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Year: 2017

One dead following fire in Fillmore

A fire at a trailer park in Fillmore is being blamed for the death of one women. The fire broke out on Sunday and burned two trailers. The circumstances are still being investigated this morning. This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.

Utah Republican Party drops lawsuit over state election law

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Republican Party Chairman Rob Anderson says the party is dropping its lawsuit challenging the state law that allows candidates to bypass the traditional nominating process for a primary election. Unhappy with Anderson’s Wednesday announcement, some members of the party’s governing State Central Committee say […]

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Proposed plan would make visitors reserve trip to Arches

MOAB, Utah (AP) — The National Park Service proposed a new plan that would put in place a reservation system for visitors traveling to Arches National Park during its high-visitation season. Park officials Wednesday emphasized the point of the plan is not to limit the number of visitors, but to […]

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Police probe possible homicide at Park City hotel

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Police are investigating a possible homicide in Park City after a woman’s body was found in a hotel room. Park City Police chief Wade Carpenter says officers found the 29-year-old woman dead in a bed at the Park Regency hotel at about 1:30 a.m. Thursday […]

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Prescribed fires to burn in Central Utah’s forests

Fishlake National Forest crews plan to ignite a small portion of South Monroe Mountain on Friday. This is part of a multiyear project to burn parts of nearly 20,600 acres of mixed conifer and aspen trees. Friday’s burn will cover approximately 200 acres near Big Flat. The purpose of the […]

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Utah gears up to enroll homeless, others in Medicaid plan

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah officials are gearing up to begin enrolling people in a new Medicaid program that’s estimated to cover about 6,000 of Utah’s poor. Utah Department of Health spokesman Tom Hudachko said Thursday that officials are training workers who will help sign up people who are […]

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Vandals paint sandstone cliffs at Snow Canyon State Park

ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Utah State Parks officials are asking for the public’s help to crack down on vandalism at a scenic park in the southwest corner of the state. Snow Canyon State Park Manager Kristen Comella says vandals recently sprayed paint on the sandstone cliffs in the White […]

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Survey: Utah high school seniors are drinking more alcohol

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A statewide survey shows alcohol use among some Utah high school seniors has increased — the first time the teen drinking survey has shown higher alcohol consumption rates in 10 years. The Student Health and Risk Prevention survey also showed a slight uptick in drinking […]

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Monroe man sentenced up to 15 years in baby daughter’s death

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A 38-year-old Utah man has been sentenced to one to 15 years in prison for the dehydration-related death of his baby daughter last year. David Lewis Anderson of Monroe pleaded guilty in June to second-degree child-abuse homicide in the death of his 11-month-old daughter, Siri. […]

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Three Central Utah coal mines included in new partnership

Utah’s largest coal mines—Sufco, Skyline and Dugout Canyon—will soon be under new ownership. Bowie Resource Partners announced in a press release this week that the mines were bought by a consortium led by Murray Energy Corp. The mines will become part of a new partnership called Canyon Consolidated Resources (CCR). […]

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