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Year: 2017

Officials warn of new scam circulating through Iron County

(Iron County, UT) — Authorities are warning people living in Cedar City and Iron County about a scam making the rounds there. Scammers are reportedly calling people, saying they have missed jury duty and need to get a prepaid card to immediately pay a fine. The callers are then told […]

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Park Service extends comment period for proposed fee hike

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — The National Park Service is giving people more time to weigh in on a proposed fee increase at 17 of its most popular parks. Visitors would be charged $70 per vehicle, up from the current $30 fee, during the five busiest months of […]

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Utah man pleads not guilty to murder in Cedar City shooting

CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) — A 28-year-old Utah man accused of fatally shooting another man at a Cedar City trailer park in July 2016 has pleaded not guilty to aggravated murder and several other charges. The (St. George Spectrum) reports Mark Mair of West Valley entered the plea Tuesday in […]

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Record number of people toured new Cedar City Temple

(Cedar City, UT) — Almost 180-thousand people took advantage of the offer to tour the Cedar City Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Temple. The church offered free tours of the yet-to-be opened temple for about a month through last weekend, with officials saying the totals more than doubled […]

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Utah couple that won free groceries was facing theft charges

LAYTON, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a Layton couple that won $10,400 worth of groceries at a store-opening in Utah face felony charges alleging the theft of more than $5,000 worth of merchandise from another store. The Deseret News reports the WinCo Foods store in South Salt Lake surprised Nicholas […]

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Utah groups urge Republican senators to vote down tax bill

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Grassroots groups in Utah that are against the Republican Party’s tax plans have called upon Republican Sens. Orrin Hatch and Mike Lee to vote against the Senate bill, which last week passed the Senate Finance Committee led by Hatch. Utah Indivisible, Alliance of a Better […]

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Prosecutors say 28 deaths probed in opioid-drug ring case

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities are investigating 28 overdose deaths that could be connected a multimillion-dollar opioid drug ring based out of a suburban Salt Lake City basement, prosecutors said during a court hearing Monday. No charges have been filed in the deaths, but prosecutor Michael Gadd argued that […]

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Another Crash at Fremont Junction

SEVIER COUNTY, Utah (UDOT)-Per the official Twitter of UDOT, another crash has occurred near Fremont Junction for the second time in the past five days. This incident occurred Tuesday at 10:01 am MST at milepost 80 on westbound Interstate 70, nine miles west of Fremont Junction. There is an estimated […]

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Utah County homeless a part of large hepatitis A outbreak

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Health officials say at least 75 people are part of a large hepatitis A outbreak that began in May. The Salt Lake Tribune reported Sunday that many of the cases originated in Salt Lake County. According to state Health Department data, a majority of those […]

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Prescribed fire planned above Salina starting Monday

The Richfield Ranger District is planning a prescribed burn at Steve’s Basin today. The fire will continue over the next couple of days as weather and clearing allows. Steve’s Basin Prescribed Fire Project will involve the remaining 300 acres of cut and cured pinyon-juniper slash activity fuels. This project is […]

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