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• Prep football: Provo Bulldogs preview

  16-08-2017 23:32
  Provo’s top receiver from last season, Ty Jones, is making a push for significant playing time at the University of Washington. The Bulldogs also lost their quarterback and running back to graduation.“We’ve got some young guys that will help fill in the shoes,” coach Tony McGreary said. “Even though we are not going to have three of the top players that we had last year, I feel like overall our team is going to be a little better and we will also have better depth.&
  
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• [USA Today: Hoops Hype] - Rudy Gobert is ready to lead his Utah Jazz: "Our identity hasn't changed, our goal hasn't changed"

  16-08-2017 23:21 via sportspyder.com
  ...getting better. Donovan Mitchell, the No. 13 pick in this year’s draft, has Jazz fans really excited. You were in Las Vegas and saw some of his summer league ...
  
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• [Fansided: Purple and Blues] - Utah Jazz hire Mike Elliott, Eric Waters in training, sports science revamp

  16-08-2017 23:12 via sportspyder.com
  ... s are likely a product of bad luck, as opposed to training staff deficiency, Jazz GM Dennis Lindsey and his team of decision-makers are clearly taking steps t ...
  
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• Rudy Gobert is ready to lead his Utah Jazz: "Our identity hasn't changed, our goal hasn't changed"

  16-08-2017 23:05
  While Gordon Hayward was the Utah Jazz’s leading scorer and lone All-Star last season, one could make a strong case that Utah was already Rudy Gobert’s team. The 7-foot-1 center was the heart and soul of the squad, as well as a strong leader who held his teammates accountable.
  Last year, he emerged as one of the league’s best big men and earned a spot on the All-NBA Second Team. He also finished second in Defensive Player of the Year voting and made the All-Defensive First Team
  
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• Hearing set for Utah woman charged with attempted murder for allegedly urging friend to kill herself

  16-08-2017 23:04
  When Logan police officers responded to a report this summer of an unresponsive woman in a hotel room, the incident had the appearance of a suicide attempt.But there was more to the case than that, according to the Logan Police Department. Further investigation led detectives to believe that the woman who made the 911 call for help on the morning of June 24 might have encouraged her friend to try to commit suicide — and also provided the means to carry out the attempt, a department news re
  
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• Prep football: Uintah Utes preview

  16-08-2017 23:01
  Todd Peacock becomes Uintah’s coach at 24 years in Cedar City, where he led his team to the postseason 20 times.His season opener will be against a familiar foe, Region 9’s Snow Canyon, but his familiarity drops off from there.“I’m really old school,” he said. “I run what I guess most people would call an old-fashioned offense, but because of that, I think it’s different than what other people do. Being an unknown is a good thing, and I feel like we are
  
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• One dead, five injured in head-on crash on Bonneville Speedway access road
  

  16-08-2017 22:59
  Bonneville Speedway • One person was killed and five injured — all of whom were said to be members of support crews for racing drivers — in a head-on crash involving a pickup truck and a minivan at western Utah’s Bonneville Salt Flats Speedway on Wednesday morning.
  The crash occurred on an access road that connects the entrance of the Speedway to the pit, according to Southern California Timing Association President and Event Director Pat McDowell. The wide, salty access r
  
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• Public will be allowed to visit the Oz-like Mormon temple near D.C. for the first time in more than 40 years

  16-08-2017 22:57
  For anyone who drives around the Capital Beltway, the soaring white spires are a familiar sight — and yet a complete mystery to most.Maryland children have grown up believing that the fairytale building was Disneyland, or heaven itself. Drivers sitting in maddening Interstate 495 traffic have likened the building to the Emerald City so often that pranksters started writing “Surrender Dorothy” on the nearby bridge.Finally, for the first time since the 1970s, all those curious on
  
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• Officials break ground at site of new prison, which is set for completion in 2020

  16-08-2017 22:56
  It’s one of the few times shoveling will be allowed at the new prison.There also were a couple jokes, including one from Utah Gov. Gary Herbert, about northwest Salt Lake City getting a new planned, gated community.But most of the talk Wednesday was serious. The people who participated in the groundbreaking for the new state prison focused on how it can better help inmates rehabilitate and return to society.“This is more about more than building a building,” Herbert said. &ldqu
  
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• Utah Jazz hire Mike Elliott, Eric Waters in training, sports science revamp

  16-08-2017 22:54
  The Utah Jazz have rebuilt their training and sports science staff, bringing in Mike Elliott as performance health care VP and Eric Waters as head trainer. With their roster virtually set for the 2017-18 season, there’s been little to report on the Utah Jazz player movement front. However, the team continues to work toward improving […]
  Utah Jazz hire Mike Elliott, Eric Waters in training, sports science revamp - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinio
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Utah Jazz hire Eric Waters as head trainer

  16-08-2017 22:52 via sportspyder.com
  ...the team was bit by the injury bug. He replaces Brian Zettler, who left the Jazz last spring after 14 years with the organization. A graduate of both Iowa an ...
  
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• Utah Jazz hire Eric Waters as head trainer

  16-08-2017 22:45
  SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Jazz have continued to bolster their athletic training staff, as the organization announced the hire on Wednesday of USA men's national team and former Washington Wizards trainer Eric Waters as head athletic trainer.Waters comes to Utah with an impressive resume. In addition to the duties he's held with the national team since 2014, he was named the NBA’s Athletic Trainer of the Year by the National Basketball Athletic Trainers Association (NBATA) following
  
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• Report: Intermountain Medical Center ranked 48th in nation for respiratory care

  16-08-2017 22:44
  Denitza Blagev said Intermountain Medical Center’s focus on research and positive outcomes for its patients is what sets the Murray facility’s respiratory care apart from other hospitals in Utah.
  “We‘re a leader in terms of innovating,” said Blagev, director of Intermountain’s Schmidt Chest Clinic. “We‘re always trying to figure out novel areas for improvement.”
  A recent national report indicates Intermountain is, indeed, superior in tha
  
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• SLC residents deal with ‘horrendous’ smells, loss of belongings in flood aftermath

  16-08-2017 22:43
  About 4 a.m. July 28 — in the midst of a heavy rainstorm — Salt Lake City resident Daren Gisseman heard sewage shooting out of the toilet in his basement and went down to find it erupting about 6 inches above the rim of the bowl.Sewage also emerged from the shower and floor drain, and the smell was “horrendous,” said Gisseman, who lives near 2100 South and 1800 East.
  The sewage affected all kinds of furniture — beds, carpet, couch, chairs — and ruined clo
  
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• SeaWorld veterinarians euthanize sick orca

  16-08-2017 22:42
  San Diego • SeaWorld veterinarians in San Diego euthanized one of the entertainment company’s last killer whales to come from the wild, marking the third orca death this year at one of its marine parks.The whale named Kasatka died Tuesday evening “surrounded by members of her pod, as well as the veterinarians and caretakers who loved her,” after battling lung disease for years, the company said in a statement. Veterinarians made the difficult decision to euthanize her afte
  
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• West Valley City police identify victim of suspected fatal hit-and-run auto pedestrian episide

  16-08-2017 22:39
  Police on Wednesday identified a man whose body was discovered in a West Valley City street overnight — the apparent victim of a hit-and-run, auto-pedestrian episode.Police used fingerprints to identify the victim as 19-year-old Linus Alsano, of West Valley City, who was not carrying any identification.
  Public safety dispatchers received a 911 call from a female driver at 11:15 p.m. Tuesday reporting that an unconscious man in his 20s was lying in an eastbound lane of 3100 South at 1907 We
  
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• Lamb of God planning to ‘blow it out’ in Salt Lake City

  16-08-2017 22:38
  Lamb of God know that there will always be interest and intrigue in their past.And quite naturally, the members of the band would very much like to move on and put the focus on their future.Now, if only they could agree on what exactly that might be.Vocalist Randy Blythe said in an interview in April that once LoG’s current tour wraps this Sunday in Phoenix, it would be “time to take a break for real.”However, bassist John Campbell recently told The Tribune that the band’
  
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• Opening 300 new jail beds leads to last-minute shuffling, changes in lead-up to secretive ‘Operation Rio Grande’

  16-08-2017 22:32
  The preparations ahead of Operation Rio Grande — which requires more jail space in Salt Lake County — underwent minute-by-minute changes Thursday as state and county officials negotiated the lead-up to an imminent law enforcement crackdown on the crime-ridden Rio Grande district of downtown Salt Lake City.Discussions that heated up this week involved Gov. Gary Herbert’s office, the state Department of Corrections, the Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Office and others, while al
  
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• Three Mormon-rooted religions move past conflicts in tug of war over sacred spaces

  16-08-2017 22:30
  Independence, Mo. • There is an open patch of grass at the intersection of River Boulevard and Walnut Street in this Kansas City suburb. It looks like a vacant lot — no structures, no landscaping, no fence.But this 2.5-acre site is sacred to a number of religious groups, all of which trace their origins to Mormon founder Joseph Smith Jr. It is here, Smith declared in the 1830s, that Jesus will return — and soon — to rule his kingdom from a beautiful temple.For now, there i
  
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• [NBA] - Jazz Name Eric Waters as Head Athletic Trainer

  16-08-2017 22:21 via sportspyder.com
  ...16, 2017 Ticketmaster Selected as Exclusive Ticketing Partner for Utah Jazz, Vivint Smart Home Arena August 15, 2017 Utah Jazz Announce 2017-18 Regular...
  
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• Monsignor Robert Servatius, longtime Sandy parish priest known for his faithfulness and wit, dies

  16-08-2017 22:21
  Funeral rites will be held Thursday for Monsignor Robert R. Servatius, a former longtime pastor of Sandy’s Roman Catholic parish and ex-editor of the Intermountain Catholic newspaper.Servatius, who retired from active ministry in 2016 after more than half a century in the priesthood, died Friday at a South Jordan rehabilitation center. He was 79.“He was a dedicated and faithful priest of the diocese,” said Monsignor Colin Birchumshaw, diocesan vicar general, noting that “
  
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• Utah football notes: Senior defensive back Boobie Hobbs has grown into a starter

  16-08-2017 22:20
  More than two weeks remain before the University of Utah football team opens its season against North Dakota, but coach Kyle Whittingham identified senior Boobie Hobbs as the starter at nickelback if a game were to be played this week.Hobbs, a resident of New Orleans, has appeared in 37 games in three seasons with his one start coming last season against Arizona. He has largely made his mark as a punt returner, where he’s tied for the eighth-most punt returns in program history.Cornerbacks
  
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• BYU football: Deep, experienced offensive line will come out coming in 2017
  

  16-08-2017 22:12
  Provo • Junior offensive lineman Austin Hoyt packed a Dutch oven for the BYU football team’s campout last weekend and made his famous peach cobbler for the guys. The fruity dessert took a while to bake, as most offerings from the large cast-iron cooking pots tend to do, but teammates and coaches reported it was worth the wait.The same probably can be said about the offensive line that the 6-foot-8, 305-pound Hoyt is projected to start for this season. Patience seemingly has paid off.
  
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• We have named Eric Waters as our Head Athletic Trainer 🏋️ Details: on.nba.com/2uJu62Y https://t.co/G9l4KPI6KK

  16-08-2017 22:02 via twitter.com
  
  We have named Eric Waters as our Head Athletic Trainer 🏋️Details: on.nba.com/2uJu62Y https://t.co/G9l4KPI6KK
  
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• [Fansided: Purple and Blues] - Utah Jazz: Was Tanner Ainge’s congressional campaign sunk by the Gordon Hayward Effect?

  16-08-2017 21:53 via sportspyder.com
  ... The J-Notes Report: Clippers sign former Jazzman Tyrone Wallace 1 h ago Utah Jazz Best Case/Worst Case Scenario Series: Alec Burks 7h ago Utah Jazz: Three mos ...
  
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• Prep football: Spanish Fork Dons preview

  16-08-2017 21:52
  Preston Parrish returns for his second season lead Spanish Fork, and the Dons bring back experience at some key spots on offense.The Dons likely will be in contention for a playoff spot out of the reorganized Region 10.SPANISH FORK DONS <br>Coach • Preston Parrish, second year <br>Last season • 4-6, 2-4 in Region 10 <br>State title game appearances • 2012 <br>2017 SCHEDULE <br>Aug. 18 • Ridgeline, 7 p.m. <br>Aug. 25 • Springville, 7 p.
  
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• Utah Jazz: Was Tanner Ainge’s congressional campaign sunk by the Gordon Hayward Effect?

  16-08-2017 21:45
  Tanner Ainge’s congressional run may have fallen prey to embattled Utah Jazz fans and the Gordon Hayward effect. In the end, not even offering shots at his father (and Boston Celtics general manager) could help Tanner Ainge. With a run for Utah’s third congressional district seat in the House of Representatives (vacated by Jason Chaffetz in […]
  Utah Jazz: Was Tanner Ainge’s congressional campaign sunk by the Gordon Hayward Effect? - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Uta
  
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• Prep football: Payson Lions preview

  16-08-2017 21:26
  Payson only had three returning starters on offense and defense last season. That inexperience helped lead to a 1-9 finish.“We might not have a Division I player being recruited right now, but I think overall we are just a better team because of the experience we have,” coach Derek Campbell said.PAYSON LIONS <br>Coach • Derek Campbell, second year <br>Last season • 1-10, 0-6 in Region 10 <br>State championships • 1969, 1971 <br>Other state title
  
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• Second cancer institute study delaying negotiations between U., Huntsman family

  16-08-2017 21:12
  University of Utah administrators say the April controversy involving the Huntsman Cancer Institute still plagues the school as it searches for a new president, but they have yet to enter into negotiations that may alleviate the problem.
  Instead, they are waiting for the completion of a study on the institute’s funding and operations, delaying talks on a new oversight agreement with the Huntsman family until October at the earliest.
  The U.’s main concern, officials say, is that they
  
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• Prep football: Salem Hills Skyhawks preview

  16-08-2017 21:12
  Tragedy hit the Salem Hills Skyhawks when rising senior lineman Doug Julian died of altitude sickness Aug. 5 while on a scouting trip in the Uintas.“Doug was a huge part what we were trying to do here and what we were trying to accomplish,” first-year coach Harry Schwenke said. “He was the ultimate example of how to be a Skyhawk. Talking to his parents, they said that he was always trying to do the right thing. That applies to us on the field as well as off the field. That is w
  
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• State submits small-scale Medicaid expansion plan to feds — again

  16-08-2017 20:42
  The fate of Utah’s Medicaid expansion plan extending coverage to about 6,000 of the state’s neediest childless adults is now in the hands of the Trump administration.
  Utah officials submitted the plan, which would cover childless adults who are chronically homeless or in need of mental health or drug addiction treatment, late Tuesday night. And they hope it gets approved in time to begin enrolling Jan. 1, 2018.
  This is Utah’s second attempt to expand health coverage to this pop
  
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• Prep football: Mountain View Bruins preview

  16-08-2017 20:34
  Mountain View Bruins is using last season’s winless campaign as motivation.“They are very determined this year,” coach Tyler Anderson said.The Bruins return multiple starters on defense and offense, and Anderson is hoping that year of experience pays off this year.MOUNTAIN VIEW BRUINS <br>Coach • Tyler Anderson, second year <br>Last season • 0-10, 0-7 in Region 10 <br>2017 SCHEDULE <br>Aug. 18 • Hurricane, 7 p.m. <br>Aug. 25 • a
  
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• Officials break ground at site of new prison, which is set for completion in 2020
  

  16-08-2017 20:30
  It’s one of the few times shoveling will be allowed at the new prison.There also were a couple jokes, including one from Utah Gov. Gary Herbert, about northwest Salt Lake City getting a new planned, gated community.But most of the talk Wednesday was serious. The people who participated in the groundbreaking for the new state prison focused on how it can better help inmates rehabilitate and return to society.“This is more about more than building a building,” Herbert said. &ldqu
  
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• Imagine Dragons’ Dan Reynolds gets a boost for his LGBTQ fundraising concert from, of all groups, the Mormon church

  16-08-2017 20:22
  Imagine Dragons’ frontman Dan Reynolds was busy putting together this month’s Orem concert to benefit at-risk LGBTQ youths when he got an offer from an unexpected source: the Mormon church.The Utah-based faith — which is famously at odds with gay-rights activists over same-sex marriage and certain LDS Church policies — wanted to know what it could do to help with the Aug. 26 LoveLoud Festival, perhaps an endorsement.Reynolds readily accepted and, on Wednesday, the church
  
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• [Fansided: Purple and Blues] - Report: Clippers sign former Jazzman Tyrone Wallace

  16-08-2017 20:10 via sportspyder.com
  ... e Clippers have signed guard Tyrone Wallace. He was initially drafted by the Jazz in 2nd round in 2016. — Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) August 16, 2017 Wallace ...
  
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• Utah's Mike Lee criticizes Trump's comments defending white supremacists

  16-08-2017 20:09
  Sen. Mike Lee is the first of Utah’s congressional delegation to criticize President Donald Trump for defending white supremacists.“Carrying a Nazi flag or any other symbol of white supremacy is a hateful act that cannot be morally defended, least of all by the leader of a diverse nation still healing from its original sin of racist slavery,” Lee wrote on Facebook.At a press conference Tuesday, Trump reiterated his first response to the violence that rocked Charlottesville, Va.
  
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• Six hurt in head-on crash at Bonneville Speedway

  16-08-2017 20:09
  Six people suffered suspected serious to critical injuries in an accident involving a pickup truck and a mini van at western Utah’s Bonneville Salt Flats Speedway on Wednesday morning.
  Shirley Hicks, who is part of a competing team at Speed Week on the salt flats, told The Tribune that the injured were in two cars that crashed head-on while coming and going to the competition, and that they were not Speedway competitors.Hicks said one of the vehicles rolled following impact.
  Bucky Whitehou
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - The Utah Jazz 2017-18 Watchability Guide

  16-08-2017 20:09 via sportspyder.com
  ... 27th and 30th The Jazz will face the reigning champs and runner-up in back-to-back games at the end ...
  
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• Utah volleyball: Utes receive highest preseason Pac-12 ranking yet

  16-08-2017 20:01
  Utah’s gradual rise in the Pac-12 is getting noticed.The University of Utah women’s volleyball team was picked fourth overall in Wednesday’s preseason Pac-12 coaches poll. That marks the highest preseason ranking the Utes have had in the coaches poll since entering the Pac-12 in 2012. The previous high was No. 8 a year ago.The Washington Huskies were the trendy preseason pick by Pac-12 coaches, predicted to win the conference title in 2017 after earning eight of the 12 first-pl
  
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• Hobby takes travelers looking for spots where 3 or more states touch

  16-08-2017 19:55
  THOMPSON, Conn. • Brian Butler is a tripointer.The 63-year-old lives in Holliston, Massachusetts, about 20 miles from the Connecticut and Rhode Island borders. That’s where he picked up the unusual hobby of visiting spots where at least three states or three Canadian providences meet.Butler says he was hiking near his home in the Douglas State Forest with a topographical map in 1998 when he decided to look for the point where the three southern New England states meet.He found it at t
  
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• Report: Clippers sign former Jazzman Tyrone Wallace

  16-08-2017 19:52
  Former Utah Jazz draftee Tyrone Wallace has reportedly found a new home with the LA Clippers. In terms of player movement, all is quiet on the Utah Jazz front. Meanwhile, the team’s pick at No. 60 in the 2016 NBA Draft is reportedly set to join a new team. According to Keith P. Smith, the […]
  Report: Clippers sign former Jazzman Tyrone Wallace - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
  
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• Prep football: Canyon View Falcons preview

  16-08-2017 19:38
  Skyler Miller is eager to change the tone of the Canyon View football program in his first year at the helm.“There is a lot of negative out there, but we are choosing to take it in stride and changing everything into a positive,” Miller said. “We are going into the season with the mindset of no matter what happens, we are not going to make excuses, we are not going to blame, we are not going to complain.”CANYON VIEW FALCONS <br>Coach • Skyler Miller, first year
  
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• Two human cases of West Nile virus found in Salt Lake County, health officials say

  16-08-2017 19:33
  Two human cases of West Nile virus have been confirmed in Salt Lake County, health officials said Wednesday.The two cases were confirmed over the weekend, a county health department spokesman said. And with the potentially fatal virus’ transmission to humans and the number of mosquitoes carrying West Nile growing across the state, officials with the state and county Departments of Health are urging residents to take protective measures against mosquito bites.Mid- to late August is typicall
  
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• Utah County bomb squad checks suspicious item, which turns out to be harmless
  

  16-08-2017 19:27
  Reports of a suspected explosive device scrambled the Utah County Sheriff’s Bomb Squad to the Pony Express Parkway in Eagle Mountain late Wednesday morning.
  Sheriff’s Sgt. Spencer Cannon said the item, a tube with a large taped cap, was spotted in or near the median of the arterial, which was closed down about 9:30 a.m.  in both directions between Porter’s Crossing and the Smith Ranch Road.
  However, the road was reopened by 11:20 a.m. when the item, having been X-rayed, wa
  
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• SLCPD: Woman shot in home break-in, man arrested

  16-08-2017 19:23
  Police have arrested a man who allegedly broke into a west Salt Lake City home and shot a woman before stealing and fleeing with several of her items.Officers responding to a 911 call found the woman inside the home in the 700 West block of 200 North at 3:26 p.m. Tuesday. They administered first aid until paramedics arrived and transported her to the hospital, where she remained in serious condition with a gunshot wound Wednesday to the upper leg, Salt Lake City police Detective Richard Chipping
  
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• You know Rudy's winning that jump... 🔝☝️⬆️ 📸 - @NBA2K's latest trailer. https://t.co/KLJ3afNXYq

  16-08-2017 19:19 via twitter.com
  
  You know Rudy's winning that jump... 🔝☝️⬆️ 📸 - @NBA2K's latest trailer. https://t.co/KLJ3afNXYq
  
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• Utah event pits runners vs. trains and 'willpower versus horsepower'

  16-08-2017 19:07
  Distance runners who think they are fairly fast might want to see if they are up for a challenge Aug. 19 in a race billed as “willpower versus horsepower.”
  Can they keep up with a train?They can find out during the Dam Train Race, a 12-kilometer trail race.The event includes a ride along Deer Creek Dam and Reservoir on the historic Heber Valley Railroad to the start line. The runners challenge the Heber Creeper in a race back to the platform.For information, visit www.damtrainrace.co
  
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• Prep football: Hurricane Tigers preview

  16-08-2017 19:02
  An always-rugged schedule awaits Hurricane in loaded Region 9. But the Tigers don’t want to hear about that.“We need to focus on what we do,” coach Steve Pearson said. “We need to focus on our style and then do it as best we can.”Hurricane won three of their first first five games before dropping their last five.HURRICANE TIGERS <br>Coach • Steve Pearson, fourth year <br>Last season • 3-7, 1-4 in Region 9; Lost to Bear River 20-13 in Class 3AA
  
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• Ten Games to Look Forward to in the 2017-18 NBA Season

  16-08-2017 18:54 via basketballinsiders.com
  Shane Rhodes breaks down 10 of the most exciting games to look forward to next season.
  
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• Public comment period extended for Zion National Park plans

  16-08-2017 18:48
  Zion National Park (AP) • Zion National Park officials announced they will extend the public comment period on a plan to require reservations to get into Zion National Park.The National Park Service has extended the deadline from Monday to Friday because the website for submissions was down for maintenance this past weekend.The park service is considering a year-round online reservation system for access to Zion and its most popular trails and attractions in response to a massive surge in v
  
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