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Month: July 2017

Captured polygamous sect leader due to face charges in Utah

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A polygamous sect leader captured after nearly a year on the run is due back in a federal courtroom in Utah. Lyle Jeffs is set to be arraigned Monday on a felony count connected to his time as a fugitive as well as charges filed […]

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Kolob Terrace Road Maintenance To Begin July 25, 2017

SPRINGDALE, UT – The Final phase of the Kolob Terrace Road maintenance project to help preserve the asphalt, will begin on Tuesday, July 25, 2017 at 8:00 a.m. Traffic control crews, (flaggers) will be used during this project to stop traffic for up to 25 minutes intervals during the day. […]

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Heavy rain, flooding hits Kane County

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities in southern Utah say the town of Kanab has been dealing with flooding after being hit by sudden heavy rainfall. The Deseret News reports (http://bit.ly/2ua1Shk) that the Kane County Sheriff’s Office issued a call for people to come help fill sandbags after at least […]

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2 Inches of Rain Causes Flooding in Kanab

KANAB, Utah (AP)-Sunday, literally and figuratively, the floodgates opened upon the West in many places that have been dry for months. While Tucson, Ariz. and Phoenix were among the prominent locations to be deluged, Kanab also had its fair share, with roughly two inches of rain falling Sunday evening. Per […]

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Utah universities investing in planes amid pilot shortage

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Southern Utah University in Cedar City has spent $3.8 million to buy 10 new airplanes to try and lure students amid a pilot shortage. The Salt Lake Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/2urPCpk ) Utah State University in Logan made a similar move as the schools are expecting […]

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Utah plane briefly delayed by lightning, high winds

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake City airport officials placed a brief ground hold on planes due to lightning and high wind conditions in the area on Saturday. The Deseret News reports (http://bit.ly/2tDTTpx ) flights coming in and out of the Salt Lake International Airport were delayed by about […]

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Retrial set for defendants in Bundy standoff case in Nevada

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Federal prosecutors in Las Vegas are about to try again to prove that four men should spend decades in prison for stopping government agents at gunpoint from rounding up cattle near Cliven Bundy’s ranch in April 2014. Jury selection begins Monday for the retrial of four […]

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No one hurt in Utah fire that displaced 60 people

MIDVALE, Utah (AP) — No one was hurt but 60 people have been displaced in a large apartment fire in south suburban Salt Lake City. The Unified Fire Authority said the Friday evening fire started in a third-story unit of the apartment complex in the city of Midvale. It was […]

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Judge strikes down Utah law banning undercover farm filming

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A federal judge is striking down a Utah law banning secret filming at farm and livestock facilities as an unconstitutional violation of free speech rights. U.S. District Judge Robert Shelby wrote in the ruling handed down Friday that the law appears tailored toward preventing undercover […]

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Utah freeway a done deal, pending final federal approval

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Pending one final approval from the federal government, construction on a $725 million Utah freeway will begin in less than three years. Federal and state highway officials Thursday released an environmental analysis identifying the route for the proposed 19-mile West Davis Corridor designed to serve […]

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