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Articles by: Aimee Cobabe

Boy found in Iron County after 9 hour search in mountains

After a nine hour search for a six year old in Iron County Thursday night, the boy is now home safe with his family. According to the Iron County Sheriff’s office, Zayden Mortenson had been in the Lund area, shed hunting with his grandmother and others. The high functioning autistic […]

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Florida shooting victim’s family honored in kindness month

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The family of a teenage girl killed in a massacre at her Florida high school says Utah lawmakers’ move to designate a month of kindness will help keep survivors’ vow that the shooting in Parkland will be different. Ryan Petty said Thursday that avoiding political […]

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Sheriff’s office arrests man in Monroe after overnight search

One man is now in jail after hiding from police overnight in Monroe. The Sheriff’s office responded to a call Wednesday evening after the man told someone else that he had been beat-up. As the deputies were talking to him, the man ran. Police were finally able to catch up […]

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Women rally as Utah Legislature closes out 2018 session

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — About 200 people rallied inside Utah’s Capitol building Thursday to celebrate International Women’s Day and hear a performance from the indie band Lucius. The event put on by Salt Lake City radio station KRCL coincided with the final day of the state Legislature’s 2018 session. […]

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Homelessness, Olympic bid get a piece of $16.7B Utah budget

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers are using their last two days of the legislative session to finalize a $16.7 billion budget plan that includes $10 million to help tackle homelessness and $8.5 million to get the state’s Winter Olympics facilities ready for another bid for the games. Surplus […]

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End of the road for Utah plan to name highway after Trump

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah lawmaker’s proposal to rename a scenic highway after President Donald Trump has reached the end of the road. Republican Rep. Mike Noel said Wednesday that he believes he had enough votes to pass the bill through Utah’s GOP-dominated Legislature but he was worn […]

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Utah governor bans executive employees from lobbying

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gov. Gary Herbert has banned executive branch employees from lobbying on legislative issues after lawmakers discussed a proposal to do the same thing. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that Herbert signed the executive order on Monday, which applies to Utah’s executive branch, including colleges and […]

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Navajo leader says renaming Utah highway for Trump an insult

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The president of the Navajo Nation says a proposal that would have renamed a Utah highway after Donald Trump was insulting. Navajo President Russell Begaye says naming the highway that connects national parks such as Zion, Arches and Bryce Canyon after President Trump would have […]

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Fire in Redmond damages ceiling and roof

An improperly installed chimney is being blamed for a fire in a home in Redmond on Tuesday. According to officials, the residents had started a fire earlier in the day. They started to smell burning plastic and found flames in the ceiling near the fireplace. The Salina and Aurora Fire […]

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Lawmakers craft school funding deal to end ballot initiative

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers are working on a deal that would raise gas taxes and send more money to schools in order to stop a ballot initiative that would hike sales and income tax rates. A bill unveiled Tuesday afternoon would ask voters in November to raise […]

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