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Month: June 2017

Utah family looking for plaque taken from daughter’s grave

COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS, Utah (AP) — The family of a Utah girl is hoping to find or replace a plaque taken from her grave. KUTV-TV reports (http://bit.ly/2sTtGmy ) Leslie Meyer’s family went to visit her grave in Cottonwood Heights on Saturday when they saw that her memorial plaque was missing. Meyer […]

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More evacuations in wildfire near Utah ski resort town

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Firefighters are bracing for strong winds as they fight a southern Utah wildfire that’s forced more than 1,500 people from homes and cabins. Authorities said Monday they’re ordering more evacuations at the fire that has torched more than 67 square miles (174 square kilometers) and […]

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Census Bureau: Asians fastest-growing racial group in Utah

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Latest data by the U.S. Census Bureau shows Utah is seeing a growing wave of diversity. The Deseret News reports (http://bit.ly/2t5ZaIm ) the data, which was released Thursday, shows no other group is growing faster than the Asian and multiracial populations. According to the census […]

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Southern Utah wildfire grows, crews make slight gains

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A southern Utah wildfire has grown more, reaching 62.7 square miles (162.4 square kilometers) by Saturday night. The fire near the town of Brian Head is 8 percent contained and has destroyed at least 13 homes, fire officials said. About 1,000 firefighters and support personnel […]

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Utah’s Park City introduces all-electric bus system

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — The Utah mountain resort community Park City has introduced an all-electric, zero-emission bus system. The Deseret News reports (http://bit.ly/2sNoL6E ) Park City on Friday became the first mountain resort community in the country and first city in the state to operate such a system. The […]

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BYU gives amnesty to sexual assault victims, witnesses

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Brigham Young University has announced it formally adopted an amnesty policy for victims or witnesses of sexual assault. The university adopted the policy Friday, which will be implemented at The Church of Jesus Christ Latter-Day Saints’ colleges and universities; BYU-Idaho, BYU-Hawaii and Latter-Day Saints Business College. […]

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Analysis: Utah House map may give GOP advantage

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah is one of the most conservative states in the country, and Republicans have long controlled the state Legislature. But an Associated Press analysis shows the state’s legislative districts were drawn in a way that may have given the GOP extra help. The Associated Press […]

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Microphone cut after Mormon girl reveals she’s gay at church

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A video of a young Mormon girl revealing to her congregation that she is lesbian before her microphone is turned off by local church leaders is sparking a new round of discussions about how the religion handles LGBT issues. The 13-year-old Savannah spoke in Eagle […]

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Concert planned to honor London attack victim from Utah

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The life of a Utah man who ran a recording studio before he was killed in a high-profile attack London attack will be celebrated with the local music he loved. Organizers say the concert Saturday in a park in Bountiful, north of Salt Lake City, […]

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Jury awards ex-Utah officer $2.77M for malicious prosecution

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A former West Jordan police officer who took the Utah city to court after enduring a decade of harassment and subsequent retaliation for his labor and sexual harassment complaint with the state says he feels “vindicated” now that a federal jury has awarded him nearly […]

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