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• Federal jury finds Rick Koerber guilty of 15 counts in massive Utah real estate fraud case

  20-09-2018 23:59
  Rick Koerber, who pitched himself as a Utah real estate savant, has been found guilty of 15 of the 17 counts he faced in the retrial of his complex fraud case. The two counts where he was found not guilty pertain to tax evasion. The federal jury found him guilty on counts of fraud, wire fraud and money laundering.The jury ruled after three days of deliberation where they heard much the same testimony and evidence that had been presented last year during Koerber’s first trial. That trial wa
  
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• How far can contrarian, big, defensive Jazz go in the West this season?

  20-09-2018 23:53 via nba.nbcsports.com
  Can Donovan Mitchell keep the Utah offense afloat for another season?
  
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• Mystery surrounds who funded billboard supporting medical marijuana initiative by quoting LDS scripture

  20-09-2018 23:42
  A new billboard on the busy 600 South off ramp of Interstate 15 on Thursday urged Utahns to vote for Proposition 2 to legalize medical marijuana by quoting the LDS “Word of Wisdom” — most famous for leading to the faith’s ban on coffee, tobacco and alcohol.The church itself, of course, is urging its members to vote against the ballot initiative.Exactly who paid for the ad attempting to use LDS scriptures against the church’s stand is a mystery, allowed because of an
  
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• Tribune moving to new system for online comments

  20-09-2018 23:31
  The Salt Lake Tribune will move next month to a new comments platform intended to improve and expand the conversations about our journalism.The platform is built by Orem-based World Table, which has been developing interactive platforms for news websites for several years. It has enhanced tools for incentivizing productive comments and minimizing trolling. It also gives commenters and comment viewers more control over the comments they see.At the heart of the platform is a scoring system. Users'
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Report: Utah Jazz F Thabo Sefolosha hitting his stride in open gym

  20-09-2018 23:31 via sportspyder.com
  ... sensation, but Rudy Gobert was banged-up, Ricky Rubio was struggling and the Jazz were losing basketball games in bunches. Sefolosha’s play was among the few...
  
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• ‘Let it burn’? That’s not what we did, says Forest Service. How crews lost a handle on Pole Creek, Utah’s largest fire in six years.

  20-09-2018 23:22
  On the morning of Sept. 6, lightning struck trees at the head of Pole Canyon east of central Utah’s Mount Nebo. Although the flames were not spreading, by the next day the U.S. Forest Service deployed 52 people, including two ground crews, to “confine and contain” a fire that was about the size of a suburban residential lot.The agency’s plan was not to stomp out the flames burning far from homes but rather to rein in what became known as the Pole Creek Fire.“They we
  
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• BYU snagged Khyiris Tonga from Utah, but now have to worry about losing the star defensive tackle early to the NFL

  20-09-2018 23:12
  Provo • The Tampa Bay Buccaneers scout at Camp Randall Stadium on Saturday afternoon went away impressed, and it wasn’t because the press box swayed as if an earthquake was happening when Wisconsin fans did their traditional “Jump Around” before the fourth quarter began.It wasn’t because of the play of the three or four Wisconsin offensive linemen he came to watch, either, although they didn’t disappoint. Rather, the scout was intrigued by two BYU defenders who
  
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• Wallpaper Wednesday on a Thursday 🎷 https://t.co/vj09u9ExqD

  20-09-2018 22:59 via twitter.com
  
  Wallpaper Wednesday on a Thursday 🎷 https://t.co/vj09u9ExqD
  
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• Bobbleheads & Basketball. The perfect combo. Get tickets to 3 games and the 18/19 bobblehead set 😍 🎟️:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  20-09-2018 22:00 via twitter.com
  Bobbleheads & Basketball. The perfect combo.Get tickets to 3 games and the 18/19 bobblehead set 😍🎟️:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Report: Utah Jazz F Thabo Sefolosha hitting his stride in open gym

  20-09-2018 21:47
  Utah Jazz forward Thabo Sefolosha played a key role for the team before his injury last season. He could have similar impact in 2018-19. Thabo Sefolosha may have lost the back half of last season to an MCL injury, but the 12-year pro isn’t waving the white flag as a result. If anything, he’s looking […]
  Report: Utah Jazz F Thabo Sefolosha hitting his stride in open gym - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
  
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• 4 dead, including suspect, after Maryland warehouse shooting

  20-09-2018 21:42
  Aberdeen, Md. • A shooting at a Maryland warehouse claimed four lives Thursday, including a female suspect who shot herself in the head, authorities said. Several other people were wounded.The suspect was a 26-year-old temporary employee at the Rite Aid distribution center in northeastern Maryland, Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler told a news conference.She had been taken into custody in critical condition that morning. Her name was not immediately released.Three other wounded people w
  
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• George Pyle: Don’t trust those who know what God wants

  20-09-2018 21:35
  “I don’t want to belong to any club that would have me as a member.”— Groucho MarxPope Francis, LDS President Russel M. Nelson and convicted felon Brian David Mitchell all claim to speak for God. How we do know which, if any of them, is right?We don’t.The best we can do is look at what happens as a result of what they and other claimants say and do, and work backwards.Mitchell, the self-styled prophet who used to wander the streets of Salt Lake City, kidnapped a you
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Report: Utah Jazz had interest in Fred VanVleet this summer

  20-09-2018 21:34 via sportspyder.com
  ...jerseys revealed for 2018-19 season Utah Jazz fans should pump the breaks on Jimmy Butler daydreams Utah Jazz Notes: Mitch ...
  
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• Christine Emba: While we wait for the hearing, we learn

  20-09-2018 21:00
  How times flies.Within the past week, serious allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh have been made public. His accuser, professor Christine Blasey Ford, has been revealed. And after some hemming and hawing, Senate Republicans acknowledged that Ford's claims deserve a hearing, and one is scheduled for next week.But it's still not certain that Monday's hearing will actually take place. It's also not certain that it won't. So after a dizzying week of developments, we're settling
  
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• [KSL] - Jazz officially release new Classic Edition jerseys to celebrate 40th season

  20-09-2018 20:36 via sportspyder.com
  ... Wednesday on Twitter. The Jazz then made it official Thursday, calling it the Nike Classic Edition jersey....
  
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• This week in Mormon Land: Nelson’s game plan for life, where women stand, a high-profile excommunication and Salt Lake’s School of the Prophets

  20-09-2018 20:17
  The Mormon Land newsletter is a weekly highlight reel of developments in and about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, whether heralded in headlines, preached from the pulpit or buzzed about on the back benches. Want Mormon Land in your inbox? Subscribe here.This week’s podcast: Where Mormon women standReligion News Service senior columnist Jana Riess joined us in March to talk about Latter-day Saint millennials, part of her groundbreaking multigenerational survey of Mormons a
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Weekly Run podcast: Kristen Kenney on her path to Utah, travels to Africa, and the upcoming Jazz season

  20-09-2018 20:14 via sportspyder.com
  ... 24:05 • How Kristen prepares for games and segments. At 29:30 • The focus of Jazz practices. How do they differ from the rest of the league’s? At 36:15 • Part ...
  
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• Weekly Run podcast: Kristen Kenney on her path to Utah, travels to Africa, and the upcoming Jazz season

  20-09-2018 20:11
  Jazz sideline reporter Kristen Kenney is entering her third season with the Utah Jazz, but most don’t exactly know how she got to Salt Lake City.So we brought her on the podcast to talk about her life: her soccer career, her experience filming a documentary in Africa, and what it’s like to have malaria. Seriously. Then, we talk about her time with the Jazz: her favorite Jazz game to cover, how she prepares, what practices are like, and what to expect for this upcoming season.Here&rsq
  
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• Report: Utah Jazz had interest in Fred VanVleet this summer

  20-09-2018 19:45
  It appears as though the Utah Jazz showed interest in Fred VanVleet when he was a free agent earlier this offseason. The Utah Jazz didn’t make any major moves in free agency this year. Dennis Lindsey and company had another goal in mind this summer: to retain all of the team’s impending free agents. They […]
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• Candidates clash over Medicaid expansion in competitive Utah House race

  20-09-2018 19:18
  Sandy • One clear difference emerged Wednesday night in the race for state House District 32 in southern Salt Lake County: the candidates' clashing views on the ballot measure to expand Medicaid.Democrat Suzanne Harrison supports Proposition 3 as a lifesaver for thousands of Utahns. Republican Brad Bonham opposes it as a tax increase.“It will provide primary care for 150,000 people in this state who don’t currently have” insurance coverage, said Harrison. As a medical doct
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Utah Jazz purple throwback jerseys to celebrate 40-year franchise anniversary in Salt Lake City

  20-09-2018 19:04 via sportspyder.com
  ... e of Utah,” said Bart Sharp, senior vice president of marketing for the Utah Jazz. “Our 40th-season celebration is a natural time to reflect on the past and a ...
  
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• Eye on the Y: After stunning Wisconsin, Cougars go from hunter to hunted against McNeese

  20-09-2018 18:59
  Eye on the Y is The Tribune’s weekly newsletter covering BYU athletics. To receive it in your inbox, subscribe hereLess than a month ago, BYU’s fourth game of the 2018 football season looked like it would be a welcome relief from the rugged early season lineup of Arizona, California and Wisconsin.Saturday’s 4 p.m. game against McNeese — a lower-division school — at LaVell Edwards Stadium figured to be a step down in competition and a chance for the Cougars to catch
  
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• 25 artists tried to capture the vibe of downtown Salt Lake City on deadline. Now you can see their work.

  20-09-2018 18:56
  As artist Jenna Ward wandered Main Street in Salt Lake City last week, she saw a man lounging and enjoying his drink at a table outside Eva’s Bakery. That’s a perfect way to spend a fall morning, she thought, picking her spot to paint. As she was setting up, a “gaggle of women” on a Segway tour zipped by and made her laugh.“I was energized being out on a busy sidewalk with so much going on around me,” she said. “I had to remind myself to keep working or
  
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• US-6 reopened as firefighters make progress against Pole Creek, Bald Mountain fires

  20-09-2018 18:52
  US-6 through Spanish Fork Canyon was reopened on Thursday morning and some residents were allowed to return to their homes as firefighters continued to make progress against the Pole Creek and Bald Mountain fires.US-89, however, remains closed.Highway 6 had been closed to traffic for much of the past week because of the Pole Creek fire, which has burned 88.420 acres and is 28 percent contained.#polecreekfire Highway 6 is now open.— Utah Fire Info (@UtahWildfire) September 20, 2018Residents
  
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• Utah Jazz purple throwback jerseys to celebrate 40-year franchise anniversary in Salt Lake City

  20-09-2018 18:51
  SALT LAKE CITY — Ricky Rubio and several members of the Utah Jazz already unveiled via social media on Wednesday the brand-new purple throwback jerseys that the team will wear this season.But what they didn't tell you was the details of the uniforms.Utah will actually be celebrating the 40th season of the franchise being in Salt Lake City with the Nike Classic Edition purple uniforms.The Jazz will wear them a total of nine times this season — five at home and four away — starti
  
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• [NBA] - Jazz to Celebrate 40 Seasons with Classic Jerseys

  20-09-2018 18:48 via sportspyder.com
  ... deos, digital features and special guests throughout the 2018-19 season. The Jazz relocated to Utah for the 1979-80 campaign after spending their first five s ...
  
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• [YouTube: Utah Jazz Videos] - 40 Seasons of Utah Jazz Basketball

  20-09-2018 18:25 via sportspyder.com
  ... . Get YouTube without the ads. Working... No thanks Close 40 Seasons of Utah Jazz Basketball Loading... Unsubscribe from Utah Jazz? Cancel Unsubscribe Working ...
  
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• Maryland shooting suspect in critical condition, sheriff says

  20-09-2018 18:21
  Aberdeen, Md. • Law enforcement officials say the lone suspect in a shooting at a Rite Aid distribution center in northeast Maryland is in custody in critical condition.Three people were killed in the shooting.Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey R. Gahler says there is no longer any threat at the site of the Thursday morning shooting. He says there are multiple injuries and multiple fatalities. He didn’t go into further details about the casualties at a Thursday afternoon news conference.
  
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• Red All Over: Utes will spend the weekend ranked No. 1 in three defensive categories

  20-09-2018 18:14
  Red All Over is The Tribune’s weekly newsletter about University of Utah athletics. To have it delivered to you each Thursday, subscribe here.Weber State is turning out to be a very good FCS team, so Utah’s defensive performance in the season opener should not be completely devalued by the level of competition.It’s also true that until the Utes play a few more games, that meeting with the Wildcats will skew their stats. After holding Weber State to 5-of-22 passing for 13 yards,
  
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• Jennifer Rubin: Republicans, be forewarned: Kavanaugh’s accuser has options

  20-09-2018 18:07
  President Donald Trump, whom a flock of women has accused of harassment and assault, and the all-male Republican contingent on the Senate Judiciary Committee might think they have Christine Blasey Ford cornered. The reality is that she has many options, some of which are far more dangerous to Republicans than what she has demanded, namely an FBI investigation.Ford might choose to appear on Monday, and make a powerful opening statement accusing Republicans of running a sham investigation into her
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Follow Salt Lake City Stars coach Martin Schiller’s journey from Europe to the U.S.

  20-09-2018 18:03 via sportspyder.com
  ... his first season with the Stars, Jazz coach Quin Snyder continued to encourage Schiller all throughout the season...
  
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• Monson: Should Utah fix its offense by stealing BYU’s offensive coordinator? Or by just stealing his ideas?

  20-09-2018 18:00
  All the talk recently about Utah’s tepid offense and how it could be improved calls for a solution that’s as plain as the day is third-and-long, complete with collateral damage that would add the kind of peppery emotion to a rivalry that would be so outrageous it would make things even more fun around here.Utah should roll out the big bucks to hire … Jeff Grimes.Grimes, in his first year as offensive coordinator, has brought to BYU exactly what it needed, exactly what Kalani S
  
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• Follow Salt Lake City Stars coach Martin Schiller’s journey from Europe to the U.S.

  20-09-2018 18:00
  SALT LAKE CITY — Martin Schiller wasn't alone on his flight from Germany to the United States of America last fall.Once his plane touched down here on Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, the newly hired Salt Lake City Stars coach experienced the moment with his wife, Katja, and young daughters, Milou and Ida.At that time, coming to America wasn't just the title of a movie to the Schiller family it became reality for them once they sucked in the thin Utah air.After previously living in Europe, they qui
  
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• Celebrating 40 Seasons in Utah. https://t.co/PgFE8eYFZO

  20-09-2018 17:59 via twitter.com
  
  Celebrating 40 Seasons in Utah. https://t.co/PgFE8eYFZO
  
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• A man wanted for child sex assault in Layton has been caught after 2 years on the run

  20-09-2018 17:03
  A man who fled the country when he was charged with sodomy, aggravated sexual abuse and object rape of a child in Layton two years ago has been apprehended.According to the U.S. Marshals, Brian Helton was staying with a family friend in Layton in 2016 when he sexually abused a child who lived in the home on “at least two separate occasions over a two-week period.” When the child told the parents what happened, Helton fled to Chicago, and then then left the country for Thailand. Accor
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - It’s a great time to be a Utah Jazz fan

  20-09-2018 16:49 via sportspyder.com
  ... ” which appears right now to be incredibly ironic. is happy where he is. And Jazz fans are happy where he is too. If the new Jazz throwbacks AND ’s emoji game ...
  
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• US-6 re-opened as firefighters make progress against Pole Creek, Bald Mountain fires

  20-09-2018 16:32
  US-6 through Spanish Fork Canyon was reopened on Thursday morning and some residents were allowed to return to their homes as firefighters continued to make progress against the Pole Creek and Bald Mountain fires.US-89, however, remains closed.Highway 6 had been closed to traffic for much of the past week because of the Pole Creek fire, which has burned 88.420 acres and is 28 percent contained.#polecreekfire Highway 6 is now open.— Utah Fire Info (@UtahWildfire) September 20, 2018Residents
  
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• Political Cornflakes: A new push is on to close the massive gender gap in Congress as 200-plus women make it through their primaries

  20-09-2018 16:25
  More than half a dozen Democratic women in the U.S. House have launched a new political action committee designed to help get more women elected.Happy Thursday. Amid the polarizing battle over confirming a Supreme Court justice under the cloud of a sex-assault accusation, women Democratic representatives hope to help direct money and consulting help to female candidates this year. Out of more than 600 women who filed as candidates for the House, Senate and governorships. some 211 are still in th
  
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• For likely the last time, two hockey buddies will sit in the stands as their sons play in an NHL game. And it’s happening in Utah.

  20-09-2018 15:41
  They made a decision.The house needed some touch-ups.For the sake of aesthetics, sure, but for something else, too. Something new.“A healthy start,” says Ally Brickley.So the Brickley family got to painting inside their Salt Lake City home. They put down new carpet. They needed another positive jolt. During all this, Matt Brickley ended up rummaging around in his desk drawer one day. What he came across was one of several auspices in this unbelievable story filled with them.It was a
  
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• Letter: Utah’s rest stops are a disgrace

  20-09-2018 15:00
  This summer I took a 5,000-mile road trip vacation visiting four states I had never been in. After the road trip I wrote your Utah governor a letter. I have received no reply, not even an automated one. I told your governor that I'd be ashamed to welcome visitors to Utah with the rest areas on your interstates. They were in very poor shape.I told him if the rest stop was so remote that utilities were not available and an outdoor toilet was all that was available, at the least someone should visi
  
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• Letter: Stewart wants to cut your Social Security

  20-09-2018 15:00
  Rep. Chris Stewart revealed in a recent debate that he supports cutting Social Security and Medicare. He praised his efforts to give millionaires and billionaires a permanent tax cut, but to pay for it and stem the rising national debt, he plans to reduce the amount seniors get in Social Security and raise the age of retirement and Medicare eligibility. Do you support that? He thinks you do. If you vote for him or choose not to vote, then you give him the green light. He calls Social Security an
  
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• Letter: Now’s the time for Utahns to comment on EnergySolutions’ dangerous exemption request

  20-09-2018 15:00
  EnergySolutions is requesting exemption from a law that prohibits the amount of depleted uranium (DU) that can come into Utah. When laws governing the disposal of nuclear waste were developed in the 1980s, byproducts like DU weren’t yet considered. So how can EnergySolutions ensure the safety of future generations from hazards like DU?Currently, there are limits on DU concentrations and masses allowed in Utah, and any shipments above the limit require safety evaluations. EnergySolutions h
  
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• Letter: Jason Chaffetz, the Golden Wackadoodle

  20-09-2018 15:00
  Former quitter congressman Jason Chaffetz has written a book that exposes a diabolical secret plan by bureaucrats to undermine the Russians who won our last election fair and square. His book also explains that he is a quitter because he could better represent Utah by going on Fox TV to expose the meanies in the media who are being mean to the nice Russians. We at the Tinfoil Hat Society proudly award Mr. Chaffetz the Golden Wackadoodle for his service to Russia and Fox and to Tinfoil Heads ever
  
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• Letter: How to raise more money for Utah teachers

  20-09-2018 15:00
  I had to chuckle while reading the front page of the Sept. 13 Salt Lake Tribune. Gov. Gary Herbert is quoted as saying, “We need to find a way to pay teachers more.”He should read the article at the top of the front page, have a little chat with the LDS Church about its opposition to Proposition 2, get medical marijuana legalized and use the windfall of taxes that will come flooding in from the sale of said medical marijuana to hire the best teachers available! Problem solved!It real
  
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