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Month: October 2017

Crash North of Nephi

NEPHI, Utah (UDOT)-Per the official Twitter of UDOT, a crash occurred on northbound Interstate 15 just north of Nephi Sunday evening. The incident occurred at at milepost 228, near the interchange north of Nephi en route to Mona around 8:22 pm MDT Sunday night. Authorities reported this occurred on the […]

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ICE seeks information for possible Utah detention sites

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says it’s looking for possible new detention sites in the Salt Lake City area. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that the agency posted a request for information on a federal contracting website last week that states it was trying to […]

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Utah jobless rate fell slightly in September to 3.4 percent

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — State officials say Utah’s unemployment rate dropped slightly last month to 3.4 percent. Utah’s Department of Workforce Services on Friday announced the state’s jobless rate had dropped one-tenth of a percentage point in September. Utah Workforce Services chief economist Carrie Mayne says there were about […]

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Utah National Guard rescues hiker with Black Hawk helicopter

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah officials say a hiker is recovering in a hospital after he was rescued from the Uinta Mountains by a Black Hawk helicopter, a rare move by the Utah National Guard reserved for extreme cases. Utah officials told reporters Thursday that a 22-year-old Lehi man […]

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Mormons allow more technology, smartphones for missionaries

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Mormon church’s gradual embrace of the digital age for missionaries took another step forward Friday as the religion announced it is nearly doubling the missions where technology is allowed and swapping out tablets for smartphones. The change signals ongoing adaption to reflect how people […]

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Officials: Utah would need to be frugal in hosting Olympics

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah officials are bullish about the prospects of hosting another Winter Olympics, but a co-chair of a new exploratory committee said Thursday they’ll have to find a way to reduce costs to make it feasible. Fraser Bullock, who was a key player in Salt Lake […]

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Utah governor calls Trump’s tenure erratic, unfocused

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert on Thursday described President Donald Trump’s tenure so far as erratic and lamented that he seems to focus on too many issues rather than honing in on the most important ones. The Republican governor also noted that governing is different than […]

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Algal bloom warnings posted at 3 more Utah water bodies

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Department of Environmental Quality is advising beachgoers that three more Utah reservoirs have outbreaks of harmful algal blooms. Warnings went up at Rockport, Echo and Deer Creek reservoirs on Tuesday, joining six other Utah water bodies that are suffering from the blue-green algae. […]

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Cabin a total loss after fire at Accord lake

Fire officials are blaming a problem with a fireplace after an accidental fire destroyed a cabin in Sevier County on Wednesday. A small fire in the fireplace quickly spread at the Accord Lake cabin. The owner’s son reported the fire to officials after trying to extinguish it himself with a […]

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Salt Lake County Mayor McAdams challenging US Rep. Love

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams is running to challenge U.S. Rep. Mia Love for her congressional seat next year. McAdams, a Democratic former state lawmaker who has served as the mayor of Utah’s largest county since 2012, made the announcement Wednesday night. Love is […]

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