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Month: August 2017

Utah climbers hear bullets whiz by them, police investigate

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Two people in Utah say bullets were shot toward them while they were climbing in Little Cottonwood Canyon. The climbers said they could hear the bullets whiz by them on Monday, striking rocks in the general area. Salt Lake City police say they are not […]

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Utah strikes deal with utility, solar industry on rate plan

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah officials say they’re reached a deal with Rocky Mountain Power and the solar industry that they say allows the industry to continue to grow while getting solar customers to help pay their share of power production costs. The deal announced Monday night would allow […]

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Utah mother gets up to 45 years for locking son in bathroom

ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — A 36-year-old southern Utah mother whose malnourished son was found in a feces-strewn bathroom where authorities believe he had been locked away for about a year has been sentenced to up to 45 years in state prison. The woman was ordered Monday to serve consecutive […]

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Fire Affects I-15 Traffic in Iron County

IRON COUNTY, Utah (AP)-Per the official Twitter of UDOT, a fire in Iron County is affecting traffic on southbound Interstate 15 this morning. The incident was reported around 11:20 am MDT Monday morning 13 miles south of Beaver and roughly 22 miles north of Parowan. The fire reportedly occurred on […]

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Crews begin rehabilitation efforts at Dixie National Forest

ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Federal forest managers are starting the lengthy process of restoring the expanse of burned-out forest left behind by a massive wildfire near the ski town of Brian Head in southern Utah. A Dixie National Forest news release says they will begin by aerial seeding and […]

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Utah groups helping in Texas after Hurricane Harvey

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A top Utah search-and-rescue crew is among the groups helping Texas communities hit hard by Hurricane Harvey. The 11-vehicle convoy carrying 46 disaster-trained members was sent to Houston on Sunday to help emergency responders overwhelmed with calls for help as floodwaters rise up to 17 […]

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Fatigued driver causes 2-car crash Sunday in Soldier Summit

A Drowsy driver is blamed for a crash in Soldier Summit Sunday evening. Three people were taken to the hospital in an ambulance after they were clipped by a pickup truck, causing them to roll. The truck’s male driver had drifted into the westbound lane. He was airlifted to a […]

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Regulators give Utah 60 days for pipeline cost estimate

ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Federal regulators are asking Utah officials to show they’d be able to pay for a contentious proposed billion-dollar Lake Powell pipeline to draw water to southwestern Utah’s growing Washington County. The state submitted its application for the project in March 2016 and the Federal Energy […]

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Former Utah official gets 5-year probation for Mormon posing

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A former Utah County commissioner has been sentenced to five years of probation, including paying $162,606 in restitution, for his role in a scam that involved him and another businessman posing as Mormon officials. Prosecutors accuse the men of posing as officials to fool companies […]

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Emotional funeral for Utah soldier killed in Afghanistan

MONTICELLO, Utah (AP) — His fiancee, family members and fellow military brothers honored Aaron Butler in an emotional funeral in southern Utah, more than a week after the guardsman was killed in action in Afghanistan. The funeral in Monticello, Utah, was held Saturday at a Church of Jesus Christ of […]

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