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The Latest: I-80 reopens in Nevada after train derailment

The Latest: I-80 reopens in Nevada after train derailment

WELLS, Nev. (AP) — The Latest on a train derailment that closed U.S. Interstate 80 in northeast Nevada for more than an hour (all times local): 12:35 p.m. A 60-mile (96-kilometer) stretch of U.S. Interstate 80 in northeast Nevada has reopened after a train derailment caused a potential hazmat scare. […]

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Utah goes back to previous provider to fix school testing

Utah goes back to previous provider to fix school testing

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s top education officials are going back to the standardized school testing company they moved on from a year ago after they abruptly canceled a contract with a replacement company whose system led to a flurry of technological glitches. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that state assistant […]

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Man convicted in 1997 killing appears before parole board

Man convicted in 1997 killing appears before parole board

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man who killed his friend in 1997 but wasn’t convicted until more than a decade later is asking for parole. The Deseret News reported Tuesday that 67-year-old Alan Lee Marx told the Utah Board of Pardons and Parole at his hearing last week that he […]

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Storage unit fire in Hyrum causes more than $5M in damage

Storage unit fire in Hyrum causes more than $5M in damage

HYRUM, Utah (AP) — Officials say a massive fire at a storage unit complex south of Logan caused millions of dollars in damage. Investigators haven’t determined what sparked the fire over the weekend at the Armor Storage in Hyrum. Local fire Chief Kevin Maughan tells the Herald Journal in Logan that two […]

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Prescribed burn on Monroe Mountain to intensify

Prescribed burn on Monroe Mountain to intensify

A prescribed burn on Monroe Mountain in Piute County will intensify on Wednesday and Thursday. The U.S. Forest Service is planning to burn approximately 200 acres Wednesday on the South side of the mountain. On Thursday an additional 2,000 acres will be burned with a combination of hand and aerial […]

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Utah relinquishes oversight of polygamous trust with homes

Utah relinquishes oversight of polygamous trust with homes

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah judge says the time has come to let a community board have final decision-making authority about who is entitled to buy homes and properties in a trust that once belonged to Warren Jeffs’ polygamous sect, ending court oversight that began 14 years ago. […]

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Power project on Navajo Nation connects 233 homes to grid

Power project on Navajo Nation connects 233 homes to grid

FORT DEFIANCE, Ariz. (AP) — More than 230 homes on the Navajo Nation have been connected to the electric grid as part of a pilot project. The Navajo Tribal Utility Authority worked with volunteer utility crews from across the country on the project that wrapped up last month. The goal […]

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Black bear euthanized after Utah boy injured in tent

Black bear euthanized after Utah boy injured in tent

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Wildlife officials say a black bear has been euthanized after a child was injured during a Boy Scout camping trip. Utah Division of Wildlife Resources spokeswoman Faith Jolley says the boy suffered minor scratches when the bear disturbed his tent south of Salt Lake City […]

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GAO to probe Interior moves on lands cut from Utah monument

GAO to probe Interior moves on lands cut from Utah monument

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A government watchdog will investigate whether the U.S. Interior Department broke the law by making plans to open up lands cut from a Utah national monument by President Trump to leasing for oil, gas and coal development. U.S. Sen. Tom Udall of New Mexico said […]

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Utah couple, 5 children injured when home balcony collapses

Utah couple, 5 children injured when home balcony collapses

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah couple and five of their nine children are recovering from injuries after the balcony on their home collapsed. Spring City police say the accident occurred about 9:30 p.m. Sunday. The Salt Lake Tribune reports Adam Burningham, his wife Deirdre and five children were […]

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