019 shows an example of the contents of a transparent wallet used in an experiment to test how likely people are to return a lost wallet. "The evidence suggests that people tend to care about the welfare of others, and they have an aversion to seeing themselves as a thief," said Alain Cohn of the University of Michigan, one author who reported the results Thursday, June 20, 2019 in the journal Science.Christian Z&uuml;nd, Associated Pres]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/lost-wallet-study-suggests-cash-content-might-predict-if-it-will-be-returned/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2019 01:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/lost-wallet-study-suggests-cash-content-might-predict-if-it-will-be-returned/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Layton homes without water after a dozen main breaks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Up to 200 homes in Layton were without water Thursday after a failing water pressure valve sparked 11 water main breaks in the city, officials said.Adobe StockLAYTON &mdash; Up to 200 homes in Layton were without water Thursday after a failing water pressure valve sparked 11 water main breaks in the city, officials said.Shortly before 8 a.m., crews discovered an isolated leak and began repairs, said Steve Garside, public information officer for Layton. About 30 minutes later, they found another]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/layton-homes-without-water-after-a-dozen-main-breaks/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2019 01:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/layton-homes-without-water-after-a-dozen-main-breaks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Southern Utah psychiatric center employee pleads not guilty to abuse]]></title><description><![CDATA[An employee of a youth psychiatric center in Utah has been accused of pulling a teenage girl's hair and punching her.Stock imageST. GEORGE &mdash; An employee of a youth psychiatric center in Utah has been accused of pulling a teenage girl's hair and punching her.The Spectrum newspaper reported Tuesday that 38-year-old Gino Sanchez pleaded not guilty last week to a misdemeanor charge of child abuse involving physical injury.Court documents say Sanchez assaulted the 17-year-old student after a br]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/southern-utah-psychiatric-center-employee-pleads-not-guilty-to-abuse/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2019 00:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/southern-utah-psychiatric-center-employee-pleads-not-guilty-to-abuse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos: Salt Lake City chills on the 4th of July]]></title><description><![CDATA[Andrew Dransfield, left, plays guitar while he and his friends picnic under a tree in Sugar House Park on Thursday, July 4, 2019, in Salt Lake City. The group took shelter under the trees when a midafternoon storms rolled through the area delivering rain and hail.Colter Peterson, Deseret NewsA couple relaxes under a group of trees in Sugar House Park on Thursday, July 4, 2019 in Salt Lake City. Storms rolled through the area earlier in the day bringing rain and hail.Colter Peterson, Deseret News]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-salt-lake-city-chills-on-the-4th-of-july/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2019 00:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-salt-lake-city-chills-on-the-4th-of-july/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[West Jordan celebrates 65 years of Independence Day parades]]></title><description><![CDATA[A military band helps kick off the West Jordan Stampede Grand Parade on Thursday, July 4, 2019, in West Jordan.Colter Peterson, Deseret NewsPiper Ruiz, 7, jokes with family and friends while waiting for the West Jordan Stampede Grand Parade to kick off on Thursday, July 4, 2019, in West Jordan.Colter Peterson, Deseret NewsWilliam Badger, with the Patriot Guard Riders, waits in the float staging area before the start of the West Jordan Stampede Grand Parade on Thursday, July 4, 2019, in West Jord]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/west-jordan-celebrates-65-years-of-independence-day-parades/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2019 00:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/west-jordan-celebrates-65-years-of-independence-day-parades/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More money flows into Salt Lake City mayor's race as candidates brace for primary]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Numerous flags blow in the breeze at the City County Building July 15, 2005 for Child Abuse Prevention. The Salt Lake City's mayor's race is getting more expensive by the day. Heading into the August primary, eight candidates have reported a cumulative total of more than $1.2 million raised since they began fundraising last fall.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsFILE - The Salt Lake City skyline in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, April 9, 2019.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsFILE - The SLC city county]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/more-money-flows-into-salt-lake-city-mayors-race-as-candidates-brace-for-primary/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2019 00:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/more-money-flows-into-salt-lake-city-mayors-race-as-candidates-brace-for-primary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Target shooters blamed for sparking Spanish Fork Canyon fire]]></title><description><![CDATA[Target shooters are believed to have sparked a wildfire in Spanish Fork Canyon that's burned some 70 acres, U.S. Forest Service spokeswoman Suzie Tenhagen said Thursday.Stock imageSPANISH FORK &mdash; Target shooters are believed to have sparked a wildfire in Spanish Fork Canyon that's burned some 70 acres, U.S. Forest Service spokeswoman Suzie Tenhagen said Thursday.About 100 firefighters and two helicopters were battling what's being called the Long Hollow Fire near Thistle Junction north of U]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/target-shooters-blamed-for-sparking-spanish-fork-canyon-fire/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2019 23:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/target-shooters-blamed-for-sparking-spanish-fork-canyon-fire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Utah ski resort was open on the Fourth of July. See photos of the celebration]]></title><description><![CDATA[John Ostrowski, left, his wife, Kristi, and Jim Spahr, of South Jordan, ski at Snowbird on Thursday, July 4, 2019.Ravell Call, Deseret NewsChristopher Reifsnyder, front, and others wait in line to ski and snowboard at Snowbird on Thursday, July 4, 2019.Ravell Call, Deseret NewsSkiers and snowboarders glide down a cat track at Snowbird on Thursday, July 4, 2019.Ravell Call, Deseret NewsSkiers and snowboarders make their way over a bare spot in the snow while skiing and riding at Snowbird on Thurs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/this-utah-ski-resort-was-open-on-the-fourth-of-july-see-photos-of-the-celebration/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2019 21:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/this-utah-ski-resort-was-open-on-the-fourth-of-july-see-photos-of-the-celebration/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&lsquo;Don't try to save the boat,' authorities advise after four treated for hypothermia in Utah Lake incident]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - The American Fork Boat Harbor at Utah Lake on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsSPANISH FORK &mdash; Four people on a fishing trip suffered hypothermia, including one who had to be transported to a hospital, after spending hours in the water trying to free a boat trapped on rocks in Utah Lake, authorities said Thursday.Three adults and one juvenile were rescued at about 12:40 a.m. Thursday morning on Bird Island, about a mile north of the Lincoln Beach Marina, Utah Count]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/lsquodont-try-to-save-the-boat-authorities-advise-after-four-treated-for-hypothermia-in-utah-lake-incident/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2019 21:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/lsquodont-try-to-save-the-boat-authorities-advise-after-four-treated-for-hypothermia-in-utah-lake-incident/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman held in connection with Utah fire]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crystal LeBaronSalt Lake County JailDRAPER &mdash; A woman seen carrying a bucket at the scene of a brush fire in Draper on Tuesday that threatened three homes has been booked into jail on suspicion of causing a reckless burn, according to a police statement.When Draper police officers responded to a report of a field fire at 8 E. Manilla Circle, a neighbor of Crystal LeBaron, 20, told them she had said "she made a little fire and the wind blew it into the gully," the statement said.The statemen]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/woman-held-in-connection-with-utah-fire/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2019 19:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/woman-held-in-connection-with-utah-fire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BYU LawX lab launches free, online landlord-tenant mediation tool]]></title><description><![CDATA[BYU's legal innovation lab, LawX, just completed Hello Landlord. The free, online tool, developed in collaboration with a similar legal lab at the University of Arizona, aims to mitigate evictions by helping tenants and landlords stay in communication.BYU LawXPROVO &mdash; The eviction rate of those renting their residences, be it apartment, condo or home, has skyrocketed over recent years and is now happening at a clip of some four per minute, or over 2 million annually, according to a Harvard]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/byu-lawx-lab-launches-free-online-landlord-tenant-mediation-tool/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2019 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/byu-lawx-lab-launches-free-online-landlord-tenant-mediation-tool/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wildfire burns at least 30 acres in Spanish Fork Canyon]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Long Hollow Fire burned at least 30 acres in Spanish Fork Canyon on Wednesday, July 3, 2019.Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State LandsSPANISH FORK &mdash; A wildfire in Spanish Fork Canyon had burned at least 30 acres by Wednesday night.The fire near Thistle Junction was reported at about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, according to the Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands. The blaze, known as the Long Hollow Fire, burned north of U.S. Highway 6.The fire was about one acre in size when]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/wildfire-burns-at-least-30-acres-in-spanish-fork-canyon/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2019 05:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/wildfire-burns-at-least-30-acres-in-spanish-fork-canyon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here are our 12 favorite photos from June]]></title><description><![CDATA[Salt Lake City police take Ayoola Ajayi into custody in Salt Lake City on Friday, June 28, 2019. Ajayi, 31, was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail for investigation of aggravated murder, aggravated kidnapping, desecration of a human body and obstruction of justice in the death of Mackenzie Lueck.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsReal Salt Lake forward Sam Johnson (50) and midfielder Kyle Beckerman (5) embrace after Beckerman scored on Sporting Kansas City at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy on Saturday,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/here-are-our-12-favorite-photos-from-june/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2019 04:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/here-are-our-12-favorite-photos-from-june/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Caring for someone with dementia, Alzheimer's disease? USU offering free online course]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Dr. Norman L. Foster, M.D., Center for Alzheimer's Care, Imaging and Research director, shows what parts of the brain correspond to an amyloid PET at the University of Utah's Center for Alzheimer's Care, Imaging and Research in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, June 18, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Few caregivers are trained to care for loved ones who have Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia, which can make them feel isolated and underprepared, says Utah Sta]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/caring-for-someone-with-dementia-alzheimers-disease-usu-offering-free-online-course/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2019 03:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/caring-for-someone-with-dementia-alzheimers-disease-usu-offering-free-online-course/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ICE detention center for Utah immigrants could wind up in Evanston]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - In this Feb. 7, 2017, file photo released by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, foreign nationals are arrested during a targeted enforcement operation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) aimed at immigration fugitives, re-entrants and at-large criminal aliens in Los Angeles.Charles Reed, Associated PressSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; As the federal government seeks to add a new immigrant detention center in or near Utah, a Centerville company says it will make a pit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/ice-detention-center-for-utah-immigrants-could-wind-up-in-evanston/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2019 02:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/ice-detention-center-for-utah-immigrants-could-wind-up-in-evanston/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah man injured in construction accident]]></title><description><![CDATA[A construction worker was injured Wednesday while installing cement piping in Saratoga Springs, police said.Stock imageSARATOGA SPRINGS &mdash; A construction worker was injured Wednesday while installing cement piping in Saratoga Springs, police said.The man was working in a hole, putting in cement piping, when a piece of piping shifted and hit him, said Sgt. Zach Robinson with the Saratoga Springs Police Department.He was critically injured but is expected to live, Robinson said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-man-injured-in-construction-accident/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2019 02:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-man-injured-in-construction-accident/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kaysville City Council boots councilman from meeting after he calls mayor 'sweetheart']]></title><description><![CDATA[Kaysville City Councilman Dave Adams talks about his firetruck and city funds used in a repair of the truck at his home on Monday, July 11, 2016.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsKaysville Mayor Katie WittKaysvilleKaysville City Councilman Dave AdamsKaysvilleKAYSVILLE &mdash; More fireworks went off in Kaysville's City Council meeting Tuesday night, but this time they weren't related to Fourth of July festivities.The Kaysville City Council voted 4-1 to remove Councilman Dave Adams &mdash; who has s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/kaysville-city-council-boots-councilman-from-meeting-after-he-calls-mayor-sweetheart/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2019 02:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/kaysville-city-council-boots-councilman-from-meeting-after-he-calls-mayor-sweetheart/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baby bird takes its own Uber to Utah wildlife rescue]]></title><description><![CDATA[A baby lesser goldfinch arrived at the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of northern Utah in its own Uber last weekend.Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Northern UtahA baby lesser goldfinch arrived at the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of northern Utah in its own Uber last weekend.Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Northern UtahA baby lesser goldfinch arrived at the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of northern Utah in its own Uber last weekend.Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Northern UtahOGDEN &mdas]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/baby-bird-takes-its-own-uber-to-utah-wildlife-rescue/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2019 01:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/baby-bird-takes-its-own-uber-to-utah-wildlife-rescue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah motorcycle officer injured in crash was lane filtering, witness says]]></title><description><![CDATA[West Jordan police move a police motorcycle involved in an accident near the intersection of 9000 South and Bangerter Highway in West Jordan on Wednesday, July 3, 2019. Police said two officers on motorcycles were traveling east on 9000 South and were lane filtering at the intersection when one of the officers was hit by a sport utility vehicle about 11:30 a.m.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsWest Jordan police talk to a woman involved in an accident with a West Jordan officer on a motorcycle near th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-motorcycle-officer-injured-in-crash-was-lane-filtering-witness-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2019 01:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-motorcycle-officer-injured-in-crash-was-lane-filtering-witness-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris holding events in Utah]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris speaks during the West Des Moines Democrats' annual picnic, Wednesday, July 3, 2019, in West Des Moines, Iowa.Charlie Neibergall, Associated PressSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; California Sen. Kamala Harris, who's surging in the polls after a strong performance in her first Democratic presidential debate, is coming to Utah on July 17.Harris is scheduled to participate in a previously scheduled panel discussion at the "Taking Up Space" luncheon]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/democratic-presidential-candidate-kamala-harris-holding-events-in-utah/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2019 01:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/democratic-presidential-candidate-kamala-harris-holding-events-in-utah/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Salt Lake Maverik clerk stabbed, killed in confrontation outside store]]></title><description><![CDATA[Salt Lake police work at the Maverik at 1270 S. Main after a clerk was fatally stabbed there in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, July 3, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsA Salt Lake police officer works at the Maverik at 1270 S. Main after a clerk was fatally stabbed there in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, July 3, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsSalt Lake police work at the Maverik at 1270 S. Main after a clerk was fatally stabbed there in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, July 3, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Des]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lake-maverik-clerk-stabbed-killed-in-confrontation-outside-store/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2019 01:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lake-maverik-clerk-stabbed-killed-in-confrontation-outside-store/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Dream come true' for 126 Utahns newly awarded U.S. citizenship]]></title><description><![CDATA[Adella Rosita Adesiyan Joseph, from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, smiles and applauds after she and 125 new U.S. citizens took the oath of allegiance during naturalization ceremony at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, July 3, 2019.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsNew U.S. citizen Grace Brooks, from Tianjin, China, smiles after speaking during naturalization ceremony for 126 people at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, July 3,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/dream-come-true-for-126-utahns-newly-awarded-us-citizenship/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2019 00:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/dream-come-true-for-126-utahns-newly-awarded-us-citizenship/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your Weekend: Utah barbershop quartets, pancake breakfasts and live music for the Fourth of July]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fourth of July and fun summer activities are planned around the state this weekend.Adobe StockOneRepublic performs during Stadium of Fire at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Wednesday, July 4, 2018 Fourth of July and fun summer activities are planned around the state this weekend.Spenser Heaps, Deseret NewsDancers perform during Stadium of Fire at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Wednesday, July 4, 2018. Fourth of July and fun summer activities are planned around the state this weekend.Spens]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/your-weekend-utah-barbershop-quartets-pancake-breakfasts-and-live-music-for-the-fourth-of-july/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2019 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/your-weekend-utah-barbershop-quartets-pancake-breakfasts-and-live-music-for-the-fourth-of-july/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Story of Utahn in the Ghost Army is secret no more]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rep. Ben McAdams, D-Utah, World War II Ghost Army veteran Sgt. Stanley Nance, and Nance's great-granddaughter Madeline Christianson chat after posing for a photo at McAdams' office in West Jordan on Monday, July 1, 2019. McAdams submitted a Congressional Record of Nance's involvement in the Ghost Army, a unit composed largely of artist that had unusual orders: not to avoid detection by enemy forces, but to actively attract attention through optical illusions.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsWorld War]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/story-of-utahn-in-the-ghost-army-is-secret-no-more/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2019 23:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/story-of-utahn-in-the-ghost-army-is-secret-no-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Polygamous town contractor must pay $1M to child workers]]></title><description><![CDATA[A judge has ordered a contractor with ties to a polygamous group on the Utah-Arizona border to pay more than $1 million in back wages to children who prosecutors say were forced to pick pecans from 2008-2013.Stock imageSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A judge has ordered a contractor with ties to a polygamous group on the Utah-Arizona border to pay more than $1 million in back wages to children who prosecutors say were forced to pick pecans from 2008-2013.U.S. District Judge Tena Campbell ruled Tuesday ba]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/polygamous-town-contractor-must-pay-1m-to-child-workers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2019 23:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/polygamous-town-contractor-must-pay-1m-to-child-workers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Salt Lake Maverik clerk stabbed, killed in confrontation outside store, police say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Salt Lake police work at the Maverik at 1270 S. Main after a clerk was fatally stabbed there in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, July 3, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsA Salt Lake police officer works at the Maverik at 1270 S. Main after a clerk was fatally stabbed there in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, July 3, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsSalt Lake police work at the Maverik at 1270 S. Main after a clerk was fatally stabbed there in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, July 3, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Des]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lake-maverik-clerk-stabbed-killed-in-confrontation-outside-store-police-say/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2019 23:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lake-maverik-clerk-stabbed-killed-in-confrontation-outside-store-police-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Salt Lake Maverik employee stabbed, killed in confrontation outside store, police say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Salt Lake police work at the Maverik at 1270 S. Main after a clerk was fatally stabbed there in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, July 3, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsA Salt Lake police officer works at the Maverik at 1270 S. Main after a clerk was fatally stabbed there in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, July 3, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsSalt Lake police work at the Maverik at 1270 S. Main after a clerk was fatally stabbed there in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, July 3, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Des]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lake-maverik-employee-stabbed-killed-in-confrontation-outside-store-police-say/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2019 22:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lake-maverik-employee-stabbed-killed-in-confrontation-outside-store-police-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah consumes 710 million burgers annually. Here's why chefs say burgers shouldn't be grilled]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bloomberg reports that chefs say burgers should be cooked in a skillet to retain fat.Jerry DeutschSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A group of chefs has deemed grills unworthy of cooking the perfect burger &mdash; placing the sandwich on their Do Not Grill List days before the Fourth of July.Great timing.Bloomberg reports that burgers are just one of several new additions to the list, which also includes bacon &mdash; a fire hazard &mdash; and other more understandable items like tortillas, peaches and let]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-consumes-710-million-burgers-annually-heres-why-chefs-say-burgers-shouldnt-be-grilled/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2019 21:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-consumes-710-million-burgers-annually-heres-why-chefs-say-burgers-shouldnt-be-grilled/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah motorcycle officer hit, injured]]></title><description><![CDATA[West Jordan police move a police motorcycle involved in an accident near the intersection of 9000 South and Bangerter Highway in West Jordan on Wednesday, July 3, 2019. Police said two officers on motorcycles were traveling east on 9000 South and were lane filtering at the intersection when one of the officers was hit by a sport utility vehicle about 11:30 a.m.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsWest Jordan police talk to a woman involved in an accident with a West Jordan officer on a motorcycle near th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-motorcycle-officer-hit-injured/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2019 20:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-motorcycle-officer-hit-injured/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos: Firefighters urge Utahns to play it safe when it comes to Fourth of July fireworks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Salt Lake City Fire Capt. Adam Archuleta uses a thermal imaging camera to measure the heat from a sparkler held by Capt. Ginger Barraclogh during a Fourth of July fireworks demonstration at Fire Station No. 10 in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, July 3, 2019. According to National Fire Protection Association, hospital emergency rooms in the U.S. treated an estimated 12,900 people for fireworks related injuries in 2017. Of those injuries, 54% were to the extremities and 36% were to the head. Children]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-firefighters-urge-utahns-to-play-it-safe-when-it-comes-to-fourth-of-july-fireworks/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2019 19:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-firefighters-urge-utahns-to-play-it-safe-when-it-comes-to-fourth-of-july-fireworks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two employees at Salt Lake Maverik stabbed, one killed, police say]]></title><description><![CDATA[One person was killed and another was hospitalized in serious condition in a double stabbing at a convenience store early Wednesday.Stock imageSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; One person was killed and another was hospitalized in serious condition in a double stabbing at a convenience store early Wednesday.The incident happened at Maverik, 1270 S. Main, about 3:30 a.m. The victims are both store employees, according to police.Salt Lake police detective Michael Ruff said two people were taken into custody]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/two-employees-at-salt-lake-maverik-stabbed-one-killed-police-say/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2019 17:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/two-employees-at-salt-lake-maverik-stabbed-one-killed-police-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plan ahead for Independence Day traffic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Utah motorists should expect heavy local traffic along the Wasatch Front as Fourth of July celebrations get underway.Adobe StockSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Utah motorists should expect heavy local traffic along the Wasatch Front as Fourth of July celebrations get underway.Drivers traveling to Provo for the Stadium of Fire or other Freedom Festival activities should exit at University Parkway (Exit 269) or University Avenue (Exit 263) rather than Provo Center Street.In addition, 500 West and Bulldog B]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/plan-ahead-for-independence-day-traffic/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2019 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/plan-ahead-for-independence-day-traffic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family of Brent Taylor, North Ogden mayor killed in Afghanistan, honored at Freedom Awards Gala]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jennie Taylor, wife of fallen Utah National Guard Maj. Brent Taylor, accepts the Freedom Award at the Freedom Awards Gala at the Utah Valley Convention Center in Provo on Tuesday, July 2, 2019.Kim Boj&oacute;rquez, Deseret NewsMaj. Brent Taylor of the Utah National GuardUtah National GuardPROVO &mdash; Jennie Taylor has deep roots in Provo. It's where she first met her husband on a blind date. It's where she lived when she was a student at Brigham Young University. It's where she and her husband]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/family-of-brent-taylor-north-ogden-mayor-killed-in-afghanistan-honored-at-freedom-awards-gala/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2019 06:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/family-of-brent-taylor-north-ogden-mayor-killed-in-afghanistan-honored-at-freedom-awards-gala/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Father of teen who fatally overdosed on 'pink' opioid sues Park City police, school district]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Park City is pictured on Friday, July 14, 2017. The father of 13-year-old Ryan Ainsworth filed a lawsuit against the Park City Police Department and Park City School District on Tuesday, claiming they withheld information from him in the weeks leading up to his son's overdose death.Spenser Heaps, Deseret NewsPARK CITY &mdash; The father of a 13-year-old Park City boy who fatally overdosed on a synthetic painkiller is suing the city's police department and school district, claiming they wi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/father-of-teen-who-fatally-overdosed-on-pink-opioid-sues-park-city-police-school-district/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2019 05:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/father-of-teen-who-fatally-overdosed-on-pink-opioid-sues-park-city-police-school-district/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lime scooters coming to Draper July 9]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - This July 3, 2018, photo shows scooters by Lime in Paris. Lime will place 75 of its e-scooters in Draper starting Tuesday, July 9, with the possibility of adding more based on demand.Michel Euler, Associated PressDRAPER &mdash; Lime will place 75 of its e-scooters in the city starting Tuesday, July 9, with the possibility of adding more based on demand.The black, green and white scooters will be located at the FrontRunner Station, giving riders the option of scootering to businesses or pl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/lime-scooters-coming-to-draper-july-9/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2019 05:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/lime-scooters-coming-to-draper-july-9/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AISU must refund more than $400,000 in special education funds by Wednesday, state says]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - The American International School of Utah in Murray is pictured on Friday, May 3, 2019. The now-shuttered American International School of Utah has until Wednesday to repay more than $400,000 in special education funds to the State School Board, but the school's executive director said the issue remains in dispute.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; The now-shuttered American International School of Utah has until Wednesday to repay more than $400,000 in state and federal e]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/aisu-must-refund-more-than-400000-in-special-education-funds-by-wednesday-state-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2019 03:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/aisu-must-refund-more-than-400000-in-special-education-funds-by-wednesday-state-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Speaker Hughes, Pioneer Park Coalition lambaste homeless center delays]]></title><description><![CDATA[Construction continues on the 300-bed men's shelter at 3380 S. 1000 West in South Salt Lake on Tuesday, July 2, 2019.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsWork nears completion at the Gail Miller Resource Center next to a vacant lot at 242 W. Paramount Ave. in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, July 2, 2019.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsConstruction continues on the 300-bed men's shelter at 3380 S. 1000 West in South Salt Lake on Tuesday, July 2, 2019.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsConstruction continues on the 300-bed m]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/former-speaker-hughes-pioneer-park-coalition-lambaste-homeless-center-delays/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2019 02:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/former-speaker-hughes-pioneer-park-coalition-lambaste-homeless-center-delays/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos: Body of Utah Army sergeant who died in Afghanistan returns to U.S.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Senior Airman Siannie Concepcion closes the doors on a vehicle containing a transfer case with the remains of U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Elliott J. Robbins, at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on Tuesday, July 2, 2019. According to the Department of Defense, Robbins, of Ogden, assigned to the 10th Special Forces Group, died while supporting Operation Freedom's Sentinel.Alex Brandon, Associated PressOfficers salute as an Army carry team moves a transfer case containing the remains of U.S. Army Sgt.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-body-of-utah-army-sergeant-who-died-in-afghanistan-returns-to-us/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2019 01:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-body-of-utah-army-sergeant-who-died-in-afghanistan-returns-to-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marker memorializes 55 patients who died in Utah's first asylum]]></title><description><![CDATA[Don Hartley, director of the Utah Division of State History, takes a photo of a new granite marker at the Salt Lake City Cemetery memorializing those who died in the state&rsquo;s first insane asylum after the marker was dedicated during a ceremony on Tuesday, July 2, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsAmy Barry, Charlie Luke, Jill Love, Laurie Bryant and Lee Bollwinkel unveil a new granite marker at the Salt Lake City Cemetery memorializing those who died in the state&rsquo;s first insane asylum]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/marker-memorializes-55-patients-who-died-in-utahs-first-asylum/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2019 01:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/marker-memorializes-55-patients-who-died-in-utahs-first-asylum/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah's wildfire season heats up, starting with two fires in Draper]]></title><description><![CDATA[A fire burns in Draper near Point of the Mountain on Tuesday, July 2, 2019.Kyle AndelinA fire burns in Draper near Point of the Mountain on Tuesday, July 2, 2019.Brianna AndersenA fire burns in Draper near Point of the Mountain on Tuesday, July 2, 2019.Brianna AndersenA fire burns in Draper near Point of the Mountain on Tuesday, July 2, 2019.Kyle AndelinA fire burns in Draper near Point of the Mountain on Tuesday, July 2, 2019.Katie ReesDRAPER &mdash; Despite a late start, Utah's wildfire season]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahs-wildfire-season-heats-up-starting-with-two-fires-in-draper/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2019 01:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahs-wildfire-season-heats-up-starting-with-two-fires-in-draper/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Festival in Utah again allows once-barred LGBTQ groups]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - People hold signs during a news conference to discuss the America's Freedom Festival's decision Thursday, June 14, 2018, in Provo, Utah.Rick Bowmer, Associated PressPROVO &mdash; Utah LGBTQ groups have been quietly accepted into a prominent July Fourth festival in conservative Provo after being denied for years.The Daily Herald in Provo reports that five groups marched in the America's Freedom Festival parade last year, but only after an initial refusal and high-profile dispute.County off]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/festival-in-utah-again-allows-once-barred-lgbtq-groups/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2019 01:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/festival-in-utah-again-allows-once-barred-lgbtq-groups/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah Rep. Ben McAdams joins push to raise national smoking age to 21]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Rep. Ben McAdams, D-Utah, discusses protecting H-4 visa holders with immigrants from India during a meeting at his office in West Jordan on Tuesday, April 23, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsPROVO &mdash; Rep. Ben McAdams, D-Utah, joined state and local officials Tuesday to highlight his support for federal efforts to raise the age to buy tobacco products, including electronic cigarettes, to 21 years old.McAdams signed on as a co-sponsor last month to the "Tobacco to 21 Act," introduced]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-rep-ben-mcadams-joins-push-to-raise-national-smoking-age-to-21/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2019 01:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-rep-ben-mcadams-joins-push-to-raise-national-smoking-age-to-21/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. marshals, state courts warning Utahns about spoofing scams]]></title><description><![CDATA[This Aug. 1, 2017, file photo, shows a call log displayed via an AT&amp;T app on a cellphone in Orlando, Fla.John Raoux, Associated PressSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; The U.S. Marshals Service in Utah is warning about telephone scam where con artists are spoofing the office's number to trick people into sending money."This tactic is known as neighbor spoofing, where scammers using technology to modify what number appears on your caller ID to impersonate phone numbers from friends, local businesses, and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/us-marshals-state-courts-warning-utahns-about-spoofing-scams/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2019 00:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/us-marshals-state-courts-warning-utahns-about-spoofing-scams/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah mill eyes radioactive material from Estonia]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - White Mesa Uranium seen here on Feb. 14, 2012, near Blanding.Winston Armani, Deseret NewsCORTEZ, Colo. &mdash; A Colorado-based company is asking for permission to ship radioactive material from eastern Europe to a uranium mill in Utah.The Cortez Journal reported Monday that Energy Fuels Resources submitted an application in April to the Utah Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control to allow the White Mesa Uranium Mill to accept material from a rare-earth production plant in Est]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-mill-eyes-radioactive-material-from-estonia/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2019 00:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-mill-eyes-radioactive-material-from-estonia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Salt Lake D.A. gets extension to file charges against suspect in Mackenzie Lueck's death]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill talks about the investigation into Mackenzie Lueck's disappearance during a press conference at the Public Safety Building in Salt Lake City on Friday, June 28, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsAyoola Adisa AjayiSalt Lake County SheriffSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; The Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office has asked for more time before formally filing criminal charges against the man accused of kidnapping and killing Mackenzie Lueck.Sim Gill ask]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lake-da-gets-extension-to-file-charges-against-suspect-in-mackenzie-luecks-death/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2019 23:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lake-da-gets-extension-to-file-charges-against-suspect-in-mackenzie-luecks-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Did U.S. money pay for torture, killings and rape? Utah Rep. Rob Bishop wants to know]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Rep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah speaks during the UTGOP election night party in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018.Ravell Call, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Federal conservation grants intended to stop overseas poaching may have paid groups that engaged in human rights abuses, including rape, torture and extrajudicial killings of indigenous people overseas.On Monday, the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources, of which Utah Rep. Rob Bishop is the ranking member, sent a letter to the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/did-us-money-pay-for-torture-killings-and-rape-utah-rep-rob-bishop-wants-to-know/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2019 23:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/did-us-money-pay-for-torture-killings-and-rape-utah-rep-rob-bishop-wants-to-know/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man accused in head-on crash was driving on revoked license with alcohol in car, warrant states]]></title><description><![CDATA[Toxicology test results were still pending Tuesday on a man accused of causing a head-on crash on the Bangerter Highway last month, according to police.Stock imageSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Toxicology test results were still pending Tuesday on a man accused of causing a head-on crash on the Bangerter Highway last month, according to police.On June 9, a 29-year-old man, who police say was driving recklessly and running red lights and had fled from police after an earlier incident, ran a red light at]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/man-accused-in-head-on-crash-was-driving-on-revoked-license-with-alcohol-in-car-warrant-states/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2019 23:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/man-accused-in-head-on-crash-was-driving-on-revoked-license-with-alcohol-in-car-warrant-states/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brush fire forces evacuations in Draper neighborhood]]></title><description><![CDATA[A fire burns in Draper near Point of the Mountain on Tuesday, July 2, 2019.Kyle AndelinA fire burns in Draper near Point of the Mountain on Tuesday, July 2, 2019.Brianna AndersenA fire burns in Draper near Point of the Mountain on Tuesday, July 2, 2019.Brianna AndersenA fire burns in Draper near Point of the Mountain on Tuesday, July 2, 2019.Kyle AndelinA fire burns in Draper near Point of the Mountain on Tuesday, July 2, 2019.Katie ReesDRAPER &mdash; Three homes were evacuated as a precaution T]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/brush-fire-forces-evacuations-in-draper-neighborhood/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2019 23:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/brush-fire-forces-evacuations-in-draper-neighborhood/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sterling Van Wagenen, Sundance co-founder, ordered to prison for sex abuse of girl]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Sterling Van Wagenen stands next to his attorney Steven Shapiro, as he pleads guilty to a second charge of sex abuse at the West Jordan courthouse on Thursday, May 2, 2019.Rick EganAMERICAN FORK &mdash; In February, years after a Utah girl was touched inappropriately by an adult she had trusted, her older sister knew something was wrong.She insisted her younger sibling disclose what happened, then immediately called their parents, who debated what to do as their horror set in.Their mother]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/sterling-van-wagenen-sundance-co-founder-ordered-to-prison-for-sex-abuse-of-girl/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2019 22:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/sterling-van-wagenen-sundance-co-founder-ordered-to-prison-for-sex-abuse-of-girl/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man sent to Utah prison nearly three decades ago for murder seeks parole]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - An entrance to the Utah State Prison in Draper, Wednesday, March 5, 2014.Ravell Call, Deseret NewsUTAH STATE PRISON &mdash; Before Utah Board of Pardons and Parole member Denise Porter began the hearing for Andy Gomez, she told him she wanted to have very direct and blunt conversation with him."You've been here an awfully long time, on a really, really serious case with some really, really scary behavior," she said on a recording of the June 18 parole hearing at the Utah State Prison.In 1]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/man-sent-to-utah-prison-nearly-three-decades-ago-for-murder-seeks-parole/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2019 21:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/man-sent-to-utah-prison-nearly-three-decades-ago-for-murder-seeks-parole/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Veterans with disabilities eligible for discounted hunting, combination licenses]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Veterans with disabilities are now eligible for discounted hunting and combination licenses and will also experience an easier application process.Adobe StockSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Disabled veterans are now eligible for discounted hunting and combination licenses and will also experience an easier application process.Disabled veterans were previously eligible for discounted fishing licenses, and as of July 1, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is now expanding that to include hunting]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/veterans-with-disabilities-eligible-for-discounted-hunting-combination-licenses/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2019 19:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/veterans-with-disabilities-eligible-for-discounted-hunting-combination-licenses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sterling Van Wagenen, Sundance co-founder, ordered to prison for abuse of girl]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Sterling Van Wagenen stands next to his attorney Steven Shapiro, as he pleads guilty to a second charge of sex abuse at the West Jordan courthouse on Thursday, May 2, 2019.Rick EganAMERICAN FORK &mdash; A founder of the Sundance Film Festival was sentenced Tuesday to at least six years and up to life in prison for sexually abusing a young girl.Following statements from the child and her mother, 4th District Judge Roger Griffin recommended that parole authorities keep Sterling Van Wagenen,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/sterling-van-wagenen-sundance-co-founder-ordered-to-prison-for-abuse-of-girl/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2019 19:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/sterling-van-wagenen-sundance-co-founder-ordered-to-prison-for-abuse-of-girl/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. marshals warning Utahns about spoofing scam]]></title><description><![CDATA[This Aug. 1, 2017, file photo, shows a call log displayed via an AT&amp;T app on a cellphone in Orlando, Fla.John Raoux, Associated PressSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; The U.S. Marshals Service in Utah is warning people about a telephone scam where con artists are spoofing the office's number to trick people into sending money."This tactic is known as neighbor spoofing, where scammers using technology to modify what number appears on your caller ID to impersonate phone numbers from friends, local busine]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/us-marshals-warning-utahns-about-spoofing-scam/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2019 18:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/us-marshals-warning-utahns-about-spoofing-scam/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Salt Lake District Attorney Sim Gill gets extension to file charges against suspect in Mackenzie Lueck's death]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill talks about the investigation into Mackenzie Lueck's disappearance during a press conference at the Public Safety Building in Salt Lake City on Friday, June 28, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsAyoola Adisa AjayiSalt Lake County SheriffSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; The Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office has asked for more time before formally filing criminal charges against the man accused of kidnapping and killing Mackenzie Lueck.Sim Gill ask]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lake-district-attorney-sim-gill-gets-extension-to-file-charges-against-suspect-in-mackenzie-luecks-death/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2019 18:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lake-district-attorney-sim-gill-gets-extension-to-file-charges-against-suspect-in-mackenzie-luecks-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dominion Energy asks for rate hike for natural gas in Utah]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - In this his May 1, 2018, file photo, the Richmond, Va., city skyline is seen in the horizon behind the coal ash ponds along the James River near Dominion Energy's Chesterfield Power Station in Chester, Va. The Virginia General Assembly has reached a bipartisan agreement on a bill that would clean up large coal ash ponds across the state. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)Steve Helber, Associated PressSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; The state's largest natural gas utility is calling for a rate hike.Domi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/dominion-energy-asks-for-rate-hike-for-natural-gas-in-utah/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2019 18:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/dominion-energy-asks-for-rate-hike-for-natural-gas-in-utah/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah family celebrates birth of quadruplets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Steve and Heather Staley, and their oldest son, Jackson, check on their new family members, Parker, pictured, Cole, Tara and McCall, in the newborn intensive care unit at McKay-Dee Hospital on Monday, July 1, 2019. The quadruplets were born June 7.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsParker Staley, one of the quadruplets born to Steve and Heather Staley, rests in the newborn intensive care unit at McKay-Dee Hospital on Monday, July 1, 2019. The quadruplets were born June 7.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsSteve]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-family-celebrates-birth-of-quadruplets/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2019 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-family-celebrates-birth-of-quadruplets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2 killed in plane crash in Sanpete County]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two men died when a small glider plane crashed near Ephraim on Monday, July 1, 2019.Sanpete County Sheriff's OfficeEPHRAIM &mdash; Two people died when a glider plane crashed in Sanpete County late Monday afternoon, the second fatal plane crash in Utah in two days.A 911 call for a downed plane came in shortly after 5 p.m., the Sanpete County Sheriff's Office said in a news release Monday night.The crash was reported as being roughly 4 miles northeast of Ephraim, the sheriff's office said.There w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/2-killed-in-plane-crash-in-sanpete-county/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2019 06:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/2-killed-in-plane-crash-in-sanpete-county/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[1 killed, 3 injured in car crash near Monticello]]></title><description><![CDATA[One person was killed when a pickup truck crashed into a semitrailer on state Route 191 north of Monticello on Monday, July 1, 2019.Utah Department of Public SafetyMONTICELLO &mdash; One person was killed and three others injured when a pickup truck hit a semitrailer on state Route 191 on Monday afternoon.The pickup truck was driving south about 10 miles north of Monticello shortly after noon, the Utah Department of Public Safety said.The driver of the pickup truck was speeding in a construction]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/1-killed-3-injured-in-car-crash-near-monticello/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2019 06:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/1-killed-3-injured-in-car-crash-near-monticello/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[University of Utah community comes together to remember Mackenzie Lueck]]></title><description><![CDATA[Katie, whose last name wasn't given, and Ashley Fine, friends of Mackenzie Lueck, embrace during a vigil for Lueck, a University of Utah student believed to have been murdered, on the University of Utah Union lawn in Salt Lake City on Monday, July 1, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsA woman holds an electric candle during a vigil for Mackenzie Lueck, a University of Utah student believed to have been murdered, on the University of Utah Union lawn in Salt Lake City on Monday, July 1, 2019.Kristin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/university-of-utah-community-comes-together-to-remember-mackenzie-lueck/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2019 06:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/university-of-utah-community-comes-together-to-remember-mackenzie-lueck/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utahn accused in 'sextortion' of over 50 teens, charges say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gabe Ryan GilbertSalt Lake County JailSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A $500,000 arrest warrant was issued Monday for a South Jordan man accused of sextortion.Gabe Ryan Gilbert, 19, has been charged with contacting juvenile girls on social media and threatening to photo-edit nude images of them if they would not send him real nude photos.Gilbert is charged in 3rd District Court with five counts of aggravated sexual extortion of a child, a first-degree felony, and four counts of sexual exploitation of a m]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahn-accused-in-sextortion-of-over-50-teens-charges-say/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2019 03:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahn-accused-in-sextortion-of-over-50-teens-charges-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-Utah guardsman pleads guilty in stepdad's beating death]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jace ZeemanUtah County JailPROVO &mdash; A former Utah National Guardsman who prosecutors say beat his stepfather to death in 2017 has admitted to a reduced charge of homicide.Jace Zeeman, 29, was charged in January 2018 with murder, a first-degree felony, after police said he fought with Brandon Bourgeois, 47, in order to defend his mother. But Zeeman ultimately used more force than would be expected to protect himself, investigators wrote in an affidavit.On June 20, Zeeman pleaded guilty to do]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/ex-utah-guardsman-pleads-guilty-in-stepdads-beating-death/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2019 02:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/ex-utah-guardsman-pleads-guilty-in-stepdads-beating-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Has visitation in Utah's Wasatch canyons reached a tipping point?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anastasia Bertola, Kailey Hansen, Jared Robinson and Tyler Hills begin a hike at Bells Canyon on Monday, July 1, 2019.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsPat Richardson, Olivia Richardson, Elizabeth Richardson, James McKenna, Julia McKenna and Laura McKenna put on sunscreen at Snowbird in Little Cottonwood Canyon on Monday, July 1, 2019.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsHikers begin trek at Bells Canyon on Monday, July 1, 2019.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsA pair of hikers finish their hike at Bells Ca]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/has-visitation-in-utahs-wasatch-canyons-reached-a-tipping-point/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2019 02:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/has-visitation-in-utahs-wasatch-canyons-reached-a-tipping-point/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What a BYU expert on Korea says about President Trump's walk on the north side]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump walks to the North Korean side of the border with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the border village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone, Sunday, June 30, 2019, in North Korea. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)Susan WalshPresident Donald Trump, left, meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the North Korean side of the border at the village of Panmunjom in Demilitarized Zone, Sunday, June 30, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)Susan WalshPresident Donald Trump meets with North Ko]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/what-a-byu-expert-on-korea-says-about-president-trumps-walk-on-the-north-side/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2019 01:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/what-a-byu-expert-on-korea-says-about-president-trumps-walk-on-the-north-side/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everything you need to know for a safe holiday celebration with fireworks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ryker and Seth Richens set up fireworks at a stand in Millcreek on Wednesday, June 26, 2019. During the 2018 legislative session, Utah lawmakers passed a bill increasing firework restrictions.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsA fireworks stand is set up for the upcoming holidays in Millcreek on Wednesday, June 26, 2019. During the 2018 legislative session, Utah lawmakers passed a bill increasing firework restrictions.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsAngela Richens and her children Seth and Ryker hang]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/everything-you-need-to-know-for-a-safe-holiday-celebration-with-fireworks/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2019 00:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/everything-you-need-to-know-for-a-safe-holiday-celebration-with-fireworks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Report details rape allegations against suspect in Mackenzie Lueck killing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ayoola A. AjayiSalt Lake County Sheriff's Office via Associated PressSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; More search warrants were served over the weekend in connection with the death of University of Utah student Mackenzie Lueck, Salt Lake police confirmed Monday.Detectives were continuing to collect evidence in anticipation of formal charges being filed against Ayoola Ajayi, 31. Salt Lake Police Sgt. Brandon Shearer declined to say what specifically investigators were looking for, but said one of the warra]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/report-details-rape-allegations-against-suspect-in-mackenzie-lueck-killing/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2019 23:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/report-details-rape-allegations-against-suspect-in-mackenzie-lueck-killing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah soldier dies in Afghanistan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sgt. 1st Class Elliott J. RobbinsCourtesy of U.S. Army Special Operations CommandSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A decorated soldier from Ogden has died while serving in the Middle East.Sgt. 1st Class Elliott Robbins, 31, died Sunday in a noncombat incident in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, while serving in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel, according to a Pentagon report. The incident is under investigation.A Green Beret, Robbins was assigned to D Company, 2nd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Airbor]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-soldier-dies-in-afghanistan/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2019 23:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-soldier-dies-in-afghanistan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trial set for teen charged as adult in Utah drug killing]]></title><description><![CDATA[A trial has been scheduled for a Salt Lake City man charged with murder while he was still a teenager.Stock imageSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A trial has been scheduled for a Salt Lake City man charged with murder while he was still a teenager.The four-day jury trial for Isaac Nacdaniel Patton, now 18, is scheduled to begin Jan. 28, 2019. He is accused of shooting and killing Tristen Mogadam, a Magna man who sold him marijuana.Patton has been found mentally competent to face a charge of murder, a firs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/trial-set-for-teen-charged-as-adult-in-utah-drug-killing/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2019 23:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/trial-set-for-teen-charged-as-adult-in-utah-drug-killing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man faces arson charge in Utah church fire]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michael Donovan AverettWeber County JailOGDEN &mdash; A Taylorsville man was charged with arson Monday in connection with a church fire in Ogden that caused an estimated $300,000 damage.Michael Donovan Averett, 18, was charged in 2nd District Court with the second-degree felony, as well as burglary and criminal mischief, both third-degree felonies.On Friday, police were called to a meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 550 E. 900 North in Ogden, on a criminal mischief]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/man-faces-arson-charge-in-utah-church-fire/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2019 23:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/man-faces-arson-charge-in-utah-church-fire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah Valley University names new dean of the School of Education]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vessela IlievaAugust Miller, Utah Valley UniversityOREM &mdash; Utah Valley University has appointed Vessela Ilieva as dean of the university's School of Education. Ilieva has been serving as the interim dean since fall 2018.Ilieva joined UVU in 2010 as an assistant professor in the School of Education. Prior to that, she served as an assistant professor at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa.A native of Bulgaria, she received a master's degree in engineering from the Technical University in So]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-valley-university-names-new-dean-of-the-school-of-education/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2019 22:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-valley-university-names-new-dean-of-the-school-of-education/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boaters should plan for long lines at Lake Powell over the 4th of July]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Although the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is boosting its inspection and decontamination capacity along the routes leaving Lake Powell over the Fourth of July, boaters should expect long lines during as every boat needs to be inspected.Adobe StockSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Although the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is boosting its inspection and decontamination capacity along the routes leaving Lake Powell over the Fourth of July, boaters should expect long lines as every boat ne]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/boaters-should-plan-for-long-lines-at-lake-powell-over-the-4th-of-july/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2019 21:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/boaters-should-plan-for-long-lines-at-lake-powell-over-the-4th-of-july/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah Sen. Mitt Romney criticizes Trump &mdash; again &mdash; for defending Saudi prince accused in journalist's death]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Mitt Romney interviews in his new office on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on January 3, 2019. Sen. Mitt Romney took issue with President Donald Trump defending his relationship with the Saudi Arabian leader who allegedly ordered the hit on a Washington Post columnist.Cheryl Diaz Meyer, For the Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Sen. Mitt Romney took issue with President Donald Trump defending his relationship with the Saudi Arabian leader who allegedly ordered the hit on a Washington]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-sen-mitt-romney-criticizes-trump-mdash-again-mdash-for-defending-saudi-prince-accused-in-journalists-death/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2019 21:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-sen-mitt-romney-criticizes-trump-mdash-again-mdash-for-defending-saudi-prince-accused-in-journalists-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nebo Loop Scenic Byway reopens for the summer]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - The Nebo Loop Scenic Byway, a 38-mile road through the Uinta National Forest, is now open to traffic.Stuart Johnson, Deseret NewsSPANISH FORK &mdash; The Nebo Loop Scenic Byway, a 38-mile road through the Uinta National Forest, is now open to traffic.A Facebook post by the Spanish Fork Ranger District announcing the opening urged motorists to stay alert as there is still snow and some wet patches along the byway.The district also warned there are still some closures in the area as recover]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/nebo-loop-scenic-byway-reopens-for-the-summer/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2019 21:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/nebo-loop-scenic-byway-reopens-for-the-summer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2 killed in plane found crashed in San Juan County]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - A recovery effort was underway Monday after the wreckage of a missing plane were located in a remote area of San Juan County.Stock imageMOAB &mdash; The bodies of two Utah residents were recovered from the wreckage of a missing plane that was located in a remote area of San Juan County on Monday.The victims were identified as Kevin Carroll, 53, of Moab, and Jay Camberlango, 42, of Lindon.The plane, which took off from Moab Sunday morning, was reported to the Grand County Sheriff's Office]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/2-killed-in-plane-found-crashed-in-san-juan-county/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2019 20:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/2-killed-in-plane-found-crashed-in-san-juan-county/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman charged with threatening to bomb Utah school]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - A former Utah resident is accused of threatening to bomb her old school, according to charging documents.Stock imageEUREKA, Juab County &mdash; A former Utah resident was charged Monday with threatening to bomb her old school.Brenna Kay Barnes, 28, of Mina, Nevada, is charged in Juab County's 4th District Court with threat of terrorism, a second-degree felony.On June 13, Barnes sent a Facebook message "to a former teacher threatening to kill everyone in Goshen and Eureka, Utah," according]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/woman-charged-with-threatening-to-bomb-utah-school/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2019 20:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/woman-charged-with-threatening-to-bomb-utah-school/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Theater review: Hale Theater's 'Million Dollar Quartet' captures spirit of classic rock 'n' roll]]></title><description><![CDATA[Benjamin D. Hale as Johnny Cash, from left, Michael D Potter as Elvis Presley, Colin Summers as Carl Perkins and David Smith as Jerry Lee Lewis in Hale Center Theater Orem's production of "Million Dollar Quartet."Suzy OliveiraBenjamin D. Hale as Johnny Cash, from left, Michael D Potter as Elvis Presley, Colin Summers as Carl Perkins and David Smith as Jerry Lee Lewis in Hale Center Theater Orem's production of "Million Dollar Quartet."Suzy OliveiraDavid Smith as Jerry Lee Lewis, from left, Colin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/theater-review-hale-theaters-million-dollar-quartet-captures-spirit-of-classic-rock-n-roll/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2019 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/theater-review-hale-theaters-million-dollar-quartet-captures-spirit-of-classic-rock-n-roll/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah man charged with kidnapping Latter-day Saint missionaries]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alfredo Paul Herrera, 45, who also goes by the name Paul Gutierrez Marquez, has been charged with six counts of aggravated kidnapping, two counts of aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm by a restricted person, all third-degree felonies, after police say he held six missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in his home at gunpoint.Salt Lake County JailWEST VALLEY CITY &mdash; Criminal charges have been filed against a West Valley man who police say invited Latter]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-man-charged-with-kidnapping-latter-day-saint-missionaries/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2019 18:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-man-charged-with-kidnapping-latter-day-saint-missionaries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First wave of Utah WeWork flex workspace opens for business]]></title><description><![CDATA[Artist rendering of a We Company coworking space scheduled to open in the Gateway complex in August. The project is one of four planned by the New York City-based company in the coming year that will add over 4,000 new flexible workspaces in locations along the Wasatch Front.We CompanyRendering of a We Companycoworking space scheduled to open in the Gateway complex in August. The project is one of four planned by the New York City-based company in the coming year that will add over 4,000 new fle]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/first-wave-of-utah-wework-flex-workspace-opens-for-business/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2019 18:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/first-wave-of-utah-wework-flex-workspace-opens-for-business/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joe Bauman: Bugs in the system and a scorpion in a Jeep]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this illustration, the network of global positioning satellites beams information to receivers on Earth, where a plethora of devices like smartphones, aircraft and self-driving autos use the signals to work out their positions.NASA/Goddard Space Flight CenterThe author's sleeping accommodations are photographed the night of June 5-6, 2019, west of Delta.Joe BaumanEditor's note: A version of this was previously published on the author's website.Isn't it strange how some seemingly innocuous dec]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/joe-bauman-bugs-in-the-system-and-a-scorpion-in-a-jeep/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2019 07:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/joe-bauman-bugs-in-the-system-and-a-scorpion-in-a-jeep/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family, friends mourn Utah woman who police say was killed by boyfriend]]></title><description><![CDATA[Friends and family members light candles to remember Shaina Bigby, who police say was shot after a domestic dispute with her boyfriend, during a vigil in West Valley City on Sunday, June 30, 2019.Ashley Imlay, Deseret NewsKati Johnson, best friend of Shaina Bigby, who police say was shot after a domestic dispute with her boyfriend, remembers Bigby during a vigil in West Valley City on Sunday, June 30, 2019.Ashley Imlay, Deseret NewsFriends hug as they look at photos of Shaina Bigby during a vigi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/family-friends-mourn-utah-woman-who-police-say-was-killed-by-boyfriend/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2019 06:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/family-friends-mourn-utah-woman-who-police-say-was-killed-by-boyfriend/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Riverton police gear up for department's debut]]></title><description><![CDATA[Riverton police officer Mike Ashley gets into his patrol car in Riverton on Friday, June 28, 2019. Riverton started a police department after the city ended its relationship with the Unified Police Department.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsRiverton police officer Mike Ashley shows his badge in Riverton on Friday, June 28, 2019. Riverton started a police department after the city ended its relationship with the Unified Police Department.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsRiverton police officer Mike]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/riverton-police-gear-up-for-departments-debut/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2019 04:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/riverton-police-gear-up-for-departments-debut/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bicyclist critical after crash with off-highway vehicle in Utah]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man was critically injured when he was hit by an off-highway vehicle in Utah County on Saturday, June 29, 2019.Utah Highway PatrolPROVO &mdash; A bicyclist was critically injured Saturday when an off-highway vehicle driving on the wrong side of the road hit him, troopers said.The crash occurred about 9:15 a.m. when the vehicle driving on Alpine Loop Road near Cascade Springs in Utah County came upon a group of bicyclists riding downhill, the Utah Highway Patrol said."Quite honestly, what I cou]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/bicyclist-critical-after-crash-with-off-highway-vehicle-in-utah/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2019 02:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/bicyclist-critical-after-crash-with-off-highway-vehicle-in-utah/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BYU helps NASA prep for human mission to Mars through study of martian dust particles]]></title><description><![CDATA[This photo made available by NASA on Aug. 6, 2004, shows sand dunes less than 1 meter high in the "Endurance Crater" on the planet Mars, seen by the Opportunity rover. After two years of development, the BYU research team is in the final stages of refining a tool that could measure the size and electrical charge of Martian dust particles.NASA/JPL/CornellPROVO &mdash; A group of researchers at BYU are nearing completion of a NASA-sponsored project that aims to measure the electrical charge and si]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/byu-helps-nasa-prep-for-human-mission-to-mars-through-study-of-martian-dust-particles/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2019 02:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/byu-helps-nasa-prep-for-human-mission-to-mars-through-study-of-martian-dust-particles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos: Spinning through Sunday rain showers]]></title><description><![CDATA[A biker rides through the light rain on Little Cottonwood Canyon Road in Salt Lake County on Sunday, June 30, 2019.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsAccording to KSL meteorologist Dan Guthrie, "we're a little lucky right now because we've got some moisture rolling in" on Sunday. Sunshine is expected Monday throughout the state with scattered showers over the mountains. "Sunshine and warm temperatures" are expected for the rest of the Fourth of July week, along with increased fire danger, Guthrie sa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-spinning-through-sunday-rain-showers/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2019 02:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-spinning-through-sunday-rain-showers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah family recalls faith-building 'miracles' after father, daughter struck by lightning]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scott Robinson gets emotional in West Jordan on Friday, June 28, 2019, as he and daughter Chloe talking about both being struck by lightning during a church youth conference in Fillmore on June 20.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsScott Robinson and daughter Chloe show a tattered hat in West Jordan on Friday, June 28, 2019. Scott Robinson was wearing the hat when the pair were hit by lightning during a church youth conference in Fillmore on June 20.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsChloe Robinson show]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-family-recalls-faith-building-miracles-after-father-daughter-struck-by-lightning/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2019 00:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-family-recalls-faith-building-miracles-after-father-daughter-struck-by-lightning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When it comes to patriotic states, Utah is No. 4!]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - An American flag flies over Henefer, Summit County, on July 3, 2018. In one website's rankings, Utah ranks as the fourth most patriotic state in the union.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsArmy soldiers march the US and Utah flags down the street during the Freedom Festival&rsquo;s July 4th Grand Parade in Provo on Wednesday, July 4, 2018.James Wooldridge, Deseret NewsMembers of the audience listen to the national anthem during Stadium of Fire at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Wednesday,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/when-it-comes-to-patriotic-states-utah-is-no-4/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Jun 2019 21:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/when-it-comes-to-patriotic-states-utah-is-no-4/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Concert review: Marie Osmond's Deer Valley show proved the stage is her natural habitat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marie Osmond performs in concert as Donny and Marie Osmond at the Santander Arena on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017, in Reading, Pa. Marie Osmond performed with the Utah Symphony on Saturday, June 29 at the Deer Valley Music Festival.Owen Sweeney, InvisionMarie Osmond performs in concert as Donny and Marie Osmond at the Santander Arena on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017, in Reading, Pa. Marie Osmond performed with the Utah Symphony on Saturday, June 29 at the Deer Valley Music Festival.Owen Sweeney, InvisionDEER]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/concert-review-marie-osmonds-deer-valley-show-proved-the-stage-is-her-natural-habitat/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Jun 2019 18:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/concert-review-marie-osmonds-deer-valley-show-proved-the-stage-is-her-natural-habitat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A. Scott Anderson: New inland port leader brings expertise to help make Utah great]]></title><description><![CDATA[A section of land looking northeast at 7200 West and I-80 that is part of the proposed Utah Inland Port in Salt Lake City on Monday, July 16, 2018.James Wooldridge, Deseret NewsIt's not often that a large industrial development can be built from the ground up &mdash; brand new &mdash; using the world's best practices for sustainability, innovation, advanced technology and clean energy/low emissions.The opportunity to build just such a 21st-century inland intermodal logistics hub is what attracte]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/a-scott-anderson-new-inland-port-leader-brings-expertise-to-help-make-utah-great/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Jun 2019 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/a-scott-anderson-new-inland-port-leader-brings-expertise-to-help-make-utah-great/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['They knew the name of BYU': BYU's relationship with China still going strong]]></title><description><![CDATA[Performing arts groups from BYU stand in front of Beijing's Temple of Heaven on a tour to China in 1982. Merriam Conte stands directly to the left of Elder Neal A, Maxwell.Provided by Merriam ConteAdam Conte dances with the Living Legends during a performance in Beijing at the Tianqiao Performing Arts Center on May 24, 2019.Jaren Wilkey, BYUThe cast of BYU Spectacular performs in Xi'an, China, on May 28, 2019.Jaren Wilkey, BYUThe Living Legends pose for a group photo on the Great Wall of China a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/they-knew-the-name-of-byu-byus-relationship-with-china-still-going-strong/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Jun 2019 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/they-knew-the-name-of-byu-byus-relationship-with-china-still-going-strong/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[9 escape unharmed after fire destroys Utah home]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crewsbattle a house fire, at 6212 Butterfield Park Way, in Herriman, on Saturday, June 29, 2019.Unified Fire AuthorityCrews battle a house fire, at 6212 Butterfield Park Way, in Herriman, on Saturday, June 29, 2019.Unified Fire AuthorityHERRIMAN &mdash; All but a few wooden support beams were left after fire ravaged a family home on Saturday.At least four local fire departments, as well as Dominion Energy, assisted with the blaze, which burned quickly in the summer heat, at 6212 Butterfield Park]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/9-escape-unharmed-after-fire-destroys-utah-home/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Jun 2019 06:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/9-escape-unharmed-after-fire-destroys-utah-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah has big increase in homeschool population and resources]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 4,000 children are homeschooled in Utah County, where Provo and Orem are located.Adobe StockPROVO &mdash; Homeschooling resources have increased significantly in Utah along with the number students, according to a report.There are multiple organizations, co-ops, supplemental programs and support groups dedicated to families in which children are educated at home, The Daily Herald reported recently.More than 4,000 children are homeschooled in Utah County, where Provo and Orem are locate]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-has-big-increase-in-homeschool-population-and-resources/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Jun 2019 01:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-has-big-increase-in-homeschool-population-and-resources/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sheriff's office says Utah County underfunded its retirement]]></title><description><![CDATA[The sheriff's office and the Utah County Attorney's Office say they don't know how much the retirement system is missing.Stock imagePROVO &mdash; Officials say Utah County has underfunded the retirement system for its sheriff's office for more than 20 years.The Daily Herald reports the county government had not made contributions to the Utah Retirement Systems for the scheduled hours that sheriff's office personnel worked above the 80 hours for two-week pay periods.The sheriff's office and the U]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/sheriffs-office-says-utah-county-underfunded-its-retirement/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Jun 2019 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/sheriffs-office-says-utah-county-underfunded-its-retirement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah Democrats, Republicans readying for 2020 under new leadership]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jeff Merchant, the new chairman of the Utah Democratic Party, poses for a photo in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, June 25, 2019.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsJeff Merchant, the new chairman of the Utah Democratic Party, is interviewed in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, June 25, 2019.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsJeff Merchant, the new chairman of the Utah Democratic Party, is interviewed in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, June 25, 2019.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsJeff Merchant, the new chairman of the Ut]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-democrats-republicans-readying-for-2020-under-new-leadership/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Jun 2019 00:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-democrats-republicans-readying-for-2020-under-new-leadership/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heartbreaking experience turns into a labor of love]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eliza Yeafoli works on burial gown for stillborn babies in Lehi on Tuesday, June 4, 2019. Yeafoli, who lost a baby nearly five months into her pregnancy, began the charity Heaven Bound Gowns with her sisters.Jay DortzbachEliza Yeafoli works on burial gown for stillborn babies in Lehi on Tuesday, June 4, 2019. Yeafoli, who lost a baby nearly five months into her pregnancy, began the charity Heaven Bound Gowns with her sisters.Jay Dortzbach, Deseret NewsEliza Yeafoli works on burial gown for still]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/heartbreaking-experience-turns-into-a-labor-of-love/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/heartbreaking-experience-turns-into-a-labor-of-love/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wildfire on high terrain challenges Utah firefighters]]></title><description><![CDATA[About 110 firefighters are assigned to ensure the 2-square-mile blaze does not spread.Adobe StockBEAVER &mdash; Fire crews were working to contain a smoldering wildfire in a high-elevation area 5 miles east of the town of Beaver.The Central Utah Fire agency said Saturday that the wildfire was burning on steep, rocky terrain that presents difficulties to firefighters.No buildings are threatened by the fire. About 110 firefighters are assigned to ensure the 2-square-mile blaze does not spread. Smo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/wildfire-on-high-terrain-challenges-utah-firefighters/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Jun 2019 23:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/wildfire-on-high-terrain-challenges-utah-firefighters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Refugees rally in Salt Lake City to support Sudan democracy movement]]></title><description><![CDATA[Zubayda Khudair leads a chant as March for Refugees hosts a rally for Sudan at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Saturday, June 29, 2019.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsMarch for Refugees hosts a rally for Sudan at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Saturday, June 29, 2019.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsNawa Alzubaidi holds a sign as March for Refugees hosts a rally for Sudan at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Saturday, June 29, 2019.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsMarch for Refugees hosts a rally f]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/refugees-rally-in-salt-lake-city-to-support-sudan-democracy-movement/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Jun 2019 23:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/refugees-rally-in-salt-lake-city-to-support-sudan-democracy-movement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Friends left teen's body in Utah park after night of drinking, police say]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 16-year-old found dead this week at a park in Box Elder County was left there by friends after a night of drinking, authorities said.Stock imageCORINNE, Box Elder County &mdash; A 16-year-old found dead this week at a park in Box Elder County was left there by friends after a night of drinking, authorities said.Thursday morning, deputies responded to Bill Flack Park in Corinne where a passerby discovered the body of Marcus Elkins, according to a prepared statement from the Box Elder County She]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/friends-left-teens-body-in-utah-park-after-night-of-drinking-police-say/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Jun 2019 21:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/friends-left-teens-body-in-utah-park-after-night-of-drinking-police-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heading to Zion for the 4th? Expect large crowds, hot temperatures]]></title><description><![CDATA[Zion National Park on Monday, Sept. 24, 2018.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsZION NATIONAL PARK &mdash; Visitors to the park are being warned the Fourth of July weekend is sure to include high temperatures and lots of vehicle and pedestrian congestion.Park officials are warning it will take longer to enter and move around within the park. Visitor center parking areas fill by 9 a.m. and there is only limited overflow parking within the park. Additional parking is provided in Springdale, and a free]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/heading-to-zion-for-the-4th-expect-large-crowds-hot-temperatures/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Jun 2019 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/heading-to-zion-for-the-4th-expect-large-crowds-hot-temperatures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taking your dog for a spin? Don’t leave it in the car]]></title><description><![CDATA[Salt Lake County Animal Services is begging dog owners to not leave pets in the car, especially during the summer.Evgeniy Andreev, Adobe StockSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Salt Lake County Animal Services is begging dog owners to not leave pets in the car, especially during the summer.According to the county, it receives hundred of calls about dogs left in cars every year. Last year alone, there were 729 calls; the total for this year is 134 so far.Once outside temperatures reach 70 degrees, temperatur]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/taking-your-dog-for-a-spin-dont-leave-it-in-the-car/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Jun 2019 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/taking-your-dog-for-a-spin-dont-leave-it-in-the-car/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fraternity pledges $20 million to Huntsman Cancer Institute for research and treatment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Susan Sheehan, Huntsman Cancer Foundation President and chief operating officer, hugs Tommy Geddings, Sigma Chi International Fraternity grand consul, after he announced that Sigma Chi International Fraternity is pledging $20 million dedicated to women&rsquo;s cancer research, treatment and wellness at Huntsman Cancer Institute during a ceremony in Salt Lake City on Friday, June 28, 2019.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsSeveral hundred gather as Sigma Chi International Fraternity pledges $20 milli]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/fraternity-pledges-20-million-to-huntsman-cancer-institute-for-research-and-treatment/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Jun 2019 06:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/fraternity-pledges-20-million-to-huntsman-cancer-institute-for-research-and-treatment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Group wants grizzly bears restored to more U.S. states, including Utah]]></title><description><![CDATA[This April 29, 2019, file photo provided by the United States Geological Survey shows a grizzly bear and a cub along the Gibbon River in Yellowstone National Park, Wyo. Wildlife advocates are seeking a court order that would force U.S. officials to consider if grizzly bears should be restored to more Western states following the animals' resurgence in the Northern Rockies.Frank van Manen, The United States Geological SurveyBILLINGS, Mont. &mdash; Wildlife advocates are seeking a court order that]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/group-wants-grizzly-bears-restored-to-more-us-states-including-utah/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Jun 2019 04:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/group-wants-grizzly-bears-restored-to-more-us-states-including-utah/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AISU misses deadline to refund $415,000 in state, federal special education funds to state]]></title><description><![CDATA[The American International School of Utah in Murray is pictured on Friday, May 3, 2019.SALT LAKE CITY &mdash; American International School of Utah, which shuttered earlier this month, missed its deadline to refund more than $415,000 in special education funds that state officials said were improperly spent or there was no documentation to support the expenditures.On Friday, Deputy State Superintendent of Operations Scott Jones confirmed that AISU, a public charter school in Murray, missed the J]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/aisu-misses-deadline-to-refund-415000-in-state-federal-special-education-funds-to-state/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Jun 2019 03:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/aisu-misses-deadline-to-refund-415000-in-state-federal-special-education-funds-to-state/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Contractor says suspect in Mackenzie Lueck killing asked him to build a secret, soundproof room in the home in April]]></title><description><![CDATA[Contractor Brian Wolf, of Ogden, talks on Friday, June 28, 2019, about how Ayoola Adisa Ajayi wanted Wolf to build a soundproof, hidden room in his home. Wolf said he went to Ajayi's home in early April to discuss the project but felt uncomfortable about the request and turned down the job. On Friday, Ajayi, 31, was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail for investigation of aggravated murder, aggravated kidnapping, desecration of a human body and obstruction of justice in the death of 23-year-ol]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/contractor-says-suspect-in-mackenzie-lueck-killing-asked-him-to-build-a-secret-soundproof-room-in-the-home-in-april/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Jun 2019 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/contractor-says-suspect-in-mackenzie-lueck-killing-asked-him-to-build-a-secret-soundproof-room-in-the-home-in-april/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UTA to begin replacing TRAX rail in downtown Salt Lake City Saturday]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - The TRAX line at Main Street and 400 S. in Salt Lake City on Friday, April 19, 2019.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; The Utah Transit Authority is reminding TRAX riders and motorists that crews will begin replacing aging rail between the Arena and Temple Square stations.In addition, crews will replace old switches with new ones called flange bearing switches. According to the agency, as the train passes through the new switches, the flange will bear the weight of the trai]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/uta-to-begin-replacing-trax-rail-in-downtown-salt-lake-city-saturday/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Jun 2019 01:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/uta-to-begin-replacing-trax-rail-in-downtown-salt-lake-city-saturday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Combat Utah ozone pollution, pay attention to vehicle smog ratings]]></title><description><![CDATA[A wall mural at the Mark Miller Toyota dealership in Salt Lake City was painted to increase customer awareness of smog ratings on vehicle tailpipe emissions. The ratings by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency grade how much pollution is released into the atmosphere. The lower the number, the worse the emissions.Mark Miller ToyotaThis window sticker educating potential vehicle purchasers on the importance of smog ratings is part of a pilot project involving Mark Miller Toyota, Envision Utah]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/combat-utah-ozone-pollution-pay-attention-to-vehicle-smog-ratings/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Jun 2019 01:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/combat-utah-ozone-pollution-pay-attention-to-vehicle-smog-ratings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fire causes $40,000 in damage to Ogden church, no injuries reported]]></title><description><![CDATA[No injuries have been reported after firefighters extinguished a fire at a Latter-day Saints meetinghouse in Ogden Friday morning, according to Ogden Deputy Fire Chief Eric Bauman.Adobe StockOGDEN &mdash; No injuries have been reported after firefighters extinguished a fire at a Latter-day Saints meetinghouse in Ogden Friday morning, according to Ogden Deputy Fire Chief Eric Bauman.No one was inside the building when fire crews arrived at approximately 10:35 a.m. Upon arrival, firefighters repor]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/fire-causes-40000-in-damage-to-ogden-church-no-injuries-reported/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Jun 2019 01:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/fire-causes-40000-in-damage-to-ogden-church-no-injuries-reported/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Missing University of Utah student Mackenzie Lueck was murdered, police say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Salt Lake police arrest Ayoola Adisa Ajayi, 31, at an apartment complex at 1028 S. West Temple on Friday, June 28, 2019. Police say Ajayi was arrested for investigation of aggravated murder, aggravated kidnapping and desecration of a body in the disappearance of University of Utah student Mackenzie Lueck.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsSalt Lake police arrest Ayoola Adisa Ajayi, 31, at an apartment complex at 1028 S. West Temple on Friday, June 28, 2019. Police say Ajayi was arrested for investigati]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/missing-university-of-utah-student-mackenzie-lueck-was-murdered-police-say/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2019 23:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/missing-university-of-utah-student-mackenzie-lueck-was-murdered-police-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mackenzie Lueck: A timeline of what we know about the Utah student's disappearance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photos provided by Salt Lake City police show Mackenzie Lueck at the Salt Lake City International Airport on June 17, 2019.Salt Lake City Police DepartmentPhotos provided by Salt Lake City police show Mackenzie Lueck at the Salt Lake City International Airport on June 17, 2019.Salt Lake City Police DepartmentSandy resident Heather Okiishi, a family friend of Mackenzie Lueck, post a flyer at Liberty Park in Salt Lake City on Saturday, June 22, 2019, asking people keep an eye out for Lueck.Silas W]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/mackenzie-lueck-a-timeline-of-what-we-know-about-the-utah-students-disappearance/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2019 23:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/mackenzie-lueck-a-timeline-of-what-we-know-about-the-utah-students-disappearance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Salt Lake City Council overrides most of mayor's vetoes on housing funds]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Salt Lake City Mayor Jacki Biskupski speaks at a press conference at the City and County Building in Salt Lake City about a lawsuit filed against the Utah Inland Port Authority on Monday, June 24, 2019.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsFILE - Salt Lake City Councilman Charlie Luke looks at Senator Gene Davis after Sen. Davis expressed his anger at the City council's divide with the mayor, as Utah Legislators gather at the State Capitol in Salt Lake City for a special session on Wednesday, Ju]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lake-city-council-overrides-most-of-mayors-vetoes-on-housing-funds/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2019 22:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lake-city-council-overrides-most-of-mayors-vetoes-on-housing-funds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conservative senator blocks Mike Lee-Kamala Harris immigration reform bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, (left) and Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., (right) introduced the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act in February, an issue Lee has worked on since being elected to the Senate in 2010.Composite photo: Spenser Heaps, Deseret News; John Locher, Associated PressSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A fellow conservative Republican dealt a blow to Sen. Mike Lee's nearly nine-year effort to end what he calls a "Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley-era" aspect of federal immigration law.The Utah Repu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/conservative-senator-blocks-mike-lee-kamala-harris-immigration-reform-bill/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2019 22:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/conservative-senator-blocks-mike-lee-kamala-harris-immigration-reform-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman, 80, dies in Utah house fire]]></title><description><![CDATA[One victim died following a fire in an Ogden home late Thursday night.Stock imageOGDEN &mdash; An 80-year old woman died following a fire in an Ogden home late Thursday night.While extinguishing the fire, firefighters found the woman in the kitchen. The department said she was immediately transported to the hospital but died shortly after arrival.Crews found light smoke coming from the house at 2016 Monroe Blvd. when they arrived at 11:07 p.m., according to the Ogden Fire Department. The fire wa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/woman-80-dies-in-utah-house-fire/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2019 20:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/woman-80-dies-in-utah-house-fire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How well do you know Salt Lake's downtown streets? Itty Bitty Salt Lake City is back to test you]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image 1: Itty Bitty Salt Lake City in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, June 25, 2019.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsImage 2: Itty Bitty Salt Lake City in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, June 25, 2019.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsImage 3: Itty Bitty Salt Lake City in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, June 25, 2019.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsImage 4: Itty Bitty Salt Lake City in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, June 25, 2019.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsImage 5: Itty Bitty Salt Lake City in Salt Lake City on Tues]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/how-well-do-you-know-salt-lakes-downtown-streets-itty-bitty-salt-lake-city-is-back-to-test-you/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2019 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/how-well-do-you-know-salt-lakes-downtown-streets-itty-bitty-salt-lake-city-is-back-to-test-you/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sales taxes on services still sticking point in tax reform, task force told]]></title><description><![CDATA[State Sen. Lyle Hillyard speaks to the audience during a town hall meeting conducted by the Tax Restructuring and Equalization Task Force at the Element Event Center in Kearns on Thursday, June 27, 2019. The meeting was one of eight meant to inform attendees about the issue and answer their questions.Silas Walker, Deseret NewsPeople give public statements during a town hall meeting conducted by the Tax Restructuring and Equalization Task Force at the Element Event Center in Kearns on Thursday, J]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/sales-taxes-on-services-still-sticking-point-in-tax-reform-task-force-told/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2019 06:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/sales-taxes-on-services-still-sticking-point-in-tax-reform-task-force-told/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police say homeowner is person of interest in missing Utah student case]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police search the garage of a home at 547 N. 1000 West in Salt Lake City as part of the investigation into the disappearance of University of Utah student Mackenzie Lueck on Wednesday, June 26, 2019.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsSalt Lake City police serve a search warrant at 547 N. 1000 West in connection to the disappearance of University of Utah student Mackenzie Lueck on Wednesday, June 26, 2019.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsSalt Lake City police serve a search warrant at 547 N. 1000 West]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/police-say-homeowner-is-person-of-interest-in-missing-utah-student-case/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2019 04:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/police-say-homeowner-is-person-of-interest-in-missing-utah-student-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daughter gives dad her kidney as Father's Day present]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shaleen Martel poses with her father, Gerald Wayman, at the Intermountain Medical Center in Murray on June 17, 2019.Wayman family photoMURRAY &mdash; When Gerald Wayman arrived in Wisconsin over Easter weekend to visit his daughter, Shaleen Martel, she handed him a small gift-wrapped box for him to open.Initially, Wayman thought his daughter was about to announce she was pregnant, but was surprised to find a pillow in the shape of a kidney.Wayman, who had been struggling with a genetic kidney di]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/daughter-gives-dad-her-kidney-as-fathers-day-present/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2019 03:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/daughter-gives-dad-her-kidney-as-fathers-day-present/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Artists, architects and planners reenvision the Jordan River Parkway]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Weave team proposal entered in the On the River&rsquo;s Edge ideas contest, meant to reimagine the Jordan River Parkway. The team designed a meandering walkway that would crisscross the river, connecting both sides.Blalock and Partners, and lo|ciThe Weave team proposal entered in the On the River&rsquo;s Edge ideas contest, meant to reimagine the Jordan River Parkway. The team designed a meandering walkway that would crisscross the river, connecting both sides.Blalock and Partners, and lo|ci]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/artists-architects-and-planners-reenvision-the-jordan-river-parkway/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2019 03:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/artists-architects-and-planners-reenvision-the-jordan-river-parkway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos: Mural on Salt Lake City's Harvey Milk Boulevard honors the civil and LGBT rights leader]]></title><description><![CDATA[Local artist Josh Scheuerman works on a mural in honor civil and LGBT rights leader Harvey Milk on a building at 265 E. 900 South(Harvey Milk Boulevard) in Salt Lake City on Thursday, June 27, 2019. Scheuerman has been professionally painting since August 2018. The owners of the building commissioned the mural in honor of Pride Month.Silas Walker, Deseret NewsLocal artist Josh Scheuerman works on a mural in honor civil and LGBT rights leader Harvey Milk on a building at 265 E. 900 South(Harvey M]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-mural-on-salt-lake-citys-harvey-milk-boulevard-honors-the-civil-and-lgbt-rights-leader/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2019 03:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-mural-on-salt-lake-citys-harvey-milk-boulevard-honors-the-civil-and-lgbt-rights-leader/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How the Supreme Court ruling on the census citizenship question could affect Utah]]></title><description><![CDATA[Young demonstrators gather at the Supreme Court as the justices finish the term with key decisions on gerrymandering and a census case involving an attempt by the Trump administration to ask everyone about their citizenship status in the 2020 census, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 27, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)J. Scott ApplewhiteDemonstrators gather at the Supreme Court as the justices finish the term with key decisions on gerrymandering and a census case involving an at]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/how-the-supreme-court-ruling-on-the-census-citizenship-question-could-affect-utah/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2019 02:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/how-the-supreme-court-ruling-on-the-census-citizenship-question-could-affect-utah/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supreme Court ruling on political redistricting could embolden gerrymandering in Utah, critics say]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - In this Thursday, April 11, 2019, file photo David Niven, a professor of political science at the University of Cincinnati, holds a map demonstrating a gerrymandered Ohio district in Cincinnati. The Supreme Court said, by a 5-4 vote on Thursday, June 27, 2019, that claims of partisan gerrymandering do not belong in federal court. The court's conservative, Republican-appointed majority says that voters and elected officials should be the arbiters of what is a political dispute The decision]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/supreme-court-ruling-on-political-redistricting-could-embolden-gerrymandering-in-utah-critics-say/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2019 01:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/supreme-court-ruling-on-political-redistricting-could-embolden-gerrymandering-in-utah-critics-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At least 2 Republicans close to announcing run against Rep. Ben McAdams]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Rep. Ben McAdams, D-Utah, attends the Salt Lake County Democratic Party's Central Committee's election to choose his successor as county mayor at Corner Canyon High School in Draper on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019.Silas Walker, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; At least two Republicans are poised to challenge Utah's only Democrat in Congress, Rep. Ben McAdams, who represents the 4th District that includes portions of Salt Lake and Utah counties."We have been exploring a run and hope to announ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/at-least-2-republicans-close-to-announcing-run-against-rep-ben-mcadams/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2019 01:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/at-least-2-republicans-close-to-announcing-run-against-rep-ben-mcadams/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Death of 16-year-old in Box Elder County 'suspicious,' police say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Box Elder County Sheriff's detectives are treating the death of a 16-year-old boy as suspicious.Stock imageCORRINE, Box Elder County &mdash; Box Elder County sheriff's detectives are treating the death of a 16-year-old boy as suspicious.About 7:50 a.m. Thursday, deputies responded to Bill Flack Park in Corinne where a passerby discovered a body, according to a prepared statement from the sheriff's office.The body of Marcus Elkins was located by deputies."Investigation reveals that Elkins did not]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/death-of-16-year-old-in-box-elder-county-suspicious-police-say/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2019 00:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/death-of-16-year-old-in-box-elder-county-suspicious-police-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Red Rock Canyon School staffer charged with punching teen student]]></title><description><![CDATA[A staff member at the embattled Red Rock Canyon School in St. George has been charged for allegedly punching a teen girl during a large brawl at the school in April.Stock imageSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A staff member at the embattled Red Rock Canyon School in St. George has been charged for allegedly punching a teen girl during a large brawl at the school in April.Gino E. Sanchez, 38, of St. George, was charged Tuesday in 5th District Court with child abuse, a class A misdemeanor.On April 28, 2019,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/red-rock-canyon-school-staffer-charged-with-punching-teen-student/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2019 00:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/red-rock-canyon-school-staffer-charged-with-punching-teen-student/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arizona man dies in UTV accident in Coral Pink Sand Dunes]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Arizona man died in a UTV accident on Wednesday night at the Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park in southern Utah, according to Utah State Parks officials.Stock imageKANAB &mdash; An Arizona man died in a UTV accident on Wednesday night at the Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park in southern Utah, according to Utah State Parks officials.The man has been identified as 46-year-old Mark Lynn Allred from Cottonwood, Arizona, according to a news release from the agency. The accident occurred about 9:25 p]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/arizona-man-dies-in-utv-accident-in-coral-pink-sand-dunes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2019 23:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/arizona-man-dies-in-utv-accident-in-coral-pink-sand-dunes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah man dies in explosion at commercial greenhouse in Orem]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man died Thursday after a tank containing a plant spray exploded at an Orem garden store and greenhouse.Stock imageOREM &mdash; A Lindon man died Thursday after a tank containing a plant spray exploded at an Orem garden store and greenhouse.He was identified as 39-year-old Efren Perez-Sanchez.Police were called to Cook's Farm 7 Greenhouse, 1645 W. 1600 North, about 8:20 a.m., according to Orem Police Lt. Trent College. College said the tank failed but did not provide details about what may hav]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-man-dies-in-explosion-at-commercial-greenhouse-in-orem/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2019 23:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-man-dies-in-explosion-at-commercial-greenhouse-in-orem/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah Gov. Gary Herbert proposes new regulations for conversion therapy]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Gov. Gary Herbert speaks at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Monday, April 22, 2019. Herbert announced Thursday he is directing the drafting of new rules to regulate psychologists who are treating minor children for sexual orientation or gender identity issues, adding he's been particularly "troubled" by techniques that employ physical distress.Deseret News, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Utah Gov. Gary Herbert announced Thursday he is directing the drafting of new rules to regulate p]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-gov-gary-herbert-proposes-new-regulations-for-conversion-therapy/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2019 23:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-gov-gary-herbert-proposes-new-regulations-for-conversion-therapy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medical marijuana growers, processors vie for limited licenses in Utah]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cannabis plants being grown at Utah Department of Agriculture and Food are pictured on Wednesday, June 26, 2019, in Salt Lake City.Wendy Leonard, Deseret NewsCannabis plants being grown at Utah Department of Agriculture and Food are pictured on Wednesday, June 26, 2019, in Salt Lake City.Wendy Leonard, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; It will cost a Utah grower or processor of medical marijuana $100,000 in licensing fees, which "is a drop in the bucket" where the marijuana industry is concerne]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/medical-marijuana-growers-processors-vie-for-limited-licenses-in-utah/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2019 23:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/medical-marijuana-growers-processors-vie-for-limited-licenses-in-utah/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parents of slain student Lauren McCluskey sue University of Utah for $56 million]]></title><description><![CDATA[Matt McCluskey speaks during a press conference at the offices of Siegfried and Jensen in Murray on Thursday, June 27, 2019, about a $56 million lawsuit he and his wife, Jill, right, are filing against the University of Utah. The McCluskeys allege the school failed to protect their daughter Lauren despite her calling campus police more than 20 times for help before her murder.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsMatt and Jill McCluskey hold hands during a press conference at the offices of Siegfried and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/parents-of-slain-student-lauren-mccluskey-sue-university-of-utah-for-56-million/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2019 23:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/parents-of-slain-student-lauren-mccluskey-sue-university-of-utah-for-56-million/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah councilman charged with forcible sex abuse]]></title><description><![CDATA[Darren ClowardCarbon County JailSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A Helper city councilman was formally charged Thursday with entering his neighbor's house uninvited and groping her.Darren Vaughn Cloward, 49, of Helper, was charged in Carbon County's 7th District Court with forcible sexual abuse and burglary, both second-degree felonies; obstructing justice, a class A misdemeanor; and intoxication, a class C misdemeanor.A summons was issued to Cloward to appear in court on Aug. 5.On June 10, one of Cloward]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-councilman-charged-with-forcible-sex-abuse/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2019 22:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-councilman-charged-with-forcible-sex-abuse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Body of Colorado man recovered in Lake Powell by expert searchers]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - The body of a Colorado man presumed drowned in Lake Powell last fall was recovered Thursday, according to a statement from the Kane County Sheriff's Office.Adobe StockSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; The body of a Colorado man presumed drowned in Lake Powell last fall was recovered Thursday, according to a statement from the Kane County Sheriff's Office.Daniel Patrick McGuckin, 41, of Avon, was last seen Sept. 22 when he jumped from a houseboat into Lake Powell in an area 15 miles south of Bullfrog]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/body-of-colorado-man-recovered-in-lake-powell-by-expert-searchers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2019 21:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/body-of-colorado-man-recovered-in-lake-powell-by-expert-searchers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman falsely reported that her husband killed her, police say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rebbecca Spring NielsonSalt Lake County JailBLUFFDALE &mdash; A woman who allegedly thought her husband was cheating on her was arrested Tuesday after falsely reporting that her husband had killed her, police say.Rebbecca Spring Nielson, 44, of Bluffdale, was arrested for investigation of criminal mischief and making a false police report involving death.The unusual incident started about 2 a.m. Tuesday when a woman called 911 after receiving text messages from a person purporting to be Nielson']]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/woman-falsely-reported-that-her-husband-killed-her-police-say/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2019 21:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/woman-falsely-reported-that-her-husband-killed-her-police-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[John Cooper to step down as Sundance Film Festival director]]></title><description><![CDATA[Festival Director John Cooper moderates during Film Church during Sundance Film Festival in Park City on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018. On Thursday, the Sundance Institute announced that Cooper will step down as director following the 2020 festival.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; John Cooper, Sundance Film Festival's director, will be stepping down from the position after the 2020 festival, it was announced on Thursday.Cooper has been a festival staff member for nearly 30 years, an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/john-cooper-to-step-down-as-sundance-film-festival-director/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2019 21:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/john-cooper-to-step-down-as-sundance-film-festival-director/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police searching for Mackenzie Lueck converge on Salt Lake home]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photos provided by Salt Lake City police show Mackenzie Lueck at the Salt Lake City International Airport on June 17, 2019.Salt Lake City Police DepartmentPolice search the garage at a home at 547 N. 1000 West in Salt Lake City as part of the investigation into the disappearance of University of Utah student Mackenzie Lueck on Wednesday, June 26, 2019.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsSalt Lake police serve a search warrant at a home at 547 N. 1000 West in Salt Lake City in connection to the disapp]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/police-searching-for-mackenzie-lueck-converge-on-salt-lake-home/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2019 07:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/police-searching-for-mackenzie-lueck-converge-on-salt-lake-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homelessness, inland port, air quality highlight first major Salt Lake City mayoral debate]]></title><description><![CDATA[The candidates for Salt Lake City mayor participate in a debate at the Salt Lake City Library on Wednesday, June 26, 2019.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsDavid Garbett, Abi Olufeko (sitting in for Rainer Huck), David Ibarra, Jim Dabakis, Richard Goldberger, Stan Penfold, Erin Mendenhall and Luz Escamilla take part in a Salt Lake City mayoral debate at the Salt Lake City Library on Wednesday, June 26, 2019.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsThe candidates for Salt Lake City mayor participate in a deba]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/homelessness-inland-port-air-quality-highlight-first-major-salt-lake-city-mayoral-debate/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2019 06:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/homelessness-inland-port-air-quality-highlight-first-major-salt-lake-city-mayoral-debate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sexual abuse victim sues Utah hospital, saying it could have prevented her assault by a doctor]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Nathan Clark Ward appeared in court in Farmington for a brief initial appearance on Friday, Aug. 11, 2017. A mother and daughter have filed a lawsuit against Lakeview Hospital in Bountiful, claiming the hospital should have known Ward, the gynecologist who sexually abused the girl, was using drugs and hospital equipment for illegal purposes.Benjamin Zack, Standard-ExaminerBOUNTIFUL &mdash; A Utah family has filed a lawsuit against Lakeview Hospital in Bountiful, claiming the hospital coul]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/sexual-abuse-victim-sues-utah-hospital-saying-it-could-have-prevented-her-assault-by-a-doctor/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2019 05:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/sexual-abuse-victim-sues-utah-hospital-saying-it-could-have-prevented-her-assault-by-a-doctor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah earthquakes: Is your home at risk?]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 140,000 unenforced masonry buildings along the Wasatch Front would place thousands of Utah residents at risk during an earthquake, according to state emergency officials.Adobe StockSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Whether you grew up in the Beehive State or you hail from elsewhere, chances are you know many Utahns live on earthquake fault lines.What you may not know is that 147,000 Utah homes are unreinforced masonry buildings."When you say unreinforced masonry, most people's eyes glaze over bec]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-earthquakes-is-your-home-at-risk/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2019 04:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-earthquakes-is-your-home-at-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Salt Lake's Olympic bid gets boost from new IOC selection process]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Fraser Bullock, chief operating officer of the 2002 Winter Games, center, talks about the Olympics returning after the USOC choose Salt Lake over Denver to bid on behalf of the US for future Winter Games, during a press conference at the City County Building Friday in Salt Lake City on Friday, Dec. 14, 2018.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsFILE - Gov. Gary Herbert, center, talks with Fraser Bullock, chief operating officer of the 2002 Winter Games, after the USOC choose Salt Lake over Denver to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lakes-olympic-bid-gets-boost-from-new-ioc-selection-process/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2019 02:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lakes-olympic-bid-gets-boost-from-new-ioc-selection-process/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How did members of Utah's congressional delegation vote on emergency border funding bills?]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Rep. Chris Stewart talks with students during campaigning at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on Oct 16, 2018.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsFILE - Rep. John Curtis, R-Utah, campaigns in Orem on Saturday, June 9, 2018.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsFILE - Authorities stand behind yellow warning tape along the Rio Grande bank where the bodies of Salvadoran migrant Oscar Alberto Mart&iacute;nez Ram&iacute;rez and his nearly 2-year-old daughter Valeria were found, in Matamoros, Mexic]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/how-did-members-of-utahs-congressional-delegation-vote-on-emergency-border-funding-bills/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2019 02:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/how-did-members-of-utahs-congressional-delegation-vote-on-emergency-border-funding-bills/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah teen admits to manslaughter in stepbrother's shooting death]]></title><description><![CDATA[A police car is pictured at the site of what police initially believed to be self-inflicted gunshot death in Kearns on Monday, March 18, 2019. The shooting death of 16-year-old Jerrad Jacobsen led to criminal charges for his stepbrother, who admitted Wednesday, June 26, 2019, to a charge of manslaughter in 3rd District Juvenile Court.Silas Walker, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A 15-year-old Utah boy admitted to shooting and killing his stepbrother Wednesday as the mother of the slain teen w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-teen-admits-to-manslaughter-in-stepbrothers-shooting-death/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2019 02:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-teen-admits-to-manslaughter-in-stepbrothers-shooting-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medical marijuana growers vie for limited licenses in Utah]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cannabis plants being grown at Utah Department of Agriculture and Food are pictured on Wednesday, June 26, 2019, in Salt Lake City.Wendy Leonard, Deseret NewsCannabis plants being grown at Utah Department of Agriculture and Food are pictured on Wednesday, June 26, 2019, in Salt Lake City.Wendy Leonard, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; It will cost a Utah grower or processor of medical marijuana $100,000 in licensing fees, which "is a "drop in the bucket" where marijuana is concerned," said Dre]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/medical-marijuana-growers-vie-for-limited-licenses-in-utah/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2019 01:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/medical-marijuana-growers-vie-for-limited-licenses-in-utah/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Assisted living caretaker walks off shift in middle of night, leaves residents to fend for themselves, charges state]]></title><description><![CDATA[An employee at an assisted living center in Utah County allegedly took his patients' medications and walked off duty in the middle of the night, leaving residents to fend for themselves, according to charging documents.Stock imagePROVO &mdash; An employee at an assisted living center in Utah County allegedly took his patients' medications and walked off duty in the middle of the night, leaving residents to fend for themselves, according to charging documents.Daniel Keith Maloy, 42, of Payson, wa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/assisted-living-caretaker-walks-off-shift-in-middle-of-night-leaves-residents-to-fend-for-themselves-charges-state/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2019 01:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/assisted-living-caretaker-walks-off-shift-in-middle-of-night-leaves-residents-to-fend-for-themselves-charges-state/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah man arrested in shooting death of girlfriend after stories 'didn't add up']]></title><description><![CDATA[Cameron LundgrenSalt Lake County JailMIDVALE &mdash; A Midvale man was arrested Wednesday after his girlfriend died from a gunshot wound in what investigators are now calling a murder investigation, the Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office said.Cameron Lundgren, 40, was arrested in connection with the death of 27-year-old Shaina Bigby, of Taylorsville. Bigby was placed on life support Tuesday night after a shooting that was originally reported as an attempted suicide, and died from her injuries the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-man-arrested-in-shooting-death-of-girlfriend-after-stories-didnt-add-up/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2019 01:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-man-arrested-in-shooting-death-of-girlfriend-after-stories-didnt-add-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Orem man previously convicted of sex with minor arrested on new allegations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Christopher Jeremy PrueUtah County JailSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; An Orem man twice convicted of sexual crimes involving juveniles has been arrested again after another alleged victim came forward.Christopher Jeremy Prue, 27, was arrested Tuesday for investigation of two counts of child kidnapping and eight counts of rape of a child.The alleged victim, now 17, reported to police that he met Prue "through a Pokemon game around 2014 when he was 12," according to a Utah County Jail report. Soon after,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/orem-man-previously-convicted-of-sex-with-minor-arrested-on-new-allegations/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2019 01:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/orem-man-previously-convicted-of-sex-with-minor-arrested-on-new-allegations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Salt Lake City mayor issues budget vetoes over City Council's affordable housing approach]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Salt Lake City Mayor Jacki Biskupski speaks at a press conference at the City and County Building in Salt Lake City about a lawsuit filed against the Utah Inland Port Authority on Monday, June 24, 2019. Biskupski and the City Council are at odds after the council shifted and placed contingencies on about $4 million in affordable housing and homelessness money.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski issued her first budget vetoes on Tuesd]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lake-city-mayor-issues-budget-vetoes-over-city-councils-affordable-housing-approach/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2019 23:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lake-city-mayor-issues-budget-vetoes-over-city-councils-affordable-housing-approach/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parents of slain athlete Lauren McCluskey intend to sue University of Utah]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lauren McCluskey, a member of the University of Utah track team, is pictured on Aug. 30, 2017, in Salt Lake City. McCluskey, 21, was shot and killed on Monday, Oct. 22, 2018.University of UtahSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; The parents of slain University of Utah student Lauren McCluskey have announced their intention to sue the school.Jill and Matt McCluskey said in a prepared statement Wednesday that they will file a legal complaint against the University of Utah "as a result of the university failing]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/parents-of-slain-athlete-lauren-mccluskey-intend-to-sue-university-of-utah/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2019 23:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/parents-of-slain-athlete-lauren-mccluskey-intend-to-sue-university-of-utah/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Son continuously pulls trigger, parents spared when no shots fire, charges state]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - A man who police say pointed a gun at a Midvale couple in their home and continuously pulled the trigger has been charged.Stock imageMIDVALE &mdash; A man who police say pointed a gun at his parentes in their Midvale home and continuously pulled the trigger has been charged.The couple did not receive any serious injuries, however, because the gun continuously malfunctioned, according to charging documents.Greg. R. McCleery, 37, of Midvale, was charged Wednesday in 3rd District Court with]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/son-continuously-pulls-trigger-parents-spared-when-no-shots-fire-charges-state/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2019 22:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/son-continuously-pulls-trigger-parents-spared-when-no-shots-fire-charges-state/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Son continuously pulled trigger but parents spared when no shots fire, charges state]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - A man who police say pointed a gun at a Midvale couple in their home and continuously pulled the trigger has been charged.Stock imageMIDVALE &mdash; A man who police say pointed a gun at his parentes in their Midvale home and continuously pulled the trigger has been charged.The couple did not receive any serious injuries, however, because the gun continuously malfunctioned, according to charging documents.Greg. R. McCleery, 37, of Midvale, was charged Wednesday in 3rd District Court with]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/son-continuously-pulled-trigger-but-parents-spared-when-no-shots-fire-charges-state/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2019 22:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/son-continuously-pulled-trigger-but-parents-spared-when-no-shots-fire-charges-state/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Questions raised about dating apps as search continues for missing Utah student]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Salt Lake City Assistant Police Chief Tim Doubt discusses the search for missing 23-year-old Mackenzie Lueck during a press conference at the Public Safety Building in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, June 25, 2019. As the search for missing University of Utah student Mackenzie Lueck continued Wednesday, questions were being raised about whether her social media and dating accounts might lead to a break in the case.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsPhotos provided by Salt Lake City police show Macken]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/questions-raised-about-dating-apps-as-search-continues-for-missing-utah-student/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2019 22:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/questions-raised-about-dating-apps-as-search-continues-for-missing-utah-student/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Friend of missing University of Utah student Mackenzie Lueck spoke on Fox News: 3 points]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kennedy Stoner, a friend of the missing Utah college student Mackenzie Lueck, appeared on Fox News Channel&rsquo;s "Outnumbered Overtime" on Tuesday.ScreenshotSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Kennedy Stoner, a friend of the missing Utah college student Mackenzie Lueck, appeared on Fox News Channel's "Outnumbered Overtime" on Tuesday and opened up about her missing friend Lueck.Here are some highlights from her interview. You can watch the full segment in the video below or on Fox News.<br />
"I honestly am just]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/friend-of-missing-university-of-utah-student-mackenzie-lueck-spoke-on-fox-news-3-points/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2019 22:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/friend-of-missing-university-of-utah-student-mackenzie-lueck-spoke-on-fox-news-3-points/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah Sens. Mike Lee, Mitt Romney looking to involve EPA earlier in local pollution prevention plans]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Utah's two senators have introduced legislation to allow the Environmental Protection Agency to work with local governments to lower pollution before they violate the Clean Air Act.Associated Press, Deseret News composite photoSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Utah's two senators have introduced legislation to allow the Environmental Protection Agency to work with local governments to lower pollution before they violate the Clean Air Act.Republican Sens. Mike Lee and Mitt Romney say the Early Action]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-sens-mike-lee-mitt-romney-looking-to-involve-epa-earlier-in-local-pollution-prevention-plans/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2019 22:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-sens-mike-lee-mitt-romney-looking-to-involve-epa-earlier-in-local-pollution-prevention-plans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2 Utah teachers headed to D.C. for White House History Teacher Institute]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two Utah teacher will get an upclose look at history during the White House Historical Association's fourth annual White House History Teacher Institute this summer.Don Mski, Adobe StockWASHINGTON &mdash; Two Utah teacher will get an upclose look at history during the White House Historical Association's fourth annual White House History Teacher Institute this summer.The weeklong immersive educational experience will be held for two groups of 30 teachers from across the country, including Madi F]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/2-utah-teachers-headed-to-dc-for-white-house-history-teacher-institute/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2019 21:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/2-utah-teachers-headed-to-dc-for-white-house-history-teacher-institute/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah police investigating shooting after stories 'didn't add up']]></title><description><![CDATA[Unified police are investigating a shooting that left a woman on life support.Stock imageMIDVALE &mdash; Unified police are investigating a shooting that left a woman on life support.Just after 10 p.m. Tuesday, police received a call that a 27-year-old woman suffered a gunshot wound to her head near 200 West and 8600 South during a suicide attempt, said police Sgt. Melody Gray.But when officers arrived and began interviewing people, statements made by witnesses "didn't add up," she said. Because]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-police-investigating-shooting-after-stories-didnt-add-up/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2019 21:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-police-investigating-shooting-after-stories-didnt-add-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zion to crack down on drunken driving over July 4th weekend]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Law enforcement officials at Zion National Park will be keeping an eye out for those drinking and driving over the four-day Fourth of July weekend.Adobe StockZION NATIONAL PARK &mdash; Law enforcement officials in the park will be keeping an eye out for those drinking and driving over the four-day Fourth of July weekend.Drivers to the park should expect increased road patrols and expanded checkpoints. Visitors should note that consuming or carrying an open alcoholic beverage in a motor ve]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/zion-to-crack-down-on-drunken-driving-over-july-4th-weekend/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2019 20:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/zion-to-crack-down-on-drunken-driving-over-july-4th-weekend/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah man appeals murder case to get out of plea deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brandon Keith ThompsonBox Elder County JailBRIGHAM CITY &mdash; A Tremonton man who could spend the rest of his life in prison after he admitted to murder will appeal a judge's decision to bar him from withdrawing his guilty plea, court records show.New attorneys for Brandon K. Thompson, 31, argue his former lawyer misled him and coerced him into taking a plea deal. They contend in a notice of appeal filed Friday that prosecutors threatened to criminally charge his girlfriend if he took the case]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-man-appeals-murder-case-to-get-out-of-plea-deal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2019 20:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-man-appeals-murder-case-to-get-out-of-plea-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gang members charged in Utah mall shooting now charged with cemetery shooting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jorge Luis Crecencio-Gonzalez, 20, of Salt Lake City, was charged Wednesday with attempted murder and other charges in connection with a Jan. 6, 2019, shooting at the Taylorsville Memorial Cemetery. A member of the Florencia 13 gang, he is also charged with causing a riot in connection with a Jan. 13 gang shooting at the Fashion Place Mall.Salt Lake County JailJesus Joshua "Cyko" Payan-Mendoza, 19, of Heber City, was charged Wednesday with attempted murder and other charges in connection with a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/gang-members-charged-in-utah-mall-shooting-now-charged-with-cemetery-shooting/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2019 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/gang-members-charged-in-utah-mall-shooting-now-charged-with-cemetery-shooting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[13 kids in U.S. have died of heatstroke in hot cars already this summer, Utah health department cautions caregivers]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Baby Safety Snaps, a safety device that helps prevent heat-related child injuries and deaths inside vehicles, hangs from a car seat outside of Intermountain Primary Children&rsquo;s Hospital Eccles Outpatient Services Building in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, July 10, 2018. A record number of child deaths in hot cars last year has prompted health officials to urge caution from caregivers to remember kids in carsKristin Murphy, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Now that summer is finally hea]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/13-kids-in-us-have-died-of-heatstroke-in-hot-cars-already-this-summer-utah-health-department-cautions-caregivers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2019 19:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/13-kids-in-us-have-died-of-heatstroke-in-hot-cars-already-this-summer-utah-health-department-cautions-caregivers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City Creek general manager to lead Salt Lake Chamber’s board]]></title><description><![CDATA[Linda Wardell, City Creek Center general manager, speaks at a roundtable discussion on City Creek&rsquo;s impact on downtown Salt Lake City at the CBC Advisors office in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, March 14, 2017. On Tuesday, June 25, 2019, Wardell was named chairwoman of the The Salt Lake Chamber&rsquo;s board of governors.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; The general manager of City Creek Center has been named chairwoman of the Salt Lake Chamber's board of governors.Linda Warde]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/city-creek-general-manager-to-lead-salt-lake-chambers-board/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2019 19:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/city-creek-general-manager-to-lead-salt-lake-chambers-board/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah Sen. Mitt Romney says rape allegation against President Donald Trump should be 'fully evaluated']]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - In this Nov. 14, 2018 photo, Mitt Romney walks the hallway on Capitol Hill in Washington. Elle magazine columnist and author E. Jean Carroll claims in her new book that Trump raped her in the dressing room of a high-end clothing store more than 20 years ago.Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Associated PressSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A new sexual assault allegation against President Donald Trump should be "fully evaluated," Sen. Mitt Romney said Wednesday.The Utah Republican told CNN there needs to be]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-sen-mitt-romney-says-rape-allegation-against-president-donald-trump-should-be-fully-evaluated/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2019 19:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-sen-mitt-romney-says-rape-allegation-against-president-donald-trump-should-be-fully-evaluated/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman shot in head, Utah house sprayed with bullets, charges state]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - A Springville man was charged Wednesday with shooting a woman in the head and spraying a house with gunfire.Stock imageSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A Springville man is accused of shooting a woman in the head and spraying a Millard County house with gunfire.Joshua Baer, 18, was charged in Millard County's 4th District Court on Wednesday with attempted aggravated murder and discharge of a firearm, both first-degree felonies.Millard County sheriff's deputies responded to a report of a woman shot]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/woman-shot-in-head-utah-house-sprayed-with-bullets-charges-state/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2019 19:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/woman-shot-in-head-utah-house-sprayed-with-bullets-charges-state/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man rear-ends car, then runs over driver, Utah police say]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Police arrested a West Valley man who allegedly dragged another man while driving off from the scene of an accident, eventually running him over.Stock imageWEST VALLEY CITY &mdash; Police arrested a West Valley man who allegedly dragged another man while driving from the scene of an accident, eventually running him over.Thiap Ngor Kuany Ngor, 22, was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail on Monday for investigation of aggravated robbery, failing to remain at the scene of an accident, foll]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/man-rear-ends-car-then-runs-over-driver-utah-police-say/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2019 18:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/man-rear-ends-car-then-runs-over-driver-utah-police-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Mars Desert Research Station in Southern Utah lets students and professionals train for surviving Mars]]></title><description><![CDATA[BYU mechanical engineering students Neil Hinckley (left) and Todd Reeder work on H.A.L., a mars rover prototype at the Mars Desert Research Station near Hanksville, Utah, June 1, 2007.Keith Johnson, Deseret NewsThe Mars Desert Research Station. About ten miles northwest of Hanksville, Utah.The Mars SocietyYou&rsquo;ve probably heard before the Utah looks a lot like Mars. And, according to NPR, that&rsquo;s exactly why the Mars Desert Research Station exists down in Hanksville.Adobe StockSALT LAK]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/the-mars-desert-research-station-in-southern-utah-lets-students-and-professionals-train-for-surviving-mars/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2019 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/the-mars-desert-research-station-in-southern-utah-lets-students-and-professionals-train-for-surviving-mars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In our opinion: Let's face it, Utahns should pay more for water]]></title><description><![CDATA[USU water check specialist Tanner Smith conducts a water check at Brickyard Condominiums in Salt Lake City Tuesday, June 14, 2016.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsAt a time when water seems plentiful and snowpack abundant, it may seem odd to worry about how Utah's water supply will keep up with the increasing demand of relentless growth. But water is a perpetual problem in the arid West, and Utah's leaders would be derelict if they were not thinking about it now and always.And while they're thinki]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/in-our-opinion-lets-face-it-utahns-should-pay-more-for-water/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2019 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/in-our-opinion-lets-face-it-utahns-should-pay-more-for-water/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As border security debate rages, Utahns look to take action close to home]]></title><description><![CDATA[Protesters attend a rally against deportation, organized by the the Party for Socialism and Liberation, outside the Department of Homeland Security building in West Valley City on Tuesday, June 25, 2019.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsDeb Blake, of Utahns Against Police Brutality, holds up a sign as she attends a rally protesting deportation outside the Department of Homeland Security building in West Valley City on Tuesday, June 25, 2019.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsSupporters shadows are cast across]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/as-border-security-debate-rages-utahns-look-to-take-action-close-to-home/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2019 05:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/as-border-security-debate-rages-utahns-look-to-take-action-close-to-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos: Keeping cool on the hottest day of the year — so far]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lauren Nelson rides a tube into a pool in Parleys Creek at the top of Parleys Historic Nature Park in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, June 25, 2019. Water from Parleys Creek is carried under I-215 at the mouth of Parleys Canyon, through the large pipe pictured.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsA trout jumps out of the water as people float down Parleys Creek at the top of Parleys Historic Nature Park in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, June 25, 2019.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsJax Loter climbs out of the pool at L]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-keeping-cool-on-the-hottest-day-of-the-year-so-far/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2019 05:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-keeping-cool-on-the-hottest-day-of-the-year-so-far/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wildfire smoke poses increasing health threat in Utah, experts say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nick Fouche, of Salt Lake City, bikes on the Bonneville Shoreline Trail in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018, as smoke-filled air blankets the city.Laura Seitz, Deseret NewsWith wildfire smoke filling the air, the sun glows orange as it sets on the Salt Lake City skyline on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsSmoke from wildfires blankets a section of the Wasatch Mountains on Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018.Ravell Call, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; As Utah and the West experien]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/wildfire-smoke-poses-increasing-health-threat-in-utah-experts-say/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2019 02:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/wildfire-smoke-poses-increasing-health-threat-in-utah-experts-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utahns backing Joe Biden for president say he's 'moderate enough' for state's voters]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - In this June 17, 2019, file photo, Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden, speaks in Washington. With most of the two dozen Democrats running for president in 2020 set to hold their first debates this week, Biden's campaign released new endorsements from four states on Tuesday, including Utah.Susan Walsh, Associated PressSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; With most of the two dozen Democrats running for president in 2020 set to hold their first debates this week, former Vi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahns-backing-joe-biden-for-president-say-hes-moderate-enough-for-states-voters/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2019 02:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahns-backing-joe-biden-for-president-say-hes-moderate-enough-for-states-voters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bureau of Land Management eyes removing vegetation to stop wildfires in West]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this aerial photo, a burned-out structure is visible through the smoke as a wildfire burns east of Strawberry Reservoir in Wasatch County on Tuesday, July 3, 2018.Scott G Winterton, The Deseret NewsA wildfire burns in Tollgate Canyon in Summit County on Monday, July 30, 2018.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsBOISE, Idaho &mdash; Federal officials have released their review on removing or changing vegetation over a huge swath of the U.S. West to stop wildfires on land used for cattle ranching, recre]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/bureau-of-land-management-eyes-removing-vegetation-to-stop-wildfires-in-west/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2019 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/bureau-of-land-management-eyes-removing-vegetation-to-stop-wildfires-in-west/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Salt Lake County urges Utah Legislature to pass conversion therapy ban]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Testimony is given during a House Judiciary Committee hearing at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, March 5, 2019 regarding HB0399 which would prohibit the practice of conversion therapy upon minors.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; After legislation that would have banned conversion therapy in Utah was gutted on Capitol Hill earlier this year, the body overseeing Utah's most populous county is calling on the Utah Legislature to act.Both Republicans and Democrat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lake-county-urges-utah-legislature-to-pass-conversion-therapy-ban/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2019 01:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lake-county-urges-utah-legislature-to-pass-conversion-therapy-ban/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spanish Fork man admits he murdered his wife]]></title><description><![CDATA[Curtis Ray NicholsUtah County JailPROVO &mdash; A Spanish Fork man has admitted to murdering his wife nearly two years ago, part of a deal with prosecutors that could significantly limit how much time he spends in prison.Curtis Ray Nichols, 37, pleaded guilty Monday to murder in the strangling death of his wife, Robin Nichols, court records show. Prosecutors dropped the charge from a first-degree felony, punishable by up to life in prison, to a second-degree felony. A conviction carries a maximu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/spanish-fork-man-admits-he-murdered-his-wife/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2019 01:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/spanish-fork-man-admits-he-murdered-his-wife/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah County latest body to adopt anti-abortion stance amid national Roe v. Wade pressure]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Members of the new group Abortion-Free Utah launch a campaign to end elective abortion in the state at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, June 19, 2019.Laura Seitz, Deseret NewsPROVO &mdash; Another Utah community is taking a strong stance against abortion, declaring formal support for state and national legislation "that protects human life from its earliest stages."The Utah County Commission &mdash; applauded by more than a dozen supporters wearing bright yellow shirts in solid]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-county-latest-body-to-adopt-anti-abortion-stance-amid-national-roe-v-wade-pressure/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2019 01:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-county-latest-body-to-adopt-anti-abortion-stance-amid-national-roe-v-wade-pressure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman killed in Spanish Fork crash identified]]></title><description><![CDATA[A woman was killed in a multiple-vehicle crash in Spanish Fork on Monday night, according to police. Investigators say the driver believed to have caused the crash may have experienced a medical episode.Adobe StockSPANISH FORK &mdash; A woman killed in a multiple-vehicle crash in Spanish Fork on Monday night has been identified as 54-year-old Angela Marie Palmer of Mapleton, according to Spanish Fork police.A driver in a Nissan Pathfinder, traveling east on U.S. 6, rear-ended a Porsche stopped i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/woman-killed-in-spanish-fork-crash-identified/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2019 00:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/woman-killed-in-spanish-fork-crash-identified/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police looking for leads in missing Utah student Mackenzie Lueck's social media]]></title><description><![CDATA[Salt Lake City Assistant Police Chief Tim Doubt discusses the search for missing 23-year-old Mackenzie Lueck during a press conference at the Public Safety Building in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, June 25, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsJuliana Cawley, a friend of Mackenzie Lueck, reads a statement from Lueck's family during a press conference at the Public Safety Building in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, June 25, 2019. The 23-year-old has been missing since June 17.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsSalt]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/police-looking-for-leads-in-missing-utah-student-mackenzie-luecks-social-media/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2019 00:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/police-looking-for-leads-in-missing-utah-student-mackenzie-luecks-social-media/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos show missing student Mackenzie Lueck walking through Salt Lake airport]]></title><description><![CDATA[Salt Lake City Assistant Police Chief Tim Doubt discusses the search for missing 23-year-old Mackenzie Lueck during a press conference at the Public Safety Building in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, June 25, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsJuliana Cawley, a friend of Mackenzie Lueck, reads a statement from Lueck's family during a press conference at the Public Safety Building in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, June 25, 2019. The 23-year-old has been missing since June 17.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsSalt]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-show-missing-student-mackenzie-lueck-walking-through-salt-lake-airport/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2019 00:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-show-missing-student-mackenzie-lueck-walking-through-salt-lake-airport/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lawsuit claims Utah hotel exploited immigrants through J-1 visa program]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - This Sunday, June 23, 2019, photo shows the Grand America Hotel, in Salt Lake City. A lawsuit filed Tuesday, accuses the luxury Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City of luring workers from the Philippines to a program that promised training and cultural immersion but instead forced them to work long hours doing menial jobs for low pay.Rick Bowmer, Associated PressSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A lawsuit filed Tuesday accuses the luxury Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City of luring workers from]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/lawsuit-claims-utah-hotel-exploited-immigrants-through-j-1-visa-program/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2019 23:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/lawsuit-claims-utah-hotel-exploited-immigrants-through-j-1-visa-program/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Electric scooter program is coming to Provo this summer]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Downtown Provo with Utah Lake in the background, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011.Ravell Call, Deseret NewsPROVO &mdash; Mayor Michelle Kafusi has announced 200 electric scooters are coming to the city this August.Kafusi tweeted Monday the city has launched a pilot program with bike sharing program Zagster to bring 200 dockless Spin scooters and 100 bikes to Provo later this year.Electric scooters are popular in a number of Utah cities already, including Salt Lake City and Ogden. St. George also h]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/electric-scooter-program-is-coming-to-provo-this-summer/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2019 23:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/electric-scooter-program-is-coming-to-provo-this-summer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah federal prosector receives national award for work with domestic violence victims]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Attorney General William Barr, gestures as he speaks during a graduation ceremony for students of the Federal Bureau of Investigations National Academy at the FBI training facility in Quantico, Va., Friday, June 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)Steve Helber, Associated PressSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A federal prosecutor in Utah received national recognition for his volunteer work with domestic violence victims.Drew Yeates, an assistant U.S. attorney in Salt Lake City, received the Attorney Ge]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-federal-prosector-receives-national-award-for-work-with-domestic-violence-victims/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2019 22:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-federal-prosector-receives-national-award-for-work-with-domestic-violence-victims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah student wins best actor and $25,000 at the National High School Musical Theatre Awards in New York]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cristy MeinersSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Each year, the best high school musical theater students in the nation gather in New York City and make their Broadway debuts as part of the Jimmy Awards. On Monday night, Utah student Ethan Kelso walked away with $25,000 for one of the night's top awards: best performance by an actor.Held this year at Broadway's Minskoff Theatre, the annual Jimmy Awards, now in its 11th year, recognizes talented students from around the country in vocals, dance and acting pe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-student-wins-best-actor-and-25000-at-the-national-high-school-musical-theatre-awards-in-new-york/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2019 21:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-student-wins-best-actor-and-25000-at-the-national-high-school-musical-theatre-awards-in-new-york/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UTA hires new executive director from Silicon Valley]]></title><description><![CDATA[New Utah Transit Authority Executive Director Carolyn GonotUtah Transit AuthoritySALT LAKE CITY &mdash; The Utah Transit Authority has chosen Carolyn Gonot, the chief planning and engineering officer for a San Jose-area transportation agency, to serve as executive director.Gonot is set to take over for UTA's interim executive director, Steve Meyer, who delayed his retirement for the six-month nationwide search to fill the position created as part of a legislative overhaul of the transit agency.U]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/uta-hires-new-executive-director-from-silicon-valley/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2019 21:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/uta-hires-new-executive-director-from-silicon-valley/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helper councilman arrested, accused of groping neighbor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Helper City Councilman Darren Cloward, 49, was booked into the Carbon County Jail on June 10 for investigation of forcible sexual abuse, burglary of a dwelling, criminal trespassing, making false statements, and intoxication.Carbon County JailSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A city councilman in Helper was recently arrested after police say he entered his neighbor's house uninvited and groped her.Darren Cloward, 49, of Helper, was booked into the Carbon County Jail on June 10 for investigation of forcible]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/helper-councilman-arrested-accused-of-groping-neighbor/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2019 21:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/helper-councilman-arrested-accused-of-groping-neighbor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah alcohol agency to hold first drawing for rare, high-demand liquor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recovered bottles of 20 year-old Pappy Van Winkle bourbon and Eagle Rare single barrel bourbon are shown during a news conference at the Franklin County Sheriff's Office, Tuesday, April 21, 2015, in Frankfort, Ky. Nine people were indicted relating to the theft of more than $100,000 worth of bourbon from the Wild Turkey and Buffalo Trace distilleries. (AP Photo/)Timothy D. Easley, Associated PressSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; The Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control will hold its first drawing]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-alcohol-agency-to-hold-first-drawing-for-rare-high-demand-liquor/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2019 20:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-alcohol-agency-to-hold-first-drawing-for-rare-high-demand-liquor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boy in Utah had typhoid fever after time in border detention camp]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - In this Wednesday, May 22, 2019 file photo migrants mainly from Central America guide their children through the entrance of a World War II-era bomber hanger in Deming, N.M.Cedar Attanasio, Associated PressSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A migrant boy who had been detained at a U.S. Customs and Border Protection camp came to Utah with typhoid fever last month, health officials confirmed Tuesday.On May 22, the Utah Department of Health was notified the boy in Salt Lake County was taken to a hospita]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/boy-in-utah-had-typhoid-fever-after-time-in-border-detention-camp/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2019 20:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/boy-in-utah-had-typhoid-fever-after-time-in-border-detention-camp/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Want your record expunged? Salt Lake County has hired an 'expungement navigator' to help]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amy Daeschel hugs Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson in Salt Lake City on Thursday, June 20, 2019.Laura Seitz, Deseret NewsSalt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson congratulates Amy Daeschel after getting good news from attorney Jake Smith that she will only have to wait four months to learn if her past crimes will be eligible for expungement in Salt Lake City on Thursday, June 20, 2019.Laura Seitz, Deseret NewsAmy Daeschel reacts after hearing from attorney Jake Smith that she will only have to wai]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/want-your-record-expunged-salt-lake-county-has-hired-an-expungement-navigator-to-help/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2019 19:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/want-your-record-expunged-salt-lake-county-has-hired-an-expungement-navigator-to-help/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman believed to be dead revived by paramedics following motorcycle crash in Utah]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - A woman that was initially believed to be dead following a crash between a motorcycle and a pickup truck was in critical condition Tuesday.Stock imageLOGAN &mdash; A woman that was initially believed to be dead following a crash between a motorcycle and a pickup truck was in critical condition Tuesday morning.The incident happened about 9:30 p.m. Monday on U.S. 89 near 2200 South, said Logan Police Chief Gary Jensen. A motorcycle was traveling through the intersection when a man in a pick]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/woman-believed-to-be-dead-revived-by-paramedics-following-motorcycle-crash-in-utah/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2019 19:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/woman-believed-to-be-dead-revived-by-paramedics-following-motorcycle-crash-in-utah/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cameras, SD cards seized from Utah YouTuber accused of reckless driving]]></title><description><![CDATA[Matthew Paul Mitchell, 27, of Woods CrossDavis County JailWOODS CROSS &mdash; Potential charges against a Utah YouTuber accused of filming himself driving recklessly through traffic were still pending Tuesday as investigators continue to sort through cameras and SD cards.Matthew Paul Mitchell, 27, of Woods Cross, was arrested on June 7 for investigation of reckless driving, speeding, reckless endangerment, careless driving, and five other traffic infractions.Mitchell has a YouTube channel with t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/cameras-sd-cards-seized-from-utah-youtuber-accused-of-reckless-driving/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2019 18:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/cameras-sd-cards-seized-from-utah-youtuber-accused-of-reckless-driving/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Attorney General William Barr honors assistant U.S. attorney for Utah]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - In this April 18, 2019, file photo, Attorney General William Barr speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice in Washington. Assistant U.S. attorney Drew Yeates has been named the recipient of the 33rd annual Attorney General&rsquo;s Volunteer Awards.Patrick Semansky, Associated PressSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Assistant U.S. attorney for Utah Drew Yeates has been named a recipient of the 33rd annual Attorney General's Volunteer Awards, which are given to those within the Depa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/attorney-general-william-barr-honors-assistant-us-attorney-for-utah/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2019 18:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/attorney-general-william-barr-honors-assistant-us-attorney-for-utah/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MX Technologies snags $100 million to grow financial data business]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lehi-based MX Technologies has announced a $100 million funding round. The 9-year-old company develops products for processing banking data to help drive mobile banking applications with the aim of empowering individual financial management success.MX TechnologiesLehi-based MX Technologies has announced a $100 million funding round. The 9-year-old company develops products for processing banking data to help drive mobile banking applications with the aim of empowering individual financial manage]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/mx-technologies-snags-100-million-to-grow-financial-data-business/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2019 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/mx-technologies-snags-100-million-to-grow-financial-data-business/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spanish Fork crash leaves one dead, others injured]]></title><description><![CDATA[A woman was killed in a multiple-vehicle crash in Spanish Fork on Monday night, according to police. Investigators say the driver believed to have caused the crash may have experienced a medical episode.Adobe StockSPANISH FORK &mdash; A woman was killed in a multiple-vehicle crash in Spanish Fork on Monday night, according to Spanish Fork police.A driver in a Nissan Pathfinder, traveling east on U.S. 6, rear-ended a Porsche stopped in the left turn lane for 2550 East toward Spanish Fork Canyon,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/spanish-fork-crash-leaves-one-dead-others-injured/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2019 07:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/spanish-fork-crash-leaves-one-dead-others-injured/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[70-plus events for Utah's 2019 Fourth of July celebrations]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Gateway in Salt Lake City will celebrate Independence Day with a celebration starting at 4 p.m. Magicians, karaoke, food trucks and entertainment will fill the evening, with fireworks at night.Boe MarketingEmma Lopez, 17, watches the Freedom Festival&rsquo;s July 4th Grand Parade from atop a wing of the Zions Bank Financial Center in Provo on Wednesday, July 4, 2018.James Wooldridge, Deseret NewsThe Gateway in Salt Lake City will celebrate Independence Day with a celebration starting at 4 p.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/70-plus-events-for-utahs-2019-fourth-of-july-celebrations/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2019 05:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/70-plus-events-for-utahs-2019-fourth-of-july-celebrations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2019 Fourth of July celebrations in Utah]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Gateway in Salt Lake City will celebrate Independence Day with a celebration starting at 4 p.m. Magicians, karaoke, food trucks and entertainment will fill the evening, with fireworks at night.Boe MarketingEmma Lopez, 17, watches the Freedom Festival&rsquo;s July 4th Grand Parade from atop a wing of the Zions Bank Financial Center in Provo on Wednesday, July 4, 2018.James Wooldridge, Deseret NewsThe Gateway in Salt Lake City will celebrate Independence Day with a celebration starting at 4 p.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/2019-fourth-of-july-celebrations-in-utah/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2019 05:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/2019-fourth-of-july-celebrations-in-utah/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Salt Lake's hopes of another Olympics officially shifts to 2030 or beyond]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Fireworks explode during the 2002 Winter Olympic Games closing ceremony Sunday, Feb 24, 2002 at Rice-Eccles Stadium.Scott G. Winterton, Deseret NewsItalian snowboarder Michela Moioli, left, and Italian skier Sofia Goggia, right, dab after speaking during the presentation final presentation of the Milan-Cortina candidate cities the first day of the 134th Session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), at the SwissTech Convention Centre, in Lausanne, Switzerland, Monday, June 24, 2019]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lakes-hopes-of-another-olympics-officially-shifts-to-2030-or-beyond/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2019 02:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lakes-hopes-of-another-olympics-officially-shifts-to-2030-or-beyond/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hearing set for uncle charged in death of 5-year-old Lizzy Shelley]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alexander Whipple appears 1st District Court in Logan on Monday, July 24, 2019, where a preliminary hearing was set for Aug. 13. Whipple is accused of murdering and sexually abusing his 5-year-old niece Elizabeth "Lizzy" Shelley.Eli LuceroAlexander Whipple appears 1st District Court in Logan on Monday, July 24, 2019, where a preliminary hearing was set for Aug. 13. Whipple is accused of murdering and sexually abusing his 5-year-old niece Elizabeth "Lizzy" Shelley.Eli LuceroTony Baird, Cache Coun]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/hearing-set-for-uncle-charged-in-death-of-5-year-old-lizzy-shelley/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2019 02:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/hearing-set-for-uncle-charged-in-death-of-5-year-old-lizzy-shelley/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Salt Lake mayor wants injunction to bring Utah Inland Port Authority to 'screeching halt']]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Mayor Jackie Biskupski addresses the major challenges and opportunities facing the city in her fourth State of the City speech at East High School in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019.Silas Walker, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski amended her lawsuit against the Utah Inland Port Authority, further challenging the constitutionality of the state-created agency she said has "railroaded" Utah's capital.And the mayor and her administration have r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lake-mayor-wants-injunction-to-bring-utah-inland-port-authority-to-screeching-halt/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2019 01:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lake-mayor-wants-injunction-to-bring-utah-inland-port-authority-to-screeching-halt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senate confirms Cicero Chairman Randy Shumway as University of Utah trustee; leadership vote on Tuesday]]></title><description><![CDATA[Randy Shumway.Lee BensonSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; The Utah Senate has confirmed Cicero Group Chairman Randy Shumway as a member of the University of Utah's board of trustees.Cicero Group is a global management consulting firm founded by Shumway in 2001. It has offices across the United States.In 2017, Shumway received a lifetime achievement and Utah CEO of the Year award from Utah Business in recognition of his professional accomplishments.University of Utah President Ruth Watkins said Shumway is a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/senate-confirms-cicero-chairman-randy-shumway-as-university-of-utah-trustee-leadership-vote-on-tuesday/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2019 01:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/senate-confirms-cicero-chairman-randy-shumway-as-university-of-utah-trustee-leadership-vote-on-tuesday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senate confirms Cicero Chairman Randy Shumway as U. trustee; leadership vote on Tuesday]]></title><description><![CDATA[Randy Shumway.SALT LAKE CITY &mdash; The Utah Senate has confirmed Cicero Group Chairman Randy Shumway as a member of the University of Utah's board of trustees.Cicero Group is a global management consulting firm founded by Shumway in 2001. It has offices across the United States.In 2017, Shumway received a lifetime achievement and Utah CEO of the Year award from Utah Business in recognition of his professional accomplishments.University of Utah President Ruth Watkins said Shumway is an outstand]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/senate-confirms-cicero-chairman-randy-shumway-as-u-trustee-leadership-vote-on-tuesday/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2019 01:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/senate-confirms-cicero-chairman-randy-shumway-as-u-trustee-leadership-vote-on-tuesday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Video footage proves wildlife bridge over I-80 is working]]></title><description><![CDATA[Deer cross the wildlife bridge over I-80 in Parleys Canyon in this video from the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.Utah Division of Wildlife ResourcesTraffic on I-80 in Parleys Canyon passes under the $5 million wildlife bridge on Thursday, June 20, 2019. Video evidence shows animals are using the bridge to find safe passage over the interstate.Mark Wetzel, Deseret NewsA moose crosses the wildlife bridge over I-80 in Parleys Canyon in this video from the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.Ut]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/video-footage-proves-wildlife-bridge-over-i-80-is-working/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2019 01:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/video-footage-proves-wildlife-bridge-over-i-80-is-working/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. George man charged with stabbing ex's new boyfriend 20 times]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jason Shawn Reveal, 45, of St. George, was charged Monday with attempted murder, aggravated burglary and other charges after police say he broke into his ex-wife's house in Washington, Washington County, and stabbed her boyfriend more than 20 times.Washington County JailSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Criminal charges were filed Monday against a St. George man accused of breaking into his ex-wife's house and stabbing her boyfriend more than 20 times while he was still in bed.Jason Shawn Reveal, 45, is ch]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/st-george-man-charged-with-stabbing-exs-new-boyfriend-20-times/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2019 01:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/st-george-man-charged-with-stabbing-exs-new-boyfriend-20-times/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Armed Utah security guard charged with illegally possessing weapons]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jonathan Rashon Richardson, 23, of Eagle MountainUtah County JailSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A licensed armed security guard who has applied to become a Utah police officer three times now faces felony charges after investigators discovered he wasn't allowed to possess guns in the first place.Jonathan Rashon Richardson, 23, of Eagle Mountain, was also investigated for "stalking multiple females" at Weber State University, according to charging documents.Richardson was charged Friday in Utah County's]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/armed-utah-security-guard-charged-with-illegally-possessing-weapons/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2019 00:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/armed-utah-security-guard-charged-with-illegally-possessing-weapons/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Snowmelt, cool weather make for 'impressive' water flow over High Uintas dam]]></title><description><![CDATA[People visit the Upper Stillwater Dam, which is an hour&rsquo;s drive northwest of Duchesne in Rock Creek Canyon, on Monday, June 24, 2019. The reservoir is at 100% capacity and water is flowing over the 200-foot tall spillway, which measures about 600 feet across. Niagara Falls has a 160-foot vertical drop.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsPeople visit the Upper Stillwater Dam, which is an hour&rsquo;s drive northwest of Duchesne in Rock Creek Canyon, on Monday, June 24, 2019. The reservoir is at 100%]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/snowmelt-cool-weather-make-for-impressive-water-flow-over-high-uintas-dam/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2019 00:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/snowmelt-cool-weather-make-for-impressive-water-flow-over-high-uintas-dam/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Missing University of Utah student met with unknown person at North Salt Lake park]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sandy resident Heather Okiishi, a family friend of Mackenzie Lueck, post a flyer at Liberty Park in Salt Lake City on Saturday, June 22, 2019, asking people keep an eye out for Lueck.Silas Walker, Deseret NewsPosters for Mackenzie Lueck placed at Liberty Park in Salt Lake City are pictured on Saturday, June 22, 2019.Silas Walker, Deseret NewsSandy resident Heather Okiishi and her niece, Nicole Brown, both family friends of Mackenzie Lueck, post a flyer at Liberty Park in Salt Lake City on Saturd]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/missing-university-of-utah-student-met-with-unknown-person-at-north-salt-lake-park/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2019 00:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/missing-university-of-utah-student-met-with-unknown-person-at-north-salt-lake-park/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos: 388th Fighter Wing at Hill Air Force Base gets a new commander]]></title><description><![CDATA[Members of the 388th Fighter Wing at Hill Air Force base near Ogden say goodbye to Col. Lee E. Kloos and welcome their new commander, Col. Steven G. Behmer, during a ceremony on Monday, June 24, 2019.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsCol. Steven G. Behmer salutes as he assumes command of the 388th Fighter Wing at Hill Air Force Base during a ceremony at the base near Ogden on Monday, June 24, 2019. Behmer is taking over for Col. Lee E. Kloos.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsCol. Steven G. Behmer is a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-388th-fighter-wing-at-hill-air-force-base-gets-a-new-commander/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2019 23:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-388th-fighter-wing-at-hill-air-force-base-gets-a-new-commander/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah tech center undergoes $8.6 million revitalization project]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Utah office park that was developed for a company credited with launching the state's tech industry has undergone an $8.6 million revitalization project to target new startups.Adobe StockOREM &mdash; A Utah office park that was developed for a company credited with launching the state's tech industry has undergone an $8.6 million revitalization project to target new startups.A reopening ceremony was held last week for the 14-building Canyon Park Tech Center in Orem, the Daily Herald reported S]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-tech-center-undergoes-86-million-revitalization-project/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2019 23:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-tech-center-undergoes-86-million-revitalization-project/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to stay safe around rattlesnakes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Five rattlesnake species live in Utah, the most common of which is the Great Basin rattlesnake. If you see a rattlesnake, give it plenty of space, and don't harass it.Rick Fridell, Utah Division of Wildlife ResourcesSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Rattlesnakes in Utah are currently on the move, looking for water and rodents after emerging from their dens following a long winter.So what should you do if you inadvertently come upon one while camping, hiking or working in the yard?According to Drew Dittmer,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/how-to-stay-safe-around-rattlesnakes/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2019 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/how-to-stay-safe-around-rattlesnakes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Funeral home owner admits arranging to meet teen for sex act]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lonnie Nyman stands next to his lawyer, Greg Law, in 3rd District Court in Salt Lake City on Monday, June 24, 2019. The former director of a northern Utah funeral home pleaded guilty to seven felonies, including arranging to meet a boy for a sexual encounter and trying to post bail using a bad check.Eli LuceroLonnie Nyman appears in 3rd District Court in Salt Lake City on Monday, June 24, 2019. The former director of a northern Utah funeral home pleaded guilty to seven felonies, including arrang]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/funeral-home-owner-admits-arranging-to-meet-teen-for-sex-act/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2019 22:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/funeral-home-owner-admits-arranging-to-meet-teen-for-sex-act/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mirror Lake Highway finally opens for the season]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Mirror Lake Highway which was still covered with snow on Friday, June 7, 2019, has finally reopened for the summer season. The announcement came in a tweet from the Utah Department of Transportation on Monday, June 24, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsKAMAS &mdash; Although summer is in full swing, the snow on state Route 150 &mdash; the Mirror Lake Highway &mdash; has finally been cleared and the road has reopened.In a tweet early Monday afternoon, the Utah Department of Transportation anno]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/mirror-lake-highway-finally-opens-for-the-season/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2019 22:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/mirror-lake-highway-finally-opens-for-the-season/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Salt Lake police set up tip line for missing University of Utah student]]></title><description><![CDATA[Family friends of Mackenzie Lueck and Sandy resident Heather Okiishi and her niece, Nicole Brown, post and handout flyers pleading that people keep an eye out for her at Liberty Park in Salt Lake City on Saturday, June 22, 2019.Silas Walker, Deseret NewsPosters for Mackenzie Lueck placed at Liberty Park in Salt Lake City on Saturday, June 22, 2019.Silas Walker, Deseret NewsFamily friends of Mackenzie Lueck and Sandy resident Heather Okiishi and her niece, Nicole Brown, post and handout flyers pl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lake-police-set-up-tip-line-for-missing-university-of-utah-student/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2019 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lake-police-set-up-tip-line-for-missing-university-of-utah-student/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Be wary of email scam targeting property transactions, Utah consumer protection officials say]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Utah Division of Real Estate launched a campaign on Monday, June 24, 2019, to warn residents about an email scam aimed at property transactions.Utah Division of Real EstateSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Utah consumer protection officials launched a campaign Monday to warn residents about a rapidly growing email scam that targets property transactions."Utah's real estate market is red hot and scammers are looking to profit millions off the backs of our hardworking citizens. Be smart and question any]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/be-wary-of-email-scam-targeting-property-transactions-utah-consumer-protection-officials-say/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2019 20:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/be-wary-of-email-scam-targeting-property-transactions-utah-consumer-protection-officials-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayor Jackie Biskupski: Salt Lake will not cooperate with ICE during immigration operations]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski talks at the Juneteenth festival at the Gallivan Center in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, June 19, 2019.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Amid President Donald Trump's recent threats that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will begin mass immigration deportations in the coming weeks, Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski doubled down on her pledge that police officers in Utah's capital city will not take part."Over two years]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/mayor-jackie-biskupski-salt-lake-will-not-cooperate-with-ice-during-immigration-operations/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2019 20:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/mayor-jackie-biskupski-salt-lake-will-not-cooperate-with-ice-during-immigration-operations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family of man fatally shot by passerby thanks police]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jeremy SorensenFamily PhotoFILE - A man was shot twice in the chest in a domestic dispute near 500 North 200 East in Provo on Monday night.Tad Walch, Deseret NewsPROVO &mdash; As detectives continue to investigate the death of a Provo man who police say was shot and killed by a neighbor who came upon the scene, the victim's family released a statement Monday saying they appreciate the efforts of investigators."We are deeply saddened over our son Jeremy's death and the circumstances under which i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/family-of-man-fatally-shot-by-passerby-thanks-police/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2019 19:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/family-of-man-fatally-shot-by-passerby-thanks-police/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They started in a barn and still have animals as neighbors. Meet Gibbs Smith, Utah's 50 year old publishing company]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gibbs Smith's Chief Strategy Officer Madge Baird, left, publisher and Chief Creative Officer Suzanne Taylor, and CEO Brad Farmer.Gibbs SmithGibbs Smith is located in a repurposed barn in Layton, Utah.Gibbs SmithOne of Gibbs Smith's titles, BabyLit "Pride and Prejudice."Gibbs SmithOne of Gibbs Smith's titles "The Utah Journey."Gibbs SmithOne of Gibbs Smith's titles, "Building Value to Last."Gibbs SmithOne of Gibbs Smith's titles, "Will You Still Be My Daughter?"Gibbs SmithOne of Gibbs Smith's tit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/they-started-in-a-barn-and-still-have-animals-as-neighbors-meet-gibbs-smith-utahs-50-year-old-publishing-company/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2019 17:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/they-started-in-a-barn-and-still-have-animals-as-neighbors-meet-gibbs-smith-utahs-50-year-old-publishing-company/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This 1 county in Utah has Google search interest in Elizabeth Warren, new map reveals]]></title><description><![CDATA[2020 Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks during a "community conversation" event at the Kermit Fire &amp; Rescue Headquarters Station, Friday, May 10, 2019, in Kermit, W.Va.Craig Hudson, Charleston Gazette-MailSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A new Google Trends map visualization shows whichDemocratic candidates different counties across the United States are searching for on Google.The interactive map from Google Trends unveiled some interesting notes about which cand]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/this-1-county-in-utah-has-google-search-interest-in-elizabeth-warren-new-map-reveals/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2019 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/this-1-county-in-utah-has-google-search-interest-in-elizabeth-warren-new-map-reveals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lynn Arave: Back when marathon swimming races flourished in the Great Salt Lake]]></title><description><![CDATA[The low Great Salt Lake water levels can be seen from Antelope Island looking back at the Wasatch Front on Friday, Dec. 21, 2018.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsPeople wade and float in the Great Salt Lake as they participate in a Utah State Parks event to try to break the world record for the largest number of people floating, unassisted, in a line at one time. Due to cold weather, about 300 people showed up to float in the water, well short of the 1,941 people who floated on the surface of the sali]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/lynn-arave-back-when-marathon-swimming-races-flourished-in-the-great-salt-lake/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2019 15:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/lynn-arave-back-when-marathon-swimming-races-flourished-in-the-great-salt-lake/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['I could tell you story after story': The 6 Degrees of Marie Osmond]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marie Osmond on a recent episode of CBS's "The Talk."Monty Brinton, CBS ENTERTAINMENTDonny and Marie Osmond perform at their long-running show at the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas.Dimitrije CurcicMarie Osmond in 1980.Harry Langdon PhotographyMarie Osmond during a Primary Children's Hospital Pennies by the Inch fundraising campaign.Primary Children's HospitalMarie Osmond, left, and Jonathan Roberts on ABC's "Dancing with the Stars" in 2007.Carol Kaelson, ABCDonny and Marie Osmond perform at their l]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/i-could-tell-you-story-after-story-the-6-degrees-of-marie-osmond/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2019 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/i-could-tell-you-story-after-story-the-6-degrees-of-marie-osmond/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can Utah's water supply keep up with its booming population?]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Water flows over the spillway at the East Canyon State Park dam on Tuesday, June 11, 2019. Utah State University professor Michelle Baker presented her research on Utah water's quality, quantity and efficiency in Salt Lake City.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsFILE - Water flows in Big Cottonwood Creek in Big Cottonwood Canyon on Friday, May 10, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsFILE - Water flows over the spillway at the East Canyon State Park dam on Tuesday, June 11, 2019.Jeffrey D. Allred]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/can-utahs-water-supply-keep-up-with-its-booming-population/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2019 05:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/can-utahs-water-supply-keep-up-with-its-booming-population/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family displaced after fire damages Layton home]]></title><description><![CDATA[A fire in Layton caused an estimated $125,000 in damage to a home on Sunday, June 23, 2019.Layton Fire DepartmentLAYTON &mdash; A family was displaced Sunday after their Layton home sustained serious damage in a fire.The fire started in the home at 975 E. 260 South, Layton firefighters tweeted just after 4 p.m. A photo of the fire showed flames billowing from the garage.Damage was estimated at $125,000, according to fire officials. Investigators were on scene after the blaze trying to determine]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/family-displaced-after-fire-damages-layton-home/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2019 04:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/family-displaced-after-fire-damages-layton-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[E-scooter use explodes across U.S., but bikes holding their own]]></title><description><![CDATA[GreenBike fleet supervisor Tony Williams works on a bike at the bike share's maintenance space in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, June 19, 2019.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsGreenBike fleet manager Jon Williams works on a bike at the bike share's maintenance space in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, June 19, 2019.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsBike parts are pictured at GreenBike's maintenance space in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, June 19, 2019.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsGreenBike fleet supervisor]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/e-scooter-use-explodes-across-us-but-bikes-holding-their-own/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2019 03:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/e-scooter-use-explodes-across-us-but-bikes-holding-their-own/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Viral video shows confusion over Utah’s new lane filtering law]]></title><description><![CDATA[Utah Highway Patrol Sgt. Nicholas Street discusses Utah's new motorcycle filtering law during an interview at the Calvin L. Rampton Complex in Taylorsville on Monday, June 17, 2019. Street said says both parties in a viral video behaved badly.Mark Wetzel, Deseret NewsIn this still frame of a video taken by motorcyclist Collin Hansen, a driver opens his door as Hansen lane filters on University Avenue in Provo on Sunday, June 16, 2019. Utah&rsquo;s lane filtering law for motorcyclists has been on]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/viral-video-shows-confusion-over-utahs-new-lane-filtering-law/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2019 02:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/viral-video-shows-confusion-over-utahs-new-lane-filtering-law/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet Craig Martinez: From juvenile delinquent to new Utah police chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Springville Police Chief Craig Martinez tries to guess the ages of Andrew and Lana Shull as he walks through Art City Days in Springville on Wednesday, June 5, 2019.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsSpringville Police Chief Craig Martinez talks with Francis Vaaulu and his daughter, Roses, in their shirt shop as he walks through Art City Days in Springville on Wednesday, June 5, 2019.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsSpringville Police Chief Craig Martinez talks with Kathy Shull and her children as he walks th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/meet-craig-martinez-from-juvenile-delinquent-to-new-utah-police-chief/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2019 02:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/meet-craig-martinez-from-juvenile-delinquent-to-new-utah-police-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah's Primary Children's Hospital ranks among top in nation]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Julie Jenkins RN at Primary Children's in Salt Lake talks with Nurses Tassa Thornton, PICU RN, Cami Weir, RN and Janice Southern, RN educator in Provo with camera and TV in the rooms, Staff at Utah Valley Hospital show their new pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) that is part of the Primary Children&rsquo;s Network at Utah Valley Hospital in Provo on Monday, Aug. 20, 2018.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; While Primary Children's Hospital is highly esteemed among Uta]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahs-primary-childrens-hospital-ranks-among-top-in-nation/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2019 01:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahs-primary-childrens-hospital-ranks-among-top-in-nation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Extremely angry' man stabs ex's new boyfriend, police say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jason RevealWashington County JailWASHINGTON, Washington County &mdash; A St. George man was arrested early Sunday after police say he went to the home of the mother of his children and stabbed her new boyfriend.About 1:15 a.m., police were dispatched on reports that one man had been stabbed multiple times in his torso, Washington police said in a statement. The incident occurred at 433 W. Harvest Lane in Washington.When officers arrived at the home, they found Jason Reveal, 45, at the front doo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/extremely-angry-man-stabs-exs-new-boyfriend-police-say/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2019 01:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/extremely-angry-man-stabs-exs-new-boyfriend-police-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How this Utahn uses skills learned as Marine to combat African poaching]]></title><description><![CDATA[VETPAW founder Ryan Tate.Lee Benson, Deseret NewsVETPAW founder Ryan Tate.Lee Benson, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Ryan Tate hates bad guys. Absolutely despises them. He especially dislikes it when they prey on the innocent and defenseless.Two visceral reactions to bad men doing what they do set the course for Ryan's life.The first was in 2001 when he was sitting in English class at the beginning of his junior year of high school in Tampa, Florida. Someone opened the door and said Miss Rod]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/how-this-utahn-uses-skills-learned-as-marine-to-combat-african-poaching/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2019 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/how-this-utahn-uses-skills-learned-as-marine-to-combat-african-poaching/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos: Utah motorcyclists pay tribute during ride for fallen officers]]></title><description><![CDATA[A police escort leads the third annual Utah 1033 Ride out of Salt Lake City on Sunday, June 23, 2019. The Utah 1033 is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide immediate financial support to families of fallen Utah law enforcement officers. The ride began at Harley-Davidson of Salt Lake and ended at DeJoria Event Center in Kamas.Silas Walker, Deseret NewsElizabeth Romrell, widow of South Salt Lake police officer David Romrell, watches as South Salt Lake Police Chief Jack Carruth play]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-utah-motorcyclists-pay-tribute-during-ride-for-fallen-officers/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2019 00:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-utah-motorcyclists-pay-tribute-during-ride-for-fallen-officers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yearlong fatal crash case at Utah Starbucks focusing on medical records]]></title><description><![CDATA[The yearlong investigation into a man who crashed into a Starbucks in Millcreek, killing one woman and critically injuring two others, is now focusing on the driver's medical records, according to police.Adobe StockMILLCREEK &mdash; The yearlong investigation into a man who crashed into a Starbucks in Millcreek, killing one woman and critically injuring two others, is now focusing on the driver's medical records.Specifically, investigators want to know if the driver was supposed to be taking any]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/yearlong-fatal-crash-case-at-utah-starbucks-focusing-on-medical-records/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2019 00:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/yearlong-fatal-crash-case-at-utah-starbucks-focusing-on-medical-records/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[East High students help homeless classmates during summer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Siaki Tuitavake grabs a bagel at the Smith's East High Leopard Stash at East High School in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, June 18, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsKristin Barta, an East High School student and family support director, stocks the hygiene closet for students and families at school in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, June 18, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsKarina Soto, family services assistant, helps Islam Djobo, Wali Djobo and Amida Djobo take a cartload of food from the Smith's East H]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/east-high-students-help-homeless-classmates-during-summer/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/east-high-students-help-homeless-classmates-during-summer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Orem man killed in crash after driving off steep mountainside, UHP says]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Orem man was killed after driving off a mountainside on state Route 191 in Duchesne County on Saturday, June 22, 2019.Utah Highway PatrolAn Orem man was killed after driving off a mountainside on state Route 191 in Duchesne County on Saturday, June 22, 2019.Utah Highway PatrolAn Orem man was killed after driving off a mountainside on state Route 191 in Duchesne County on Saturday, June 22, 2019.Utah Highway PatrolDUCHESNE &mdash; An Orem man was killed Saturday in a crash after driving off th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/orem-man-killed-in-crash-after-driving-off-steep-mountainside-uhp-says/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Jun 2019 23:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/orem-man-killed-in-crash-after-driving-off-steep-mountainside-uhp-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Salt Lake zoo officials trying to get leg up on giraffe's troubled toes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Veterinarians and zookeepers at Utah's Hogle Zoo have had to use innovative treatments in an unprecedented effort to treat Kipenze 's foot. The giraffe broke one toe bone, or claw, many years ago. But she apparently began shifting her weight to another claw and it led to damage in that one, too.?John Hollenhorst, Deseret NewsKipenze broke one toe bone, or claw, many years ago. But the giraffe apparently began shifting her weight to another claw and it led to damage in that one, too.?John Hollenh]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lake-zoo-officials-trying-to-get-leg-up-on-giraffes-troubled-toes/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Jun 2019 23:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lake-zoo-officials-trying-to-get-leg-up-on-giraffes-troubled-toes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man killed in Utah crash after driving off steep mountainside, troopers say]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man was killed Saturday in a crash after driving off the edge of a steep mountainside, troopers said.Stock imageDUCHESNE &mdash; A man was killed Saturday in a crash after driving off the edge of a steep mountainside, troopers said.The man in his 30s was driving south on state Route 191 in Duchesne County when his truck left the road onto "an elevated view area above a steep mountainside," the Utah Highway Patrol said.The truck went off the edge and came to a stop about 500 feet from the road,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/man-killed-in-utah-crash-after-driving-off-steep-mountainside-troopers-say/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Jun 2019 21:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/man-killed-in-utah-crash-after-driving-off-steep-mountainside-troopers-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[1 critically injured, 1 arrested in southern Utah stabbing]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man was arrested early Sunday following a stabbing that left another man in critical condition, police said.Stock imageWASHINGTON, Washington County &mdash; A man was arrested early Sunday following a stabbing that left another man in critical condition, police said.About 1:15 a.m., police were dispatched on reports that one man had been stabbed multiple times in his torso. The incident occurred in the area of West Harvest Lane in Washington, according to a statement from Washington police.The]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/1-critically-injured-1-arrested-in-southern-utah-stabbing/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Jun 2019 21:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/1-critically-injured-1-arrested-in-southern-utah-stabbing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pignanelli and Webb: Why city elections are critical to Utah's future]]></title><description><![CDATA[People board a red line train at the Bingham Junction TRAX Station in Midvale on Friday, Jan. 5, 2018.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsIranian mischief, foreign opposition research and Chinese antagonism are dominating headlines. But in politics, the direct and immediate impacts on our lives are made by local city officials who fix our roads and make sure the sewer system works. We take a look at the importance of municipal elections this year.The municipal filing deadline has passed and a crop of ca]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/pignanelli-and-webb-why-city-elections-are-critical-to-utahs-future/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Jun 2019 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/pignanelli-and-webb-why-city-elections-are-critical-to-utahs-future/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disney, others file to block VidAngel from 'squandering assets' following $62M damages ruling]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Employees work at VidAngel's office in Provo on Wednesday, July 20, 2016. Disney and a group of movie studio plaintiffs that just won a $62 million award against video filtering service VidAngel are claiming the Utah company is trying to hide assets ahead of the collection of those damages.Spenser Heaps, Deseret NewsPROVO &mdash; Disney and a group of movie studio plaintiffs that just won a $62 million award against video filtering service VidAngel are claiming the Utah company is trying]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/disney-others-file-to-block-vidangel-from-squandering-assets-following-62m-damages-ruling/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Jun 2019 05:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/disney-others-file-to-block-vidangel-from-squandering-assets-following-62m-damages-ruling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hurricane woman killed in I-15 crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Hurricane woman died Saturday in a single-car accident on I-15 near New Harmony, Washington County.Adobe StockNEW HARMONY, Washington County &mdash; A Hurricane woman died Saturday in a single-car accident on I-15.Cheryl Renee Hartley, 56, was southbound when the crash occurred near New Harmony around 12:42 p.m.She began drifting left, overcorrected right and then rolled off the dirt shoulder and . was ejected from her vehicle, said Utah Highway Patrol Cpl. Andrew Battenfield. Hartley was pron]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/hurricane-woman-killed-in-i-15-crash/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Jun 2019 05:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/hurricane-woman-killed-in-i-15-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Friends distribute flyers of University of Utah student missing for 5 days]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sandy resident Heather Okiishi and her niece, Nicole Brown, who are family friends of Mackenzie Lueck, post and hand out flyers pleading that people keep an eye out for her at Liberty Park in Salt Lake City on Saturday, June 22, 2019.Silas Walker, Deseret NewsPosters for Mackenzie Lueck placed at Liberty Park in Salt Lake City on Saturday, June 22, 2019.Silas Walker, Deseret NewsNathan Crispo and his girlfriend Ashely Fine ,who was a former sorority sister of Mackenzie Lueck, post and hand out f]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/friends-distribute-flyers-of-university-of-utah-student-missing-for-5-days/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Jun 2019 05:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/friends-distribute-flyers-of-university-of-utah-student-missing-for-5-days/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Salt Lake volunteers crochet plastic bags into sleeping mats for homeless]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kaitlin McLean shows a completed mat as volunteers gather at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City to take part in the nonprofit organization Bags to Beds on Saturday, June 22, 2019.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsJane Bryner crochets "plarn" (plastic yarn) into a mat as volunteers gather at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City to take part in the nonprofit organization Bags to Beds on Saturday, June 22, 2019.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsJane Bryner, Alvatha Leader and Colleen Marshall]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lake-volunteers-crochet-plastic-bags-into-sleeping-mats-for-homeless/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Jun 2019 03:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/salt-lake-volunteers-crochet-plastic-bags-into-sleeping-mats-for-homeless/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deseret News takes home 68 awards in Utah journalism contest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Carl Spitzmacher holds a candle during a candlelight vigil in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018, to remember the 121 homeless men and women who died during the year.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsUnified, West Valley and West Jordan firefighter a fire at Village Green Apartments in West Valley City on Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsGloria Bird, 70, and Barbara Sollie, 95, react to "Montezuma's Treasure Ride," an Innovative Entertainment virtual reality motion ride,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/deseret-news-takes-home-68-awards-in-utah-journalism-contest/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Jun 2019 03:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/deseret-news-takes-home-68-awards-in-utah-journalism-contest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah man who killed his mom and stuffed her in freezer may be released]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man who was committed to the Utah State Hospital after killing his mother and stuffing her body in a freezer more than a decade ago may be released soon.Adobe StockBOUNTIFUL &mdash; A man who was committed to the Utah State Hospital after killing his mother and stuffing her body in a freezer more than a decade ago may be released soon.Jeremy Hauck was 18 when he shot his mother, Laura Hauck, 52, on Aug. 5, 2006, in their Bountiful condominium. He put her body in a freezer and left the state. H]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-man-who-killed-his-mom-and-stuffed-her-in-freezer-may-be-released/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Jun 2019 02:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-man-who-killed-his-mom-and-stuffed-her-in-freezer-may-be-released/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah Democrats elect new state party chairman, Jeff Merchant]]></title><description><![CDATA[Utah Democrats elected a new leader Saturday, choosing businessman Jeff Merchant as chairman over Daisy Thomas, a progressive grassroots activist who sought a second term.Adobe StockPARK CITY &mdash; Utah Democrats elected a new leader Saturday, choosing businessman Jeff Merchant as chairman over Daisy Thomas, a progressive grassroots activist who sought a second term."I think the Democrats in this state want to see change, and not just change in the Legislature, not just change in the governor']]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-democrats-elect-new-state-party-chairman-jeff-merchant/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Jun 2019 01:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-democrats-elect-new-state-party-chairman-jeff-merchant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah resort towns face major challenges due to growing popularity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Houses under construction in the Park City Heights development in Park City are pictured on Wednesday, June 19, 2019.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsBuilding crews work on a house in the Park City Heights development in Park City on Wednesday, June 19, 2019.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsRoads under construction in the Park City Heights development in Park City are pictured on Wednesday, June 19, 2019.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsA builder carries lumber in the Park City Heights development in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-resort-towns-face-major-challenges-due-to-growing-popularity/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Jun 2019 00:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-resort-towns-face-major-challenges-due-to-growing-popularity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police investigate drive-by shooting that injured woman in Delta]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police are investigating after a woman was injured in an early-morning drive-by shooting in Delta on Thursday.Adobe StockDELTA &mdash; Police were investigating the case of a woman who was injured in a drive-by shooting in Delta on Thursday.Police were called to a home at 100 North near the 300 West block in Delta about 1:30 a.m. on reports of gunshots, according to a statement from Millard County Sheriff's Office."Multiple rounds of pistol ammunition had been fired in front and nearby the resid]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/police-investigate-drive-by-shooting-that-injured-woman-in-delta/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Jun 2019 23:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/police-investigate-drive-by-shooting-that-injured-woman-in-delta/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[17-year-old shot, killed by brother during struggle over a gun, police say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emilio Madrigal-Rios, 19Salt Lake County JailMILLCREEK &mdash; A 17-year-old boy died Friday after police say he was shot by his brother while they fought over a handgun in Millcreek Canyon.About 2:30 p.m., Unified police were called to the trailhead at 4700 E. Millcreek Canyon on reports of a 17-year-old with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, according to a police affidavit filed in 3rd District Court.People who were there when the shooting happened tried to help the boy until medical]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/17-year-old-shot-killed-by-brother-during-struggle-over-a-gun-police-say/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Jun 2019 20:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/17-year-old-shot-killed-by-brother-during-struggle-over-a-gun-police-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disney files to block VidAngel from 'squandering assets' following $62M damages ruling]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Employees work at VidAngel's office in Provo on Wednesday, July 20, 2016. Disney and a group of movie studio plaintiffs that just won a $62 million award against video filtering service VidAngel are claiming the Utah company is trying to hide assets ahead of the collection of those damages.Spenser Heaps, Deseret NewsPROVO &mdash; Disney and a group of movie studio plaintiffs that just won a $62 million award against video filtering service VidAngel are claiming the Utah company is trying]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/disney-files-to-block-vidangel-from-squandering-assets-following-62m-damages-ruling/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Jun 2019 20:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/disney-files-to-block-vidangel-from-squandering-assets-following-62m-damages-ruling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disney and others file suit to block VidAngel from 'squandering assets' following $62M damages ruling]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Employees work at VidAngel's office in Provo on Wednesday, July 20, 2016. Disney and a group of movie studio plaintiffs that just won a $62 million award against video filtering service VidAngel are claiming the Utah company is trying to hide assets ahead of the collection of those damages.Spenser Heaps, Deseret NewsPROVO &mdash; Disney and a group of movie studio plaintiffs that just won a $62 million award against video filtering service VidAngel are claiming the Utah company is trying]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/disney-and-others-file-suit-to-block-vidangel-from-squandering-assets-following-62m-damages-ruling/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Jun 2019 20:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/disney-and-others-file-suit-to-block-vidangel-from-squandering-assets-following-62m-damages-ruling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vandals damage Utah Latter-day Saint meetinghouse, police say]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Police are investigating after a vandal or vandals caused thousands of dollars of damage to a meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah County.Stock imageCEDAR HILLS, Utah County &mdash; Police are investigating a case of vandals causing thousands of dollars of damage to a meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.Someone got into the building on the corner of North Canyon Road and Bayhill Drive in Cedar Hills sometime Friday and overtur]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/vandals-damage-utah-latter-day-saint-meetinghouse-police-say/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Jun 2019 19:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/vandals-damage-utah-latter-day-saint-meetinghouse-police-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[28 years after stabbing at Salt Lake dance, killer sent to prison]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vienphet Sundara, 50, was sentenced to prison Friday for a murder that happened 18 years ago at a dance in Salt Lake City.Salt Lake County JailSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Twenty-eight years ago, a young Utahan originally from Laos was stabbed to death by a member of his own community.On Friday, his killer was finally sentenced to prison, bringing to an end a case that dragged on longer than 26-year-old Youthaloth Oudanonh had been alive.Even as Vienphet Sundara was ordered to serve up to life behind]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/28-years-after-stabbing-at-salt-lake-dance-killer-sent-to-prison/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Jun 2019 18:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/28-years-after-stabbing-at-salt-lake-dance-killer-sent-to-prison/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[17-year-old shot, killed during struggle over a gun, police say]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - A 17-year-old boy died Friday after police say he was shot by a relative while they fought over a handgun in Millcreek Canyon.Stock imageMILLCREEK &mdash; A 17-year-old boy died Friday after police say he was shot by a relative while they fought over a handgun in Millcreek Canyon.About 2:30 p.m., Unified police were called to the trailhead at 4700 E. Millcreek Canyon on reports of a 17-year-old with a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to a statement from Unified police. People who w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/17-year-old-shot-killed-during-struggle-over-a-gun-police-say/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Jun 2019 17:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/17-year-old-shot-killed-during-struggle-over-a-gun-police-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Father, daughter injured by lightning during Latter-day Saint youth conference]]></title><description><![CDATA[A father and daughter were injured after being struck by lightning Thursday evening while attending a church activity.Stock imageFILLMORE &mdash; A father and daughter were injured after being struck by lightning Thursday evening while attending a church activity.The incident occurred shortly before 8 p.m. at the Territorial Statehouse State Park museum. The man and teen were taken to a Fillmore hospital, the Millard County Sheriff's Office said. They were then flown to University of Utah Hospit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/father-daughter-injured-by-lightning-during-latter-day-saint-youth-conference/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Jun 2019 07:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/father-daughter-injured-by-lightning-during-latter-day-saint-youth-conference/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah Sens. Mike Lee and Mitt Romney, Rep. Chris Stewart say Trump made right call in backing off military strike on Iran]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, leaves a Republican lunch meeting at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, March 14, 2019. Lee says he's convinced President Donald Trump made the right call to scuttle an attack on Iran after talking to him Friday.J. Scott Applewhite, Associated PressFILE - Rep. Chris Stewart talks with students during campaigning at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on Oct 16, 2018.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Utah Sen. Mike Lee says he's convinced P]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-sens-mike-lee-and-mitt-romney-rep-chris-stewart-say-trump-made-right-call-in-backing-off-military-strike-on-iran/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Jun 2019 05:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-sens-mike-lee-and-mitt-romney-rep-chris-stewart-say-trump-made-right-call-in-backing-off-military-strike-on-iran/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Threats of deportation raids spark fear in Utah immigrant community]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - In this April 3, 2019, file photo, a couple who did not want to give their names embrace outside CVE Group as a bus from LaSalle Corrections Transport departs the facility in Allen, Texas.Smiley N. Pool, APFILE - In this Oct. 22, 2018, file photo U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents escort a target to lockup during a raid in Richmond, Va.Steve Helber, APFILE - In this Feb. 7, 2017, file photo released by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, foreign nationals are arrested d]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/threats-of-deportation-raids-spark-fear-in-utah-immigrant-community/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Jun 2019 02:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/threats-of-deportation-raids-spark-fear-in-utah-immigrant-community/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos: Summer's here &mdash; Solstice marks the longest day of the year]]></title><description><![CDATA[A climber rappels down a granite wall in Little Cottonwood Canyon on Friday, June 21, 2019, the first day of summer and longest day of the year.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsA climber rappels down a granite wall in Little Cottonwood Canyon on Friday, June 21, 2019, the first day of summer and longest day of the year.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsA climber navigates a long crack in a granite wall in Little Cottonwood Canyon on Friday, June 21, 2019, the first day of summer and longest day of the year.S]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-summers-here-mdash-solstice-marks-the-longest-day-of-the-year/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Jun 2019 02:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-summers-here-mdash-solstice-marks-the-longest-day-of-the-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jet fuel spills at University of Utah Hospital; 2 treated]]></title><description><![CDATA[An estimated 25 gallons of jet fuel spilled at the University Hospital on Friday.Adobe StockSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; An estimated 25 gallons of jet fuel spilled at the University Hospital on Friday.As of 5:40 p.m., hazmat crews had contained the Jet A Fuel, which had flowed into a storm sewer, the Salt Lake City Fire Department said in a tweet. The spill occurred while a tanker was unloading fuel for helicopters used by the hospital, Salt Lake City Fire division chief Ryan Mellor said.Two people c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/jet-fuel-spills-at-university-of-utah-hospital-2-treated/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Jun 2019 02:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/jet-fuel-spills-at-university-of-utah-hospital-2-treated/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leaders celebrate ribbon cutting for Utah's first new homeless resource center]]></title><description><![CDATA[Salt Lake City Police Chief Mike Brown and others tour the new Geraldine E. King Women&rsquo;s Resource Center following a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Salt Lake City on Friday, June 21, 2019.Steve GriffinPeople tour the new Geraldine E. King Women&rsquo;s Resource Center following a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Salt Lake City on Friday, June 21, 2019.Steve GriffinPat King talks about his mother, Geraldine E. King, during a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Geraldine E. King Women&rsquo;s Resource]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/leaders-celebrate-ribbon-cutting-for-utahs-first-new-homeless-resource-center/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Jun 2019 02:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/leaders-celebrate-ribbon-cutting-for-utahs-first-new-homeless-resource-center/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah Democrats choosing leaders for party dealing with debt, staffing issues]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Rep. Deb Haaland, D-N.M., the first Native American woman elected to Congress, is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 3, 2019. Utah Democrats are meeting Saturday at Park City High School for their annual state party convention, where they'll elect new state party leaders and take positions on environmental issues. Haaland will kick off the event.J. Scott Applewhite, APSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Utah Democrats are meeting Saturday at Park City High School for their annual sta]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-democrats-choosing-leaders-for-party-dealing-with-debt-staffing-issues/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Jun 2019 02:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-democrats-choosing-leaders-for-party-dealing-with-debt-staffing-issues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah Sen. Mike Lee, Rep. Chris Stewart say Trump made right call in backing off military strike on Iran]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, leaves a Republican lunch meeting at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, March 14, 2019. Lee says he's convinced President Donald Trump made the right call to scuttle an attack on Iran after talking to him Friday.J. Scott Applewhite, Associated PressFILE - Rep. Chris Stewart talks with students during campaigning at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on Oct 16, 2018.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Utah Sen. Mike Lee says he's convinced P]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-sen-mike-lee-rep-chris-stewart-say-trump-made-right-call-in-backing-off-military-strike-on-iran/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Jun 2019 01:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-sen-mike-lee-rep-chris-stewart-say-trump-made-right-call-in-backing-off-military-strike-on-iran/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What old seat belt opinions can teach us about spanking]]></title><description><![CDATA[At the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children conference at the Little America Hotel in Salt Lake City on Friday, Joan E. Durrant said there are no differences between discipline and abuse.Adobe StockSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; As a child, Joan E. Durrant looked forward to her family summer road trips in her father's 1960s Starliner.While she was never spanked or hit by her family, she said her life was put at risk each time her dad turned the keys to his car, unbeknownst to her paren]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/what-old-seat-belt-opinions-can-teach-us-about-spanking/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Jun 2019 01:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/what-old-seat-belt-opinions-can-teach-us-about-spanking/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Child abuse conference brings awareness on secondary traumatic stress to caseworkers]]></title><description><![CDATA[At the annual American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children conference in Salt Lake City, sessions ranged the wellness of child welfare workers to immigrant children.Adobe StockSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Typically, when people think of first responders they think of police officers or paramedics.Child protection professionals are often left out of the narrative, even though they are oftentimes so close to the crisis that they experience the same trauma-related symptoms as their clients."I'v]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/child-abuse-conference-brings-awareness-on-secondary-traumatic-stress-to-caseworkers/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Jun 2019 01:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/child-abuse-conference-brings-awareness-on-secondary-traumatic-stress-to-caseworkers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Youths get into the weeds for service project along Jordan River]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rachel Perron, of New Castle, California, clips a weed during a service project along the Jordan River in Salt Lake City on Friday, June 21, 2019. The service project is an extension of Gospel Grace Church's Plant Camp, where youth groups from churches around the country come to serve the Salt Lake community. During the service project, the volunteers pulled puncturevine, also known as goathead weed, an invasive weed that produces burs with sharp spines that can injure humans and animals, as wel]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/youths-get-into-the-weeds-for-service-project-along-jordan-river/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Jun 2019 00:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/youths-get-into-the-weeds-for-service-project-along-jordan-river/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos: Youths get into the weeds for service project along Jordan River]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rachel Perron, of New Castle, California, clips a weed during a service project along the Jordan River in Salt Lake City on Friday, June 21, 2019. The service project is an extension of Gospel Grace Church's Plant Camp, where youth groups from churches around the country come to serve the Salt Lake community. During the service project, the volunteers pulled puncturevine, also known as goathead weed, an invasive weed that produces burs with sharp spines that can injure humans and animals, as wel]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-youths-get-into-the-weeds-for-service-project-along-jordan-river/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Jun 2019 00:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-youths-get-into-the-weeds-for-service-project-along-jordan-river/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nonstop flights to Asia from Salt Lake City on Delta's 'drawing board' when new airport is finished]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - A plane starts its descent to land at Salt Lake International Airport behind a row of power lines in Salt Lake City on Sunday, March 24, 2019.Silas Walker, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Delta Air Lines sees its future hub in Salt Lake City International Airport's redesign as a key stepping stone in its mission to solidify its foothold in the international market.And nonstop flights to Asia are likely part of that plan, according to an airline official.Salt Lake City has been Delta's]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/nonstop-flights-to-asia-from-salt-lake-city-on-deltas-drawing-board-when-new-airport-is-finished/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2019 23:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/nonstop-flights-to-asia-from-salt-lake-city-on-deltas-drawing-board-when-new-airport-is-finished/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marijuana, THC devices found with man who purposely hit 11-year-old, police say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Steven Ray BeckyUtah County JailDRAPER &mdash; A 19-year-old man who police say purposely ran over an 11-year-old girl told witnesses and police he used drugs and was suicidal prior to the crash, according to newly unsealed search warrants.Steven Becky, of Draper, was charged June 6 in 4th District Court with attempted aggravated murder, a first-degree felony; operating a vehicle negligently causing serious injury, a second-degree felony; drug distribution, a third-degree felony; drug possession]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/marijuana-thc-devices-found-with-man-who-purposely-hit-11-year-old-police-say/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2019 23:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/marijuana-thc-devices-found-with-man-who-purposely-hit-11-year-old-police-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Midvale, Unified police reach budget compromise]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unified Police Department's Midvale Precinct is pictured on Monday, June 3, 2019. Midvale considering withdrawing from the police agency based on salary negotiations and possible layoffs.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsUnified Police officer Jeff Fenton talks with Jennica Martinez after witnessing her running down the street yelling at her husband, Caesar, on Monday, June 3, 2019. Midvale considering withdrawing from the police agency based on salary negotiations and possible layoffs.Scott G Wint]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/midvale-unified-police-reach-budget-compromise/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2019 22:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/midvale-unified-police-reach-budget-compromise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos: Utah Arts Festival patrons captivated by dinosaur-themed performance artists]]></title><description><![CDATA[Performers on stilts from the Netherlands-based theater company Close-Act Theatre, dressed as 16-foot dinosaurs, roam through the crowds as part of "Saurus" at the Utah Arts Festival in Salt Lake City on Thursday, June 20, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsJosh Fernandez reacts as a 16-foot dinosaur controlled by performers on stilts from the Netherlands-based theater company Close-Act Theatre knocks off his glasses at the Utah Arts Festival in Salt Lake City on Thursday, June 20, 2019.Kristin Mu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-utah-arts-festival-patrons-captivated-by-dinosaur-themed-performance-artists/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2019 22:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-utah-arts-festival-patrons-captivated-by-dinosaur-themed-performance-artists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah's Ben McAdams, other moderate Democrats in Congress, back election security measures]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Congressman Ben McAdams holds a town hall meeting to familiarize constituents with district office staff as well as to provide an opportunity for McAdams to listen to Utahans on issues that are important to them at the Redwood Recreation Center in West Valley City on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019.Silas Walker, Deseret NewsFILE - Four pages of the Mueller Report lay on a witness table in the House Intelligence Committee hearing room on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Thursday, April 18, 2019.Cliff]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahs-ben-mcadams-other-moderate-democrats-in-congress-back-election-security-measures/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2019 21:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utahs-ben-mcadams-other-moderate-democrats-in-congress-back-election-security-measures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Free Dairy Queen ice cream: How to claim this first day of summer freebie]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Westmont High School student enjoys a free ice cream cone from the Westmont Dairy Queen location in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, as snow falls on the first day of spring, Tuesday, March 20, 2018. The Dairy Queen Corporation was giving out one free cone per customer to celebrate the first day of spring.Todd Berkey, The Tribune-DemocratSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Dairy Queen announced a free ice cream promotion to celebrate the first day of summer.Dairy Queen will give you a free small regular or dipped]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/free-dairy-queen-ice-cream-how-to-claim-this-first-day-of-summer-freebie/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2019 20:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/free-dairy-queen-ice-cream-how-to-claim-this-first-day-of-summer-freebie/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Father, daughter injured by lightning during Utah Latter-day Saint youth conference]]></title><description><![CDATA[A father and daughter were injured after being struck by lightning Thursday evening while attending a church activity.Stock imageFILLMORE &mdash; A father and daughter were injured after being struck by lightning Thursday evening while attending a church activity.The incident occurred shortly before 8 p.m. at the Territorial Statehouse State Park museum. The man and teen were taken to a Fillmore hospital, the Millard County Sheriff's Office said. They were then flown to University Hospital in Sa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/father-daughter-injured-by-lightning-during-utah-latter-day-saint-youth-conference/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2019 20:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/father-daughter-injured-by-lightning-during-utah-latter-day-saint-youth-conference/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Record low unemployment continues in Utah at 2.9 percent]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Leon Nelson, construction director for HD, walks with KSL Newsradio's Peter Samore as journalists tour the south concourse of the new Salt Lake City International Airport on Friday, Sept. 22, 2017.Spenser Heaps, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Jobs in the Beehive state are as plentiful as they've been in recent history, a new report indicates.The Utah Department of Workforce Services stated Friday that the state's nonfarm payroll employment for May grew by an estimated 2.9 percent, add]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/record-low-unemployment-continues-in-utah-at-29-percent/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2019 20:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/record-low-unemployment-continues-in-utah-at-29-percent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why is rapid DNA testing under scrutiny when it helped find missing remains in Utah?]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - In this May 5, 2017, file photo, shows Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes speaking during a news conference, in Salt Lake City. Utah lawmakers overruled the Republican governor on a pair of issues regarding separation of powers on Wednesday, deepening an intra-party tug-of-war in the overwhelmingly GOP state. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)Rick Bowmer, Associated PressFILE - In this Nov. 16, 2018, file photo, Stephen Meer, chief information officer from ANDE, demonstrates in Chico, Calif., his]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/why-is-rapid-dna-testing-under-scrutiny-when-it-helped-find-missing-remains-in-utah/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2019 20:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/why-is-rapid-dna-testing-under-scrutiny-when-it-helped-find-missing-remains-in-utah/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How does Utah use highly touted rapid DNA testing now under scrutiny in Texas?]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - In this May 5, 2017, file photo, shows Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes speaking during a news conference, in Salt Lake City. Utah lawmakers overruled the Republican governor on a pair of issues regarding separation of powers on Wednesday, deepening an intra-party tug-of-war in the overwhelmingly GOP state. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)Rick Bowmer, Associated PressFILE - In this Nov. 16, 2018, file photo, Stephen Meer, chief information officer from ANDE, demonstrates in Chico, Calif., his]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/how-does-utah-use-highly-touted-rapid-dna-testing-now-under-scrutiny-in-texas/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2019 20:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/how-does-utah-use-highly-touted-rapid-dna-testing-now-under-scrutiny-in-texas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[6 Latter-day Saint missionaries held at gunpoint in Utah, police say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Six missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were held by a man at gunpoint in a home Thursday evening while visiting for a teaching session, police said.Stock imageWEST VALLEY CITY &mdash; Six missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were held by a man at gunpoint in a home Thursday evening while visiting for a teaching session, police said.About 8:30 p.m., the men were visiting Paul Gutierrez Marquez, 45, in the area of 3300 West and Coventry Par]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/6-latter-day-saint-missionaries-held-at-gunpoint-in-utah-police-say/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2019 18:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/6-latter-day-saint-missionaries-held-at-gunpoint-in-utah-police-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After his own Utah beginnings, this ‘Rent’ cast member is back for the show’s anniversary tour]]></title><description><![CDATA[The company of the "Rent" 20th anniversary tour. Chase McCall (bottom right), who was born in Salt Lake City, plays Steve.Carol RoseggThe company of the "Rent" 20th anniversary tour. Chase McCall (far right), plays Steve. The tour performs with the original staging, set and choreography.Carol RoseggDeri'Andra Tucker, who plays Mimi, and Logan Farine, who plays Roger sing with the rest of the cast in the background. Chase McCall, who plays Steve, is center in the background.Carol RoseggThe compan]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/after-his-own-utah-beginnings-this-rent-cast-member-is-back-for-the-shows-anniversary-tour/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2019 17:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/after-his-own-utah-beginnings-this-rent-cast-member-is-back-for-the-shows-anniversary-tour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Early learning is a predictor of lifelong success, more Utah kids need to attend preschool, lawmakers told]]></title><description><![CDATA[Elyse Stoedter, claps and sings to her 10-month-old daughter Sophia, during storytime at the Anderson-Foothill Library in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, June 19, 2019.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsElyse Stoedter, holds her 10-month-old daughter Sophia, as older children dance to a song during storytime at the Anderson-Foothill Library in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, June 19, 2019.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsSherrie Mortensen, associate children&rsquo;s librarian at the Anderson-Foothill Library in Sal]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/early-learning-is-a-predictor-of-lifelong-success-more-utah-kids-need-to-attend-preschool-lawmakers-told/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2019 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/early-learning-is-a-predictor-of-lifelong-success-more-utah-kids-need-to-attend-preschool-lawmakers-told/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Utah writer and special ops veteran on writing the true story of an American hero. 'This is a war book like no other']]></title><description><![CDATA[Author Dan Shilling poses for photos in his office at his Draper home on Monday, June 17, 2019. Dan is a 31-year military veteran predominantly spent in Combat Control, an elite unit within the Air Force like the Navy Seals or Army Green Berets.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsAuthor Dan Shilling poses for photos in his office at his Draper home on Monday, June 17, 2019. Dan is a 31-year military veteran predominantly spent in Combat Control, an elite unit within the Air Force like the Navy Seals]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/a-utah-writer-and-special-ops-veteran-on-writing-the-true-story-of-an-american-hero-this-is-a-war-book-like-no-other/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2019 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/a-utah-writer-and-special-ops-veteran-on-writing-the-true-story-of-an-american-hero-this-is-a-war-book-like-no-other/</guid></item></channel></rss>